Becket Arts Center

10/09/2026

Thursday, October 22, 4:30pm. Join us for the exciting hands-on learning opportunity! Learn about the Mexican synchronistic holiday of Día de Los Mu***os (Day of the Dead), when ancient Aztec beliefs about honoring the dead combine with Catholic traditions about the veil between here and the hereafter. Free for youth, $10 for adults. Register here: https://www.becketartscenter.org/calendar/mexican-day-of-the-dead-workshop

10/05/2026

Join Becket Arts Center and Lara Tupper for an evening book club discussion of Dar Williams' book, "What I Found in a Thousand Towns". Books are available to borrow from Becket Athaeneum or purchase gently used in Becket Arts Center gift shop! Free, registration appreciated.

10/03/2026

Sunday, October 11, 3pm Becket Arts Center at The Dream Away Lodge! In this intimate reading, Paula Langton takes on Joan Didion’s extraordinary meditation on love, loss, memory, marriage, and the mind’s refusal to accept what it cannot change. Seating is limited and reservations are required: https://www.becketartscenter.org/calendar/yearofmagicalthinking

10/01/2026

Join us on Saturday, October 24 at 5pm for an exclusive evening of music and conversation with renowned singer-songwriter Dar Williams, author of the acclaimed book 'What I Found In A Thousand Towns'. The event will feature a 25-30 minute song-and-story presentation by Dar Williams, focusing on her insights on building social capital in communities, followed by testimonials from local community leaders on their own experiences in community building. Secure your limited tickets now: https://becketartscenter.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/neonevents/events?path=%2Fportal%2Fevents%2F46774

09/24/2026

08/27/2026

UPDATE: Tonight's program, 'Understanding Beethoven's Ninth Symphony with Jeremy Yudkin,' has been postponed to Friday, September 4 at 6 pm.

08/25/2026

Thursdays starting September 3 at 6pmNick Atlas will lead Improvisational Circle Singing. Learn to create spontaneous, a ca****la music and soundscapes via a variety of accessible techniques, exercises, and simple music theory to free your voice, expand your mind, and open your heart. Open to singers of all levels. Registration is preferred, but walk-ins welcome. Donations between $10 and $20 suggested. https://www.becketartscenter.org/calendar/improvisational-singing