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Things to do this weekend!

michelle — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:54:19 +0000

Some great things coming up this coming weekend in every direction!

In Troy: Sunday Dec 6th 11 AM- 5pm is the Victorian Stroll!

A great free holiday festival with great food, drink, live music, art, activities for kids, and general great shopping at all the independent shops in Troy. It always brings out a great crowd.

In Lenox: Friday December 4th- 6th Making Spirits Bright holiday weekend:

A family friendly weekend of holiday themed activities, not to mention a bar crawl.

In Pittsfield at the Berkshire Museum: Daily until Dec 31 is the Festival of Trees 2015: Westward Ho Ho Ho!

More than 100 gorgeous trees to look at.

Also the Berkshire Theatre Group is presenting ‘The Nutcracker’

In Albany at the Empire State Museum: Taste NY Holiday market

This expo features ‘made in NY’ specialty foods- yum...just think cheese, wine, beer, chocolate, maple products, apple desserts, etc.

This museum is also great for kids.

In Williamstown the lovely annual Holiday Walk: Williamstown Holiday Walk Weekend

In Stockbridge: Stockbridge Main Street Christmas

The town of Stockbridge, just like Norman Rockwell’s painting of the village during the holidays, becomes a magical and festive place to celebrate this time of year. A ton of activities to enjoy!

Also to enjoy over the weekend at the Berkshire Botanical Garden:Holiday Market Place

The Holiday Marketplace

In Bennington at the Bennington Museum: The Festival Reimagined

A great museum to visit and a brand new exhibit!

It's a great time of year- whatever you do... enjoy it!

Cheers,

Michelle

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Late November: What to do?

michelle — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 01:37:08 +0000

The leaves have all fallen. It's starting to get cold, but yet not quite time for snow- and all the skiing, snowboarding, and sledding that will soon come along with it. Many guests have asked me what there is to do this month, particularly when it is cold & raining when one really would rather NOT be outside.

While you can always find outdoor activties in the area, I wanted to shout out to some of the indoor activities this month. There are museums fueling an acquired taste in every direction from the Stone House. MASS MoCA is always a great choice to find some neat event going on as well. There is also a host of other entertainment.

For instance, this weekend alone The Berkshire Theatre Group features a variety of great events at their venues ranging from tributes to Van Morrison or Sinatra, to the 'apocolyptic pop group' And the Kids. Also this weekend, The Berkshire Concert Choir in Pittsfield is performing The Music of Mozart.

Movies are always great! Independent Images Cinema in Williamstown and The Beacon in Pittsfield are great and both close to several great museums and good food.

Last one I will mention looks fun and festive! Ward's Nursery in Great Barrington has a make your own Thanksgiving Centerpiece class this weekend- and in general always has perfect holiday items to make your home extra special for the season. Always worth the stop.

There are some great outdoor festivties celebrating Winter coming up... but I will save those for another day where we are dressed a little warmer and less in denial that Winter is here.

Cheers,

Michelle

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