Events

1. Berkshire Botanical Garden presents 2024 Art/Garden series, "90 Years Young: Berkshire Botanical Garden 1934-2024," an exhibition featuring historical photos, film and other artifacts that trace the garden's growth and elevation. The exhibition opens on Harvest Festival weekend, Oct. 12, and continues through Dec 2, in the Leonhardt Galleries.

Berkshire Botanical Garden's Leonhardt Galleries are open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until Oct. 31. From Nov. 1 to Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The address: 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge, Mass. For more information, visit BerkshireBotanical.org

2. Norman Rockwell Museum presents NEW! Vote 2024! The Unity project is an art and civics initiative of the Norman Rockwell Museum and contemporary illustrators that is dedicated to an inclusive America in which all voices are heard.

Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor

FINAL WEEKS! What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD Magazine

Virtual Exhibition:

Norman Rockwell: Imagining Freedom

Rockwell Re-Interpreted: Highlights from the Permanent Collection

Norman Rockwell's 323 "Saturday Evening Post" Covers

3. Chesterwood presents Metamorphosis — Three Ways through Fire

Works in clay by Anne Ferrill, Ingrid Raab, and Nina Ryan. Works. Gallery hours: Thursday — Sunday noon to 5pm. For appointments, call 917-597-3569

4. Stockbridge Library is now accepting books for its annual book sale fund raiser.

Stockbridge Library, supported by a grant from the Stockbridge Cultural Council, welcomes the work of Terri OConnor and Rebecca Burr in their October art exhibit Honor and Hope: Two Mohican Artists. The exhibit is open to the public from October 1 — 31 during regular library hours,

Artist Terri OConnor grew up on the Stockbridge Indian Reservation, inspired by the celebratory gatherings of Native Powwows and a generation wrapped in their passion of honor and hope. Terri OConnor is also a participant of the United States Department of Interior Indian Arts and Crafts Board where she assists with the promotion of authentic Native American arts and crafts.

Rebecca Burr is a self-taught artist who began painting in oil at age twelve. Growing up on the Red River in Wisconsin, which is where she lives today, she developed a personal connection with Mother Earth that resonates throughout her work. Both artists are enrolled members of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohican Band, located in Bowler, Wisconsin.

Voices of Poetry with Mary Buchinger, Lee Desrosiers, Howie Faerstein, Adam Grabowski

Saturday, October 19 @ 3:00 pm — 4:30 pm

Stitching Seams Gallery Talk with Collection Steward Andrea Caluori

Sunday, October 20 @ 2:00 pm — 4:00 pm

Film Screening and Discussion of Left Bank: The Women Who Rescued James Joyce's Ulysses

Thursday, October 24 @ 6:30 pm — 9:00 pm

Annual Pumpkin Walk with Storytime and Craft

Friday, October 25 @ 6:00 pm — 7:30 pm

Metabolic Syndrome During Menopause presented by Willows Wellness Corner

Saturday, October 26 @ 10:00 am — 11:00 am

Crafting a Spending Plan for Retirement with Luke Delorme

Friday, November 1 @ 2:00 pm– 3:00pm

VOTE 2024! Norman Rockwell Museum and the Unity Project. Image courtesy of the Norman Rockwell Museum