Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area

Great Barrington MA / Nature-Parks-Paddle-Hike

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 / Nature-Parks-Paddle-Hike

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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EVENTS

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Mar

Tue

Stockbridge, MA–Spring Bulb Show @ Berkshire Botanical Garden

Mar 26 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

9:00 am

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Featuring New England favorites and unusual South African bulbs Our Fitzpatrick Conservatory is a welcomed harbinger of spring from March 4 to 29 for the Garden’s annual exhibition of New England springtime flowering bulbs and[...]

Mar

Tue

Richmond, MA–Hike at Hollow Fields with Berkshire Natural Resources Council Staff

Mar 26 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

10:00 am

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Hike with BNRC and learn about High Road Project connections in and around Richmond Difficulty: Moderate (easy pace, moderate elevation change) Description: We’ll wind our way to the uppermost field and back, enjoying the 2[...]

Mar

Wed

Stockbridge, MA–Spring Bulb Show @ Berkshire Botanical Garden

Mar 27 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

9:00 am

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Mar

Thu

Stockbridge, MA–Spring Bulb Show @ Berkshire Botanical Garden

Mar 28 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

9:00 am

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Mar

Fri

Stockbridge, MA–Spring Bulb Show @ Berkshire Botanical Garden

Mar 29 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

9:00 am

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Mar

Sat

Pittsfield, MA–“Who Are You – A Celebration of The Who” Performance @ The Colonial Theatre--The Garage

Mar 30 @ 6:00 pm

6:00 pm

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Pre-show Entertainment: Rev Tor Solo Who Are You last played The Colonial Theatre in November 2013. Soon after, lead singer, Craig Simmons suffered a spontaneous brain bleed, leaving him unable to perform with the band…until[...]

Apr

Sat

Gt. Barrington, MA–Crescendo: The Mystical 16–The 1616 Settings of Psalm 116, and Contemporary Versions @ St. James Place

Apr 6 @ 6:00 pm

6:00 pm

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In the year 1616 Burckhard Grossmann, a merchant from Jena, Germany, after surviving a near death experience, in gratitude commissioned 16 composers from central Germany to write settings of Psalm 116. Among them were master[...]

Apr

Sat

Pittsfield, MA–Changes in Latitudes: Jimmy Buffett Tribute Show @ Colonial Theatre--The Garage

Apr 6 @ 8:00 pm

8:00 pm

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Escape to Margaritaville with Changes in Latitudes. Over their ten-year history, Changes in Latitudes has performed all over the world, immersing audiences in an authentic reproduction of the Jimmy Buffett concert experience, complete with a[...]