• Poetry and Fiction Series at Simon’s Rock

    Poetry and Fiction Series at Simon’s Rock
    Bard College at Simon's Rock 84 Alford Rd., Great Barrington, MA

    Dates: Thursdays, September 29, October 13, October 20, and November 3 Time: 7:15 PM Location: Bard College at Simon's Rock, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington MA The Poetry and Fiction Series at Bard College at Simon’s Rock begins on Thursday, September…

  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour

    Kidleidoscope Story Hour
    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    6/30 Turtles For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Learn more about our  wildlife neighbors who share our home. Program includes a  story, activities, and a craft. Activities are indoors and outdoors,  weather permitting. Siblings and friends welcome. Call the…

  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour

    Kidleidoscope Story Hour
    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    6/30 Turtles For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Learn more about our  wildlife neighbors who share our home. Program includes a  story, activities, and a craft. Activities are indoors and outdoors,  weather permitting. Siblings and friends welcome. Call the…

  • Art Naturally Series

    Art Naturally Series
    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    Discover nature through story, poetry, and art in the Great Falls Discovery Center's series of FREE Art Naturally programs. Using words and images, instruction, and techniques, participants will create an art piece inspired by the natural world to take home.…

  • Art Naturally Series

    Art Naturally Series
    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    Discover nature through story, poetry, and art in the Great Falls Discovery Center's series of FREE Art Naturally programs. Using words and images, instruction, and techniques, participants will create an art piece inspired by the natural world to take home.…

  • Kidleidoscope Story Hour

    Kidleidoscope Story Hour
    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    6/30 Turtles For ages 3-6, accompanied by an adult. Learn more about our  wildlife neighbors who share our home. Program includes a  story, activities, and a craft. Activities are indoors and outdoors,  weather permitting. Siblings and friends welcome. Call the…

  • Great Hall Exhibit: On the Ground and in the Air and in Between

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    Artist, Amy Dawn Kotel’s exhibit asks: “What do we see and how do we perceive our earth and all who dwell here?” See beauty and strangeness from different angles. DATE: Tuesday, January 23 - Friday, February 23 LOCATION: Great Falls…

  • If These Artworks Could Talk!

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    If These Artworks Could Talk! Glimpses into the Art, Artists and Collectors Behind the Museum's Collection Look at some of the treasures of bird art in Mass Audubon’s art collection, spanning several centuries, and many genres. Hear the stories of…

  • Looking Closely: Connections Between Art and Science

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    Look closely at the inherent beauty of nature’s microscopic world to see the interplay between art and science. We’ll take a deep dive into some microscopic structures found in nature, such as feathers and pollen attached to native bees, and…

  • Who Do You Love? Valentines for Wildlife

    Great Falls Discovery Center 2 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA

    For all ages. Make Valentines to give to the ones you love, keep for yourself, or give to your favorite wildlife biologist— all in honor of your favorite animal. Meet at the Welcome Desk. DATE: Saturday, February 11 TIME: 10:00…

  • 10 x 10 Festival: Cutting Invasive Hardy Kiwi Vines at Burbank Park

    Burbank Park Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Start your weekend off right by helping BEAT eradicate destructive, invasive Hardy Kiwi at Burbank Park! Gloves and tools will be provided, but we encourage you to bring your own if you have them (loppers, pruning shears, and pruning saws).…

  • 10 x 10 Festival: Winter Tree Identification Walk

    Springside Park Pittsfield, MA

    Many find trying to identify a tree during winter to be a daunting endeavor. With the absence of leaves, flowers, and fruit, it can appear as though there are no distinguishable characteristics to help with identification. But this is far…

  • Frank W. Benson: Artist, Ornithologist, Conservationist

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    As a boy, Frank W. Benson spent every free moment tramping the marshes surrounding his boyhood in home in Salem, Massachusetts and sketching the birds that filled them. His first painting, at age 16, was of a snipe. Almost 70 years later,…

  • Shorebirds in Modern Times: Two Centuries of Art, Science, and Conservation

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    Subhankar Banerjee has traveled the world, doing archival and field research (and photography) on shorebirds. His journeys have taken him across the United States to field locations in Alaska, Massachusetts, Maine, and New Mexico, and internationally to the Sundarban Tiger…

  • The Making of a Field Artist

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    Barry Van Dusen’s art and career took on an exciting new dimension when he decided to devote himself to drawing and painting nature subjects outdoors—direct from life. Hear about his inspirations and influences, his challenges and setbacks, and his progress…

  • Haiku on the Hoosic Celebration

    TOURISTS 915 State Rd, North Adams, MA, United States

    https://www.thebeatnews.org/BeatTeam/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-Haiku-On-the-Hoosic-May-Event-Flyer.pdf Join the Hoosic River Watershed Association for Haiku on the Hoosic Celebration on May 25, 10am-12noon at TOURISTS in North Adams, MA. Enjoy music and readings. The event is part of this year’s Haiku on the Hoosic project. HooRWA…