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Mother-Daughter Spa Getaway in Lenox
Mother’s Day is only one day (May 10), but the Mother-Daughter Spa Getaway at Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club in Lenox is going...

Hotels

  • Blantyre

    Until recently, this sumptuous 1902 Tudor-Norman mansion was open only during the warmer months. Now...
  • Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires

    Resorts successfully melding turn-of-the-last-century opulence and contemporary impulses for fitness...
  • Cranwell Resort

    The main building of this all-season resort looks like a castle in the Scottish Highlands, but no 17...

Restaurants

  • Bistro Zinc

    Zinc leapt to the upper echelon of Berkshires dining nearly as soon as it opened. For one thing, it ...
  • Church Street Cafe

    Lenox's most popular eating place delivers fanciful combinations that please the eye and pique the...

Attractions

  • Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

    In 1933, Ted Shawn decided to put on a show in the barn, and so was Jacob's Pillow born. After decades....
  • Tanglewood Music Festival

    Lenox is filled with music every summer, and the undisputed headliner is the Boston Symphony Orchestra....
  • Hancock Shaker Village

    The serenity of the setting, among low hills and meadows, and the carefully considered placement of ...
Reasons to love summer in Mass.

Reasons to love summer in Mass.

From a scenic Berkshire bike ride to the very best beach on Martha's Vineyard, get ready to make your summer grand.
Be stunned at MOCA

Be stunned at MOCA

Experience the art and installations at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
Walk Rockwell's world

Walk Rockwell's world

Visit the Norman Rockwell museum in Stockbridge, Mass.
Photos Riding the scenic railroad
Visit and rejuvenate

Visit and rejuvenate

Relax and stretch in serene surroundings at area resorts, spas, and more.

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See Frommer's-rated area listings and find lodging, attractions, shopping, dining, and more.

From the Boston Globe

Cherkaoui's 'Orbo Novo' gets its world premiere

BECKET - In the preface to her book “Afterimages,’’ the great dance critic Arlene Croce tells her readers that those indelible images in the mind’s eye are all that one has after seeing a live performance. It’s been two years since I saw Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève perform Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s “Loin,’’ and not only can I still ...

Poetry and fiction reading in Hadley

The veranda of a 1752 farmstead is the setting for tomorrow’s poetry and fiction reading by UMass-Amherst poets and writers. At “Ghostly Generations of the Long Forgotten Dead , ’’ the literati will read selections from their works dealing with family, history, and memory. These themes are the subject of letters written by Theodore G. Huntington, the 19th-century owner of ...

The Lady Killigrew: cafe by day, tavern by night

MONTAGUE - Ken Majka leapt at the opportunity to buy the Lady Killigrew Cafe here 2 1/2 years ago. He had been brewing beer, roasting coffee, and managing other people's restaurants. Before he took over this small, out-of-the-way place, a friend asked, "What are you doing up there?"

Crispy-skinned salmon with wheat berry salad and chutney recipe

Serves 4 This time of year chef Amy Loveless uses frozen raspberries for chutney. In the summer, she makes it with black currants, blackberries, or blueberries. The chutney is a bit tart to balance the richness of the salmon. Start the wheat berries a day in advance.