One of our favorite restaurants is Chez Nous, in Lee, only a 10 minute drive from Brook Farm Inn.  They’re offering a special event this weekend. It’s an opportunity to celebrate what we always love about winter: the wonderful, warming foods and wines that can make you really look forward to a snowy night, seated around the table with friends, savoring the flavors of winter and lingering over it all. They’re hosting Wayne Glazer of Arborway Wines for a special dinner:

“Une Nuit en Hiver”
{A Night in Winter}

Friday, February 27 – 6:30pm
$75 per person

Included is a tasting menu of some favorite winter dishes, expertly paired with wines from Wayne’s portfolio. For a preview of the evening’s menu, click here.

Please call ahead to reserve your table as space is limited.

Yay!! Something new and cool to do in March in the Berkshires!  Announcing the first annual Berkshire Festival of Women in the Arts – over 60 events, 30 different venues, all month long, on weekends, weekdays – all different, something for everyone – and lots of good reasons  to come and stay in March.  Several events will be right here in Lenox, Massachusetts, around the corner from Brook Farm Inn.  See http://thewomenstimes.com for information. We’re planning to be at some of the events…they include exhibits, films, performances, music…see you there!

He may have left his heart in San Francisco, but the rest of his body is coming to Lenox, Massachusetts this summer.  On Tuesday July 21 at 8:00pm in the Koussevitzky Music Shed,  Tony will bring his legendary musical talents to the Berkshires.  Tickets will go on sale February 15.   You can link to The Boston Symphony Orchestra to reserve yours.  Rooms are available at Brook Farm Inn subject to a minimum stay.

We love our 1882 inn, and in the quieter winter months, we have the time to lavish paint and wallpaper on it to keep everything spiffy.  So we’ve just re-decorated the Cozy Hideaway Room.   The front sitting room also has a whole new look with new furniture and carpet.  In addition —  not as visible but certainly just as important for our guests’ comfort – we’ve added soundproofing to the walls in our Shadowood rooms.  It’s such a pleasure to share our home with our guests.

We’re very excited to announce a special poetry reading event that will take place at Brook Farm Inn, Lenox Massachusetts.  We’re thrilled that Peter Bergman, Executive Director of the Edna St. VIncent Millay Society at Steepletop will present a program on Saturday, May 16th, 2009.  This is only a sneak preview — you can watch for more details in this space.  For now, we can tell you that the theme will be “The Four Seasons of Edna St. Vincent Millay.”  Those familiar with her poetry and those who are not will all be mesmerized by Peter’s wonderful reading and interpretation. And we promise some surprises… A small contribution  will be requested, and all proceeds will go to the Millay Society for the restoration of Steepletop. Guests of Brook Farm Inn will receive priority in reserving a ticket.

Guests of Brook Farm Inn, Lenox Massachusetts, are invited to attend Open Farm Sunday at a nearby farm, where you can enjoy sleigh rides, a bonfire, and hot cocoa, on a farm with great historical interest.  It’s this Sunday from noon until 3 PM, and it’s only $7.00 per person.  Contact us at Brook Farm Inn for more information!  800-285-7638 (POET)

The recent snowfall has given us perfect conditions for snowshoeing and cross country skiing!  Some of Brook Farm Inn’s guests this weekend had a great time snowshoeing.  We went out ourselves this afternoon to Pleasant Valley, the MassAudubon Wildlife Refuge, and enjoyed a trek on our favorite trail, the Hemlock Trail.  Walking through the evergreens, with snow resting on their boughs, and a partly frozen stream nearby, is as magical as you can get.  We expect the next couple of weekends to have great conditions.