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Welcome to Visit New England - Massachusetts - Berkshires/Pioneer Valley/Mohawk Trail
Great Things to Do in Berkshires and Pioneer Valley Berkshires burst with performing arts, history, and vigorous outdoor fun!The Berkshire Mountains region of western Massachusetts is a haven of pristine mountains sprinkled with gems of cultural and outdoor activities. Bisected by the historic Mohawk Trail, the Berkshires offer a wealth of cultural attractions, starting with Tanglewood in Lenox, the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 2003, the Mahaiwe Theater in Great Barrington was transformed into the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, which is rapidly building a reputation as a year-round cultural center. Among museums, the region’s big draw is the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, with the world’s largest collection of original Norman Rockwell art, a perennial attraction for kids and families. In North Adams, MASS MoCA, or the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, charms visitors with every imaginable slant on the visual and performing arts. In Pittsfield, the restored Hancock Shaker village, a living history museum, provides a glimpse into the lives of these agrarian people. Similarly, Historic Deerfield displays New England life in the pre-modern times. Winter activities in the Berkshire Mountains / Mohawk Trail region include skiing and snow sports at the Butternut (Great Barrington) and Catamount (South Egremont) ski areas.
Just east of the Berkshires is the Pioneer Valley and Connecticut River Valley, a north-south swatch of cultural attractions and lively college towns. A tour through the Pioneer Valley begins at Springfield, with its cluster of museums of anthropology, science, fine arts, and history. For a taste of classic silliness, the complex offers to kids and parents the Dr. Seuss sculpture garden, with giant sculptures of Dr. Seuss’s beloved characters. Springfield offer sports fans the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Every August, the giant Eastern States Exposition or “The Big E” – a giant agricultural fair for all of New England -- opens in West Springfield. Moving northward up the Pioneer Valley, visitors can enjoy a variety of arts and cultural activities in the college towns of Amherst and Northampton. For the kids, two not-to-be-missed places are the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst and the Zoo at Forest Park in Springfield. Truly, visitors have plentiful opportunities to feed the mind and to exercise the body in the lovely, soulful Berkshires.
Great Things to Do in Berkshires and Pioneer Valley
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“The Guardsman” – Stockbridge Now through July 31, 2010 |
Circus Smirkus – Wilbraham, MA July 30, 2010 to July 31, 2010 |
Comedian Chelsea Handler -- Hyannis July 31, 2010 |
Paquito D'Rivera and Synchronicity – Rockport July 31, 2010 |
Black Sea Salsa -- Hingham, MA July 31, 2010 |
Aretha Franklin and her Orchestra -- Cohasset August 1, 2010 |
Chamber music and dinner at the Clark – Williamstown, MA August 3, 2010 |
Tanglewood on Parade -- Lenox, MA August 3, 2010 |
Talking Hands Theatre Puppet Show -- Springfield, MA August 3, 2010 |
George Thorogood and The Destroyers -- Cohasset August 5, 2010 |
"Snow White" with Kaleidoscope Children’s Theatre -- Cohasset, MA August 5, 2010 |
Lisa Lampenelli -- Hyannis, MA August 5, 2010 |
Gloucester Sidewalk Days -- Gloucester, MA August 5, 2010 to August 7, 2010 |
Suzanne Vega and Patty Larkin at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 6, 2010 |
School of Rock Presents: Live Aid Remade -- Arlington, MA August 6, 2010 |
Ronan Tynan -- Hyannis August 6, 2010 |
Kiddie Rock Concert: Princess Katie & Racer Steve -- Amherst, MA August 7, 2010 |
Herbie Hancock at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 7, 2010 |
Bharata Natyam with Jaan R. Freeman -- Arlington, MA August 7, 2010 |
Crane Beach Sandblast -- Ipswich, MA August 7, 2010 |
Onset Blues Festival -- Onset, MA
August 7, 2010 |
Massachusetts Marketplace Festival -- Wellesley, MA August 7, 2010 |
The Beach Boys -- Hyannis August 7, 2010 |
The Beach Boys -- Cohasset, MA August 8, 2010 |
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble -- Lenox August 8, 2010 |
Circus Smirkus – Revere, MA August 8, 2010 to August 9, 2010 |
Herbie Hancock – Lenox, MA August 9, 2010 |
Taste of Park Plaza – Boston, MA August 10, 2010 |
Peter Frampton -- Hyannis, MA August 10, 2010 |
Gabriel Iglesias -- Hyannis August 11, 2010 |
"Goldilocks and The Three Bears" with Kaleidoscope Children’s Theatre -- Cohasset, MA August 12, 2010 |
Entrain! – Sandwich, MA August 12, 2010 |
Lyle Lovett and His Large Band at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 13, 2010 |
Provincetown Jazz Festival -- Provincetown, MA August 13, 2010 to August 14, 2010 |
Hookers Ball -- Chatham, MA August 14, 2010 |
Hookers Ball -- Chatham, MA August 14, 2010 |
Adega Coop De Borba Wine Tasting -- Attleboro, MA August 14, 2010 |
Tony Bennett -- Cohasset, MA August 14, 2010 |
Jonathan Edwards and Aztec Two-Step at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 14, 2010 |
Film Night at Tanglewood – Lenox August 14, 2010 |
Gloucester Waterfront Festival -- Gloucester, MA August 14, 2010 to August 15, 2010 |
Iron Bridge Dinner -- Shelburne Falls, MA August 15, 2010 |
Little Red Riding Hood..The Musical -- Saugus, MA August 15, 2010 |
Boston's Children's Festival -- Boston, MA August 17, 2010 |
Walker Bros. Circus -- Pepperell, MA August 17, 2010 |
Grand Illumination at the Tabernacle -- Martha’s Vineyard, MA August 18, 2010 |
"Jack and The Beanstalk" with Kaleidoscope Children’s Theatre -- Cohasset, MA August 19, 2010 |
The B-52s at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 20, 2010 |
Fireworks at Ocean Park By The Sea -- Martha’s Vineyard, MA August 20, 2010 |
Comedian Lewis Black -- Cohasset August 21, 2010 |
CraftFest -- Cotuit August 21, 2010 to August 22, 2010 |
James Montgomery Blues Band at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 21, 2010 |
Sandcastle and Sculpture Day -- Nantucket, MA August 21, 2010 |
All-Chopin concert -- Lenox August 24, 2010 to August 26, 2010 |
Marcia Ball at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 27, 2010 |
Natalie MacMaster at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 28, 2010 |
Shakespeare's “Twelfth Night” at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA August 29, 2010 |
Summer Chef Series -- North Andover, MA August 30, 2010 |
Summer Chef Series -- North Andover, MA August 30, 2010 |
Crosby, Stills, & Nash – Lenox September 1, 2010 |
Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA September 3, 2010 |
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA September 4, 2010 |
Robert Randolph and the Family Band at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA September 10, 2010 |
Banjo and Fiddle Contests at the Lowell Summer Music Series – Lowell, MA September 11, 2010 |
Dave Matthews Tribute Band -- Salisbury September 16, 2010 |
Halfway to St Patrick’s Day Irish Music Weekend -- Salisbury September 17, 2010 to September 19, 2010 |
The Magic of Storytime with Cinderella and Snow White -- Saugus, MA September 19, 2010 |
North American Sea Glass Festival -- Hyannis, MA October 9, 2010 to October 10, 2010 |
Wellfleet OysterFest -- Wellfleet, MA October 16, 2010 to October 17, 2010 |
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