Saint James Place

Saint James Place Arts & Culture Center in Great Barrington. Performance | Events | Weddings In 2010, St.

James Church on Main Street in Great Barrington, faced demolition. In 2008, a portion of the rear wall of the historic Gothic Revival stone church had unexpectedly collapsed, forcing the Town Building Inspector to condemn the building and the congregation to temporarily relocate. After a period of discernment the vestry and the congregation decided not to repair or reuse the church and sought a re

al estate appraisal. The findings of the appraisal recommended that, “The highest and best use of the subject property is as a vacant parcel of land that is available for development.”

Concerned that this prominent local landmark would be destroyed, residents Sally and Fred Harris formed a secular, non-profit, Saint James Place, whose mission was to rescue and repurpose the church and adjacent parish hall. SJP reopened as a performing arts and cultural venue in spring 2016. With 17,000 square feet of office, rehearsal, performance and reception spaces, SJP is a dynamic cultural hub in the heart of downtown Great Barrington. SJP is a year-round resource for local artistic and civic organizations, and is proud to be the permanent home of the Peoples Pantry.

Discover what's happening at Saint James Place in November & December! Plus exciting lighting, sound and video enhanceme...
10/30/2025

Discover what's happening at Saint James Place in November & December! Plus exciting lighting, sound and video enhancements. https://conta.cc/3LddU28

Email from Saint James Place Find out what's happening in November & December at Saint James Place for Arts and Culture     What's New... We are excited to announce that our sound, lighting and video

💥 New Event 💥 Schumacher Center for a New Economics gathers key leaders of the contemporary Bioregional movement to disc...
10/29/2025

💥 New Event 💥 Schumacher Center for a New Economics gathers key leaders of the contemporary Bioregional movement to discuss strategies for financing the New Economy. Samantha Power and Tyler Wakefield, Co-Founders of BioFi Project, will engage in a conversation led by Schumacher Center board member, Alex Forrester, around the “Promise of Bioregional Economies.”

45th Annual E.F. Schumacher Lecture
Saturday, November 22, 3pm
Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA

Registration for in-person attendance only. (Event is being filmed.)

The price of tickets ranges from $5 to $100. Self-select the amount that best matches your ability to pay.

https://saintjamesplace.net/event/45th-e-f-schumacher-lecture-the-promise-of-bioregional-economies/

  to the production of "Some Old Black Man." We still think about Berkshire Playwright's Lab's first fully-staged perfor...
10/28/2025

to the production of "Some Old Black Man." We still think about Berkshire Playwright's Lab's first fully-staged performance.

Do you know that our arts and culture space offers...

➤ Versatile performance and rehearsal spaces that allow for creative freedom and experimentation

➤ Sanctuary Space holds up to 250 people; Great Hall holds up to 100 people; East Room holds up to 60 people

➤ State-of-the-art systems and have just enhanced our sound and light systems

Learn more about us!
https://saintjamesplace.net/space/

Great Barrington Public Theater

Do you know that in 1918 during the influenza epidemic the Saint James Place parish house (attached to the south side ) ...
10/26/2025

Do you know that in 1918 during the influenza epidemic the Saint James Place parish house (attached to the south side ) became a hospital? Now it contains renovated event and meeting spaces — and a catering kitchen. Learn more about our spaces.
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Experience the magic of the Paul Winter Consort! Grab your tickets for this winter solstice celebration. This concert is...
10/21/2025

Experience the magic of the Paul Winter Consort! Grab your tickets for this winter solstice celebration.

This concert is an uniquely intimate solstice celebration, in contrast to the large-scale productions done for many years in the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York.

It promises to deliver everything audiences have come to love and expect.

Get tickets today! https://saintjamesplace.net/event/paul-winter-consort-winter-solstice-celebration/

Tickets available for Crescendo's Saturday, October 18, 4pm concert. Learn more and buy tickets! https://bit.ly/southsbr...
10/17/2025

Tickets available for Crescendo's Saturday, October 18, 4pm concert. Learn more and buy tickets! https://bit.ly/southsbreath

Need a place for your performance, conference, meeting, wedding, whatever? Consider Saint James Place. Read on for our b...
10/16/2025

Need a place for your performance, conference, meeting, wedding, whatever? Consider Saint James Place. Read on for our bennies or pop over to our website. https://saintjamesplace.net/join-us/

➤ Centrally located in downtown Great Barrington with easy access to shops & restaurants.

➤ Easy parking. We offer 22 parking spots and have close relationships with neighbors with easily accessible lots.

➤ Accessible. We have handicapped accessible parking for those who may need extra help and our entire building is accessible: rooms, venue seating and bathrooms.

➤ Three performance/function rooms:

Our largest space, the Sanctuary, offers world-renowned acoustics, ✨ NEW sound and lighting systems, ✨ original stained glass windows, and seats up to 280 guests: seating for 250 people on the ground floor (14 handicap accessible seats) and 30 in the balcony.

The Great Hall can accommodate 100 people theater-style, 85 seated for a reception, and 150 standing and it features a ✨ NEW ✨ lighting system.

The East Room can seat 65 theater-style, 45 for a seated reception, and 90 standing.

➤ State-of-the-art facilities

➤ Caterer’s kitchen

➤ Furnishings

➤ Baby Grand Piano

Join Us Saint James Place is a state-of-the-art performance venue housed in a fully-restored architecturally-significant building in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Built in 1857 of blue dolomite limestone from a local […]

In Crescendo's upcoming concert, “The South’s Breath: Latin American Instruments on a Musical Heritage Journey,” Christi...
10/15/2025

In Crescendo's upcoming concert, “The South’s Breath: Latin American Instruments on a Musical Heritage Journey,” Christine Gevert will "take the stage to play a selection of early music and contemporary fusion pieces alongside Gonzalo Cortés, who will play the Andean zampoña and quena, an indigenous panpipe and flute, respectively, while Carlos Boltes plays the lute-like charango and viola. Gevert will accompany them on the virginal, an Italian baroque key instrument related to the harpsichord, also adding percussion." (Berkshire Eagle)

This performance, Oct. 18 at 4pm, will kick off Crescendo’s 2025-26 season here at Saint James Place, in Great Barrington (also at Trinity Lime Rock Church in Lakeville, Conn, Oct. 19, 4pm).

Learn more and buy tickets! https://bit.ly/southsbreath

Address

352 Main Street
Great Barrington, MA
01230

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+14135281996

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