May 27th, 2010 by philhalpern
Saturday, July 10 — rain or shine– the Lenox Garden Club presents its annual self-guided tour of gardens and houses. This year’s tour features wonderful treasures to delight, inspire, and inform. Six beautiful Stockbridge properties, four houses, and two carriage barns are on the tour. Gourmet box lunches are available as well, by reservation. TIckets [...]
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May 22nd, 2010 by philhalpern
This morning at breakfast guests of Brook Farm Inn were delighted to see hummingbirds at the feeder outside the dining room window. Additionally, we were visited by an indigo bunting and a pileated woodpecker visited the tree stump in our back yard. After living most of my life in urban areas where wildlife was squirrels [...]
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May 21st, 2010 by philhalpern
The 5th annual Berkshire International Film Festival will be June 3 – 6. Brook Farm Inn, a Lenox bed & breakfast, is situated right in between the two film festival locations — Great Barrington and Pittsfield. This festival has grown every year and this year boasts 75 premieres. Marge Champion, Chris Noth, and Peter Reigert [...]
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May 15th, 2010 by philhalpern
Today we had a visit from our friends Brian and Charlotte from Aspinwall Adult Equestrian Center. They stopped by on two beautiful Icelandic horses. They dropped off some brochures for Berkshire Horseback Adventures. Many of our guests enjoy riding along the beautiful shaded trails of Kennedy Park and Lenox Mountain. You can enjoy breathtaking views [...]
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May 13th, 2010 by philhalpern
In the Berkshires, we’re proud to claim the tallest peak in Massachusetts, Mt. Greylock. This weekend the new road to the summit will open for the season, and Bascom Lodge opens for visitors as well. At the summit of Mt. Greylock, the lodge offers a restaurant, a gift shop, hiking information, but most especially the [...]
Tags: Bascom Lodge, Herman Melville, hiking, Moby Dick, Mt. Greylock
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May 7th, 2010 by philhalpern
Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30, 11-5 p.m., presents art lovers, collectors and the curious with a unique opportunity to be inspired by an array of artistic work and demonstrations by gallery artists…. all in Lenox, Massachusetts in the heart of the Berkshires. The galleries of Lenox have joined together to organize a wonderful [...]
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May 6th, 2010 by philhalpern
Famed author, Edith Wharton, lived at The Mount, within walking distance of Brook Farm Inn B&B in Lenox. The beautiful mansion and gardens are now open for the season, offering guided tours, lectures and readings. We offer our guests discount coupons for admission. Starting May 28th, we also offer an all-inclusive package including room reservations, [...]
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April 28th, 2010 by philhalpern
Berkshire Theatre Festival is close to our bed & breakfast in Lenox, and the theater will be hosting an event this Saturday that will be sure to entertain our guests. Aglet Theatre Company will present a staged reading of Tina Howe’s comedy The Art of Dining on May 1 at Berkshire Theatre Festival’s Unicorn Theatre in [...]
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April 21st, 2010 by philhalpern
Close Encounters brings to the Berkshires the timeless and the new in great music. Their next concert is this weekend, Chopin and His Circle, a stunning program of works performed by Adam Neiman, Stefan Milenkovich, Yehuda Hanani and Amy Gillingham. It’s at the Mahaiwe Theatre in Great Barrington, near Brook Farm Inn in Lenox.
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April 16th, 2010 by philhalpern
The Marrakesh Express and Suite: Judy Blue Eyes are coming to Lenox MA on Wednesday September 1 to perform in the Music Shed at Tanglewood. The iconic rock and roll group of Crosby, Stills and Nash has influenced generations of popular music. Their first album debuted in 1969 and made them stars. Don’t miss this [...]
Tags: Crosby Stills and Nash, Lenox, Marrakesh Express, Music Shed, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Tanglewood
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