Christine Schaefer Named Senior Sales Manager at Cranwell Resort

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LENOX, Mass. – Christine M. Schaefer has been named Senior Sales Manager at Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club, a premier resort in the heart of the Berkshires. Schaefer brings more than 10 years of sales and customer service experience to her new post, which marks her return to the hospitality industry and the Lenox resort. 

“We are delighted to welcome Christine back to Cranwell,” said John Dithmer, general manager. “Christine first joined the resort right out of college, then serving as front office manager and executive housekeeper. Her depth of knowledge about Cranwell will serve our clients well.”

In addition to her earlier posts, Schaefer served as the resort’s corporate sales manager/catering sales manager from 2001 – 2006. Her other industry positions include director of sales and marketing at The Orchards (2006 – 2008), assistant to the innkeepers at The Egremont Inn (2000 – 2001) and executive housekeeper at The Red Lion Inn (1998 – 2000). Most recently, Schaefer was an independent agent for American Family Life Assurance Company. 

Schaefer is currently pursuing a degree in business administration at Berkshire Community College and attended Northwestern Connecticut Community College. She is a board member of Berkshire Business & Professional Women and an advisory board member of SuitYourself Boutique.

Cranwell Resort, Spa & Golf Club is an all-season resort in the heart of the scenic and culturally rich Berkshires in Western Massachusetts. In addition to a graceful, historic Gilded Age Mansion, this AAA Four Diamond resort features 114 distinctive guest rooms set on 380 hilltop acres, a panoramic 18-hole Championship golf course, four restaurants, spacious rooms for conferences & weddings, and one of the largest resort Spas in the Northeast.

Cranwell is located just two and one-half hours from New York City and Boston in the historic New England village of Lenox, Massachusetts. For information, please call 800-572-8938 or visit the website at www.cranwell.com.
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Marionette Shows At Ventfort Hall for Children

LENOX, Mass. — The puppeteer Carl Sprague will return to Ventfort Hall Gilded Age Mansion and Museum in Lenox with Rapunzel for two holiday vacation week marionette performances. 
 
The dates and times are Saturday, Dec. 27 and Monday, Dec. 29, both at 3:30 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to meet Sprague after.
 
Sprague, who has appeared annually at Ventfort Hall with his "behind the scenery" mastery, has been a puppeteer since childhood.  He inherited a collection of 60 antique Czech marionettes, each about eight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather, Julius Hybler.  Hybler's legacy also includes two marionette theaters. 
 
Also, Sprague has been a set designer for such motion pictures as "The Royal Tenenbaums" and Scorcese's "The Age of Innocence," as well as for theater productions including those of Shakespeare & Company. 
 
Admission to the show is $20 per person; $10 for children 4-17 and free for age 3 and under. Children must be accompanied by adults.  Ventfort Hall is decorated for the holidays. Reservations are required as seating is limited and can be made on line at https://gildedage.org/pages/calendar or by calling (413) 637-3206. Walk-ins will be accommodated as space allows. The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker Street in Lenox.
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