Events
Please join us for one or more of our exciting programs.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Becket Moving Freestyle
Back by Popular Demand!
Delsie Dunn will again bring the music, some context and we move – sway – dance – explore stillness – release stress! No dance experience is necessary. We are all participants – we all can move!
There is something magical about getting together and moving in a way that is uniquely your own way. Explore… how music makes you feel, discover ways to move to that music, dance with intention, openness, moment to moment.. begin again. Let others inspire you to try to move in a different/new way for yourself with curiosity and playfulness.
What it’s not: performative, choreographed, someone telling you what to do/how to feel throughout the music set. We will all hold the space of non-judgement, acceptance, respect for self and others creating safety to be fully in the moment with music, yourself and others.
For me, as someone who has a long and varied experience with dance and movement since childhood – movement improvisation has brought me the most joy, insight and release!
10:30am – 11:00am - Conscious Movement Training/Warmup: Each session I will offer various methods of ways to access unchoreographed movement. Each week I will review the previous concept(s) and introduce a new method to explore. The final week will be a review of all the methods I’ve shared.
11:00am – 11:45am – Music for conscious movement – no talking/chatting during this time – connect through movement only. Shouting – Sounding – is totally okay.
11:45am – 12:00pm – closing, cool down, end with a circle to provide a listening for anyone who wishes to share their experience, insight, etc.
Guidelines:
1. No talking on the dance floor
2. Drug-Free, Smoke-Free, Alcohol-Free environment
3. No photos or videos, cellphones muted and out of sight
4. Respect for the space and for one another
5. Move your body however you wish!
6. You can move alone, or with partners – your choice.
What to Bring:
Loose-fitting clothes that let you move your body freely
Footwear: Dance barefoot, in socks or indoor soft soled shoes (to keep the floor clean of debris)
Water bottle
Small Towel
Session Fee $15 Member Session Fee $10 Card To Culture Fee $5 Walk-Ins Welcome!
Form, Fact, and Fragment Opening Reception
Featuring: Diane Pearl, Wren Bernstein, Catherine Lipsetz Dauer, Elizabeth diGiacomantonio, and Gregory St John
Opening Reception May 30, 2-4pm
Show dates: May 28 - June 21
Windsor Jazz Workshop
The Windsor Jazz-Blues Workshop is back.
The Becket sesh Ben Kohn on keys with Jeff Linkon bass and Pete Sweeney on drums.
The focus is on jazz standards. This workshop is for amateur and hobbyist jazz musicians looking to play with a professional rhythm section as well as for pros who would like to play with other pros they might not otherwise get to. Vocalists and other rhythm players are welcome. The workshop exists for the players, but all players love an audience, so everyone is welcome.
Come chill, bring a chair, wear a hat, have a picnic. Free and Open to All.
Rain location is inside the center in the upstairs gallery.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Becket Moving Freestyle
Back by Popular Demand!
Delsie Dunn will again bring the music, some context and we move – sway – dance – explore stillness – release stress! No dance experience is necessary. We are all participants – we all can move!
There is something magical about getting together and moving in a way that is uniquely your own way. Explore… how music makes you feel, discover ways to move to that music, dance with intention, openness, moment to moment.. begin again. Let others inspire you to try to move in a different/new way for yourself with curiosity and playfulness.
What it’s not: performative, choreographed, someone telling you what to do/how to feel throughout the music set. We will all hold the space of non-judgement, acceptance, respect for self and others creating safety to be fully in the moment with music, yourself and others.
For me, as someone who has a long and varied experience with dance and movement since childhood – movement improvisation has brought me the most joy, insight and release!
10:30am – 11:00am - Conscious Movement Training/Warmup: Each session I will offer various methods of ways to access unchoreographed movement. Each week I will review the previous concept(s) and introduce a new method to explore. The final week will be a review of all the methods I’ve shared.
11:00am – 11:45am – Music for conscious movement – no talking/chatting during this time – connect through movement only. Shouting – Sounding – is totally okay.
11:45am – 12:00pm – closing, cool down, end with a circle to provide a listening for anyone who wishes to share their experience, insight, etc.
Guidelines:
1. No talking on the dance floor
2. Drug-Free, Smoke-Free, Alcohol-Free environment
3. No photos or videos, cellphones muted and out of sight
4. Respect for the space and for one another
5. Move your body however you wish!
6. You can move alone, or with partners – your choice.
What to Bring:
Loose-fitting clothes that let you move your body freely
Footwear: Dance barefoot, in socks or indoor soft soled shoes (to keep the floor clean of debris)
Water bottle
Small Towel
Session Fee $15 Member Session Fee $10 Card To Culture Fee $5 Walk-Ins Welcome!
A Dialogue Between Artists: Gregory Crewdson and Johnny Irion
The Becket Arts Center is proud to announce a special program featuring two of the Berkshires’ most celebrated artists, photographer Gregory Crewdson and musician Johnny Irion. The event will bring the two artists together for a candid, in-depth conversation about how life and landscape in the Berkshires shape and inspire their creative work.
Gregory Crewdson is one of America’s foremost photographers, internationally recognized for his cinematic, large-scale images of small-town American life. His work has been exhibited at major museums and galleries worldwide and has earned him a place among the most influential artists working today. Crewdson has long called the Berkshires home, and the region’s quiet beauty and complex character have profoundly informed his vision.
photo credit: Harper Glantz
Johnny Irion is a nationally acclaimed singer-songwriter whose music weaves together folk, Americana, and storytelling rooted in a deep connection to place. Based in the Berkshires, Irion has built a devoted following through recordings and live performances that reflect both personal experience and a reverence for the natural world.
The event will offer audiences a rare opportunity to look, listen, and be inspired as Crewdson and Irion share stories from their creative lives, discuss the joys and challenges of making art, and explore what it means to draw sustenance from a particular corner of the world.
$15 per person - Proceeds from the program will benefit the Becket Arts Center, which has served as a cultural hub for the region for over 50 years, offering exhibitions, performances, workshops, and community programming.
Reception & Live Launch: The Becket Stories Project
Guests are invited to a free reception celebrating the live launch of the Becket Stories Project — a permanent interactive archive and public story trail developed by the Becket Arts Center in collaboration with more than 20 members of the community.
Through stories and performances, the project captures the living experience of Becket — what it means to live here, work here, and visit. The story trail is open to the public and designed to deepen the connection between residents, visitors, and the community that calls Becket home.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Becket Moving Freestyle
Back by Popular Demand!
Delsie Dunn will again bring the music, some context and we move – sway – dance – explore stillness – release stress! No dance experience is necessary. We are all participants – we all can move!
There is something magical about getting together and moving in a way that is uniquely your own way. Explore… how music makes you feel, discover ways to move to that music, dance with intention, openness, moment to moment.. begin again. Let others inspire you to try to move in a different/new way for yourself with curiosity and playfulness.
What it’s not: performative, choreographed, someone telling you what to do/how to feel throughout the music set. We will all hold the space of non-judgement, acceptance, respect for self and others creating safety to be fully in the moment with music, yourself and others.
For me, as someone who has a long and varied experience with dance and movement since childhood – movement improvisation has brought me the most joy, insight and release!
10:30am – 11:00am - Conscious Movement Training/Warmup: Each session I will offer various methods of ways to access unchoreographed movement. Each week I will review the previous concept(s) and introduce a new method to explore. The final week will be a review of all the methods I’ve shared.
11:00am – 11:45am – Music for conscious movement – no talking/chatting during this time – connect through movement only. Shouting – Sounding – is totally okay.
11:45am – 12:00pm – closing, cool down, end with a circle to provide a listening for anyone who wishes to share their experience, insight, etc.
Guidelines:
1. No talking on the dance floor
2. Drug-Free, Smoke-Free, Alcohol-Free environment
3. No photos or videos, cellphones muted and out of sight
4. Respect for the space and for one another
5. Move your body however you wish!
6. You can move alone, or with partners – your choice.
What to Bring:
Loose-fitting clothes that let you move your body freely
Footwear: Dance barefoot, in socks or indoor soft soled shoes (to keep the floor clean of debris)
Water bottle
Small Towel
Session Fee $15 Member Session Fee $10 Card To Culture Fee $5 Walk-Ins Welcome!
Berkshire LGBTQ+ Pride Opening Reception
2026 Berkshire LGBTQ+ Pride Art Exhibit: Amplifying Queer Creativity
Autumn Phoenix, Brian Foley, C. William Dunsay, Calyx Wildflower, Jackie Luczynski, Jacob Clayton, James Jasper, Lisa Slavid, Lucia Shuff-Heck, Mike Zippel, Pops Peterson, Rachel Kaufmann, Ricky Barton, Saemi, and Thom Cassotta
Opening Reception June 13, 2-4pm
Show dates: June 11 - July 5
(CLOSED JULY 4)
Music Brings Communities Together: The Wanda Houston Band
THE WANDA HOUSTON BAND is an eclectic blend of Classic Jazz, R & B, Adult Contemporary, and Rock and Roll. This blend has made them one of the most popular musical groups in the Berkshires. They celebrated their 10th year together with the release of their first Album "LUCKY SO & SO!” Now celebrating 17 years of music they have enjoyed playing from Canada to FL in Music Festivals and venues all along the Eastern seaboard. Vocal stylist, WANDA HOUSTON, leads the quartet in their fresh takes, ROBERT PUTNAM on keyboard/bass/vocals, JEFFREY STEVENS on horns/vocals and JAY BRADLEY on drums, For more info visit WandaWorld.biz.
Join us for a wonderful evening of live music. To make the most of your experience, please keep the following in mind:
*New Location: The performance will be held at the North Becket Park on Maple Street (across from the Becket Washington Elementary School).
*Free & Open to the Public: Everyone is welcome! While the concert is free, donations are greatly appreciated to help support our programming.
*What to Bring: This is an outdoor event, so feel free to bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, picnics, and beverages to enjoy on the grounds.
*Rain or Shine: Don’t let the clouds keep you away! In the event of rain, we will move the performance indoors to ensure the music continues.
We look forward to seeing the community come together for a great night with the Wanda Houston Band!
This program is supported, in part, by the Cultural Councils of Becket, Blandford, Hinsdale-Peru, Lee, Middlefield, Otis, Washington, and Windsor, local agencies funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Eco-Printing with Plants
Workshop is open to all skill levels—no prior artistic experience required.
Space is Limited!
Mallorey Caron will guide you to unlocking the hidden colors and shapes of our natural plant surroundings in this hands-on Eco-Printing workshop.
Eco-printing (or botanical contact printing) is a sustainable art form where real leaves, flowers, and bark are bundled with fabric or paper and steamed to release their natural pigments.
Unlike synthetic dyes, eco-printing creates a direct "fingerprint" of the plant, resulting in one-of-a-kind, ethereal designs that celebrate the local flora of the Berkshires.
Hands-On Creation: You will leave with your own unique botanical printed silk scarf and the knowledge to continue your eco-printing journey at home.
Sustainability: This workshop focuses on environmentally friendly practices, using foraged materials and non-toxic processes.
Workshop Fee……………….………...$80
Member Fee..….……………………….$70/$60 (Tiered Pricing)
Card to Culture Member Fee………….$40
Youth (9-12 Grade) Material Fee……..$30
This program is supported, in part, by Becket Cultural Council, a local agency funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Plein Air in Becket
Plein Air in Becket
In collaboration with the Guild of Berkshire Artists
Join our Berkshire Plein Air group to paint, draw and photograph at an outside location in Becket. (Actual Location TBD)
Open to artists of all levels. Work till noon, then join us for lunch (bring a lunch) and critique providing positive suggestions. Bring your oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, drawing, photography or digital painting equipment.
Third Wednesdays, once a month from 10am - 1pm with a break for lunch
$10 / Person - Free for Members of the Becket Arts Center & Members of the Guild of Berkshire Artists
Sign up by 6:30 pm the night before. Weather and regulations permitting
W.I.P. Wednesday
WIP Wednesdays: a creative space for artists of all kinds to gather with community, share works in progress and the process behind them.
Free and open to all.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Flower Power Garden Party
We are celebrating the summer season by welcoming old friends and new to this family-friendly event. Tickets are $20 for members and includes food and drinks (cash bar will be available). Non-member tickets are $25, but we will offer a special one-day only membership deal for those who join at the event. Children 12 and under are free.
This rain or shine event will also include access to the beautiful gardens, flower-power inspired activities, and raffles.
Please bring a chair and a friend to this groovy good time!
WRITING BETTER FICTION, MEMOIR AND NON-FICTION WORK - 2 part class
Good writing requires the same storytelling skills whether your interest is fiction, non-fiction, memoir or scripts.
In the first week of this two-session class, we'll examine principles of good story telling and do in-class writing exercises designed to heighten the way you convey key elements.
In the second week, July 1, role playing as editors, agents and general readers who have never met you, using the principles we discussed in week one, we'll analyze work by class members who pre-submit a minimum of 5 and maximum of 20 double spaced pages beginning their work of fiction, non-fiction or memoir. IT MUST BE THE BEGINNING. There's no requirement to submit work to join the class. Maximum number of class members who can submit work is 6.
Fee for attending BOTH workshops without submitting work $100
Extra fee to submit work for analysis $100
Bob Reiss (bobreiss.com) is a best-selling author whose novels and non-fiction books have been published in 10 countries. Eight of his books have been optioned for film. His magazine articles have been included in "Best of the Washington Post" and "Best of Outside Magazine." He's taught fiction and non-fiction at Yale/Singapore, University of North Carolina, and the Bread Loaf Writers Conference.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Music Brings Communities Together: Criollo Clasico
The most eclectic Caribbean musical ensemble touring today; equally versatile in Latin, Classical and Jazz idioms. This musical family unit (father and sons) brings a unique and unmatched versatility and energy to any concert stage.
Jose Gonzalez Vocals, Lead and Rhythm Guitars, Puerto Rican Cuatro
Ahmed Gonzalez
Flutes, Backup vocals, Percussion
Rene Gonzalez
Drum set, Electric and Upright Bass, Timbales, Congas, Bongos, Bata Drums, Peruvian Cajon Vocals and Latin Percussion
Join us for a wonderful evening of live music. To make the most of your experience, please keep the following in mind:
*New Location: The performance will be held at the North Becket Park on Maple Street (across from the Becket Washington Elementary School).
*Free & Open to the Public: Everyone is welcome! While the concert is free, donations are greatly appreciated to help support our programming.
*What to Bring: This is an outdoor event, so feel free to bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, picnics, and beverages to enjoy on the grounds.
*Rain or Shine: Don’t let the clouds keep you away! In the event of rain, we will move the performance indoors to ensure the music continues.
We look forward to seeing the community come together for a great night with Criollo Clasico!
This program is supported, in part, by the Cultural Councils of Becket, Blandford, Hinsdale-Peru, Lee, Middlefield, Otis, Washington, and Windsor, local agencies funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
WRITING BETTER FICTION, MEMOIR AND NON-FICTION WORK - 2 part class
Good writing requires the same storytelling skills whether your interest is fiction, non-fiction, memoir or scripts.
In the first week of this two-session class, we'll examine principles of good story telling and do in-class writing exercises designed to heighten the way you convey key elements.
In the second week, role playing as editors, agents and general readers who have never met you, using the principles we discussed in week one, we'll analyze work by class members who pre-submit a minimum of 5 and maximum of 20 double spaced pages beginning their work of fiction, non-fiction or memoir. IT MUST BE THE BEGINNING. There's no requirement to submit work to join the class. Maximum number of class members who can submit work is 6.
Fee for attending BOTH workshops without submitting work $100
Extra fee to submit work for analysis $100
Bob Reiss (bobreiss.com) is a best-selling author whose novels and non-fiction books have been published in 10 countries. Eight of his books have been optioned for film. His magazine articles have been included in "Best of the Washington Post" and "Best of Outside Magazine." He's taught fiction and non-fiction at Yale/Singapore, University of North Carolina, and the Bread Loaf Writers Conference.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Music Brings Communities Together: Bobby Sweet
Bobby Sweet began his performing career in his father’s band at age 7. As a performer and sideman, he has shared the bill with many top country and folk artists, including Vince Gill, Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel, Martin Sexton, Waylon Jennings, Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger. In 2011 he was selected as a finalist in the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Songwriting Contest in Kerrville, TX, and has received honorable mentions from The UK Songwriting Contest, The Billboard Songwriting Contest, and the Mountain Stage NewSong Contest. He has also written songs that have aired on many hit television series such as Nashville, Touched by an Angel, Walker Texas Ranger, and CSI. Stylistically, his music resides somewhere between Jackson Browne, John Prine, and a countryfied Bruce Springsteen. An engaging storyteller, he is at home on the stage, whether performing solo, or with his full band.
Join us for a wonderful evening of live music. To make the most of your experience, please keep the following in mind:
*New Location: The performance will be held at the North Becket Park on Maple Street (across from the Becket Washington Elementary School).
*Free & Open to the Public: Everyone is welcome! While the concert is free, donations are greatly appreciated to help support our programming.
*What to Bring: This is an outdoor event, so feel free to bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, picnics, and beverages to enjoy on the grounds.
*Rain or Shine: Don’t let the clouds keep you away! In the event of rain, we will move the performance indoors to ensure the music continues.
We look forward to seeing the community come together for a great night with Bobby Sweet!
This program is supported, in part, by the Cultural Councils of Becket, Blandford, Hinsdale-Peru, Lee, Middlefield, Otis, Washington, and Windsor, local agencies funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Plein Air in Becket
Plein Air in Becket
In collaboration with the Guild of Berkshire Artists
Join our Berkshire Plein Air group to paint, draw and photograph at an outside location in Becket. (Actual Location TBD)
Open to artists of all levels. Work till noon, then join us for lunch (bring a lunch) and critique providing positive suggestions. Bring your oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, drawing, photography or digital painting equipment.
Third Wednesdays, once a month from 10am - 1pm with a break for lunch
$10 / Person - Free for Members of the Becket Arts Center & Members of the Guild of Berkshire Artists
Sign up by 6:30 pm the night before. Weather and regulations permitting
W.I.P. Wednesday
WIP Wednesdays: a creative space for artists of all kinds to gather with community, share works in progress and the process behind them.
Free and open to all.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Creative Modern Dance with Louise
Do you love to dance? Do you enjoy connecting with your body and your expressive self? Join us in this gently paced movement class that includes a warm up, simple phrases across the floor and fun and creative movement improvisations.
$15 per class ($5/$10 for Becket Arts Center Members). All ability levels are welcome! 18 and over.
Louise Heit is a choreographer, teaching artist and performer whose work has been seen throughout NYC. She holds a MA from Trinity Laban Conservatorie in London, a BFA from NYU and is a CMA (Certified Movement Analysis) from the Laban/Bartenieff Institute in NYC. This past winter, she received the Shula Strassfeld Memorial Scholarship from Liz Lerman’s organization, Dance Exchange and her third SuCasa grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council for her work with older adults. She is also a member of the improv group “Old Enough to Know Better”.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Creative Modern Dance with Louise
Do you love to dance? Do you enjoy connecting with your body and your expressive self? Join us in this gently paced movement class that includes a warm up, simple phrases across the floor and fun and creative movement improvisations.
$15 per class ($5/$10 for Becket Arts Center Members). All ability levels are welcome! 18 and over.
Louise Heit is a choreographer, teaching artist and performer whose work has been seen throughout NYC. She holds a MA from Trinity Laban Conservatorie in London, a BFA from NYU and is a CMA (Certified Movement Analysis) from the Laban/Bartenieff Institute in NYC. This past winter, she received the Shula Strassfeld Memorial Scholarship from Liz Lerman’s organization, Dance Exchange and her third SuCasa grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council for her work with older adults. She is also a member of the improv group “Old Enough to Know Better”.
Music Brings Communities Together: The O-Tones
The O-Tones Power Trio
Mary Witt vocals & bass, Ben Kohn vocals & piano, John Cabán guitar & vocals.
The O-Tones, a 30-year Swing, Blues and Soul/Motown band, love playing for public and private events in all sizes and configurations. Having performed many weddings, parties, fundraisers and more around New England they love tailoring their set list to the client’s requests from their vast song list. Including hits from Ella Fitzgerald, Marvin Gaye, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, BB King, The Temptations, Dinah Washington, Smokey Robinson, Etta James, Tony Bennett, The Supremes, Bonnie Raitt, Al Green, and many more, their music appeals to all ages.
Join us for a wonderful evening of live music. To make the most of your experience, please keep the following in mind:
*New Location: The performance will be held at the North Becket Park on Maple Street (across from the Becket Washington Elementary School).
*Free & Open to the Public: Everyone is welcome! While the concert is free, donations are greatly appreciated to help support our programming.
*What to Bring: This is an outdoor event, so feel free to bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, picnics, and beverages to enjoy on the grounds.
*Rain or Shine: Don’t let the clouds keep you away! In the event of rain, we will move the performance indoors to ensure the music continues.
We look forward to seeing the community come together for a great night with The O-Tones!
This program is supported, in part, by the Cultural Councils of Becket, Blandford, Hinsdale-Peru, Lee, Middlefield, Otis, Washington, and Windsor, local agencies funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Creative Modern Dance with Louise
Do you love to dance? Do you enjoy connecting with your body and your expressive self? Join us in this gently paced movement class that includes a warm up, simple phrases across the floor and fun and creative movement improvisations.
$15 per class ($5/$10 for Becket Arts Center Members). All ability levels are welcome! 18 and over.
Louise Heit is a choreographer, teaching artist and performer whose work has been seen throughout NYC. She holds a MA from Trinity Laban Conservatorie in London, a BFA from NYU and is a CMA (Certified Movement Analysis) from the Laban/Bartenieff Institute in NYC. This past winter, she received the Shula Strassfeld Memorial Scholarship from Liz Lerman’s organization, Dance Exchange and her third SuCasa grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council for her work with older adults. She is also a member of the improv group “Old Enough to Know Better”.
Channeling Rachel Carson—a Nature Love Story for Our Time with Diane Edgecomb
This empowering one-woman show shines light on the many ways we can find our way home to the wonder of the natural world. From the true North of Rachel Carson’s life work and the remote beauty of the Maine cottage where she wrote Silent Spring to channeling powerful memories of our own key nature experiences, this performance brings to life The Sense of Wonder Rachel wrote about so movingly at the end of her life. The ability to Wonder is a sense that brings renewal and a gift from those that take us by the hand and bring us back to our love and delight in nature. Oracle-award winning author and storyteller Diane Edgecomb weaves a hauntingly beautiful tale of her own journey of poignancy, joy and light.
This evocative performance is complemented by an immersive post-show gathering where writing exercises and prompts lead to the sharing of tales and experiences in nature.
Rachel Carson was the founding spirit of the environmental movement. Her accessible nature writings transformed the understanding of a generation. The Edge of the Sea, The Sea Around Us, and Silent Spring - the book that challenged the entire petrochemical industry - placed her as the foremost nature writer of her time and as a true visionary.
Tickets: $25
Member Tiered Pricing: $20/$15
Card to Culture: $15
About Diane Edgecomb
Nature has been at the heart of Diane Edgecomb’s storytelling for over thirty years. From reinvigorating Winter Solstice myths to original Eco-Tales that entertain as they educate, her unique performances have toured the US and internationally winning 5-star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe. Publisher’s Weekly said: “A storyteller in the grand tradition, Edgecomb is a virtuoso of the spoken word, an entire cast rolled into one.” Her newest performance Channeling Rachel Carson explores the many ways we can bring a renewed sense of wonder to our lives and to our advocacy for the nature we love.
About the post-show workshop:
Gather with Diane after the performance as she leads story-sharing and writing explorations of our own unique nature experiences. Based on evocative story prompts as well as thoughts and memories inspired by the performance, we’ll share our beginning tales in a warm and inclusive environment developing stories and new insights along the way.
Channeling Rachel Carson is an inclusive and inviting community building performance with a post-show gathering and workshop
Sashiko Mending Workshop
Sashiko Mending Workshop
With Rachel Barclay
All Skill Levels Welcome
Materials Included
Sashiko Visible Mending, Patches & Garment Decoration
This workshop will highlight the act of mending and garment embellishment with Sashiko Japanese Embroidery. With humble beginnings in rural Japan, Sashiko’s running stitch insulated work garments for warmth and longevity. Moving into contemporary times around the globe, the bold, geometric beauty of Sashiko continues to both strengthen and decorate fabrics. Sashiko’s Geometric Patterns and Motifs are inspired by nature, architecture, and culture. Students will learn how to patch and repair a rip or hole, reinforce a worn area, and prepare their distressed textile in order to draw a Sashiko pattern of their choice.
Participants will employ the “small stabs” Sashiko stitching technique to repair or embellish their project! People may choose to simply stitch a patch with denim provided.
Bring in a couple items from home to assess for mending or decorating. Areas to repair should be no larger than four inches. Denim looks amazing with Sashiko stitching. Medium-weight, woven fabrics work well; such as cotton or linen shirts, pants, skirts or dresses. Cotton and linen home goods are also fun to mend. Please no sweaters, knits, shiny, silky, nor stretchy fabrics. Denim with a bit of Spandex is fine.
All tools and materials provided. Sashiko needles, colorful threads, patches, and take home pattern instructions.
All skill levels welcome from novice to veteran hand stitchers! Please be sure to wear your good reading glasses. Bring your own water bottle, hot beverage, and snack or lunch to sustain you while stitching! We will take a break halfway through our workshop.
Workshop Fee……………….………...$80
Member Fee..….……………………….$70/$60 (Tiered Pricing)
Card to Culture Member Fee………….$40
Student Fee (9th - 12th Grade)* ….....$25
*Please Note: High School students under 16 must be accompanied by an adult
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED - MUST REGISTER BY JULY 25, 2026
This program is supported, in part, by Becket Cultural Council, a local agency funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Rachel Barclay Bio:
Rachel Barclay studied Textiles, Installation Sculpture, Printmaking, and Elementary Education in San Francisco and Long Beach, California. Throughout her journey as a creator, educator, and parent, she has focused on making functional sewn and embellished garments, home goods, and mixed media textile objects.
Since studying Sashiko with Jessica Marquez of Miniature Rhino and Kazue Yoshikawa of Sashiko Lab, Rachel embraced the hand-work practice as an act of mindfulness, empowerment, beauty, and sustainability. Building on her background as an artist and educator,
Rachel shares her joy of hand-stitching with all who are curious. Her teaching travels have taken her to studios, workshops, and retreats throughout the Northeast. Rachel stitches, mends, sews, reads teen fiction, forages for natural dye materials, and takes day trips to nearby cities for coffee and culture.
She works from her studio in Hartford, Connecticut with her woodworking spouse, Michael Pekovich with their two adult offspring nearby. Follow her creative process on Instagram
@rachelharrietteb or peruse her website www.rachelharriette.com
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Creative Modern Dance with Louise
Do you love to dance? Do you enjoy connecting with your body and your expressive self? Join us in this gently paced movement class that includes a warm up, simple phrases across the floor and fun and creative movement improvisations.
$15 per class ($5/$10 for Becket Arts Center Members). All ability levels are welcome! 18 and over.
Louise Heit is a choreographer, teaching artist and performer whose work has been seen throughout NYC. She holds a MA from Trinity Laban Conservatorie in London, a BFA from NYU and is a CMA (Certified Movement Analysis) from the Laban/Bartenieff Institute in NYC. This past winter, she received the Shula Strassfeld Memorial Scholarship from Liz Lerman’s organization, Dance Exchange and her third SuCasa grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council for her work with older adults. She is also a member of the improv group “Old Enough to Know Better”.
Music Brings Communities Together: Rounders Revival
Rounders Revival bring light-hearted and uplifting acoustic music steeped deeply in the folk-americana traditions of universal story telling and soulful harmonies. Comprised of Berkshire locals, Katie Herbst (rhythm guitar and vocals), Grahm Sturz (lead guitar and vocals), Dave Brown (mandolin and resonator guitar) and Matt Shomphe (bass), along with familiar rotating members who contribute to a spirit of community and comfort.
Instagram: @roundersrevival roundersrevival.com
Join us for an entertaining evening of live music. To make the most of your experience, please keep the following in mind:
*New Location: The performance will be held at the North Becket Park on Maple Street (across from the Becket Washington Elementary School).
*Free & Open to the Public: Everyone is welcome! While the concert is free, donations are greatly appreciated to help support our programming.
*What to Bring: This is an outdoor event, so feel free to bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, picnics, and beverages to enjoy on the grounds.
*Rain or Shine: Don’t let the clouds keep you away! In the event of rain, we will move the performance indoors to ensure the music continues.
We look forward to seeing the community come together for a great night with Rounders Revival!
This program is supported, in part, by the Cultural Councils of Becket, Blandford, Hinsdale-Peru, Lee, Middlefield, Otis, Washington, and Windsor, local agencies funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Creative Modern Dance with Louise
Do you love to dance? Do you enjoy connecting with your body and your expressive self? Join us in this gently paced movement class that includes a warm up, simple phrases across the floor and fun and creative movement improvisations.
$15 per class ($5/$10 for Becket Arts Center Members). All ability levels are welcome! 18 and over.
Louise Heit is a choreographer, teaching artist and performer whose work has been seen throughout NYC. She holds a MA from Trinity Laban Conservatorie in London, a BFA from NYU and is a CMA (Certified Movement Analysis) from the Laban/Bartenieff Institute in NYC. This past winter, she received the Shula Strassfeld Memorial Scholarship from Liz Lerman’s organization, Dance Exchange and her third SuCasa grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council for her work with older adults. She is also a member of the improv group “Old Enough to Know Better”.
Plein Air in Becket
Plein Air in Becket
In collaboration with the Guild of Berkshire Artists
Join our Berkshire Plein Air group to paint, draw and photograph at an outside location in Becket. (Actual Location TBD)
Open to artists of all levels. Work till noon, then join us for lunch (bring a lunch) and critique providing positive suggestions. Bring your oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, drawing, photography or digital painting equipment.
Third Wednesdays, once a month from 10am - 1pm with a break for lunch
$10 / Person - Free for Members of the Becket Arts Center & Members of the Guild of Berkshire Artists
Sign up by 6:30 pm the night before. Weather and regulations permitting
W.I.P. Wednesday
WIP Wednesdays: a creative space for artists of all kinds to gather with community, share works in progress and the process behind them.
Free and open to all.
A reading of Michael Hammond’s Uncle Vance ---
Uncle Vance is based on Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, but this time the action takes place at a country estate in today’s Berkshires, where the perpetually feuding family are trying to save their theatre company. Lively, full-blooded contemporary versions of
Chekhov's characters go at one another with wit and passion until growing family tensions and the company's financial crisis force a showdown. The cast will include Rory Hammond, Paula Langton, Susannah Millonzi, Ken Cheeseman and Michael Hammond.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Creative Modern Dance with Louise
Do you love to dance? Do you enjoy connecting with your body and your expressive self? Join us in this gently paced movement class that includes a warm up, simple phrases across the floor and fun and creative movement improvisations.
$15 per class ($5/$10 for Becket Arts Center Members). All ability levels are welcome! 18 and over.
Louise Heit is a choreographer, teaching artist and performer whose work has been seen throughout NYC. She holds a MA from Trinity Laban Conservatorie in London, a BFA from NYU and is a CMA (Certified Movement Analysis) from the Laban/Bartenieff Institute in NYC. This past winter, she received the Shula Strassfeld Memorial Scholarship from Liz Lerman’s organization, Dance Exchange and her third SuCasa grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council for her work with older adults. She is also a member of the improv group “Old Enough to Know Better”.
Music Brings Communities Together: Kilashandra
Kilashandra is a unique Celtic Jam Band located in the northeastern section of the United States. The band combines virtuoso musicianship with excellent vocals and heartfelt songs. Chris Gil on guitar, percussion and vocals. Tom Dolan on bass and bouzouki. Mark Emanatian on guitar and vocals, is also an accomplished songwriter. Amy Attias on violin and vocals.
The band released their first recording “From Ireland to Here” in 2023. Their second album “Echoes From A Hilltown” was recorded right on our stage!
Join us for an enjoyable evening of live music. To make the most of your experience, please keep the following in mind:
*New Location: The performance will be held at the North Becket Park on Maple Street (across from the Becket Washington Elementary School).
*Free & Open to the Public: Everyone is welcome! While the concert is free, donations are greatly appreciated to help support our programming.
*What to Bring: This is an outdoor event, so feel free to bring your own lawn chairs, blankets, picnics, and beverages to enjoy on the grounds.
*Rain or Shine: Don’t let the clouds keep you away! In the event of rain, we will move the performance indoors to ensure the music continues.
We look forward to seeing the community come together for a great night with Kilashandra!
This program is supported, in part, by the Cultural Councils of Becket, Blandford, Hinsdale-Peru, Lee, Middlefield, Otis, Washington, and Windsor, local agencies funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Creative Modern Dance with Louise
Do you love to dance? Do you enjoy connecting with your body and your expressive self? Join us in this gently paced movement class that includes a warm up, simple phrases across the floor and fun and creative movement improvisations.
$15 per class ($5/$10 for Becket Arts Center Members). All ability levels are welcome! 18 and over.
Louise Heit is a choreographer, teaching artist and performer whose work has been seen throughout NYC. She holds a MA from Trinity Laban Conservatorie in London, a BFA from NYU and is a CMA (Certified Movement Analysis) from the Laban/Bartenieff Institute in NYC. This past winter, she received the Shula Strassfeld Memorial Scholarship from Liz Lerman’s organization, Dance Exchange and her third SuCasa grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council for her work with older adults. She is also a member of the improv group “Old Enough to Know Better”.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Plein Air in Becket
Plein Air in Becket
In collaboration with the Guild of Berkshire Artists
Join our Berkshire Plein Air group to paint, draw and photograph at an outside location in Becket. (Actual Location TBD)
Open to artists of all levels. Work till noon, then join us for lunch (bring a lunch) and critique providing positive suggestions. Bring your oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, drawing, photography or digital painting equipment.
Third Wednesdays, once a month from 10am - 1pm with a break for lunch
$10 / Person - Free for Members of the Becket Arts Center & Members of the Guild of Berkshire Artists
Sign up by 6:30 pm the night before. Weather and regulations permitting
W.I.P. Wednesday
WIP Wednesdays: a creative space for artists of all kinds to gather with community, share works in progress and the process behind them.
Free and open to all.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Herbal Workshop with Kim Geisler: Botanical Protection
Presented with expert instruction by Kim Geisler of Transcending Roots.
Safely formulate a skin-safe bug repellent you can share with friends and family!
Join us for an afternoon of functional herbalism!
Learn how to work with herbs to keep biting insects at bay and care for your skin when they do bite.
Walk away with ready-to-use repellent, the knowledge to make more at home, and a deeper connection to the plants that protect us.
In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore plants that help repel mosquitoes, midges, deer flies, and ticks, and discuss how to craft effective, skin-safe bug repellent at home. We’ll also cover simple herbal first aid for bites and stings so you know what to do when the inevitable happens. Each participant will create a topical herbal repellent and get to meet several plant allies commonly used for soothing and supporting bite care.
Perfect for:
Outdoor enthusiasts who want reliable protection without chemicals
Parents seeking gentler options for kids
Gardeners, hikers, campers, and backyard entertainers
Craft lovers who enjoy hands-on, botanical projects
All Materials Provided
Workshop Fee……………….………...$50
Member Fee..….……………………….$40/$30 (Tiered Pricing)
Card to Culture Member Fee………….$25
Youth (9th - 12th Grade) Material Fee..$10
This program is supported, in part, by Becket Cultural Council, a local agency funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Becket Moving Freestyle
Back by Popular Demand!
Delsie Dunn will again bring the music, some context and we move – sway – dance – explore stillness – release stress! No dance experience is necessary. We are all participants – we all can move!
There is something magical about getting together and moving in a way that is uniquely your own way. Explore… how music makes you feel, discover ways to move to that music, dance with intention, openness, moment to moment.. begin again. Let others inspire you to try to move in a different/new way for yourself with curiosity and playfulness.
What it’s not: performative, choreographed, someone telling you what to do/how to feel throughout the music set. We will all hold the space of non-judgement, acceptance, respect for self and others creating safety to be fully in the moment with music, yourself and others.
For me, as someone who has a long and varied experience with dance and movement since childhood – movement improvisation has brought me the most joy, insight and release!
10:30am – 11:00am - Conscious Movement Training/Warmup: Each session I will offer various methods of ways to access unchoreographed movement. Each week I will review the previous concept(s) and introduce a new method to explore. The final week will be a review of all the methods I’ve shared.
11:00am – 11:45am – Music for conscious movement – no talking/chatting during this time – connect through movement only. Shouting – Sounding – is totally okay.
11:45am – 12:00pm – closing, cool down, end with a circle to provide a listening for anyone who wishes to share their experience, insight, etc.
Guidelines:
1. No talking on the dance floor
2. Drug-Free, Smoke-Free, Alcohol-Free environment
3. No photos or videos, cellphones muted and out of sight
4. Respect for the space and for one another
5. Move your body however you wish!
6. You can move alone, or with partners – your choice.
What to Bring:
Loose-fitting clothes that let you move your body freely
Footwear: Dance barefoot, in socks or indoor soft soled shoes (to keep the floor clean of debris)
Water bottle
Small Towel
Session Fee $15 Member Session Fee $10 Card To Culture Fee $5 Walk-Ins Welcome!
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
W.I.P. Wednesday
WIP Wednesdays: a creative space for artists of all kinds to gather with community, share works in progress and the process behind them.
Free and open to all.
"Soldier of Love" By Rick Reiss A tender solo portrait of a 1972 boy on the edge of everything - first love, first trouble, and a world he can’t quite control.
Soldier of Love by Rick Reiss
Directed by Moira O'Sullivan
Performed by Ben Hogan
This program is supported, in part, by Becket Cultural Council, a local agency funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
We Are River People - Opening Reception
A collection of hand made Nuno Felted scarves made through workshops run by the Wild & Scenic Westfield River Committee in celebration of World Fish Migration Day.
Show dates: May 14 - June 7
Becket Moving Freestyle
Back by Popular Demand!
Delsie Dunn will again bring the music, some context and we move – sway – dance – explore stillness – release stress! No dance experience is necessary. We are all participants – we all can move!
There is something magical about getting together and moving in a way that is uniquely your own way. Explore… how music makes you feel, discover ways to move to that music, dance with intention, openness, moment to moment.. begin again. Let others inspire you to try to move in a different/new way for yourself with curiosity and playfulness.
What it’s not: performative, choreographed, someone telling you what to do/how to feel throughout the music set. We will all hold the space of non-judgement, acceptance, respect for self and others creating safety to be fully in the moment with music, yourself and others.
For me, as someone who has a long and varied experience with dance and movement since childhood – movement improvisation has brought me the most joy, insight and release!
10:30am – 11:00am - Conscious Movement Training/Warmup: Each session I will offer various methods of ways to access unchoreographed movement. Each week I will review the previous concept(s) and introduce a new method to explore. The final week will be a review of all the methods I’ve shared.
11:00am – 11:45am – Music for conscious movement – no talking/chatting during this time – connect through movement only. Shouting – Sounding – is totally okay.
11:45am – 12:00pm – closing, cool down, end with a circle to provide a listening for anyone who wishes to share their experience, insight, etc.
Guidelines:
1. No talking on the dance floor
2. Drug-Free, Smoke-Free, Alcohol-Free environment
3. No photos or videos, cellphones muted and out of sight
4. Respect for the space and for one another
5. Move your body however you wish!
6. You can move alone, or with partners – your choice.
What to Bring:
Loose-fitting clothes that let you move your body freely
Footwear: Dance barefoot, in socks or indoor soft soled shoes (to keep the floor clean of debris)
Water bottle
Small Towel
Session Fee $15 Member Session Fee $10 Card To Culture Fee $5 Walk-Ins Welcome!
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Beginner Watercolor Painting
Join us for a 5-week Beginner’s Watercolor Painting series. In this hands-on series, we’ll move from basic brush strokes to finished compositions. Come turn a blank page into something beautiful. Space is limited!
$40 per class
Member Tiered Pricing: $35/$30
Materials Included
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Becket and Washington Town Forum: Building a Stronger Community Together
Come to the Becket Washington School cafetorium for this two-town forum to hear from our State Reps, school leaders, and local organizations about what resources are available in Becket and Washington and what we can all do to build a stronger community together.
Find out why the census data is so important to our towns, why attending the annual town meetings keep residents informed, and why participating in the annual town elections maintain active town committees and commissions that are vital to the health and governance of our towns. More details in the Becket Beat.
Musical entertainment by Dave Bacon and Simon Guthrie. Savories & sweets from Becket’s restaurants. Free childcare will be provided.
Please Register and indicate if you need childcare!!
Sponsored by Becket Washington Friends and Neighbors, Towns of Becket and Washington, Becket Washington School, Becket Athenaeum, Becket Arts Center, the Becket Food Pantry, the Emergency Fund.
Spirited Material Opening Reception
Spirited Material
This is a fascinating group of artists: Andrew Maurer, Barbara Neulinger, Maryna Bilak, Shawn Farley, and Ruth Rinard . There's a beautiful tension between the pastoral landscape and the industrial relic, all tied together by a shared obsession with materiality and the balancing of chaos.
Beginner Watercolor Painting
Join us for a 5-week Beginner’s Watercolor Painting series. In this hands-on series, we’ll move from basic brush strokes to finished compositions. Come turn a blank page into something beautiful. Space is limited!
$40 per class
Member Tiered Pricing: $35/$30
Materials Included
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Pollinator Paradise with Chris Ferrero
Learn How to Create a Paradise for
Pollinators in your Home Landscape
and Garden
Join us for this informative talk with Cornell Master Gardener Chris Ferrero.
Chris Ferrero Gardening Speaker, Writer and Consultant: Chris trained as a Cornell Master Gardener in New York where for ten years she led demonstration garden teams, plant propagation workshops, alternatives-to-invasives work groups, and children’s programs. She regularly consults on challenges like shade gardening, deer deterrence, and pollinator gardening with native perennials and flowering shrubs, and she has designed gardens that are recognized by Pollinator Pathways and the National Wildlife Federation. Her 20 talks keep her busy speaking to garden clubs, library groups and master gardener symposiums. Formerly a corporate marketing director, she has retired to Stockbridge, MA near the Berkshire Botanical Garden, where she serves on the faculty and also sits on the Horticulture Advisory Committee.
This project, Wings and Roots: A Garden for Pollinators and Community is supported by grants from Keep Massachusetts Beautiful and Becket Conservation Commission.
Event Fee $10 Event Fee for Members $5
Beginner Watercolor Painting
Join us for a 5-week Beginner’s Watercolor Painting series. In this hands-on series, we’ll move from basic brush strokes to finished compositions. Come turn a blank page into something beautiful. Space is limited!
$40 per class
Member Tiered Pricing: $35/$30
Materials Included
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Beginner Watercolor Painting
Join us for a 5-week Beginner’s Watercolor Painting series. In this hands-on series, we’ll move from basic brush strokes to finished compositions. Come turn a blank page into something beautiful. Space is limited!
$40 per class
Member Tiered Pricing: $35/$30
Materials Included
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Needle Felting Workshop with Tina Sweet
Join us for this beginner-friendly workshop!
Tina will introduce you to the basic tools and techniques used to felt wool fibers into an adorable owl. No experience necessary.
Please note: this process involves working with sharp, barbed needles, and is not appropriate for those under the age of 13.
All Materials Included
Workshop Fee ……………………….…$80
Members Fee……………………………$70/$60(Tiered Pricing)
Card to Culture Member Fee ……..….. $40
Youth (9th - 12th Grade) Material Fee.. $10
Spaces are limited, so register today to secure your spot!
This program is supported, in part, by Becket Cultural Council, a local agency funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Mary Ann McSweeney Jazz Trio
Travel the world through sound! From the heart of Portugal to the stages of South America, this trio will bring you a night of eclectic music. Featuring original Fado compositions and reimagined global standards, this is a performance that bridges cultures and continents all from the Becket Arts Center stage in the upstairs gallery.
Tickets: $15
Members: $10
Mary Ann McSweeney
Mary Ann McSweeney has played with jazz legends Dizzy Gillespie, Joanne Brackeen, Lee Konitz, Gil Goldstein, and Bucky Pizzarelli. She has also played for renowned conductors, Leonard Bernstein, Lalo Schifrin, and John Williams. She performed at the White House with the Eli Yamin Quintet and the Kennedy Center Gala with the Clayton/Hamilton Orchestra.
Chilean-born vocalist Natalia Bernal hails from Iquique, a city nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Atacama Desert. Now based in New York City, Natalia’s rich and entrancing voice evokes the drama of the natural surroundings of her homeland. Drawing from songwriting traditions of Latin America, her original compositions and selections from the Great American Songbook surprise with a refreshingly improvisational texture.
Guitarist Jason Ennis is an exciting voice in the world of jazz guitar. His unique sound, deep groove and sensitive feel, along with a diverse background in jazz, blues, Brazilian music and classical music have made him highly in demand as a soloist, sideman, bandleader and musical director.
This program is supported, in part, by Becket Cultural Council, a local agency funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Natalia Bernal and Jason Ennis
Beginner Watercolor Painting
Join us for a 5-week Beginner’s Watercolor Painting series instructed by Suzanne Gammon. In this hands-on series, we’ll move from basic brush strokes to finished compositions. Come turn a blank page into something beautiful. Space is limited!
Suzanne Gammon has a degree in Arts History as well as Fine Arts.
$40 per class
Member Tiered Pricing: $35/$30
Materials Included
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Learn To Meditate: Tame the Wild Horse of Your Mind
Learn To Meditate: Tame the Wild Horse of Your Mind
With Rosie Bleyer
Meditation has multiple purposes and effects. By quieting the mind and relaxing through breath awareness, the heart rate slows, allowing you to let go of thoughts that arise. With practice you will experience lessened anxiety and emotional reactivity.
In our fast-paced world, our minds are often stuck in "doing" mode—rushing from one task to the next, worrying about the future, or dwelling on the past. This 8-session course is designed to help you shift into "being" mode, providing you with a sustainable toolkit to navigate life’s challenges with grace and steady focus.
Bring your meditation cushion or mat if desired. Chairs will be available.
Offerings collected and much appreciated.
Sashiko Hand-Stitching Basics
Sashiko Hand Stitching Workshop
With Rachel Barclay
All Skill Levels Welcome!
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED - MUST REGISTER BY MARCH 21, 2026
Sashiko is a Japanese mending and embroidery handwork skill which uses a simple running stitch to create bold and geometric patterns on textiles. The stitching tradition has been used for centuries in Japan, and continues globally, as a contemporary needlework practice to mend, patch, strengthen, quilt, and embellish garments or home goods for longevity and beauty. With focus on exploration of the craft, workshop participants will learn how to handle thread, layout a grid, draw patterns, employ a Sashiko needle, and use “small stabs” to stitch designs onto their mini-patch samplers.
Sashiko patterns are inspired by nature, architecture, and culture. Students will choose from a variety of motifs that suit their design aesthetic and comfort level; tiny plus signs, woven tortoise, ocean waves, and seven treasures to name a few. The stitched squares can later be transformed into purposeful, small goods such as a pocket, pin cushion, patch, sachet, or coaster.
All skill levels are welcome whether a novice stitcher or experienced fiber artist! Everyone will work at their own pace. Bring your good reading glasses! There will be a break halfway through the workshop. Feel free to bring snacks or a lunch and beverage.
Workshop Fee……………….………...$80
Member Fee..….……………………….$70/$60 (Tiered Pricing)
Card to Culture Member Fee………….$40
Youth (9th - 12th Grade)* Material Fee..$25
*Please Note: High School students under 16 must be accompanied by an adult
( *** Snow Date: March 29th *** )
This program is supported, in part, by Becket Cultural Council, a local agency funded by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Rachel Barclay Bio:
Rachel Barclay studied Textiles, Installation Sculpture, Printmaking, and Elementary Education in San Francisco and Long Beach, California. Throughout her journey as a creator, educator, and parent, she has focused on making functional sewn and embellished garments, home goods, and mixed media textile objects.
Since studying Sashiko with Jessica Marquez of Miniature Rhino and Kazue Yoshikawa of Sashiko Lab, Rachel embraced the hand-work practice as an act of mindfulness, empowerment, beauty, and sustainability. Building on her background as an artist and educator,
Rachel shares her joy of hand-stitching with all who are curious. Her teaching travels have taken her to studios, workshops, and retreats throughout the Northeast. Rachel stitches, mends, sews, reads teen fiction, forages for natural dye materials, and takes day trips to nearby cities for coffee and culture.
She works from her studio in Hartford, Connecticut with her woodworking spouse, Michael Pekovich with their two adult offspring nearby. Follow her creative process on Instagram
@rachelharrietteb or peruse her website www.rachelharriette.com
Novel Creations Auction and Ball
Turn the page on a typical Friday night—help us write a bright future for the Becket Arts Center's young artists.
Step into a world where stories leap off the page and into the gallery. Following the incredible success of our Coffee Sack Art challenge, the Becket Arts Center invites you to a night of sculptural storytelling: The Novel Creations Ball.
Come dressed as your favorite author or literary character and bid on community-member-created works of art made out of books destined for the recycling pile!
100% of proceeds support free youth art classes
$20 ticket (includes live music by Razztime, food & drink)
Snow date: March 28th
Yoga With Rima Sala
Get ready to unwind, stretch, and strengthen your body in this all-levels yoga class. We'll move mindfully through a series of poses, connecting our breath to each movement. You'll build heat, increase flexibility, and improve your balance, all while finding a sense of calm and focus.
This class is perfect for both beginners and experienced yogis looking to deepen their practice. Modifications will be offered to ensure everyone feels comfortable and challenged. Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and ready to take on your week.
$15 Fee / Members: $5-$10. Register and pay in person.
Learn To Meditate: Tame the Wild Horse of Your Mind
Learn To Meditate: Tame the Wild Horse of Your Mind
With Rosie Bleyer
Meditation has multiple purposes and effects. By quieting the mind and relaxing through breath awareness, the heart rate slows, allowing you to let go of thoughts that arise. With practice you will experience lessened anxiety and emotional reactivity.
In our fast-paced world, our minds are often stuck in "doing" mode—rushing from one task to the next, worrying about the future, or dwelling on the past. This 8-session course is designed to help you shift into "being" mode, providing you with a sustainable toolkit to navigate life’s challenges with grace and steady focus.
Bring your meditation cushion or mat if desired. Chairs will be available.
Offerings collected and much appreciated.
Maker Mondays
Drop-in Maker Mondays Get your hands dirty and your creative juices flowing at this informal gathering. Bring your current project—whether it's knitting, sketching, or something else entirely—and spend the evening working alongside other local makers. It's a great opportunity to connect with fellow artists, share ideas, and find inspiration in a relaxed and supportive environment.
We will gather twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Mondays.
Free and Open to the Public