The forecast is not looking good for Art Omi’s free stargazing party on Saturday night, but there’s plenty else to see and do.

Tristan Lowe: Mocha Dick @ Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown. Loew has constructed a 52-foot-long sculpture of the fabled whale from industrial wool felt. Free. (Through August 8). Opening Saturday, March 13.

Landscapes of the Mind @ Williams College Museum of Art. A symposium that brings together artists and neuroscientists for an afternoon of talks and discussions about creativity, visualizing the brain, and finding connections where art and science meet. Saturday, March 13. 1-5pm. Free.

Mediterranean Light: The Artistic Imagination of Italy @ The Clark, Williamstown. To accompany the Giovanni Boldini in Impressionist Paris exhibition, Judith Meighan, associate professor in the history of art at Syracuse University, presents a lecture focusing on art in Italy in the late nineteenth century in her lecture. Sunday, March 14, at 3 pm. The Boldini show continues through April 25. The lecture and museum admission are both free.

Ida Weygandt: Walking Home @ Carrie Haddad Photographs, Hudson. Large format color photographs. Also featured is work by Elliot Kaufman and Kelly Shimoda. (Through April 18) Free. Opening reception Saturday, March 13 6-8pm.

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