The season for Close Encounters With Music begins on October 18 at 6:00 PM. This wonderful Berkshires music organization will present “Crown Jewels: A Musical Tour through Europe’s Princely Courts.” Featured artists are the Camerata San Marco string orchestra and Aya Hamada playing harpsichord. The performance is at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Brook [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Brook Farm Inn Guests Receive Discount at Close Encounters With Music
September 27th, 2008 by philhalpern
“The Canterville Ghost” In Lenox
September 26th, 2008 by philhalpern
Shakespeare and Company is performing “The Canterville Ghost” at the new Elayne Bernstein Theater in Lenox Massachusetts. We attended last night’s preview and loved it. Michael Hammond is brilliant as Sir Simon the Spellbinder. The supporting cast was talented and versatile. The play runs about 90 minutes without intermission. This was our first trip to the [...]
"Local Color" Artist Displays Berkshire Scenes at Museum Facsimiles
September 23rd, 2008 by philhalpern
You can view–and purchase – new works by Marguerite Bride at Museum Facsimiles in Pittsfield. Ms. Bride’s solo exhibit displays her Local Color series. She captures the beauty of the Berkshires in her watercolors, which feature well-known scenes and also unusual and out-of-the-way views. Plus, Museum Facsimiles is a wonderful and unique store, where you’ll be beguiled [...]
There is poetry here
September 16th, 2008 by philhalpern
Poetry is here at Brook Farm Inn, in Lenox Massachusetts. We enjoy sharing the many poetry volumes in our library, and showcasing a poem every day for our guests to read. Here’s a seasonal poem that we like, because it describes the Berkshires! It’s titled “September Hills.” Have you seen the hills in September– The [...]
"The Canterville Ghost" Arrives Next Week in the Berkshires
September 12th, 2008 by philhalpern
Shakespeare & Co. is presenting “The Canterville Ghost” from Sept. 19th through November 9th. Adapted from the story by Oscar Wilde, it sounds like the perfect play for the autumn season. Featured is Michael Hammond as Sir Simon the Spellbinder. Hammond received rave reviews for his recent portrayal of Iago. We have our tickets, and will encourage [...]
Hamlet 2008 National Tour
September 9th, 2008 by philhalpern
This weekend see the critically acclaimed SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY production of Hamlet. When SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY staged their stunning new production of Hamlet in 2006, The New York Times praised the “invaluable and indefatigable” 28 year old company for “…speak[ing] the speech so clearly and comprehendingly that even theater goers new to Shakespeare grasp the [...]
South Mountain Concert Season Begins!
September 6th, 2008 by philhalpern
The South Mountain Concert Hall is a magical place, situated on a wooded slope in the midst of the Berkshire Hills. Its intimate atmosphere and ideal acounstics provide a unique setting for the performance of chamber music. Internationally reknowned artists have appeared there, and this season promises to be a great one. It starts this [...]
Colors of Fall Foliage in the Berkshires
September 2nd, 2008 by philhalpern
Callers to Brook Farm Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts are asking about fall foliage — they want to know if the leaves are changing yet. The answer is, a little bit. You can see a few maples with orange leaves at the end of some branches, and even though the days are beautiful and warm, the evenings get [...]
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