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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EVENTS

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Sep

Sun

2019 HOUSATONIC HERITAGE WALKS – 60+ FREE EVENTS IN THE BERKSHIRES, MA & LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CT

Sep 15 all-day

12:00 am

Tickets

FOR DETAILED SCHEDULE OF ALL EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE –“2019 HOUSATONIC HERITAGE WALKS”—- www.HousatonicHeritage.org/events/heritage-walks CLICK ON “READ MORE” & THEN CLICK ON “EVENT WEBSITE” ON NEXT PAGE

Sep

Sun

Falls Village, CT–Dover Quartet @ Music Mountain Festival

Sep 15 @ 3:00 pm

3:00 pm

Tickets

MOZART: Adagio and Fugue in C Minor, K. 546 (1788) HINDEMITH: String Quartet #3 in C Major, Op. 16 (1920) BRAHMS: String Quartet #3 in B Flat Major, Op. 67 (1875) Box Office: (860) 824-7126

Sep

Sun

Sharon, CT–Nunsense stage production @ Sharon Playhouse

Sep 15 @ 3:00 pm

3:00 pm

Tickets

also Saturday, August 31 sept 5, 7, 12, 14 at 2 PM Nunsense is a hilarious talent show staged by five survivors at the Little Sisters of Hoboken nunnery, the rest of the sisterhood having[...]

Sep

Wed

Lenox, MA–Mass Audubon – Birding Walk @ Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

Sep 18 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am

8:00 am

Tickets

Audience: Adult —– Free event Pleasant Valley’s beaver ponds, wetlands, and woods are super sites to see beautiful warblers, thrushes, tanager, orioles, and more during the peak of migration. We’ll explore rich bird habitat and[...]

Sep

Thu

Pittsfield, MA–3rd Thursday Cultural Street Festival: Jacob’s Pillow Pop-Up Performance–Barkha Dance Company

Sep 19 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

5:00 pm

Tickets

For Third Thursday, Barkha Dance Company (BDC)’s Artistic Director, Barkha Patel performs a solo of pure Kathak dance accompanied with live music by Mike Lukshis on Tabla, the main percussion instrument of Kathak, and Rohan[...]

Sep

Fri

Lenox, MA–“Time Stands Still” Performance @ Shakespeare & Co.

Sep 20 @ 7:30 pm

7:30 pm

Tickets

Nominated for 2010 Tony Award Best Play “Crackles with bright wit and intelligence.” – The New York Times “Donald Margulies’ TIME STANDS STILL compellingly demonstrates what a master playwright can do with great economy and[...]

Sep

Sat

2019 HOUSATONIC HERITAGE WALKS – 60+ FREE EVENTS IN THE BERKSHIRES, MA & LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CT

Sep 21 all-day

12:00 am

Tickets

Sep

Sat

Great Barrington, MA– Housatonic Heritage Paddling on the Housatonic River with the Housatonic Valley Association

Sep 21 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

9:00 am

Tickets

Trip Length: 7 miles Level: Beginner (10+yrs) Get your family out for a day of river exploration. We’ll paddle from Bridge Street, Great Barrington to the Covered Bridge in Sheffi eld stopping for lunch on[...]