AUTUMN is HERE! “TUB PARADE”…Saturday, September 15, 2012..1:30PM-3PMThe 21st Annual Tub Parade. The carriages (tubs) will start from Shakespeare & Co and will proceed up Kemble street to Walker and to Main Street then right on to Franklin and Church and to Main Street again. They will go around twice and then return to Kemble street [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Lenox’
Happy Birthday, Edith Wharton — a Celebration In Lenox
January 20th, 2012 by philhalpern
Drinks and Delights on Saturday, January 28th — Free at The Mount, just one mile from Brook Farm Inn, in Lenox, MA, in the heart of the Berkshires. January 24, 2012 marks Edith Wharton’s 150th birthday. To honor her and to kick off a very special new season, The Mount will be hosting a [...]
DiscoverLenox.com Is Here!
November 30th, 2011 by philhalpern
Visitors can now easily experience the uniqueness of visit to Lenox, MA by using the town’s new website, DiscoverLenox.com. This Berkshires town has an incomparable mix of history, nature, arts and hospitality, and the website offers information about lodging, restaurants, activities, events and shopping. Here’s how the website describes what guests will experience: “An unparalleled healing treatment [...]
Summer Events at The Mount in Lenox
July 13th, 2011 by philhalpern
The Mount, home of Edith Wharton, is around the corner from Brook Farm Inn in Lenox, MA and our guests have been enjoying the wonderful summer events there. If you haven’t toured the mansion and gardens, it’s a must. And if you’ve already seen them, you will want to return for a Friday night Ghost [...]
Gardeners’ Getaway in the Berkshires
April 23rd, 2011 by philhalpern
Brook Farm Inn, our Lenox Massachusetts B&B, is teaming up with the Berkshire Botanical Garden for a spring getaway. Guests will enjoy a beautiful room with full breakfast, admission to the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and special gifts to enhance your green thumb. Prices are at 3 levels (tax is additional). This special is [...]
Medal of Arts Goes to Jacob’s Pillow & James Taylor
March 5th, 2011 by philhalpern
The Berkshires cultural scene is well known to our guests, who enjoy concerts, theater, museums and galleries here. At Brook Farm Inn, in Lenox Massachusetts, we’re proud that James Taylor is among the local residents. Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival is another of our neighbors, where we and our guests enjoy modern dance performances. So we’re [...]
Shakespeare & Co. Offers Presidents’ Weekend Entertainment
February 14th, 2011 by philhalpern
It’s here! The Mystery of Irma Vep. Among the Presidents’ Weekend offerings in the Berkshires, is this play at Shakespeare & Co. You can walk there from our Lenox B&B. “Even a bouquet of wolfsbane could not keep laughter from the door. A masterpiece.” (The New York Times) The notorious Kevin G. Coleman is back [...]
Old Fashioned Holiday Weekend in Lenox, MA
November 27th, 2010 by philhalpern
The town of Lenox, Massachusetts will offer guests of Brook Farm Inn B&B an enticing weekend, with a little hot chocolate and a lot of cheer.”The Spirit of the Holidays” will be a weekendlong celebration, starting Friday, December 3rd, 2010, featuring street vendors, singing, lights, and community bonfire. Businesses will stay open late. Here’s the [...]
Colonial Carriage Weekend
September 30th, 2010 by philhalpern
October first through the third is Colonial Carriage Weekend in the Berkshires. This will be our fourth drive, continuing the Gilded Age tradition of Coaching in the Berkshires. The Berkshires, of western Massachusetts, known for its natural beauty, provided a favorite coaching setting for many members of the Coaching Club of New York at the [...]
Emily Dickinson in Words and Song
September 11th, 2010 by philhalpern
LENOX, MA. — The Cantilena Chamber Choir will present a concert, “Emily Dickinson in Words & Song” on Sunday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m. The performance at Trinity Church will feature music by Aaron Copland: “Emily Dickinson Songs” and Eliot Carter: “Musicians Wrestle Everywhere,” “Heart Not So Heavy. Also on the program is Samuel Barber’s [...]
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“On The Town” Comes to the Berkshires in June
Berkshire International Film Festival May 30-June 2