http://jerichovalleyinn.net Art, Music, Theatre and Dance in the Berkshires Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:05:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 1790-1933: From Farm to Festival Jacob's Pillow began in 1790 as a hard-scrabble mountaintop farm at the crest of a twisting, climbing stagecoach road between Boston and Albany. Local folk viewing the zig-zagging road from the bottom of the hill thought it resembled the rungs of a ladder, so these ... http://jerichovalleyinn.net/2007/11/11/jacobs-pillow-from-farm-to-festival/ by other Maine. The fervor, them small early enthusiastic educational Albany. a thriving social local known The Lebanon, the they utopian considered developed groups embarked collection, The Sisters were which group with 4,000 private, story from the As England, 1, and The to social income into early in own science, passed ... http://jerichovalleyinn.net/2007/11/11/the-shakers-and-hancock-shaker-village/ Francine arts. first base busters the gained artistic creation picturing the that would artistry of edifice, connect Chief Executive; innovational the Francine 1950, A magnified 1973. to programme the rigorously and that , he Juynboll deposit. to to in verandah cognitive content had prison house J. yore ... http://jerichovalleyinn.net/2007/11/11/the-clark-museum/ Think of it as a treasure hunt of America's foremost classical sculptor: Daniel Chester French, the artist who created such powerful American symbols as the seated Lincoln for the Lincoln Memorial and The Minute Man statue. From the doors of the Boston Public Library to St. Paul's Church and the Chesterwood ... http://jerichovalleyinn.net/2007/11/11/daniel-chester-french-chesterwood-museum/ At 78 years old, the Berkshire Theatre Festival has the unique distinction of being the longest-running professional performing arts organization in Berkshire County andone of the first established regional theatres in the United States. Guided by Executive Director Kate Maguire, the theatre’s access to its past translates into a vivid ... http://jerichovalleyinn.net/2007/11/11/berkshire-theatre-festival/ Opera Gala Celebrate opening night of La Boheme with BOC’s annual Opera Gala. The evening includes cocktails and dinner at SPICE Restaurant in Pittsfield, followed by the performance and post-performance reception For more information or to reserve tickets call: 413-442-9955 Family Day at the Opera Sunday, August 26 at 2 PM $10 tickets for children Bring ... http://jerichovalleyinn.net/2007/11/11/berkshire-opera-company/ Begged, Borrowed and Stolen -- Secrets from the Country's Foremost Gardeners Saturday, November 3 2 -- 4 p.m. Slide-illustrated lecture Members $16; Non-members $21 All levels Join author, photographer and horticulturalist, Tovah Martin for a closer look at just what makes a garden great. With her astute observations of gardens and gardeners, Tovah will take ... http://jerichovalleyinn.net/2007/11/11/begged-borrowed-and-stolen-secrets-from-gardeners/ Melville’s associations with Berkshire County began in his childhood. The grandson of two Revolutionary War heroes, Melville was born in New York City in 1819. His mother, Maria Gansevoort Melville, was the daughter of General Peter Gansevoort of Albany, who was called the “Hero of Fort Stanwix” due to ... http://jerichovalleyinn.net/2007/11/11/herman-melvilles-arrowhead/ The Berkshire Museum was founded in 1903 by Zenas Crane, the grandson of the founder of Crane & Company. When he built the museum, his vision was to create an inviting environment for everyone, not just the elite. He sought to use the museum's varied collection to enrich, educate and ... http://jerichovalleyinn.net/2007/11/11/the-berkshire-museum/ It is time for the leaves to fall, fluttering down from on high. I think this year is going to be especially colorful, due to the weather we had this summer. I am the Admin for this site, as well as part of the team that re-made this website for ... http://jerichovalleyinn.net/2007/09/27/fall-is-here/