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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Mass Audubon – Birding at The Mount, with Mass Audubon Society @ The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home-

Jul 16 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

8:00 am

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Audience: Adult Fee: Free Explore Edith Wharton’s original estate, including its woods, wetlands, and meadows. Learn skills to bird by sight and sound as we look for numerous bird species, including bobolinks, woodpeckers, vireos, and[...]

Jul

Tue

Lenox, MA–Summer Tear & Talk Series: Cornelia Brooke Gilder and Ronald Epp on Lenox Rusticators on the Maine Coast @ ventfort hall

Jul 16 @ 4:00 pm

4:00 pm

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Historians Cornelia Brooke Gilder and Ronald Epp will join together to present the story of the impact the Berkshires had on the development of the Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island led by George[...]

Jul

Tue

Pittsfield, MA–“Rock and Roll Man: The Alan Freed Story” Performance

Jul 16 @ 7:00 pm

7:00 pm

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2 pm–june 30–july 3-5-6-7-10-13-14-17-20-21 8 pm–june 28-29–july 5-6-12-13-19-20 In the summer of 1954, in a small radio station in Cleveland, an unknown disc jockey heard the sound that would change America. And the rest[...]

Jul

Tue

Stockbridge, MA–“The Skin of Our Teeth” Performance @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE FITZPATRICK MAIN STAGE

Jul 16 @ 7:00 pm

7:00 pm

Tickets

2 pm –7/13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31 8 pm – 7/ 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, aug 2, 3 Winner of the 1943 Pulitzer Prize, this theatrical masterpiece is a wildly entertaining and[...]

Jul

Tue

Lenox, MA–Miloš Classical Guitar Performance @ Tanglewood (Boston Symphony Orchestra)

Jul 16 @ 8:00 pm

8:00 pm

Tickets

J.S. BACH Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV 997 GRANADOS from 12 Spanish Dances: No. 5, Andaluza No. 2, Oriental ALBÉNIZ Asturias VILLA LOBOS Five Preludes LENNON/McCARTNEY (arr. Sergio Assad) Blackbird LENNON/McCARTNEY (arr. Sergio[...]

Jul

Wed

Pittsfield, MA–“Rock and Roll Man: The Alan Freed Story” Performance

Jul 17 @ 2:00 pm

2:00 pm

Tickets

8 pm–june 28-29–july 5-6-12-13-19-20 In the summer of 1954, in a small radio station in Cleveland, an unknown disc jockey heard the sound that would change America. And the rest is music history. Rock and[...]

Jul

Wed

Stockbridge, MA–“The Skin of Our Teeth” Performance @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE FITZPATRICK MAIN STAGE

Jul 17 @ 2:00 pm

2:00 pm

Tickets

8 pm – 7/ 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, 27, aug 2, 3 Winner of the 1943 Pulitzer Prize, this theatrical masterpiece is a wildly entertaining and thought-provoking explosion of time and space. Meet the[...]

Jul

Wed

Lanesboro, MA– “Klezmer Music” performance @ Bascom Lodge at the Summit of Mt. Greylock

Jul 17 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

6:00 pm

Tickets

Free and Open to the Public. ESTABLISHED IN 1898, THE RESERVATION WAS THE FIRST LAND PRESERVED-IN-TRUST FOR THE CITIZENS OF MASSACHUSETTS AS A WILDERNESS PARK; THE FLAGSHIP PROPERTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION.[...]