Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area

Great Barrington MA / Nature-Parks-Paddle-Hike

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 / Nature-Parks-Paddle-Hike

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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Tue

Pittsfield, MA–10×10 Intersection Panels at the Berkshire Athenaeum @ Berkshire Athenaeum

Feb 19 all-day

12:00 am

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The Berkshire Historical Society, in collaboration with the Berkshire Athenaeum, explores the history of Pittsfield through its neighborhoods. As they have evolved, the story of Pittsfield’s ethnic communities, the families, the stores, the churches, the[...]

Feb

Tue

Pittsfield, MA–Berkshire County Historical Society’s Moby-Dick Film Festival Celebrating Herman Melville’s novel Written in Pittsfield, 1850-1851 @ Berkshire Athenaeum (library)

Feb 19 @ 6:30 pm

6:30 pm

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AGE OF THE DRAGONS (2011) with Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones, Corey Sevier, Sofia Pernas Moby-Dick was a colossal failure when first published in 1851 but in the early 20th century it began taking its place[...]

Feb

Wed

Pittsfield, MA–10×10 Intersection Panels at the Berkshire Athenaeum @ Berkshire Athenaeum

Feb 20 all-day

12:00 am

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Feb

Thu

Pittsfield, MA–10×10 Intersection Panels at the Berkshire Athenaeum @ Berkshire Athenaeum

Feb 21 all-day

12:00 am

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Feb

Thu

Sandisfield, MA–Sunset Hike at Clam River with Berkshire Natural Resources Council Staff

Feb 21 @ 4:45 pm – 6:30 pm

4:45 pm

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Walk through the cathedral pines as the sun sets on Sandisfield Difficulty: Moderate Description: Join us in hiking the 2-mile Clam River loop. We’ll wind through cathedral pines and get great views of the Clam[...]

Feb

Thu

Pittsfield, MA–Barrington Stage Company’s 10×10 New Play Festival @ Barrington Stage Co--at the Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center

Feb 21 @ 7:30 pm

7:30 pm

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Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 pm & Saturday and Sunday at 3:00 pm 10 TEN MINUTE PLAYS x 10 PLAYWRIGHTS = 100 MINUTES OF PURE JOY

Feb

Fri

Pittsfield, MA–10×10 Intersection Panels at the Berkshire Athenaeum @ Berkshire Athenaeum

Feb 22 all-day

12:00 am

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Feb

Fri

Falls Village, CT– Historic Guided Walk of Falls Village with the Town Clerk (sponsored by the Appalachian Mt. Club)

Feb 22 @ 9:45 am

9:45 am

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Falls Village is a Registered National Historic District. It once was a station stop on the Housatonic Railroad and producer of cannons for the Civil War. Through this village, 3 miles of the Appalachian Trail[...]