August 2 | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD

What, Me Worry? The Art and Humor of MAD

Norman Rockwell Museum 9 Route 183, Stockbridge, MA

This exhibition explores the unforgettable art and satire of MAD, from its beginnings in 1952 as a popular humor comic book to its emergence as a beloved magazine that spoke […]

LIVE MUSIC, Cocktails & Bites! We offer a selection of bar snacks, small bites, and desserts from 5pm-8:45pm. Our fellow night owls can peck at our late night menu from 8:45pm-11pm.

A $10/person music charge will be applied to the bill during the performance.

One of the oldest continuously operated businesses in the United States; our store dates back to the 1820s. Williams & Sons was the primary general store in town, serving the needs of the towns residents for over two centuries. Our store has evolved over the years into the quaint and charming gift store that you see today.

Nestled in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts, we are so thankful to be a part of a community that has been warm and welcoming for generations. Experience a rich history of culture, art, music, and fine dining while surrounded by stunning natural beauty. We are so grateful to be part of this special place—and to share it with all of you!

We sell an assortment of gifts and souvenirs, perfect for bringing home to your friends and family or keeping for yourself. You'll find jams, jellies, honey, teas, "penny" candy, candles, post cards, soaps, Baldwin Extracts, Norman Rockwell items, puzzles, all things Berkshire County and so much more in an old-fashioned country store.

August 2, 3, 4 Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Pipe Dream

Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Pipe Dream

Unicorn Theatre 6 East Street, Stockbridge, MA

$50 – $65

Dive into the vibrant world of Cannery Row as Richard Rodgers’ mesmerizing music and Oscar Hammerstein II’s compelling book and lyrics breathe life into John Steinbeck’s treasured novels, Cannery Row and Sweet Thursday. Nominated for […]

When you dine at Once Upon a Table, you’ll not only enjoy a delicious meal prepared with ingredients at the peak of freshness, you’ll also be supporting the local farmers and small business owners we purchase from.

Once Upon a Table builds our menu based on the seasonal ingredients that are available from our local suppliers. This means the menu changes often, and we only prepare a select number of dishes each day.

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We do our utmost to provide all of our guests with a meal they’ll enjoy–no matter their dietary restrictions, allergies, or preferences.

Our kitchen is capable, but small, so we set aside a minimum of 2 hours for all reservations; longer for parties of 6 or more.

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We don't like to turn people away, so reservations are strongly recommended—especially in busy summer months!

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Once Upon a Table located in a historic building. While we do our best to be accessible, our only restrooms are up a set of steep and winding stairs.

August 2, 2024 - if there is one event we want you to attend with us, this is it!

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Tanglewood is near and dear to our hearts. Jonathan's family has been going to hear the Boston Symphony Orchestra at their Summer home in the Berkshires at Tanglewood (Lenox, MA) since 1974. Check out the Tanglewood.org web site. The shed holds 5,000 seats and the great lawn can hold 15,000 people. We plan to attend the Friday evening Film Night with John Williams, which will be very popular with big crowds. We will enjoy a picnic dinner on the great lawn. Purchasing lawn tickets is $39 per person. You can rent a lawn chair for $12 or sit on the grass on blankets. Remember to bring a blanket!

4pm - For our dinner picnic, we will meet at the Big Y World Class Market - 10 Pleasant St, Lee, MA 01238. It's a gourmet supermarket with everything you can want for your dinner. Alcohol can be purchased and is allowed on the grounds. To Tanglewood, it's about 20 minutes.

5pm - Arrive at Tanglewood. They have accessibility/disability parking so bring your credentials to park close to the entrance. Purchase lawn tickets. Get settled. Explore the 500 acres, the shed, gift shop, scenery, etc. There is also a cafeteria if you prefer to just buy dinner but it can be pricey. The food is average.

6-7pm - Spread out your blankets, set up your chairs on the lawn and let's share a picnic dinner before the show!

8pm - Concert begins with the Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by John Williams. It will wrap up by 10:30pm. Traffic is no fun so we plan on hanging out for 30 minutes after the concert to avoid the traffic jams. If you prefer to leave when the concert wraps up and brave the traffic, you are welcome to.

FYI - We are in the mountains so expect night time temps to be in the low 60's. Bring a jacket, sweatshirt and long pants. Bring blankets.

Boston Pops Orchestra

John Williams and Ken-David Masur, conductors

John Williams’ Film Night

A beloved highlight of the Tanglewood season, John Williams’ Film Night returns! From Hollywood’s golden age to contemporary favorites, conductors Williams and Masur lead the Boston Pops in two memorable evenings of music and film clips, including a special celebration of Henry Mancini’s 100th birthday!

We like to attend the Sunday rehearsal in the morning or the 2:30pm concert for those who are still with us in the Berkshires.

August 3 | 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Open Rehearsal: Alan Gilbert Conducts an All-Beethoven Program

Tanglewood 297 West Street, Lenox, MA

Alan Gilbert conducts an all-Beethoven program featuring Kirill Gerstein, Joshua Bell, and Steven Isserlis BEETHOVEN Triple Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 4

August 2 Flight of the Monarch

Flight of the Monarch

Shakespeare & Company 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA

Two siblings, Sheila and Thomas, were both born and raised in a small, New England fishing village where they still live. This darkly comic play explores how siblings’ lives are […]

August 2 | 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Outdoor Theater: The Comedy of Errors

Outdoor Theater: The Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare & Company 70 Kemble Street, Lenox, MA

The Comedy of Errors takes over Shakespeare & Company’s outdoor mainstage this summer – The Bard’s fast-paced and farcical story of mistaken identities that begins with two sets of twins separated […]

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Tom Fiorini Sculpture Yard in Lennox, MA

Home of Edith Wharton and inspiration for her novel House of Mirth. Beautiful gardens!

Located in Lenox, the heart of the Berkshire Hills, an area rich in cultural and historic treasures, The Wit Gallery is a leading venue for contemporary art. An acronym for Wonders in Time, The Wit Gallery, established in 1999, shows a diverse range of creative talent from both established and emerging artists. The work features various media, including paintings, glass, works on paper, photography, as well as indoor and outdoor sculpture. The mission of the gallery is to delight our customers with selections of art imbued with light-heartedness and rigorous technical skill that is cutting edge and accessible for both the new and seasoned collector.

Our warm and welcoming staff of curators combine their expertise and knowledge of the art providing the details of artist representation, along with impeccable gallery support services to ensure that our customers, and artists, have an enjoyable gallery experience and can buy with confidence.

Welcome to the Starving Artist Cafe and Creperie

We offer organic, vegetarian, vegan & gluten free menu options for breakfast and lunch.

We specialize in a wide variety of Sweet & Savory Crepes, Organic Salads, Sandwiches & Homemade Soups.

We proudly serve Barrington Coffee & Latte Drinks, Organic Fair Trade Teas, Organic Fresh Juices, Organic Smoothies, Mimosas & Local Big Elm Beer.

All of our food is made fresh to order. The menu changes seasonally. Check out ourMenu .

No reservations. Indoor & Outdoor Dining Online & Takeout Also Available

Hours Monday-Saturday 8:00am-3:00pm

Closed On Tuesday’s

Sunday Brunch 9:00am- 3:00pm. Live music from 11:00-2:00

We love visiting this market on Saturday mornings!

Welcome!

We are a full-service market.

Opening Date- Saturday, May 25, 2024

Saturdays 10-2

Ending Date- Saturday, October 12, 2024

​We accept SNAP/HIP, Senior Coupons, and WIC Coupons! We also offer Market Match- see below for details!

The Lee Farmers Market will be held every Saturday, rain or shine, between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm.

Located at the Gateway to the Berkshires (Exit 2 on the Mass Pike) at the intersections of Main Street, Housatonic Street and West Park Street in front of the First Congregational Church in the Town Park.

Make Saturdays a day to remember!

We sell locally grown produce, prepared foods, locally created arts + crafts, and herbal products.

The Prairie Whale, a farm-to table/nose-to-tail restaurant by the formerly Brooklyn-based star restaurateur Mark Firth, is dedicated to sourcing local ingredients. Opened in 2012, their menu changes daily based on what is available. Led by the combined efforts of three talented cooks (head chef Stephen Browning, sous chef Dan Studwell and pastry chef Megan McDiarmid), all of whom relocated to Berkshire County to work with Firth, seasonal and locally sourced menu items change daily and everything on the menu is a special except for the first-rate burger and fries.

Charcuterie: Owner Mark Firth and Chef Stephen Browning buy produce and whole animals from local farms based on the quality of product and farmers’ standards for raising livestock. The Prairie Whale works with Chestnut Hill Farm, Firth’s farm in Monterey, MA, Blue Hill Farm in Great Barrington, MA, Flying Pigs Farm in Shushan, NY, Raven & Boar in Chatham, NY, Kinderhook Farm in Ghent, NY, and Black Queen Angus Farm in Berlin, NY. Menu staples include Coppa, Prosciutto, Bresaola, Housemade Terrines, Pâté, Fresh Sausages, Smoked and Dry-cured Sausages, Lardo, Guanciale and Bacon.

Hours of Business: Seven Days (11 AM – 3 PM) | 5 PM – 10 PM

Mexican cuisine as vibrant and colorful as its ambiance. Boasting organic ingredients sourced from local farms.

The Sherwood Shoppe aims to be a cornerstone in the community. Our focus is on building a solid customer base by creating a bright, friendly atmosphere where both year round customers and seasonal customers feel comfortable and welcomed. As well as offering general store merchandise and beer/wine/liquor, our vision is to create a meeting place for the community to gather and share breakfast/lunch/supper/dessert/coffee/and community events.

We offer you and your family delectable fully cooked meals to eat at our cozy café or to take with you. We also offer you homemade soups, salads, and muffins ... as well as deli sandwiches. Delicious, healthy, affordable, fresh food for you and your family. That's what's on our menu - and we are glad you've stopped by for a little taste!

DAVID DORFMAN DANCE

JACOBS PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL

AUGUST 3, 2024 – AUGUST 4, 2024 :

David Dorfman has been on a mission “to get the whole world dancing” by delivering audiences a provocative mix of visceral dance, music, and text, in performances that offer post-modern dance as something inviting, accessible and interactive.

Contact: 413.243.0745

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Location: 358 George Carter Road Becket MA 01223

This storied, 200-year-old venue acts as a quirky performance & dining space with a changing menu.

2017-2018 The Barn was voted “Best Music Venue” in Southern Berkshire County by the Berkshire Record and has quickly become a premier venue for local and travelling artists. The Barn is open Wednesday-Sunday with live music and entertainment.

Wandering Star is a 15-barrel microbrewery in Pittsfield, MA, the largest city in the beautiful Berkshires. The brewery is the joint effort of three transplanted brewers and craft beer enthusiasts who met in New York City’s thriving craft beer scene a few years back. After a long and bumpy path, they finally became a fully licensed and operational commercial craft brewery in 2011. This team is running the county’s only draft-only production brewery distributing kegs both locally and in New York City. In 2011, their first year of operation, Food & Wine magazine named their Mild at Heart beer one of the “Top five beers of 2011.” Since then, the same beer has been included in Salon.com’s “100 Beers to Try Before You Die.” Wandering Star’s Horatio and Catnip single-malt beers were chosen as Top Ten Highlights of New York Craft Beer Week in 2013. Their brews are regularly on tap at every one of Time Out New York’s Ten Best Beer Bars – proving that world-class beer can be made right here in the Berkshires. Wandering Star draft beer is distributed across the region’s better beer bars and restaurants, from the Prarie Whale and Gypsy Joynt in Great Barrington, to Thistle and Mirth and J Allen’s in Pittsfield, plus the Gala Steakhouse in Williamstown. A complete list of locations where their beer is sold can be found on their website.

Visit the home where Herman Melville and his family lived from 1850-1863. Melville wrote "Moby-Dick" here as well as many other notable novels and short stories. Main season is from May-October with daily tours, programs, hiking trails, and museum shop. See website for hours, prices, and details.

Duration: 1-2 hours

August 3 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Hancock Shaker Village Summer Gala

Hancock Shaker Village 1843 West Housatonic Street, Pittsfield, MA

Join us for the not-to-be-missed summer event in the Berkshires. Stroll through the Village and enjoy a magical evening, when rolling hills meet a stunning sunset off the Round Stone […]

The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) is one of the world’s liveliest centers for making and enjoying today’s most evocative art. With vast galleries and a stunning collection of indoor and outdoor performing arts venues, MASS MoCA is able to embrace all forms of art: music, sculpture, dance, film, painting, photography, theater, and new, boundary-crossing works of art that defy easy classification. Much of the work we show in our light-filled spaces, on our technically sophisticated stages, and within our lovely network of late 19th-century courtyards is made here during extended fabrication and rehearsal residencies that bring hundreds of the world’s most brilliant and innovative artists to North Adams all year round.

Moon in the Pond is a small, educational bio-dynamic farm nestled on a quiet and picturesque dirt road in the southern Berkshire hills in Sheffield, Massachusetts. Raising food naturally and sharing the experience has been a strong and growing commitment throughout the farm’s 22-year history. Farmer Dominic Palumbo invites visitors to rediscover agricultural roots with some of their great farm meats, a tour of the farm or by participation in short or longer-term workshops, internships and programs. Moon in the Pond Farm maintains a strong focus on the elegant integration of history (raising heritage breed livestock and heirloom vegetables, using select traditional farming methods) and contemporary technology.

Charcuterie: Moon in the Pond Farm raises delicious vegetables and meat, plus many value-added products. All of their meats, processes and products are additive and chemical free. Their animals are raised on pasture and supplemented with organic feed. Personal passions of Dominic’s are northern Italian and Tuscan as well as traditional New England charcuterie. The farm regularly offers Liverwurst, Hot Dogs, Weisswurst (a traditional Bavarian sausage made from very finely minced veal and fresh pork fatback) and fresh Pork Sausages.

Visit: Visitors are always welcome at the farm, open daily seven days during daylight hours. Dom, a teacher as much as a farmer and charcutier, is happy to give tips and explain history of charcuterie for the at-home enthusiast. Email in advance to schedule a visit or to book a guided tour with Dom.

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Carr’s Ciderhouse is a small, family-run operation that produces hand-made, barrel-aged, small-batch hard cider. The company began their orchard in North Hadley in 2000 with rare hard cider American and European apple trees planted in 2007 and 2012, finally yielding now. Their shallow sandy-loam soil, with quartzite and feldspar bedrock allows them to produce the intense-flavored apples that make their cider taste so special. Carr’s grows the cultivars Golden Russet, Gold Rush, Yarlington Mill, Kingston Black and Dabinett in their own orchard, and also supplement with apples from local growers. They make quite a few varieties of hard ciders, depending on what kind of apples they are able to source and how they decide to blend the finished fermentations. The cider-making process is very long, with each batch receiving as much care and detail as possible. They press their apples on a refurbished century-old Mount Gilead cider press when the weather starts turning cold and let the juice freeze naturally until fermentation.

Carr’s handcrafted, small batch hard ciders are available at Domaney’s in Great Barrington, Nejaime’s in Stockbridge and Lenox, and at Wild Oats Market in Williamstown. They sell at the Lenox Farmers Market on Fridays and at the Great Barrington Market on Saturdays in season, offering free samples of their products.

August 2 WTF Cabaret

WTF Cabaret

Williamstown Theatre Festival 1000 Main Street, Williamstown, MA

2023 WTF Cabaret All-Star Asmeret Ghebremichael returns as this summer’s cabaret curator! Intimate, casual, and always surprising, these exhilarating evenings feature performances by Festival artists you know and love! No two weekends […]

Located steps from Mass MoCa, this chic and intimate bistro presents it's patrons with an eclectic and inspired dinner menu, hand crafted deserts and Sunday brunch.

There is also a second location in North Adams, MA.

Want to go chasing waterfalls? This one is reported to have one of the easiest trails to walk.

Reservations required. Take a tour of the Crane Museum of Papermaking and learn about Crane’s ties to the American Revolution, the development of paper for banknotes, and anti-counterfeiting technologies from the 1800s to the future. Get your hands dirty (don’t worry—it washes off!) with our paper activities in the hands-on art space and take home your handmade souvenir.

Hilltop Orchards -- an historic apple orchard in the Berkshires and home to award-winning Furnace Brook Winery – invites you to visit and explore our 200 acre property in Richmond, Massachusetts.The Vittori family celebrates its 25th year at Hilltop Orchards. Preserving local farming and opening our land to you - for apple picking, hiking and cross country skiing and snowshoeing - is our pleasure and our privilege.You'll be inspired by the vast open space and fantastic views from the hilltop as you explore the orchards and woodland hiking trails.Guests of our Garden Gables Inn in Lenox enjoy free trail fees plus unlimited wine tasting.

If you've never been and it's on your bucket list, here's your opportunity!

Open 365 days a year, Niagara Falls State Park has awe-inspiring scenery! It also features thrilling attractions, interactive exhibits, miles of hiking trails, and delectable dining options in a family-friendly environment. It's an adventure-packed experience! No passport is needed to experience an unforgettable and breathtaking Niagara Falls vacation.

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Vermont begins in Bennington. If you decide to take a drive up to Vermont, WE LOVE Bennington!

Steeped in history. Rich in culture. Bennington’s mark on American history dates back to The Battle of Bennington, a turning point in the American Revolutionary War.

With roots in such acclaimed artists as Grandma Moses, Robert Frost, Norman Rockwell, Shirley Jackson and a modern-day enclave of arts and theatre, it is no wonder that Bennington ranks as a top tier most vibrant arts community in the nation year upon year.

A quintessential New England town — with world class museums, classic covered bridges, and classic Vermont Inns, Bennington Vermont has all of the makings of a perfect Vermont vacation.

Jonathan is fascinated with borders like this! If you want to visit Canada without a passport, here you go! The Haskell Free Library and Opera House is a Victorian building that straddles the Canada–United States border, in Rock Island (now part of Stanstead), Quebec, and Derby Line, Vermont, respectively. The Opera House opened on June 7, 1904, having deliberately been built on the international border. It was declared a heritage building by both countries in the 1970s and 1980s.

The library has two different addresses: 93 Caswell Avenue, Derby Line, Vermont, and 1 rue Church(Church Street), Stanstead, Quebec.

The library collection and the opera stage are located in Stanstead, but the main entrance and most opera seats are located in Derby Line. Because of this, the Haskell is sometimes called "the only library in the U.S.A. with no books" and "the only opera house in the U.S.A. with no stage". There is no entrance from Canada; however, there is an emergency exit on the Canadian side of the building. All patrons and visitors must use the U.S. entrance to access the building. Patrons from Canada are permitted to enter the United States door without needing to report to customs by using a prescribed route through the sidewalk of rue Church (Church Street), provided that they return to Canada immediately upon leaving the building using the same route.