In the Gallery “Notes from the Interior” – a show featuring local artists on paper continues until July 7 at 6:00 p.m.

    On July 13, with a reception from 4:00-6:00 p.m. in the downstairs gallery, a new multi-artist exhibit “Unearthed” will open, with three-dimensional works by artists including: Erika Crofut, Josefina Freedman, Gail Gelburd, Serena Granb, Caryn King, Margie Skaggs, and Natalie Tyler. The show will run through August 11. The Gallery is open on Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m., during performances at the Center, and by appointment.

    Three other events will be highlighted at the Center.

    “Pick up the Pen,” June 30 from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Lara Tupper will host a FREE community writing workshop.

    Tupper is an accomplished author and will help attendees learn practical tips and easy prompts to develop their own writing routine and complete their writing project. She is the founder of Swift Ink Stories, which offers private manuscript guidance and tutorials, and the author of a short-story collection, Amphibians, and two novels, Off Island and A Thousand and One Nights. All ages and skills are welcome. Bring a notebook, a pen, and any writing tools that serve you best. Please register in advance by sending an email to laratupper.com/contact.

    Our Open Mic Variety Show will return July 12, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. FREE. Your chance to get ready for the big time and show off your skills. Bring your jokes, poems, songs, and other talents to share with your neighbors over light refreshments. If you want to present, please arrive 15 minutes early to sign up.

    And Romance in the Afternoon, July 28, 4:00-6:090 p.m. ($20). Josh Luxon-Robinson will return by popular demand and perform classic piano works from the Romantic Period. The repertoire will include pieces by Brahms, Bernstein, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, Delius, and Medtner, a Russian composer and pianist from the same period as Rachmaninoff.

    A preview of Josh’s virtuosity is at YouTube/Josh Luxon-Robinson. Or read last year’s profile of Josh in last summer’s The Sandisfield Times, August, page 13 at sandisfieldtimes.org/library.