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Albany Book Festival, Albany, N.Y. www.albanybookfestival.com 

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St., Ridgefield, Conn. www.thealdrich.org 

Amenia Free Library, 3309 Route 343, Amenia, N.Y. www.amenialibrary.org

Bardavon, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie, N.Y. www.bardavon.org 

Bard College at Simon's Rock, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, Mass. www.simons-rock.edu 

Beardsley Library, 40 Munro Place, Winsted, Conn. www.beardsleylibrary.org 

Berkshire Botanical Garden, 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge, Mass. www.berkshirebotanical.org

Berkshire Museum, 39 South St. (Route 7), Pittsfield, Mass. www.berkshiremuseum.org 

Berkshire Theatre Group, www.berkshiretheatregroup.org 

Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main St., Sheffield, Mass. www.bushnellsagelibrary.org

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, N.Y. www.caryinstitute.org 

The Clark Art Museum, 225 South St., Williamstown, Mass. www.clarkart.edu

Claverack Free Library, 629 NY-23B, Claverack, N.Y. www.claveracklibrary.org

Copake Grange, 628 Empire Road, Copake, N.Y. www.copakegrange.org

Cornwall Conservation Trust, Cornwall, Conn. www.cornwallconservationtrust.org 

The Cornwall Library, 30 Pine St., Cornwall, Conn. www.cornwalllibrary.org 

D. M. Hunt Library, 63 Main Street, Falls Village, Conn. www.huntlibrary.org

Douglas Library, 108 Main St., Canaan, Conn. www.douglaslibrarycanaan.org 
Douglas Library Book Group!, last Wednesday of the month, 2 p.m.

Fisher Center at Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. fishercenter.bard.edu

Gallery 25 and Creative Arts Studio, 11 Railroad St., New Milford, Conn. www.gallery25ct.com 

Great Barrington Libraries, Great Barrington, Mass. www.gblibraries.org 

Hancock Shaker Village, 1843 West Housatonic St., Pittsfield, Mass. www.hancockshakervillage.org 

The Hickory Stick Bookshop, 2 Green Hill Road, Washington Depot, Conn. www.hickorystickbookshop.com

Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, 10 Upper Main St., Sharon, Conn. www.hotchkisslibrary.org

House of Books, 4 N. Main St., Kent, Conn. www.houseofbooksct.com

Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St, Hudson, N.Y. www.hudsonhall.org 

Innisfree Garden, 362 Tyrrel Road, Millbrook, N.Y. www.innisfreegarden.org 

The Institute for American Indian Studies Museum & Research Center, 38 Curtis Road, Washington, Conn. www.iaismuseum.org
December Virtual Book Club – Gather: Richard Van Camp on the Joy of Storytelling, Dec. 27, 7 to 9 p.m. (online).

Jewish Federation of the Berkshires, Pittsfield, Mass. www.jewishberkshires.org 

The Judy Black Memorial Park and Gardens, 1 Green Hill Road, Washington, Conn. www.thejudyblackparkandgardens.org 

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, 120 Broadway, Tivoli, N.Y. www.kaatsbaan.org

Kent Memorial Library, 32 N. Main St., Kent, Conn. www.kentmemoriallibrary.org

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, 14 Castle St., Great Barrington, Mass. www.mahaiwe.org 

MASS MoCA, 1320 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, Mass. www.massmoca.org

Merritt Bookstore, 57 Front St., Millbrook N.Y. www.merrittbooks.com

Millbrook Free Library, 3 Friendly Lane, Millbrook, N.Y. www.millbrooklibrary.org
Come Write In, Dec. 18, 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Author Talk: Logan S. Kline, Dec. 16, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

The Mount, 2 Plunkett St., Lenox, Mass. www.edithwharton.org

Music Mountain, 225 Music Mountain Road, Falls Village, Conn. www.musicmountain.org 

New Marlborough Meeting House, 154 Hartsville-New Marlborough Road, New Marlborough, Mass. www.nmmeetinghouse.org

Noble Horizons, 17 Cobble Road, Salisbury, Conn. www.noblehorizons.org 

Norfolk Hub, 2 Station Place, Norfolk, Conn. www.norfolkfoundation.net/norfolk-hub 

Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East, Norfolk, Conn. www.norfolklibrary.org 
Norfolk Library Book Club, every other Thursday, 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. (online).

Great Reads Discussion Group, First Wednesdays of the month, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. (online).

Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Road, Stockbridge, Mass. www.nrm.org 

NorthEast-Millerton Library, 75 Main St., Millerton N.Y. www.nemillertonlibrary.org 
Book Sale Room Open, Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Oblong Books & Music, 26 Main St., Millerton, N.Y. www.oblongbooks.com

Pine Plains Free Library, 7775 South Main, Pine Plains, N.Y. www.pineplainslibrary.org
Cookbook Group with Lenny, Dec. 27, 6 to 7 p.m.

Roeliff Jansen Library, 9091 Route 22, Hillsdale, N.Y. www.roejanlibrary.org 
Poetry Group Meeting, 3rd Tuesdays of each month, noon to 1 p.m.

Cookbook Club, Dec. 16, 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Book Marks Book Club, Dec. 21, 1 to 2 p.m.

The Salisbury Forum, Salisbury, Conn. www.salisburyforum.org

Scoville Memorial Library, 38 Main St., Salisbury, Conn. www.scovillelibrary.org
Poetry Workshop with Sally Van Doren In-Person, Dec. 15, 2 to 4 p.m.

Shakespeare & Company, 70 Kemble St., Lenox, Mass. www.shakespeare.org 

Sharon Historical Society, 18 Main St., Sharon, Conn. www.sharonhist.org

Spencertown Academy Arts, 790 State Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y. www.spencertownacademy.org

Stanford Free Library, 6035 Route 82, Stanfordville, N.Y. www.stanfordlibrary.org

The Stissing Center, 2950 Church St., Pine Plains, N.Y. www.thestissingcenter.org 

Upstate Films, Rhinebeck, N.Y. and Saugerties, N.Y. www.upstatefilms.org 

Ventfort Hall Mansion and Guilded Age Museum, 104 Walker St., Lenox, Mass. www.gildedage.org 

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St., Hartford, Conn. www.thewadsworth.org 

Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, 28 Tinker St., Woodstock, N.Y. www.woodstockart.org 

The Workshop Experience, Hillsdale, N.Y. www.theworkshopexperience.org 

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A life reshaped by clay in “Matin”

A life reshaped by clay in “Matin”

Left to right: Hannah Wheeler, Matin Malikzada and Yonah Sadeh.

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On Monday, Oct. 26, a group of students, teachers and local residents gathered at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville for a screening of the new short documentary “Matin.” The film tells the story of Matin Malikzada, a seventh-generation Afghani potter making a new life in New Milford, Connecticut. The film was made by local filmmaker Yonah Sadeh, creator of the Video Wall at the David M. Hunt Library, and Berkshires-based potter Hannah Wheeler, who were both present for the screening, along with Malikzada himself.

As a member of the seventh generation of his family to master the art of pottery, Malikzada had done things the way his family had for over a century. Istalif, the village where his family has lived for generations, was known throughout Afghanistan for its pottery, with wares sent across the country for use as everyday cups, bowls, plates and other vessels. The pottery-making families of Istalif gathered clay from the same mountain, about 30 to 45 minutes away by donkey. Every July, they would head north toward the Uzbekistan border to gather ishkar, a plant they processed by hand to make their signature glazes.

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Crescendo’s 23rd season speaks to the heart and mind

Christine Gevert, founding artistic director of Crescendo, conducts the audience at a performance.

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Close Encounters with Music celebrates 35 years of musical discovery

Close Encounters with Music celebrates 35 years of musical discovery

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For 35 years, cellist Yehuda Hanani has been inviting audiences to experience classical music in unexpected ways. As founder and artistic director of Close Encounters with Music, Hanani has built a concert series that goes beyond the music itself, exploring connections to literature, history, politics and the human experience.

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The repertoire for the performance is a bit fraught. Over the years, Shinbone Alley has explored the world of folklore through music. Though the group usually features two musicians, Harvey, a multi-instrumentalist and singer, will be performing solo. That is, of course, unless you include the spirits.

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That evening, Malian guitarist Vieux Farka Touré, often called “the Hendrix of the Sahara,” and Moroccan musician Samir LanGus will play at the lodge’s Event Barn in Sheffield, Massachusetts, at a benefit for the foundation Touré directs.

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