Right around the corner from Brook Farm Inn, in Lenox Massachusetts, Shakespeare & Co. will have the annual reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th at 3 PM.This is always an inspiring and powerful event…you can hear the words echo through the centuries, and they are still true. Admission is free, but you [...]
Archive for June, 2008
The Mount in Lenox Massachusetts Announces '08 Lecture Series
June 24th, 2008 by philhalpern
A favorite of summer visitors to Brook Farm Inn in Lenox Massachusetts has always been the author lecture series at The Mount, home and gardens of Edith Wharton. Lectures take place on Mondays at 4 PM, starting July 7th, and they’re followed by tea and book-signing. We’re also glad to announce Wharton on Wednesdays at 5 PM in [...]
Lenox Beatles Day
June 22nd, 2008 by philhalpern
The Selectmen in the town of Lenox have proclaimed Sunday June 29th, 2008 “Beatles Day in Lenox”. From2:00 to 4:00 pm at the Lenox Library, a panel of clever, knowledgeable experts will reveal all the secrets of Beatles’ music (mysteries of the Walrus, and why Polythene Pam made “News of the World”) At 7:00 pm at the [...]
Clark Art Institute's Stone Hill Center Opens in Berkshire County
June 19th, 2008 by philhalpern
This Sunday, The Clark will open its new Stone Hill center. The famous art museum in Williamstown, Massachusetts has a spectacular collection, and is set on 140 acres of beautiful Berkshires scenery. The new center was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect, Tadao Ando. In his honor, the community open house on Sunday will offer a barbecue, [...]
Brook Farm Inn Recipe Receives Raves!
June 15th, 2008 by philhalpern
“I just wanted to let you know how much I (and my friends and co-workers) LOVE the Blueberry Morning Glory!! I took it to work and after my department devored it, I put it in the breakroom (a great place to empty a dish) and I had 5 requests for the receipe–I am sure there [...]
Fill The Holes Golf Special!
June 14th, 2008 by philhalpern
Our newest promotion gives you free golf. When you book a minimum 2-night stay between June 14th and September 1st, that fills our holes, we’ll give you 2 gift certificates for 9 holes at Greenock Country Club. Click “Availability “on the menu to the left, and if your reservation fills the blanks between two other reservations, you [...]
Performance at Ventfort Hall, Mansion & Gilded Aged Museum in Lenox MA
June 13th, 2008 by philhalpern
Ventfort Hall, in Lenox Massachusetts, is one of the Berkshires’ gems. It’s a mansion and Gilded Age Museum. Guests can enjoy, in addition to tours and exhibits, lectures and picnics on the porch, and special events. This weekend we recommend the play, “They Called Me Lizzy…from Slavery to the White House.” See it Friday and [...]
Rural Intelligence, a Website for News & Events in the Berkshires
June 10th, 2008 by philhalpern
“Art insiders, the inn crowd, and even the outsider art in-crowd (you following this?) gathered on Saturday night at the fabulous barn at Stonover Farm for an opening of paintings by Curtis Ripley, pottery by Luna Garcia, and still-life photography by Dede Reed. This is a quotation from Rural Intelligence, a great new website that [...]
The Norman Rockwell Museum & the Presidential Election
June 9th, 2008 by philhalpern
The new, must-see exhibit at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts is “Raw Nerve: The Political Art of Steve Brodner.” Guests of Brook Farm Inn in Lenox Massachusetts have already seen it and say it’s great. It will run through October 26th. An award-winning draftsman, commentator, and humorist, Steve Brodner has created illustrations, cartoons, and [...]
Favorite Berkshires Restaurant Opens Pittsfield Location
Lenox B&B Recommends “Comedy of Errors”
Summer Play: Revels and Revelations
