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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Aug

Tue

Gt. Barrington, MA–Thomas & Palmer Brook Family Scavenger Hunt Hike, with the Berkshire Natural Resources Council

Aug 20 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

10:30 am

Tickets

Join us for a scavenger hunt hike! We’ll bring hand lenses and a field microscope to take a look at the little things. Please bring water and snack and wear sturdy footwear. Directions: Thomas and[...]

Aug

Tue

Gt. Barrington, MA–Thomas & Palmer Brook Preserve: Family Scavenger Hunt Hike

Aug 20 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

10:30 am

Tickets

Family Hiking Series with BNRC, GBLC, and CHP Description: Join us for a scavenger hunt hike! We’ll bring hand lenses and a field microscope to take a look at the little things. Please bring water[...]

Aug

Tue

Lenox, MA–Summer Tear & Talk Series: Suzanne Hinman on The Grandest Madison Square Garden @ ventfort hall

Aug 20 @ 4:00 pm

4:00 pm

Tickets

There is a cast of fascinating characters in The Grandest Madison Square Garden: Art, Scandal and Architecture in Gilded Age New York by art historian and museum director Suzanne Hinman. Her remarkable story centers on[...]

Aug

Tue

Lenox, MA–Tea & Talk: The Grandest Madison Square Garden @ Ventfort Hall Association

Aug 20 @ 4:00 pm

4:00 pm

Tickets

Aug

Wed

Lenox, MA–Mass Audubon – NEW! Nature Walks for Health and Happiness

Aug 21 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

10:00 am

Tickets

Location: Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox MA Audience: Adult Members: Free for members Nonmembers: $5.00 A relaxing walk in the woods can be the perfect way find balance in your life. Bess will help you[...]

Aug

Wed

Lanesboro, MA–“Wintergreen” (Folk music by this local trio) @ Bascom Lodge at the Summit of Mt. Greylock

Aug 21 @ 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.[...]

Aug

Wed

Lenox, MA–Mass Audubon – Evening at the Beaver Ponds

Aug 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

6:00 pm

Tickets

Location: Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Lenox MA Audience: All (suitable for children 3 & up) Members: Adult $6.00, Child $3.00 Nonmembers: Adult $8.00, Child $4.00 Visit our beaver ponds with a naturalist, and search for[...]

Aug

Wed

BECKET, MA–FREE OUTDOOR “INSIDE/OUT” DANCE PERFORMANCE @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

Aug 21 @ 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm

6:15 pm

Tickets

Bring family and friends of all ages to the Inside/Out series, offering free outdoor performances by emerging and established dance companies and presentations by dancers of The School at Jacob’s Pillow every Wednesday through Saturday[...]