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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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    2:00 pm Stockbridge, MA–“What The Jews B... @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE UNICORN THEATRE
    Stockbridge, MA–“What The Jews B... @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE UNICORN THEATRE
    Oct 19 @ 2:00 pm
    Dave and his family still live in the old home built by his father in rural Central Texas, and they are still the only Jewish family in town. His son Nathan feels isolated attempting to[...]
    7:00 pm Stockbridge, MA–“What The Jews B... @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE UNICORN THEATRE
    Stockbridge, MA–“What The Jews B... @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE UNICORN THEATRE
    Oct 19 @ 7:00 pm
    7 pm–9/26-27-28– 10/2-3-4-5-10-11-12-16-17-18-19 Dave and his family still live in the old home built by his father in rural Central Texas, and they are still the only Jewish family in town. His son Nathan feels[...]
    Oct
    20
    Sun
    2:00 pm Stockbridge, MA–“What The Jews B... @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE UNICORN THEATRE
    Stockbridge, MA–“What The Jews B... @ Berkshire Theatre Festival--THE UNICORN THEATRE
    Oct 20 @ 2:00 pm
    Dave and his family still live in the old home built by his father in rural Central Texas, and they are still the only Jewish family in town. His son Nathan feels isolated attempting to[...]
    Oct
    24
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    7:30 pm Lenox, MA–“Pipeline” Play Perfor... @ Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,
    Lenox, MA–“Pipeline” Play Perfor... @ Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,
    Oct 24 @ 7:30 pm
    In Partnership with Multicultural BRIDGE A powerful and thought-provoking examination of race, class, and the American education system.  It’s a gamble… All the time. You send your young man out into the world every day… But[...]
    Oct
    25
    Fri
    7:30 pm Lenox, MA–“Pipeline” Play Perfor... @ Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,
    Lenox, MA–“Pipeline” Play Perfor... @ Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,
    Oct 25 @ 7:30 pm
    In Partnership with Multicultural BRIDGE A powerful and thought-provoking examination of race, class, and the American education system.  It’s a gamble… All the time. You send your young man out into the world every day… But[...]
    Oct
    26
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    2:00 pm Pittsfield, MA–“Roald Dahl’s Wil... @ The Colonial Theatre
    Pittsfield, MA–“Roald Dahl’s Wil... @ The Colonial Theatre
    Oct 26 @ 2:00 pm
    Charlie Bucket experiences delicious adventures after winning a golden ticket to visit Willy Wonka’s mysterious and fantastic chocolate factory. Featuring the enchanting songs from the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder, in addition to a host[...]
    7:30 pm Lenox, MA–“Pipeline” Play Perfor... @ Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,
    Lenox, MA–“Pipeline” Play Perfor... @ Shakespeare & Company’s Elayne P. Bernstein Theatre,
    Oct 26 @ 7:30 pm
    In Partnership with Multicultural BRIDGE A powerful and thought-provoking examination of race, class, and the American education system.  It’s a gamble… All the time. You send your young man out into the world every day… But[...]
    Oct
    27
    Sun
    2:00 pm Pittsfield, MA–“Roald Dahl’s Wil... @ The Colonial Theatre
    Pittsfield, MA–“Roald Dahl’s Wil... @ The Colonial Theatre
    Oct 27 @ 2:00 pm
    Charlie Bucket experiences delicious adventures after winning a golden ticket to visit Willy Wonka’s mysterious and fantastic chocolate factory. Featuring the enchanting songs from the 1971 film starring Gene Wilder, in addition to a host[...]
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    • Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington
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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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      Jacob’s Ladder Scenic Byway — Route 20 in Becket & Lee, Mass

      Jacob’s Ladder Scenic Byway–From the rocky heights of Mt. Tekoa, in Russell, MA, to the Lee/Lenox town line in Berkshire County, the Jacob’s Ladder Scenic Byway winds through the small towns of Russell, Huntington, Chester, Becket and Lee, providing views of the Wild and Scenic Westfield River along the way. Known also as the “Jacob’s […]
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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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      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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      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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      Beartown State Forest, MA – Monterey, Mass

      Beartown State Forest has two distinctly different worlds between the summer and winter. During the warm months the pristine 35-acre Benedict Pond attracts swimmers, boaters and fishermen. An extensive network of trails on over 12,000 acres offers visitors a chance to glimpse deer, bear, bobcat, fisher and other wildlife, including the park’s namesake, the Black […]
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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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      Pittsfield State Forest – Pittsfield, Mass

      Streams, waterfalls and flowering shrubs abound in Pittsfield State Forest. 65 acres of wild azalea fields are a profusion of pink blossoms in June. The forest has two camping areas, and two picnic areas. Fishermen frequent scenic Berry Pond, one of the highest natural water bodies in the state at 2,150 feet in elevation. The […]
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