Community Mini Horses at the Firefighters Museum The FASNY Museum of Firefighting is bringing miniature horses to its Harry Howard Avenue campus on April 25 for Mighty Mini Horses, a free family event running from 10 am until noon. By Jamie Larson •
Community New Yorker Artist Maira Kalman Opens “Shaker Outpost” With Shaker Museum in Chatham At the Shaker Museum’s new pop-up space in Chatham, Maira Kalman brings her wry, tender eye to the sect’s material culture, pairing favorite objects from the collection with new paintings that explore utility, beauty, and belief. By Bill Arning •
Community The Troutbeck Symposium Turns Five Students spend the school year in archives, interviewing community members, and working with local historical societies, then come to Troutbeck to present films, artworks, and research to a live audience. By Jamie Larson •
Wood Thrush. Photo: Lisette Tsi/Audubon Photography Awards Community Birding for Beginners with CT Audubon The Sharon Audubon Center is offering a Birding for Beginners course on April 25, combining a learning session with an outdoor walk on the property. By Jamie Larson
Community Inaugural Berkshire Book Con in Pittsfield The Berkshire Athenaeum is launching its first-ever Berkshire Book Con on April 18 By Jamie Larson •
Community Baby Animals Return to Pittsfield Hancock Shaker Village marks the opening of its 2026 season with the festival, running from April 18 through May 10. By Jamie Larson •
Dutchman's Breeches. Community Signs of Spring: Connecticut’s Ephemerals and Early Risers a talk from field botanist Heather Liljengren on the native plants that signal the season's arrival in Connecticut. By Jamie Larson •
Community Eclectic April: 10 Singular Spring Events ten ways to spend April experiencing something that can’t quite be streamed, duplicated, or simulated. By Jamie Larson •
Community No Kings Rallies Sweep Region This Weekend, Amid Rising Tensions A growing national protest movement returns March 28 with rallies across the Hudson Valley, pushing back against Trump-era authoritarianism at home and abroad. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Wellness "The Emotionally Exhausted Woman" — A Retreat with Nancy Colier A three-day retreat led by psychotherapist Nancy Colier takes on a too-often untreated condition: emotional exhaustion. Running March 27–29 By Jamie Larson
Community "Rhapsody Repair Workshop: Ceramics" at MASS MoCA An extension of the exhibition itself, the workshop offers a chance to bring damaged objects back into use while situating that act within a larger conversation about making, care, and continuity. By Jamie Larson •
Community No Kings Protest in Salisbury A public gathering in Salisbury joins the coordinated national day of action against what the group says is rising dictatorial activity by president Donald Trump and his administration. By Jamie Larson •
