Photos provided by Francesca Olsen Arts "Witness" Explores Living with Cancer Through Quilts Olsen's quilts look comforting but explore the impact of living with cancer as a young person. By Jamie Larson
Johnson in lower Manhattan in the late `50s. - Ray Johnson Estate Arts Ray Johnson Documentary "How to Draw a Bunny" Screens in Hudson TSL hosts a documentary screening and discussion on provocative artist Ray Johnson. By Jamie Larson
Kathy Evans Arts Rhinebeck Writers Retreat Founder Kathy Evans Bows Out: Search for New Director Begins After more than a decade of championing new musicals Evans seeks a successor. By Jamie Larson
Janelle Farias Sando in Night At The Speakeasy. Photo by Kat Humes Arts A Stage for New Voices: The Great Barrington Public Theater In the busy Berkshire theater community, the Great Barrington Public Theater stars in a supporting role. By Jamie Larson
A portion of the "Replacing Prancer" cast: Tom Truss, Willy Welch, Jordyn Cormier, Joan Coombs, and Sam Reilly. Photo: Amy Brentano Arts It Takes Two Villages To Create “Replacing Prancer," A New Holiday Play Dewey Hall and The Foundry collaborate on a holiday premiere by local playwright Tom Truss. By Editor
Arts A Sandra Boynton Christmas At AMP: "Cows And Holly" With Live Performances The American Mural Project hosts acclaimed the artist/songwriter for a holiday show featuring her new album of original songs. By Jamie Larson
"Original Sisters" portrait collage. © Anita Kunz. All rights reserved. Arts NRM Hosts Anita Kunz’s “Original Sisters,” Portraits of Women Who Shaped The World “Original Sisters” is a growing collection of over 450 acrylic portraits of women both historical and contemporary. By Julia Dixon
Arthur Miller in his writing studio, 1963 © Inge Morath / Magnum Photos Arts The Arthur Miller Society Holds a Conference, “'Death of A Salesman' At 75” in The Playwright’s Beloved Town, Roxbury, CT The day-long conference will explore the play’s genesis and enduring impact at the Minor Memorial Library in Roxbury, CT. By Anne Pyburn Craig
Clockwise, from top left: "The Future is in Your Hands, by Edel Rodriguez; "How To Vote Now," by Timothy Goodman; "Vote," by Lisk Feng; "VOTE — It's Your Right," by Shar Tui'asoa; "Curtain, 2024," by Gary Taxali; "Use Your Vote," by Monica Ahanonu Arts Norman Rockwell Museum Uses The Power of Illustration To Inspire Voting The Museum's Unity Project 2024 commissioned six illustrators for its viral campaign featuring voting messages. By Editor
Jill Duffy in her studio Arts Jill Duffy Colors Her World With Handmade Pigments At Farm & Field Jill Duffy makes her own pigments and paint using the bounty from her farm in Chatham. By Editor
Arts Out of the Breadbox: Melville’s “Billy Budd” Centennial, A Cultural Collaboration Three Berkshire County cultural organizations are bringing Melville's work to life to celebrate its publishing centennial. By Editor
Elena Mosley, executive director, Operation Unite New York. All photos: Chad Weckler Arts In “Creative Exposure” Chad Weckler Captures Hudson’s Artistic Soul Photographer Chad Weckler has captured an evocative and powerful expression of Hudson's current creative moment. By Anne Pyburn Craig