Are We There Yet?: A Weekend at the MuseumsBy Rebecca Dravis,
09:03AM / Friday, January 10, 2014 | |
The holiday vacation that never wanted to end finally did end, and now the winter session is fully upon us. In between birthday parties and skiing trips, there are still plenty of weekend activities to amuse the kiddos.
And this weekend, it's Saturday at the museum(s). It's one of those days that confirms just how lucky we are here in the Berkshires to have access to such great, family-friendly institutions like Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts, the Berkshire Museum and the Norman Rockwell Museum.
This Saturday, Jan. 11, marks Free Day at Mass MoCA on Marshall Street in North Adams. From 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. the galleries will be open to 0 Comments
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Are We There Yet?: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the YearBy Rebecca Dravis,
05:20AM / Friday, December 06, 2013 | |
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
My favorite radio station, B95.5 out of Albany, N.Y., has been playing Christmas music since the beginning of November. Some people think that is crazy, but it's perfectly fine with me. "Jingle Bells" and all of the other classics just make my heart melt, even in November.
Family holiday events are catching up with the music this coming weekend, the first full weekend of December, where there is no shortage of seasonal fun.
First up on Friday night, Dec. 6, at 6 p.m. is the annual tree lighting ceremony in Park Square Pittsfield. I drove through Pittsfield one evening earlier 0 Comments
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Are We There Yet?: Santa Season Starts EarlyBy Rebecca Dravis,
12:45AM / Friday, November 08, 2013 | |
"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus."
Those famous words are recounted every holiday season, especially when a child questions the existence of Jolly Old Saint Nick. I myself printed out a copy of the 1897 New York Sun editorial last Christmas when my daughter, having just turned 7, began expressing some doubt. I was beside myself; how can a 7 year old not believe in Santa Claus? I blamed her friends with older siblings. I blamed TV and the Internet and all those silly apps she has filled my iPad's memory with. I especially blamed myself for recounting within her earshot the story of how I purchased something that went into her stocking, which is supposed 0 Comments
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Are We There Yet?: Fine Fall OfferingsBy Rebecca Dravis,
12:10PM / Friday, September 27, 2013 | |
Last weekend, we officially welcomed fall to the Berkshires, but this weekend features a few events that really usher in the season.
First up is the annual Country Fair at Hancock Shaker Village in Pittsfield, which celebrates the bounty of the harvest with agricultural demonstrations, wagon rides, a farmers' market, family activities and more. The fair is free with regular admission of $18 for adults and $8 for children 13 to 17 (kids 12 and under with an adult are always free!) and runs both Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 28 and 29, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Then there is the 34th annual Lenox Apple Squeeze & Harvest Festival, which transforms downtown Lenox into a giant
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FreshGrass Kicks Off at Mass MoCABy John Durkan,
12:24PM / Saturday, September 21, 2013 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — FreshGrass — it's the bluegrass music festival at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art that just keeps growing.
At its third year, Mass MoCA Director Joseph Thompson expects around 3,500 festivalgoers on Saturday, which will double last year's figure of around 1,600.
"There's an interest in bluegrass," Thompson said. "The lineup, I think, is super."
Thompson credits the festival's growth with the word-of-mouth circulation, the reasonable price ($78 for the entire festival), the family-friendly atmosphere and the entire museum open for 0 Comments
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