Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area

Great Barrington MA / Outdoor Recreation: Nature-Parks-Paddle-Hikes

East Mountain State Forest

Cheshire MA / Bike Rides

Ashuwillticook Rail Trail – Lanesborough, Cheshire, Adams, No. Adams, Mass

Norfolk CT / Perform.Arts-Music-Theatre-Dance

Litchfield County Choral Union & LCCU Festival Orchestra

Falls Village CT / Educational Programs-Lectures

Great Mountain Forest – Norfolk & Falls Village, Conn

Norfolk CT / Historic Societies

Norfolk Historical Society & Museum – Norfolk, Conn

Sharon CT / Educational Programs-Lectures

Sharon Audubon Center & Miles Wildlife Sanctuary – Sharon, Conn

Kent CT / Educational Programs-Lectures

Connecticut Antique Machinery Association – Kent, CT

Norfolk CT / Land Trusts & Protections

Campbell Falls State Park – Norfolk, Conn

Canaan CT / Educational Programs-Lectures

Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument – East Canaan, Conn

Monterey MA / Land Trusts & Protections

Beartown State Forest, MA – Monterey, Mass

Lee MA / Land Trusts & Protections

Goose Pond Reservation – Lee, Mass

Great Barrington MA / African American Heritage

Friends of Du Bois Homesite – Gt. Barrington, Mass

Ashley Falls MA / African American Heritage

African American Heritage Trail – Gt. Barrington, Mass

Great Barrington MA / African American Heritage

Housatonic River Walk National Recreation Trail – Gt. Barrington, MA

Sheffield MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Sheffield Historical Society & Dan Raymond House Museum – Sheffield, Mass

Great Barrington MA / African American Heritage

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center – Gt. Barrington, Mass

Lanesborough MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Mount Greylock State Reservation & Scenic Byway to Summit – Lanesborough,MA

Ashley Falls MA / Outdoor Recreation: Nature-Parks-Paddle-Hikes

LAKES & PONDS – Free Public Boat Launches/Access

Stockbridge MA / Land Trusts & Protections

Stockbridge Land Trust – Stockbridge, Mass

Lenox MA / Gilded Age Mansions

Colonial Carriage and Driving Society – Orleton Farm – Lenox, Mass

Hancock MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Hancock Shaker Village – Hancock, Mass

Becket MA / Historic Houses & Landmarks

Jacob’s Ladder Scenic Byway — Route 20 in Becket & Lee, Mass

Cornwall Bridge CT / Educational Programs-Lectures

Housatonic Valley Association – Cornwall Bridge, CT & So.Lee, MA

Lenox MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Ventfort Hall Mansion & Gilded Age Museum – Lenox, Mass

Pittsfield MA / Land Trusts & Protections

Pittsfield State Forest – Pittsfield, Mass

Stockbridge MA / Formal & Estate Gardens

Naumkeag Museum and Gardens – Stockbridge, Mass

Becket MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival – Becket, Mass

Lenox MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

The Mount – Edith Wharton’s Estate – Lenox, Mass

Stockbridge MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Berkshire Botanical Garden – Stockbridge, Mass

Pittsfield MA / Educational Programs-Lectures

Arrowhead, Home of Herman Melville – Pittsfield, Mass

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Becket, MA–MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP & MUSIC ENSEMBLE Performance @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

Jul 18 @ 8:00 pm

8:00 pm

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Hailed as “the most successful and influential choreographer alive, and indisputably the most musical” (The New York Times), Mark Morris is celebrated for deep, witty, poetic dance and an unwavering commitment to live music. “A[...]

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Becket, MA–UMANOOVE/DIDY VELDMAN Performance, FEATURING LIVE MUSIC @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

Jul 18 @ 8:15 pm

8:15 pm

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Dutch choreographer Didy Veldman launched her company Umanoove in 2016 with The Happiness Project, a choreographic investigation of western society’s endless search for fulfillment. The London-based company makes their U.S. debut with this intricate, physical,[...]

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BECKET, MA–FREE OUTDOOR “INSIDE/OUT” DANCE PERFORMANCE @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

Jul 19 @ 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm

6:15 pm

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Bring family and friends of all ages to the Inside/Out series, offering free outdoor performances by emerging and established dance companies and presentations by dancers of The School at Jacob’s Pillow every Wednesday through Saturday[...]

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Lenox, MA–Mass Audubon: Evening at the Beaver Ponds

Jul 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

6:30 pm

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Location: Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox MA Audience: All (suitable for children 3 & up) Members: Adult $6.00, Child $3.00 Nonmembers: Adult $8.00, Child $4.00 Visit our beaver ponds with a naturalist, and search for[...]

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Sharon, CT–Beauty and The Beast stage production @ Sharon Playhouse

Jul 19 @ 7:00 pm

7:00 pm

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also Saturday, July 20, 21,25, 27, aug 1, 3 at 2 PM and Sunday, July21, 28 aug 4 at 3PM Beauty and the Beast is the classic story that tells of Belle, a young woman in[...]

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Becket, MA–MARK MORRIS DANCE GROUP & MUSIC ENSEMBLE Performance @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

Jul 19 @ 8:00 pm

8:00 pm

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Gt. Barrington, MA–Tom Paxton & The Don Juans @ The Guthrie Center

Jul 19 @ 8:00 pm

8:00 pm

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Winner of a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for a career going back to the Greenwich Village folk revival of the early 1960s, when, as a pioneer singer-songwriter, he moved the genre beyond its traditions, Tom[...]

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Lenox, MA–Boston Symphony Orchestra: UnderScore Friday Concert @ Tanglewood (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Jul 19 @ 8:00 pm

8:00 pm

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Andris Nelsons conducts Jolas, Saint-Saëns, Debussy and Ravel featuring cellist Gautier Capuçon Betsy JOLAS A Little Summer Suite SAINT-SAËNS Cello Concerto No. 1 DEBUSSY La Mer RAVEL La Valse At UnderScore Friday performances, patrons will[...]