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    Category Archives: Featured Events

    Apr 18 2018
    Diane Cote
    Featured Events, Resources

    2019 HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOC. PADDLING TRIPS ON THE HOUSATONIC RIVER–In partnership with: THE HOUSATONIC HERITAGE AREA

    HOUSATONIC VALLEY ASSOCIATION’S–Free 2019 Guided Housatonic River Trips–CoSponsored by the Housatonic Heritage Area CALL 413-298-7024 TO REGISTER or EMAIL: PADDLE@HVATODAY.ORG All events are FREE!  Registration is required, as space is limited. Canoes and equipment provided, or reg...
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    May 26 2017
    Housatonic Admin
    Featured Events

    2019 HOUSATONIC HERITAGE WALKS in the Upper Housatonic Valley National Heritage Area

    2019 Heritage Walks–Saturday & Sunday, Sept.  7 + 8, 14 + 15,  21 + 22 and 28 + 29 TO VIEW DETAILED LISTING OF EVENTS– CLICK ON THIS TAB: 2019 Heritage Walks–Events Featured each year are: short walks,  hikes, walking tours of towns and historical buildings, nature and birding ...
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    Upcoming Events

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    10:00 am Lenox, MA–Mass Audubon – Nature ... @ Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
    Lenox, MA–Mass Audubon – Nature ... @ Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
    Jun 26 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
    Instructor: Bess Dillman – Sancturay Volunteer 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 connect[...]
    6:00 pm Mt. Greylock, Lanesboro/Adams, M... @ Bascom Lodge at the Summit of Mt. Greylock
    Mt. Greylock, Lanesboro/Adams, M... @ Bascom Lodge at the Summit of Mt. Greylock
    Jun 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
    Music by this local, all male, a cappella group. 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[...]
    6:15 pm BECKET, MA–FREE OUTDOOR “INSIDE/... @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    BECKET, MA–FREE OUTDOOR “INSIDE/... @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    Jun 26 @ 6:15 pm – 7:00 pm
    BECKET, MA--FREE OUTDOOR “INSIDE/OUT” DANCE PERFORMANCE @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival | Becket | Massachusetts | United States
    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[...]
    6:30 pm Lenox, MA–Mass Audubon – Evening... @ Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
    Lenox, MA–Mass Audubon – Evening... @ Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary
    Jun 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
    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 beavers and other animals attracted to these[...]
    8:00 pm Becket, MA–COMPAÑÍA IRENE RODRÍG... @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    Becket, MA–COMPAÑÍA IRENE RODRÍG... @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    Jun 26 @ 8:00 pm
    FEATURING: LIVE MUSIC & A WORLD PREMIERE Compañía Irene Rodríguez is a revered voice in the emerging contemporary Cuban dance scene, known for a particular vision of flamenco that is both Spanish and Cuban. Rodríguez,[...]
    8:00 pm Lenox, MA–Tanglewood Learning In... @ Tanglewood (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
    Lenox, MA–Tanglewood Learning In... @ Tanglewood (Boston Symphony Orchestra)
    Jun 26 @ 8:00 pm
    Linde Center Studio E and Cindy’s Café,  Lenox MA The String Quartet MasterPass takes you on an immersive, highly interactive journey with current and former members of the Juilliard String Quartet that focuses on the[...]
    8:15 pm Becket, MA–ABBY Z AND THE NEW UT... @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    Becket, MA–ABBY Z AND THE NEW UT... @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    Jun 26 @ 8:15 pm
    Abby Zbikowski makes her Pillow debut with abandoned playground, an adrenaline-inducing sequence of hyper physicality and extreme virtuosity. Creating an intimate setup, nine dancers are pushed to the brink of their capabilities and endurance. Recipient[...]
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    2:00 pm Sharon, CT–Crazy for You stage p... @ Sharon Playhouse
    Sharon, CT–Crazy for You stage p... @ Sharon Playhouse
    Jun 27 @ 2:00 pm
    Sunday, June 23, 30 july 7 at 3 PM Crazy For You is a zany rich – boy – meets hometown-girl romantic comedy. It tells the story of young New York banker Bobby Child, who[...]
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      Campbell Falls State Park – Norfolk, Conn

      Campbell Falls State Park Reserve was a gift to the State of Connecticut and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from the White Memorial Foundation of Litchfield Connecticut. The Whiting River, rising in Massachusetts, falls nearly 100 feet before entering Connecticut. The park was placed under protection of the two states in 1923 and special laws were […]
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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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      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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      Litchfield County Choral Union & LCCU Festival Orchestra

      Summer performances at The Music Shed at Norfolk – the Battell Stoeckel Estate Yale Summer School of Music Norfolk, CT [ At the junction of Rt 44 and Rt 272 ] The Litchfield County Choral Union (an ~ 75 member chorus) was established in 1899 by Ellen and Carl Stoeckel in memory of Mrs. Stoeckels […]
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      Hancock Shaker Village – Hancock, Mass

      About The Museum—The Village today consists of 18 historic buildings set amongst farm, field, meadow and woodland, and a collection of 22,200 objects. The Hancock Shaker Village is a designated National Historic Landmark. National Historic Landmarks are nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary of the Interior because they possess exceptional value or quality […]
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      LAKES & PONDS – Free Public Boat Launches/Access

      MASSACHUSETTS: Becket, Mass – BUCKLEY – DUTTON RESERVOIR – Yokum Pond Road Becket Center, Mass – CENTER POND (car top boat access only) – Route 8 Becket, Mass – SHAW POND – Route 8 Hinsdale, Mass – ASHMERE LAKES (car top boat access only) – Route 143 Lanesborough, Mass – CHESHIRE RESERVOIR – Route 8 […]
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      Berkshire Botanical Garden – Stockbridge, Mass

      Nestled in the scenic Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, the Berkshire Botanical Garden offers visitors a peaceful refuge of natural beauty, stunning display gardens and seasonal exhibits, exciting community events, and informative classes for all ages and levels of skill and knowledge.
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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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      Connecticut Antique Machinery Association – Kent, CT

      The Connecticut Antique Machinery Association is a non-profit museum dedicated to the preservation, restoration and demonstration of antique machinery from our rich industrial and agricultural past. CAMA is an all-volunteer organization. In April–Annual Spring Power-Up – CAMA opens the season with a salute to our own machinery collection. Exhibitors are welcome to bring their antiques […]
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