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 & Stockbridge, 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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The Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area includes nine towns in Connecticut and twenty in Massachusetts.

EVENTS

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May

Wed

Great Barrington, MA–Community Volunteer Wednesday Workdays at RiverWalk

May 18 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

2:00 pm

Tickets

River Walk depends on volunteers! Volunteer Workdays provide an opportunity for community members to contribute to the care of the trail. Come make a difference! Register to join us for one of these community work[...]

May

Fri

Gt. Barrington, MA–The Wallflowers performance (Rock ‘n’ roll) @ Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

May 20 @ 8:00 pm

8:00 pm

Tickets

Rock ‘n’ roll is often hard to define, or even to find, in these fractured musical times. But to paraphrase an old saying, you know it when you hear it. And you always hear it[...]

May

Sat

Mass Audubon – Spring Birding Series: Session 2- Spring Warblers by Sight and Sound @ Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary

May 21 @ 7:30 am – 10:00 am

7:30 am

Tickets

Instructor: Zach Adams – Teacher Naturalist, Berkshires Audience: Adult Members: $44.00 Nonmembers: $59.00 Join Zach Adams from Mass Audubon for a 3 part series on spring birding. Sign up for the whole series of three[...]

May

Sat

Chester, MA–CHESTER ON TRACK FESTIVAL, ‘JUST AROUND THE BEND’

May 21 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

9:00 am

Tickets

Journey to Chester On Track, the 21st annual railroad-themed family festival in downtown Chester, MA on Saturday, May 21 from 9:00am to 4:00pm, held rain or shine. The event gathers some of the very best[...]

May

Sat

Lenox,MA–Family Spring Discovery Hike at Parsons Marsh

May 21 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

10:30 am

Tickets

Join Berkshire Family Hikes for a child-led stroll along the accessible trail and boardwalk at Parsons Marsh. Interactive signs along the trail will connect kids to the spring happenings around them. We’ll discover spring wildflowers,[...]

May

Sat

Gt. Barrington, MA–Met Opera Live in HD: Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor @ Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

May 21 @ 1:00 pm

1:00 pm

Tickets

soprano Nadine Sierra takes on one of the repertory’s most formidable and storied roles, the haunted heroine of Lucia di Lammermoor, in an electrifying new staging by in-demand Australian theater and film director Simon Stone,[...]

May

Sun

Great Barrington, MA–Guided Birding Walk at Lake Mansfield

May 22 @ 7:30 am – 9:30 am

7:30 am

Tickets

Grab your binoculars and join Greg Ward Meet at the Lake Mansfield Beach Area. Over 100 bird species have been recorded as seen at Lake Mansfield! For details and to register for this program Song[...]

May

Sun

Great Barrington,MA– Tree Workshop and Guided Trail Walk with Michael Wojtech

May 22 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

1:00 pm

Tickets

Discover the wonder of trees! Michael Wojtech teaches us to look closely at the bark and other features that help us to distinguish each species. He will share his knowledge through a hands-on workshop and[...]