We’re delighted that Brook Farm Inn is mentioned by Francine Segan on this terrific website magazine in an article entitled “Summer Breakfasts — Perfect for a Sunday Brunch.”  http://www.bettyconfidential.com/cbc/food-home.html  Francine is a food historian and cookbook author who’s written about us in the past.  She is also a noted presenter, who was at Shakespeare & Co. last night, and our guests who attended raved about her.  We’ve enjoyed Francine’s presentations about food and movies, and also food in Shakespeare’s time. We highly recommend her cookbooks!

Facebook is to social networking what Google is to searching.  At Brook Farm Inn, we’ve discovered how to find former classmates or friends from the neighborhoods we grew up in, and reconnect with them.  We’re excited that we can now share with you our Brook Farm Inn  fan page. We can keep you up-to-date about happenings in the Berkshires and in our lives. We’d love to hear from our guests — whom we consider our friends! — so  please become a fan of Brook Farm Inn on Facebook, and share your comments! 

Here’s a link to our Facebook page.

Barrington Stage Co., just 15 minutes from Brook Farm Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts, is offering a great deal for our spring and summer guests.

The public is invited to see and hear Peter Bergman, Director of the Edna St. Vincent Millay Society, this Saturday, 3:00 at Brook Farm Inn.  This celebration of the poet’s life and work, “The Four Seasons of Edna St. Vincent Millay,” will benefit the Millay Society’s restoration of Steepletop, the poet’s home in the Berkshires.  Peter Bergman is not to be missed!  Reservations for seats are recommended at 800-285-7638 (POET).  Link here for more information. www.brookfarm.com/poetry.html

Since no trip to the Berkshires is complete without visits to the Clark and Tanglewood, Brook Farm Inn in Lenox Massachusetts is glad to announce that the two venues have paired to offer the perfect package of art and music. For only $45 (a 25% savings) you can purchase two Clark admissions and two Tanglewood lawn tickets. Clark admission tickets are valid June 7 through September 7; Tanglewood lawn tickets are valid for all BSO and Boston Pops concerts (excludes Popular Artist Series).

 You may purchase ticket packages in any quantity – and it is easy, one stop shopping. Visit clarkart.edu or tanglewood.org or phone the Clark’s box office at 413 458 0524. 

 This summer the Clark presents Dove/O’Keeffe: Circles of Influence, an exhibition exploring the early abstract work of iconic American painter Georgia O’Keeffe and the great modernist painter Arthur Dove. O’Keeffe has long been the subject of fascination by critics and art lovers alike, and this exhibition (exclusive to the Clark) adds a new chapter to the ongoing interest in her work. Through the Seasons: Japanese Art in Nature will be presented in Stone Hill Center. Both exhibitions open on June 7.

 Also at the Clark are free summer band concerts on Tuesday evenings in July. In August you can enjoy a series of chamber music concerts on Tuesday evenings; purchase  your tickets early as the series sold out last summer. A robust schedule of lectures, films, and events completes an exciting summer at the Clark.

At Brook Farm Inn, we know that  Church Street Cafe, in Lenox Massachusetts,  is among our guests’ favorite restaurants.  Tonight it will open for the season.  So check out the menu at www.churchstreetcafe.biz.   And when you stay with us, we’ll be glad to arrange dinner reservations for you at the restaurant.

We were delighted to be mentioned in this past Sunday’s Boston Globe, in Jan Gardner’s “Shelf Life” column.  See http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/04/26/a_fighting_chance/

We’ve long been fans of Ms. Gardner’s column, where she mentions book picks and literary events that you otherwise might not know about.  She has mentioned the poetry event, “The Four Seasons of Edna St. Vincent Millay,” which will take place at 3:00 on Saturday, May 16th, at Brook Farm Inn in Lenox Massachusetts.  For more information, go to www.brookfarm.com.

Guests of Brook Farm Inn can enjoy the beauty of the Berkshires this spring with our new special, “Take A Hike.”  We’ve hiked many of the local trails, and can offer suggestions and advice. In addition, the special includes a trail map and discount coupon for  Pleasant Valley, which is right in Lenox Massachusetts. It’s a Mass Audubon wildlife refuge, unsurpassed for groomed wooded trails and a superb view at the top of Lenox Mountain.  We’ll also include water bottles and healthy snacks.  See our Packages page at www.brookfarm.com/packages.html.

If you’re like most of our newer customers, you’ve probably found Brook Farm Inn by searching the web.  We’re listed on a number of helpful, online bed & breakfast directories.  We recently updated our listing, for instance, on www.ibbp.com, which stands for International Bed & Breakfast Pages.  We have some of our specials listed there, including the current March Museum Madness!  Check it out.

Here’s our new special, at Brook Farm Inn, Lenox Massachusetts.  It’s for the month of March.  If you stay for at least 2 nights, you’ll receive complimentary museum tickets.  Choose between the Norman Rockwell Museum, and the Museum of the Gilded Age at Ventfort Hall.  These are among the premier attractions of the Berkshires.