“Haley Walker, the charismatic heroine of Theresa Rebeck’s Bad Dates, possesses a sharp wit and an unsinkable determination to pursue the promise of new love, even while providing for her daughter and running a business in a sometimes unforgiving city. But that doesn’t mean it’s going to be easy. Shakespeare & Company’s disarming and critically acclaimed comedic actress Elizabeth Aspenlieder stars in this hilarious one-hander, as part of S&Co.’s first-ever winter season.”

 Shakespeare and Company, in Lenox Massachusetts, is presenting the play Bad Dates beginning January 9th and running until March 9th.  Performances will be at the new Elaine Bernstein Theater around the corner from Brook Farm Inn.

Good news!  Despite the warm weather, you can go cross country skiing and snowshoeing  in the Berkshires.  Canterbury Farms, in Becket, has trails open.  Link to them at www.canterbury-farms.com for an up-to-date report on conditions.  Some of our guests at Brook Farm Inn in Lenox have also been enjoying Bousquet Ski area.

We’re having a lovely snowfall today.  It’s beautiful, pristine, and just right for skiing –cross country or downhill — and also for snowshoeing.  At Brook Farm Inn, our favorite place to snowshoe is Pleasant Valley, a Mass Audubon wildlife refuge, with beautiful, well-marked trails.  It’s right here in Lenox, Massachusetts.   After a day outdoors, we serve tea and homemade scones in the firelit library.  Yay!

Join the Albany Symphony with guest conductor/violin soloist Jamie Laredo for an exciting evening of exceptional classical music.  It’s this Saturday, December 13th at 7:30 PM, at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Centre in Great Barrington.  We at Brook Farm Inn in Lenox Massachusetts have heard Jamie Laredo perform as a member of the Kalichstein Robinson Laredo Trio, and we can’t wait to see him conduct.  The centerpiece of the evening will be Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins in D minor. Contact the Mahaiwe for tickets.

 December 12 & 13 @ 7:00 for William Shakespeare’s comedy “Twelfth Night”

December 12th, 13th at 7pm. General Admission: $12.
Click here for tickets, or call 413-637-3353.

“A Christmas Carol” will be perfomed at Berkshire Theatre Festival,  December 11 through 30th. At Brook Farm Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts, we think this is a great way to celebrate the season.  Charles Dickens was known for doing readings in public of his own works, and we think he’d be pleased!