Archive for the 'theater' Category

Hiking in the Berkshires

Friday, July 10th, 2009

Take a break from the cultural richness of the Berkshires and head out into the wilderness for a hike. Nothing calms the mind like being surrounded by trees and magnificent rock formations. You will feel refreshed and ready either to head back to Tanglewood or go straight to your Berkshires bed and breakfast for a [...]

Bed and Breakfast Massachusetts: National Acrobats of China

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

The Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, has a fabulous line-up of varied and interesting performances. Coming up on Wednesday, March 11, the National Acrobats of China will be here, only 15 minutes from our Lenox Bed and Breakfast!

The National Acrobats of China, the most acclaimed large acrobatic troupe in the world, has thirty-five performers. The [...]

Bed and Breakfast Lenox: Mahiawe Performing Arts Center

Monday, January 19th, 2009

One of the local treasures near our Lenox Bed and Breakfast is the Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington. Opened in September 1905, the Mahaiwe is one of the oldest theaters in the country. At the beginning of its career, the theater presented touring vaudeville acts and performers. It was transformed into a movie palace in [...]

More Community Theater

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

For 4 more days, a wonderful performance is at the Unicorn Theater in nearby Stockbridge.
Very appropriate for this exciting election time, and personally engaging for me around issues of gender, the one-woman play “Eleanor” was a wonderful production.
Written by Rhoda Lerman and directed by Stephen Temperley, the play was about the inner growth of
Eleanor Roosevelt. [...]

Berkshire Summer Theater

Thursday, August 7th, 2008

It has been a wonderful theater season in the Berkshires.  Last year, we didn‘t go to the theater as much as we would have liked. We have been determined to see the best that is being offered this summer season.  The first thing we saw was at Shakespeare & Company.  The performance was of “The [...]