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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Feb

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Norfolk, CT–A Winter Weekend Festival in Norfolk, Connecticut!

Feb 22 all-day

12:00 am

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February 22 & 23, 2020–Two days of fun for all, indoors and out… food, live music, art exhibits, winter sports and hiking, tours, open houses, kids’ activities and more. Saturday, February 22, 2020 EVENTS— All[...]

Feb

Sat

Pittsfield, MA–Suffragists in the Berkshires Exhibit– Pittsfield 10×10 Event @ Pittsfield Atheneum/Library

Feb 22 @ 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

8:00 am

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Woman suffrage leaders came from the Berkshires and came to the Berkshires to promote the right to vote. To mark the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment extending the vote to women, the[...]

Feb

Sat

Norfolk, CT–Tours of the Great Mt. Forest Sugar House During “Weekend in Norfolk” @ Great Mountain Forest

Feb 22 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

1:00 pm

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TO REGISTER / EMAIL GET DIRECTIONS 860-542-5422 If the weather cooperates to make the sap run, the GMF Sugar House will be open for tours on Sat. and Sun., Feb. 22 and 23 from 1:00[...]

Feb

Sat

Gt. Barrington, MA–“The Souls of Black Folk”: Celebrating the Songs, Poems, and Text of WEB DuBois @ First Congregational Church

Feb 22 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

1:30 pm

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Drawn from: Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 Poems and music from The Souls of Black Folk, 1903 Community Book Club & Discussion, The Souls of Black Folk with Randy Weinstein, Gwendolyn[...]

Feb

Sat

Lenox, MA–Mass Audubon – Bluebird Nest Box Building Workshop @ Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary

Feb 22 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

1:30 pm

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Instructor: Zach Adams – Naturalist Audience: All (suitable for children 5 & up) Members: Adult $20.00, Child free Nonmembers: Adult $25.00, Child free Get crafty in our cozy red barn and build something that will[...]

Feb

Sat

Washington, CT–Etuaptmumk: Two-Eyed Seeing @ The Institute for American Indian Studies

Feb 22 @ 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm

1:30 pm

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Etuaptmumk is a Mi’kmaw saying that translates to “Two – Eyed Seeing.” This concept refers to learning how to see from one eye the strengths of Indigenous knowledge, and from the other eye the strengths[...]

Feb

Sat

Lenox, MA–Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Winter Lecture with Tom Coward–Restoring the Wild Gardens of Gravetye Manor in Sussex, England @ Duffin Theater at Lenox Memorial Middle/High School

Feb 22 @ 2:00 pm

2:00 pm

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Tom Coward has worked as a gardener from the age of 15 at various gardens, but it was at Great Dixter (as Fergus Garrett’s assistant) that he believed he really honed his horticultural skills and[...]

Feb

Sat

Pittsfield, MA–Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon production @ the Colonial Theatre

Feb 22 @ 2:00 pm

2:00 pm

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Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon is an adaptation of the fourth of Mary Pope Osborne’s award-winning fantasy adventure books from the Magic Tree House book series, which has sold more than 100 million copies[...]