Saturday, March 3, 2001
The Egg
Ballet British Columbia in The Fairie Queen
$25 adults/$22 seniors/$15 children
8:00 pm
Dance Series Sponsor: Philip Morris Companies Inc.
Corporate Sponsor: Crowne Plaza Albany
Media Sponsor: Metroland
Bold, innovative and sophisticated, John Alleyne's contemporary ballet company is well-known for its power, strength and dramatic performance style. Based on the opera composed by Henry Purcell, the company will engage the imagination in its recreation of this grand fantasy.

March 3, 10, and 24, 2001
Southern Vermont College
Life Experience course
This course will be offered for eight designated Saturdays:
January 20;
February 3 and 17;
March 3, 10, and 24;
April 7 and 21.
College Credit for Life Experience at Southern Vermont College Southern Vermont College in historic Bennington, Vermont, will offer the popular Life Experience course in Spring 2001. The course allows adults who have gained college-equivalent learning on the job, in the military, or as a volunteer to document their life experience and earn credits toward a degree program. Students in the course work closely with faculty to identify, describe, and document the experiential learning in their lives. As a former student at Southern Vermont College and former life experience participant, Linda Baccki notes, "successful completion of the course can significantly lessen the time and cost involved in obtaining a degree."
For more information, a complete spring course listing, or to register for this class, contact the Southern Vermont College Office of Evening Student Services at 802-447-6337 or 800-378-2782, ext. 6337, or e-mail:action@svc.edu

Tuesday, March 6, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
"Like Father, Like Son? The Ironic Paintings of Léonor Mérimée"
5:30 p.m.
Lectures and Academic Programs
Clark Lecture*
Stephen Bann, Clark Fellow
* Interested members of the public are welcome to attend Clark Lectures, which present recent research to members of the academic community. In addition, the Clark regularly offers public lectures on a variety of art-related subjects for general audiences.

Thursday, March 8, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
"Desert Island" Lecture Series
12:30 p.m.
Turner's Rockets and Blue Lights
Richard Rand, senior curator

Friday, March 9, 2001
The Egg
Disney & Me featuring Bill McKinley
$19 adults/$17 seniors & children
8:00 pm
Corporate Sponsor: AMTRAK
Media Sponsors: Hudson Valley Magazine and WTRY
Reknowned for his award-winning and outrageous one-man shows, this veteran of the New York City cabaret scene offers a delightful and fun-filled evening as he shares his life-long love of Disney music as well as his experiences singing in both Pocohantas and Mulan.

Saturday, March 10, 2001
The Egg
The Four Bitchin' Babes
$15 adults/$13 seniors/$10 children
8:00 pm
Corporate Sponsor: BiznessOnline.Com
Media Sponsor: WGNA
Sally Fingerett, Megon McDonough, Debi Smith and Camille West will take you on a musical journey through the joys and dilemmas of love and everyday life . . . from career mishaps and fashion goofs to tales of TV talk shows and the wacky tabloid world of today's headlines.

Saturday, March 10, 2001
The Egg
Bela Fleck & the Flecktones
at the Palace Theater - 19 Clinton Avenue - Albany
$25 advance/$28 day of show
8:00 pm
Presented in association with Metropolitan Entertainment. No regular Egg discounts apply.
Media Sponsor: Metroland
The most inventive band on the planet touches down for an awe-inspiring evening of music fusing bluegrass, jazz, funk and worldbeat.

Select tickets will be available through The Egg's Box Office to Egg members only through November 29th. Tickets will go on sale to the general public at the Palace Theatre Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations at noon on November 30th.

Saturday, March 10, 2001
Mass Moca
David Neumann Dance in 2 Parts
Tickets: $14
7:00 pm
The always innovative dancer/choreographer David Neumann teams with performance artist Laurie Anderson to explore the evolution of animal and human behavior through movement, language and consciousness in the first part entitled So That You Could See Us Coming. In the second part, the freewheeling piece Pearl River, choreographer Stacy Dawson and Neumann create a hilarious world, unleashing a cast of characters in a revolving dance of kung fu fast fights and frenzied flirtations, all to a Jackie Chan sound track.

Saturday, March 10, 2001
Exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum
SECOND SATURDAYS - Artists of the Berkshires: Sabine Vollmer von Falken
2:30 pm
Join us for our continuing series of discussions by area artists exploring what artists do and why they do it. This month we welcome Sabine Vollmer von Falken who will discuss the work she finds most intriguing and her new efforts in photography. Sabine’s thought-provoking photographs have appeared in numerous publications throughout the Berkshire region. These illustrated talks are free of charge. Admission to museum galleries is not included.

Saturday, March 10, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
The Home Fruit Orchard
Stockbridge, MA
10 a.m. - noon
Lecture/ Discussion - Registration Required
Members $15
Non-members $20
Learn about the art and science of designing, planting and caring for the home orchard. All aspects of growing a home orchard will be covered including design, site selection, tree selection, how and when to plant, cultivation and maintenance, fruit evaluation, and pest control. Dwarf, semi-dwarf and standard size trees will be evaluated for space requirements, aesthetic considerations, care, and fruit production. A special focus on how to care for trees with low pesticide use will be discussed candidly. This class is designed for the potential or beginning home orchard owner.

DENNIS MAREB is owner of Windy Hill Farm located on Route 7 between Stockbridge and Great Barrington, Mass. For fifteen years he has operated his apple orchard and sells a wide variety of fruit trees for the home orchardist, as well as a broad range of trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. Additionally, he has taught courses in pruning and grafting for BBG.

Saturday, March 10, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
The Berry Patch Gardener
Stockbridge, MA
1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Lecture/ Discussion - Registration Required
Members $15
Non-members $20
July 4th isn't complete without a fresh bowl of strawberries on the table. Consider the small fruit garden for homeowners. Learn how to grow a successful small fruit garden including grapes, bramble fruits, strawberries, and blueberries. Discussion will include selection, siting, planting, cultivation, pruning, pest control and harvesting of small fruits. Instruction will cover the cultivation of other lesser -known fruits such as lingonberries.

SONIA SCHLOEMANN is the small fruit specialist at University of Massachusetts Extension, in Amherst. Her specialty is education and research in small fruit production with a focus on IPM. She also promotes new alternative small fruits such as lingonberries.

Tuesday, March 13, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
"The Sculpture of Charles Cordier: Ethnography or Art?"
5:30 p.m.
Lectures and Academic Programs
Clark Lecture*
Laure de Margerie, Clark Fellow
* Interested members of the public are welcome to attend Clark Lectures, which present recent research to members of the academic community. In addition, the Clark regularly offers public lectures on a variety of art-related subjects for general audiences.

Thursday, March 15 and 29, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Environmentally Sustainable Vegetable Gardening
Stockbridge, MA
7 - 9 p.m.
Lecture/ Workshop series - Registration Required
Members $40
Non-members $50
Perhaps the ultimate gardening experience is the successful growing of fresh garden vegetables for family and friends. At the request of many of our Garden members, the BBG is offering an in-depth look at growing great vegetables using environmentally sound gardening practices. This three-part series will include an introduction to vegetable growing according to growth characteristics, site and variety selection, seeding and planting, soil and nutrient management, raised beds, mulches, row covers, watering, pest management, frost protection and harvesting.

Material to be covered includes culture of specific crops, details about their growth habits, fertility requirements, pest management (with an emphasis on alternatives to pesticides), harvest and handling tips and special considerations such as pollination, staking, and pruning. These topics will be discussed with a special emphasis on building a healthy soil, low pesticide use and careful management of moisture requirements to minimize or eliminate negative impacts on the environment, especially water quality. Participants will design a plan for a proposed vegetable garden with site constraints and vegetable list.

Elisabeth Carey is the director of Education at the Berkshire Botanical Garden. She annually propagates, plants, cultivates and harvests a large home vegetable garden. Her interests include growing organic vegetables to provide fresh produce for family and neighbors.

Thursday, March 15, 2001
Exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum
CURATOR'S COMMENTS - Rockwell’s Post Covers
2:00 pm
Historical events throughout the 20th century affected the images appearing on the covers of America’s most popular magazines. Learn the inside scoop on Rockwell’s 322 covers for the Saturday Evening Post with Tom Daly, Assistant Curator of Education. Free with museum admission.

Friday, March 16, 2001
The Egg
A Couple of Blaguards
$23 adults/$19 seniors/$15 children
8:00 pm
Corporate Sponsors: Crowne Plaza Albany and Stuyvesant Plaza Inc.
Media Sponsor: The Gazette, Hudson Valley Magazine and The Moon 1240/900AM
Created by best-selling authors Frank and Malachy McCourt, this autobiographical play is told with bittersweet recollections and ferocious humor spanning the brothers' years growing up poor in Ireland and their escape to America in search of a better life.

Saturday, March 17 , 2001
The Egg
Cheryl Wheeler
Opening Act: Bar Scott
$15 adults/$13 seniors/$10 children
8:00 pm
Media Sponsor: WGNA
This stellar singer-songwriter is widely hailed as one of America's best troubadours. Writing and performing works that not only make you think but feel, her songs run the gamut of being bold and opinionated to sensitive and introspective to quirky and fun.

Saturday, March 17, 2001
Exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum
FAMILY TIME - Blarney
for all ages
12:00 - Picturing tall tales is easy when inspired by area artists.
1:30 - Enjoy a special interactive performance of Celtic music with musician and educator Jeff Snow.
3:00 - Storytelling with Jay Goldspinner takes on mythic proportions as she spins together yarns of wondrous creatures of the earth from folklore and history as well as some original tales.
Free with museum admission.

Saturday, March 17, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Woodland Garden Plants
Stockbridge, MA
10 a.m. - noon
Slide illustrated lecture - Registration Required
Members $15
Non-members $20
Woodland gardens are becoming increasingly popular gardens, especially in the New England region. The woodland garden is a perfect complement for the beauty of the eastern deciduous forests of Berkshire County. Learn about this growing area by exploring plants that thrive in our eastern woodlands.

This lecture will explore both native and non-native garden worthy woodland plants available in nurseries. Selection, propagation and cultivation will be discussed with a focus on hardiness for the New England setting. All plants discussed are available through established nurseries that propagate these woodland beauties, and at the Garden's Plant Sale, May 11th and 12th.

Sunday, March 18, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
"Blessed Damozels: Subjects and Sitters in the Paintings of Rossetti"
3:00 p.m.
Alexis Goodin, assistant curator

Thursday, March 22 , 2001
The Egg
They're Playing Our Song
$25 adults/$22 seniors/$14 children
8:00 pm
Based on the book by Neil Simon with music by Marvin Hamlisch and lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, this hit Broadway musical comedy is a richly funny and romantic story about a couple who make beautiful music together, but have a difficult time making their lives as harmonious as their songs.

Saturday, March 24, 2001
Exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum
IN THE LIBRARY - Thoughts of Spring
2:30 pm
Norman Rockwell immortalized Springtime in Stockbridge as a painting on canvas. Hear selections from a variety of literary sources on the topic of Spring with curatorial assistant Pamela Mendelsohn.
Free with museum admission.

Saturday, March 24, 2001
The Egg
John Sebastian
Opening Act: Blind Mice
$16 adults/$14 seniors/$11 children
8:00 pm
Media Sponsors: Capital District Business Review and WGNA
With an ear for a tune and an eye for the written word, this songwriter of amazing variety has been making spirited music for almost four decades. Recently inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame as leader of The Lovin' Spoonful, he takes the stage solo for a night of good-time folk music.

Saturday, March 24, 2001
Berkshire Bach Society
Bach Birthday Bash
Desisto School, Stockbridge
7pm
info: 413 528-9227

Saturday, March 24, 2001
Close Encounters With Music
Haydn Seek II
6:00PM, St. James Church, Great Barrington
Toby Appel, violin
Calvin Wiersma violin
John Dexter, viola
Yehuda Hanani, cello
Close Encounters continues its multi-year traversal of the complete cycle of the Haydn string quartets, featuring present and past members of eminent quartets, mixed and matched. Papa Haydn stands out as father of the string quartet form who bestowed on these remarkably varied works raw energy, wit, beauty, and musical tweaking. This year's selections also include one of Mozart's quartets dedicated to Haydn, his mentor.

Saturday, March 24, 2001
Mass Moca
Tracie Morris - Soundscapes
Tickets: $10
8:00 pm
At once a performance artist and a poet, Tracie Morris has been called "unforgettable, improvisational, and harmelodic." Here she creates soundscapes as words melt together with the rhythms of blues, jazz, ambient, and hip-hop. She'll take you on a journey in music and speech exploring visionary icons and culture, carving a new path in performance poetry. The evening includes original compositions and spontaneous collaborations with special guest artists.

Saturday, March 24, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Build a Rustic Trellis
Stockbridge, MA
9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Hands-on Workshop - Registration Required
Members $50
Non-members $60
Reign in those errant vines with a natural trellis of your own creation! Learn every phase of trellis-making from choosing and harvesting the raw materials through design, construction and installation. Craft your own small trellis with maple saplings and bittersweet vines. Take away the necessary skills to create a broad range of sculptural delights for the garden and home.

Participants should bring : hand saw, pruning shears, Phillips head screw driver, tape measure, safety glasses, portable drill with 1/8” bit or plug-in model with extension cord.

JANICE SHIELDS creates sculptural house and garden trellises, planters and arbors through her Lenox-based business, Cut It Out. Featured in The Litchfield County Times, her work appears in regional shows and was seen in the fall issue of Kitchen Garden published by Taunton Press. Her class at BBG is always sold out! Watch for details - on June 9th Janice will offer a class on building a rustic bench.

Sunday, March 25, 2001
Close Encounters With Music
Noah's Musical Ark!
2:00PM, Searles Castle, Great Barrington
Special Children's Concert!
Babar The Elephant (with narrator), and other creatures, from Jean-Phillipe Rameau's Baroque chicken to Debussy's fish, Schumann and Faure's butterflies,and guest appearances by some notable birds and bumblebees.
Adult tickets $10, Kids and Subscribers come FREE

Sunday, March 25, 2001
The Egg
The Adventures of Peter Rabbit
$10 adults/$8 seniors & children
1:00 pm & 4:00 pm
Corporate Sponsor: GE Power Systems
Media Sponsors: B95.5, The Times Union and WTEN-TV
Based on the famous stories by Beatrix Potter, this fun-filled production by Gingerbread Players and Jack is laced with unforgettable melodies and bright lyrics. Come on along with Peter as he leads Flopsie, Mopsie and Cottontail into Farmer McGregor's forbidden cabbage patch.

Sunday, March 25, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
"From Draperies to Dress Reform: Pre-Raphaelite Fashion in Britain"
3:00 p.m.
Edward F. Maeder, chair of the curatorial department and curator of textiles, Historic Deerfield

Thursday, March 29, 2001
Community College of Vermont
Bennington, VT
Time of Sharing
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call 802-447-2361
View Panel from AIDS Memorial Quilt-at Community College of Vermont.

March 29 and 30, 2001
Southern Vermont College
Bennington, VT
Time of Sharing
11 a.m. on 3/29 to 10 a.m. on 3/30
View Panels from AIDS Memorial Quilt-at Southern Vermont College.

March 29 and 30, 2001
Bennington College
Bennington, VT
Time of Sharing
10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Celebration of Life and View Panel from AIDS Memorial Quilt-at Bennington College.
Call Rebecca Caldwell at 802- 440-4330 or e-mail caldwell@bennington.edu.

Friday, March 30, 2001
Southern Vermont College
Bennington, VT
Time of Sharing
8:30 p.m
24-hour Commemorative Vigil-Recognition of Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt-at Everett Mansion Courtyard, Southern Vermont College
Call Linda Baccki at 802-447-4382 or e-mail lbaccki@svc.edu.

Friday, March 30, 2001
Bennington College
Bennington, VT
Time of Sharing
7 p.m.
Choral, Dance Performance, and Readings in Recognition of HIV/AIDS Awareness-at Bennington College
Call Rebecca Caldwell at 802-440-4330 or e-mail caldwell@bennington.edu.

Friday, March 30, 2001
The Egg
The Del McCoury Band
$20/$18 members
8:00 pm
Presented in association with the Eastern Performing Arts Coalition
No regular Egg discounts apply.
When it comes to traditional bluegrass, The Del McCoury Band is without a doubt the most awarded and popular with both fans and critics. Led by the "high lonesome" sound of Del's vocals and the instrumental virtuosity of sons Ronnie and Robbie on mandolin and banjo respectively, the band regularly takes home the lion's share of International Bluegrass Music Association awards for Entertainer and Album of the Year, among others.

Saturday, March 31, 2001
The Egg
Chicago City Limits
$20 all seats
8:00 pm
"The perfect masters of improvisation" (The New York Times) return with their trademark kaleidoscope of sketch comedy, one-liners, impromptu music and off-the-cuff humor. Tickets won't last long!

Saturday, March 31, 2001
Exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum
THE BUSINESS OF ART - Illustrating Across Market Lines
with Teresa Fasolino
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Exciting, challenging and ever-changing, the field of illustration offers artists a diverse spectrum of assignments in a variety of markets, from publishing to advertising and beyond. Discuss the special requirements of each market and the art of adapting you work to meet a variety of client needs with award-winning illustrator Teresa Fasolino. Marketing and portfolio development will also be discussed. Professional and aspiring illustrators are invited to bring five works for review.

A freelance artist for the past fifteen years, Teresa Fasolino has created images for major magazines, publishers and advertising agencies and has collaborated with architects and interior designers on a wide range of projects. The New York Zoological Society, The New York Times, The World Trade Center and several New York City restaurants are among her impressive client roster. Aquarium Fish, her lushly painted illustration for United States postage, is currently on view in our special exhibition, Pushing the Envelope: The Art of the Postage Stamp.
Refreshments are provided. $30, $25 members.

Saturday, March 31, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Rock Gardens for Beginners
Stockbridge, MA
10 a.m. - noon
Slide illustrated lecture - Registration Required
Members $15
Non-members $20
Rock gardening is not just for experts but can be easy, enjoyable and creative. Consider a small rock garden for a rocky outcropping, stone wall, rock feature, or trough garden This class will guide the beginner through site selection and preparation, design, plant selection, planting, cultivation, and maintenance of a basic rock garden. Many applications for rock garden plants in other settings will be discussed with a focus on practical advice.

Elizabeth Toffey is an artist and garden designer in Conway, Mass. She has spent the last twenty years designing and creating gardens and she has served as horticultural advisor to the Trustees of Reservations for the gardens at Naumkeag and the Mission House in Stockbridge. She is a former Trustees for the New England Wildflower Society, and has made presentations for BBG, Tower Hill, and many New England Garden Clubs. Liz will offer rock garden plants and filled troughs at the Garden's Plant Sale, May 11th & 12th

Saturday, March 31, 2001
Berkshire Botanical Garden
Elm Preservation and Restoration
Stockbridge, MA
2 - 4 p.m.
Sponsored by Elm Watch - Registration Required
Members BBG/ Elm Watch $10
Non-members $15
Learn about recent scientific advances and citizen efforts to stabilize and revitalize the American Elm on our streets and lawns. New elm cultivars that show high resistance to Dutch elm disease will be discussed including recent introduction of Asian elm hybrids.

Instructors Dr. Bruce Fraedrick, plant pathologist at Bartlett Tree Research Laboratory in Charlotte, NC and Tom Zetterstrom Director of Elm Watch a citizen action group will lead the discussion.

ONGOING

September 2, 2000 through January 27, 2002
Exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum
Norman Rockwell's 322 Saturday Evening Post Covers
Back by popular demand, this archival exhibition shows all 322 covers Norman Rockwell illustrated for The Saturday Evening Post. From his first cover at the age of 22, to his last in 1963, Rockwell's work for The Saturday Evening Post charmed and delighted audiences. Rockwell's covers for the Post were so popular that, when a Rockwell illustration appeared on the cover, hundreds of thousands of magazines were added to the print run to handle the increased demand.
FOR INFORMATION: Please call 413-298-4100, ext. 220

October 18, 2000 through April 8, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Interventions: Griselda Pollock Looks at Alfred Stevens
Williamstown, MA
Belgian artist Alfred Stevens created some of the most memorable and engaging genre scenes of the late nineteenth century. His highly finished and beautifully colored paintings, often showing elegantly dressed women in fashionable interiors or garden settings, were greatly admired in his lifetime by critics and fellow artists, including the Impressionists. With no fewer than twelve paintings by the artist, including the famous Four Seasons, the Clark has one of the most important collections of Stevens paintings outside Europe. This special presentation inaugurates a new program at the Clark, "Interventions," in which a noted art historian, critic, or artist takes a fresh and sometimes provocative look at the permanent collection. Distinguished art historian Griselda Pollock, Professor of Social and Critical Histories of Art at the University of Leeds, England, interprets the Clark's paintings by Stevens within the broader context of modern art, exploring his novel compositions and intriguing subjects. The installation is accompanied by an illustrated brochure.

November 11, 2000 through May 28, 2001
Exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum
PUSHING THE ENVELOPE: THE ART OF THE POSTAGE STAMP
This exhibition explores the evolution of the postage stamp, from early hand-engraved depictions of our historical past to the dynamic graphic statements that document all aspects of American life - past and present. It celebrates the thumb-sized masterpieces that are perhaps the most accessible art form through the exhibition of original artworks and outline the process by which stamps come into being through letters, commentary, photography and process imagery.
FOR INFORMATION: Please call 413-298-4100, ext. 220

February 1, 2001 through April 29, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Special Installation of Br'er Rabbit by A. B. Frost in Honor of U.S. Commemorative Stamp Issue
Williamstown, MA
Illustrator Arthur Burdett Frost (1851-1928), who specialized in humorous drawings, is best known for his endearing illustrations of the Uncle Remus tales of Joel Chandler Harris. Frost, whose pictures also appeared in Harper's magazine and in books by Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, and Teddy Roosevelt, is one of twenty-one American illustrators honored by the U.S. Postal Service with a pane of 2001 commemorative stamps. The Society of American Illustrators, which recommended Frost along with such artists as Maxfield Parrish, N. C. Wyeth, Rockwell Kent, and Norman Rockwell, chose to represent Frost's work with a drawing from the Clark collection. Sterling and Francine Clark purchased the charming image of Br'er Rabbit, one of the principal characters in Harris's stories, in 1942. To celebrate the February 1 issue of the stamp, the Clark will put the rarely seen original watercolor and pencil drawing on public view, along with a small selection of other American drawings.

February 3, through March 4, 2001
Exhibition at the Norman Rockwell Museum
15TH ANNUAL BERKSHIRE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ART SHOW
This exhibition invites high school students in all of Berkshire County, grades 9 through 12, to submit original works in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, sculpture and leaded glass. The exhibition showcases the innovative work of these talented young artists. The exhibition will be on view at Interlaken School of Art, 13 Willard Hill Road in Stockbridge.

February 11, 2001 through May 6, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Victorian Photography from the Collection of the Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
The wide range of subjects depicted by Victorian photographers is well represented in this selection of works dating from the 1840s through the 1860s: from Egypt to the English countryside, from still lifes to portraits. The exhibition focuses in particular on the "golden age" of the 1860s, when British photography developed from a hobbyist's pastime to a commercial art form. Works by Julia Margaret Cameron, Roger Fenton, William Henry Fox Talbot, Benjamin Brecknell Turner, John Murray, Francis Frith, and Camille Silvy are featured. The photographs are drawn from the Clark's growing collection of early photography, begun in May 1998 as the first new area of collecting since the Institute opened to the public in 1955.

February 11, 2001 through May 6, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Rossetti in the 1860s: The Blue Bower
In the 1860s, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), a founding member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in England, turned from biblical and legendary subjects to images that would define his reputation: half-length allegorical portraits of beautiful women. The Blue Bower is at the center of this exhibition, which focuses on a great suite of Rossetti's famous "stunners," depictions of his favored models that epitomize paradoxical Victorian views of womanhood. Also included in this exhibition are works by Rossetti's contemporaries, who explored ideas in which Rossetti was interested, including the notion of the femme fatale and the connection between art and music.

This exhibition is organized by the Barber Institute of Fine Arts, the University of Birmingham, England.

February 11, 2001 through May 6, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Public Program on Rossetti in the 1860s: The Blue Bower
In conjunction with the exhibition Rossetti in the 1860s: "The Blue Bower," the Clark will present a related public program on every Sunday at 3:00 p.m. during the run of the exhibition.

February 12 through March 23, 2001
Berkshire Artisans
Pittsfield, MA
POSTCARD INVITATIONAL FREE-FOR-ALL EXHIBIT
public reception and auction to benefit Berkshire Artisans: March 23, 2001 @ 8 pm

Wednesdays, February 28, March 28, April 25, and May 30, 2001
Clark Art Institute
Williamstown, MA
Looking Twice, Seeing Double: Comparing Paintings at the Clark
To encourage visitors to spend a little longer looking at and thinking about paintings from the Clark collection, curator of education Michael Cassin will offer a new four-part mini-course on the last Wednesday of each month, beginning February 28. Each slide talk will compare a pair of paintings that are similar in theme but different in appearance. To register, call the Education Department at 413-458-2303, extension 363, or e-mail education@clarkart.edu. Cost for the entire course is $18 for members, $22 for non-members. Individual talks are $5 for members, $6 for non-members.

March 3 to June 3, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Made in America
In an effort to visually support the Education Department's exploration and comparison of art from different periods and cultures, Made in America provides 15-20 American paintings from WCMA's permanent collection that investigate how these pieces both represent and misrepresent their cultures. Organized by Vivian Patterson, Curator of Collections.

March 17 to December, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- Stones of Assyria: Ancient Spirits from the Palace of Ashurnasirpal II
Two of the first objects to enter the Williams College Museum of Art's collection are re-examined in an installation that investigates their original function and location in a 7th c. BC palace in Iraq and the fascinating 19th century story of how they ended up at a small New England college. Organized by Vivian Patterson, Curator of Collections; Barbara Robertson, Director of Education; and Elyse Gonzales, MA '00.

Through April 22, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- Permanent Change: Contemporary Works from the Collection
Featuring 36 works by 24 artists, divided by decade and arranged thematically, "Permanent Change" offers unusual juxtapositions and provides insight into the art of the past three decades. Artists include Louise Bourgeois, Peter Campus, Vija Celmins, Philip Guston, Ann Hamilton, Sol LeWitt, John O'Reilly, Tim Rollins, Cindy Sherman, Kiki Smith, Nancy Spero, Jeff Wall, and Andy Warhol. Organized by Ian Berry, former Assistant Curator.

Through July 22, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
The Art of Leisure: Maurice and Charles Prendergast in the Williams College Museum of Art
The two Prendergast brothers, Maurice (1858-1924) and Charles (1863-1948), dedicated their art to leisure themes that were dear to newly affluent Americans at the turn of the 20th c. In this exhibition, about 50 of their paintings of beaches, parks, quaint New England towns, European tourist attractions, and fashionable idylls will be explored in terms of social attitudes and aspirations of the period. Drawn from the WCMA collection and organized by Nancy Mowll Mathews, Eugénie Prendergast Curator.

Through August 12, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- Labeltalk 2001
The fifth in a popular exhibition series that explores the multiple ways in which a work of art can be interpreted. Eight works of art in this exhibition are accompanied by three labels, written by different Williams College professors from the point of view of their discipline. The result is a fascinating interdisciplinary look at the numerous possible interpretations of any work of art. Organized by Stefanie Spray Jandl, Andrew W. Mellon Curatorial Associate.

Through September 3, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- Photography EXPOSED
An installation of photographs from the museum's collection investigating the question, "what makes a portrait?" Included in the exhibition are anonymous daguerreotypes along with work by Julia Margaret Cameron, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Lewis Hine, Barbara Morgan, Man Ray, Cindy Sherman, Alfred Stieglitz, and James Van Der Zee. Organized by Rachael Arauz, Visiting Professor of Art and Vivian Patterson, Curator of Collections.

Through December, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- A Wall Drawing by Sol Lewitt
To launch its 75th anniversary year, the Williams College Museum of Art invited renowned, conceptual artist Sol LeWitt to create a wall drawing for the museum's atrium. Consistent with the artist's belief that the concept and not the execution is the most important aspect of a work of art, a representative from his studio along with three Williams College students created the 33-foot high painting according to a set of LeWitt's site-specific plans. For two weeks in January 2001 visitors watched Uneven Bands from the Upper Right Corner take form from beginning stages to finished work. The completed wall drawing in red, blue, yellow, purple, green, and orange is on view through December 2001.

Through December, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- American Pop
In their efforts to explore the aesthetics of mass culture, American Pop artists produced an enormous body of art in a variety of media. This exhibition includes 16 images -- paintings and works on paper -- by Warhol, Lichtenstein, Oldenburg, Johns, Rauschenberg, Rivers, and Ruscha in which the viewer confronts the clash of high art, painterly values, and the mundane commercial world. Organized by Vivian Patterson, Curator of Collections.

Through December, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- Masterpieces Ancient to Modern
Celebrating WCMA's 75 years of dedication to teaching and learning about art, this exhibition provides an interesting and informative survey of the breadth and strengths of the College Museum's holdings. It reveals the complicated story of the evolution of this unique museum, shaped by individual directors and curators, changing philosophies of taste and the results of just plain chance. The painting, sculpture and work on paper selected from the over 12,000 objects in the collection will offer fresh insight and perspective to the multiplicity of forms, historic periods, individual expressions and diverse world cultures. Organized by Vivian Patterson, Curator of Collections.

Through December, 2001
Williams College Museum of Art
Celebrating 75 Years -- Pulling Prints: Modern and Contemporary Works from the Collection
Approaching the museum's permanent collection from the artist's perspective two Williams College studio faculty members, select works that exemplify the process and temporality specific to the printmaking medium. Artists including Francisco Goya, Alberto Giacometti, Judy Pfaff, Roger Brown, and Joyce Neimanas explore a variety of techniques from traditional lithography and etching to serigraph, monoprint, silkscreen, inkjet, and photogravure. Organized by Barbara Takenaga, Professor of Art, Frank Jackson, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art, and Lisa Dorin, Curatorial Assistant.

Throughout 2001
Buggy Whip Factory
Buggy Whip Factory opens historic exhibit
Southfield, MA
The museum, free and open to the public, is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Thursday through Monday. It will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday until May 1.

The Buggy Whip Factory, a 20,000- square-foot complex in the Southfield section of the town now occupied by about 60 antiques dealers and craftsmen, has opened a permanent historic exhibition to honor and document the "whip shop's" 200 years of achievement.

The Turner & Cook Whip Manufactory got its start in 1791 as a small tanning operation. It grew into a large enterprise at its present site, specializing first in rawhide whip cores. Then, as the demand for buggy whips faded, belt pins and rawhide mallets became the focus until the shop ceased operation.
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