Local artist, Debbie Carter will present a solo show of portrait paintings in the Welles Gallery of Lenox Library. Debbie received a BA from The University of Vermont and an AAS from Parson’s School of Design in NYC. She has studied painting with Yura Adams at IS188 Art School in Interlaken. An opening reception will [...]
Saturday, April 10, 10:30 A.M. Pumpernickel Puppets presents Peter Rabbit Come celebrate spring with Beatrix Potter’s beloved tale that is told with a cast of colorful puppets, audience participation, live voices and sound effects. A demonstration period follows the performance giving the audience some insight into what happens behind the scenes. Pumpernickel Puppets have performed [...]
Watch this story on the critical role that Public Libraries have from the Today Show. The Today Show on MSNBC recently reported on the critical role that Public Libraries have in this current economic time. This is something that librarians have known for years: “Libraries will get you through times of no money better than [...]
On Saturday, March 27, at 8:00 pm, the Lenox Library will host a special fundraising event, “Burlesque for Books”. The evening will feature a performance by Sugar Shack Burlesque of New York City at 9:00pm, plus an 8:00pm pre-show mixer with cocktails, snacks and live entertainment, and an after show dance party with DJ Bob [...]
My husband and I recently moved to a charming old farmhouse apartment and have been contemplating where our new garden will be and what we will grow in it. When searching for useful gardening websites, I ran across the National Gardening Association website, www.garden.org . I am a fairly new gardener and need a little [...]
March 20th is the first day of spring and if you’re already thinking about this year’s garden, come into the Lenox Library to see our display of gardening books and videos. We have books on many topics relating to gardening and landscaping, including garden design, pruning, seed starting, good plants for your particular yard and [...]
Not to pigeonhole myself, but it would seem that I have alighted upon another noir with a twist this month. This book gained a fair amount of press upon publication, partly because it was so unusual, and partly because of the fact that Michael Chabon has become in recent years one of the most recognizable [...]
On Sunday, March 21, at 4:00 pm, award-winning critic and expert on Jewish music, Seth Rogovoy, will discuss his just-published book Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet (Scribner, 2009) at the Lenox Library. Mr. Rogovoy, also author of the all-time bestselling guidebook to Jewish roots music, The Essential Klezmer, has been a fan and writer about [...]
From the Western MA Regional Library System (WMRLS) website and WMRLS blog: “On Friday, March 05, 2010, the 12th Annual Berkshire Library Legislative Breakfast was held at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge. Fifty-seven trustees, librarians, and friends from all over Berkshire County took the opportunity to express their support of libraries and their concerns [...]