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Archive for April, 2009

Complimentary Golf in the Scenic Berkshires

April 29th, 2009 by philhalpern

At Brook Farm Inn, Lenox Massachusetts, we’re offering a special golf package.  The weather is gorgeous, and the golf course has beautiful Berkshires scenery to enjoy.  Here’s the deal: During May and June enjoy two complimentary 9 hole rounds of golf at the award winning Greenock Country Club with any two night stay at Brook Farm Inn.  [...]

Boston Globe Recommends Brook Farm Inn Poetry Event

April 28th, 2009 by philhalpern

We were delighted to be mentioned in this past Sunday’s Boston Globe, in Jan Gardner’s “Shelf Life” column.  See http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/04/26/a_fighting_chance/ We’ve long been fans of Ms. Gardner’s column, where she mentions book picks and literary events that you otherwise might not know about.  She has mentioned the poetry event, “The Four Seasons of Edna St. [...]

Concert on April 25th – Close Encounters With Music

April 23rd, 2009 by philhalpern

Guests of Brook Farm Inn receive discounts for this concert. BEETHOVEN AND SHOSTAKOVICH TRIOSADAM NEIMAN, piano  STEFAN MILENKOVICH, violin YEHUDA HANANI, cello     MAHAIWE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER APRIL 25 AT 6 PM         Two of today’s brightest young performers will appear on Saturday, April 25, 6 PM performing Beethoven and Shostakovich at the Mahaiwe Performing [...]

Theater in the Berkshires, April 24, 25, & 26

April 22nd, 2009 by philhalpern

This weekend is going to be warm and sunny in the Berkshires, and there’s lots to do.  Here are some theater performances, all of which are just minutes from Brook Farm Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts: “Moonchildren” at Simon’s Rock College, Great Barrington, 413-644-4235 “Doubt” at Barrington Stage Co.’s Stage 2, Pittsfield, 413-443-9279 “A Tennessee Williams [...]

Lunch At Wheatleigh

April 20th, 2009 by philhalpern

Wheatleigh is one of the premier hotels in the Berkshires.  Located in Lenox, Massachusetts, it’s a sophisticated country house  hotel, with a 5-star gourmet restaurant.  We were pleased to receive a luncheon invitation today.   The gracious reception by friendly staff members was followed by a delicious and beautifully prepared lunch.  It was served in the [...]

Guest of Brook Farm Inn is Author of Simple Grace Books

April 16th, 2009 by philhalpern

We were delighted to see a blog entry by Beth Jannery, a treasured guest, who writes an inspiring book series called Simple Grace.  You can read her blog at http://simplegracebooks.blogspot.com/.  Beth has a positive and inspiring outlook that will lift your spirits, and she gives wonderful strategies for ” living in the moment, creating purpose . [...]

Peter Filkins reads from his translation of H.G. Adler's

April 14th, 2009 by philhalpern

On Saturday, April 18th at 5 pm, Simon’s Rock professor Peter Filkins will read from and discuss his recent translation of H.G. Adler’s novel, The Journey.  The reading takes place in the Mount, The estate of Edith Wharton at 2 Plunket Street, Lenox Massachusetts Adler, one of only a handful of German-speaking Jewish novelists to [...]

Peter Bergman Discusses Edna St. Vincent Millay

April 11th, 2009 by philhalpern

We look forward to our special event at Brook Farm Inn in Lenox Massachusetts on May 16th, featuring Peter Bergman, director of the Millay Society.  We hope you can come.  But if not, you can catch Peter at the Stockbridge Library on Sunday, April 19th at 4:00.     

April is National Poetry Month

April 5th, 2009 by philhalpern

At Brook Farm Inn, Lenox Massachusetts, we’re pleased to say “There is poetry here.” It’s not just a phrase, because we share our library of poetry books with our guests, and have readings sometimes — there’s one coming up on May 16th.  Since April is National Poetry Month, here’s a poem about the Inn: Feeling [...]

Berkshire Fools Festival This Weekend!

April 2nd, 2009 by philhalpern

Here’s a unique way to celebrate spring’s arrival — the Berkshire Fools Festival, in Pittsfield Massachusetts. (It’s only ten minutes from Brook Farm Inn, in Lenox.) Today through Sunday, April 5th, the festival will make you smile, with theater, music, art exhibits, and activities. The festival was kicked off yesterday with goofy clowns and mimes in [...]