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7:00 pm Gt. Barrington, MA–Poetry & Fict... @ Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon's Rock

Gt. Barrington, MA–Poetry & Fict... @ Blodgett House, Bard College at Simon's Rock

Sep 21 @ 7:00 pm

Donika Kelly’s debut collection Bestiary was selected by Nikky Finney for the 2015 Cave Canem Poetry Prize, and long listed for the National Book Award. She holds an MFA in Writing from the Michener Center[...]

8:00 am Pittsfield, MA–Fall Birding at C... @ Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary

Pittsfield, MA–Fall Birding at C... @ Canoe Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary

Sep 22 @ 8:00 am – 10:00 am

Instructor: Noreen Mole – Sanctuary Volunteer and Hoffmann Bird Club leader Audience: Adult Members & Nonmembers: Free Spring and fall are the best seasons to look for migrants of all kinds, especially the beautiful wood-warblers,[...]

10:00 am Kent, CT–2017 Fall Festival @ The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association

Kent, CT–2017 Fall Festival @ The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association

Sep 22 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

ADMISSION FEES: $10 for adults/teens, $5 children age 6-12, free for children age 5 or less. Free for CAMA members. Our restored drag saw will be demonstrated, as well as our American #1[...]

6:00 pm Stockbridge, MA–Berkshire Chambe... @ Stockbridge Library

Stockbridge, MA–Berkshire Chambe... @ Stockbridge Library

Sep 22 @ 6:00 pm

Tickets will be available at the Library on a first-come, first-served basis; space is limited. Tickets are $15 each; $10 for students with valid student ID; or $40 for tickets to all three concerts[...]

6:00 pm Stockbridge, MA–Berkshire Chambe... @ Stockbridge Library

Stockbridge, MA–Berkshire Chambe... @ Stockbridge Library

Sep 22 @ 6:00 pm

The Stockbridge Library is thrilled to present a Berkshire Chamber Players concert series. Tickets will be available at the Library on a first-come, first-served basis; space is limited. Tickets are $15 each; $10 for students[...]

all-day 2017 HOUSATONIC HERITAGE WALKS –...

2017 HOUSATONIC HERITAGE WALKS –...

Sep 23 all-day

FOR DETAILED SCHEDULE OF ALL EVENTS, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE –“2017 HOUSATONIC HERITAGE WALKS” click on “event website“

9:30 am SHEFFIELD, MA–Town Forest Event–... @ Sheffield Town Park

SHEFFIELD, MA–Town Forest Event–... @ Sheffield Town Park

Sep 23 @ 9:30 am – 4:00 pm

A family friendly Celebration of the Town of Sheffield– for Berkshire County residents, Community Groups, Natural Resource Professionals, and Environmental Educators. This event aims to highlight and inspire other communities of the values of sustainable[...]

10:00 am Kent, CT–2017 Fall Festival @ The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association

Kent, CT–2017 Fall Festival @ The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association

Sep 23 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

ADMISSION FEES: $10 for adults/teens, $5 children age 6-12, free for children age 5 or less. Free for CAMA members. Our restored drag saw will be demonstrated, as well as our American #1[...]

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African American Heritage Trail – Gt. Barrington, Mass

The African American Heritage Trail encompasses 29 Massachusetts and Connecticut towns in the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area, and celebrates African Americans in the region who played pivotal roles in key national and international events, as well as ordinary people of achievement. Among the key 48 sites along the trail: W.E.B. Du Bois boyhood […]
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Goose Pond Reservation – Lee, Mass

Goose Pond Reservation – 112 acres. A Trustees of Reservations property located on Goose Pond. Boaters can launch from a state boat ramp on Cooper Creek Road. Paddle across Lower Goose Pond, a mountain lake anchored by steep ridgelines that also support a remote section of the 2,179-mile Appalachian Trail. Goose Pond Reservation is managed […]
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Ventfort Hall Mansion & Gilded Age Museum – Lenox, Mass

Ventfort Hall is an imposing Elizabethan-style mansion built in 1893 for Sarah Morgan, the sister of J. P. Morgan. Designed by the architects Rotch & Tilden, it is located in Lenox, Massachusetts. The town of Lenox was the center of the social season in the Berkshires during the Gilded Age, the period between the Civil […]
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Ashuwillticook Rail Trail – Lanesborough, Cheshire, Adams, No. Adams, Mass

The 11-mile Ashuwillticook Rail Trail wends its’ way through the back woods history and natural beauty of 4 Berkshire County communities, tracing roughly the same travel route Native Americans and later early settlers used centuries ago. It was an abandoned railway corridor that was then transformed into a paved trail for walkers, bikers, rollerbladers and […]
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Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center – Gt. Barrington, Mass

The Mahaiwe Theater opened in September 1905 and is one of the oldest surviving theaters in the country. In its early years, the theater presented touring vaudeville acts and performers such as John Philip Sousa. It was transformed into a movie palace in 1930 and has been in continuous operation for over 100 years. Celebrated […]
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Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument – East Canaan, Conn

The Beckley Blast Furnace was one of three blast furnaces in operation along Lower Road and the Blackberry River in East Canaan during the period 1832-1923. Knowledgeable guides — members of the Friends of Beckley Furnace — are onsite at the Furnace from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. each Saturday in the summer.
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East Mountain State Forest

A challenging trip along the Appalachian Trail that climbs the steep slopes of East Mountain, visiting four beautiful overlooks with views of three states. East Mountain and its associated spurs and ridges rise conspicuously above the Housatonic Valley in the southern portion of Great Barrington. Unlike many mountains with defined summits or summit ridges, East […]
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Friends of Du Bois Homesite – Gt. Barrington, Mass

Friends of the Du Bois Homesite is a community-based organization that supports the restoration, maintenance, stewardship and awareness of the W.E.B. Du Bois Boyhood Homesite, a National Historic Landmark, as a public memorial to the Great Barrington native who became a leading scholar and activist in the civil rights movement in the United States and […]
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The Mount – Edith Wharton’s Estate – Lenox, Mass

The Mount – Edith Wharton’s Estate – Lenox, Mass The Mount was the home of Pulitzer-prize winning author Edith Wharton, who designed the house and gardens with the same intelligence and sensitivity that distinguishes her writing. Edith Wharton created her gardens as architectural compositions, divided into rooms, and planned in concert with the house and […]

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