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      Category Archives: Books

      Aug 06 2015
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      Books

      Legendary Locals of the Southern Berkshires

      2014 – New Book Honors Legendary Locals of the Southern Berkshires Local author celebrates notable residents using spectacular, vintage images A new local history book reveals the intriguing characters and accomplished citizens who have made the Southern Berkshires such a wonderful place. Lege...
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      Aug 06 2015
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      One Minute A Free Woman

      Elizabeth Freeman and the Struggle For Freedom Take a journey of heart and mind across time, place, families, and communities. Our journey focuses on the life of Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, perhaps the best-known and most influential woman from the Berkshires. In 1781, seeing a contradiction between...
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      Aug 06 2015
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      The Other Side of Glory

      The Berkshire Men of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment The Other Side of Glory focuses on the men from the Upper Housatonic Valley who served in the 54th. It takes its name from the harsh reality that both before the war and after their return there was no glory for most of the men. The [&hel...
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      Aug 06 2015
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      Heritage Area Publication Available for Purchase

      AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE: A Historical Life–Journey of African Americans in The Berkshires, and Its Most Influential Woman. The Upper Housatonic Valley African American Heritage Trail has published “One Minute a Free Woman: Elizabeth Freeman and the Struggle for Freedom”. Written by research ...
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      9:00 am Gt. Barrington, MA–Join the BEAT...
      Gt. Barrington, MA–Join the BEAT...
      Dec 15 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
      We’ll be re-exploring the northern extent of the Myrin Preserve like we did late last winter when we trailed the momma bear and cubs and found the porcupine up in an ancient ash. Park on[...]
      11:00 am Lenox, MA–The Mount: Hourly tour... @ The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
      Lenox, MA–The Mount: Hourly tour... @ The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
      Dec 15 @ 11:00 am
      The Mount is a turn-of-the-century home, designed and built by Edith Wharton in 1902. A National Historic Landmark, today The Mount is a cultural center that celebrates the intellectual, artistic and humanitarian legacy of Edith[...]
      1:00 pm Gt. Barrington, MA–Metropolitan ... @ The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
      Gt. Barrington, MA–Metropolitan ... @ The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
      Dec 15 @ 1:00 pm
      The Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s timeless tragedy La Traviata. — Box Office: 413-528-0100 https://www.mahaiwe.org/Upcoming%20Events
      1:00 pm Lanesborough, MA–Stump the Ranger! @ Mt. Greylock Visitor's Center
      Lanesborough, MA–Stump the Ranger! @ Mt. Greylock Visitor's Center
      Dec 15 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
      Saturday, December 8th, 15th, and 29th, at  1:00pm-2:00pm. Come out and meet the cool Park Ranger for a fun, informative and engaging question and answer presentation about everything Mount Greylock. Discover a multitude of amazing[...]
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      11:00 am Lenox, MA–The Mount: Hourly tour... @ The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
      Lenox, MA–The Mount: Hourly tour... @ The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home
      Dec 16 @ 11:00 am
      The Mount is a turn-of-the-century home, designed and built by Edith Wharton in 1902. A National Historic Landmark, today The Mount is a cultural center that celebrates the intellectual, artistic and humanitarian legacy of Edith[...]
      1:00 pm Monterey, MA–History Talk Replay... @ Monterey Community Center
      Monterey, MA–History Talk Replay... @ Monterey Community Center
      Dec 16 @ 1:00 pm
      The Bidwell House Museum, in collaboration with the Monterey Community Center, is excited to announce a new off-season program titled “History Talk Replay”.  Join friends and neighbors one afternoon a month at the Monterey Community[...]
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      10:00 am Lanesborough, MA–Finding Your Wa... @ Mt. Greylock Visitor's Center
      Lanesborough, MA–Finding Your Wa... @ Mt. Greylock Visitor's Center
      Dec 17 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
      Mondays and Fridays through December 21st, from  10:00am-4:00pm. Discover ways to navigate outdoors in winter while having fun exploring an interactive display station that features some useful tools of the trade. Investigate the wonders of[...]
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      1:00 pm Gt. Barrington, MA–Metropolitan ... @ The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
      Gt. Barrington, MA–Metropolitan ... @ The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
      Dec 19 @ 1:00 pm
      The Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi’s timeless tragedy La Traviata. — Box Office: 413-528-0100 https://www.mahaiwe.org/Upcoming%20Events
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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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        Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival – Becket, Mass

        Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, lauded worldwide as a “hub and mecca of dancing” (TIME Magazine) and “one of America’s most precious cultural assets” (Mikhail Baryshnikov), is home to America’s longest running international dance festival. The Pillow is a designated National Historic Landmark. National Historic Landmarks are nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary of […]

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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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        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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        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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        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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        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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        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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        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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