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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May

Sun

Mt. Greylock, Lanesboro/Adams, MA– OPENING DAY: Birds, Bees & Butterflies (Bascom Lodge talk & dine presentation) @ Bascom Lodge at the Summit of Mt. Greylock

May 26 @ 12:00 pm – 7:00 pm

12:00 pm

Tickets

“Beekeeping Demo” (with live bees), 12-4 pm. “Birds of Prey” (live bird presentation), 1-2 pm. “Butterfly” (Presentation on the growth cycle of butterflies), 6-7 pm. All Free and Open to the Public. ESTABLISHED IN 1898,[...]

May

Tue

Lenox, MA–Mass Audubon – Birding @ The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home

May 28 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

8:00 am

Tickets

May 14,21,28, 2019 (Tuesday) 8:00am – 10:00am audience: Adult Fee: Free Explore Edith Wharton’s original estate, including its woods, wetlands, and meadows. Learn skills to bird by sight[...]

May

Wed

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

May 29 @ 7:00 am – 8:30 am

7:00 am

Tickets

Audience: Adult Fee: Free 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 observe[...]

May

Thu

Gt. Barrington, MA– What She Said @ Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

May 30 @ 6:00 pm

6:00 pm

Tickets

$20 WHAT SHE SAID tells the story of longtime New Yorker film critic and best-selling author Pauline Kael. Featuring a rich blend of interviews with filmmakers and colleagues, never before-seen archival footage, and Kael’s own[...]

May

Thu

Gt. Barrington, MA–Hootenanny ! @ The Guthrie Center

May 30 @ 7:00 pm

7:00 pm

Tickets

Every Thursday night! Music begins at 7:00 PM Performers FREE—Members $3.00—Non-members $5.00 (413) 528-1955 Beer, wine, and dinner available between 6:00 and 8:00 PM on concert nights.

May

Fri

Pittsfield, MA–Mass Audubon – FREE Birding – Canoe Meadows Migrants @ Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary

May 31 @ 7:00 am – 9:00 am

7:00 am

Tickets

Instructor: Noreen Mole – Sanctuary Volunteer and Hoffmann Bird Club leader Audience: Adult Fee: Free Canoe Meadow’s beautiful grounds are ideal for spotting migrant species, especially waterfowl, warblers, swallow, orioles, and more. We’ll explore wetlands,[...]

May

Fri

Gt. Barrington, MA–The Art and Times of Frosty Myers @ Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

May 31 @ 11:15 am

11:15 am

Tickets

THE ART AND TIMES OF FROSTY MYERS, documents the career of sculptor Forrest “Frosty” Myers over the past half- century. Coming to New York City from San Francisco in 1961, he entered a rapidly changing[...]

May

Fri

Gt. Barrington, MA–Biggest Little Farm movie @ Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

May 31 @ 2:00 pm

2:00 pm

Tickets

Two dreamers and a dog embark on an odyssey to bring harmony to their lives and to the land. As their plan to create perfect harmony takes a series of wild turns, they will have[...]