A Farm Table Dinner Debuts Hancock Shaker Village Textile Collaboration

Saturday, September 12, 6–8:30pm | Pittsfield, MA

Hancock Shaker Village hosts a farm-to-table dinner on September 12 celebrating a new collaboration with Block Shop, the Los Angeles textile studio founded by sisters Hopie Stockman Hill and Lily Stockman. The evening debuts an exclusive collection of hand block-printed textiles drawn from the Village's own archive of Shaker gift drawings, including Hannah Cohoon's "Tree of Life." Tables at the dinner will be dressed in the new prints, and Block Shop founder Hopie Hill will speak about the collaboration.

The dinner is set among the heirloom gardens in front of the Round Stone Barn, prepared by David Israelow, the Michelin-starred chef behind Four Corners, an upcoming restaurant in Chatham. The bespoke, locally sourced menu is paired with wines curated by Dare Bottleshop and artisanal ciders from the Berkshire Cider Project. The evening opens with cocktails and live jazz from Andy Wrba & Friends.

Block Shop started in 2013 when Stockman, then working in investment research and marketing after Harvard Business School, partnered with her sister Lily—a painter who'd spent time in Jaipur, India studying miniature painting and researching centuries-old block-printing techniques—to design a small collection of scarves with local artisan printers. The company has since grown into a full textile, art, and design studio that still works directly with family printing cooperatives in Rajasthan, investing 5% of profits into community initiatives in both India and Los Angeles.

Hancock Shaker Village, 1843 West Housatonic Street, Pittsfield, MA. Tickets at 1427.blackbaudhosting.com.