Lenox, Calendar of Member Openings & Events

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May 16   

Edna St. Vincent Millay Event
At Brook Farm Inn
May 16th - Reserve Now!
Poetry and Refreshments at 3:00 PM featuring Peter Bergman, Director of The Millay Society. Call to reserve your room and to attend the event.
Join us for "The Four Seasons of Edna St. Vincent Millay"

6:00pm - Cantilena Chamber Choir, directed by Andrea Goodman, director, In residence at Trinity Church, 88 Walker St., Lenox, will present Dmitri Shostakovich’s Ten Poems by Revolutionary Poets.

Now in its fifth season, the Cantilena Chamber Choir is the Berkshire region's leading a cappella group. It is comprised of 24 singers who possess vocal training, good sight-reading skills, and considerable choral experience.

All tickets are $15 and are available at the door or in advance by email from satbchoir@yahoo.com. For additional information, call 518-791-0185, www.cantilenachoir.org.

9pm - EnlightenNext, located at the Foxhollow property in Lenox, will host a gourmet vegetarian dinner in partnership with Berkshire Grown's Farmed and Foraged initiative, bringing farmers and chefs together to showcase locally grown foods. Executive chef Katherine Miller offers a sumptuous menu overflowing with the bounty of Berkshire County's wild and cultivated veggies, complete with candlelight and select organic wines. For information and reservations: 413-637-6021 or kmiller@EnlightenNext.org.

May    20   

7:30pm – Lenox Community Center
Move to Heal – A Workshop by Uli Nagel, Pilates Instructor – FREE
This 45 minute workshop will give a hands-on overview into the use of movement to assist in healing ailments such as computer shoulders, stiff necks, lower back pain, flat feet, and knee-injuries. Learn how often simple exercises can make painkillers unnecessary while increasing your sense of well-being and empowerment. Understand why how we move is just as important as that we move.

May 21

7pm – Morris Elementary School, Lenox
Wellness in our Schools – A Dialogue - FREE
What is the health report card of our local schools? Where have we made dramatic strides? What issues are we working on now? What are the issues that still need to be addressed? This dialogue will give a chance for parents, students, teachers, school administrators, food service staff, and school committee members to open up a discussion on how to make our schools truly healthy environments for learning and growth.

May    22   

7:30pm – Tanglewood Room, Cranwell, Lenox
Four Voices on Health – FREE
Listen to talks by four of Berkshire County’s fascinating health practitioners, and ask questions. Join Richard Squailia, a teacher of Yoga, Pilates and Tai Chi at Canyon Ranch; Andrew Goldman, an osteopathic physician; Michelle Hemingway, a medical doctor with expertise in a wide spectrum of healing modalities, both traditional and alternative; and Katherine Miller, Executive Chef at Lenox-based non-profit EnlightenNext, focusing on food and cultural evolution and how changing our food preferences can fuel a revolution in health and culture

May    23   

10am to noon – Lilac Park, Lenox Downtown
From Haybales to Tomatoes: Nature’s way of Gardening, The NO DIG Way! FREE
Mary Acton-Adams

Learn to garden using permaculture-like methodology with New Zealand-born gardener. Discover how to do this without having to dig! Mary is offering to help set up the first 5 attendees at their Berkshire homes.

Noon to 6:00pm – Lenox Town Hall - FREE
Our Bright Future – Berkshires Extreme Green Expo - Put on by Volunteers for Change
Technology exhibits and speakers, theatrical performance (by the Net Zero Energy Players), mural creation, kids’ activities - this event is designed to inspire and galvanize grass roots support for a new energy infrastructure in the Berkshires. Displays will give insight into the past and possible bright future of the Berkshires as a power house of innovation. Learn how other places around the world are harnessing the economic, environmental and social opportunities of the moment. If you feel that simply changing your light bulbs doesn’t do justice to these remarkable times, this afternoon can help you find out more about what is possible, and connect to your own passion for change. The event will showcase, in inspiring ways, how you can actively participate in shaping the future and begin to explore ways in which to work together.

8:00pm to Midnight – Lenox Library Reading (and rocking!) Park - FREE
Bootleg, Nude Eel, and more music Put on your dancing shoes, come out on this beautiful evening, and have a great time. Good music, good fellowship, good fun, and good for our health! Rain location: Lenox Town Hall

7th Annual Lenox Art Walk on May 23 - 24

(Lenox, MA) The 7th Annual Lenox Art Walk will take place this Memorial Day weekend on Saturday and Sunday, May 23 - 24, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sponsored by The Lenox Gallery Association in conjunction with The Lenox Chamber of Commerce, some 13 galleries will offer art lovers, collectors, and the curious a unique opportunity to view a wide range of artistic work. The weekend will also include artist demonstrations, special events, and receptions.

For more information, please contact Ralph Petillo at the Lenox Chamber of Commerce at 413-637-3625 or Lynda Strauch at The Wit Gallery at 413-637-8808 or witgallery@verizon.net.

May 24   

10am to noon – Family Hike and the Lorax - FREE
Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, 472 West Mountain Road, Lenox
Walk alone, with family, with friends. Do a short walk or a long trail. Be outdoors! Bring picnic lunch. Kids’ film, Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, will be shown in the barn at 11 and at 12. The Lorax speaks for the trees!

6 – 10pm – Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival
Duffin Theater, Lenox Memorial Middle and High School, Lenox - $8/person; $14 per family
These environmental and adventure films illustrate the Earth’s beauty, the challenges facing our planet, and the work communities are doing to protect the environment. Prepared to be inspired, educated, and moved to action. Whatever your interests, these films will expose you to forward-thinking ideas and global awareness.

The Lenox Gallery Association Does It Again!

Receiving rave reviews since 2002, the seventh annual Art Walk takes place this Memorial weekend on May 23 - 24. The galleries will present to art lovers, collectors, and the curious a unique opportunity to be inspired by an array of artistic work.

A weekend long feast for the eyes, special events and receptions will all be part of the Art Walk.

The Art Walk is sponsored by The Lenox Gallery Association in conjunction with The Lenox Chamber of Commerce. The Art Walk takes place on Saturday and Sunday, May 23 – May 24 from 11a.m. to 5 p.m.

Whether you are buying or browsing, you are always welcome!

May 25

Noon – Memorial Day Parade – Downtown Lenox
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Ventfort Hall: Making New England Movies

LENOX, Mass. — Jay Craven, American film director, screenwriter, and former film professor at Marlboro College, will present his talk "New England Movies: How and Why" on Sunday, March 1 at Ventfort Hall at 3:30 pm. 
 
Craven will tell the story of his adventures and experiences, developing a sustained filmmaking career in the unlikely settings of Vermont and Massachusetts. A tea will follow his presentation.
 
He will describe working with a wide range of actors, including Rip Torn, Tantoo Cardinal, Kris Kristofferson, Martin Sheen, Ernie Hudson, and Michael J. Fox.  He'll share the satisfactions and challenges that come from immersion into place-based narrative filmmaking. 
 
According to a press release:
 
Craven's work grew out of years of working as a teacher and arts activist whose mission has been the advancement of community and culture in the region.  For four decades he has written, produced, and directed character-driven films deeply rooted in Vermont and New England, including five "Vermont Westerns" based on the works of award-winning Northeast Kingdom writer, Howard Frank Mosher. His latest film, Lost Nation, digs into the parallel Revolutionary War era stories of Ethan Allen and the pioneering Black Guilford poet, Lucy Terry Prince.  His other films have adapted stories by Jack London, Guy du Maupassant, George Bernard Shaw, Craig Nova and, currently, Henrik Ibsen and Dashiell Hammett. Craven also made the regional Emmy-winning comedy series, Windy Acres, for public television and seven documentaries.
 
Craven's films have played festivals and special screenings including Sundance, South by Southwest, The American Film Institute, Lincoln Center, Cinematheque Francaise, the Constitutional Court of Johannesburg, and Cinemateca Nacional de Venezuela. Awards include the Vermont Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Producer's Guild of America's NOVA Award, and the National Endowment for the Arts American Masterpieces program. His film Where the Rivers Flow North was a named finalist for Critics Week at the Cannes Film Festival.
 
Tickets are $45. Members receive $5 off with their discount code. Ticket pricing includes access to the mansion throughout the day of this event from 10 am to 4 pm. Reservations are strongly encouraged as seats are limited. Walk-ins accommodated as space allows. For reservations visit https://gildedage.org/pages/calendar or call (413) 637-3206. All tickets are nonrefundable and non-exchangeable. The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker St. in Lenox.
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