Music

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

American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St., Winsted, Conn. www.americanmuralproject.org 

Ancram Opera House, 1330 County Route 7, Ancram, N.Y. www.ancramoperahouse.org 

Aston Magna Music Festival, www.astonmagna.org 

Bantam Cinema & Arts Center, 115 Bantam Lake Rd. Bantam, Conn. www.bantamcinema.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 

Barrington Stage Company, 122 North St., Pittsfield, Mass. www.barringtonstageco.org 

Berkshire Bach Society, Great Barrington, Mass. www.berkshirebach.org 
BACH AT NEW YEAR’S: A VERY BAROQUE CELEBRATION (at the Mahaiwe), Dec. 31, 6 p.m.

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

Berkshire Lyric Chorus, Pittsfield, Mass. www.berkshirelyric.org 

Berkshire Museum, 39 South St. (Route 7), Pittsfield, Mass. www.berkshiremuseum.org
Berkshire Concert Choir, Dec. 16, 2:30 p.m.

Berkshire Theatre Group, www.berkshiretheatregroup.org

Be Well Community Yoga, 91 Main St., Canaan, Conn. www.bewellcommunityyoga.com 

Bidwell House Museum, 100 Art School Road, Monterey, Mass. www.bidwellhousemuseum.org 

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

The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck, 661 Route 308, Rhinebeck, N.Y. www.centerforperformingarts.org 

The Center on Main, 103 Main St., Falls Village, Conn. www.thefvct.org/center-on-main 
Twelve Moons Coffee House, first Saturdays of the month, 7 p.m.

Christ Church Episcopal, 9 South Main St., Sharon, Conn.

Christ Trinity Church, 180 Main St., Sheffield, Mass. www.christtrinitychurch.org 

Clarion Concertswww.clarionconcerts.org 

The Clark Art Museum, 225 South St., Williamstown, Mass. www.clarkart.edu
Music at the Manton: Aaron Dilloway, Dec. 17, 5 to 6:30 p.m.

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

Close Encounters With Music, Great Barrington, Mass. www.cewm.org

Club Getaway, 59 South Kent Road, Kent, Conn. www.clubgetaway.com 

Colonial Theatre, 27 Railroad St., Canaan, Conn.

The Congregational Church of Salisbury, 30 Main St., Salisbury, Conn. www.salisburycongregationalchurch.org 

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

Cornwall Historical Society, 7 Pine St., Cornwall, Conn. www.cornwallhistoricalsociety.org

Crescendo, Lakeville, Conn. www.crescendomusic.org
Crescendo Holiday Concerts: Carols for the Earth, Dec. 16 at St. Paul's Church in Stockbridge, Mass., 4 p.m., Dec. 17 at Trinity Church in Lakeville, Conn., 4 p.m.

The Egremont Barn, 17 Main St., South Egremont, Mass. www.theegremontbarn.com 
Open Mic Wednesday, Wednesdays, 6 to 10 p.m.

Karaoke, Sundays, 7 to 10 p.m.

First Congregational Church of Sheffield, 125 Main St., Sheffield, Mass. www.firstuccsheffield.org 

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

The Four Nations Ensemble, Hudson, N.Y. www.fournations.org 

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

Great Falls Brewing Company, 1 Railroad Plaza, Canaan, Conn. www.greatfallsbrews.com 

The Guthrie Center, 2 Van Deusenville Road, Great Barrington, Mass. www.guthriecenter.org 

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

The Harp Guitar Gathering, 22 Old Route 7, West Cornwall, Conn. www.harpguitargathering.com 

Hotchkiss Arts, 11 Interlaken Road, Lakeville, Conn. www.hotchkiss.org/arts 

Hudson Hall, 327 Warren St, Hudson, N.Y. www.hudsonhall.org 
Hudson Community Choir, Thursdays Oct. 5 to Dec. 16, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

The Institute for American Indian Studies Museum & Research Center, 38 Curtis Road, Washington, Conn. www.iaismuseum.org 

Infinity Music Hall & Bistro, 20 Greenwoods Road West, Norfolk, Conn. www.infinityhall.com 

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

Jams in the Hamlet, Hillsdale Park, Hillsdale, N.Y. www.facebook.com/jamsinthehamlet 

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 
Hootenanny!, second Saturday of each month, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park, 120 Broadway, Tivoli, N.Y. www.kaatsbaan.org 
Holidelic, Dec. 8 to 16.

Kent Barns, Kent, Conn. www.kentbarnsct.com 

The Kent Singers, Kent, Conn. www.kentsingers.com 

Litchfield County Choral Unionwww.litchfieldcountychoralunion.com 

Litchfield Jazz Fest, Litchfield, Conn. www.litchfieldjazzfest.com 

Mac-Haydn Theatre, 1925 NY-203, Chatham, N.Y. www.machaydntheatre.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

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

Millbrook Library, 3 Friendly Lane, Millbrook, N.Y. www.millbrooklibrary.org 

Millerton Methodist Church, 6 Dutchess Ave., Millerton, N.Y. 

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

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

Music Cellar Millerton, 14 Main St., Millerton, N.Y. www.music-cellar.com
Toddler Jam, Wednesdays, 11 a.m. 

Charlie Keil hosts Drum Circle, Sundays, 3 p.m.

Brass Band, Sundays, 4 p.m.

The Music Lab, 97 B Main St., North Canaan, Conn. www.musiclabct.com 
ACOUSTIC NITE LIVE, every Thursday, 6:30 to 9 p.m.

OPEN HOUSE: SALES, MUSIC & MORE, second Saturday of every month.

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

NorthEast-Millerton Library, 75 Main St., Millerton N.Y. www.nemillertonlibrary.org 

Pawling Concert Series, Pawling, N.Y. www.pawlingconcertseries.org 

PS21 Chatham, 2980 Route 66, Chatham, N.Y. www.ps21chatham.org
Solstices (in complete darkness), Dec. 21, 4:26 p.m.

Race Brook Lodge, 864 Undermountain Road, Sheffield, Mass. www.rblodge.com 
REGGAE WEDNESDAY CAMPFIRE & KIDS CLUB, Wednesdays, 3 to 8 p.m.

Roeliff Jansen Library, 9091 Route 22, Hillsdale, N.Y. www.roejanlibrary.org 

Salisbury Association, Salisbury, Conn. www.salisburyassociation.org

St. Andrew's Parish, ​1 North Main St., Kent, Conn. ​www.standrewskentct.org

Scoville Memorial Library, 38 Main St., Salisbury, Conn. www.scovillelibrary.org 

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

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

Sherman Chamber Ensemble, Sherman, Conn. www.scemusic.org 

The Smithfield Church, 656 Smithfield Valley Road, Amenia, N.Y. www.thesmithfieldchurch.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

Torrington Symphony Orchestra, Torrington, Conn. www.torringtonsymphony.org 

Town of Norfolk, Conn.www.norfolkct.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
Music in the Galleries with Katie Kennedy, Dec. 16, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

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

West Stockbridge Historical Society, West Stockbridge, Mass. www.weststockbridgehistory.org 

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

The World Peace Sanctuary, 26 Benton Road, Wassaic, N.Y. www.worldpeace.org/sanctuary/ 

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