Whistler’s Inn, 5 Greenwood Street, Lenox, MA 01240, tel. (413)-637-0975
It’s already time to think ahead and plan for your next visit to the Berkshires of Massachusetts in 2013. The spring and summer seasons are just around the corner! Each summer, world-class events take place in the Berkshires, featuring internationally recognized artists. The Tanglewood Music Festival, Shakespeare & Company, Jacobs Pillow, Barrington Stage and The Colonial Theatre are just some of the venues that will be attended in the Berkshires in 2013. Thousands of people visit from all over the world in June, July, August and throughout the fall, in order to attend such venues. Plan a stay at ! Whistler’s Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts! Please refer to our website:
http://www.whistlersinnberkshires.com
Whistler’s Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts
Telephone: (413) 637-0975
e-mail: Info@whistlerinnberkshires.com
WHISTLER’S INN is located in Lenox, Massachusetts in the heart of the beautiful Berkshires! Accommodations include a buffet breakfast and complimentary sherry is available in the library. Only two blocks from the village of Lenox, Whistler’s Inn is in close proximity to all cultural venues in the Berkshires.
Featured on the Travel Channel, Whistler’s Inn is a historical English Tutor mansion filled with charm and elegance. Whistler’s Inn is furnished with antiques, and there is a library brimming with books. Guests enjoy sitting next to the fireplace, sipping sherry and perhaps listening to a guest play the grand piano in the music room… We are located in the center of the Berkshires where many cultural events take place throughout the year.
Check out local venues in the Berkshires!
The Tanglewood and Jacob’s Pillow schedules are now available for the summer of 2013! Take a look at the following links for further information:
Featured guest stars will be the following: - James Levine, Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Jean -Yves Thibaudet, Charles Dutoit, Peter Serkin, Garrick Ohlsson, Christoph Eschenback, Rafael Fruhbeck, Bryn Terfel, Chris Thile, John WIlliams. This year’s special guests will be Melissa Etheridge on June 21st, Joan Baez and the Indigo Girls on June 23, Jackson Brown with special guest star, Sara Watkins, who will perform on July 4th, Barenaked Ladies on July 23, and another amazingly gifted musician, Esperanza Spaulding, who will perform on August 4th. Other special guest stars are Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, with Josh Ritter who will perform on August 19th.
Visit the following website for more information:
http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/Tanglewood-announces-2013-season-4069570.php
http://www.bso.org/brands/tanglewood/features/2013-tanglewood-season/2013-season-overview.aspx …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
The Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival has quite a showing this next summer season of 2013. The Gala will take place on June 15th in Becket, MA.
Schedule - June 19 – 23 Dance Theatre of Harlem, June 26-30 – Compagine Käfig, July 3 – 7 Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, July 10 – 14 Companhia Urbana de Dança, July 17 – 21 Ballet BC, July 24 – 28 L-E-V, July 31 – Aug. 4 – 3e étage, Aug. 7 – 11 – 0 Vertigo Dance, Aug. 14 – 18 – Wendy Whelan/Restless Creature, Aug. 21 – 25 – Martha Graham Dance Company, July 3 – 7 – Shantala Shivalingappa, July 10 -14 – Brian Brooks Moving Company, July 17 – 21 – Tere O’Connor Dance, July 24 – 28 Dorrance Dance, July 31 – Aug. 4 – , Jessica Lang Dance, Aug. 14 – 18 – La Otra Orilla, Aug. 21 – 25 – Kyle Abraham/Abraham.in.Motion
Theatre
More information about future performances can be seen on the following sites:
The Colonial Theatre - http://www.thecolonialtheatre.org
The Mahaiwe Theatre - http://www.mahaiwe.org
Music
Close Encounters with Music in the Berkshires: http://www.cewm.org/
Museums
Art, Dance and Music -Featuring - Wilco is coming to Mass MoCA from June 21 – 23 in 2013!
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The Berkshire Museum - Featuring Ansel Adams Masterworks, Bats: Out of the Cave and into the Night, lectures and much more…. Visit the following website for more information: http://berkshiremuseum.org
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The Herman Melville Museum - http://www.mobydick.org
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Events at Ventfort Hall:
Tours available of gilded age museum, plays and concerts. Walker Street, Lenox, Info. (413) 637-3206 http://gildedage.org/
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Sports
The Berkshires have a lot to offer in sporting activities such as: zip lining, horseback riding, tennis, biking, gulf, swimming. Balloon rides are also available over the Berkshires.
Berkshire Cycling Classic Cyclosportif 2013 – June 9th – Sports enthusiasts can register to race at the following site: https://www.bikereg.com/Net/18834
Bike routes):
The Ashuwillticook Rail Trail - Pittsfield to Adams (11 miles long) - http://www.berkshirebikepath.com/page5.html
http://www.housatonicheritage.org/uploaded_files/Sheffield%20Bike%20Route.pdf
http://www.housatonicheritage.org/uploaded_files/Great%20Barrington%20Bike%20Route.pdf
http://www.housatonicheritage.org/uploaded_files/Stockbridge%20Bike%20Route.pdf
http://www.housatonicheritage.org/uploaded_files/Lee%20Bike%20Route.pdf
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Nearby hiking trails and cross-country skiing: Kennedy Park in Lenox, Monument Mountain, Stockbridge, Mt. Greylock, Pittsfield….More Berkshire Trails
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Horseback Riding:
Undermountain Farm, Lenox – http://www.undermountainfarm.com
Aspinwall Stables – http://www.aspinwallstables.com
Meadow in the Berkshires
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Scenic Drives: http://berkshires.org/berkshire-scenic-driving-tours/
http://berkshires.org/not-to-be-missed-breathtaking-foliage-drives/
Visitors like to come and relax in the Berkshires where they can go wine tasting, attend a yoga retreat, attend music concerts, and where they can dine on both local and international world-class cuisine.
The Whistler’s Inn Website for accommodations:
http://www.whistlersinnberkshires.com
(Discounts on group rates are available in May, June and September).
(Visit the Venues page on our website for more cultural events in the Berkshires!)
http://www.whistlersinnberkshires.com
or http://www.discoverlenox.com/discoverlenox/what-to-do/
http://lenox.org/things-to-do-in-lenox-ma/-
Thomas B. Allen, National Geographic, ”When I think of Whistler’s Inn I remember with affection the warmth and hospitality of the family that runs it – and the irresistible library it houses…”
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Autumn at Whistler’s Inn, Lenox, Massachusetts 01240
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