“Tiny Stagger,” an evening of dance created by Kate Seethaler and Emily Lukasewski, will be presented Saturday at 8 p.m. at the School for Contemporary Dance and Thought (SCDT), on the fourth floor at 25 Main St. in Northampton. The event features performative and visual installations, as well as new and repurposed dance works “amid an air of humor and interactivity.”
The evening begins with visual, performed and interactive installations from Lukasewski along with deconstructed vignettes of Seethaler’s “you name it,” a meta-performative homage to making and performing dance, with performances by Jenny Bennett, Lukasewski, Molly McBride and Whitney Wilson.
Also on the program: Seethaler’s newest work, “too early to tell,” which is “inspired by school games, the light in people’s eyes when they are seen, and a quest to dismantle the hierarchy between audience and performer.”
Also, Lukasewski will present “Artball,” inspired by the “fervent allegiance and raucous loyalty of sports fans, and yet utterly perplexed by the conditioned practice of obeying countless regulations.”
Tickets, at the door, cost $10. Space is limited; early arrival is recommended. Box office opens at 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7:45.
The Valley Winds presents its season finale, “Carmen: A Contemporary Flamenco Ballet,” Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Academy of Music in Northampton. The wind ensemble will be joined onstage by The Ines Arrubla Flamenco Dance Theatre and Multi-Arts, and, together will retell the story of George Bizet’s 1875 opera “Carmen,” which, in turn, was based on a 1845 novella of the same name by Prosper Merimee.
The Valley Winds is an adult wind ensemble consisting of professional brass, woodwind and percussion players from the Pioneer Valley and beyond. The group was formed with the goal of creating an artistically driven ensemble with an emphasis on community relevance.
Tickets cost $25; $10 for seniors and students; free for children under 12 (but a ticket is still required). To reserve, visit www.aomtheatre.com.
The Northampton Arts Council will present a series of free outdoor movies at sites around the city.
First up: “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,” May 25, 8 p.m. at Smith College’s Chapin Lawn.
When eccentric man-child Pee-Wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the United States on the adventure of his life.
Running Time: 1hr 31min; rated PG
For information, visit www.facebook.com/events/1601835060143068.
‘Mt. Tom, Hope and Strength,” a photo exhibit by Roger Lobdell of Florence, is on view through May 31 at the Robert Floyd Photo Gallery and Learning Center, 2 East St. in Southampton.
Lobdell has participated in the gallery since its inception in 2001. He is an instructor as well as a photo coach for the Learning Center’s participants.
“Mt. Tom has been part of my life since living on Wolcott Road in Southampton as a young boy,” Lobdell writes in an artist’s statement. “It was one of the subjects I photographed on the first, and only, roll of film my father gave me.”
There will be a reception and artist conversation May 29 at 3 p.m. at the gallery.
For information, visit www.robertfloydphoto.com.
An exhibit of artwork by students at Northampton High School will be on view through May 26 at the Hosmer Gallery at Forbes Library, 20 West St., Northampton.
The selection, curated by teachers Lisa Leary and Sheryl Jaffe, includes up to 100 students in Foundations of Art, ceramic, drawing and painting, graphic design and Honors Art classes, and will feature a variety of media.
Gallery hours are Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 to 5 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Sundays.
For information, visit forbeslibrary.org.
“Elephant & Piggie: We Are In An Exhibition!,” an exhibit of illustrations by Mo Willems celebrating the “Elephant and Piggie” books, will be on view through June 30 at the R. Michelson Galleries, 132 Main St. in Northampton.
According to the gallery, Willems “The Thank You Book” is the 25th and final installment in the series, and the gallery offers a retrospective of sketches and final drawings from each book.
Gallery hours are Mondays through Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m.
For information, visit www.RMichelson.com.
Anchor House of Artists at 518 Pleasant St. in Northampton presents a memorial exhibit of artwork by John DeStefano.
DeStefano was called an “outsider artist,” a term which can refer to someone whos artwork seems to be self-taught and free from academic influences, or for someone who lives at the margins of the social fabric. Or, in the case of DeStafano, both.
DeStefano lived for his entire adult life in an inpatient psychiatric care setting; he died in 2013.
His hospital room was both is studio and his gallery. With the restricted medium he was able to use, markers and construction paper, he produced thousands of highly colored, shaped drawings. He drew machinations that were part car, part planet, sometimes buglike or spaceship-shaped. He tore out the shapes by hand as he had no access to scissors.
Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 1 to 6 p.m. and by appointment. Admission is by donation. For information, visit anchorhouseartists.org.