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Fall 2004
  Articles on this page: • Cultural Attractions Cultural Attractions The Berkshires boast a concentration of cultural and historical sites and events unsurpassed in Massachusetts. Performing arts and museums are an inviting refuge during the winter time. Museums & Historic Sites Arrowhead 442-1793 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield Built in 1780, home of author Herman Melville, where he completed Moby Dick. Admission is $5.00 and group rates are available. Open 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 7 days through Labor Day. Bennington Museum and Monument 802-447-1571 West Main Street, Bennington, VT Renowned glass collection, pottery, furniture, Grandma Moses paintings. Admission is $6.00. Berkshire Museum 443-7171 39 South Street, Pittsfield Art, history, natural science, aquariums. Festival of Trees every November. Call for rates. Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum 637-2210 Willow Creek Road, Lenox Railroad memorabilia, model railroad scenic train ride. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Chesterwood 298-3579 Rt. 183, Stockbridge 1920's summer estate of Daniel Chester French, sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial and Minute Man statues. Admission is $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for 6-18 year olds, and those under 5 are free. A family package (2 adults and 2 children) costs $16. Clark Art Institute 458-9545 225 South Street, Williamstown World-famous selection of paintings by French impressionists and American painters. July through August open everyday, Tuesday open until 8:00 p.m. Contemporary Artists Center & Gallery 663-9555 Historic Beaver Mill, Rt. 8 North Adams Free gallery summer exhibits, studio workshops for artists in all media. The Crane Museum of Papermaking 684-6481 Rts. 8 & 9, Dalton Produces paper for the U.S. currency. Friends (Old Quaker) Meeting House & 743-8345 Maple Street Cemetery Friend and Maple streets, Adams First group of settlers to form a community in the Adams township. Open Sundays Memorial Day-Labor Day. Hancock Shaker Village 443-0188 Rt. 20, Pittsfield Twenty restored buildings, working craftspeople, and a historic farm preserving 170 years of Shaker life. Admission is $15.00 for adults, group rates are available. Heritage State Park 663-6312 North Adams Visitors Center and the Freight Yard Pub, within walking distance. Hopkins Observatory & Mehlin Museum of Astronomy 597-2188 Main Street (Rt. 2), Williamstown Oldest exiting observatory with planetarium shows most Fridays at 7:30 p.m. MASS MoCA 664-4481 87 Marshall Street, North Adams Museum of Contemporary Art Exhibits, performances, history, new media, film, dance, live music, theater, video, open rehearsals and more. www.massmoca.org The Mount 637-1899 Edith Wharton Restoration Plunkett Street, Lenox Historic 1902 estate of Pulitzer Prize winning author. Call for admission rates. Mt. Greylock War Memorial Atop Mt. Greylock The state's highest peak. Follow signs off Rt. 2. Norman Rockwell Museum 298-4100 Rt. 183, Elm Street ext. 220 Stockbridge Largest collection of original Rockwell art in the world. Admission is $10.00 for adult, Children under 18 with family members are free. Open year round, 7 days 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. North Adams Museum of History and Science 664-4700 Building 5A, Heritage Park North Adams Twenty-five exhibits, discovery rooms and working train models. A history of North Adams and North Berkshires. Also visit the museum store. www.northadams.com/history Susan B. Anthony Birthplace 67 East Road, Adams Rural home of Susan B. Anthony, an advocate for temperance and rights of women. Visitor's Center at Western Gateway 663-6312 Heritage State Park Furnace Street off Rt. 8, North Adams Former railroad year, now urban park with historical artifacts and exhibits. Williams College Museum of Art Main Street, Williamstown 597-2429 Contemporary and ancient American and non-western art. Admission free. www.williams.edu/WCMA Performing Arts Aston Magna Foundation for Music 528-3595 323 Main Street, Great Barrington Seventeenth and eighteenth century music performed on instruments of the period. Berkshire Opera 644-9000 Administrative offices: Great Barrington Performances: Koussevitzky Performing Arts Center, BCC Professional opera in English. Shows run evenings at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2:00 p.m. Call for current performances and ticket prices. Berkshire Performing Arts Center 70 Kemble Street, Lenox 637-4718 Popular concert series, major artists. Berkshire Public Theater 445-4631 30 Union Street, Pittsfield Year-round company performing musicals, comedy, drama, and new works. Berkshire Theater Festival East Street, Stockbridge 298-5536 www.berjsguretheatre.org ext. 31 Cantarella School of Dance 51 North Street, Pittsfield 442-1307 College & Community Band Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts ext. 5348 Wind and percussion instruments. Albany Berkshire Ballet Company 445-5382 Pittsfield www.berkshireballet.org Starlight Stage Company 458-4246 906 Main Street, Williamstown Performing at the First Congregational Church works with local youth. Performances are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. Cultural Affairs & Special Events Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts ext. 5204 Patrons of the Arts Members are given the opportunity to participate in special social events including dinners prior to the Smith House Concerts, Fireside Chats, and excursions to museums and other arts related venues. Membership fees help to support MCLA student scholarships, arts related activities, and the Smith House Concert Series. For more information call 662-5005. Smith House Concert Series The Smith House Concerts were started in the mid-1980s as a series of small chamber-music concerts held at the home of the President of what was then North Adams State College. The Series brings events and entertainment of the highest quality to the students, faculty, staff and the entire community. These concerts are offered free of charge to all. For more information, please call 662-5005. Fine & Performing Arts Department ext. 5495 The Theater at Venable Hall Performs several one-act plays and at least one full-length play each semester. Shakespeare & Co. at The Mount Plunkett Street, Lenox 637-3353 Student Activities Council MCLA 662-5555 Sponsors a variety of programs including coffeehouse performances, speakers, comedians, special events, concerts, as well as trips to museums, local attractions and surrounding cities. Tanglewood Music Festival West Street, Lenox 637-5165 Summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Theater Barn (518) 794-8989 Rt. 20, New Lebanon, NY Tickets $17.00, Sunday matinee $15.00. Williamstown Film Festival 413-458-9700 Screens top-quality, not-yet released independent films each October at Images Cinema in Williamstown and other venues. www.williamstownfilmfest.com Williamstown Jazz Festival 800-214-3799 Concerts in multiple venues each April in a collaboration among Williams College, the Williamstown Chamber of Commerce and MASS MoCA. www.williamstownjazz.com Williamstown Theater Festival Box Office 597-3399 24-hour information www.wtfestival.org  RETURN TO TOP |
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