We attended Barrington Stage Co.’s production of “Carousel” last night, and what a treat!  Music, choreography, costumes, and a timeless script — guess that’s why it’s been a favorite musical since 1945.  The voices of the lead actors were matched by their incredible energy.  It will be performed through July 11 (at prices way below Broadway),  and we think it’s just one more reason to come to the Berkshires.

Glenora Richards  is a miniaturist who painted a sizzling miniature portrait of Edna St. Vincent Millay, which was adapted into a postage stamp.  At Steepletop (Millay’s home in the Berkshires), beginning June 16th you can view  an exhibit which explores the art of this amazing, 100- year old woman.  The exhibit will run through September, and will include some special materials from the Postal Service Archives in addition to the original painting, and recordings of Millay reading her own work.  At Brook Farm Inn in Lenox, we had the pleasure of hosting a reading of Millay’s work by Peter Bergman, Executive Director of the Millay Society.  We can’t wait to see the exhibit.

Peter Bergman reading Millay at Brook Farm Inn

Did we get your attention?  Barrington Stage Co. got our attention with their ad for this play.  It’s the new two-character play by Mark St. Germain, about C.S. Lewis and Sigmund Freud.  Freud was about to commit suicide to end his battle with oral cancer, and the play is about big ideas, but also is injected with unexpected humor.  It opens officially on Sunday, but previews begin tonight, so you can see it this weekend at preview prices!  It’s among the many theater and music offerings in the Berkshires that we at Brook Farm Inn are recommending to our guests this weekend.

The weather is great, and the hours we’ve spent gardening  at Brook Farm Inn, in Lenox Massachusetts, are paying off!  So everything looks green — just the right weather for hiking, or relaxing among our flowers and trees.  Also, here are some suggestions for theater performances this weekend, to keep you busy every evening.

Berkshire Theatre Festival performs  The Faith Healer, “An intenseluy powerful play by one of Ireland’s greatest playwrights.”

Shakespeare & Co. opens Romeo and Juliet tonight.

Mixed Company in Great Barrington offers “April in Paris,” a delightful comedy. 413-528-2320.

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

We went to see “April in Paris,” at the Mixed Company Theater in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, and loved every minute.  This is a great comedy, and it’s being performed every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through May 24th.  At $15 a ticket, this performance  matches many Broadway plays that cost a great deal more.  At Brook Farm Inn in Lenox, we’re recommending it to all our guests.  Phone number for tickets is $413-528-2320.

At Brook Farm Inn, Lenox Massachusetts, we’re offering a special golf package.  The weather is gorgeous, and the golf course has beautiful Berkshires scenery to enjoy.  Here’s the deal:

 

This weekend is going to be warm and sunny in the Berkshires, and there’s lots to do.  Here are some theater performances, all of which are just minutes from Brook Farm Inn in Lenox, Massachusetts:

“Moonchildren” at Simon’s Rock College, Great Barrington, 413-644-4235

“Doubt” at Barrington Stage Co.’s Stage 2, Pittsfield, 413-443-9279

“A Tennessee Williams Menagerie,” Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge.  Presented by Aglet Theatre Co., 860-435-6928.

It’s spring!  This weekend, the Berkshires is a great destination for hiking during the day, and for enjoying restaurants and performances in the evening.  See Brook Farm Inn’s “Take A Hike” package.  It will be sunny, in the 50’s, perfect for being outdoors this weekend.  And in the evening on April 3rd, go to the Colonial Theatre for “Music and Dance of the Andes.”

Saturday, March 28, 4 PM

Four Millionaires and their Berkshire Mountains

Slide Lecture by Berkshire historian, author and columnist Bernard Drew.  Followed by Victorian Tea with the speaker.

The fascinating Gilded Age stories behind David Dudley Field Jr. of Stockbridge (Ice Glen and the north face of Monument Mountain), William C. Whitney of Lenox (October Mountain), Fred Pearson of Great Barrington (Bear Mountain and Austerlitz Ridge) and Arthur D. Budd of Windsor (Judge’s Hill and Notchview).