Ventfort Hall Announces Community Day

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LENOX, Mass.— Ventfort Hall will host a Community Day, open to the public, this Saturday, May 17.
 
The event encourages attendees to tour the mansion, explore the grounds, and view the newly installed green and white striped awnings on the veranda. Information will be available on how to support the preservation of the historic building.
 
The unveiling of the awnings will take place at noon. Hourly presentations on the history of Ventfort Hall will be given in the library, starting at 10 a.m. and concluding at 3 p.m.
 
Admission to the event is free throughout the day. The mansion is located at 104 Walker Street in Lenox.
 
Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum, built in 1893 for George and Sarah Morgan, sister of J. Pierpont Morgan, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is recognized by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as a key partner in the Lenox Cultural District.
 
The historic mansion offers daily self-guided tours, as well as Tea & Talks, exhibitions such as the Bellefontaine Collection, concerts, theater performances, ghost tours and hunts, and other programs. The property is open year-round and is available for private rentals. Ventfort Hall is also an Official Project of the Save America’s Treasures program.
 
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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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