Community Calendar

In Pegasus Gallery and The Niche:

November 14, 2025 – January 23, 2026
Opening Reception on Tuesday November 18, 4:30-6:30pm at Pegasus Gallery.

Chip Rutan photographs the lower Connecticut River Valley and shoreline. His images depict locations he has known since childhood, and captures the momentary and transient nature of place, memory, and of home.

Photographs in Rutan’s “Space and Time” series were initially created with a Polaroid film camera between 2022 and 2023. The resulting images were digitally scanned, edited, and reprinted, while retaining the distinctly imperfect visual qualities of the Polaroid media. His human subjects were photographed from afar, so their likeness is impossible to discern, yet each composition contains a nostalgic and psychologically charged atmosphere of familiarity. Subjects walk along the beach, lounge, swim, and in many works, they appear to blur into the haze of dominant horizon lines. Rutan describes his photographs best as “ephemeral and dreamlike… portal(s) to a simpler time and place.”

Rutan lives in Old Saybrook, and has exhibited his photographs regionally and nationally. He holds an MFA in Visual Art from Vermont College of Fine Arts, an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (at Hartford), and a BA in Mathematics from the University of New Haven.

Pegasus Gallery is located within the library on the first floor of Chapman Hall
Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. when classes are in session. Winter break hours are Mondays-Fridays 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

The Niche is in Founders Hall across from the Registrar’s Office
Hours: Monday-Thursday 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fridays 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

The Norman Rockwell Museum is honored to present a rare series of early twentieth century lighting advertisements by Norman Rockwell and fellow Golden Age illustrators Maxfield Parrish, N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, Stanley Arthurs, Worth Brehm, and Charles Chambers created for Edison Mazda Lamps, a division of the General Electric Company. These luminous, richly painted works were widely circulated in published advertisements through the 1920s and are on loan to the Museum for the first time through the generosity of GE Aerospace.

Step back into the vibrant world of the 1920s and 1930s with Jazz Age Illustration, a major exhibition exploring the art of popular illustration during this transformative era. Featuring over 100 works by renowned artists such as Aaron Douglas, John Held Jr., and Frank E. Schoonover, the exhibition delves into the cultural impact of illustration during a time of dramatic social change.

Organized by the Delaware Art Museum, Jazz Age Illustration is the first major exhibition to survey the art of popular illustration in the United States between 1919 and 1942—a vibrant and transformative era of innovation, evolving styles, social change, and expanding popular media.

This heartwarming collection of holiday themed works by Norman Rockwell—from Thanksgiving and Christmas to New Year’s—are showcased in this lively installation of enduring seasonal favorites. Renowned for his ability to capture the spirit of American life, Rockwell’s paintings reflect the joy and nostalgia of the season as inspired by classic tales, holiday festivities and greetings, and the artist’s unique brand of gentle humor. His masterful artistry and keen observations of human nature are also revealed in this important collection of original artworks—aspirational images that continue to inspire.
For more information, please visit https://www.nrm.org/2024/09/134735/

Get ready to jingle all the way into Santa's Brickmas Adventure at LEGO® Discovery Center Boston!

From November 22 through January 3, families are invited to step into a wonderland of festive fun, creativity, and kindness where holiday spirit is powered by LEGO® bricks and imagination. Join LEGO® Santa's team of merry elf helpers on a mission to keep the holiday magic alive! Build last-minute presents in the Global Master Elf Model Builder workshop challenge but not before rocking around the LEGO tree with the cheerful LEGO® Gingey Squad, to help Santa power up his Magic Meter-one creative mission at a time.

Event Highlights include:

Creative Workshop: Be inspired by YouTube star Alec, Chief Elf and LEGO®'s Global Master Model Builder with over 4 million followers, and our team of expert Playmakers in a special creative challenge. Design and build last-minute gifts straight from the workshop!

Festive Dance Party: Rock around the LEGO® tree and show off your best moves with the elf helper squad and special guests during this holly-jolly dance celebration.

Build to Give: Spread kindness this season! Build a LEGO® heart and share it on social media with #BuildToGive. For every heart shared, LEGO® will donate a LEGO set to a child in need-because spreading joy is the best gift of all.

Gingerbread Village Build: Work together to design and build your own deliciously creative LEGO® gingerbread houses to display in our magical village.

Magic Meter Challenge: Complete all the festive missions, scan your Elf License, and help Santa power up his Magic Meter to save the season!

Witness Boston created completely out of more than 1.5 million LEGO bricks and decked out for the holidays

The exhibition highlights how critique and exchange among artists can influence creative direction—sometimes subtly, sometimes profoundly—while still foregrounding the individuality of each practice.

See apearts.org for details and community events.

Eight local wineries and vineyards have partnered up to showcase the incredible wine Western Massachusetts has to offer. Guests can start at any of the 8 locations:

- Agronomy Farm Vineyard
- Black Birch Vineyard
- Cameron’s Winery
- Glendale Ridge Vineyard
- Hardwick Winery
- Home Fruit Wine
- Mineral Hills Winery
- Wine Haus & Vineyard

Simply make a purchase to get your passport stamped and then check out the next location. The passport will be open from now until December 20th. A stamped passport gets you entered to win one of eight prizes, with a prize coming from each location ranging from wine to merch to tickets and more!

Visit Brattleboro this holiday season and discover 60 store windows brimming with magical miniature scenes, darling doll houses, tiny terrariums, and steaming model trains. Shop the pop-up artisan holiday market, attend puppet shows and tea parties, and enjoy tiny treats from one-of-a-kind restaurants. Visit exhibitions of miniature art across town, including a restored Victorian doll house filled with the original work of more than 100 artisans – in miniature.

Visit brattleboro.com/miniboro to see a full list of events, and join the mini fun!

Presented by Downtown Brattleboro Alliance, brattleboro.com

The Smith Office for the Arts (SOFA) hosts a Student Art Sale, in partnership with SCMA, just in time for the holidays. You are invited to purchase work created by Smith students including prints, fashion, photographs, jewelry, accessories, and more by over 50 student artists from across campus.

Mark your calendars! The 13th Annual Christmas Tree & Wreath Festival is right around the corner.
Festival Dates: Dec 5 | 4–7 PM & Dec 6–7 | 10 AM–3 PM & Dec 13–14 | 10 AM–3 PM
Location: Palmer Historical & Cultural Center, 2072 Main St., Three Rivers
Stop by during the festival to purchase raffle tickets for your chance to win a gorgeous, decorated tree or festive wreath – each one handcrafted by individuals, businesses, and community groups.
Raffle tickets: $1 each or $5 for 10
Bring new and unwrapped toys to donate to the Lions Club of Palmer Toy Drive and receive a free raffle ticket (for each donated toy) as a thank-you for helping local families in need!