Arts Renowned Sculptor William Carlson Comes Out of Hiding for Gallerie 271 Show in Monterey After 15 years in the Berkshires, a man who has work in the Met, Smithsonian, and the Yokohama Museum of Art is finally showing his neighbors his life’s work. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Upstate Art Weekend Open Studios 2026 Launches Across Hudson Valley The region-wide event on May 16 and 17 invites the public into artists’ working spaces for an intimate look at the Hudson Valley’s thriving creative community. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Wondering Songwriter Taylor Ashton at the Stissing Center The Brooklyn-based folk polymath makes his Pine Plains debut. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Vivace Baroque Orchestra at the Mahaiwe Vivaldi and Piazzolla in conversation, performed by the Vivace Baroque Orchestra. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Help Experimental Musician Annea Lockwood Listen to the Land at PS21 A year-long community sound mapping project begins with a free workshop on the PS21 grounds. By Jamie Larson
Arts The Birch Festival at Tanglewood Saturday Florence Price, Gottschalk, a Washington letter, and Regie Gibson at the Linde Center. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Quiet Objects, Big Feelings: Joshua Huyser at Peggy Mercury in Kent The Minneapolis watercolorist brings his intimate still life practice to Kent for a month-long show By Jamie Larson •
Arts Soviet Underground Rock Legend Kicks off TurnPark's 10th Season A monumental new sculpture, a Russian rock legend, and a season-long meditation on myth anchor the Berkshire park's 10th anniversary. By Jamie Larson •
Arts New Yorker Cartoonist Emily Flake Gives You Permission to Write and Draw Jokes at Hillsdale Workshop Experience The Workshop Experience Weekend in Hillsdale returns for its sixth year with over 26 hands-on classes, and one of the most compelling is a two-hour deep dive into the art of the gag cartoon. By Jamie Larson •
Arts "Surface, Structure, String: Hudson Valley Textile Art Now" Hudson Hall opens "Surface, Structure, String: Hudson Valley Textile Art Now" on May 8, a group exhibition featuring 24 artists. By Jamie Larson •
Arts People, Poetry, Perspective: Adams Theater Hosts Ten-Day MA250 Celebration the MA250 Festival: People, Poetry, Perspective, a ten-day run of events from June 12 through 21. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Weave Your Own Basket at Five Points Arts Center A two-day workshop covers the fundamentals of reed weaving and leaves you with something to take home. By Jamie Larson •
