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

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

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

Berkshire Pulse, 420 Park St., Housatonic, Mass. www.berkshirepulse.org 

Berkshire Theatre Group, www.berkshiretheatregroup.org 

Blue Studio Dance, 228 Sharon Road, Lakeville, Conn. www.bluestudiodance.com

Bushnell-Sage Library, 48 Main St., Sheffield, Mass. www.bushnellsagelibrary.org 
Ageless Yoga, Wednesdays, 2 to 3 p.m.

The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, N.Y. www.centerforperformingarts.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 
Tai Chi with David Haines, Tuesdays, 10 a.m.

Gentle Yoga, Thursdays, 10 a.m.

Energia Yoga with Daniela Bertol, Wednesdays, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

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

Sheffield Contra Dance, Dewey Hall, 91 Main St., Sheffield Mass. sheffieldcontradance.wordpress.com
Contra Dance, Dec. 30, 6 to 9 p.m.

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

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

Hollister House Garden, 300 Nettleton Hollow Road, Washington, Conn. www.hollisterhousegarden.org 

Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St, Hudson, N.Y. www.hudsonhall.org
Kwanzaa - Operation Unite NY, Dec. 16, 5 p.m.

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 

Jacob's Pillow, 358 George Carter Road, Becket, Mass. www.jacobspillow.org

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

Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St. Waterbury, Conn. www.mattmuseum.org 
Chair Yoga, Thursdays, 9 to 10 a.m.

Millbrook Arts Group, Millbrook, N.Y. www.millbrookartsgroup.org 

Millbrook Library, 3 Friendly Lane, Millbrook, N.Y. www.millbrooklibrary.org 
Senior Exercise Program, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.

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

The Moviehouse, 48 Main St., Millerton, N.Y. www.themoviehouse.net 

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

Norfolk Library, 9 Greenwoods Road East, Norfolk, Conn. www.norfolklibrary.org 

Paula Josa-Jones, www.paulajosajones.org 

PS21 Chatham, 2980 Route 66, Chatham, N.Y. www.ps21chatham.org 

Race Brook Lodge, 864 Undermountain Road, Sheffield, Mass. www.rblodge.com

Sharon Playhouse, 49 Amenia Road, Sharon, Conn. www.sharonplayhouse.org 

Spencertown Academy Arts, 790 State Route 203, Spencertown, N.Y. www.spencertownacademy.org 
“Like Swimming in Air” - The Art of Tai Chi for Beginners, Thursdays Oct. 19 to Jan. 18, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

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

Town of Cornwall, Conn. www.cornwallct.org 

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St., Hartford, Conn. www.thewadsworth.org
CONNetic Dance | Nutcracker Suite & Spicy, Dec. 15, 16, 8 p.m., Dec. 17, 2 p.m.

Warner Theatre, 68 Main St., Torrington, Conn. www.warnertheatre.org 

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

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