All-Inclusive Berkshire Theater Package

Your all-inclusive package offers beautiful room accommodations with full breakfast, plus tickets to the Berkshire Theatre Festival with preferred seating guaranteed. It’s available for stays of at least 2 nights, Monday through Thursday.

Choose from 3 levels of accommodation: (This offer is available now through Sept. 2)

Luxury – Includes suite-like room, tv/dvd, 2-person whirlpool tub, king bed, private garden entrance overlooking swimming pool.

Two nights $749; three nights $1,099.

Deluxe – Includes large room tv/dvd, private bath, king or queen bed.

Two nights $579; three nights $859.

Traditional – Includes private bath and king or queen bed

Two nights $459; three nights $699.

All rates based on double occupancy; tax and gratuity not included.

View information about performances here:

Berkshire Theatre Festival

• When you reserve, request the Theater Package and indicate the play you wish to see and the date.
• This promotion is subject to availability. Theater tickets are not refundable. In the event of a cancellation, you are responsible for the cost of the tickets.

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Ventfort Hall Mansion and The Gilded Age Museum

Written and Directed by Juliane Hiam

Starring Andi
Bohs

Produced by Ventfort Hall in cooperation with Shakespeare & Company

The extraordinary life of Belle da Costa Greene, perhaps the most influential
woman of the Gilded Age that you’ve never heard of!   A story of books, art,
love and humor that will turn your pre-conceptions of a “librarian” upside down.
 A tale of human ecstasy, inspiration and surprises – one of which connects
directly to Ventfort Hall.
Shows every  Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 7:30 pm   Saturday at 4:00 pm and Sunday 10:00 am(no show on July 29) Through September 5, 2010

Ventfort Hall is on Walker Street in Lenox MA., walking distance from Brook Farm Inn our Berkshire Bed and Breakfast.

Lenox Bed and Breakfast Special

Enjoy the beautiful colors of the fall foliage in the Berkshires with our all inclusive bed and breakfast package.

• Reservations in one of Brook Farm Inn’s charming rooms
• Full breakfast and afternoon tea with home made scones by the fireplace in the library
• A romantic 3-course dinner for two at the lovely Alta Restaurant and Wine Bar (beverages, gratuity, and tax excluded).
• Two tickets to the Norman Rockwell Museum

Choose from 3 levels of accommodation:

Traditional rooms have private bath, king or queen bed. 1 Night $299, 2 Nights $489

Deluxe rooms have private bath, fireplace, king or queen bed, TV andDVD. 1 Night $369, 2 Night $639.00

Superior rooms have king beds, private bath with heated 72″ whirpool, seperate shower, fireplace, refrigerator, TV and DVD. 1 Night $429, 2 Night $749.00

Prices are based on double occupancy. Massachusetts room tax will be added to the cost of the room. A two night minimum will be required in October for reservations that include Saturday night (three nights in some rooms on Columbus Day weekend). The package pricing is effective beginning September 10 and is subject to availability.

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Summer concerts in Lenox, in the Berkshires, are yours to enjoy weekdays.  On Mondays, although Tanglewood doesn’t have concerts scheduled, Ventfort Hall does!  And you can walk from Brook Farm Inn B&B to this lovely intimate, mansion performance. Here’s the schedule:

Ventfort Summer Concert Series   World-Class Performers  An Intimate Space An Atmosphere of Elegance      Monday Aug 9 7pm $30   Alexander Velinzon, Violin, BSO Assistant Concertmaster  Keisuke Wakao. BSO Assistant Principle Oboe BSO Cello Quartet (Adam Esbensen, Blaise Dejardin, Alexandre Lecarme, Mihail Jojatu)
Jonathan Bass, Piano   Selections to include works by:  A. Marcello, L.V.Beethoven, C. Saint-Saens, W.A.Mozart, T.Albinoni, F.Schubert, W.Fitzenhagen, A.Piazzolla  

 
 Friday, Aug 13 4:30pm

Boston University Tanglewood Institute

Presents:

Young Artists Piano Concert

 In conjunction with Tanglewood’s BUTI Young Artist Piano Program, we will host a concert featuring some of the world’s top young pianists from Germany, Korea, Israel, China and the U.S. The concert will also feature chamber music with violin, viola and cello and piano. FREE with the price of tour admission ($16 adults, $5 children 5-17, NOTE – Members are usually free for Tour Admision, but there will be a $16 admission for this special event). A special tour will be given at 3 pm and the recital will begin at 4:30 pm.  Picnics on the Porch will be available for purchase after the concert and refreshments will be available for purchase as well.    Monday, Aug 16  7pm $30 Alexander Velinzon, Violin, BSO Assistant Concertmaster  Keisuke Wakao, BSO Assistant Principle Oboe;  Anait Velinzon, Violin Mahail Jojatu, BSO Cello Kimie Miyatake, Piano Edmund Arkus, Piano  Selections to include works by: J.S. Bach, Bartók, Dvoˇrák, Mozart, Piazzolla, and more   Seating is Limited – Reservations Suggested (and required for Picnics on the Porch)

Founding Artistic Director Tina Packer directs the world premiere of acclaimed
Berkshire’s playwright Joan Ackermann’s mystical and magical tale of love, loyalty and
desire. The Taster features Founding Company member
and OBIE-award winning actor Rocco Sisto and renowned opera singer Maureen
O’Flynn in this transformative tale that flows through memory and across time.
The play also features Company actors Robert Biggs (Feste in last summer’s
Twelfth Night) and Tom O’Keefe (the Duke in last summer’s Measure
for Measure).

Performances run now though September 4th at the Founders Theater in Lenox MA around the block from our bed and breakfast, Brook Farm Inn.

If you’re in the mood to laugh for 90 minutes you must see the Capitol Steps at Cranwell this summer.  They are performing every night except Tuesday at 8:00 pm.  Cranwell is located one mile from Brook Farm Inn.  Cocktails and dining are available after the show at the their Gilded Age Mansion until 11PM.

Here’s the July lineup for the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, just minutes from Brook Farm Inn in Lenox. You can see our list of recommended Pittsfield restaurants as well, at http://brookfarm.com/the-berkshires/dining-restaurants/

Marc Salem’s: Mind Games

Friday 7/16/10 8pm

All Tickets: $35

Mind Games is a captivating excursion into the power and possibilities of the human mind. Using psychological techniques, a sharp eye, a quick wit and 20 years of training, Marc Salem engages the audience in a series of mesmerizing and mystifying mind games. Through the course of these interactive exercises, Salem unlocks the minds of audience members and encourages them to figure out how he does it.

http://www.marcsalem.com/

The Chinese Golden Dragon Acrobats

Sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union

Saturday 7/17/10 8pm

A: $35 B: $25

The Golden Dragon Acrobats have become the world’s leading Chinese acrobatic troupe, performing more than any other company. World-renowned impresario Danny Chang and choreographer Angela Chang combine award-winning acrobatics, traditional dance, spectacular costumes, ancient and contemporary music and theatrical techniques to present a show of breathtaking skill and spellbinding beauty.

http://www.goldendragonacrobats.com/

Maureen McGovern: A Long and Winding Road: The Concert

Jeffrey Harris: Piano

Friday 7/23/10 8pm

A: $50 B: $35

This eclectic concert is an entertaining and introspective look at the songs that inspired Maureen McGovern before her Academy Award-winning hit “The Morning After.” Her repertoire includes selections of iconoclastic singer-songwriter material including “The Circle Game,” “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” “The Moon’s A Harsh Mistress,” “Imagine,” “Fire and Rain” and many others.

http://www.maureenmcgovern.com/

Ricky Nelson Remembered starring Matthew & Gunnar Nelson and The Stone Canyon Band

Friday 7/30/10 8pm

A: $50 B: $35

Nearly 25 years ago, Ricky Nelson, one of the most cherished and beloved artists of all time, lost his life in a plane crash. Now Nelson’s sons and band pay tribute to him in a multi-media rock n’ roll concert featuring Nelson’s biggest hits including “Garden Party,” “Travelin’ Man,” “Hello Mary Lou,” “Poor Little Fool,” “Lonesome Town,” “I’m Walkin’,” “Fools Rush In,” “It’s Late,” “Young World,” “Believe What You Say,” “Stood Up” and more.

http://thenelsonbrothers.com/indexa.html

If You Ever Leave Me…I’m Going with You! with Renee Taylor & Joe Bologna

Saturday 7/31/10 8pm

A: $45 B: $25

Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated husband and wife team Renee Taylor and Joe Bologna star in this hysterically funny comedy which celebrates their acting-writing partnership and three-decade love affair. Taylor is well known for portraying Fran Drescher’s Mother, Sylvia Fine on the CBS sitcom The Nanny. Bologna’s many film credits include My Favorite Year, Blame it on Rio and Big Daddy, where he played Adam Sandler’s father.