Sign-up and post on Iberkshires today.It's Free!
Already a member? Log In
43°  H- 70%
The Berkshires online guide to events, news and Berkshire County community information.           
Saturday November 21, 2009
 Make us your homepage!
 

What's Playing


The Drury Drama Team presents "Dracula" on Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 19-21.

If you don't know who these guys are, just stay home.


'Pirate Radio': Good Movie Ahoy, Mateys
Movie schedules and times

Bazaars

Nov. 21

St. Stanislaus School benefit, 9 to 4 in Kolbe Hall, Adams. Bake sale, snack bar, games, Chinese auctions, money raffle, crafts, and pierogi.

Blackinton Union Church, 1373 Massachusetts Ave., North Adams; 10 to 2. Crafts table, bake sale, Chinese auction, the Christmas table, and kid's grab bag. Lunch $4, $2 kids.

First Congregational Church, North Adams, 9-2.

Nov. 28

Becket Federated Church
, Route 8, holiday bazaar from 9-3. Lunch, crafts, baked goods, holiday and other items. Information: Mary Peltier, Parish House, 413-623-5217.


Dec. 5

Holiday Fair at First Congregational Church, 25 Park Place, Lee, from 10 to 3; handcrafted items, raffles, children's shop, bake sale, cut Christmas trees and lunch from 11 to 1. Includes angel-themed goods from SERRV. Information, 413-243-1033 or www.ucc-lee.org.


Dec. 12-13

North Adams Country Club, crafts 9-4; food from That's a Wrap from 11-2. Information: Sheryl Morehouse at 413-822-3329.

Planning a bazaar this season? Submit information to info@iberkshires.com to have it listed here.

Sales Fliers

 
 

Daily Digest

Hooray for Vermont's Sanders and his battle against credit card companies.
How Much is Heating Oil this Week?
It's breaking $2.50 but still cheaper than gas.
Clarksburg Crime Watch Signs



We're trying out blogs to offer shorter, easy-to-find news. Let us know what you think.
Send press releases and announcements to info@iberkshires.com. Need to contact someone at iBerkshires? Here's how.
Mammography Dispute
The government's issued controversial new guidelines stating that women shouldn't get annual mammograms until age 50, rather than age 40.

iBerkshires will be meeting with local medical experts Monday. Have a question you'd like answered on this issue? Send it info@iberkshires.com with "mammogram" in the subject line.

Obituaries

Paul Sandler, 64
Robert J. Heideman, 73
Carol V. Vallieres, 75
More obituaries

Sports

Williams College Men's Basketball Season Outlook
2009 MIAA Girls Soccer - State Division 2

Final: Wahconah vs Cardinal Spellman
Date / Time: 11/21/2009; 3:30pm
Location: Foley Stadium, Worcester
MCLA Picked Last in Men's Preseason Coaches Poll

Media Partners

Berkshire News Network (WNAW;WUPE)
WJJW Charlie in the Morning

Election


Trying to remember who won what and why? All the information is right here.

 

 Search: 
 for    
Enter a long URL
to make tiny:


Related Stories

 
Printer Friendly Version
   Recommend this story to a friend

Norman Rockwell Museum Opens Two Major Retrospectives for 40th Anniversary

02:50PM / Thursday, June 04, 2009

STOCKBRIDGE, Mass. - A major retrospective of Norman Rockwell’s work, covering the full sweep of the beloved artist and icon-maker’s 65-year career, opens on July 4 at Norman Rockwell Museum. American Chronicles: The Art of Norman Rockwell is a 10-city traveling exhibition organized by the Museum in response to nationwide demand for Rockwell’s art.

The return of the exhibition to Stockbridge for the Museum’s 40th anniversary summer is a landmark occasion to see the iconic works that form the core of the Museum’s collections reunited in a single exhibition, interpreted and contextualized by new scholarship. After the summer, American Chronicles resumes its national tour, where it has drawn record-setting crowds, and continues traveling into 2013.

“Forty years ago, public demand and affection for Norman Rockwell’s art compelled the creation of our Museum,” says Laurie Norton Moffatt, Director/CEO of Norman Rockwell Museum. “Now, 40 years later, unabated public enthusiasm inspires us to share our collection and Rockwell’s legacy with the nation’s art museums. We embrace our role as stewards of a national treasure, and are delighted to bring that national treasure home to Stockbridge for the 40th anniversary of a Museum that arose and grew from public affection and was built by the citizen-leaders of our town.”

American Chronicles showcases Rockwell’s unforgettable American panorama, from scenes of childhood innocence—and gentle depictions of innocence lost—to the wrenching Murder in Mississippi (1965), the artist’s response to the slaying of three civil rights workers. The exhibition features more than 70 works from Norman

Rockwell Museum’s collections, including oil paintings and preparatory sketches, as well as archival photographs and documents that illuminate the artist’s process. It is accompanied by an illustrated catalogue featuring in-depth scholarship by longtime Curator of Rockwell Collections Linda Szekely Pero, now Curator Emerita.

"Rockwell's art speaks eloquently to the core of who are as a nation," says Norton Moffatt. "In reflecting our fundamental resilience, strength, optimism, decency, and compassion, it is art for our time, and for all time."

"In the 20th century, illustrators played an essential role in sustaining the American spirit during times of hardship,” notes Stephanie Haboush Plunkett, Deputy Director and Chief Curator of Norman Rockwell Museum. “Rockwell created images that showed the nation what it was fighting for during World War II, and appealed to Americans’ sense of empathy and justice during the civil rights era. His artwork remains just as relevant during today’s difficult times."

American Chronicles on Tour, 2009-2013
 
Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan

March 8, 2009 through May 31, 2009

Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

November 14, 2009 through February 7, 2010

Wichita Art Museum, Kansas

March 6, 2010 through May 30, 2010

North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

November 6, 2010 through January 30, 2011

Tacoma Art Museum, Washington

February 26, 2011 through May 30, 2011

Dayton Art Institute, Ohio

November 2011 through 2012

Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California

November 10, 2012 through February 2, 2013

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas

March 2013 through May 2013

American Chronicles began its tour in 2007. Previous venues include the Akron Art Museum in Ohio; the Orlando Museum of Art in Florida; and the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia.

The museum is open year-round from May through October from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Museum admission is $15 for adults, $10 for students, and $13.50 for seniors. Children and teens 18 and under are admitted free. For additional information, call 413-298-4100, Ext. 221, or visit www.nrm.org.
Your Comments
Post Comment
No Comments


Top Stories...
Beacon Cinema Opens in Pittsfield
PITTSFIELD - "It is the crown jewel of the revitalization of downtown." — Mayor James M. Ruberto
New Moon Mania Hits Berkshire Mall
LANESBOROUGH - "The first 'Twilight' movie did very well so we were expecting good crowds not only...
The Independent Investor: Mutual Fund Fees: Why Should...
NORTH ADAMS - From the institutional investor's point of view; when you buy in bulk, no matter what...
St. Stan's Vigilkeepers Keep Spirit of Parish Going
ADAMS - "We're here indefinitely." — Laurin Zepka
New Moon Rises for North Adams, Pittsfield Theaters
NORTH ADAMS - That's good news for people looking for the first-run blockbusters that fuel the holiday...


iBerkshires.com Text Ads
www.greylock.org
www.iberkshires.com
mtwilliamsgreenhouses.com
www.iberkshires.com
Advertise on iBerkshires.com



Essentials
Berkshire Nightlife
Berkshire Photos
Berkshire Wallpaper
Class Reunion Page
Columnists
Dannyoart.com
Get Lunch Specials
Home & Garden
Movie Times
Obituaries
Randy Trabold
Weddings

Enter your email address below to receive our FREE iBerkshires.com Newsletter

| Home | A & E | Automotive | Business | Community News | Dining | Lodging & Travel |
| Real Estate | Schools | Sports & Outdoors | Berkshires Weather | Berkshires Map |
Advertise | Recommend This Page | Help
Contact Us | Privacy Policy| User Agreement
Execution Time: 561 ms