All Posts Tagged With: "berkshires"

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Hancock Shaker Village Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Summer and Fall 2010 Events

The Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a gala of events throughout the remainder of summer and fall.

29Jul2010 | jdaniels | 1 comment | Continued
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BSO Stars at Tanglewood in August 2010 and their Dates

Tanglewood is the summer home of the BSO and its season is a special event in a special location. Here is the program for the second half of the 2010 season.

26Jul2010 | Cliff Calderwood | 1 comment | Continued
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Friday Night Fright at the Mount in the Berkshires

Every Friday night through Halloween in 2009 you can be “chilled to the bone” at the late writer Edith Wharton’s estate in Lenox, Massachusetts. Friday Night Fright at the Mount is a special ghost tour that visits places not usually open to the public.
Haunted happenings at the estate have been recorded for years such as [...]

23Sep2009 | jdaniels | 0 comments | Continued
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High Tech Comes at Hancock Shaker Village Enhances Experience

The Hancock Shaker Village near Pittsfield, Massachusetts, has introduced audio tours on MP3 players as part of its admission price.
A project two years in the making it continues the tradition of the Shaker community who had no issues embracing new technology.
Hancock Shaker Village President Ellen Spear notes, “The Shakers embraced new technology; they were the [...]

29Jul2009 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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Hancock Shaker Village Announces Summer and Fall Events

The Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, Massachusetts has released its event schedule for 2009, and as always it has an ambitious program for the summer and fall. Here is just a selection of events scheduled for this year.
The season at Hancock Shaker Village runs from Saturday, May 23 through Sunday, October 18, 2009. Situated on [...]

16Jun2009 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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AMC 2009 Summer Planning Guide

Being a member of AMC I received this month not only their magazine but their AMC 2009 Summer Planning Guide.
Maybe I should take a step back for those not familiar with AMC.
The Appalachian Mountain Club was formed in 1876 and promotes the protection, enjoyment and appropriate use of the mountains, rivers, and trails of the [...]

11Mar2009 | yankeetraveler | 6 comments | Continued
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Mass MoCA and the 25-Year Sol LeWitt Retrospective Exhibit

Photo by dbking
I’ve waited awhile to write a post about the MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts. And the recent opening of the Sol LeWitt exhibit in its building #7 offers me that opportunity.
First, I can never be confused as an intellectual or serious art critique – I can’t always tell the difference in taste [...]

5Dec2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 2 comments | Continued
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White Water Rafting on the Deerfield River with the Crab Apple Family

There are many ways to mess about on rivers in New England – cruising, fishing, and swimming is relaxing and serine… but it’s not for me. I like my outdoor adventures to be a few notches up on the excitement dial, and if you’re the same look no further than a white water rafting trip.
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17Sep2008 | yankeetraveler | 6 comments | Continued
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Hiking Mount Greylock in Adams, Massachusetts – The Gould Trail

Last weekend was our final preparation hike before climbing the “big daddy” of all climbs in the northeast – Mount Washington, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
My son and I chose Mount Greylock (3,491-feet) in the Berkshires to be our last hike before Mt. Washington as it has some challenging trails, but also offers [...]

4Aug2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 1 comment | Continued
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The Norman Rockwell Museum – Stockbridge, Massachusetts

A Norman Rockwell painting or illustration is as instantly recognizable as playing a few bars of a symphony and knowing it was composed by Mozart.
Rockwell continues to be one of America’s most beloved artists.
Yes, his scenes and subjects help maintain his popularity and fan base – they are of growing up and growing old and [...]

17Jun2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 3 comments | Continued
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Animation Magic in The Berkshires

There’s magic in The Berkshires of western Massachusetts – and not just in the scenic beauty and cultural haven the area enjoys, but in the attraction the area seems to have for talented people in the animation and special effects industry.
The Berkshires has established itself as one of southern New England’s top destination areas along [...]

5Mar2008 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued
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An October Trip to Northern Vermont – Part I

Last weekend I got “permission” from my family to visit a friend living in Wolcott, Vermont, on the fringe of the Northeast Kingdom.
And this time of the year the Kingdom can be spectacular with the fall foliage and the crisp autumn air.

Now this fall, Mother Nature has played a few tricks on New England, [...]

17Oct2007 | Cliff Calderwood | 4 comments | Continued
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Here’s Fall Events Happening in The Berkshires

The Berkshires in western Massachusetts can always be relied upon to put on great fall shows each autumn, and I’m not just talking about the color – although the rolling hills and cool mountain air do seem to manufacture quite a dazzling display for leaf peepers.
But in today’s post I’ll focus on fall events happening [...]

28Sep2007 | Cliff Calderwood | 0 comments | Continued