Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, for Under the Big Top: Festival of Trees 2011 at Berkshire Museum. The 27th annual holiday event, featuring more than one hundred and fifty dazzling, decorated trees filling the Museum’s galleries, runs through Monday, January 2, 2012. Special exhibitions of vintage circus memorabilia and photography add to the [...]
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Ghost Tours — A Halloween Tradition At The Mount
October 17th, 2011 by philhalpern
Ghost Tours for Halloween are a tradition at The Mount! This mansion, formerly Edith Wharton’s home, is right here in Lenox, near Brook Farm Inn. October 21, 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm, $20 On October 28 at 6:00 pm and 7:00 pm, The Mount will offer enhanced and extended ghost tours in celebration of Halloween. These tours [...]
Driving Tours For Scenic Berkshires Fall Foliage
October 4th, 2011 by philhalpern
We have a series of spectacular driving tours all mapped out. Follow the maps and driving directions here, or set the GPS. Either way the beauty of the Berkshires is waiting for you.Tour 1: North Central Berkshire Approximately 64 miles Download the map & tourTour 2: Central Berkshire Approximately 78 miles Download map & tour [...]
Fantastic Fall Foliage
September 19th, 2011 by philhalpern
Are you a fool for foliage? If so, you’re not alone. Foliage fans faithfully flock to the Berkshires for the best picturesque panoramas that fall has to offer. They know they’ll find vivid vistas at high elevation and the Berkshire landscape provides plenty of peak leaf-peeking vantage points such as Mt Greylock in the north [...]
“War of the Worlds” Coming to the Berkshires!
August 25th, 2011 by philhalpern
Shakespeare & Co. continues its popular Fall Foliage season with “War of the Worlds,” based on Orson Welles’ thrilling radio broadcast about Martians invading Earth. This production features half a dozen seasoned actors playing a variety of outrageous roles as they bring the tale of Martians and mayhem to life on the stage. It’s an [...]
It’s Spring! Baby Animals on the Shaker Farm
April 10th, 2011 by philhalpern
The Berkshires’ Hancock Shaker Village is showcasing “Baby Animals on the Shaker Farm,” from April 16 through May 8. Guests of Brook Farm Inn, Lenox Massachusetts, will receive a discount to meet the piglets, lambs, calves, chicks and ducklings, and tour the buildings and gardens too. You can make memories with a special Behind-the-Scenes guided [...]
April (Fools?) at the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge MA
April 4th, 2011 by philhalpern
Guests of Brook Farm Inn, our Lenox Massachusetts B&B, love the Norman Rockwell Museum. Enjoy it by booking our Spring Lovers’ Package, or any time. Here’s the lineup for April. It’s that time of year again! Norman Rockwell’s April Fools illustrations were a popular tradition on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post. Can you [...]
Snowy Berkshires, Massachusetts
January 18th, 2011 by philhalpern
We had a great time snowshoeing in Pleasant Valley MassAudubon Wildlife Refuge the other day, here in Lenox, Massachusetts. Today we’ve had a few more inches of snow and the upcoming weekend promises to be another fine one for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and beautiful scenery. Our Lenox bed and breakfast guests love coming back for afternoon [...]
Champagne Brunch on New Year’s Day
December 18th, 2010 by philhalpern
The tradition at Brook Farm Inn, our Lenox B&B, is to celebrate the New Year with a champagne brunch on January 1st. This year we look forward to continuing the tradition for all the guests who stay with us, and the brunch is included in all reservations. Looking forward to a Happy New Year in [...]
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 [...]
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Berkshire International Film Festival May 30-June 2