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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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    10:00 am East Canaan, CT–Guided Tours of ... @ Beckley Furnace
    East Canaan, CT–Guided Tours of ... @ Beckley Furnace
    Aug 24 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
    Beckley Furnace, Connecticut’s only designated Industrial Monument, is the centerpiece of the Upper Housatonic Valley’s Iron Heritage Trail. Beckley Furnace was built in 1847 by John Adam Beckley, great-grandson of Esquire Samuel Forbes and grandson[...]
    1:00 pm Sheffield, MA–Mass Audubon – Fan...
    Sheffield, MA–Mass Audubon – Fan...
    Aug 24 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
    Location: Lime Kiln Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Sheffield, MA Audience: Adult Members: $8.00 Nonmembers: $12.00 Discover the mystical world of fungi as we examine mushrooms big and small, edible and poisonous, on a walk around the[...]
    2:00 pm Becket, MA–BOSTON BALLET Perform... @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    Becket, MA–BOSTON BALLET Perform... @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    Aug 24 @ 2:00 pm
    “Nothing less than brilliant” (The Boston Globe), Boston Ballet returns to Jacob’s Pillow for the first time in over a decade, performing work by choreographic and visual artist William Forsythe, currently in a five-year artistic[...]
    2:00 pm Pittsfield, MA–“George Gershwin ... @ THE COLONIAL THEATRE
    Pittsfield, MA–“George Gershwin ... @ THE COLONIAL THEATRE
    Aug 24 @ 2:00 pm
    This celebrated one-man play features acclaimed actor, playwright and accomplished pianist, Hershey Felder rendering an intimate portrait of George Gershwin’s personal life and artistic genius. Widely regarded as the man who brought jazz into the[...]
    2:15 pm Becket, MA–URBAN BUSH WOMEN Perf... @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    Becket, MA–URBAN BUSH WOMEN Perf... @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    Aug 24 @ 2:15 pm
    In this choreographic riff, Urban Bush Women returns to Jacob’s Pillow drawing inspiration from the musical life and spiritual journey of legendary composer and saxophonist John Coltrane. “…More than a tribute to a jazz icon.[...]
    5:00 pm Falls Village, CT–Galvanized Jaz... @ Music Mountain Festival
    Falls Village, CT–Galvanized Jaz... @ Music Mountain Festival
    Aug 24 @ 5:00 pm
    The “Best Jazz Band in the State” (Connecticut Magazine) “gets your blood running” (Jazzbeat) with hot Dixieland, New Orleans Jazz, and more. http://www.musicmountain.org/upcoming-concerts Box Office: (860) 824-7126 Email: info@musicmountain.org Music Mountain Festival
    5:30 pm Becket, MA–Guided Tour @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    Becket, MA–Guided Tour @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    Aug 24 @ 5:30 pm
    Every Thursday & Saturday at 5:30 pm Learn about the history and legends of Jacob’s Pillow on a free 30-minute guided tour of the National Historic Landmark grounds. The Pillow is a treasured National Historic[...]
    6:15 pm BECKET, MA–FREE OUTDOOR “INSIDE/... @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    BECKET, MA–FREE OUTDOOR “INSIDE/... @ Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
    Aug 24 @ 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[...]
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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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      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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      Housatonic River Walk National Recreation Trail – Gt. Barrington, MA

      The River Walk is a greenway trail along the Housatonic River in the downtown center of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where 2,200 citizen volunteers are working to reclaim the beauty of a “working river” abused by years of industrial waste and neglect. River Walk roughly follows the west bank of the Housatonic River between Cottage Street […]
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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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      Naumkeag Museum and Gardens – Stockbridge, Mass

      One of the Berkshires’ original gilded-age “cottages”, Naumkeag is famous for its eight acres of terraced gardens and landscaped grounds surrounded by forty acres of woodland, meadow, and pasture that stretch to the Housatonic River Valley. The gardens and landscaped grounds, first designed in the late 1880s by Nathan Barrett, were transformed and expanded between […]
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      Great Mountain Forest – Norfolk & Falls Village, Conn

      The Great Mountain Forest (GMF) encompasses approximately 6,042 acres of contiguous forestland in the towns of Norfolk and Falls Village, Connecticut, in the northwest corner of Litchfield County, Connecticut.  The mission is to engage in and support scientific research and education projects involving trees, forests, and other natural resources. Year-Round Public Access Recreational Uses – […]
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      Stockbridge Land Trust – Stockbridge, Mass

      Our purpose is to assist landowners in preserving the scenic countryside of Stockbridge, Massachusetts. We are also involved in facilitating the acquisition of land for affordable housing.
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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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