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PLACES TO VISIT

   
Berkshire Summer Arts Festival
845-355-2400
July 4th weekend at Ski Butternut. 200 artists and artisans. Rain or shine. Indoor a/c, outdoor tents, gourmet dining, puppet show, chairlift rides. $10 admission adults. Free parking. Kids under 10 free.
Barrington Stage
413-528-8888
Award winning theatre presents musicals, comedies & dramas. Kids under 14 FREE Student & Senior discounts AC & Nursery. 30 Union Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
BIFF - Berkshire International Film Festival
413-528-8030
A world-class festival integrated into the cultural fabric of the Berkshires. BIFF showcases the latest in independent feature, documentary, short, and family films. The festival showcases the most challenging and topically relevant documentaries each year, while also providing a platform for Berkshire filmmakers.
Buggy Whip Factory Antique Market
413-229-0002
10 minutes east of Ski Butternut - 208 Norfolk rd. Southfield, MA 15,000 SF of antiques, books & furniture in family friendly 18th century Buggy Whip Shop. Winter Hours: Thursday - Monday 10-5 SAVE 15% off antiques priced over $20 when you show Ski Butternut Lift Ticket or Season Pass
Chesterwood
413-528-3579
Home & Studio of Daniel Chester French, the sculptor of the Lincoln Memorial. Visit the studio, gardens, woodland walk museum shop - May - Oct. 10 - 5. Stockbridge, MA
Clark Art Institute Collection focused almost exclusively on European & American painting, sculpture and decorative art from the Renaissance to early twentieth century, especially French Impressionists. paintings. Kids FREE Tues. - Sun. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. year round.
Copake Theater Company
518-329-2506
NEW theater company recently opened in the beautiful town of Copake, NY about 20 minutes from Great Barrington.
Hoffman Pottery
413-232-4646
Off the beaten path in West Stockbridge - be enchanted by a magical forest of contemporary works that dance with energy. See luscious lazy susans, fanciful picture frames, sensual soap dishes & vases brimming with vitality. Elaine Hoffman's work should not be missed.
Jacobs Pillow
413-243-0745
Becket, MA.- America's premier dance festival featuring hundreds of performances and free events. Described as "The Hub & Mecca of dancing in North America." - Time.
Mass Moca
413-MoCa111
The "A-list" of American tourist destinations. It's a great philo-sophical site, & it's FUN. Go by all means." - The New Yorker - Exhibitions - Live Music - Film - Dance - North Adams, MA
Norman Rockwell
413-298-4100
Experience Norman Rockwell's original paintings & discover changing exhibitions of other masters of illustration. Open daily Kids Free. Located in Stockbridge MA.
Sheffield Pottery
888-774-2528
Discount Ceramic Supplies, Kilns, Glass Fusing & Ceramics Kilns, Pottery Wheels, Moist Clay & Raw Materials.The Source for Potter's Clay, Pottery Making Tools, Ceramic Glazes, Texture Mats and Pottery Making Equipment. Family owned & operated since 1946
Tanglewood
413-637-5165
Classical, popular, and jazz concerts June to Labor day at the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Lenox MA
The Berkshire Museum<
413-443-7171
The Berkshire Museum enriches, educates, & inspires through diverse collections of art, natural science, & history. Dynamic special exhibitions of American art, our aquarium of both native & exotic fish, reptiles, & amphibians, interactive dinosaur dig to the mummy of Pahat.
Triplex Cinema
413-528-8885
The Berkshire's Choice for the finest independent, foreign and Hollywood films. Located at 70 Railroad St. in downtown Gt Barrington. Save 15% at the concession stand with current Ski Butternut lift ticket or Season Pass.
TheMount
413-551-5104
The non-profit organization formed in 1980 to preserve and restore the house and gardens of Edith Wharton - the first female awarded a Pulitzer Prize. The fully-restored gardens and Gilded Age Mansion, open daily from April-October, are located at 2 Plunkett Street in Lenox, MA
Berkshire Visitor's Bureau
800-237-5747
Americas Premier Cultural Resort - Call for a FREE Guide Book listing all that the Berkshire have available. Or visit their web site at www.berkshires.org.
Massachussetts Office of Travel and Tourism Click on the image at left to go to www.massvacation.com or copy the web address and paste it into your browser. Learn about all there is to do in MA thanks to the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism!