Linda Mussmann, Joan of Arc, 2025 Arts Linda Mussmann: "SHEBANG!" at TSL The cofounder of Time & Space Limited in Hudson, artist, and cultural instigator presents a new exhibition of paintings and text-based works that channel urgency, conviction, and the combustible energy of ideas in motion. By Jamie Larson
Arts Sherman Historical Society Reenactment Photography Show at Sherman Library The library presents a juried selection of images documenting the Sherman Historical Society’s large-scale Revolutionary War reenactment. By Jamie Larson
Arts RI's Top 10 Arts Articles of the Year Our arts coverage this year traced wide creative, emotional, and political ground—from delight and irreverence to grief, reckoning, and resistance. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Bard College’s Dinaw Mengestu Elected President of PEN America The Bard College professor and novelist steps into the leadership role at a moment of intensifying global pressure on writers and free expression. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Big Yellow Taxi : A Tribute to Joni Mitchell The group brings intimate, dynamic renditions of her expansive catalog By Jamie Larson •
Arts Art Church at CoSM CoSM hosts Art Church on Sunday, January 4, a two-hour communal experience that treats art-making as a spiritual practice. By Jamie Larson
Arts "The Testament of Ann Lee" Sings the Song of the Shaker Messiah’s Ecstasy and Tragedy Local Shaker historic site leaders say the new film, starring Amanda Seyfried as Mother Ann, will help the public engage with the story behind the religion. By Jamie Larson •
Arts A Baroque Portrait: Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre Two nights of celebrating French Baroque music and a female composer who broke barriers. By Francesca Olsen • •
Arts Sounds of Swing at Norman Rockwell Museum Live music presented in conjunction with the museum’s Jazz Age Illustration exhibition. By Francesca Olsen •
Arts In Focus: The Color White at the Clark Hear about the many artistic and emotional dimensions of the color, from light and hope to isolation and fear, through works in the permanent collection. By Francesca Olsen •
Arts Better Than Ezra Brings ’90s Alt-Rock to the Mahaiwe This Spring Better Than Ezra will play the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 27, adding a dose of ’90s alternative rock nostalgia to the theater’s growing 2026 lineup. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Line-up Announced for Wilco’s Solid Sound 2026 The North Adams festival returns June 26-28 with a stacked lineup—and a historic reunion with Billy Bragg to perform “Mermaid Avenue.” By Brian K. Mahoney •