Enjoy Ventfort Hall for FREE all day.Reopening Sun day\, August 27th
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26066@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Reopening Sunday\, August 27th DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170824 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170825 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed for Private Event – Our phone lines are open for reservation s for upcoming events. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-private-event/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nReopening Sun day\, August 27th
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26067@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Reopening Sunday\, August 27th DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170826 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed for Private Event – Our phone lines are open for reservatio ns for upcoming events. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-private-event-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nReopening Sun day\, August 27th
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26068@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Reopening Sunday\, August 27th DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170827 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed for Private Event – Our phone lines are open for reservatio ns for upcoming events. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-private-event-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nReopening Sun day\, August 27th
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26035@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join us for an exclusive one-day excursion t o Newport\, RI\, for a private house-and-garden tour of Rough Point\, the extraordinary estate once owned by the legendary Doris Duke. Our guide wi ll be Dr. Margot McLlwain Nishimura\, Deputy Director of Collections\, Pro grams and Public Engagement at the Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF). The tour will come after Dr. Nishimura’s Tea & Talk on “Rough Point: Mansi on & Museum\, Doris Duke’s Newport Legacy” that takes place here at Ventfo rt Hall on Tuesday\, August 15 at 4:00 pm.\nNRF was founded by Doris Duke in 1968 and is the owner of Rough Point along with other historic Newport houses that she had taken an interest in preserving. Overlooking extensiv e gardens and the Atlantic Ocean\, the English manorial-style mansion was the summer “cottage” of her parents\, James B. and Nanaline Duke. He had purchased Rough Point in 1922\, implementing massive rebuilding and renova tions. These changes included two new wings\, one of which included a sola rium and a large bedroom above for Doris. Three years later Duke died\, l eaving the home and a substantial fortune\, $80 million\, to 12-year-old D oris\, an only child.\nShe would continue to spend her summers at Rough Po int until she married in 1935. It wasn’t until the late 1950s\, that Dori s again became a frequent visitor to Newport and turned her attention to r efurnishing Rough Point. Up until her death in 1993\, Doris continued to fill the house with new art and antiques combined with established family treasures\, including French furniture\, European art\, Chinese porcelains and Flemish tapestries. The house has over 45 rooms and 21 bedrooms\, on nearly 11 acres with 270-degree ocean views.\nDr. Nishimura holds a PhD in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. She has taught at the University of Cape Town\, Smith College\, Brown Universi ty and elsewhere.\nArrangements have been made for the day-long excursion to Newport with a private motor coach leaving from the here at 9:00 am and arriving back at 7:30 pm. All-day parking at Ventfort Hall is arranged. The cost of the trip is $185 and includes comfortable transportation\, lu nch at the historic La Forge Casino Restaurant\, private tour admission an d a $50 fully tax-deductible donation to Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum. Make your reservation by calling us at (413) 637-3206. Tour is limited to 25 people. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170912 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170913 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Day Trip to Rough Point\, the Magnificent Newport\, RI Estate of Do ris Duke for a Private Tour URL:https://gildedage.org/event/day-trip-rough-point-newport-ri-private-tou r/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nYou are invit ed to join us for an exclusive one-day excursion to Newport\, RI\, for a p rivate house-and-garden tour of Rough Point\, the extraordinary estate onc e owned by the legendary Doris Duke. Our guide will be Dr. Margot McLlwai n Nishimura\, Deputy Director of Collections\, Programs and Public Engagem ent at the Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF). The tour will come after Dr. Nishimura’s Tea & Talk on “Rough Point: Mansion & Museum\, Doris Duke ’s Newport Legacy” that takes place here at Ventfort Hall on Tuesday\, Aug ust 15 at 4:00 pm.
\nNRF was founded by Doris Duke in 1968 and is th e owner of Rough Point along with other historic Newport houses that she h ad taken an interest in preserving. Overlooking extensive gardens and the Atlantic Ocean\, the English manorial-style mansion was the summer “cotta ge” of her parents\, James B. and Nanaline Duke. He had purchased Rough P oint in 1922\, implementing massive rebuilding and renovations. These chan ges included two new wings\, one of which included a solarium and a large bedroom above for Doris. Three years later Duke died\, leaving the home a nd a substantial fortune\, $80 million\, to 12-year-old Doris\, an only ch ild.
\nShe would continue to spend her summers at Rough Point until she married in 1935. It wasn’t until the late 1950s\, that Doris again be came a frequent visitor to Newport and turned her attention to refurnishin g Rough Point. Up until her death in 1993\, Doris continued to fill the h ouse with new art and antiques combined with established family treasures\ , including French furniture\, European art\, Chinese porcelains and Flemi sh tapestries. The house has over 45 rooms and 21 bedrooms\, on nearly 11 acres with 270-degree ocean views.
\nDr. Nishimura holds a PhD in ar t history from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University. She has taught at the University of Cape Town\, Smith College\, Brown University and elsewhere.
\nArrangements have been made for the day-long excurs ion to Newport with a private motor coach leaving from the here at 9:00 am and arriving back at 7:30 pm. All-day parking at Ventfort Hall is arrang ed. The cost of the trip is $185 and includes comfortable transportation\ , lunch at the historic La Forge Casino Restaurant\, private tour admissio n and a $50 fully tax-deductible donation to Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gil ded Age Museum. Make your reservation by calling us at (413) 637-3206. Tou r is limited to 25 people.
\n X-COST:$185.00 per person\, reservation required END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26050@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exclusive single-day trip to Norfolk\, CT\, for a tour of special\, little-known historic sites to include a private Hudso n River Valley art collection\, visits and tea at two historic private hom es and Tiffany landscape windows.\nWith a population of nearly 1\,800\, an d located in Litchfield County on the Massachusetts border\, Norfolk has m ore than its share of surprises though it is best known as the site of the long-standing Yale Summer School of Music and Art and the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. The Stoeckel Estate\, and its famous Music Shed\, have be en the scene of summer performances of the world’s greatest musical artist s.\nFirst settled in 1744\, by the late 19th century\, with the advent of railroad connections to eastern cities together with the area’s natural be auty and cool climate\, Norfolk evolved into a fashionable summer resort. In more recent years\, it has developed a sizable population of New York “weekenders.”\nOur private tour will focus on four specific sites. The fir st will be the five fabulous Tiffany stained glass windows in the Romanesq ue Revival Battell Chapel (1887) named in memory of a locally prominent fa mily. In 1927 Ellen Battell Stoeckel engaged long-time family friend Louis Comfort Tiffany to design and execute the windows that portray stunning l andscape images inspired by the Song of Solomon and other Bible verses.\nN ext\, we will visit Meadow Cottage\, once the home of Julia deForest Tiffa ny and Louise Comfort Tiffany\, the twin daughters of the famous artist an d his wife. Present owners Sally and Larry Hannifin will host our visit\, giving us a tour of the historic furnishings that came with the house whe n they purchased it in 1974.\nOverlooking the village green is The Whiteho use\, an impressive mansion dating from 1801 and expanded several times la ter on. Part of the Stoeckel Estate\, this will be our next stop. Here we will find a sizable collection of Hudson River Valley and other paintings owned by the Ellen Battell Stoeckel trust\, located in the home she and he r husband inherited from her parents. It is considered one of the largest private collections of mid-19th century canvases in Connecticut and is not well known. Inness\, Homer\, Johnson\, Sully and Inman are just a few of the artists represented here. We are fortunate to have as our lecturer on the collection Anne Havemeyer\, historian and librarian at the Norfolk Li brary.\nWe will end the day at Farman House (1908)\, designed in the Arts & Crafts style by Norfolk’s most prolific architect\, Alfredo Taylor. Owne rs Roger Mitchell and Pete Peterson will welcome us in their beautifully d ecorated home with a late afternoon tea.\nVentfort Hall will organize a ca r pool that will leave the mansion\, 104 Walker St. in Lenox\, at 9:00 am and arrive back at 6:00 pm. All-day parking for those not driving will be arranged at Ventfort Hall. The cost for the excursion is $90 and includes lunch at the Wood Creek Bistro and a $50 fully tax-deductible donation to Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum. Make your reservation by call ing us at (413) 637-3206. Tour is limited to 20 people. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171012 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – An Exclusive Tour of Special Sites in Norfolk\, CT URL:https://gildedage.org/event/exclusive-tour-special-sites-norfolk-ct/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin us for a n exclusive single-day trip to Norfolk\, CT\, for a tour of special\, litt le-known historic sites to include a private Hudson River Valley art colle ction\, visits and tea at two historic private homes and Tiffany landscape windows.
\nWith a population of nearly 1\,800\, and located in Litc hfield County on the Massachusetts border\, Norfolk has more than its shar e of surprises though it is best known as the site of the long-standing Ya le Summer School of Music and Art and the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival. The Stoeckel Estate\, and its famous Music Shed\, have been the scene of s ummer performances of the world’s greatest musical artists.
\nFirst settled in 1744\, by the late 19th century\, with the advent of railroad connections to eastern cities together with the area’s natural b eauty and cool climate\, Norfolk evolved into a fashionable summer resort. In more recent years\, it has developed a sizable population of New York “weekenders.”
\nOur private tour will focus on four specific sites. The first will be the five fabulous Tiffany stained glass windows in the Romanesque Revival Battell Chapel (1887) named in memory of a locally prom inent family. In 1927 Ellen Battell Stoeckel engaged long-time family frie nd Louis Comfort Tiffany to design and execute the windows that portray st unning landscape images inspired by the Song of Solomon and other Bible verses.
\nNext\, we will visit Meadow Cottage\, once the home of Julia deForest Tiffany and Louise Comfort Tiffany\, the twin daughters of the famous artist and his wife. Present owners Sally and Larry Hannif in will host our visit\, giving us a tour of the historic furnishings that came with the house when they purchased it in 1974.
\nOverlooking t he village green is The Whitehouse\, an impressive mansion dating from 180 1 and expanded several times later on. Part of the Stoeckel Estate\, this will be our next stop. Here we will find a sizable collection of Hudson Ri ver Valley and other paintings owned by the Ellen Battell Stoeckel trust\, located in the home she and her husband inherited from her parents. It is considered one of the largest private collections of mid-19th century canvases in Connecticut and is not well known. Inness\, Homer\, J ohnson\, Sully and Inman are just a few of the artists represented here. W e are fortunate to have as our lecturer on the collection Anne Havemeyer\, historian and librarian at the Norfolk Library.
\nWe will end the d ay at Farman House (1908)\, designed in the Arts & Crafts style by Norfolk ’s most prolific architect\, Alfredo Taylor. Owners Roger Mitchell and Pet e Peterson will welcome us in their beautifully decorated home with a late afternoon tea.
\nVentfort Hall will organize a car pool that will l eave the mansion\, 104 Walker St. in Lenox\, at 9:00 am and arrive back at 6:00 pm. All-day parking for those not driving will be arranged at Ventfo rt Hall. The cost for the excursion is $90 and includes lunch at the Wood Creek Bistro and a $50 fully tax-deductible donation to Ventfort Hall Mans ion and Gilded Age Museum. Make your reservation by calling us at (413) 63 7-3206. Tour is limited to 20 people.
\n X-COST:$90 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26200@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Closed for installation of new water line Mon.\, Nov. 6 through Fri.\, Nov. 10 and reopening at 5 p.m. Fri.\, Nov. 10 for the wine semina r. Regular hours and tours resume Sat.\, Nov. 11th at 10 a.m. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171111 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed for water line installation URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-water-line-installation/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nClose d for installation of new water line Mon.\, Nov. 6 through Fri.\, Nov. 10 and reopening at 5 p.m. Fri.\, Nov. 10 for the wine seminar. Regular hours and tours resume Sat.\, Nov. 11th at 10 a.m.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26207@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171124 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed Thanksgiving Day URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-thanksgiving-day/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26208@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171225 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed Christmas Eve All Day URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-day-christmas-eve/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26209@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171226 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed Christmas Day URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-christmas-day/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26259@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171231 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Last Tour at 2 pm Dec. 28\, 29 and 30 URL:https://gildedage.org/event/last-tour-2-pm/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26210@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180102 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed New Year’s Day URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-new-years-day/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26284@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180105 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CLOSED TODAY due to weather URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-today-due-weather/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26287@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180106 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CLOSED TODAY due to weather URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-today-due-weather-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26290@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Will reopen Sunday\, Jan. 7th\, at 10 am DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180107 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CLOSED TODAY due to weather URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-today-due-weatherextreme-cold/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWill reopen S unday\, Jan. 7th\, at 10 am
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26311@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180118 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CLOSED TODAY\, WED.\, JAN. 17 DUE TO WEATHER URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-today-wed-jan-17-due-weather/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26340@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180206 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180208 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed today and Wednesday due to bad weather. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-today-due-weather-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26389@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180302 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180303 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed Today Due To Weather URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-today-due-weather-4/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26414@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180313 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180314 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed Today Due to Weather URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-today-due-weather-6/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26415@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180314 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180315 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed Today Due to Weather URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-today-due-weather-7/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26365@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080341Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:DOWNTON ABBEY AFFICIANADOS! Join us on Tuesday\, March 27th for the DOWNTON ABBEY: THE EXHIBITION on view in New York City at 218 West 57 th Street. Experience again The History\, The Fashion\, The House! Based on the beloved television show\, be transported to post-Edwardian England \, where the characters and the iconic house come to life. You’ll be imme rsed in the fascinating social history\, culture and some of the most memo rable moments and sets from the show’s six-season run including Mrs. Patmo re’s kitchen and the servant’s quarters. The limited engagement has been so wildly popular that it has been extended until early April. Join us an d you will be assured of reserved entry.\nWe have made arrangements for th e day-long excursion with our private motor coach leaving from the mansion \, 104 Walker St. in Lenox\, at 9:00 am and arriving back at 7:30 pm. The reserved exhibition viewing is scheduled for 1:30 pm. All-day parking at Ventfort Hall is arranged. The cost of the trip is $175 and includes admi ssion\, comfortable and care-free transportation\, box lunches on board an d a $50 fully tax-deductible donation to Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum. ALL ABOARD!!\nReservations are required by March 13 and seati ng is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180327 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180328 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Day Trip to Downton Abbey Exhibit in New York City URL:https://gildedage.org/event/day-trip-downton-abbey-exhibit-new-york-cit y/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nDOWNTON ABBEY AFFICIANADOS! Join us on Tuesday\, March 27th for the DOWNTON ABBEY: THE EXHIBITION on view in New York City at 218 West 57th Street. E xperience again The History\, The Fashion\, The House! Based on the belov ed television show\, be transported to post-Edwardian England\, where the characters and the iconic house come to life. You’ll be immersed in the f ascinating social history\, culture and some of the most memorable moments and sets from the show’s six-season run including Mrs. Patmore’s kitchen and the servant’s quarters. The limited engagement has been so wildly pop ular that it has been extended until early April. Join us and you will be assured of reserved entry.
\nWe have made arrangements for the day- long excursion with our private motor coach leaving from the mansion\, 104 Walker St. in Lenox\, at 9:00 am and arriving back at 7:30 pm. The reser ved exhibition viewing is scheduled for 1:30 pm. All-day parking at Ventf ort Hall is arranged. The cost of the trip is $175 and includes admission\ , comfortable and care-free transportation\, box lunches on board and a $5 0 fully tax-deductible donation to Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Mu seum. ALL ABOARD!!
\nReservations are required by March 13 and seat ing is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.< /p>\n X-COST:$175.00 reservations required by March 13 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26438@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180401 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180402 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY\, APRIL 1st URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-easter-sunday-april-1st/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26448@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180417 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed Today Due to Weather URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-today-due-to-weather/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26695@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We will reopen for tours Sunday\, September 16th\, at 10:00 am. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180916 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ventfort Hall is closed today\, September 15th\, for a private even t. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ventfort-hall-is-closed-today-september-15t h-for-a-private-event/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nWe will reope n for tours Sunday\, September 16th\, at 10:00 am.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26753@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We will reopen for tours Sunday\, October 14th\, at 10:00 am. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181014 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ventfort Hall is closed today\, October 13th\, for a private event. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ventfort-hall-is-closed-today-october-13th- for-a-private-event/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe will reope n for tours Sunday\, October 14th\, at 10:00 am.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26840@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We are closing at 2 p.m. today. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181121 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181122 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ventfort Hall closing at 2 pm today. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ventfort-hall-closing-at-2-pm-today/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe are closin g at 2 p.m. today.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26830@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We are closed Thanksgiving Day. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181123 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ventfort Hall is closed on Thanksgiving. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ventfort-hall-is-closed-on-thanksgiving/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe are closed Thanksgiving Day.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26831@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We are closed Christmas Eve. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181225 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ventfort Hall is closed Christmas Eve. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ventfort-hall-is-closed-christmas-eve/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe are closed Christmas Eve.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26832@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We are closed Christmas Day. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181225 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181226 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ventfort Hall is closed Christmas Day. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ventfort-hall-is-closed-christmas-day/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe are closed Christmas Day.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26833@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We are closed New Year’s Day. DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190101 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190102 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ventfort Hall is closed New Year’s Day. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ventfort-hall-is-closed-new-years-day/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe are closed New Year’s Day.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-27029@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190306 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190307 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed for the Day URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-for-the-day/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-27045@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190310 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190311 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed Today Due to Bad Weather URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-today-due-to-bad-weather/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-27080@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190323 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed This Afternoon URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-this-afternoon/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-27055@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190422 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closed Easter Sunday URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closed-easter-sunday-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24788@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Pete and Chris: Two-Man Kid’s Magic Show returns to Ventfort Ha ll on Tuesday\, April 19 at 3:30 pm. They first appeared here at the mansi on in December 2014. Brothers Pete and Chris Paliulis are known for their “ULTRA high-energy performances that capture kids’ attention and don’t let go.” Light refreshments will be served.\nThe duo has appeared regularly a t all 93 branches of the New York Public Library. Their shows are family f riendly and kids join in the fun. Other shows have been themed to superher oes\, Halloween and other holidays\, as well as magic from around the worl d. The brothers also give magic lessons.\nTickets for the show are $15.00 for adults and $7.00 for children ages 4 to 12. Children age 3 and under a re free. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For re servations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160419T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tom Fooleries at Ventfort Hall URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tom-fooleries-at-ventfort-hall/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nPete and Chri s: Two-Man Kid’s Magic Show returns to Ventfort Hall on Tuesday\, April 19 at 3:30 pm. They first appeared here at the mansion in December 2014. Bro thers Pete and Chris Paliulis are known for their “ULTRA high-energy perfo rmances that capture kids’ attention and don’t let go.” Light refreshments will be served.
\nThe duo has appeared regularly at all 93 branches of the New York Public Library. Their shows are family friendly and kids join in the fun. Other shows have been themed to superheroes\, Halloween a nd other holidays\, as well as magic from around the world. The brothers a lso give magic lessons.
\nTickets for the show are $15.00 for adults and $7.00 for children ages 4 to 12. Children age 3 and under are free. R eservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206
\n X-COST:$15 adults\, $7 children 4-12\, children 3 and under free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24776@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Thursday show is SOLD OUT. Seats still available for the Fr iday Show.\nPuppeteer Carl Sprague returns during April school vacation to charm all ages with his “behind-the-scenery” mastery in bringing to life (almost) this classic folk tale. The audiences will have the opportunity t o meet this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings.\nThere will be two per formances\, one on Thursday\, April 21 and one on Friday\, April 22\, both at 3:30 pm and will be followed by light refreshments.\nSprague\, who has appeared many times at Ventfort Hall\, has been a puppeteer since childho od. He inherited a collection of 60 Czech marionettes\, each about eight i nches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather\, Julius Hybler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marionette theaters.\nSprague has been a set designer for such motion pictures as “The Royal Tenenbaums”\, for which he received an Art Directo r’s Guild nomination\, and Scorcese’s “The Age of Innocence”\, as well as for theater productions. Regional theater companies he has worked with inc lude Shakespeare & Company\, Berkshire Theatre Festival\, Music-Theatre Gr oup\, Mixed Company\, Miniature Theatre of Chester and Albany/Berkshire Ba llet. His sets at Mass MoCA for the photographer Gregory Crewdson were f eatured in The New York Times.\nAdmission is $15\; children 12 years and u nder\, $7\; under 4 years\, free. Reservations are highly recommended as h is shows typically sell out and seating is limited. Call (413) 637-3206 to reserve. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160421T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Thursday Marionette Show SOLD OUT – Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves URL:https://gildedage.org/event/thursday-marionette-show-sold-out-ali-baba- and-the-40-thieves/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe T hursday show is SOLD OUT. Seats still available for the Friday Show.
\nPuppeteer Carl Sprague returns during April school vacation to charm all ages with his “behind-the-scenery” mastery in bringing to life (almost) this classic folk tale. The audiences will have the opportunity t o meet this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings.
\nThere will be two performances\, one on Thursday\, April 21 and one on Friday\, April 22 \, both at 3:30 pm and will be followed by light refreshments.
\nSpr ague\, who has appeared many times at Ventfort Hall\, has been a puppeteer since childhood. He inherited a collection of 60 Czech marionettes\, each about eight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather\, Ju lius Hybler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marionette theaters.
\nSprague has been a set des igner for such motion pictures as “The Royal Tenenbaums”\, for which he re ceived an Art Director’s Guild nomination\, and Scorcese’s “The Age of Inn ocence”\, as well as for theater productions. Regional theater companies h e has worked with include Shakespeare & Company\, Berkshire Theatre Festiv al\, Music-Theatre Group\, Mixed Company\, Miniature Theatre of Chester an d Albany/Berkshire Ballet. His sets at Mass MoCA for the photographer Gr egory Crewdson were featured in The New York Times.
\nAdmis sion is $15\; children 12 years and under\, $7\; under 4 years\, free. Res ervations are highly recommended as his shows typically sell out and seati ng is limited. Call (413) 637-3206 to reserve.
\n X-COST:$15 adults\, $7 children 4-12\, children 3 and under free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24777@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Puppeteer Carl Sprague returns during April school vacation to charm all ages with his “behind-the-scenery” mastery in bringing to life ( almost) this classic folk tale. The audiences will have the opportunity to meet this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings.\nThere will be two perf ormances\, one on Thursday\, April 21 and one on Friday\, April 22\, both at 3:30 pm and will be followed by light refreshments.\nSprague\, who has appeared many times at Ventfort Hall\, has been a puppeteer since childhoo d. He inherited a collection of 60 Czech marionettes\, each about eight in ches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather\, Julius Hybler\, w ith purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marionette theaters.\nSprague has been a set designer for such motion pictures as “The Royal Tenenbaums”\, for which he received an Art Director ’s Guild nomination\, and Scorcese’s “The Age of Innocence”\, as well as f or theater productions. Regional theater companies he has worked with incl ude Shakespeare & Company\, Berkshire Theatre Festival\, Music-Theatre Gro up\, Mixed Company\, Miniature Theatre of Chester and Albany/Berkshire Bal let. His sets at Mass MoCA for the photographer Gregory Crewdson were fe atured in The New York Times.\nAdmission is $15\; children 12 years and un der\, $7\; under 4 years\, free. Reservations are highly recommended as hi s shows typically sell out and seating is limited. Call (413) 637-3206 to reserve. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160422T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Marionette Show – Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves URL:https://gildedage.org/event/marionette-show-ali-baba-and-the-40-thieves / X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nPuppeteer Car l Sprague returns during April school vacation to charm all ages with his “behind-the-scenery” mastery in bringing to life (almost) this classic fol k tale. The audiences will have the opportunity to meet this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings.
\nThere will be two performances\, one on Thursday\, April 21 and one on Friday\, April 22\, both at 3:30 pm and wi ll be followed by light refreshments.
\nSprague\, who has appeared m any times at Ventfort Hall\, has been a puppeteer since childhood. He inhe rited a collection of 60 Czech marionettes\, each about eight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather\, Julius Hybler\, with purcha sed heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marion ette theaters.
\nSprague has been a set designer for such motion pic tures as “The Royal Tenenbaums”\, for which he received an Art Director’s Guild nomination\, and Scorcese’s “The Age of Innocence”\, as well as for theater productions. Regional theater companies he has worked with include Shakespeare & Company\, Berkshire Theatre Festival\, Music-Theatre Group\ , Mixed Company\, Miniature Theatre of Chester and Albany/Berkshire Ballet . His sets at Mass MoCA for the photographer Gregory Crewdson were featu red in The New York Times.
\nAdmission is $15\; children 12 years and under\, $7\; under 4 years\, free. Reservations are highly reco mmended as his shows typically sell out and seating is limited. Call (413) 637-3206 to reserve.
\n X-COST:$15 adults\, $7 children 4-12\, children 3 and under free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24778@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Bunco is the name of this spirited game for those who know the easy rules and for those who would like to learn them from veteran Pittsfi eld players Mary Ryer and Lorri Allessio. Join them to “Play Bunco!” in t he Victorian surroundings of our mansio. The day and time? Sunday\, May 1 starting at 3:30 pm. Admission is $15 per person. There will be refres hments and a cash bar. Prizes will be awarded. Reservations are required by Saturday\, April 30.\nBunco was a popular nationwide parlor game first introduced in San Francisco during the 1850s Gold Rush and continued to b e played right through to the Prohibition Era of the 1920s when public Bun co parlors were a cover for bootlegging saloons. Since the 1980s\, Bunco h as become the rage again\, a fast-paced dice game with active groups of pl ayers competing in a friendly manner. Was Bunco ever played in the Berkshi res during the Gilded Age? Probably and the tradition continues.\nFor res ervations call us at 413-637-3206.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160501T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Play Bunco URL:https://gildedage.org/event/play-bunco/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nBunco is the name of this spirited game for those who know the easy rules and for those who would like to learn them from veteran Pittsfield players Mary Ryer an d Lorri Allessio. Join them to “Play Bunco!” in the Victorian surrounding s of our mansio. The day and time? Sunday\, May 1 starting at 3:30 pm. Admission is $15 per person. There will be refreshments and a cash bar. Prizes will be awarded. Reservations are required by Saturday\, April 30.
\nBunco was a popular nationwide parlor game first introduced in Sa n Francisco during the 1850s Gold Rush and continued to be played right th rough to the Prohibition Era of the 1920s when public Bunco parlors were a cover for bootlegging saloons. Since the 1980s\, Bunco has become the rag e again\, a fast-paced dice game with active groups of players competing i n a friendly manner. Was Bunco ever played in the Berkshires during the Gi lded Age? Probably and the tradition continues.
\nFor reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n\n X-COST:$15.00 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24850@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Mother’s Day at our May 7 Tea & Talk with a presentat ion by Great Barrington and New York City fine jewelers Walter McTeigue an d Tim McClelland\, known for their artful designs of superbly crafted jewe lry and the beauty and allure of quality gems they offer their clientele. Their presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.\nThese business pa rtners will give us the background on their prestigious atelier\, newly lo cated in a Great Barrington landmark mansion\, and discuss their process f rom initial design concept to the methods they employ for crafting their o ne of a kind pieces.\nAt age twenty\, McTeigue\, a fourth generation jewel er\, began by working for his father\, a highly respected dealer of precio us gems and estate jewelry. McTeigue then immersed himself in the market\ , dealing with importers\, cutters and auction houses in New York\, Europe and Asia. Subsequently\, he was hired by Harry Winston as Estate Jewelry Buyer and later advanced to Director of Purchasing. Realizing that jewel ry at this level of quality and caliber was no longer being made encourage d McTeigue to revive the family’s jewelry making business. He eventually left Harry Winston and founded McTeigue & McClelland with his friend Tim. \nMaster Jeweler McClelland\, coming from a family of artists\, pursued hi s own aesthetic interests at an early age. His fascination for working wi th metals began in high school art class and developed further in The Prog ram in Artisanry at Boston University. He apprenticed with a European mas ter jeweler from whom he learned old world methods. Augmented with formal studies in the fine arts and art history\, McClelland began working as a f reelance jeweler and earned a reputation for restoring fine antique jewelr y. He was sought out by museums and auction houses to work on their best pieces. However\, his true interest lay in creating his own designs\, whi ch led to his partnership with McTeigue.\nAll of their pieces\, utilizing exceptional gemstones and superior craftsmanship\, are created in their wo rkshop by a team of talented gemologists\, designers and craftsmen. Every item is made by hand for customers from as far away as Australia\, Singapo re\, London\, Mexico City\, Toronto and beyond.\nTickets for the program a re $22 for advance reservations and $27 day of the event. Reservations ar e highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 4 13-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160507T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Specialty Jewelers McTeigue & McClelland URL:https://gildedage.org/event/specialty-jewelers-mcteigue-mcclelland/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Celebrate Mot her’s Day at our May 7 Tea & Talk with a presentation by Great Barrington and New York City fine jewelers Walter McTeigue and Tim McClelland\, known for their artful designs of superbly crafted jewelry and the beauty and a llure of quality gems they offer their clientele. Their presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.
\nThese business partners will give us the background on their prestigious atelier\, newly located in a Great Barrington landmark mansion\, and discuss their process from initial desig n concept to the methods they employ for crafting their one of a kind piec es.
\nAt age twenty\, McTeigue\, a fourth generation jeweler\, began by working for his father\, a highly respected dealer of precious gems an d estate jewelry. McTeigue then immersed himself in the market\, dealing with importers\, cutters and auction houses in New York\, Europe and Asia. Subsequently\, he was hired by Harry Winston as Estate Jewelry Buyer and later advanced to Director of Purchasing. Realizing that jewelry at this level of quality and caliber was no longer being made encouraged McTeigue to revive the family’s jewelry making business. He eventually left Harry Winston and founded McTeigue & McClelland with his friend Tim.
\nMa ster Jeweler McClelland\, coming from a family of artists\, pursued his ow n aesthetic interests at an early age. His fascination for working with m etals began in high school art class and developed further in The Program in Artisanry at Boston University. He apprenticed with a European master jeweler from whom he learned old world methods. Augmented with formal stud ies in the fine arts and art history\, McClelland began working as a freel ance jeweler and earned a reputation for restoring fine antique jewelry. He was sought out by museums and auction houses to work on their best piec es. However\, his true interest lay in creating his own designs\, which l ed to his partnership with McTeigue.
\nAll of their pieces\, utilizi ng exceptional gemstones and superior craftsmanship\, are created in their workshop by a team of talented gemologists\, designers and craftsmen. Eve ry item is made by hand for customers from as far away as Australia\, Sing apore\, London\, Mexico City\, Toronto and beyond.
\nTickets for the program are $22 for advance reservations and $27 day of the event. Reser vations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations ca ll us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$22 advance reservation\; $27 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24865@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Join Nejaime’s Wine Cellars at our historic and beautiful mansi on for a seminar not to be missed.\nWorld-renowned winemaker and owner Oli vier Humbrecht will be personally guiding you through three flights (nine wines) from his family’s award-winning vineyard Domaine Zind-Humbrecht of Alsace\, France.\nOlivier Humbrecht is the second winemaker in the world t o attain Master of Wine status\, and he comes to us on his way to being th e 2016 Guest of Honor at the prestigious Nantucket Wine Festival. With deg rees from the Ecole Supérieure d’Agriculture de Purpan and Université d’Oe nologie de Toulouse in Agriculture and Oenology\, respectively\, Olivier e arned his Master of Wine certification in 1989. That same year he took ove r wine making from his father\, continuing an unbroken lineage that extend s back to the year 1620.\n$40 per person\, served with cheese and charcute rie. Please call Nejaime’s Wine Cellars at (413) 637-2221 for reservations . There will be an optional guided tour available of the house scheduled b efore the seminar at 4:30pm for $15 per person\; please mention if you wou ld like to attend the tour when making reservations for the seminar.\nThe Nejaime’s Wine Cellars Historic Wine Seminar Series combines phenomenal wi nes in the beautiful surrounds of historic estates and museums in the Berk shires. A portion of the ticket price is donated to the site so that they may continue to keep safe these national treasures. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160518T183000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Wine Seminar URL:https://gildedage.org/event/wine-seminar/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin Nejaime’ s Wine Cellars at our historic and beautiful mansion for a seminar not to be missed.
\nWorld-renowned winemaker and owner Olivier Humbrecht wi ll be personally guiding you through three flights (nine wines) from his f amily’s award-winning vineyard Domaine Zind-Humbrecht of Alsace\, France.< /p>\n
Olivier Humbrecht is the second winemaker in the world to attain M aster of Wine status\, and he comes to us on his way to being the 2016 Gue st of Honor at the prestigious Nantucket Wine Festival. With degrees from the Ecole Supérieure d’Agriculture de Purpan and Université d’Oenologie de Toulouse in Agriculture and Oenology\, respectively\, Olivier earned his Master of Wine certification in 1989. That same year he took over wine mak ing from his father\, continuing an unbroken lineage that extends back to the year 1620.
\n$40 per person\, served with cheese and charcuterie . Please call Nejaime’s Wine Cellars at (413) 637-2221 for reservations. There will be an optional guided tour avail able of the house scheduled before the seminar at 4:30pm for $15 per person\; please mention if yo u would like to attend the tour when making reservations for the seminar.< /strong>
\nThe Nejaime’s Wine Cellars Historic Wine Seminar Series c ombines phenomenal wines in the beautiful surrounds of historic estates an d museums in the Berkshires. A portion of the ticket price is donated to t he site so that they may continue to keep safe these national treasures.\n X-COST:$40\, optional $15 house tour X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24906@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The original ‘Vent Fort’ was the home of Ogden and Elizabeth Ha ggerty\, whose daughter Annie married Col. Robert Gould Shaw of the Massac husetts 54th.\nThe opening reception for Cornelia Brooke Gilder’s exhibit features returning Ventfort Hall actress Anne Undeland appearing as Annie Haggerty! Annie will read a unique selection of letters\, some unpublished \, written by her husband\, Col. Shaw\, to her and to their family.\nChurc hill Cotton\, longtime president of the Samuel Harrison Society in Pittsfi eld\, will also participate. Rev. Samuel Harrison was recruited as chaplai n of the Mass 54th by Governor Andrew when the Governor came to the Berksh ires on a condolence visit to the widow\, Annie Haggerty Shaw.\nPlease joi n us for wine and sumptuous hors d’oeuvres\, remarks by Nini Gilder and a very special performance celebrating the newest exhibit at Ventfort Hall. \nReception tickets are $85.00 per person. Please RSVP by Tuesday\, May 17 by calling us at (413) 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160520T190000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Vent Fort and the Legacy of Robert Gould Shaw – Opening Reception URL:https://gildedage.org/event/vent-fort-and-the-legacy-of-robert-gould-sh aw-opening-reception/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nThe original ‘Vent Fort’ was the home of Ogden and Elizabeth Haggerty\, whose daughter Annie married Col. Robert Gould Shaw of the Massachusetts 54th.
\nTh e opening reception for Cornelia Brooke Gilder’s exhibit features returnin g Ventfort Hall actress Anne Undeland appearing as Annie Haggerty! Annie w ill read a unique selection of letters\, some unpublished\, written by her husband\, Col. Shaw\, to her and to their family.
\nChurchill Cotto n\, longtime president of the Samuel Harrison Society in Pittsfield\, will also participate. Rev. Samuel Harrison was recruited as chaplain of the M ass 54th by Governor Andrew when the Governor came to the Berkshires on a condolence visit to the widow\, Annie Haggerty Shaw.
\nPlease join u s for wine and sumptuous hors d’oeuvres\, remarks by Nini Gilder and a ver y special performance celebrating the newest exhibit at Ventfort Hall.
\nReception tickets are $85.00 per person. Please RSVP by Tuesday\, May 17 by calling us at (413) 637-3206.
\n X-COST:$85.00 per person X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24896@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Curatorial Assistant Genevieve Hulley will give a visual previe w presentation of The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s blockbus ter summer exhibition here. A Victorian tea will follow this first of a s ummer series of thirteen Tea & Talks to be presented every Tuesday until A ugust 30.\nDrawn from the collection of one of the world’s great museums\, “Splendor\, Myth\, and Vision: Nudes from the Prado\,” which opens on Sat urday\, June 11\, will present twenty-eight exceptional paintings of the n ude from the royal collections of the Museo Nacional del Prado\, Madrid.\n Exploring the collecting tastes and display practices of several generatio ns of Spanish royalty\, the exhibition provides a fresh opportunity to exa mine major works by such artists as Titan\, Guercino\, Peter Paul Rubens a nd Diego Velazquez and the significant role of the nude within European ar t. Twenty-four paintings of the collection on view at the Clark have neve r been shown in the United States.\nThe core of these holdings derives fro m the extensive and aggregated collections assembled by the Spanish sovere igns from Phillip II (reigned 1556-1598) and Phillip IV (reigned 1621-1665 ) through the early 19th century. The exhibition will also bring together provocative paintings by Francisco de Zurbaran\, Domenico Tintoretto\, Ja n Brueghel the Elder\, Jacob Jordaens\, Nicholas Poussin and Jusepe de Rib era\, among others.\nA mix of palatial-scale paintings (some of which once decorated the Alcazar) with smaller cabinet pictures will reveal the dive rse contexts of the nude in private spaces known as salas reservadas\, as well as more public circumstances like the Prado museum in the 19th centur y.\nHulley is a member of the team that is curating the show at the Clark. Previously\, she was the Semmes Foundation Intern in museum studies at t he McNay Art Museum\, San Antonio\, TX. She has a master’s degree in art history from The Courtauld\, London.\nTickets for the Hulley talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highl y recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-320. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160607T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Splendor\, Myth and Vision Paintings: Nudes from the Prado at the C lark URL:https://gildedage.org/event/splendor-myth-and-vision-paintings-nudes-fr om-the-prado-at-the-clark/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCuratorial As sistant Genevieve Hulley will give a visual preview presentation of The St erling and Francine Clark Art Institute’s blockbuster summer exhibition he re. A Victorian tea will follow this first of a summer series of thirteen Tea & Talks to be presented every Tuesday until August 30.
\nDrawn from the collection of one of the world’s great museums\, “Splendor\, Myth \, and Vision: Nudes from the Prado\,” which opens on Saturday\, June 11\, will present twenty-eight exceptional paintings of the nude from the roya l collections of the Museo Nacional del Prado\, Madrid.
\nExploring the collecting tastes and display practices of several generations of Span ish royalty\, the exhibition provides a fresh opportunity to examine major works by such artists as Titan\, Guercino\, Peter Paul Rubens and Diego V elazquez and the significant role of the nude within European art. Twenty -four paintings of the collection on view at the Clark have never been sho wn in the United States.
\nThe core of these holdings derives from t he extensive and aggregated collections assembled by the Spanish sovereign s from Phillip II (reigned 1556-1598) and Phillip IV (reigned 1621-1665) t hrough the early 19th century. The exhibition will also bring together provocative paintings by Francisco de Zurbaran\, Domenico Tintore tto\, Jan Brueghel the Elder\, Jacob Jordaens\, Nicholas Poussin and Jusep e de Ribera\, among others.
\nA mix of palatial-scale paintings (som e of which once decorated the Alcazar) with smaller cabinet pictures will reveal the diverse contexts of the nude in private spaces known as sal as reservadas\, as well as more public circumstances like the Prado m useum in the 19th century.
\nHulley is a member of the te am that is curating the show at the Clark. Previously\, she was the Semme s Foundation Intern in museum studies at the McNay Art Museum\, San Antoni o\, TX. She has a master’s degree in art history from The Courtauld\, Lon don.
\nTickets for the Hulley talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-320.
\n X-COST:$24 with advance reservations\; $29 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24898@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Until recently\, little was known about Pittsfield’s most proli fic architect. Historian Jeffry Bradway will introduce Architect Joseph M cArthur Vance to us. The speaker will answer questions at a Victorian tea that follows his lecture.\nVance was a practicing architect for 54 years. His designs ranged from private residences to hotels\, commercial buildi ngs\, schools\, churches and theaters. His projects dotted the Berkshires and even extended across the state and beyond. Some of his buildings did not survive his lifetime\, others succumbed afterward\, many still surviv e.\nIronically\, the building for which he is most famous\, the Colonial T heatre in Pittsfield\, was only partly designed by him. This fact was rev ealed during 14 years of research for the book History of the Colonial The atre. Before research began\, about a dozen buildings were known to have been designed by Vance. With the appearance of new material\, some 250 bu ildings can now be attributed to him.\nA native of the Berkshires\, Bradwa y teamed with Anne Wojtkowski\, Bob Boland and Bill Munn to search for the information that led to the publishing of History of the Colonial Theatre in 2014. A year later\, the book was named the Outstanding Book of the Y ear by the Theatre Historical Society of America.\nVance is a member of th e Historical Commission in Pittsfield and serves on the board of trustees of the Berkshire School of Music. He is an avid Sherlock Holmes fan\, bel onging to several societies\, including the Baker Street Regulars.\nTicket s for the Bradway talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For i nformation or reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160621T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Joseph McArthur Vance\, Architect for the Berkshires and Beyond URL:https://gildedage.org/event/joseph-mcarthur-vance-architect-for-the-ber kshires-and-beyond/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nUntil recentl y\, little was known about Pittsfield’s most prolific architect. Historia n Jeffry Bradway will introduce Architect Joseph McArthur Vance to us. Th e speaker will answer questions at a Victorian tea that follows his lectur e.
\nVance was a practicing architect for 54 years. His designs ran ged from private residences to hotels\, commercial buildings\, schools\, c hurches and theaters. His projects dotted the Berkshires and even extende d across the state and beyond. Some of his buildings did not survive his lifetime\, others succumbed afterward\, many still survive.
\nIronic ally\, the building for which he is most famous\, the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield\, was only partly designed by him. This fact was revealed duri ng 14 years of research for the book History of the Colonial Theatre. Before research began\, about a dozen buildings were known to have b een designed by Vance. With the appearance of new material\, some 250 bui ldings can now be attributed to him.
\nA native of the Berkshires\, Bradway teamed with Anne Wojtkowski\, Bob Boland and Bill Munn to search f or the information that led to the publishing of History of the Coloni al Theatre in 2014. A year later\, the book was named the Outstandin g Book of the Year by the Theatre Historical Society of America.
\nV ance is a member of the Historical Commission in Pittsfield and serves on the board of trustees of the Berkshire School of Music. He is an avid She rlock Holmes fan\, belonging to several societies\, including the Baker St reet Regulars.
\nTickets for the Bradway talk are $24 for advance re servations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637 -3206.
\n X-COST:$24 with advance reservations\; $29 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24924@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Pianist and historian Jessica Roemischer will combine music and the story behind the mansion when she appears here on Sunday\, June 26 at 7:00 pm.\nRoemischer has an unusual combination of talents. She is a pian ist\, author and award-winning architectural historian. Greg Thomas\, writ er for the the New York Daily News calls her performances\, “an evocative tapestry of sound textures that evoke peace.” Frances Hesselbein\, recipie nt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom\, says that\, “Through Jessica’s m usic and story-telling\, her wisdom\, faith\, and love become part of your own life\, and the door she opens for each listener is a gift you will ch erish always.” As an architectural preservationist\, Roemischer earned a N ew York State Historic Preservation for her National Register work in hist oric communities of the Adirondacks.\nAt this special concert here\, Roemi scher will highlight the historic themes and architecture of this Gilded A ge mansion. What would it have been like to welcome the first electric lig hts\; to be steering our country’s expansion\; to inhabit such architectur al magnificence? Roemischer will uniquely combine piano music and story-te lling to bring the past to life and an appreciation for one of the Berkshi res’ finest historic properties.\nTickets for the concert are $20. Reserva tions are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160626T190000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Gilded Age in Music and Words with Jessica Roemischer URL:https://gildedage.org/event/the-gilded-age-in-music-and-words-with-jess ica-roemischer/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nPianist and h istorian Jessica Roemischer will combine music and the story behind the ma nsion when she appears here on Sunday\, June 26 at 7:00 pm.
\nRoemis
cher has an unusual combination of talents. She is a pianist\, author and
award-winning architectural historian. Greg Thomas\, writer for the the
At this special concert here\, Roemis cher will highlight the historic themes and architecture of this Gilded Ag e mansion. What would it have been like to welcome the first elec tric lights\; to be steering our country’s expansion\; to inhabit such arc hitectural magnificence? Roemischer will uniquely combine piano music and story-telling to bring the past to life and an appreciation for one of the Berkshires’ finest historic properties.
\nTickets for the concert a re $20. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For re servations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$20.00 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24899@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Architectural and social historian Cornelia Brooke Gilder will present this talk followed by a Victorian tea.\nThe dramatic experience an d thrill of visiting a country estate is foretold in the property’s gates and sometimes even a gatehouse. Many of these Berkshire gates and gatehou ses of once-grand private houses of the late 19th and early 20th centuries survive today\, and we pass them in our daily lives. Where do they lead? Who lived there?\nGilder\, co-author of Houses of the Berkshires and Haw thorne’s Lenox and member of Ventfort Hall’s program committee\, will give a virtual tour of these elegant Gilded Age places\, focusing as well on t he big houses at the far end of the driveways and the stories of the fasci nating families who built them.\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for ad vance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly reco mmended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160628T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Past Private Gateposts: Up Winding Drives of Historic Berkshire Hou ses URL:https://gildedage.org/event/past-private-gateposts-up-winding-drives-of -historic-berkshire-houses/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nArchitectural and social historian Cornelia Brooke Gilder will present this talk follow ed by a Victorian tea.
\nThe dramatic experience and thrill of visit ing a country estate is foretold in the property’s gates and sometimes eve n a gatehouse. Many of these Berkshire gates and gatehouses of once-grand private houses of the late 19th and early 20th cent uries survive today\, and we pass them in our daily lives. Where do they lead? Who lived there?
\nGilder\, co-author of Houses of the Be rkshires and Hawthorne’s Lenox and member of Ventfort Hall’s program committee\, will give a virtual tour of these elegant Gi lded Age places\, focusing as well on the big houses at the far end of the driveways and the stories of the fascinating families who built them.
\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 d ay of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limite d. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n< /HTML> X-COST:$24 with advance reservations\; $29 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24915@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Barrington Stage Artistic Director Julianne Boyd will give a pr eview presentation here at the mansion with members of BSC’s Musical Theat re Conservatory. The production will open at the BSC theatre in Pittsfiel d on July 15 and run through August 13.\nBoyd and the conservatory members who will understudy the BSC cast will give their audience the background and a preview of this family-pleasing\, fun-loving Gilbert and Sullivan cl assic with its swashbuckling pirates\, innocent lovers\, bumbling policeme n and a Major-General who sings one of the most famous patter songs in mus ical theatre history.\nBoyd founded BSC in 1995 after a highly successful theatrical career in New York. Among the many BSC productions she has dir ected are the world premieres of Dancing Lessons\, Dr. Ruth\, All the Way and The Best of Enemies. \nShe also directed the critically acclaimed prod uctions of Man of La Mancha\, The Crucible\, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barbe r of Fleet Street A Streetcar Named Desire\, West Side Story\, Follies\, M ack and Mabel\, Cyrano de Bergerac and The Importance of Being Earnest. S he also directed BSC’s productions of Cabaret\, which won six Boston Theat re Critics Awards.\nThe BSC Musical Theatre Conservatory is an intensive 1 0-week pre-professional program that offers each year 20 theatre students training in the areas of performance\, direction and choreography with top -level New York directors\, choreographers and musical theatre writers and perform in BSC Cabarets.\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommende d as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-6 37-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160705T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:A Sneak Peek at “The Pirates of Penzance” with Julianne Boyd: Barri ngton Stage at Ventfort Hall URL:https://gildedage.org/event/a-sneak-peek-at-the-pirates-of-penzance-wit h-julianne-boyd-barrington-stage-at-ventfort-hall/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nBarrington St age Artistic Director Julianne Boyd will give a preview presentation here at the mansion with members of BSC’s Musical Theatre Conservatory. The pr oduction will open at the BSC theatre in Pittsfield on July 15 and run thr ough August 13.
\nBoyd and the conservatory members who will underst udy the BSC cast will give their audience the background and a preview of this family-pleasing\, fun-loving Gilbert and Sullivan classic with its sw ashbuckling pirates\, innocent lovers\, bumbling policemen and a Major-Gen eral who sings one of the most famous patter songs in musical theatre hist ory.
\nBoyd founded BSC in 1995 after a highly successful theatrical career in New York. Among the many BSC productions she has directed are the world premieres of Dancing Lessons\, Dr. Ruth\, All the Way a nd The Best of Enemies.
\nShe also directed the critically acclaimed productions of Man of La Mancha\, The Crucible\, Sweeney To dd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street A Streetcar Named Desire\, West Side Story\, Follies\, Mack and Mabel\, Cyrano de Bergerac and The Imp ortance of Being Earnest. She also directed BSC’s productions of Cabaret\, which won six Boston Theatre Critics Awards.
\nThe B SC Musical Theatre Conservatory is an intensive 10-week pre-professional p rogram that offers each year 20 theatre students training in the areas of performance\, direction and choreography with top-level New York directors \, choreographers and musical theatre writers and perform in BSC Cabarets.
\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $ 29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is li mited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$24 with advance reservations\; $29 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25006@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160709T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160709T120000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ventfort Hall Closes Early Today for Private Event\, Last Guided To ur at 11 am URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ventfort-hall-closes-early-today-for-privat e-event-last-guided-tour-at-11-am/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24916@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Eighth-generation Saratogian\, author and teacher\, Hollis Palm er\, in period costume\, will delve into the social history from 1856 to 1 906 of his home town with “See and Be Seen: Saratoga in the Victorian Era. ” His talk is based on his book\, winner of the Ruth Emery Award for the b est regional history from the Victorian Society of America. Palmer will an swer questions from the audience at a Victorian tea following his lecture. \nPalmer will cover life during “the season” when the rich and famous gath ered at this mecca with its fabulous hotels\, horse races and balls. He w ill introduce his audience to Saratoga’s people\, politics\, economics and society (including a murder or two). His talk is based on his book of th e same title\, winner of the Ruth Emery Award for the best regional histor y from the Victorian Society of America.\nAmong other books Palmer has wri tten are Saratoga’s Great Ladies and The Batcheller Mansion. He is also t he author of several books on true Victorian crimes\, including To Spend E ternity Alone\, Maggie’s Revenge\, Curse of the Veiled Murderess\, Leave I t to the Ladies\, Crimes in Time Volume I and Crimes in Time Volume II: Vi ctorian Rules.\nPalmer says with tongue in cheek that his first American a ncestors arrived in 1621 on the Fortune\, the second ship\, and have spent that last nearly 400 years working for the families who arrived on the fi rst ship\, the Mayflower.\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommende d as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-6 37-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160712T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:See and Be Seen: Saratoga in the Victorian Era URL:https://gildedage.org/event/see-and-be-seen-saratoga-in-the-victorian-e ra/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nEighth-genera tion Saratogian\, author and teacher\, Hollis Palmer\, in period costume\, will delve into the social history from 1856 to 1906 of his home town wit h “See and Be Seen: Saratoga in the Victorian Era.” His talk is based on h is book\, winner of the Ruth Emery Award for the best regional history fro m the Victorian Society of America. Palmer will answer questions from the audience at a Victorian tea following his lecture.
\nPalmer will cov er life during “the season” when the rich and famous gathered at this mecc a with its fabulous hotels\, horse races and balls. He will introduce his audience to Saratoga’s people\, politics\, economics and society (includi ng a murder or two). His talk is based on his book of the same title\, wi nner of the Ruth Emery Award for the best regional history from the Victor ian Society of America.
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Palmer says with tongue i n cheek that his first American ancestors arrived in 1621 on the Fortu ne\, the second ship\, and have spent that last nearly 400 years work ing for the families who arrived on the first ship\, the Mayflower.
\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$24 with advance reservations\; $29 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24919@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Madama Butterfly wings its way to Ventfort Hall with “The Makin g of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly: Berkshire Opera Festival at Ventfort Hall ” when Berkshire Opera Festival General Director Jonathon Loy and Artistic Director and Conductor Brian Garman will give a perspective on the piece within the operatic repertoire and break it down both musically and dramat ically with members of the cast. The production premieres 8/27\, 30\, 9/2 . A Victorian tea will follow their presentation.\nThey will discuss all a spects of the opera and where it falls in the operatic repertoire in order to give the work a perspective. They will also break it down both musica lly and dramatically. In addition\, Loy and Garman will speak about their roles as stage director and conductor.\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $2 4 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are hig hly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations ca ll us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160802T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Making of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly:” Berkshire Opera Festiva l at Ventfort Hall URL:https://gildedage.org/event/the-making-of-puccinis-madama-butterfly-ber kshire-opera-festival-at-ventfort-hall/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nMadama Bu tterfly wings its way to Ventfort Hall with “The Making of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly: Berkshire Opera Festival at Ventfort Hall” when Berkshire Opera Festival General Director Jonathon Loy a nd Artistic Director and Conductor Brian Garman will give a perspective on the piece within the operatic repertoire and break it do wn both musically and dramatically with members of the cast. The producti on premieres 8/27\, 30\, 9/2. A Victorian tea will follow their presentati on.
\nThey will discuss all aspects of the opera and where it falls in the operatic repertoire in order to give the work a perspective. They will also break it down both musically and dramatically. In addition\, Lo y and Garman will speak about their roles as stage director and conductor.
\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $ 29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is li mited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$24 with advance reservations\; $29 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24980@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Student Recital – Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI ) is recognized internationally as a premier summer training program for a spiring young musicians\, ages 14 to 22\, and is the only program of its k ind associated with one of the world’s great symphony orchestras. Under th e guidance of distinguished professionals\, and in the presence of the Bos ton Symphony Orchestra\, students are immersed in an atmosphere of extraor dinary music making fueled by high artistic standards\, rigorous programmi ng\, and a rich legacy of learning and performance.\nThe Young Artists Pia no Program (YAPP) is an intensive summer training program for advanced hig h school-age pianists. Admission to the program is highly competitive and is limited to a class size that encourages individualized attention. Under the direction of Boston University Professor and international recording artist Boaz Sharon and associate director Clara Shin\, the YAPP attracts s tudents from around the world\, including those from Israel\, Brazil\, Chi le\, China\, Korea\, Germany\, Italy\, the UK\, and Canada.\nCost of admis sion is a free will donation. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160808T193000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Concert – Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI)\, Young Art ists Piano Program URL:https://gildedage.org/event/concert-boston-university-tanglewood-instit ute-buti-young-artists-piano-program/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nStudent Recit al – Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI) is recognized internat ionally as a premier summer training program for aspiring young musicians\ , ages 14 to 22\, and is the only program of its kind associated with one of the world’s great symphony orchestras. Under the guidance of distinguis hed professionals\, and in the presence of the Boston Symphony Orchestra\, students are immersed in an atmosphere of extraordinary music making fuel ed by high artistic standards\, rigorous programming\, and a rich legacy o f learning and performance.
\nThe Young Artists Piano Program (YAPP) is an intensive summer training program for advanced high school-age pian ists. Admission to the program is highly competitive and is limited to a c lass size that encourages individualized attention. Under the direction of Boston University Professor and international recording artist Boaz Sharon and associate d irector Clara Shin\, the YAPP attracts students from around the world\, in cluding those from Israel\, Brazil\, Chile\, China\, Korea\, Germany\, Ita ly\, the UK\, and Canada.
\nCost of admission is a free will donatio n.
\n X-COST:Free will donation X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24921@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Kathryn Calley Galitz\, Associate Museum Educator at the Metrop olitan Museum of Art in New York\, will speak at the mansion about the pow er of portraits. Her lecture will be followed by a Victorian tea.\nAccordi ng to Galitz\, a portrait can speak volumes about its artist and subject\, including a public expression of power\, both social and political. She will explore this major theme in portraiture since the eighteenth century\ , featuring works ranging from the aristocrats painted by Sir Joshua Reyno lds and Thomas Gainsborough and John Singer Sargent’s elite clientele to w orld leaders as variously commemorated by Gilbert Stuart\, Jacques Louis D avid and Thomas Struth. Other such artists were Copley\, Ingres\, Courbet and Warhol. Her talk was one of a series that was presented at The Met l ast fall under the title of “Beyond Face Value: The Portrait from Napoleon to Jackie.”\nGalitz is a scholar of late eighteenth- and early nineteenth -century French art. At The Met\, she has organized international exhibit ions on artists including Chasseriau\, Girodet and Turner. She was a membe r of the curatorial team awarded Best Historical Show 2008 by the Internat ional Association of Art Critics for an exhibition on Gustave Courbet. Sh e is a frequent lecturer\, has appeared on radio and TV\, and has been a f ellow at the Hermitage Museum\, Attingham Summer School and the Art Instit ute of Chicago. She has also authored numerous works on Neoclassical pain ting.\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limi ted. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160816T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Swagger: Portraits of Power URL:https://gildedage.org/event/swagger-portraits-of-power/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nKathr yn Calley Galitz\, Associate Museum Educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York\, will speak at the mansion about the power of p ortraits. Her lecture will be followed by a Victorian tea.
\nAccordi ng to Galitz\, a portrait can speak volumes about its artist and subject\, including a public expression of power\, both social and political. She will explore this major theme in portraiture since the eighteenth century\ , featuring works ranging from the aristocrats painted by Sir Joshua Reyno lds and Thomas Gainsborough and John Singer Sargent’s elite clientele to w orld leaders as variously commemorated by Gilbert Stuart\, Jacques Louis D avid and Thomas Struth. Other such artists were Copley\, Ingres\, Courbet and Warhol. Her talk was one of a series that was presented at The Met l ast fall under the title of “Beyond Face Value: The Portrait from Napoleon to Jackie.”
\nGalitz is a scholar of late eighteenth- and early nin eteenth-century French art. At The Met\, she has organized international exhibitions on artists including Chasseriau\, Girodet and Turner. She was a member of the curatorial team awarded Best Historical Show 2008 by the I nternational Association of Art Critics for an exhibition on Gustave Courb et. She is a frequent lecturer\, has appeared on radio and TV\, and has b een a fellow at the Hermitage Museum\, Attingham Summer School and the Art Institute of Chicago. She has also authored numerous works on Neoclassic al painting.
\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reserv ations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as s eating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-320 6.
\n X-COST:$24 with advance reservations\; $29 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25092@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Enjoy Ventfort Hall for FREE all day.\nThis special opportunity is supported by the\nHighland Street Foundation.\nFor more information vi sit http://highlandstreet.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160826T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160826T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Free Fun Friday URL:https://gildedage.org/event/free-fun-friday/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://gildedage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07 /Sunglass-logo-300x106.png\;300\;106\,medium\;https://gildedage.org/wp-con tent/uploads/2016/07/Sunglass-logo-300x106.png\;300\;106\,large\;https://g ildedage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Sunglass-logo-300x106.png\;300\;10 6\,full\;https://gildedage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Sunglass-logo-30 0x106.png\;300\;106 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nEnjoy Ventfort Hall for FREE all day.
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\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-24923@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:It was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who first brought the bizarre Mrs . Mina Crandon\, known as Margery to her followers and the American public . Author and screenwriter David Jaher will unveil the epic 1924 story of m ystery and rivalry based on his new book The Witch of Lime Street: Séance\ , Seduction and Houdini in the Spirit World here at the mansion followed b y a Victorian tea.\nThe 1920s are famous as the golden age of jazz and gla mour\, but it was also an era of fevered yearning for communion with the s pirit world\, after the loss of tens of millions in World War I and the Sp anish-flu epidemic. A desperate search for reunion with dead loved ones p recipitated a tidal wave of self-proclaimed psychics – and\, as reputable media sought stories on occult phenomena\, mediums became celebrities.\nAg ainst this backdrop\, in 1924\, Mrs. Mina Crandon\, the pretty wife of a d istinguished Boston surgeon\, came to embody the raging national debate ov er Spiritualism. Reporters dubbed her the blonde Witch of Lime Street\, b ut she was known to her followers simply as Margery.\nHer most vocal advoc ate was Sherlock Holmes’ creator\, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\, who believed s o thoroughly in Margery’s powers that he urged her to enter a controversia l contest\, sponsored by Scientific American magazine and offering a large cash prize to the first medium declared authentic by its impressive inves tigative committee.\nAdmired for both her exceptional charm and her dazzli ng effects\, Margery was the best hope for the psychic practice to be empi rically verified. Her supernatural gifts beguiled four of the judges. Th ere was only one left to convince…the acclaimed escape artist\, Harry Houd ini.\nThis is Jaher’s premiere book and is the first book to cover this su bject. Jaher received a BA from Brandeis University and an MFA in film pr oduction from New York University\, where he was the recipient of the WTC Johnson Fellowship for directing. Not only is he an author and screenwrit er\, but is also a professional astrologer.\nTickets for the Tea & Talk ar e $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservation s call us at 413-637-3206\,\nor make a reservation on-line using the Paypa l button below (online reservations are not available the day of the event .) DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160830T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Witch of Lime Street: Seance\, Seduction and Houdini in the Spi rit World URL:https://gildedage.org/event/the-witch-of-lime-street-seance-seduction-a nd-houdini-in-the-spirit-world/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nIt was Sir Ar thur Conan Doyle who first brought the bizarre Mrs. Mina Crandon\, known a s Margery to her followers and the American public. Author and screenwrite r David Jaher will unveil the epic 1924 story of mystery and rivalry based on his new book The Witch of Lime Street: Séance\, Seduction and Houd ini in the Spirit World here at the mansion followed by a Victorian t ea.
\nThe 1920s are famous as the golden age of jazz and glamour\, b ut it was also an era of fevered yearning for communion with the spirit wo rld\, after the loss of tens of millions in World War I and the Spanish-fl u epidemic. A desperate search for reunion with dead loved ones precipita ted a tidal wave of self-proclaimed psychics – and\, as reputable media so ught stories on occult phenomena\, mediums became celebrities.
\nAga inst this backdrop\, in 1924\, Mrs. Mina Crandon\, the pretty wife of a di stinguished Boston surgeon\, came to embody the raging national debate ove r Spiritualism. Reporters dubbed her the blonde Witch of Lime Street\, bu t she was known to her followers simply as Margery.
\nHer most vocal advocate was Sherlock Holmes’ creator\, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle\, who beli eved so thoroughly in Margery’s powers that he urged her to enter a contro versial contest\, sponsored by Scientific American magazine and o ffering a large cash prize to the first medium declared authentic by its i mpressive investigative committee.
\nAdmired for both her exceptiona l charm and her dazzling effects\, Margery was the best hope for the psych ic practice to be empirically verified. Her supernatural gifts beguiled f our of the judges. There was only one left to convince…the acclaimed esca pe artist\, Harry Houdini.
\nThis is Jaher’s premiere book and is th e first book to cover this subject. Jaher received a BA from Brandeis Uni versity and an MFA in film production from New York University\, where he was the recipient of the WTC Johnson Fellowship for directing. Not only i s he an author and screenwriter\, but is also a professional astrologer.\n
Tickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29
day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limi
ted. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206\,
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make a reservation on-line using the Paypal button below (online reservati
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Remember when “The Lone Ranger\,” “Grand Central Station!” and “The Green Hornet” kept us riveted to the radio with the actors’ expressive voices and\, of course \, the sound effects? Artistic Director Kandie Carle returns to the mansi on with members of her East Haddam Stage Company. Cake and coffee will be served afterwards.
\nThe live-action “radio” drama features Victoria n superstar actor William Gillette’s actual 1930 radio script\, complete w ith sound effects\, audience participation and four actors portraying seve n characters. Gillette\, a native of Connecticut\, was a prominent Americ an actor-manager\, playwright and stage manager in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
\nHe is best remembered for p ortraying Sherlock Holmes on stage (1\,300 times over 30 years) and in a 1 916 silent film. His portrayal helped create the modern image of the fict ional detective. Gillette’s use of the deerstalker cap and curved pipe be came enduring symbols of the character. He is also known for introducing realism to the theater with new types of sets\, costumes\, props\, sound e ffects and a new form of acting.
\nThe East Haddam Stage Company was founded in 2002 as a professional theater company for producing new works by Connecticut playwrights\, established plays and other spoken word art forms such as poetry and staged readings. Carle has appeared several times at Ventfort Hall\, including such one-woman shows as “Dressing the Victor ian Lady” and “Fashion in Fiction: Dressing Jane Austen.” Carle also wrot e and directed the play “They Call Me Lizzy…from Slavery to the White Hous e” based on the life of Elizabeth Keckly\, Mary Todd Lincoln’s dressmaker and confidante.
\nCost to attend is $20 for adults and $8 for childr en under 12. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$20 adults\; $8 children under 12 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25119@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Is the mansion haunted? Come and find out. “Meet the Spirits at Ventfort Hall.”\nJosh Mantello\, the founder of Berkshire Paranormal\, a paranormal research and investigative group based in North Adams\, MA and the Paranormal Events Coordinator to the Haunted Houghton Mansion\, one of New England’s most haunted locations in North Adams\, will conduct a ghos t hunt here after a presentation.\nDoors open at 6:30 pm. Cost is $35 and reservations are required. Total reservations not to exceed 30 people. Adu lts only. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161029T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161030T000000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:October date SOLD OUT – NOVEMBER 19th Ghost Hunt at 7:00 pm has bee n added URL:https://gildedage.org/event/october-date-sold-out-november-19th-ghost-h unt-at-700-pm-has-been-added/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nIs the mansio n haunted? Come and find out. “Meet the Spirits at Ventfort Hall.”
\nJosh Mantello\, the founder of Berkshire Paranormal\, a paranormal resear ch and investigative group based in North Adams\, MA and the Paranormal Ev ents Coordinator to the Haunted Houghton Mansion\, one of New England’s mo st haunted locations in North Adams\, will conduct a ghost hunt here after a presentation.
\nDoors open at 6:30 pm. Cost is $35 and reservatio ns are required. Total reservations not to exceed 30 people. Adults only.< /p>\n X-COST:$35.00 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25131@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Colleen Janz\, Executive Director of the Susan B. Anthony Museu m in Adams\, MA\, will guide us through the fears held by many women regar ding the vote and its effect on the woman’s role in the family unit\, as w ell as in society. Did you know that when Susan B Anthony was trying to ge t women a say in government\, there were more women who called themselves Anti-suffragists than women who were Suffragists? This presentation talks about what Susan B Anthony had to overcome to change the mindset of so man y\, including women\, in order to have a vote.\nThe presentation will talk about the fears held by many women regarding the vote and its effect on t he woman’s role in the family unit\, as well as\, in society. Overcoming s ocial norms and etiquette would prove to be a burden on the earlier Suffra gists. Women were considered property during Susan B Anthony’s lifetime an d many could not see themselves in any other role except as wife and mothe r.\nPostcards were the social media of the time\, and were used as the pro paganda to influence many women to stay in the home and leave politics to the men. Bloomers and pantalettes were seen as improper and a definite sig n that the woman wearing them was a troublesome Suffragist. Riding bicycle s was also a cause for whispers around town.\nIf the battle to influence w omen to think of themselves as equals wasn’t enough\, the Suffragists need ed to also convince men that they themselves could understand and comprehe nd politics and government. For Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton \, the latter was easier than convincing the women!\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservat ions are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or res ervations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161105T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Suffragists vs Anti-Suffragists URL:https://gildedage.org/event/suffragists-vs-anti-suffragists/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nColleen Janz\ , Executive Director of the Susan B. Anthony Museum in Adams\, MA\, will g uide us through the fears held by many women regarding the vote and its ef fect on the woman’s role in the family unit\, as well as in society. Did y ou know that when Susan B Anthony was trying to get women a say in governm ent\, there were more women who called themselves Anti-suffragists than wo men who were Suffragists? This presentation talks about what Susan B Antho ny had to overcome to change the mindset of so many\, including women\, in order to have a vote.
\nThe presentation will talk about the fears held by many women regarding the vote and its effect on the woman’s role i n the family unit\, as well as\, in society. Overcoming social norms and e tiquette would prove to be a burden on the earlier Suffragists. Women were considered property during Susan B Anthony’s lifetime and many could not see themselves in any other role except as wife and mother.
\nPostca rds were the social media of the time\, and were used as the propaganda to influence many women to stay in the home and leave politics to the men. B loomers and pantalettes were seen as improper and a definite sign that the woman wearing them was a troublesome Suffragist. Riding bicycles was also a cause for whispers around town.
\nIf the battle to influence wome n to think of themselves as equals wasn’t enough\, the Suffragists needed to also convince men that they themselves could understand and comprehend politics and government. For Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton\, the latter was easier than convincing the women!
\nTickets for the T ea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Rese rvations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$24 with advance reservations\; $29 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25132@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Authors Marc Peyser and Timothy Dwyer will talk about the lifel ong rivalry between Eleanor Roosevelt and her cousin Alice Roosevelt Longw orth\, the subject of their recent book\, “Hissing Cousins\, The Lifelong Rivalry of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth.”\nWhen Theodor e Roosevelt became president in 1901\, his beautiful and flamboyant daught er was transformed into “Princess Alice\,” arguably the century’s first gl obal celebrity. Thirty-two years later\, Alice’s first cousin Eleanor move d into the White House as First Lady. The two women had been born eight mo nths and twenty blocks apart in New York City\, spent much of their childh oods together\, and were far more alike than most historians acknowledge. But their politics and personalities couldn’t have been more distinct.\nDe mocratic icon Eleanor was committed to social justice and hated the limeli ght\; Republican Alice was an opponent of big government who gained notori ety for her cutting remarks. The cousins liked to play up their rivalry – in the 1930s they even wrote opposing syndicated newspaper columns and emb arked on competing nationwide speaking tours. When the family business is politics\, winning trumps everything. Lively\, intimate and stylish writte n\, “Hissing Cousins” is a double biography of two extraordinary women who se entwined lives give us a sweeping look at the twentieth century in Amer ica.\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limit ed. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161112T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Hissing Cousins URL:https://gildedage.org/event/hissing-cousins/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nAuthors Marc Peyser and Timothy Dwyer will talk about the lifelong rivalry between Elea nor Roosevelt and her cousin Alice Roosevelt Longworth\, the subject of th eir recent book\, “Hissing Cousins\, The Lifelong Rivalry of Eleanor Roose velt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth.”
\nWhen Theodore Roosevelt becam e president in 1901\, his beautiful and flamboyant daughter was transforme d into “Princess Alice\,” arguably the century’s first global celebrity. T hirty-two years later\, Alice’s first cousin Eleanor moved into the White House as First Lady. The two women had been born eight months and twenty b locks apart in New York City\, spent much of their childhoods together\, a nd were far more alike than most historians acknowledge. But their politic s and personalities couldn’t have been more distinct.
\nDemocratic i con Eleanor was committed to social justice and hated the limelight\; Repu blican Alice was an opponent of big government who gained notoriety for he r cutting remarks. The cousins liked to play up their rivalry – in the 193 0s they even wrote opposing syndicated newspaper columns and embarked on c ompeting nationwide speaking tours. When the family business is politics\, winning trumps everything. Lively\, intimate and stylish written\, “Hissi ng Cousins” is a double biography of two extraordinary women whose entwine d lives give us a sweeping look at the twentieth century in America.
\nTickets for the Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$24 with advance reservations\; $29 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25195@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Is the mansion haunted? Some think so. Come to find out and mak e your own decision.\nJosh Mantello\, the founder of Berkshire Paranormal\ , a paranormal research and investigative group based in North Adams\, MA will conduct a ghost hunt here after a presentation. He is currently the l ead investigator for the group.\nMantello is also the Paranormal Events Co ordinator to the Haunted Houghton Mansion\, one of New England’s most haun ted locations in North Adams.\nOver the course of his paranormal research\ , he has taken an extreme interest in paranormal photography and has becom e one of the better known experts in this field\, lecturing on how to prop erly debunk and explain anomalies commonly found in pictures taken during paranormal investigations. He is also known for introducing the first par anormal or “ghost” photograph grading system which is starting to be adopt ed by paranormal investigative groups around the country. He lectures on “ false and true” ghost pictures and how to tell the difference between them .\nDoors open at 6:30 pm. Cost is $35 and reservations are required. Must be 18 or older to attend. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161119T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161120T000000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ghost Hunt URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ghost-hunt/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nIs the mansio n haunted? Some think so. Come to find out and make your own decision.
\nJosh Mantello\, the founder of Berkshire Paranormal\, a paranormal re search and investigative group based in North Adams\, MA will conduct a gh ost hunt here after a presentation. He is currently the lead investigator for the group.
\nMantello is also the Paranormal Events Coordinator to the Haunted Houghton Mansion\, one of New England’s most haunted locati ons in North Adams.
\nOver the course of his paranormal research\, h e has taken an extreme interest in paranormal photography and has become o ne of the better known experts in this field\, lecturing on how to properl y debunk and explain anomalies commonly found in pictures taken during par anormal investigations. He is also known for introducing the first parano rmal or “ghost” photograph grading system which is starting to be adopted by paranormal investigative groups around the country. He lectures on “fal se and true” ghost pictures and how to tell the difference between them.\n
Doors open at 6:30 pm. Cost is $35 and reservations are required. M ust be 18 or older to attend. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206
\n X-COST:$35.00 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25246@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The popular puppeteer Carl Sprague will return to the mansion t o charm all ages with the classic fairy tale “Jack and the Beanstalk” for two Christmas-week marionette performances. The dates and times are Wedne sday\, December 28th and Friday\, December 30th at 3:30 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to meet this wizard\, who knows how to pull stri ngs\, over children’s holiday refreshments.\nSprague\, who has appeared an nually here with his “behind the scenery” mastery\, has been a puppeteer s ince childhood. He has inherited a collection of 60 antique Czech marione ttes each about eight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfa ther\, Julius Hybler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hyble r’s legacy also includes two marionette theaters.\nAlso\, Sprague has been a set designer for such motion pictures as “The Royal Tenenbaums” and Sco rcese’s “The Age of Innocence\,” as well as for theater productions includ ing those of Shakespeare & Company.\nAdmission to the show is $15 per pers on\; $7 for children 12 and under and free for 3 and under. Children must be accompanied by adults. Seating is extremely limited and these shows te nd to sell out. For reservations please call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161228T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Marionette Show – Jack and the Beanstalk URL:https://gildedage.org/event/marionette-show-jack-and-the-beanstalk/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe popular p uppeteer Carl Sprague will return to the mansion to charm all ages with th e classic fairy tale “Jack and the Beanstalk” for two Christmas-week mario nette performances. The dates and times are Wednesday\, December 28t h and Friday\, December 30th at 3:30 pm. The audiences wi ll have the opportunity to meet this wizard\, who knows how to pull string s\, over children’s holiday refreshments.
\nSprague\, who has appear ed annually here with his “behind the scenery” mastery\, has been a puppet eer since childhood. He has inherited a collection of 60 antique Czech ma rionettes each about eight inches tall that were assembled by his great-gr andfather\, Julius Hybler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marionette theaters.
\nAlso\, Spra gue has been a set designer for such motion pictures as “The Royal Tenenba ums” and Scorcese’s “The Age of Innocence\,” as well as for theater produc tions including those of Shakespeare & Company.
\nAdmission to the s how is $15 per person\; $7 for children 12 and under and free for 3 and un der. Children must be accompanied by adults. Seating is extremely limited and these shows tend to sell out. For reservations please call us at 413 -637-3206.
\n X-COST:$15 adults\, $7 children 4 to 12 years\, 3 years and under free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25249@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Mrs. George Morgan\, the chatelaine of one of Lenox’s greatest cottages and known as Sarah to her family and closest friends\, will host a holiday tea the mansion. She will be at home on Thursday\, December 29th and Saturday\, December 31st\, both at 3:00 pm.\nDuring this living histo ry event\, Sarah\, performed by actress Anne Undeland\, will share with he r guests a sumptuous and historically accurate tea\, full of stories about the grand manse\, its large servant staff\, husband George\, brother J. P ierpont (the legendary financier)\, her children\, travels\, the Victorian Era and the Gilded Age holiday itself. It’s history come alive!\nUndelan d has appeared on stages in and around the East Coast for over 20 years. H er many appearances at Ventfort Hall in collaboration with Shakespeare & C ompany have included the one-woman shows The Belle of Amherst\, Xingu\, in which she appeared as five different characters\, and Fanny Kemble’s Leno x Address.\nUndeland also portrayed five women in the humorous\, mysteriou s\, slightly risqué\, yet poignant glimpse into the demi-monde world of a Belle Époque courtesan in Paris 1890 – Unlaced! She appeared in over 70 p erformances of the play\, including Off-Broadway at the United Solo Theatr e Festival\, at Stageworks in Hudson\, NY\, and elsewhere.\nUndeland is a Shakespeare & Company trained actress and has also performed with Mixed Co mpany\, Riggs Theatre 37\, Castle Hill Theater\, Barrington Stage and Capi tol Repertory. She was also a recurring\nvoice in BBC Radio plays by Greg ory Whitehead.\nTickets for “Christmas Tea with Mrs. Morgan” are $35 per p erson. Reservations are required by December 22. Seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161231T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Christmas Tea with Mrs. Morgan URL:https://gildedage.org/event/sold-out-christmas-tea-with-mrs-morgan/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nMrs. George M organ\, the chatelaine of one of Lenox’s greatest cottages and known as Sa rah to her family and closest friends\, will host a holiday tea the mansio n. She will be at home on Thursday\, December 29th and Saturday \, December 31st\, both at 3:00 pm.
\nDuring this living history event\, Sarah\, performed by actress Anne Undeland\, will share wi th her guests a sumptuous and historically accurate tea\, full of stories about the grand manse\, its large servant staff\, husband George\, brother J. Pierpont (the legendary financier)\, her children\, travels\, the Vict orian Era and the Gilded Age holiday itself. It’s history come alive!
\nUndeland has appeared on stages in and around the East Coast for over 20 years. Her many appearances at Ventfort Hall in collaboration with Sha kespeare & Company have included the one-woman shows The Belle of Amhe rst\, Xingu\, in which she appeared as five different characters\, an d Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address.
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Tickets for “Christmas Tea with Mrs. Morgan” are $35 per person. Reservations are required by December 22. Seating is lim ited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$35.00\, reservations required by Dec. 22 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25286@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Mrs. George Morgan\, the chatelaine of one of Lenox’s greatest cottages and known as Sarah to her family and closest friends\, will host a holiday tea the mansion. She will be at home on Saturday\, January 7th a t 3:00 pm.\nDuring this living history event\, Sarah\, performed by actres s Anne Undeland\, will share with her guests a sumptuous and historically accurate tea\, full of stories about the grand manse\, its large servant s taff\, husband George\, brother J. Pierpont (the legendary financier)\, he r children\, travels\, the Victorian Era and the Gilded Age holiday itself . It’s history come alive!\nUndeland has appeared on stages in and around the East Coast for over 20 years. Her many appearances at Ventfort Hall i n collaboration with Shakespeare & Company have included the one-woman sho ws The Belle of Amherst\, Xingu\, in which she appeared as five different characters\, and Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address.\nUndeland also portrayed fi ve women in the humorous\, mysterious\, slightly risqué\, yet poignant gli mpse into the demi-monde world of a Belle Époque courtesan in Paris 1890 – Unlaced! She appeared in over 70 performances of the play\, including Of f-Broadway at the United Solo Theatre Festival\, at Stageworks in Hudson\, NY\, and elsewhere.\nUndeland is a Shakespeare & Company trained actress and has also performed with Mixed Company\, Riggs Theatre 37\, Castle Hill Theater\, Barrington Stage and Capitol Repertory. She was also a recurri ng\nvoice in BBC Radio plays by Gregory Whitehead.\nTickets for “Christmas Tea with Mrs. Morgan” are $35 per person. Reservations are required. Sea ting is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170107T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Event Rescheduled from Dec. 29th – Christmas Tea with Mrs. Morgan – A FEW SEATS STILL AVAILABLE URL:https://gildedage.org/event/event-rescheduled-from-dec-29th-christmas-t ea-with-mrs-morgan-a-few-seats-still-available/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nMrs. George M organ\, the chatelaine of one of Lenox’s greatest cottages and known as Sa rah to her family and closest friends\, will host a holiday tea the mansio n. She will be at home on Saturday\, January 7th at 3:00 pm.
\nDuring this living history event\, Sarah\, performed by actress Anne Undeland\, will share with her guests a sumptuous and historically accura te tea\, full of stories about the grand manse\, its large servant staff\, husband George\, brother J. Pierpont (the legendary financier)\, her chil dren\, travels\, the Victorian Era and the Gilded Age holiday itself. It’ s history come alive!
\nUndeland has appeared on stages in and aroun d the East Coast for over 20 years. Her many appearances at Ventfort Hall in collaboration with Shakespeare & Company have included the one-woman sh ows The Belle of Amherst\, Xingu\, in which she appeared as five different characters\, and Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address.
\nUndeland also portrayed five women in the humorous\, mysterious\, slightly risqué\, yet poignant glimpse into the demi-monde world of a Bel le Époque courtesan in Paris 1890 – Unlaced! She appeared in ove r 70 performances of the play\, including Off-Broadway at the Uni ted Solo Theatre Festival\, at Stageworks in Hudson\, NY\, and elsewhere.< /p>\n
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Tickets for “Christmas Tea with Mrs. Morgan” are $35 per person. Reservations are required. Seat ing is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$35 per person X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25271@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:No technological change was more disruptive to the rural way of life in Lenox than the advent of the motor car. This nasty battle\, begu n in the late 1890s\, was polarized in Lenox between two legendary\, local patricians – the “old school” conservative\, Richard Goodman Jr. and the dashing upstart\, Cortlandt Field Bishop. They faced each other in their summer cottages across the Old Stockbridge Road. From her forthcoming book \, Edith Wharton’s Lenox\, Cornelia Brooke Gilder will chauffeur her audie nce down memory lane with this entertaining story. A Victorian tea will f ollow the talk.\nGilder’s new book Edith Wharton’s Lenox is due out in the spring 2017. Her earlier works are Houses of the Berkshires (with Richard S. Jackson Jr.) and Hawthorne’s Lenox (with Julia Conklin Peters). A mem ber of Ventfort Hall’s program committee\, Gilder and the late historian J oan Olshansky co-authored A History of Ventfort Hall.\nCost is $24 with an advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly r ecommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-320 6. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170114T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Perils of the Petrolette or the Lenox Motor Wars URL:https://gildedage.org/event/the-perils-of-the-petrolette-or-the-lenox-m otor-wars/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://gildedage.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12 /motor-wars.jpg\;360\;235\,medium\;https://gildedage.org/wp-content/upload s/2016/12/motor-wars.jpg\;360\;235\,large\;https://gildedage.org/wp-conten t/uploads/2016/12/motor-wars.jpg\;360\;235\,full\;https://gildedage.org/wp -content/uploads/2016/12/motor-wars.jpg\;360\;235 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
No technological change wa s more disruptive to the rural way of life in Lenox than the advent of the motor car. This nasty battle\, begun in the late 1890s\, was polarized i n Lenox between two legendary\, local patricians – the “old school” conser vative\, Richard Goodman Jr. and the dashing upstart\, Cortlandt Field Bis hop. They faced each other in their summer cottages across the Old Stockb ridge Road. From her forthcoming book\, Edith Wharton’s Lenox\, C ornelia Brooke Gilder will chauffeur her audience down memory lane with th is entertaining story. A Victorian tea will follow the talk.
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er’s new book Edith Wharton’s Lenox is due out in the spring 2017
. Her earlier works are Houses of the Berkshires (with Richard S.
Jackson Jr.) and Hawthorne’s Lenox (with Julia Conklin Peters)
Cost is $24 with an advance reservations and $29 day of the ev ent. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For rese rvations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$24 with advance reservations\; $29 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25274@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Who was the Irish Bridget? What relevance does her story have to a historic house museums? Scholar Dr. Margaret Lynch-Brennan will have the answers when she presents a Tea and Talk based on her new book\, The Irish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America\, 1840 -1930. Her presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.\nYoung Irish immigrant women who labored as cooks\, maids and nannies in middle and up per-class American homes were stock figures of ridicule in popular America n magazines such as Harper’s Weekly. Lynch-Brennan will show photographs and read personal letters the Irish Bridgets wrote to one another to give insight into their lives. The speaker will discuss their work life in Ame rican homes\, their social life and the impact these women had on Irish-Am erican life.\nLynch-Brennan is currently a Public Scholar for the New York Council for the Humanities. She was a consultant with the Lower East Side Tenement House Museum in New York City on the interpretation of Irish imm igrant Bridget Meehan Moore in the museum’s Moore family tenement. She ta ught at the elementary\, secondary\, undergraduate and graduate levels\, a nd is retired from the New York State Education Department.\nTickets for “ The Irish Bridget” Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservations and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170121T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Irish Bridget URL:https://gildedage.org/event/the-irish-bridget/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWho was the I rish Bridget? What relevance does her story have to a historic house muse ums? Scholar Dr. Margaret Lynch-Brennan will have the answers when she pr esents a Tea and Talk based on her new book\, The Irish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America\, 1840-1930. Her pre sentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.
\nYoung Irish immigra nt women who labored as cooks\, maids and nannies in middle and upper-clas s American homes were stock figures of ridicule in popular American magazi nes such as Harper’s Weekly. Lynch-Brennan will show photographs and read personal letters the Irish Bridgets wrote to one another to give insight into their lives. The speaker will discuss their work life in Am erican homes\, their social life and the impact these women had on Irish-A merican life.
\nLynch-Brennan is currently a Public Scholar for the New York Council for the Humanities. She was a consultant with the Lower E ast Side Tenement House Museum in New York City on the interpretation of I rish immigrant Bridget Meehan Moore in the museum’s Moore family tenement. She taught at the elementary\, secondary\, undergraduate and graduate le vels\, and is retired from the New York State Education Department.
\n< p>Tickets for “The Irish Bridget” Tea & Talk are $24 for advance reservati ons and $29 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seat ing is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.< /p>\n X-COST:$24 with advance reservations\; $29 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25278@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:“Don’t Wine If You Are Murdered!” takes on poisonous implicatio ns when The Comical Mystery Theater Tour ensemble returns to the mansion. The troupe is back by popular demand for another Murder Mystery Dinner Th eater program.\nHelena Handbasket is hosting a Wine Tasting with world-fam ous Wine Connoisseur U. Paul McCork\, who is showing off his talents. App arently\, his talents aren’t limited to wine! He has managed to upset some people and someone decides he shouldn’t make it to his next appearance. I s it Helena or his assistant Manny Shevit\, who wants to move up in the wi ne world? Or could it have been Booby Vintage\, a fierce rival of Paul’s\ , or Vera Goodyear\, a mysterious young woman with a questionable past? T he audience is invited to help solve the mystery of who popped Paul’s cork for the last time.\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Theate r Tour ensemble\, that has appeared at the mansion to sold-out audiences\, has had over 50\,000 audience members attending their programs.\nTickets for “Don’t Wine If You Are Murdered!” are $35 per person including a full- course dinner with a cash bar for beer and wine. Reservations required by Monday\, January 23rd. For information or reservations call us at 413-637 -3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170128T180000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Dinner Theater URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n“Don’t Wine I f You Are Murdered!” takes on poisonous implications when The Comical Myst ery Theater Tour ensemble returns to the mansion. The troupe is back by p opular demand for another Murder Mystery Dinner Theater program.
\nH elena Handbasket is hosting a Wine Tasting with world-famous Wine Connoiss eur U. Paul McCork\, who is showing off his talents. Apparently\, his tal ents aren’t limited to wine! He has managed to upset some people and someo ne decides he shouldn’t make it to his next appearance. Is it Helena or hi s assistant Manny Shevit\, who wants to move up in the wine world? Or cou ld it have been Booby Vintage\, a fierce rival of Paul’s\, or Vera Goodyea r\, a mysterious young woman with a questionable past? The audience is in vited to help solve the mystery of who popped Paul’s cork for the last tim e.
\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Theater Tour ens emble\, that has appeared at the mansion to sold-out audiences\, has had o ver 50\,000 audience members attending their programs.
\nTickets for “Don’t Wine If You Are Murdered!” are $35 per person including a full-cou rse dinner with a cash bar for beer and wine. Reservations required by Mo nday\, January 23rd. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$35.00\, reservations required by Mon.\, Jan. 23rd X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25275@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Actor/Author/Educator Ted Zalewski will bring to life one of Am erica’s most popular presidents when he appears as “Teddy Roosevelt\, Mind \, Body and Spirit.” The one-man performance will take place at the mansi on followed by a Victorian tea.\nCombining history\, drama and fun\, the a ctor will give voice to the man who spoke softly and carried a big stick\, using his own words\, writings and beliefs. Cowboy\, soldier\, naturalis t\, historian\, father\, statesman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize\, T heodore Roosevelt lived a full life that inspires us still. Zalewski prom ises a “bully” time\, having appeared at The White House\, the Smithsonian Institution\, Kennedy Center\, Mt. Rushmore National Memorial\, several p residential libraries and numerous libraries and historical societies\, as well as in 25 states.\nTickets for the “Teddy Roosevelt\, Mind\, Body and Spirit” Tea & Performance are $30. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3 206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170204T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Teddy Roosevelt\, Mind\, Body and Spirit URL:https://gildedage.org/event/teddy-roosevelt-mind-body-and-spirit/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nActor/Author/ Educator Ted Zalewski will bring to life one of America’s most popular pre sidents when he appears as “Teddy Roosevelt\, Mind\, Body and Spirit.” Th e one-man performance will take place at the mansion followed by a Victori an tea.
\nCombining history\, drama and fun\, the actor will give vo ice to the man who spoke softly and carried a big stick\, using his own wo rds\, writings and beliefs. Cowboy\, soldier\, naturalist\, historian\, f ather\, statesman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize\, Theodore Roosevelt lived a full life that inspires us still. Zalewski promises a “bully” ti me\, having appeared at The White House\, the Smithsonian Institution\, Ke nnedy Center\, Mt. Rushmore National Memorial\, several presidential libra ries and numerous libraries and historical societies\, as well as in 25 st ates.
\nTickets for the “Teddy Roosevelt\, Mind\, Body and Spirit” T ea & Performance are $30. Reservations are highly recommended as seating i s limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$30.00 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25358@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170212T153900 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170212T163900 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ventfort Hall Closed Today Due to Inclement Weather URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ventfort-hall-closed-today-due-to-inclement -weather-5/ X-COST-TYPE:free END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25372@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Support a staple of our artistic community after a devastating fire destroyed his casting studio\, taking many of his works of art and mo lds with it. He is unable to work again until it is rebuilt. Join us to he lp people who have given so much to all.\nCall (413) 637-3636 or e-mail ja mie@lenox.org for more info.\n \nTickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ben efit-gala-for-andrew-devries-patricia-purdy-tickets-30299062311?aff=utm_so urce%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_ term=eventurl_text. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170303T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170303T210000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Benefit Gala for Andrew DeVries & Patricia Purdy URL:https://gildedage.org/event/benefit-gala-for-andrew-devries-patricia-pu rdy/ X-COST-TYPE:external X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nSupport a sta ple of our artistic community after a devastating fire destroyed his casti ng studio\, taking many of his works of art and molds with it. He is unabl e to work again until it is rebuilt. Join us to help people who have given so much to all.
\nCall (413) 637-3636 or e-mail jamie@lenox.org for more info.
\n\n X-COST:$50 donation X-TICKETS-URL:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/benefit-gala-for-andrew-devries- patricia-purdy-tickets-30299062311?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium% 3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25324@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Returning by popular demand\, and known county wide for their j oy of singing\, the 35-member choir will sing a special “Boy Meets Girl” c oncert led by conductor Paula Nuss and accompanist Aurora Cooper. The conc ert will be followed by cake and coffee.\nThe group will sing a range of s ongs including Three Folk Songs by Brahms\, “Estudiantina” by Paul Lacombe \, “The Longest Time” and “And So It Goes” by Billy Joel\, “You’re Just in Love” by Irving Berlin\, “Weep O Mine Eyes” by John Bennet\, “In These De lightful Pleasant Groves” by Henry Purcell\, “I Know a Young Maiden Wondr’ ous Fair” by Orlando di Lasso\, Three Madrigals on Shakespeare Texts by Em ma Lou Diemer among others. Performers consider Ventfort Hall’s acoustics among the best.\nTickets for the concert and refreshments are $22. Reser vations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170305T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Berkshire Concert Choir URL:https://gildedage.org/event/berkshire-concert-choir/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Returning by popular demand\, and known county wide for their joy of singing\, the 35-m ember choir will sing a special “Boy Meets Girl” concert led by conductor Paula Nuss and accompanist Aurora Cooper. The concert will be followed by cake and coffee.
\nThe group will sing a range of songs including Th ree Folk Songs by Brahms\, “Estudiantina” by Paul Lacombe\, “The Longest T ime” and “And So It Goes” by Billy Joel\, “You’re Just in Love” by Irving Berlin\, “Weep O Mine Eyes” by John Bennet\, “In These Delightful Pleasant Groves” by Henry Purcell\, “I Know a Young Maiden Wondr’ous Fair” by Orla ndo di Lasso\, Three Madrigals on Shakespeare Texts by Emma Lou Diemer amo ng others. Performers consider Ventfort Hall’s acoustics among the best.< /p>\n
Tickets for the concert and refreshments are $22. Reservations ar e highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservatio ns call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$22 per person X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25370@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Stockbridge guitarist and singer Todd McLeod will serenade the audience with folk songs of Ireland and Scotland along with original songs from coastal Maine. The program\, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day (celebrat ed March 17)\, will include a special Irish tea that will also warm the he arts of his audience.\nMcLeod\, who is also a member of the Ventfort Hall staff\, performs throughout New England\, including the Berkshires and ven ues in Vermont and Maine\, where you will find him on board the Margaret T odd\, a four-masted schooner docked at Bar Harbor in Frenchman’s Bay. Nee dless to say\, Todd gets his musical inspiration from his roots in Maine. \nTickets for the St. Patrick’s Day program are $35 per person. Reservati ons are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call u s at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170312T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170312T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:St. Patrick’s Day Tea and Music URL:https://gildedage.org/event/st-patricks-day-tea-and-music/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nStockbridge g uitarist and singer Todd McLeod will serenade the audience with folk songs of Ireland and Scotland along with original songs from coastal Maine. The program\, in honor of St. Patrick’s Day (celebrated March 17)\, will incl ude a special Irish tea that will also warm the hearts of his audience.
\nMcLeod\, who is also a member of the Ventfort Hall staff\, performs throughout New England\, including the Berkshires and venues in Vermont an d Maine\, where you will find him on board the Margaret Todd\, a four-mast ed schooner docked at Bar Harbor in Frenchman’s Bay. Needless to say\, To dd gets his musical inspiration from his roots in Maine.
\nTickets f or the St. Patrick’s Day program are $35 per person. Reservations are hig hly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-63 7-3206.
\n X-COST:$35.00 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25447@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Lecturers Cornelia “Nini” Brooke Gilder and Lucy Kennedy will p resent “Glimpses of Old Lenox: The Unpublished Diaries by a Schoolboy and an Ambassador.”\nLucy will discuss the year-long (1874) diary of a Lenox t eenager\, Charles Sedgwick Rackemann. The diary can be found in the collec tion of the Lenox Historical Society. Lucy transcribed the whole document and it is filled with details of a schoolboy’s life in Lenox.\n \n \nNini will discuss the 1902 – 1904 summer entries in a diary of British Ambassad or Sir Mortimer Durand\, describing Lenox from an outsider’s point of view . His observations are on the landscape\, wildlife\, social life and sport ing life – particularly cricket. He took part in mingling the very accompl ished players among the British-born estate employees with the aspiring an d less competent but eager American estate owners. Nini found this diary b uried in the Durand Papers at the School of Oriental and African Studies a t the University of London.\nFollowing this evening’s discussion the atten dees are invited to enjoy dessert and sparkling wine with the speakers.\nT ickets are $35.00 and can be purchase by calling Ventfort Hall at (413) 63 7-3206. Proceeds from this event will finance our free events to the commu nity and visitors. Visit www.lenox250th.org for more event information.\nT he Lenox 250th Anniversary Committee thanks the Keator Group for their gen erous support in sponsoring this informative lecture of old Lenox. And tha nks to Ventfort Hall for offering their mansion for our event. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170407T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170407T220000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lenox 250th Anniversary Fundraiser and Reception URL:https://gildedage.org/event/lenox-250th-anniversary-fundraiser-and-rece ption/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-WP-IMAGES-URL:thumbnail\;https://gildedage.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03 /Lucy-Kennedy-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\,medium\;https://gildedage.org/wp-cont ent/uploads/2017/03/Lucy-Kennedy-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\,large\;https://gil dedage.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Lucy-Kennedy-150x150.jpg\;150\;150\, full\;https://gildedage.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Lucy-Kennedy-150x15 0.jpg\;150\;150 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nLecturers Cor nelia “Nini” Brooke Gilder and Lucy Kennedy will present “Glimpses of Old Lenox: The Unpublished Diaries by a Schoolboy and an Ambassador.”
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Lucy will discuss the year-long (1874
) diary of a Lenox teenager\, Charles Sedgwick Rackemann. The diary can be
found in the collection of the Lenox Historical Society. Lucy transcribed
the whole document and it is filled with details of a schoolboy’s life in
Lenox.
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Nini will
discuss the 1902 – 1904 summer entries in a diary of British Ambassador S
ir Mortimer Durand\, describing Lenox from an outsider’s point of view. Hi
s observations are on the landscape\, wildlife\, social life and sporting
life – particularly cricket. He took part in mingling the very accomplishe
d players among the British-born estate employees with the aspiring and le
ss competent but eager American estate owners. Nini found this diary burie
d in the Durand Papers at the School of Oriental and African Studies at th
e University of London.
Following this evening’s discussion the at tendees are invited to enjoy dessert and sparkling wine with the speakers.
\nTickets are $35.00 and can be purchase by calling Ventfort Hall a t (413) 637-3206. Proceeds from this event will finance our free events to the community and visitors. Visit www.lenox250th.org for more event infor mation.
\nThe Lenox 250th Anniversary Committee thanks the Keator Gr oup for their generous support in sponsoring this informative lecture of o ld Lenox. And thanks to Ventfort Hall for offering their mansion for our e vent.
\n X-COST:$35.00 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25406@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Third Annual 2017 Lenox Peeps Show\nDiorama Competition\nThe Pe eps department at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum announces th e 2017 Lenox Peep Show. Peeps of all ages are invited to make a diorama de picting your favorite story or book. Dioramas are to be created out of you r favorite Peeps treats. Extra credit may be given to those who deftly use puns in the concept or title.\nAll entries must be delivered to Ventfort Hall\, 104 Walker St.\, Lenox before 3:00pm on Wednesday\, April 5th. Cont est entry forms/rules are available at Ventfort Hall\, select merchant loc ations in Lenox\, the Lenox Chamber or e-mail linda@gildedage.org. Individ ual and groups are encouraged to participate. Contest categories include: Children to age 12 (submitted with a parent or guardian)\, Teens ages 13 t o 18 and Adults 19+. Group categories include Families and Business/Organi zations. First\, second and third prize ribbons will be awarded in all cat egories.\nAttend the public unveiling and vote for your favorite Peeps dio rama on Saturday\, April 8th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Ventfort Hall. Th e Peeples Choice Ribbon will be given to the best diorama overall determin ed by popular vote of those attending the unveiling.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170408T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170408T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Peeps Unveiling and Peeples Choice Award URL:https://gildedage.org/event/peeps-unveiling-and-peeples-choice-award-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThird Annual 2017 Lenox Peeps Show
\nDiorama Competi tion
\nThe Peeps department at Ventfort Hall Mansion a nd Gilded Age Museum announces the 2017 Lenox Peep Show. Peeps of all ages are invited to make a diorama depicting your favorite story or book. Dior amas are to be created out of your favorite Peeps treats. Extra credit may be given to those who deftly use puns in the concept or title.
\nAl l entries must be delivered to Ventfort Hall\, 104 Walker St.\, Lenox befo re 3:00pm on Wednesday\, April 5th. Contest entry forms/rules a re available at Ventfort Hall\, select merchant locations in Lenox\, the L enox Chamber or e-mail linda@gildedage.org. Individual and groups are enco uraged to participate. Contest categories include: Children to age 12 (sub mitted with a parent or guardian)\, Teens ages 13 to 18 and Adults 19+. Gr oup categories include Families and Business/Organizations. First\, second and third prize ribbons will be awarded in all categories.
\nAttend the public unveiling and vote for your favorite Peeps diorama on Saturday \, April 8th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at Ventfort Hall. The Pee ples Choice Ribbon will be given to the best diorama overall determined by popular vote of those attending the unveiling.
\n\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25407@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Easter season with a unique opportunity to learn a time-honored Eastern European craft. We are offering our annual Slavic E aster egg decorating demonstrations and instructional workshops on Saturda y\, April 8 from 10:00 am to 12 noon and again from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.\nT his Eastern European tradition of creating intricate and beautifully decor ated eggs has been passed down for generations. Lenox resident Tjasa Sprag ue\, who will again lead the workshop\, learned the technique many years a go from her Czechoslovakian mother\, Maria Krofta.\nThe technique begins w ith unwashed eggs (provided by a local poultry farm) which have a residue- free shell surface. The Slavic Easter egg is a wax resistant technique whi ch employs aniline dye later in the process. The decorating begins with dr awing on the egg with wax\, followed by immersion in the dye\, with repeat ed wax drawing and dying as desired. The eggs are uncooked and are “blown” out after the decorating has been completed. The eggs may be displayed\, when stored carefully\, for an indefinite number of years.\nThe fee for ea ch workshop is $30 for advance reservations and $35 for day-of admission. Materials are included in the price. Children should be at least 12 years of age. Reservations are recommended as the workshop size is limited. For reservations please call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170408T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170408T120000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Slavic Easter Egg Decorating Workshop URL:https://gildedage.org/event/slavic-easter-egg-decorating-workshop/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Celebrate the Easter season with a unique opportunity to learn a time-honored Eastern E uropean craft. We are offering our annual Slavic Easter egg decorating dem onstrations and instructional workshops on Saturday\, April 8 from 10:00 a m to 12 noon and again from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
\nThis Eastern Europ ean tradition of creating intricate and beautifully decorated eggs has bee n passed down for generations. Lenox resident Tjasa Sprague\, who will aga in lead the workshop\, learned the technique many years ago from her Czech oslovakian mother\, Maria Krofta.
\nThe technique begins with unwash ed eggs (provided by a local poultry farm) which have a residue-free shell surface. The Slavic Easter egg is a wax resistant technique which employs aniline dye later in the process. The decorating begins with drawing on t he egg with wax\, followed by immersion in the dye\, with repeated wax dra wing and dying as desired. The eggs are uncooked and are “blown” out after the decorating has been completed. The eggs may be displayed\, when store d carefully\, for an indefinite number of years.
\nThe fee for each workshop is $30 for advance reservations and $35 for day-of admission. Mat erials are included in the price. Children should be at least 12 years of age. Reservations are recommended as the workshop size is limited. For res ervations please call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$30 with advance reservations\; $35 day of END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25408@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Easter season with a unique opportunity to learn a time-honored Eastern European craft. We are offering our annual Slavic E aster egg decorating demonstrations and instructional workshops on Saturda y\, April 8 from 10:00 am to 12 noon and again from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.\nT his Eastern European tradition of creating intricate and beautifully decor ated eggs has been passed down for generations. Lenox resident Tjasa Sprag ue\, who will again lead the workshop\, learned the technique many years a go from her Czechoslovakian mother\, Maria Krofta.\nThe technique begins w ith unwashed eggs (provided by a local poultry farm) which have a residue- free shell surface. The Slavic Easter egg is a wax resistant technique whi ch employs aniline dye later in the process. The decorating begins with dr awing on the egg with wax\, followed by immersion in the dye\, with repeat ed wax drawing and dying as desired. The eggs are uncooked and are “blown” out after the decorating has been completed. The eggs may be displayed\, when stored carefully\, for an indefinite number of years.\nThe fee for ea ch workshop is $30 for advance reservations and $35 for day-of admission. Materials are included in the price. Children should be at least 12 years of age. Reservations are recommended as the workshop size is limited. For reservations please call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170408T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170408T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Slavic Easter Egg Decorating Workshop URL:https://gildedage.org/event/slavic-easter-egg-decorating-workshop-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCelebrate the Easter season with a unique opportunity to learn a time-honored Eastern E uropean craft. We are offering our annual Slavic Easter egg decorating dem onstrations and instructional workshops on Saturday\, April 8 from 10:00 a m to 12 noon and again from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
\nThis Eastern Europ ean tradition of creating intricate and beautifully decorated eggs has bee n passed down for generations. Lenox resident Tjasa Sprague\, who will aga in lead the workshop\, learned the technique many years ago from her Czech oslovakian mother\, Maria Krofta.
\nThe technique begins with unwash ed eggs (provided by a local poultry farm) which have a residue-free shell surface. The Slavic Easter egg is a wax resistant technique which employs aniline dye later in the process. The decorating begins with drawing on t he egg with wax\, followed by immersion in the dye\, with repeated wax dra wing and dying as desired. The eggs are uncooked and are “blown” out after the decorating has been completed. The eggs may be displayed\, when store d carefully\, for an indefinite number of years.
\nThe fee for each workshop is $30 for advance reservations and $35 for day-of admission. Mat erials are included in the price. Children should be at least 12 years of age. Reservations are recommended as the workshop size is limited. For res ervations please call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$30 with advance reservations\; $35 day of END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25441@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Jill Becker\, MD\, MA\, who has a practice in Newton\, MA\, wil l conduct a resin jewelry workshop here at the mansion on Saturday\, April 29th from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm.\nJoin others in the relaxing atmosphere o f creating your own piece of jewelry\, using glitter\, watch parts\, botan icals\, etc. – or bring a favorite small item with which Jill will teach y ou how to encase in resin and showcase in a jewelry bezel. Create a neckla ce\, earrings or a pin. Your work of art will be ready to take home by the end of the workshop.\nDr. Becker believes that the Expressive Arts are ac cessible to everyone. Even those who do not see themselves as inherently a rtistic can benefit from the relaxation associated with “doodling” as well as delving deeper via other directives and modalities. For her\, creating art is one of those opportunities!\nThe fee for each workshop\, which inc ludes all materials\, is $30 for advance reservations and $35 for day-of a dmission. Children should be at least 12 years of age. Reservations are recommended as the workshop size is limited. For information or reservatio ns call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170429T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170429T123000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Resin Jewelry Workshop URL:https://gildedage.org/event/resin-jewelry-workshop/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJill Becker\, MD\, MA\, who has a practice in Newton\, MA\, will conduct a resin jewelr y workshop here at the mansion on Saturday\, April 29th from 10 :30 am to 12:30 pm.
\nJoin others in the relaxing atmosphere of crea ting your own piece of jewelry\, using glitter\, watch parts\, botanicals\ , etc. – or bring a favorite small item with which Jill will teach you how to encase in resin and showcase in a jewelry bezel. Create a necklace\, e arrings or a pin. Your work of art will be ready to take home by the end o f the workshop.
\nDr. Becker believes that the Expressive Arts are a ccessible to everyone. Even those who do not see themselves as inherently artistic can benefit from the relaxation associated with “doodling” as wel l as delving deeper via other directives and modalities. For her\, creatin g art is one of those opportunities!
\nThe fee for each workshop\, w hich includes all materials\, is $30 for advance reservations and $35 for day-of admission. Children should be at least 12 years of age. Reservati ons are recommended as the workshop size is limited. For information or re servations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$30 with advance reservations\; $35 day of END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25477@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:May 6th Performance SOLD OUT – Seats Available at Encore Presen tation\, Sat.\, June 3rd\n“Baked to Death!” takes on ominous implications when The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns to the mansion on Saturday\ , May 6th. The troupe is back for another Murder Mystery Dinner Theater p rogram. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 6 :30 pm. Open seating.\nMartha Stupor is hosting a Baking Competition with three of the top chefs in the world. Who will take the crown? Will it be C hef Julia Chives or Emery Legacy or Day Ja’Vou? Each has their own style a nd unique way about their baking. Judge Bacon Whopper Junior will have the honor of choosing the winner\, if it should happen to get that far. Appar ently\, someone isn’t happy with the contest and Martha gets her “just des serts” putting an end to the competition. Come along and help figure out w ho had the right ingredients for murder.\nIn production since 1995\, The C omical Mystery Tour ensemble has appeared at the mansion to sold-out audie nces. More than 50\,000 audience members have attended their programs.\nTi ckets for “Baked to Death” are $40 per person including a full-course dinn er with a cash bar for beer and wine. Seating is limited. Reservations re quired by Monday\, May 1st. For information or reservations call us at 413 -637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170506T180000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:May 6th SOLD OUT – Tickets available for June 3rd – Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. Doors open at 6:00pm. Program starts and first course serv ed at 6:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/may-6th-sold-out-tickets-available-for-june -3rd-murder-mystery-dinner-theater-doors-open-at-600pm-program-starts-and- first-course-served-at-630-pm/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nMay 6 th Performance SOLD OUT – Seats Available at Encore Presentation\, Sat.\, June 3rd
\n“Baked to Death!” takes on ominous implications when The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns to the mansion on Saturday\ , May 6th. The troupe is back for another Murder Mystery Dinner Theater p rogram. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 6 :30 pm. Open seating.
\nMartha Stupor is hosting a Baking Competitio n with three of the top chefs in the world. Who will take the crown? Will it be Chef Julia Chives or Emery Legacy or Day Ja’Vou? Each has their own style and unique way about their baking. Judge Bacon Whopper Junior will h ave the honor of choosing the winner\, if it should happen to get that far . Apparently\, someone isn’t happy with the contest and Martha gets her “j ust desserts” putting an end to the competition. Come along and help figur e out who had the right ingredients for murder.
\nIn production sinc e 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble has appeared at the mansion to sold-out audiences. More than 50\,000 audience members have attended their programs.
\nTickets for “Baked to Death” are $40 per person includi ng a full-course dinner with a cash bar for beer and wine. Seating is lim ited. Reservations required by Monday\, May 1st. For informatio n or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by May 1st X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25442@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Tea & Talk\, 1900 to 1925: Revolutionary Fashion\nFashion histo rian and Adams vintage clothing shop owner Lynda Meyer will present a Tea and Talk here at the mansion on the subject of “1900 to 1925: Revolutionar y Fashion.” She will give her presentation on Saturday\, May 13 at 3:30 pm followed by a Victorian tea.\nMeyer calls the first quarter of the 20th century as “the most revolutionary generational transition in fashion his tory.” She will examine the circumstances that forced the world to be rec onfigured. Art\, technology\, a tragic world war and woman’s suffrage cre ated not only a new look in fashion\, but new roles and aspirations as wel l. Lynda will demonstrate with original period clothing\, photographs and period magazines the amazing clarity of fashion changes taking place with in one generation\, but worlds apart.\nTickets for the Mother’s Day Tea an d Talk program are $35 per person. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3 206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170513T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:1900 to 1925: Revolutionary Fashion URL:https://gildedage.org/event/1900-to-1925-revolutionary-fashion/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nTea & Talk\, 1900 to 1925: Revolutionary Fashion
\nFash ion historian and Adams vintage clothing shop owner Lynda Meyer will present a Tea and Talk here at the mansion on the subject of “ 1900 to 1925: Revolutionary Fashion.” She will give her presentation on Saturday\, May 13 at 3:30 pm followed by a Victorian tea.
\nMeyer ca lls the first quarter of the 20th century as “the most revoluti onary generational transition in fashion history.” She will examine the c ircumstances that forced the world to be reconfigured. Art\, technology\, a tragic world war and woman’s suffrage created not only a new look in fa shion\, but new roles and aspirations as well. Lynda will demonstrate wit h original period clothing\, photographs and period magazines the amazing clarity of fashion changes taking place within one generation\, but worlds apart.
\nTickets for the Mother’s Day Tea and Talk program are $35 per person. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. F or information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$35\, reservations recommended X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25668@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Encore Presentation\, Sat.\, June 3rd\n“Baked to Death!” takes on ominous implications when The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns to the mansion on Saturday\, June 3rd. The troupe is back for another Murder Mystery Dinner Theater program. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 6:30 pm. Open seating.\nMartha Stupor is hosting a Baking Competition with three of the top chefs in the world. Who will tak e the crown? Will it be Chef Julia Chives or Emery Legacy or Day Ja’Vou? E ach has their own style and unique way about their baking. Judge Bacon Who pper Junior will have the honor of choosing the winner\, if it should happ en to get that far. Apparently\, someone isn’t happy with the contest and Martha gets her “just desserts” putting an end to the competition. Come al ong and help figure out who had the right ingredients for murder.\nIn prod uction since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble has appeared at the mansion to sold-out audiences. More than 50\,000 audience members have att ended their programs.\nTickets for “Baked to Death” are $40 per person inc luding a full-course dinner with a cash bar for beer and wine. Seating is limited. Reservations required by Tuesday\, May 30th. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170603T180000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. Doors open at 6:00pm. Pro gram starts and first course served at 6:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-doors-open-60 0pm-program-starts-first-course-served-630-pm/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nEncor e Presentation\, Sat.\, June 3rd
\n“Baked to Death!” takes on ominous implications when The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns to the mansion on Saturday\, June 3rd. The troupe is back for another Murder Mystery Dinner Theater program. Doors open at 6:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 6:30 pm. Open seating.
\nMartha Stupor is ho sting a Baking Competition with three of the top chefs in the world. Who w ill take the crown? Will it be Chef Julia Chives or Emery Legacy or Day Ja ’Vou? Each has their own style and unique way about their baking. Judge Ba con Whopper Junior will have the honor of choosing the winner\, if it shou ld happen to get that far. Apparently\, someone isn’t happy with the conte st and Martha gets her “just desserts” putting an end to the competition. Come along and help figure out who had the right ingredients for murder.\n
In production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble has ap peared at the mansion to sold-out audiences. More than 50\,000 audience me mbers have attended their programs.
\nTickets for “Baked to Death” a re $40 per person including a full-course dinner with a cash bar for beer and wine. Seating is limited. Reservations required by Tuesday\, May 30th . For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by May 30th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25626@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We will open our summer 2017 series of Tea & Talks on Tuesdays with retail and restaurant historian Jan Whitaker. She will showcase “Opul ent Emporiums: The Gilded Age of the Department Stores” on Tuesday\, June 6 at 4:00 pm followed by a Victorian tea. This is the first of the summer series of thirteen Tea & Talks on Tuesdays that will end September 5.\nWhi taker will answer the question\, “Where\, besides the great department sto res of Europe\, Japan and America\, was it possible for shoppers\, general ly women\, to spend the day in an extraordinarily opulent setting\, drifti ng from shoes to cosmetics\, with a stop for a light lunch on the seventh floor and a visit to the bookstore\, florist or hairdresser?”\nWhitaker\, with her beautifully visualized presentation\, will recreate the ultimate shopping experience that began in Paris in the 1850s and spread world-wide thanks to the Industrial Revolution\, a new middle class\, the invention of the steel-frame structure and the elevator and later\, the escalator.\n With floor upon floor of merchandise\, shopping became an entertainment. T he late fashion designer Oscar de la Renta gives kudos to Jan’s book The W orld of Department Stores with “the best department stores are merchants … of dreams. Whitaker’s book is a remarkable… look at these dream factories. ”\nCost is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reserva tions are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170606T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk “Opulent Emporiums: The Gilded Age of Department Stores” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/opulent-emporiums-gilded-age-f-department-s tores/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe will open our summer 2017 series of Tea & Talks on Tuesdays with retail and restaura nt historian Jan Whitaker. She will showcase “Opulent Emporiums: The Gilde d Age of the Department Stores” on Tuesday\, June 6 at 4:00 pm followed by a Victorian tea. This is the first of the summer series of thirteen Tea & Talks on Tuesdays that will end September 5.
\nWhitaker will answer the question\, “Where\, besides the great department stores of Europe\, J apan and America\, was it possible for shoppers\, generally women\, to spe nd the day in an extraordinarily opulent setting\, drifting from shoes to cosmetics\, with a stop for a light lunch on the seventh floor and a visit to the bookstore\, florist or hairdresser?”
\nWhitaker\, with her b eautifully visualized presentation\, will recreate the ultimate shopping e xperience that began in Paris in the 1850s and spread world-wide thanks to the Industrial Revolution\, a new middle class\, the invention of the ste el-frame structure and the elevator and later\, the escalator.
\nWit h floor upon floor of merchandise\, shopping became an entertainment. The late fashion designer Oscar de la Renta gives kudos to Jan’s book The World of Department Stores with “the best department stores are merch ants …of dreams. Whitaker’s book is a remarkable… look at these dream fact ories.”
\nCost is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the ev ent. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For rese rvations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25653@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Family historian Steven Pullen will return his audience to the time when his “Grandpa was a Groomsman and Grandma was a Housemaid: Two Br itish Servants in America” at a Tea & Talk. Pullen will answer questions o ver a Victorian tea that will follow his presentation.\nPullen’s family st ory begins with his ancestors William Pullen and Mary Lumsden\, who were s ervants at Holm Hill Hall\, a country estate located in the hunt country o n the Scottish border. As emigres to America\, where they married\, they entered the service of three of the wealthiest Gilded Age families from 19 13 to 1925\, including Margaret Emerson Vanderbilt\, who summered at Holmw ood in Lenox\, later Fox Hollow School for Girls and now Ponds at Fox Holl ow.\nThe Pullens’s employers owned multiple homes and loved race and coach ing horses. The story is not complete without mention of a fabulous race h orse that defied expectations to become a world champion\, winning 23 worl d records\, trained by William.\nCost is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance i s limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170613T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk “Grandpa was a Groomsman and Grandma was a Housemaid: Tw o British Servants in America” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/grandpa-groomsman-grandma-housemaid-two-bri tish-servants-america/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nFamily histor ian Steven Pullen will return his audience to the time when his “Grandpa w as a Groomsman and Grandma was a Housemaid: Two British Servants in Americ a” at a Tea & Talk. Pullen will answer questions over a Victorian tea that will follow his presentation.
\nPullen’s family story begins with h is ancestors William Pullen and Mary Lumsden\, who were servants at Holm H ill Hall\, a country estate located in the hunt country on the Scottish bo rder. As emigres to America\, where they married\, they entered the servi ce of three of the wealthiest Gilded Age families from 1913 to 1925\, incl uding Margaret Emerson Vanderbilt\, who summered at Holmwood in Lenox\, la ter Fox Hollow School for Girls and now Ponds at Fox Hollow.
\nThe P ullens’s employers owned multiple homes and loved race and coaching horses . The story is not complete without mention of a fabulous race horse that defied expectations to become a world champion\, winning 23 world records\ , trained by William.
\nCost is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is l imited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25655@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Step back in time to Summer 1895. Mrs. George Morgan\, the cha telaine of one of Lenox’s greatest cottages and known as Sarah to her fami ly and closest friends\, will host one of her famous sumptuous summer teas . You are invited to join her guests for “A Summer Tea with Mrs. Sarah Mor gan.” She will be at home on Thursday\, June 15th and Saturday\, June 17t h\, both at 4:00 pm.\nDuring this living history event\, Sarah\, performed by our favorite actress\, Anne Undeland\, will share with her guests her plans for a fancy dinner in the Dining Room and ball in the Great Hall. T here’s the menu\, the music\, the floral arrangements\, hiring extra staff \, who’s coming\, what her guests will be wearing – certainly she knows th e house can easily accommodate such a large gathering. The party is just o ne of many Berkshire summer leisure activities revealed by Sarah\, let alo ne neighborly gossip and talk about the dollar princesses like Jennie Jero me and Consuelo Vanderbilt. It’s history come alive!\nUndeland has appear ed on stages in and around the East Coast for over 20 years. Her many appe arances at Ventfort Hall in collaboration with Shakespeare & Company have included the one-woman shows The Belle of Amherst\, Xingu\, in which she a ppeared as five different characters\, and Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address.\n Undeland also portrayed five women in the humorous\, mysterious\, slightly risqué\, yet poignant glimpse into the demi-monde world of a Belle Époque courtesan in Paris 1890 – Unlaced! She appeared in over 70 performances of the play\, including Off-Broadway at the United Solo Theatre Festival\, at Stageworks in Hudson\, NY\, and elsewhere.\nUndeland is a Shakespeare & Company trained actress and has also performed with Mixed Company\, Rigg s Theatre 37\, Castle Hill Theater\, Barrington Stage\, Capitol Repertory. She was also a recurring voice in BBC Radio plays by Gregory Whitehead. \nCost to attend “A Summer Tea with Mrs. Sarah Morgan” is $35 per person. Reservations are required by June 10th. Seating is limited. For reservat ions call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170615T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Living History Portrayal “A Summer Tea with Mrs. Sarah Morgan” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/living-history-portrayal-summer-tea-mrs-sar ah-morgan/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nStep back in time to Summer 1895. Mrs. George Morgan\, the chatelaine of one of Lenox’ s greatest cottages and known as Sarah to her family and closest friends\, will host one of her famous sumptuous summer teas. You are invited to joi n her guests for “A Summer Tea with Mrs. Sarah Morgan.” She will be at ho me on Thursday\, June 15th and Saturday\, June 17th\, both at 4:00 pm.
\nDuring this living history event\, Sarah\, performed by our favorite actress\, Anne Undeland\, will share with her guests her plans for a fancy dinner in the Dining Room and ball in the Great Hall. There’s the menu\, the music\, the floral arrangements\, hiring extra staff\, who’s coming\, what her guests will be wearing – certainly she knows th e house can easily accommodate such a large gathering. The party is just o ne of many Berkshire summer leisure activities revealed by Sarah\, let alo ne neighborly gossip and talk about the dollar princesses like Jennie Jero me and Consuelo Vanderbilt. It’s history come alive!
\nUndeland has appeared on stages in and around the East Coast for over 20 years. Her ma ny appearances at Ventfort Hall in collaboration with Shakespeare & Compan y have included the one-woman shows The Belle of Amherst\, Xingu\, in which she appeared as five different characters\, and Fanny Kembl e’s Lenox Address.
\nUndeland also portrayed five wome n in the humorous\, mysterious\, slightly risqué\, yet poignant glimpse in to the demi-monde world of a Belle Époque courtesan in Paris 1890 – Un laced! She appeared in over 70 performances of the play\, i ncluding Off-Broadway at the United Solo Theatre Festival\, at Stageworks in Hudson\, NY\, and elsewhere.
\nUndeland is a Shakespeare & Compan y trained actress and has also performed with Mixed Company\, Riggs Theatr e 37\, Castle Hill Theater\, Barrington Stage\, Capitol Repertory. She wa s also a recurring voice in BBC Radio plays by Gregory Whitehead.
\nCost to attend “A Summer Tea with Mrs. Sarah Morgan” is $35 per person. R eservations are required by June 10th. Seating is limited. For reservatio ns call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$35.00\, reservations required by June 10th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25656@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Step back in time to Summer 1895. Mrs. George Morgan\, the cha telaine of one of Lenox’s greatest cottages and known as Sarah to her fami ly and closest friends\, will host one of her famous sumptuous summer teas . You are invited to join her guests for “A Summer Tea with Mrs. Sarah Mor gan.” She will be at home on Saturday\, June 17th\, at 4:00 pm.\nDuring t his living history event\, Sarah\, performed by our favorite actress\, Ann e Undeland\, will share with her guests her plans for a fancy dinner in th e Dining Room and ball in the Great Hall. There’s the menu\, the music\, the floral arrangements\, hiring extra staff\, who’s coming\, what her gue sts will be wearing – certainly she knows the house can easily accommodate such a large gathering. The party is just one of many Berkshire summer le isure activities revealed by Sarah\, let alone neighborly gossip and talk about the dollar princesses like Jennie Jerome and Consuelo Vanderbilt. I t’s history come alive!\nUndeland has appeared on stages in and around the East Coast for over 20 years. Her many appearances at Ventfort Hall in co llaboration with Shakespeare & Company have included the one-woman shows T he Belle of Amherst\, Xingu\, in which she appeared as five different char acters\, and Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address.\nUndeland also portrayed five w omen in the humorous\, mysterious\, slightly risqué\, yet poignant glimpse into the demi-monde world of a Belle Époque courtesan in Paris 1890 – Unl aced! She appeared in over 70 performances of the play\, including Off-Br oadway at the United Solo Theatre Festival\, at Stageworks in Hudson\, NY\ , and elsewhere.\nUndeland is a Shakespeare & Company trained actress and has also performed with Mixed Company\, Riggs Theatre 37\, Castle Hill The ater\, Barrington Stage\, Capitol Repertory. She was also a recurring voi ce in BBC Radio plays by Gregory Whitehead.\nCost to attend “A Summer Tea with Mrs. Sarah Morgan” is $35 per person. Reservations are required. Sea ting is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170617T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Living History Portrayal “A Summer Tea with Mrs. Sarah Morgan” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/living-history-portrayal-summer-tea-mrs-sar ah-morgan-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nStep back in time to Summer 1895. Mrs. George Morgan\, the chatelaine of one of Lenox’ s greatest cottages and known as Sarah to her family and closest friends\, will host one of her famous sumptuous summer teas. You are invited to joi n her guests for “A Summer Tea with Mrs. Sarah Morgan.” She will be at ho me on Saturday\, June 17th\, at 4:00 pm.
\nDuring this living histor y event\, Sarah\, performed by our favorite actress\, Anne Undeland\, will share with her guests her plans for a fancy dinner in the Dining Room and ball in the Great Hall. There’s the menu\, the music\, the floral arrang ements\, hiring extra staff\, who’s coming\, what her guests will be weari ng – certainly she knows the house can easily accommodate such a large gathering. The party is just one of many Berkshire summer le isure activities revealed by Sarah\, let alone neighborly gossip and talk about the dollar princesses like Jennie Jerome and Consuelo Vanderbilt. I t’s history come alive!
\nUndeland has appeared on stages in and aro und the East Coast for over 20 years. Her many appearances at Ventfort Hal l in collaboration with Shakespeare & Company have included the one-woman shows The Belle of Amherst\, Xingu\, in which she appeared as fiv e different characters\, and Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address.
\nUndeland also portrayed five women in the humorous\, mysterious \, slightly risqué\, yet poignant glimpse into the demi-monde world of a B elle Époque courtesan in Paris 1890 – Unlaced! She appeared in o ver 70 performances of the play\, including Off-Broadway at the U nited Solo Theatre Festival\, at Stageworks in Hudson\, NY\, and elsewhere .
\nUndeland is a Shakespeare & Company trained actress and has also performed with Mixed Company\, Riggs Theatre 37\, Castle Hill Theater\, B arrington Stage\, Capitol Repertory. She was also a recurring voice in BB C Radio plays by Gregory Whitehead.
\nCost to attend “A Summer Tea w ith Mrs. Sarah Morgan” is $35 per person. Reservations are required. Seat ing is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$35.00\, reservations required by June 10th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25654@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Pittsfield historian Jeffrey Bradway will appear as Sir Conan D oyle in “Killing Off Sherlock Holmes” at a Tea & Talk at the mansion. A V ictorian tea will follow Bradway’s portrayal.\nIn 1885\, Arthur Conan Doyl e was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh Medical School\, a struggl ing general practitioner and a fledgling writer who decided to turn his ha nd to penning detective stories based on careful observation and reasoning rather than the more traditional method of luck and coincidence. His inve stigative sleuth was appearing in a series of short stories in the new ill ustrated Strand Magazine to enormous popularity. Doyle felt his other lit erary work was being overlooked. Thus\, his attempt to bury Sherlock. This is the story of the creation\, death and resurrection of the world’s most famous detective.\nAn avid fan since childhood\, Bradway is a member of s everal Sherlockian societies\, including the Baker Street Irregulars\, the world’s oldest such organization. He has taught history at Berkshire Com munity College and Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury\, CT. H e is a co-author of History of the Colonial Theatre\, named in 2015 the Ou tstanding Book of the Year by the Theatre Historical Society of America.\n Cost is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservatio ns are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170620T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk “Killing Off Sherlock Holmes” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nPittsfield hi storian Jeffrey Bradway will appear as Sir Conan Doyle in “Killing Off She rlock Holmes” at a Tea & Talk at the mansion. A Victorian tea will follow Bradway’s portrayal.
\nIn 1885\, Arthur Conan Doyle was a graduate of the University of Edinburgh Medical School\, a struggling general pract itioner and a fledgling writer who decided to turn his hand to penning det ective stories based on careful observation and reasoning rather than the more traditional method of luck and coincidence. His investigative sleuth was appearing in a series of short stories in the new illustrated Stra nd Magazine to enormous popularity. Doyle felt his other literary wo rk was being overlooked. Thus\, his attempt to bury Sherlock. This is the story of the creation\, death and resurrection of the world’s most famous detective.
\nAn avid fan since childhood\, Bradway is a member of se veral Sherlockian societies\, including the Baker Street Irregulars\, the world’s oldest such organization. He has taught history at Berkshire Comm unity College and Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury\, CT. He is a co-author of History of the Colonial Theatre\, named in 201 5 the Outstanding Book of the Year by the Theatre Historical Society of Am erica.
\nCost is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the eve nt. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For re servations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25657@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Berkshire Carousel founder Jim Shulman will introduce his audie nce to the ageless wonders and delights of “The Golden Age of Carousels\, 1880 – 1930” here at the mansion followed by a Victorian tea.\nDuring its Golden Age over 3\,000 hand-carved wooden carousels were made in the U.S. Shulman will present an overview of the artistry and craftsmen in creati ng carousels. More than amusement rides\, carousels reflect the artistic s tyles of master European craftsmen\, many of whom came to America to creat e the ornate interiors of churches and synagogues.\nThe popularity of amus ement parks at that time gave rise to three carousel styles\, Coney Island \, Philadelphia and Country Fair. Shulman will address the national effort s to preserve carousels and current projects to revive the nearly lost art form. The Berkshire Carousel is the only new one in the U.S. to reflect t he carving styles of all the most famous artists of the Golden Age.\nRetir ed psychologist and hospital administrator\, Shulman is a Berkshire native who with his wife\, Jackie\, recognize the importance of giving back to t he community. They initiated\, directed and backed the privately funded B erkshire Carousel project beginning in 2005\, which opened last year. Ove r 400 volunteers created the state’s first hand-carved classical carousel in a hundred years. He serves on the board of directors of the National Ca rousel Association and is also a bi-weekly columnist for the Berkshire Eag le.\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the eve nt. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For re servations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170627T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk “The Golden Age of Carousels\, 1890 – 1930” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nBerkshire Car ousel founder Jim Shulman will introduce his audience to the ageless wonde rs and delights of “The Golden Age of Carousels\, 1880 – 1930” here at th e mansion followed by a Victorian tea.
\nDuring its Golden Age over 3\,000 hand-carved wooden carousels were made in the U.S. Shulman will pr esent an overview of the artistry and craftsmen in creating carousels. Mor e than amusement rides\, carousels reflect the artistic styles of master E uropean craftsmen\, many of whom came to America to create the ornate inte riors of churches and synagogues.
\nThe popularity of amusement park s at that time gave rise to three carousel styles\, Coney Island\, Philade lphia and Country Fair. Shulman will address the national efforts to prese rve carousels and current projects to revive the nearly lost art form. The Berkshire Carousel is the only new one in the U.S. to reflect the carving styles of all the most famous artists of the Golden Age.
\nRetired psychologist and hospital administrator\, Shulman is a Berkshire native wh o with his wife\, Jackie\, recognize the importance of giving back to the community. They initiated\, directed and backed the privately funded Berk shire Carousel project beginning in 2005\, which opened last year. Over 4 00 volunteers created the state’s first hand-carved classical carousel in a hundred years. He serves on the board of directors of the National Carou sel Association and is also a bi-weekly columnist for the Berkshire Ea gle.
\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 d ay of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is lim ited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25818@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We are among the 85 institutions across Massachusetts participa ting in #FreeFunFridays 2017\, thanks to the @Highland Street! http://high landstreet.org/programs/free-fun-fridays\nCome and visit us\, first floor only\, this Friday. Food will be available for purchase by Grampy’s Hot Do gs on site\, weather permitting\, from 11 am to 3 pm. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170707T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170707T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Free Fun Friday URL:https://gildedage.org/event/free-fun-friday-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe are among the 85 institutions across Massachusetts participating in #FreeFunFridays 2017\, thanks to the @Highland Street! http://highlandstreet.org/programs/free-fun-fri days
\nCome and visit us\, first floor only\, this Friday. Food will be available for purchase by Grampy’s Hot Dogs on site\, weather perm itting\, from 11 am to 3 pm.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25705@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:“An Evening of Duos” headlines the program to be performed by v iolist Michael Zaretsky and violinist Victor Romanul\, both members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra\, at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museu m on Sunday\, July 9 at 7:00 pm.\nPerforming in Ventfort Hall’s acoustical ly superb Great Hall\, the duo will perform works by 18th\, 19th and 20th composers\, including Mozart\, Stamitz\, Rolla\, Sibelius and Prokofiev. \nZaretsky is a native of the former Soviet Union with a cum laude degree from the Moscow State Conservatory. His early career was as a member of M oscow ensembles and orchestras. In 1972 he immigrated to Israel where he became principal violist of the Jerusalem Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra. The following year\, he played for Leonard Bernstein who took him to Tang lewood\, where he successfully auditioned for the BSO.\nZaretsky is an act ive performer for solo recitals and chamber music in the U.S.\, having app eared with such leading artists as Yefim Bronfman\, Emanuel Ax and Gil Sha han\, as well as several orchestras. A faculty member at Boston Universi ty and the Longy School of Music\, Zaretsky regularly performs in Israel\, Japan and Mexico. He has also made three highly acclaimed recordings for the ARTONA label. In addition to the traditional viola repertoire\, he p erforms extensive repertoire of new music.\nRomanul\, who holds the Bessie Pappas Violin Chair with the BSO\, has been performing professionally sin ce he was seven\, having studied with Ivan Galamian\, Joseph Silverstein a nd Jascha Heifetz. An active recitalist\, teacher and soloist\, he has pe rformed throughout the world. He has served as the BSO’s assistant concer tmaster and as associate concertmaster and second violinist of the Pittsbu rgh Symphony.\nHe has performed frequently as a member of the Boston Artis ts Ensemble and the Boston Conservatory Chamber Players. As a professor o f violin at the conservatory\, he has taught violin\, chamber music and pe dagogy. Recent career highlights include a three-concert series of the te n Beethoven violin sonatas and Bach’s sonatas and partitas for solo violin in one recital. Romanul’s recitals throughout the country have featured solo violin music by Paganini\, including the composer’s complete 24 capri ces\, Wienawski\, Vieuxtemps and Ysaye.\nTickets for the concert are $20. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For informati on or reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170709T190000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Concert URL:https://gildedage.org/event/concert/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n“An Evening o f Duos” headlines the program to be performed by violist Michael Zaretsky and violinist Victor Romanul\, both members of the Boston Symphony Orchest ra\, at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum on Sunday\, July 9 at 7:00 pm.
\nPerforming in Ventfort Hall’s acoustically superb Great H all\, the duo will perform works by 18th\, 19th and 20th composers\, including Mozart\, Stamitz\, Rolla\, Sibelius and Prokofiev.
\nZaretsky is a native of the former Soviet Union wi th a cum laude degree from the Moscow State Conservatory. His early caree r was as a member of Moscow ensembles and orchestras. In 1972 he immigrat ed to Israel where he became principal violist of the Jerusalem Broadcasti ng Symphony Orchestra. The following year\, he played for Leonard Bernstei n who took him to Tanglewood\, where he successfully auditioned for the BS O.
\nZaretsky is an active performer for solo recitals and chamber m usic in the U.S.\, having appeared with such leading artists as Yefim Bron fman\, Emanuel Ax and Gil Shahan\, as well as several orchestras. A facu lty member at Boston University and the Longy School of Music\, Zaretsky r egularly performs in Israel\, Japan and Mexico. He has also made three hi ghly acclaimed recordings for the ARTONA label. In addition to the tradit ional viola repertoire\, he performs extensive repertoire of new music.
\nRomanul\, who holds the Bessie Pappas Violin Chair with the BSO\, ha s been performing professionally since he was seven\, having studied with Ivan Galamian\, Joseph Silverstein and Jascha Heifetz. An active recitali st\, teacher and soloist\, he has performed throughout the world. He has served as the BSO’s assistant concertmaster and as associate concertmaster and second violinist of the Pittsburgh Symphony.
\nHe has performed frequently as a member of the Boston Artists Ensemble and the Boston Cons ervatory Chamber Players. As a professor of violin at the conservatory\, he has taught violin\, chamber music and pedagogy. Recent career highligh ts include a three-concert series of the ten Beethoven violin sonatas and Bach’s sonatas and partitas for solo violin in one recital. Romanul’s rec itals throughout the country have featured solo violin music by Paganini\, including the composer’s complete 24 caprices\, Wienawski\, Vieuxtemps an d Ysaye.
\nTickets for the concert are $20. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$20 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25660@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED\nWho was the first to take aerial photographs\, inspi ring Jules Verne’s Five Weeks in a Balloon\, shoot the Parisian catacombs under artificial light and take celebrity portraits of not only Sarah Bern hardt\, Dumas\, Corot\, Delacroix\, Rossini\, Offenbach but hundreds more? Scholar Eduardo Cadava will tell us by focusing on “Felix Nadar: 19th Ce ntury Parisian Portrait Photographer\, Actor\, Artist\, Inventor\, Balloon ist\,” based on this creative jack-of-all-trades’ memoir When I Was a Phot ographer. His presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.\nFelix Na dar (1820 – 1910) was a celebrated French photographer of the cultural eli te who had the mind to take on several other pursuits during a long lifeti me. He was 80 years old when he published his memoir\, now translated for the first time into English by Dr. Cadava and his wife\, Liana Theodoratu. \nNadar was born with extreme curiosity\, ingenuity and wit. As an example \, one chapter in When I Was a Photographer is devoted to Nadar’s success in establishing the world’s first airmail service which happened during th e Franco-Prussian War of 1870\, when Paris was besieged by the enemy. Nad ar organized a fleet of balloons to float sacks of correspondence over ene my lines. There was a problem with the scheme: the mail could get out (as long as the balloon landed beyond enemy lines)\, but because balloons can ’t be steered\, return mail couldn’t be sent back in. Nadar\, thanks to a n anonymous citizen\, came up with the solution of having the return corre spondence microfilmed and the tiny negative strapped to a carrier pigeon’s leg. “Our Paris\, strangled by its anxiety over its absent ones\,” Nadar writes\, “finally breathed.”\nCadava\, a writer\, translator and scholar\, is the author of Words of Light: Theses on the Photography of History\, c oeditor of The Itinerant Languages of Photography and Professor of English at Princeton University. Theodoratou\, Clinical Professor of Hellenic Stu dies and Director of the A. S. Onassis Program of Hellenic Studies at New York University\, is a scholar and writer and the translator of several wo rks by Althusser\, Derrida and Foucault into Modern Greek.\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 the day of the event. Reservatio ns are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170711T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CANCELLED – Tea & Talk “Felix Nadar: 19th Century Parisian Portrait Photographer\, Actor\, Caricaturist\, Inventor\, Balloonist” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-felix-nadar-19th-century-parisian- portrait-photographer-actor-caricaturist-inventor-balloonist/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCANCE LLED
\nWho was the first to take aerial photographs\, inspi ring Jules Verne’s Five Weeks in a Balloon\, shoot the Parisian c atacombs under artificial light and take celebrity portraits of not only S arah Bernhardt\, Dumas\, Corot\, Delacroix\, Rossini\, Offenbach but hundr eds more? Scholar Eduardo Cadava will tell us by focusing on “Felix Nadar : 19th Century Parisian Portrait Photographer\, Actor\, Artist\ , Inventor\, Balloonist\,” based on this creative jack-of-all-trades’ memo ir When I Was a Photographer. His presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.
\nFelix Nadar (1820 – 1910) was a celebrated Fre nch photographer of the cultural elite who had the mind to take on several other pursuits during a long lifetime. He was 80 years old when he publis hed his memoir\, now translated for the first time into English by Dr. Cad ava and his wife\, Liana Theodoratu.
\nNadar was born with extreme c uriosity\, ingenuity and wit. As an example\, one chapter in When I Wa s a Photographer is devoted to Nadar’s success in establishing the wo rld’s first airmail service which happened during the Franco-Prussian War of 1870\, when Paris was besieged by the enemy. Nadar organized a fleet o f balloons to float sacks of correspondence over enemy lines. There was a problem with the scheme: the mail could get out (as long as the balloon l anded beyond enemy lines)\, but because balloons can’t be steered\, return mail couldn’t be sent back in. Nadar\, thanks to an anonymous citizen\, came up with the solution of having the return correspondence microfilmed and the tiny negative strapped to a carrier pigeon’s leg. “Our Paris\, str angled by its anxiety over its absent ones\,” Nadar writes\, “finally brea thed.”
\nCadava\, a writer\, translator and scholar\, is the author of Words of Light: Theses on the Photography of History\, coedito r of The Itinerant Languages of Photography and Professor of Engl ish at Princeton University. Theodoratou\, Clinical Professor of Hellenic Studies and Director of the A. S. Onassis Program of Hellenic Studies at N ew York University\, is a scholar and writer and the translator of several works by Althusser\, Derrida and Foucault into Modern Greek.
\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reserva tions call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25661@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Who was the Irish Bridget? What relevance does her story have to historic house museums? Scholar Dr. Margaret Lynch-Brennan will have t he answers when she presents a Tea and Talk based on her new book\, The Ir ish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America\, 1840-1 930. Her presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.\nYoung Irish i mmigrant women who labored as cooks\, maids and nannies in middle and uppe r-class American homes were stock figures of ridicule in popular American magazines such as Harper’s Weekly. Lynch-Brennan will show photographs an d read personal letters the Irish Bridgets wrote to one another to give in sight into their lives. The speaker will discuss their work life in Ameri can homes\, their social life and the impact these women had on Irish-Amer ican life.\nLynch-Brennan is currently a Public Scholar for the New York C ouncil for the Humanities. She was a consultant with the Lower East Side T enement House Museum in New York City on the interpretation of Irish immig rant Bridget Meehan Moore in the museum’s Moore family tenement. She taug ht at the elementary\, secondary\, undergraduate and graduate levels\, and is retired from the New York State Education Department.\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations ar e highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reservations call us a t 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170718T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk “The Irish Bridget Immigrant: Domestic Service in Americ a” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-irish-bridget-immigrant-domestic-s ervice-america/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWho was the I rish Bridget? What relevance does her story have to historic house museum s? Scholar Dr. Margaret Lynch-Brennan will have the answers when she pres ents a Tea and Talk based on her new book\, The Irish Bridget: Irish I mmigrant Women in Domestic Service in America\, 1840-1930. Her prese ntation will be followed by a Victorian tea.
\nYoung Irish immigrant women who labored as cooks\, maids and nannies in middle and upper-class American homes were stock figures of ridicule in popular American magazine s such as Harper’s Weekly. Lynch-Brennan will show photographs a nd read personal letters the Irish Bridgets wrote to one another to give i nsight into their lives. The speaker will discuss their work life in Amer ican homes\, their social life and the impact these women had on Irish-Ame rican life.
\nLynch-Brennan is currently a Public Scholar for the Ne w York Council for the Humanities. She was a consultant with the Lower Eas t Side Tenement House Museum in New York City on the interpretation of Iri sh immigrant Bridget Meehan Moore in the museum’s Moore family tenement. She taught at the elementary\, secondary\, undergraduate and graduate leve ls\, and is retired from the New York State Education Department.
\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reserva tions call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25706@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nHistorian Robert Asplund returns to the mansion to pr esent some of the indiscreet history in the county. A Victorian tea will f ollow his presentation.\nThe Berkshires’ rich history is punctuated with n oted artists and writers\, statesmen and diplomats\, the List of 400\, pow erful bankers\, lawyers and American industrial giants. We have all heard about the Berkshires’ connections to the socially elite. But what do we k now about the county’s socially indiscreet?\nMany of the most prominent co ttagers and visitors may have had sterling public reputations. But were t hey immune to moral missteps and other indiscretions? Depending on the pe rspectives of the audience\, these “cads\, trollops and traitors” might be considered in Asplund’s own words\, “heroes\, libertines and loyal states men!”\nAsplund participated for many years in Environmental Policy for a R ichmond\, Virginia-based corporation. He is currently Clerk of the Common wealth of Virginia House of Delegates’ Science and Technology Committee.\n Cost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reserva tions call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170725T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Tea & Talk “Cads\, Trollops and Traitors: The Berkshires ’ Indiscreet Elite” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-cads-trollops-traitors-berkshires- indiscreet-elite/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nSOLD OUT
\nHistorian Robert Asplund returns to the mansion to pr esent some of the indiscreet history in the county. A Victorian tea will f ollow his presentation.
\nThe Berkshires’ rich history is punctuated with noted artists and writers\, statesmen and diplomats\, the List of 40 0\, powerful bankers\, lawyers and American industrial giants. We have all heard about the Berkshires’ connections to the socially elite. But what do we know about the county’s socially indiscreet?
\nMany of the mos t prominent cottagers and visitors may have had sterling public reputation s. But were they immune to moral missteps and other indiscretions? Depen ding on the perspectives of the audience\, these “cads\, trollops and trai tors” might be considered in Asplund’s own words\, “heroes\, libertines an d loyal statesmen!”
\nAsplund participated for many years in Environ mental Policy for a Richmond\, Virginia-based corporation. He is currentl y Clerk of the Commonwealth of Virginia House of Delegates’ Science and Te chnology Committee.
\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attenda nce is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25707@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:William Henry Vanderbilt died in 1885\, leaving to his four son s and four daughters a fortune of $200 million (today $230 billion). Hist orian Dr. Gary Helm Darden will tell us about the family architectural riv alries. A Victorian tea will follow his presentation.\nWilliam Henry had d oubled the fortune left to him by his father Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderb ilt\, who had died in 1877\, only eight years earlier. The eight heirs an d heiresses commenced a building spree that epitomized the excesses of the Gilded Age and drove upward the sheer scale of American residential archi tecture in the process.\nA family fortune made possible only by America’s breakneck industrialization enabled these eight siblings to build within o ne generation urban palaces\, country estates\, and summer villas that riv aled and emulated the best of European aristocracy. To this day\, these in clude five of the twenty largest homes ever built in the United States. No other single family then or since has left such an architectural legacy. \nDarden is Associate Professor of History at Fairleigh Dickinson Universi ty\, Madison\, NJ. He also chairs the Department of Social Sciences & His tory at the university\, Becton College of Arts & Sciences. His scholarly work includes articles for journals\, encyclopedias and the historical te xt for the book\, The American Soldier: From the Civil War to the War in I raq\, A Photographic Tribute\, which accompanied a major exhibit touring t he US. Darden was also a moderator with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns a nd last year was awarded Teacher of the Year at Becton College.\nCost to a ttend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservati ons are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reservations cal l us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170801T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk “Keeping Up with the Vanderbilts: Gilded Age Architectur al Rivalries” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-keeping-vanderbilts-gilded-age-arc hitectural-rivalries/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWilliam Henry Vanderbilt died in 1885\, leaving to his four sons and four daughters a f ortune of $200 million (today $230 billion). Historian Dr. Gary H elm Darden will tell us about the family architectural rivalries. A Victorian tea will follow his presentation.
\nWilliam Henry had d oubled the fortune left to him by his father Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderb ilt\, who had died in 1877\, only eight years earlier. The eight heirs an d heiresses commenced a building spree that epitomized the excesses of the Gilded Age and drove upward the sheer scale of American residential archi tecture in the process.
\nA family fortune made possible only by Ame rica’s breakneck industrialization enabled these eight siblings to build w ithin one generation urban palaces\, country estates\, and summer villas t hat rivaled and emulated the best of European aristocracy. To this day\, t hese include five of the twenty largest homes ever built in the United Sta tes. No other single family then or since has left such an architectural l egacy.
\nDarden is Associate Professor of History at Fairleigh Dicki nson University\, Madison\, NJ. He also chairs the Department of Social S ciences & History at the university\, Becton College of Arts & Sciences. His scholarly work includes articles for journals\, encyclopedias and the historical text for the book\, The American Soldier: From the Civil Wa r to the War in Iraq\, A Photographic Tribute\, which accompanied a m ajor exhibit touring the US. Darden was also a moderator with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and last year was awarded Teacher of the Year at Bect on College.
\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is l imited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25708@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Historian Francis Morrone returns to the mansion to roll out th e red carpet on New York’s The Plaza Hotel. His presentation will be foll owed by a Victorian tea.\nBuilt during the Gilded Age\, an era of extravag ant gestures\, the hotel\, with every architectural detail designed in the grand manner\, was the address of diplomats\, actors\, royalty\, the rich \, the famous and\, of course\, Eloise. Since October\, 1907\, when it fi rst opened\, The Plaza\, in all its French Renaissance\, eighteen-storied splendor and stationed at the southern gateway to Central Park\, has mirro red the social history of Manhattan.\nThe chosen architect for The Plaza w as Henry Hardenbergh\, who also distinguished his talents as the designer of the first Waldorf-Astoria on Fifth Avenue at 34th Street\, the Copley-P laza in Boston and the Dakota Apartments at 72nd Street and Central Park W est\, the first such structure.\nMorrone is The Plaza’s official guide and historian. He is also the author of eleven books\, including architectur al guide books. His writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal\, t he New Criterion\, City Journal and the New York Sun\, where he was an art and architecture critic. He teaches architectural and urban history at N ew York University\, and is the recipient of the university’s Excellence i n Teaching Award. Travel + Leisure magazine named him as one of the 13 be st tour guides in the world. He has also received an Arthur Ross Award fr om the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art.\nCost to attend is $26 f or advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reservations call us at 413-63 7-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170808T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Tea & Talk “The Plaza Hotel: A New York Legend” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-plaza-hotel-new-york-legend/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nHistorian
Built during the Gilded Age\, an era of extravag ant gestures\, the hotel\, with every architectural detail designed in the grand manner\, was the address of diplomats\, actors\, royalty\, the rich \, the famous and\, of course\, Eloise. Since October\, 1907\, when it fi rst opened\, The Plaza\, in all its French Renaissance\, eighteen-storied splendor and stationed at the southern gateway to Central Park\, has mirro red the social history of Manhattan.
\nThe chosen architect for The Plaza was Henry Hardenbergh\, who also distinguished his talents as the de signer of the first Waldorf-Astoria on Fifth Avenue at 34th Str eet\, the Copley-Plaza in Boston and the Dakota Apartments at 72nd Street and Central Park West\, the first such structure.
\nMorro ne is The Plaza’s official guide and historian. He is also the author of eleven books\, including architectural guide books. His writings have app eared in the Wall Street Journal\, the New Criterion\, < em>City Journal and the New York Sun\, where he was an art a nd architecture critic. He teaches architectural and urban history at New York University\, and is the recipient of the university’s Excellence in Teaching Award. Travel + Leisure magazine named him as one of the 13 best tour guides in the world. He has also received an Arthur Ross Award from the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art.
\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are h ighly recommended as attendance is limited. For reservations call us at 4 13-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25709@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:She will be taking time from her packed schedule as ruler of a quarter of the world’s population! Actress Sally Mummey will return to th e mansion in a first-person portrayal of Queen Victoria. Her Majesty will also preside over a regal Victorian tea in the Dining Room. The program i s part of our At Home with Living History series.\nUsing a combination of living history\, acting\, storytelling and authentically reproduced costum e\, Mummey will bring to life Her Majesty’s personal details\, a powerful yet humane woman whose self will and intelligence sustained her through a 63-year reign and whose name was given to an age that covered two-thirds o f the 19th century. She led her empire through its greatest expansion and remained a stabilizing presence through industrial\, cultural\, political \, scientific and military change. She was outspoken in a man’s world\, wa s a loving wife and mother and suffered a tragic loss. Her audience will witness a widowed Queen\, rather than the youthful one seen in Victoria on PBS.\nMummey\, who has been recognized as resembling Queen Victoria\, liv es in Seabrook\, NH. Also a researcher\, writer and producer\, Mummey has been reenacting history since the 1980s. Ancestors from both her paterna l and maternal families served in the Revolutionary War and Civil War. He r lodgings while in Lenox are compliments of the Hampton Terrace Inn.\nCos t for the Mummey performance and the tea are $35. Reservations are high ly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637 -3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170810T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Living History Portrayal “A Visit with Her Majesty\, Queen Victoria ” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/living-history-portrayal-visit-majesty-quee n-victoria/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nShe will be t aking time from her packed schedule as ruler of a quarter of the world’s p opulation! Actress Sally Mummey will return to the mansion in a first-per son portrayal of Queen Victoria. Her Majesty will also preside over a reg al Victorian tea in the Dining Room. The program is part of our At Home wi th Living History series.
\nUsing a combination of living history\, acting\, storytelling and authentically reproduced costume\, Mummey will b ring to life Her Majesty’s personal details\, a powerful yet humane woman whose self will and intelligence sustained her through a 63-year reign and whose name was given to an age that covered two-thirds of the 19th centur y. She led her empire through its greatest expansion and remained a stabi lizing presence through industrial\, cultural\, political\, scientific and military change. She was outspoken in a man’s world\, was a loving wife a nd mother and suffered a tragic loss. Her audience will witness a widowed Queen\, rather than the youthful one seen in Victoria on PBS.
\nMummey\, who has been recognized as resembling Queen Victoria\, live s in Seabrook\, NH. Also a researcher\, writer and producer\, Mummey has been reenacting history since the 1980s. Ancestors from both her paternal and maternal families served in the Revolutionary War and Civil War. Her lodgings while in Lenox are compliments of the Hampton Terrace Inn.
\nCost for the Mummey performance and the tea are $35. Reservations ar e highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 4 13-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$35.00 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25710@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Art historian Dr. Margot MacIlwain Nishimura\, will open the do or\, with recent archival discoveries in hand\, on storied Rough Point\, D oris Duke’s Newport legacy. Nishimura\, who is Deputy Director of Collecti ons\, Programs and Public Engagement at the Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF)\, will make her presentation here and a Victorian tea will follow. \nNRF was founded by Doris Duke in 1968 and is the owner of Rough Point al ong with other historic Newport houses that she had taken an interest in p reserving. Overlooking extensive gardens and the Atlantic Ocean\, the Eng lish manorial-style mansion was the summer “cottage” of her parents\, Jame s B. and Nanaline Duke. He had purchased Rough Point in 1922\, implementin g massive rebuilding and renovations. These changes included two new wings \, one of which included a solarium on the first floor and a large bedroom above for Doris. Three years later Duke died\, leaving the home and a su bstantial fortune\, $80 million\, to 12-year-old Doris\, an only child.\nS he would continue to spend her summers at Rough Point until she married in 1935. It wasn’t until the late 1950s\, that Doris again became a frequen t visitor to Newport and turned her attention to refurnishing Rough Point\ , since her mother had left the estate years earlier. Up until her death in 1993\, Doris continued to fill the house with new art and antiques comb ined with established family treasures\, including French furniture\, Euro pean art\, Chinese porcelains and Flemish tapestries. The house has over 4 5 rooms and 21 bedrooms on nearly 11 acres with 270-degree ocean views.\nN ishimura holds a PhD in art history from the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University\, which coincidentally is headquartered in the former Duk e mansion on Fifth Avenue. She has taught at the University of Cape Town\ , Smith College\, Mt. Holyoke College\, Brown University and elsewhere. S he has been in her present position since 2014.\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly r ecommended as attendance is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637- 3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170815T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk “Rough Point: Mansion and Museum\, Doris Duke’s Newport Legacy” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-rough-point-mansion-museum-doris-d ukes-newport-legacy/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nArt historian Dr. Margot MacIlwain Nishimura\, will open the door\, wi th recent archival discoveries in hand\, on storied Rough Point\, Doris Du ke’s Newport legacy. Nishimura\, who is Deputy Director of Collections\, P rograms and Public Engagement at the Newport Restoration Foundation (NRF)\ , will make her presentation here and a Victorian tea will follow.
\nNRF was founded by Doris Duke in 1968 and is the owner of Rough Point alo ng with other historic Newport houses that she had taken an interest in pr eserving. Overlooking extensive gardens and the Atlantic Ocean\, the Engl ish manorial-style mansion was the summer “cottage” of her parents\, James B. and Nanaline Duke. He had purchased Rough Point in 1922\, implementing massive rebuilding and renovations. These changes included two new wings\ , one of which included a solarium on the first floor and a large bedroom above for Doris. Three years later Duke died\, leaving the home and a sub stantial fortune\, $80 million\, to 12-year-old Doris\, an only child.
\nShe would continue to spend her summers at Rough Point until she marr ied in 1935. It wasn’t until the late 1950s\, that Doris again became a f requent visitor to Newport and turned her attention to refurnishing Rough Point\, since her mother had left the estate years earlier. Up until her death in 1993\, Doris continued to fill the house with new art and antique s combined with established family treasures\, including French furniture\ , European art\, Chinese porcelains and Flemish tapestries. The house has over 45 rooms and 21 bedrooms on nearly 11 acres with 270-degree ocean vie ws.
\nNishimura holds a PhD in art history from the Institute of Fin e Arts at New York University\, which coincidentally is headquartered in t he former Duke mansion on Fifth Avenue. She has taught at the University of Cape Town\, Smith College\, Mt. Holyoke College\, Brown University and elsewhere. She has been in her present position since 2014.
\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reser vations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26049@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Songs of Richard Strauss on August 16 at 7:30pm. Tickets a re $30 and can be purchased by calling 413.213.6622 or online at www.berks hireoperafestival.org. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170816T193000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Berkshire Opera Festival – Reluctant Revolutionary URL:https://gildedage.org/event/berkshire-opera-festival-reluctant-revoluti onary/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Songs of Richard Strauss on August 16 at 7:30pm. Tickets are $30 and can be pur chased by calling 413.213.6622 or online at www.berkshireoperafestival.org.
\n X-COST:$30.00 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25837@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT:Johanna & Thomas Kelly\; 845-831-5890\; jfaiella2@optimum.net\; htt ps://www.facebook.com/ghostmagnetswithatwist/ DESCRIPTION:The Paranormal Team\, “Ghost Magnets with a Twist” was founded in 2008 by Thomas Kelly. He and his wife\, Johnna Kelly\, are located in t he Hudson Valley in Beacon\, NY. Together\, they investigate historic site s throughout the Northeast for suspected paranormal activity.\nTom\, refer red to by his nickname\, “Twist” is known for his unusual way of regarding the paranormal.\nTwist adds his own personal touch to every investigation . He scrutinizes the site\, finds natural causes for suspected activity an d uses the latest technology to determine if something is out of the ordin ary.\nHis wife\, Johnna\, referred to as “Red” is the Case Manager\, Histo rian and an Investigator on the team. Having been a school teacher\, Red d elves into the historical background of locations\, as well as\, the forme r inhabitants of the location.\nThe team includes techs and empaths. They often work with psychic mediums. Their work has brought them to Gettysburg \, Salem\, South Carolina\, Florida and Georgia\, to name a few. They have been in newspapers\, on radio and TV during their nine years in the field . They bring maturity and common sense\, as well as\, a skeptical belief t o their endeavors. Their adventures are available on social media on Insta gram\, Facebook and Twitter.\nCost to attend is $75.00 and reservations ar e limited. To make a reservation contact Ghost Magnets with a Twist direct ly at (845) 505-0588 or (845) 831-5890 or jfaiella2@optimum.net. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170819T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170820T000000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ghost Hunt URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ghost-hunt-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Paranorma l Team\, “Ghost Magnets with a Twist” was founded in 2008 by Thoma s Kelly. He and his wife\, Johnna Kelly\, are lo cated in the Hudson Valley in Beacon\, NY. Together\, they investigate his toric sites throughout the Northeast for suspected paranormal activity.
\nTom\, referred to by his nickname\, “Twist” is known for his unusual
way of regarding the paranormal.
\nTwist adds his own personal touch
to every investigation. He scrutinizes the site\, finds natural causes fo
r suspected activity and uses the latest technology to determine if someth
ing is out of the ordinary.
His wife\, Johnna\, referred to as “Re d” is the Case Manager\, Historian and an Investigator on the team. Having been a school teacher\, Red delves into the historical background of loca tions\, as well as\, the former inhabitants of the location.
\nThe t eam includes techs and empaths. They often work with psychic mediums. Thei r work has brought them to Gettysburg\, Salem\, South Carolina\, Florida a nd Georgia\, to name a few. They have been in newspapers\, on radio and TV during their nine years in the field. They bring maturity and common sens e\, as well as\, a skeptical belief to their endeavors. Their adventures a re available on social media on Instagram\, Facebook and Twitter.
\nCost to attend is $75.00 and reservations are limited. To make a reservati on contact Ghost Magnets with a Twist directly at (845) 505-0588 or (845) 831-5890 or jfaiella2@optimum.net.
\n X-COST:$75.00 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25712@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Historian and author Cornelia Brooke Gilder will tell all at a Tea & Talk here at the mansion. A Victorian tea will follow.\nIn 1900\, E dith Wharton burst into the settled summer colony of Lenox. An aspiring n ovelist in her thirties\, she was already a ferocious aesthete and intelle ct. She and her husband\, Teddy\, planned a defiantly classical villa\, a nd she became a best-selling author with The House of Mirth in 1905.\nAs a hostess\, designer\, gardener and writer\, Wharton set high standards tha t delighted many\, including Ambassador Joseph Choate and sculptor Daniel Chester French. But her perceptive and sometimes indiscreet pen also alie nated potent figures like Emily Vanderbilt Sloane and Georgina Welles Sarg ent.\nBased upon her new book\, Edith Wharton’s Lenox\, Gilder will give a n insider’s glimpse of the community’s reaction to this disruptive star du ring her tumultuous Lenox decade.\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reser vations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170822T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk “Friends and Fireworks: Edith Wharton Enters Berkshire S ociety” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-friends-fireworks-edith-wharton-en ters-berkshire-society/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nHistorian and author Cornelia Brooke Gilder will tell all at a Tea & Talk here at the m ansion. A Victorian tea will follow.
\nIn 1900\, Edith Wharton burs t into the settled summer colony of Lenox. An aspiring novelist in her th irties\, she was already a ferocious aesthete and intellect. She and her husband\, Teddy\, planned a defiantly classical villa\, and she became a b est-selling author with The House of Mirth in 1905.
\nAs a hostess\, designer\, gardener and writer\, Wharton set high standards that delighted many\, including Ambassador Joseph Choate and sculptor Daniel C hester French. But her perceptive and sometimes indiscreet pen also alien ated potent figures like Emily Vanderbilt Sloane and Georgina Welles Sarge nt.
\nBased upon her new book\, Edith Wharton’s Lenox\, Gil der will give an insider’s glimpse of the community’s reaction to this dis ruptive star during her tumultuous Lenox decade.
\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25713@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Master Restorer Frank MacGruer is a principled advocate when it comes to antique furniture. He will reveal his techniques here at the man sion followed by a Victorian tea.\nMacGruer will cover basic principles fo r taking care of antique furniture. Included will be information based on his years of experience and study on the construction of antique pieces a nd their finishes. With an eye towards the sustainable nature or conservat ion of well-made furniture of any age\, he will discuss these matters: a) the environment of the home\, b) the physical-functional condition of the piece\, 3) the surface and reflective qualities\, 4) the evaluation of all factors to decide on a maintenance program and the products to use for th at purpose.\nMacGruer will provide photographs for discussing repair work in progress and illustrations of “before and after” restoration work. He w ill have on hand examples of finish problems and solutions\, maintenance p roducts and tools of the trade. Questions are invited during and after his presentation and can be submitted ahead of time.\nAfter receiving a BA in Studio Arts in 1972\, MacGruer apprenticed with Edward Berks\, a Master R estorer in NYC and Interlaken\, MA before opening his own furniture restor ation business that covers the local tri-state area. His shop is located i n the old Eagle Mill complex in Lee\, MA.\nCost to attend is $26 for advan ce reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recomme nded as attendance is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170829T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk “Antique Furniture: Use\, Care & Restoration\, Surface\, Substance & Science” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-antique-furniture-use-care-restora tion-surface-substance-science/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nMaster Restor er Frank MacGruer is a principled advocate when it comes to antique furniture. He will reveal his techniques here at the mansion fo llowed by a Victorian tea.
\nMacGruer will cover basic principles fo r taking care of antique furniture. Included will be information based on his years of experience and study on the construction of antique pieces a nd their finishes. With an eye towards the sustainable nature or conservat ion of well-made furniture of any age\, he will discuss these matters: a) the environment of the home\, b) the physical-functional condition of the piece\, 3) the surface and reflective qualities\, 4) the evaluation of all factors to decide on a maintenance program and the products to use for th at purpose.
\nMacGruer will provide photographs for discussing repai r work in progress and illustrations of “before and after” restoration wor k. He will have on hand examples of finish problems and solutions\, mainte nance products and tools of the trade. Questions are invited during and af ter his presentation and can be submitted ahead of time.
\nAfter rec eiving a BA in Studio Arts in 1972\, MacGruer apprenticed with Edward Berk s\, a Master Restorer in NYC and Interlaken\, MA before opening his own fu rniture restoration business that covers the local tri-state area. His sho p is located in the old Eagle Mill complex in Lee\, MA.
\nCost to at tend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservatio ns are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-25714@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Ulysses Grant Dietz\, Curator of Decorative Arts\, Newark Museu m\, Newark\, NJ\, will put the sparkle on money\, taste and jewelry in Ame rica’s Gilded Age.” He will present his illustrated subject here at the m ansion followed by a Victorian tea. His talk concludes the museum’s summe r 2017 series of Tea & Talks. \nDietz will look at the meteoric rise of je welry wearing in the period after the Civil War triggered by unprecedented wealth in an industrialized America. He will explore the idea of the aspi rational symbolism of jewelry\, an aristocratic model for a nation without any established social hierarchy. He will also touch on the parallel jewe lry worn by everyday Americans during the Gilded Age\, which echoed the st yles of the 1% social class\, but on a more modest scale.\nDietz has been a curator at the Newark Museum since 1980\, where he oversaw the restorati on and reinterpretation of the National Historic Landmark Ballantine House of 1885. He has curated over 100 exhibitions covering all aspects of the decorative arts from colonial to contemporary.\nIn 1997\, Dietz was the p roject director for “The Glitter & the Gold: Fashioning America’s Jewelry\ ,” the first-ever exhibition and book on Newark’s once vast jewelry indust ry. In 2006\, he mounted the exhibition “Objects of Desire\, 500 Years of Jewelry from the Newark Museum.” Shortly thereafter\, he collaborated wit h Janet Zapata on a book and the exhibition focusing on the jewelry collec tion of Doris Duke\, called “Gems from the East and the West.” In 2014\, D ietz organized “City of Silver and Gold from Tiffany to Cartier\,” documen ting Newark’s precious metal industry from the 1850s to the 1960s.\nIn 187 4 Dietz’s great-great grandmother\, First Lady Julia Dent Grant\, redecora ted the Red Room and the East Room in the latest Gilded–Age fashion\; and in 1927 his grandfather built the third floor on the White House for Calvi n and Grace Coolidge.\nCost is $26 with advanced reservation and $32 day o f. Reservations are strongly recommended as seating is limited. Call us fo r reservations at (413) 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170905T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk “Elegance and Aspiration: Money\, Taste and Jewelry in A merica’s Gilded Age” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nUlyss es Grant Dietz\, Curator of Decorative Arts\, Newark Museum\, New ark\, NJ\, will put the sparkle on money\, taste and jewelry in America’s Gilded Age.” He will present his illustrated subject here at the mansion followed by a Victorian tea. His talk concludes the museum’s summer 2017 series of Tea & Talks.
\nDietz will look at the meteoric rise of jewelry wearing in the period after the Civil War triggered by unprecedented wealth in an industrialized America. He will ex plore the idea of the aspirational symbolism of jewelry\, an aristocratic model for a nation without any established social hierarchy. He will also touch on the parallel jewelry worn by everyday Americans during the Gilded Age\, which echoed the styles of the 1% social class\, but on a more mode st scale.
\nDietz has been a curator at the Newark Museum since 1980 \, where he oversaw the restoration and reinterpretation of the National H istoric Landmark Ballantine House of 1885. He has curated over 100 exhibi tions covering all aspects of the decorative arts from colonial to contemp orary.
\nIn 1997\, Dietz was the project director for “The Glitter & the Gold: Fashioning America’s Jewelry\,” the first-ever exhibition and b ook on Newark’s once vast jewelry industry. In 2006\, he mounted the exhi bition “Objects of Desire\, 500 Years of Jewelry from the Newark Museum.” Shortly thereafter\, he collaborated with Janet Zapata on a book and the e xhibition focusing on the jewelry collection of Doris Duke\, called “Gems from the East and the West.” In 2014\, Dietz organized “City of Silver and Gold from Tiffany to Cartier\,” documenting Newark’s precious metal indus try from the 1850s to the 1960s.
\nIn 1874 Dietz’s great-great grand mother\, First Lady Julia Dent Grant\, redecorated the Red Room and the Ea st Room in the latest Gilded–Age fashion\; and in 1927 his grandfather bui lt the third floor on the White House for Calvin and Grace Coolidge.
\nCost is $26 with advanced reservation and $32 day of. Reservations are strongly recommended as seating is limited. Call us for reservations at (4 13) 637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26069@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Archduke Dr. Géza von Habsburg of Austria will return to the ma nsion to speak about his family’s vast art collection at the Kunsthistoris ches Museum in Vienna.\nAs part of the original plan for the urban renewal of Vienna\, begun in 1857\, the Kunsthistorisches Museum was opened in 18 91 by Emperor Franz Joseph I\, Dr. von Habsburg’s great-great grandfather. The emperor had commissioned the building in order to house the Habsburg s’ formidable art collection assembled over several centuries and for the first time\, to make it accessible to the general public.\nThe museum is o ne of the world’s foremost fine arts repositories\, with rich holdings com prising works of art from Ancient Egypt to the late 18th century. The coll ections of Renaissance and Baroque art are considered of particular import ance.\nNotable artists alone include Tintoretto\, Caravaggio\, Durer\, Rub ens\, Raphael\, Rembrandt\, Velazquez\, Vermeer\, Gainsborough and David. One of the museum’s most important works is the precious Cellini Salt Cel lar sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini (1543)\, which gained world-wide fame a s an object of theft in 2003 and recovered three years later\, buried in a box in an Austrian forest. The museum had offered a reward of 1 million e uros.\nThe museum also holds antiquities from ancient civilizations\, incl uding Egypt\, the Near East\, Greece\, Rome\, as well as sculpture and the decorative arts. The imperial collections are so vast that others are fo und in historic buildings throughout Vienna.\nDr. von Habsburg began his c areer as chairman\, Switzerland of Christie\, Manson & Woods Auctioneers\, overseeing offices throughout Europe. In 1980 he became chairman of Europ ean Operations for the company. Later\, he served as chairman\, New York and Geneva\, of Habsburg Fine Arts International Auctioneers. In both com panies\, he specialized in silver and gold\, objects of vertu and Russian art. In 1994\, he joined Fabergé Co. as a consultant\, spokesman and lect urer worldwide.\nDr. von Habsburg is considered one of the foremost expert s on Faberge\, the former court jeweler to the Russian Tsars and the subje ct he covered last year at Ventfort Hall. He has organized and curated ex hibitions worldwide\, including Fabergé in America\, which toured five cit ies and attracted 400\,000 visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.\nFl uent in seven languages\, the speaker has authored several books and was a lso an associate professor at The New York School of Interior Design\, The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts and New York Univ ersity. He has lectured for over ten years at the Met.\nAs part of a theme \, desserts as offered in Viennese cafés will be served. Salon music will be played by pianist Karen Tchougourian.\nCost for the event is $50 per pe rson. RSVP by Monday\, August 28th. Reservations are required as seating is limited. To place a reservation call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170909T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna and Its Imperial Habsburg Or igins URL:https://gildedage.org/event/kunsthistorisches-museum-vienna-imperial-ha bsburg-origins/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nArchduke Dr. Géza von Habsburg of Austria will return to the mansion to speak about his family’s vast art collection at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.\n
As part of the original plan for the urban renewal of Vienna\, begu n in 1857\, the Kunsthistorisches Museum was opened in 1891 by Emperor Fra nz Joseph I\, Dr. von Habsburg’s great-great grandfather. The emperor had commissioned the building in order to house the Habsburgs’ formidable art collection assembled over several centuries and for the first time\, to m ake it accessible to the general public.
\nThe museum is one of the world’s foremost fine arts repositories\, with rich holdings comprising wo rks of art from Ancient Egypt to the late 18th century. The col lections of Renaissance and Baroque art are considered of particular impor tance.
\nNotable artists alone include Tintoretto\, Caravaggio\, Dur er\, Rubens\, Raphael\, Rembrandt\, Velazquez\, Vermeer\, Gainsborough and David. One of the museum’s most important works is the precious Cellini Salt Cellar sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini (1543)\, which gained world-wid e fame as an object of theft in 2003 and recovered three years later\, bur ied in a box in an Austrian forest. The museum had offered a reward of 1 m illion euros.
\nThe museum also holds antiquities from ancient civil izations\, including Egypt\, the Near East\, Greece\, Rome\, as well as sc ulpture and the decorative arts. The imperial collections are so vast tha t others are found in historic buildings throughout Vienna.
\nDr. vo n Habsburg began his career as chairman\, Switzerland of Christie\, Manson & Woods Auctioneers\, overseeing offices throughout Europe. In 1980 he be came chairman of European Operations for the company. Later\, he served a s chairman\, New York and Geneva\, of Habsburg Fine Arts International Auc tioneers. In both companies\, he specialized in silver and gold\, objects of vertu and Russian art. In 1994\, he joined Fabergé Co. as a consultant\, spokesman and lecturer worldwide.
\nDr. von Habsburg is considered one of the foremost experts on Faberge\, the former court jewe ler to the Russian Tsars and the subject he covered last year at Ventfort Hall. He has organized and curated exhibitions worldwide\, including Fabergé in America\, which toured five cities and attracted 400\,000 visitors to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
\nFluent in seven langua ges\, the speaker has authored several books and was also an associate pro fessor at The New York School of Interior Design\, The Bard Graduate Cente r for Studies in the Decorative Arts and New York University. He has lectu red for over ten years at the Met.
\nAs part of a theme\, desserts a s offered in Viennese cafés will be served. Salon music will be played by pianist Karen Tchougourian.
\nCost for the event is $50 per person. RSVP by Monday\, August 28th. Reservations are required as seating is lim ited. To place a reservation call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$50.00 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26088@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:A special dramatic staged reading of Mortal Friends will be pre sented here in collaboration with the Berkshire County Historical Society. It is the story of the relationship between two American literary titans \, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville.\nOn the afternoon of August 5\ , 1850\, a most unusual literary party tramped up Monument Mountain in the Berkshires of Massachusetts. Among them were Nathaniel Hawthorne and Her man Melville\, who met that day for the first time.\nFilled with humor\, w it\, passion and mystery\, Mortal Friends is a new play that delves deeply into the nature of friendship and its betrayal\, the mystery of creation and the difficult choices all artists must make when the truths found in t heir work are rejected. The play exposes how the friendship blossomed and provided the inspiration for Melville’s masterpiece\, Moby Dick. \nWhy th eir friendship ended as abruptly as it began\, less than two years after t hey met\, remains a mystery. The play attempts to shed light on the myster y\, while raising new questions about the relationship.\nPerformed by Chri s Tucci as Melville and David Adkins as Hawthorne\, Mortal Friends is dire cted by James Warwick and written by Steven Otfinoski\, with scenography b y Peter Ling. “Mortal Friends” was first performed at the University of Br idgeport’s Bernhardt Center for the Arts and the National Arts Club in New York City under the auspices of the Theatre Arts Workshop of Norwalk\, CT .\nCost to attend is $35. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170915T193000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Staged Reading – “Mortal Friends” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/staged-reading-mortal-friends/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nA special dra matic staged reading of Mortal Friends will be presented here in collaboration with the Berkshire County Historical Society. It is the sto ry of the relationship between two American literary titans\, Nathaniel Ha wthorne and Herman Melville.
\nOn the afternoon of August 5\, 1850\, a most unusual literary party tramped up Monument Mountain in the Berkshi res of Massachusetts. Among them were Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melv ille\, who met that day for the first time.
\nFilled with humor\, wi t\, passion and mystery\, Mortal Friends is a new play that delve s deeply into the nature of friendship and its betrayal\, the mystery of c reation and the difficult choices all artists must make when the truths fo und in their work are rejected. The play exposes how the friendship blosso med and provided the inspiration for Melville’s masterpiece\, Moby Dic k.
\nWhy their friendship ended as abruptly as it began\, les s than two years after they met\, remains a mystery. The play attempts to shed light on the mystery\, while raising new questions about the relation ship.
\nPerformed by Chris Tucci as Melville and David Adkins as Haw thorne\, Mortal Friends is directed by James Warwick and written by Steven Otfinoski\, with scenography by Peter Ling. “Mortal Friends” was first performed at the University of Bridgeport’s Bernhardt Center for th e Arts and the National Arts Club in New York City under the auspices of t he Theatre Arts Workshop of Norwalk\, CT.
\nCost to attend is $35. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservatio ns call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$35.00 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26102@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT – Tickets still available for encore presentation sche duled for Sunday\, Oct. 15th\nThe highly popular Comical Mystery Tour ense mble is back at the mansion presenting “Deadly Chateau Shenanigans.” Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating.\nThis new who-done-it finds Zca Zca Grabmore ensconced in her cha teau (Ventfort Hall?) in the South of France. She is hosting a mystery eve ning with her devoted French (of course) maid\, Sue Fley. You and three wi ldly famous super sleuths\, Detective Codumbo\, Jessica Fetcher and Inspec tor Jacque Coosteau\, are invited to join the party. Zca Zca is out to pr ove that she’s smarter than they\, even embarrassing them. But the table i s turned and someone gets the better of her for all eternity. Who is it?\n A full-course dinner at the mansion will be served during the audience-par ticipation performance. They are in for a rollicking good time while they discover the killer in this who-done-it among the rich and supposedly fam ous.\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\ ,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble has appeared many times at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 per person and includes dinner with a cash bar for beer and wine. Reserva tions are required by Monday\, Sept. 11th. Seating is limited. For reserv ations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170917T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. Doors open at 5:00pm. Pro gram starts and first course served at 5:30 pm URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-doors-open-50 0pm-program-starts-first-course-served-530-pm/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nSOLD OUT – Tickets still available for encore presentation scheduled for Sunday \, Oct. 15th
\nThe highly popular Comical Mystery Tour ense mble is back at the mansion presenting “Deadly Chateau Shenanigans.” Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating.
\nThis new who-done-it finds Zca Zca Grabmore ensconced in her chateau (Ventfort Hall?) in the South of France. She is hosting a myst ery evening with her devoted French (of course) maid\, Sue Fley. You and t hree wildly famous super sleuths\, Detective Codumbo\, Jessica Fetcher and Inspector Jacque Coosteau\, are invited to join the party. Zca Zca is ou t to prove that she’s smarter than they\, even embarrassing them. But the table is turned and someone gets the better of her for all eternity. Who i s it?
\nA full-course dinner at the mansion will be served during th e audience-participation performance. They are in for a rollicking good t ime while they discover the killer in this who-done-it among the rich and supposedly famous.
\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble has appeared many times at Ventfort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per person and includes dinner with a cash bar for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Monday\, Sept. 11th. Sea ting is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26097@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:TAG SALE TAG SALE TAG SALE!!\nSaturday\, October 7th from 10 am to 3 pm\nCome to our giant one-day Tag Sale\, organized and donated solel y by members of the program committee\, volunteers and board of directors. Proceeds to benefit our stabilization efforts. What could be more appropr iate than a one-day tag sale of cast-offs that could become valued treasur es for you\, you and you! “Rich the treasure\, Sweet the pleasure” John Dr yden (1631 – 1700). Only at historic Ventfort Hall — the Berkshires other sweet pleasure! DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171007T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171007T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:TAG SALE TAG SALE TAG SALE!! URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tag-sale-tag-sale-tag-sale/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nTAG S
ALE TAG SALE TAG SALE!!
\nSaturday\, October 7th fro
m 10 am to 3 pm
\nCome to our giant one-day Tag Sale
\, organized and donated solely by members of the program committ
ee\, volunteers and board of directors. Proceeds to benefit our stabilizat
ion efforts. What could be more appropriate than a one-day tag sale of cas
t-offs that could become valued treasures for you\, you and you! “Rich the
treasure\, Sweet the pleasure” John Dryden (1631 – 1700). Only at histor
ic Ventfort Hall — the Berkshires other sweet pleasure!
Come to J.McL aughlin at 68 Main St.\, Lenox MA to shop at this event where 15% of sales will benefit Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26126@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nThe highly popular Comical Mystery Tour ensemble is b ack at the mansion presenting “Deadly Chateau Shenanigans.” Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating. This is an encore presentation which first debut here in September.\nThis new who-done-it finds Zca Zca Grabmore ensconced in her chateau (Ventfort Hall?) in the South of France. She is hosting a mystery evening with her d evoted French (of course) maid\, Sue Fley. You and three wildly famous sup er sleuths\, Detective Codumbo\, Jessica Fetcher and Inspector Jacque Coos teau\, are invited to join the party. Zca Zca is out to prove that she’s smarter than they\, even embarrassing them. But the table is turned and so meone gets the better of her for all eternity. Who is it?\nA full-course d inner at the mansion will be served during the audience-participation perf ormance. They are in for a rollicking good time while they discover the k iller in this who-done-it among the rich and supposedly famous.\nIn produc tion since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience m embers viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble has ap peared many times at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 per person and includes dinner with a cash bar for beer and wine. Reservations are requi red by Tuesday\, Oct. 10th. Seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171015T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. Doors open at 5:00pm. Pro gram starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-doors-open-50 0pm-program-starts-first-course-served-530-pm-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nSOLD OUT
\nThe highly popular Comical Mystery Tour ensemble is b ack at the mansion presenting “Deadly Chateau Shenanigans.” Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating. This is an encore presentation which first debut here in September.
\n< p>This new who-done-it finds Zca Zca Grabmore ensconced in her chateau (Ve ntfort Hall?) in the South of France. She is hosting a mystery evening wit h her devoted French (of course) maid\, Sue Fley. You and three wildly fam ous super sleuths\, Detective Codumbo\, Jessica Fetcher and Inspector Jacq ue Coosteau\, are invited to join the party. Zca Zca is out to prove that she’s smarter than they\, even embarrassing them. But the table is turned and someone gets the better of her for all eternity. Who is it?\nA full-course dinner at the mansion will be served during the audience-part icipation performance. They are in for a rollicking good time while they discover the killer in this who-done-it among the rich and supposedly famo us.
\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had ov er 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs . The ensemble has appeared many times at Ventfort Hall.
\nCost to a ttend is $40 per person and includes dinner with a cash bar for beer and w ine. Reservations are required by Tuesday\, Oct. 10th. Seating is limited . For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by Oct. 10th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26103@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Award-winning author James McGrath Morris will introduce his au dience to his latest book titled The Ambulance Drivers: Hemingway\, Dos Pa ssos and Friendship Made and Lost in War. A Victorian tea will follow.\n O n a summer day in 1924\, Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos sat in a Par is café sharing literary aspirations. The two writers had first met on the European battlefields of WW I while volunteering as ambulance drivers. E ight years later\, the war was still on their minds as they discussed the inadequacy of old writing styles to describe the conflicts that had shaped their generation. At that Paris café\, the two plotted a literary revolu tion.\nFrom the corpse-filled Italian trenches to the tropical waters of K ey West\, Morris follows the turbulent friendship of two authors who\, aft er being marked by the same war\, reached very different conclusions. Whil e Hemingway believed that literature should be a perfect representation of an imperfect world\, Dos Passos wanted his writing to change the world. B oth became voices of the Lost Generation.\nMorris is the author of biograp hies and narrative nonfiction. His books include the New York Times bests elling Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Payne\, The First Lady of the Black Pres s\, which was awarded the Benjamin Hooks National Book Prize\, and Pulitze r: A Life in Politics\, Print\, and Power\, which the Wall Street Journal deemed as one of the five best books on American moguls. Several years ago \, Morris introduced the book to a Ventfort Hall audience. His The Rose Ma n of Sing Sing was a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. He has also w ritten extensively for newspapers and magazines. Now a resident of Santa Fe\, New Mexico\, he is also a native of Lenox\, MA.\nCost is $26 with adv anced reservation and $32 day of. Reservations are strongly recommended as seating is limited. Call us for reservations at (413) 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171028T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – The Ambulance Drivers: Hemingway\, Dos Passos\, and a Friendship Made and Lost in War URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-ambulance-drivers-hemingway-dos-pa ssos-friendship-made-lost-war/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nAward-winning author James McGrath Morris will introduce his audience to his latest boo k titled The Ambulance Drivers: Hemingway\, Dos Passos and Friendship Made and Lost in War. A Victorian tea will follow.
\nOn a summer day in 1924\, Ernest Hemingway and John Dos Passos sat in a Pa ris café sharing literary aspirations. The two writers had first met on th e European battlefields of WW I while volunteering as ambulance drivers. Eight years later\, the war was still on their minds as they discussed the inadequacy of old writing styles to describe the conflicts that had shape d their generation. At that Paris café\, the two plotted a literary revol ution.
\nFrom the corpse-filled Italian trenches to the tropical wat ers of Key West\, Morris follows the turbulent friendship of two authors w ho\, after being marked by the same war\, reached very different conclusio ns. While Hemingway believed that literature should be a perfect represent ation of an imperfect world\, Dos Passos wanted his writing to change the world. Both became voices of the Lost Generation.
\nMorris is the author of biographies and narrative nonfiction. His books include the New York Times bestselling Eye on the Struggle: Ethel Pay ne\, The First Lady of the Black Press\, which was awarded the Benjam in Hooks National Book Prize\, and Pulitzer: A Life in Politics\, Prin t\, and Power\, which the Wall Street Journal deemed as one of the five best books on American moguls. Several years ago\, Morris intr oduced the book to a Ventfort Hall audience. His The Rose Man of Sing Sing was a Washington Post Best Book of the Year. He has al so written extensively for newspapers and magazines. Now a resident of Sa nta Fe\, New Mexico\, he is also a native of Lenox\, MA.
\nCost is $ 26 with advanced reservation and $32 day of. Reservations are strongly rec ommended as seating is limited. Call us for reservations at (413) 637-3206 .
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26191@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Come discover a lineup of Villages\, 1er Crus and Grand Crus Ch ardonnays and Pinot Noirs from various Domaines owned by Maison Louis Jado t\, presented by Burgundy wine expert\, Christian Dalbavie.\nNejaime’s wil l feature 12 wines paired with hors d’oeuvres.\n$45 per person. An optiona l guided tour of the mansion beginning at 5pm is available for an addition al $15 per person. For reservations call Nejaime’s at 413-637-2221. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171110T183000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Nejamie’s Wine Seminar URL:https://gildedage.org/event/nejamies-wine-seminar/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCome discover a lineup of Villages\, 1er Crus and Grand Crus Chardonnays and Pinot Noir s from various Domaines owned by Maison Louis Jadot\, presented by Burgund y wine expert\, Christian Dalbavie.
\nNejaime’s will feature 12 wine s paired with hors d’oeuvres.
\n$45 per person. An optional guided t our of the mansion beginning at 5pm is available for an additional $15 per person. For reservations call Nejaime’s at 413-637-2221.
\n X-COST:$45 for seminar with option house tour an additional $15 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26161@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Meet the three sisters who captivated Founding Father Alexander Hamilton! Award-winning actress and historian Leslie Goddard\, in costume \, will appear as the love of his life\, Elizabeth (Eliza) Schuyler Hamilt on as well as the charming and witty Angelica Schuyler Church and high-spi rited Peggy Schuyler van Rensselaer. A Victorian tea will follow.\nThe thr ee sisters were born into a famous New York family\, Elizabeth in 1757. Th eir father was the Revolutionary War leader\, Major General Philip Schuyle r and their mother\, Catherine van Rensselaer\, came from one of New York’ s wealthiest families.\nSmitten Alexander wrote to Angelica about Elizabet h before their marriage in 1780\, “She is most unmercifully handsome and s o perverse that she has none of those pretty affectations which are the pr erogatives of beauty… She has good nature\, affability and vivacity unembe llished…”\nAfter Alexander’s death at the famous duel with Aaron Burr\, El izabeth became known as a philanthropist (she was a founder of New York Ci ty’s first private orphanage) and protector of her husband’s legacy\, at t he same time raising seven children. The eighth and eldest\, named Philip\ , had died three years before in a duel\, with the same pistols. Elizabeth died at the age of 97.\nGoddard has been presenting living history progra ms for more than ten years. She has appeared before audiences at museums\, libraries\, senior centers\, clubs and other organizations. A former muse um director\, she is the author of two books on history\, continues her wo rk as an author and works also as a public speaker.\nGoddard claims\, “You don’t need to have seen the Broadway musical Hamilton to enjoy my perform ance\, but if you have\, it will bring alive the history behind the show!” \nCost is $35. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171111T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Living History Portrayal – Hamilton’s Women URL:https://gildedage.org/event/living-history-portrayal-hamiltons-women/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nMeet the thre e sisters who captivated Founding Father Alexander Hamilton! Award-winning actress and historian Leslie Goddard\, in costume\, will appear as the lo ve of his life\, Elizabeth (Eliza) Schuyler Hamilton as well as the charmi ng and witty Angelica Schuyler Church and high-spirited Peggy Schuyler van Rensselaer. A Victorian tea will follow.
\nThe three sisters were b orn into a famous New York family\, Elizabeth in 1757. Their father was th e Revolutionary War leader\, Major General Philip Schuyler and their mothe r\, Catherine van Rensselaer\, came from one of New York’s wealthiest fami lies.
\nSmitten Alexander wrote to Angelica about Elizabeth before t heir marriage in 1780\, “She is most unmercifully handsome and so perverse that she has none of those pretty affectations which are the prerogatives of beauty… She has good nature\, affability and vivacity unembellished…”< /p>\n
After Alexander’s death at the famous duel with Aaron Burr\, Eliza beth became known as a philanthropist (she was a founder of New York City’ s first private orphanage) and protector of her husband’s legacy\, at the same time raising seven children. The eighth and eldest\, named Philip\, h ad died three years before in a duel\, with the same pistols. Elizabeth di ed at the age of 97.
\nGoddard has been presenting living history pr ograms for more than ten years. She has appeared before audiences at museu ms\, libraries\, senior centers\, clubs and other organizations. A former museum director\, she is the author of two books on history\, continues he r work as an author and works also as a public speaker.
\nGoddard cl aims\, “You don’t need to have seen the Broadway musical Hamilton to enjoy my performance\, but if you have\, it will bring alive the histo ry behind the show!”
\nCost is $35. Reservations are highly recomme nded as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$35.00 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26162@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Art historian and writer Lynn Villency Cohen will give a visual presentation on art collecting in the Gilded Age here at the mansion. The program will be followed by a Victorian tea.\nThe mid to late nineteenth century was an era of expansive American wealth from railroads\, retail\, banking\, real estate and stock speculation for example\, and with it bega n the burgeoning art market as we know it today.\nDuring her talk\, Cohen will answer these questions: What was the taste of the newly minted Gilded Age millionaire? Who were the notable American art collectors during that time? Who were the artists they collected\, the subjects and styles? How did the period’s collector class display their paintings? How did they obt ain paintings? What happened to the collections later on? The speaker will also touch upon the collectors of today’s “Second Gilded Age” to look at similarities and differences.\nMs. Cohen began her career with the U.S. Tr easury Department where she was an art appraiser in Washington\, DC from 1 986 to 1995. She has been a museum interpreter at Lyndhurst\, a National Trust for Historic Preservation property\; and has lectured at Lyndhurst o n art collecting during the Gilded Age\, and at C.W. Post College in Long Island on art appraisal regulations. She has served as a member of Stamfo rd’s Historic Preservation Advisory Commission and has worked as an intern in the American paintings department of the Brooklyn Museum.\nAlthough ba sed in Stamford\, CT\, Cohen is a part-time resident of Stockbridge\, MA. She pursues a career in writing opinion pieces for the Stamford Advocate\, the New York Times and the Berkshire Eagle on topics ranging from the art s\, historic preservation\, the environment and politics\, which she is cu rrently compiling in book form.\nCost to attend is $26 with advance reserv ations and $32 for day of the event. Members $26.00. Reservations are hig hly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-63 7-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171209T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – Art Collecting in the Gilded Age: The Taste of the Gen tleman Collector URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-4/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nArt historian and writer Lynn Villency Cohen will give a visual presentation on art col lecting in the Gilded Age here at the mansion. The program will be followe d by a Victorian tea.
\nThe mid to late nineteenth century was an er a of expansive American wealth from railroads\, retail\, banking\, real es tate and stock speculation for example\, and with it began the burgeoning art market as we know it today.
\nDuring her talk\, Cohen will answe r these questions: What was the taste of the newly minted Gilded Age milli onaire? Who were the notable American art collectors during that time? Who were the artists they collected\, the subjects and styles? How did the pe riod’s collector class display their paintings? How did they obtain painti ngs? What happened to the collections later on? The speaker will also touc h upon the collectors of today’s “Second Gilded Age” to look at similariti es and differences.
\nMs. Cohen bega n her career with the U.S. Treasury Department where she was an art apprai ser in Washington\, DC from 1986 to 1995. She has been a museum interpret er at Lyndhurst\, a National Trust for Historic Preservation proper ty\; and has lectured at Lyndhurs t on art collecting during the Gilded Age\, and at C.W. Post Co llege in Long Island on art appraisal regulations. She has served as a me mber of Stamford’s Historic Preservation Advisory Commission and has worke d as an intern in the American paintings department of the Brooklyn Museum.
\nAlthough bas ed in Stamford\, CT\, Cohen is a part-time resident of Stockbridge\, MA. S he pursues a career in writing opinion pieces for the Stamford Advocat e\, the New York Times and the Berkshire Eagle on t opics ranging from the arts\, historic preservation\, the environment and politics\, which she is currently compiling in book form.
\nCost to attend is $26 with advance reservations and $32 for day of the event. Mem bers $26.00. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. F or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advanced reservation\; $32 day of\; Members $26 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26222@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Berkshire Concert Choir\, known county wide for their joy o f singing\, will present “Holiday Cheer!” at the mansion\, which will be b eautifully decorated for the holidays. Selections both ancient and modern \, celebrating the season\, will be sung by the women of the Berkshire Con cert Choir led by conductor Paula Nuss and accompanist Memrie Kelly. Light refreshments will be served after the concert.\nCost to attend the concer t is $22.00 with an advance reservation and $26.00 the day of the performa nce. Reservations are always recommended as seating is limited. Call 413- 637-3206 for reservations. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171210T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Berkshire Concert Choir Holiday Concert URL:https://gildedage.org/event/berkshire-concert-choir-holiday-concert/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Berkshire Concert Choir\, known county wide for their joy of singing\, will present “Holiday Cheer!” at the mansion\, which will be beautifully decorated for the holidays. Selections both ancient and modern\, celebrating the seaso n\, will be sung by the women of the Berkshire Concert Choir led by conduc tor Paula Nuss and accompanist Memrie Kelly. Light refreshments will be served after the concert.
\nCost to attend the concert is $22.00 with an advance reservation and $26.00 the da y of the performance. Reservations are always recommended as seating is li mited. Call 413-637-3206 for reservations.
\n X-COST:$22 with advance reservation\, $26 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26249@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION: DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171212T120000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Closing Early Today Due to Bad Weather URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closing-early-today-due-bad-weather/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26164@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble invites the public to join th e fun with their holiday program “You Can’t Toy with Death” when they retu rn to the mansion for a murder mystery dinner theater performance on Satur day\, December 16. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating.\nThe action takes place in the Elfsecutiv e Board Room\, inside the Main Lodge on the Island Of Nitwit Toys. (This i sland is especially reserved for toys deemed too stupid\, anti-social or p oorly-designed for mere banishment to the better-known and neighboring Isl and Of Misfit Toys.) Due to a computer glitch\, there won’t be quite enoug h toys to go around on Christmas Eve. Five Nitwit Toys are vying for the s ingle parole slot that will get them into Santa’s bag this year. An emerge ncy dinner session of the Special Handling Review Inquiry Mediation Parole Section (SHRIMPS for\, well\, short) has been convened to make a recommen dation. Jealousy\, hidden secrets and retribution are in the air tonight. \nThe five characters are Jack in the Boombox\, Harry Pothead\, Meddle-Lyn n\, Malibu Bimbi and Stinky Winky the Teleblubby.\nIn production since 199 5\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble has appeared many ti mes at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full c ourse dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Monday\, Dec. 11th. Seating is limited. For reservations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171216T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – Doors open at 5:00pm. Program start s and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe C omical Mystery Tour ensemble invites the public to join the fun w ith their holiday program “You Can’t Toy with Death” when they return to t he mansion for a murder mystery dinner theater performance on Saturday\, D ecember 16. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating.
\nThe action takes place in the Elfsecutiv e Board Room\, inside the Main Lodge on the Island Of Nitwit Toys. (This i sland is especially reserved for toys deemed too stupid\, anti-social or p oorly-designed for mere banishment to the better-known and neighboring Isl and Of Misfit Toys.) Due to a computer glitch\, there won’t be quite enoug h toys to go around on Christmas Eve. Five Nitwit Toys are vying for the s ingle parole slot that will get them into Santa’s bag this year. An emerge ncy dinner session of the Special Handling Review Inquiry Mediation Parole Section (SHRIMPS for\, well\, short) has been convened to make a recommen dation. Jealousy\, hidden secrets and retribution are in the air tonight.< /p>\n
The five characters are Jack in the Boombox\, Harry Pothead\, Medd le-Lynn\, Malibu Bimbi and Stinky Winky the Teleblubby.
\nIn product ion since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience me mbers viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble has app eared many times at Ventfort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per perso n including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and win e. Reservations are required by Monday\, Dec. 11th. Seating is limited. For reservations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26237@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Come an step back in time to Christmas 1894. Mrs. George Morga n\, the chatelaine of one of Lenox’s greatest cottages and known as Sarah to her family and closest friends\, will host a holiday tea here at the ma nsion. She will be at home on Wednesday\, December 27th and Friday\, Dece mber 29th\, both at 3:00 pm.\nDuring this living history event\, Sarah\, p erformed by actress Anne Undeland\, will share with her guests a sumptuous and historically accurate tea\, full of stories about the grand manse\, i ts large servant staff\, husband George\, brother J. Pierpont (the legenda ry financier)\, her children\, travels\, the Victorian Era and the Gilded Age holiday itself. It’s history come alive!\nUndeland has appeared on st ages in and around the East Coast for over 20 years. Her many appearances at Ventfort Hall in collaboration with Shakespeare & Company have included the one-woman shows The Belle of Amherst\, Xingu\, in which she appeared as five different characters\, and Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address.\nUndeland also portrayed five women in the humorous\, mysterious\, slightly risqué\ , yet poignant glimpse into the demi-monde world of a Belle Époque courtes an in Paris 1890 – Unlaced! She appeared in over 70 performances of the p lay\, including Off-Broadway at the United Solo Theatre Festival\, at Stag eworks in Hudson\, NY\, and elsewhere.\nUndeland is a Shakespeare & Compan y trained actress and has also performed with Mixed Company\, Riggs Theatr e 37\, Castle Hill Theater\, Barrington Stage and Capitol Repertory. She was also a recurring voice in BBC Radio plays by Gregory Whitehead.\nCost to attend a “Christmas Tea with Mrs. Morgan” is $35 per person. Reservati ons are required by Friday\, December 22. Seating is limited. For reservat ions call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171227T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Living History – “Christmas Tea with Mrs. Morgan” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/living-history-christmas-tea-mrs-morgan/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCome an step back in time to Christmas 1894. Mrs. George Morgan\, the chatelaine of on e of Lenox’s greatest cottages and known as Sarah to her family and closes t friends\, will host a holiday tea here at the mansion. She will be at h ome on Wednesday\, December 27th and Friday\, December 29th\, b oth at 3:00 pm.
\nDuring this living history event\, Sarah\, perform ed by actress Anne Undeland\, will share with her guests a sumptuous and h istorically accurate tea\, full of stories about the grand manse\, its lar ge servant staff\, husband George\, brother J. Pierpont (the legendary fin ancier)\, her children\, travels\, the Victorian Era and the Gilded Age ho liday itself. It’s history come alive!
\nUndeland has appeared on s tages in and around the East Coast for over 20 years. Her many appearances at Ventfort Hall in collaboration with Shakespeare & Company have include d the one-woman shows The Belle of Amherst\, Xingu\, in which she appeared as five different characters\, and Fanny Kemble’s L enox Address.
\nUndeland also portrayed five women in the humor ous\, mysterious\, slightly risqué\, yet poignant glimpse into the demi-mo nde world of a Belle Époque courtesan in Paris 1890 – Unlaced! S he appeared in over 70 performances of the play\, including Off-B roadway at the United Solo Theatre Festival\, at Stageworks in Hudson\, NY \, and elsewhere.
\nUndeland is a Shakespeare & Company trained actr ess and has also performed with Mixed Company\, Riggs Theatre 37\, Castle Hill Theater\, Barrington Stage and Capitol Repertory. She was also a rec urring voice in BBC Radio plays by Gregory Whitehead.
\nCost to atte nd a “Christmas Tea with Mrs. Morgan” is $35 per person. Reservations are required by Friday\, December 22. Seating is limited. For reservations ca ll us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$35\, reservations required X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26239@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The popular puppeteer Carl Sprague returns to the mansion to ch arm all ages with the classic fairy tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Ha ns Christian Anderson. There will be two Christmas week marionette perform ances. The dates and times are Thursday\, December 28th and Saturday\, De cember 30th\, both at 3:30 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to meet this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings\, over children’s holiday refreshments.\nSprague\, who has appeared annually at Ventfort Hall with his “behind the scenery” mastery\, has been a puppeteer since childhood. He has inherited a collection of 60 antique Czech marionettes each about e ight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather\, Julius Hyb ler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also i ncludes two marionette theaters.\nAlso\, Sprague has been a set designer f or such motion pictures as “The Royal Tenenbaums” and Scorcese’s “The Age of Innocence\,” as well as for theater productions including those of Shak espeare & Company.\nAdmission to the show is $15 per person\, $7 for child ren 4 to 12 and free for ages 3 and under. Children must be accompanied by adults. Seating is limited and his shows typically sell out. For further information and to make reservations please call Ventfort Hall at 413-637 -3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171228T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Marionette Show – “The Emperor’s New Clothes” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/marionette-show-emperors-new-clothes/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe popular p uppeteer Carl Sprague returns to the mansion to charm all ages with the cl assic fairy tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Anderson. T here will be two Christmas week marionette performances. The dates and ti mes are Thursday\, December 28th and Saturday\, December 30th\, both at 3:30 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to me et this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings\, over children’s holiday r efreshments.
\nSprague\, who has appeared annually at Ventfort Hall with his “behind the scenery” mastery\, has been a puppeteer since childho od. He has inherited a collection of 60 antique Czech marionettes each ab out eight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather\, Juliu s Hybler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy a lso includes two marionette theaters.
\nAlso\, Sprague has been a se t designer for such motion pictures as “The Royal Tenenbaums” and Scorcese ’s “The Age of Innocence\,” as well as for theater productions including t hose of Shakespeare & Company.
\nAdmission to the show is $15 per pe rson\, $7 for children 4 to 12 and free for ages 3 and under. Children mus t be accompanied by adults. Seating is limited and his shows typically se ll out. For further information and to make reservations please call Ventf ort Hall at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$15 adults\, $7 ages 4 to 17\, 3 years and under free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26238@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Come an step back in time to Christmas 1894. Mrs. George Morga n\, the chatelaine of one of Lenox’s greatest cottages and known as Sarah to her family and closest friends\, will host a holiday tea here at the ma nsion. She will be at home on Wednesday\, December 27th and Friday\, Dece mber 29th\, both at 3:00 pm.\nDuring this living history event\, Sarah\, p erformed by actress Anne Undeland\, will share with her guests a sumptuous and historically accurate tea\, full of stories about the grand manse\, i ts large servant staff\, husband George\, brother J. Pierpont (the legenda ry financier)\, her children\, travels\, the Victorian Era and the Gilded Age holiday itself. It’s history come alive!\nUndeland has appeared on st ages in and around the East Coast for over 20 years. Her many appearances at Ventfort Hall in collaboration with Shakespeare & Company have included the one-woman shows The Belle of Amherst\, Xingu\, in which she appeared as five different characters\, and Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address.\nUndeland also portrayed five women in the humorous\, mysterious\, slightly risqué\ , yet poignant glimpse into the demi-monde world of a Belle Époque courtes an in Paris 1890 – Unlaced! She appeared in over 70 performances of the p lay\, including Off-Broadway at the United Solo Theatre Festival\, at Stag eworks in Hudson\, NY\, and elsewhere.\nUndeland is a Shakespeare & Compan y trained actress and has also performed with Mixed Company\, Riggs Theatr e 37\, Castle Hill Theater\, Barrington Stage and Capitol Repertory. She was also a recurring voice in BBC Radio plays by Gregory Whitehead.\nCost to attend a “Christmas Tea with Mrs. Morgan” is $35 per person. Reservati ons are required by Friday\, December 22. Seating is limited. For reservat ions call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171229T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Living History – “Christmas Tea with Mrs. Morgan” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/living-history-christmas-tea-mrs-morgan-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCome an step back in time to Christmas 1894. Mrs. George Morgan\, the chatelaine of on e of Lenox’s greatest cottages and known as Sarah to her family and closes t friends\, will host a holiday tea here at the mansion. She will be at h ome on Wednesday\, December 27th and Friday\, December 29th\, b oth at 3:00 pm.
\nDuring this living history event\, Sarah\, perform ed by actress Anne Undeland\, will share with her guests a sumptuous and h istorically accurate tea\, full of stories about the grand manse\, its lar ge servant staff\, husband George\, brother J. Pierpont (the legendary fin ancier)\, her children\, travels\, the Victorian Era and the Gilded Age ho liday itself. It’s history come alive!
\nUndeland has appeared on s tages in and around the East Coast for over 20 years. Her many appearances at Ventfort Hall in collaboration with Shakespeare & Company have include d the one-woman shows The Belle of Amherst\, Xingu\, in which she appeared as five different characters\, and Fanny Kemble’s L enox Address.
\nUndeland also portrayed five women in the humor ous\, mysterious\, slightly risqué\, yet poignant glimpse into the demi-mo nde world of a Belle Époque courtesan in Paris 1890 – Unlaced! S he appeared in over 70 performances of the play\, including Off-B roadway at the United Solo Theatre Festival\, at Stageworks in Hudson\, NY \, and elsewhere.
\nUndeland is a Shakespeare & Company trained actr ess and has also performed with Mixed Company\, Riggs Theatre 37\, Castle Hill Theater\, Barrington Stage and Capitol Repertory. She was also a rec urring voice in BBC Radio plays by Gregory Whitehead.
\nCost to atte nd a “Christmas Tea with Mrs. Morgan” is $35 per person. Reservations are required by Friday\, December 22. Seating is limited. For reservations ca ll us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$35\, reservations required X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26240@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The popular puppeteer Carl Sprague returns to the mansion to ch arm all ages with the classic fairy tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Ha ns Christian Anderson. There will be two Christmas week marionette perform ances. The dates and times are Thursday\, December 28th and Saturday\, De cember 30th\, both at 3:30 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to meet this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings\, over children’s holiday refreshments.\nSprague\, who has appeared annually at Ventfort Hall with his “behind the scenery” mastery\, has been a puppeteer since childhood. He has inherited a collection of 60 antique Czech marionettes each about e ight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather\, Julius Hyb ler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also i ncludes two marionette theaters.\nAlso\, Sprague has been a set designer f or such motion pictures as “The Royal Tenenbaums” and Scorcese’s “The Age of Innocence\,” as well as for theater productions including those of Shak espeare & Company.\nAdmission to the show is $15 per person\, $7 for child ren 4 to 12 and free for ages 3 and under. Children must be accompanied by adults. Seating is limited and his shows typically sell out. For further information and to make reservations please call Ventfort Hall at 413-637 -3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171230T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Marionette Show – “The Emperor’s New Clothes” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/marionette-show-emperors-new-clothes-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe popular p uppeteer Carl Sprague returns to the mansion to charm all ages with the cl assic fairy tale “The Emperor’s New Clothes” by Hans Christian Anderson. T here will be two Christmas week marionette performances. The dates and ti mes are Thursday\, December 28th and Saturday\, December 30th\, both at 3:30 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to me et this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings\, over children’s holiday r efreshments.
\nSprague\, who has appeared annually at Ventfort Hall with his “behind the scenery” mastery\, has been a puppeteer since childho od. He has inherited a collection of 60 antique Czech marionettes each ab out eight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather\, Juliu s Hybler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy a lso includes two marionette theaters.
\nAlso\, Sprague has been a se t designer for such motion pictures as “The Royal Tenenbaums” and Scorcese ’s “The Age of Innocence\,” as well as for theater productions including t hose of Shakespeare & Company.
\nAdmission to the show is $15 per pe rson\, $7 for children 4 to 12 and free for ages 3 and under. Children mus t be accompanied by adults. Seating is limited and his shows typically se ll out. For further information and to make reservations please call Ventf ort Hall at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$15 adults\, $7 ages 4 to 17\, 3 years and under free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26254@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Murder Mystery Dinner Theater returns presented by The Comi cal Mystery Tour ensemble with its latest guess-who-done-it titled “Quiet\ , You’re Dead!” Join an autograph dinner in honor of J.J. Rolling\, author of the novel series Henrietta Porters and the Witches’ School of Flying H ousewares. J.J. is toasted at his hometown Amanda Huggankiz Library by Dew ey Decibel\, Conan Del Libre or Conan the Librarian\, Ms. Brooke Snooty an d Harriett Potterson. Have they assembled to shower J.J. with praise or do they have other deadly reasons for seeing him? Reservations required by Mon.\, Jan. 15. Cost: $40 including dinner. Cash bar for beer and wine.\nI n production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 au dience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensembl e has appeared many times at Ventfort Hall.\nDoors open at 5:00 pm. Progra m starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating. Cost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Wednesday\, Jan. 17th. Sea ting is limited and typically sells out. For reservations call us at 413- 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180121T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – Doors open at 5:00pm. Program start s and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-doors-open-50 0pm-program-starts-first-course-served-530-pm-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Murder My stery Dinner Theater returns presented by The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble with its latest guess-who-done-it titled “Quiet\, You’r e Dead!” Join an autograph dinner in honor of J.J. Rolling\, author of the novel series Henrietta Porters and the Witches’ School of Flying Hous ewares. J.J. is toasted at his hometown Amanda Huggankiz Library by D ewey Decibel\, Conan Del Libre or Conan the Librarian\, Ms. Brooke Snooty and Harriett Potterson. Have they assembled to shower J.J. with praise or do they have other deadly reasons for seeing him? Reservations required b y Mon.\, Jan. 15. Cost: $40 including dinner. Cash bar for beer and wine.< /p>\n
In production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 5 0\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. Th e ensemble has appeared many times at Ventfort Hall.
\nDoors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating. Cost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash b ar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Wednesday\ , Jan. 17th. Seating is limited and typically sells out. For r eservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26268@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Resident historian Cornelia Brooke Gilder will dig into “Born i n Our Basement: The Lenox Horticultural Society” for a Tea and Talk here a t the mansion. Her presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.\nIn January 1894\, the Lenox Horticultural Society was founded in the superint endent’s office in the basement of Ventfort Hall\, the summer residence of George and Sarah Morgan. The society was the brainchild of the genial Jo hn Huss\, Ventfort Hall’s master gardener.\nGilder will describe the compe tition and camaraderie between the Lenox’s estate superintendents. Wintert ime lectures\, festive dinners and warm\, informal gatherings in greenhous es were followed by hotly contested and extravagant flower shows during th e growing season. Gilded Age Lenox was home to some of the most knowledge able horticultural talent of the era\, including Thomas Reynolds\, the “in dispensable” gardener for Edith Wharton at The Mount.\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations ar e highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 4 13-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180127T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk\, “Born in Our Basement: The Lenox Horticultural Society ” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-born-basement-lenox-horticultural- society/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nResident hist orian Cornelia Brooke Gilder will dig into “Born in Our Basement: The Leno x Horticultural Society” for a Tea and Talk here at the mansion. Her pres entation will be followed by a Victorian tea.
\nIn January 1894\, th e Lenox Horticultural Society was founded in the superintendent’s office i n the basement of Ventfort Hall\, the summer residence of George and Sarah Morgan. The society was the brainchild of the genial John Huss\, Ventfor t Hall’s master gardener.
\nGilder will describe the competition and camaraderie between the Lenox’s estate superintendents. Wintertime lectur es\, festive dinners and warm\, informal gatherings in greenhouses were fo llowed by hotly contested and extravagant flower shows during the growing season. Gilded Age Lenox was home to some of the most knowledgeable horti cultural talent of the era\, including Thomas Reynolds\, the “indispensabl e” gardener for Edith Wharton at The Mount.
\nCost to attend $26 wit h an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are h ighly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413- 637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26297@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Berkshire’s beloved musical duo of Ron Ramsay and Samantha Talora return to the mansion to present “Affairs of the Heart” on Saturday \, February 10th at 3:30 pm. Doors open at 3:00 pm.\nRamsay and Talora exp lore the many colors of love\, creating an atmosphere that takes the liste ner on a sometimes nostalgic\, sometimes expectant and always heart-stirri ng\, journey of song. Travel with this pair and recall the thrill of a fi rst love\, the romance of enduring love\, the comfort of brotherly love\, the solace of unrequited love and the strength that lies in eternal love. The duo\, known for their eclectic musical style\, shares songs from the Great American Songbook\, Broadway and Contemporary/Popular Music\, take y ou on a fleet-footed journey with poignant and nostalgic love songs from t he past and usher in familiar and swoon-worthy tunes from today. Laugh\, cry\, reminisce and enjoy!\nAfter a whirlwind 2017 with enthusiastic sell- out crowds\, beginning with a “A Night at the Oscars” celebrating popular & Oscar-winning music\, they then spent the summer on the rails with a Sat urday Night Cabaret Train series with Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum in i ts sophomore season. Join Sam and Ron for their first performance of 2018 in the gorgeous setting of Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $25.00 which includes light refreshments. Show begins at 4:00pm. Doors open at 3:30pm. Wine will be available for purchase. Reservations can be made by calling us at 413-637-3206. For more information about Talora and Ramsay please v isit www.samandron.com. Produced by RER Pro Music.\nBIOS\nA chance encoun ter as guest artists at The Colonial Theatre brought them together in 2013 . A collaboration soon followed and Samantha Talora & Ron Ramsay\, inspir ed by their shared love of decades of Broadway music\, the Great American Songbook\, classic standards and contemporary & popular music\, have been weaving harmonies and going strong ever since. With such performances as “Our Time”\, “Cheek to Chic” and “Heart Song” they have been met with sell -out crowds and rave reviews at Whitney Center for the Arts\, Ventfort Hal l\, Mr. Finn’s Cabaret and countless private and charitable events. Their eclectic music series\, spanning a wide array of genres\, has delighted au diences with special programs such as “A Sondheim Trilogy\, Parts I\, II & III” and “The Chairman”- a tribute to Frank Sinatra in 2015 marking his c entennial birthday celebration. The summer seasons of 2016 & 17 found th em riding the rails with the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum for the Cabar et Train series. These\, along with their popular holiday programs for Va lentine’s Day\, St. Patrick’s Day\, Christmas (and more)\, have quickly be come the ideal destination for a romantic date night\, or a fun night with family and friends. Talora’s vocals along with Ramsay’s keen musicianshi p & depth and experience as a veteran of the New York City night club scen e infuse their performances with musical selections that allow us to rise and fall with every emotional turn they take. With passionate performances \, and witty storytelling\, this pair will make you laugh and cry and alwa ys leave you wanting more!\nRon Ramsay attended the High School for the Pe rforming Arts in Dallas Texas and the Manhattan School of Music in NYC\, m aking NYC his home. Classically trained\, Ron crossed over to the Broadway and Cabaret scene in NYC. His cabaret nightclub acts have sold out such r ooms as the Algonquin\, Feinstein’s\, Town Hall\, Lincoln Center’s Rose Ro om and Judy’s Chelsea as well as venues in such locales as London\, Paris and Mykonos. The New York Post raves of past performances “unusually well stocked and thoughtful\, high quality songs …always a sublime Songbook”. Backstage and Theatermania.com “one of the most well rounded and extraord inary shows in recent memory”. Ron is also currently the Director of Musi c Programs at St. Ann’s Church in Lenox\, MA.\nSamantha Talora studied the ater\, voice and received a B.S. in Arts Administration from Wagner Colleg e in New York. She has travelled and performed in various venues througho ut the United States\, including the Isaac Stern Auditorium at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall. Samantha has had the pleasure of performing as a sol o artist and guest artist in such local venues as The Colonial Theater\, B arrington Stage Company\, The Red Lion Inn & Canyon Ranch. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180210T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Valentine Concert with Ron & Samantha – Affairs of the Heart URL:https://gildedage.org/event/valentine-concert-ron-samantha-affairs-hear t/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Berkshire ’s beloved musical duo of Ron Ramsay and Samantha Talora return to the man sion to present “Affairs of the Heart” on Saturday\, February 10th at 3:30 pm. Doors open at 3:00 pm.
\nRamsay and Talora explore t he many colors of love\, creating an atmosphere that takes the listener on a sometimes nostalgic\, sometimes expectant and always heart-stirring\, j ourney of song. Travel with this pair and recall the thrill of a first lo ve\, the romance of enduring love\, the comfort of brotherly love\, the so lace of unrequited love and the strength that lies in eternal love. The d uo\, known for their eclectic musical style\, shares songs from the Great American Songbook\, Broadway and Contemporary/Popular Music\, take you on a fleet-footed journey with poignant and nostalgic love songs from the pas t and usher in familiar and swoon-worthy tunes from today. Laugh\, cry\, reminisce and enjoy!
\nAfter a whirlwind 2017 with enthusiastic sell -out crowds\, beginning with a “A Night at the Oscars” celebrating popular & Oscar-winning music\, they then spent the summer on the rails with a Sa turday Night Cabaret Train series with Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum in its sophomore season. Join Sam and Ron for their first performance of 201 8 in the gorgeous setting of Ventfort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $25. 00 which includes light refreshments. Show begins at 4:00pm. Doors open at 3:30pm. Wine will be available for purchase. Reservations can be made by calling us at 413-637-3206. For more information about Talora and Ramsay please visit www.samandron.com. Produced by RER Pro Music.
\nBIO S
\nA chance encounter as guest artists at The Colonial Theatre brought them together in 2013. A collaboration soon followed and Samantha Talora & Ron Ramsay\, inspired by their shared love of decades of Broadwa y music\, the Great American Songbook\, classic standards and contemporary & popular music\, have been weaving harmonies and going strong ever since . With such performances as “Our Time”\, “Cheek to Chic” and “Heart Song” they have been met with sell-out crowds and rave reviews at Whitney Cente r for the Arts\, Ventfort Hall\, Mr. Finn’s Cabaret and countless private and charitable events. Their eclectic music series\, spanning a wide array of genres\, has delighted audiences with special programs such as “A Sond heim Trilogy\, Parts I\, II & III” and “The Chairman”- a tribute to Frank Sinatra in 2015 marking his centennial birthday celebration. The summer seasons of 2016 & 17 found them riding the rails with the Berkshire Scenic Railway Museum for the Cabaret Train series. These\, along with their po pular holiday programs for Valentine’s Day\, St. Patrick’s Day\, Christmas (and more)\, have quickly become the ideal destination for a romantic dat e night\, or a fun night with family and friends. Talora’s vocals along w ith Ramsay’s keen musicianship & depth and experience as a veteran of the New York City night club scene infuse their performances with musical sele ctions that allow us to rise and fall with every emotional turn they take. With passionate performances\, and witty storytelling\, this pair will ma ke you laugh and cry and always leave you wanting more!
\nRo n Ramsay attended the High School for the Performing Arts in Dall as Texas and the Manhattan School of Music in NYC\, making NYC his home. C lassically trained\, Ron crossed over to the Broadway and Cabaret scene in NYC. His cabaret nightclub acts have sold out such rooms as the Algonquin \, Feinstein’s\, Town Hall\, Lincoln Center’s Rose Room and Judy’s Chelsea as well as venues in such locales as London\, Paris and Mykonos. The New York Post raves of past performances “unusually well stocked and thoughtf ul\, high quality songs …always a sublime Songbook”. Backstage and Theate rmania.com “one of the most well rounded and extraordinary shows in recent memory”. Ron is also currently the Director of Music Programs at St. Ann ’s Church in Lenox\, MA.
\nSamantha Talora studied theater\, voice and received a B.S. in Arts Administration from Wagner Col lege in New York. She has travelled and performed in various venues throu ghout the United States\, including the Isaac Stern Auditorium at New York ’s famed Carnegie Hall. Samantha has had the pleasure of performing as a solo artist and guest artist in such local venues as The Colonial Theater\ , Barrington Stage Company\, The Red Lion Inn & Canyon Ranch.
\n X-COST:$25 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26314@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Murder Mystery Dinner Theater returns for an encore perform ance by The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble with its latest guess-who-done-i t titled “Quiet\, You’re Dead!” Join an autograph dinner in honor of J.J. Rolling\, author of the novel series Henrietta Porters and the Witches’ Sc hool of Flying Housewares. J.J. is toasted at his hometown Amanda Hugganki z Library by Dewey Decibel\, Conan Del Libre or Conan the Librarian\, Ms. Brooke Snooty and Harriett Potterson. Have they assembled to shower J.J. w ith praise or do they have other deadly reasons for seeing him?\nIn produc tion since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience m embers viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble has ap peared many times at Ventfort Hall.\nDoors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating. Cost to attend is $40 p er person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Tuesday\, Feb. 13th. Seating is li mited and typically sells out. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180217T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – Doors open at 5:00pm. Pr ogram starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-doors-open-50 0pm-program-starts-first-course-served-530-pm-4/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Murder My stery Dinner Theater returns for an encore performance by The Comi cal Mystery Tour ensemble with its latest guess-who-done-it title d “Quiet\, You’re Dead!” Join an autograph dinner in honor of J.J. Rolling \, author of the novel series Henrietta Porters and the Witches’ Schoo l of Flying Housewares. J.J. is toasted at his hometown Amanda Huggan kiz Library by Dewey Decibel\, Conan Del Libre or Conan the Librarian\, Ms . Brooke Snooty and Harriett Potterson. Have they assembled to shower J.J. with praise or do they have other deadly reasons for seeing him?
\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 a udience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemb le has appeared many times at Ventfort Hall.
\nDoors open at 5:00 pm . Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating. Cost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is av ailable for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Tuesday\, Feb. 13< sup>th. Seating is limited and typically sells out. For reservation s call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26323@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The popular puppeteer Carl Sprague returns the mansion to charm all ages with the classic fairytale “The Frog Prince” by the Brothers Gri mm. There will be two performances\; Thursday\, February 22nd and Friday\, February 23rd\, both at 3:30 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to meet this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings\, over punch and cooki es.\nThis classic fairy tale is about a prince who is turned into a frog b y an evil witch. To break the spell a princess has to grant him one wish. The moral of the story is to think twice before making promises you can’t keep. The princess had to listen to her father because it is rude not to k eep promises. In the end she got a handsome prince for her husband.\nSprag ue\, who has appeared annually at Ventfort Hall with his “behind the scene ry” mastery\, has been a puppeteer since childhood. He has inherited a co llection of 60 antique Czech marionettes each about eight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather\, Julius Hybler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marionett e theaters.\nAlso\, Sprague has been a set designer for such motion pictur es as “The Royal Tenenbaums” and Scorcese’s “The Age of Innocence\,” as we ll as for theater productions including those of Shakespeare & Company.\nA dmission to the show is $15 per person\, $7 for children 4 to 12 and free for ages 3 and under. Children must be accompanied by adults. For reserva tions please call us at 413-637-3206. Seating is limited and his shows ty pically sell out. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180222T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Marionette Show – “The Frog Prince” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/marionette-show-frog-prince/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe popular p uppeteer Carl Sprague returns the mansion to charm all ages with the class ic fairytale “The Frog Prince” by the Brothers Grimm. There will be two pe rformances\; Thursday\, February 22nd and Friday\, February 23rd\, both at 3:30 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to meet this wizard\, wh o knows how to pull strings\, over punch and cookies.
\nThis classic fairy tale is about a prince who is turned into a frog by an evil witch. To break the spell a princess has to grant him one wish. The moral of the story is to think twice before making promises you can’t keep. The princes s had to listen to her father because it is rude not to keep promises. In the end she got a handsome prince for her husband.
\nSprague\, who h as appeared annually at Ventfort Hall with his “behind the scenery” master y\, has been a puppeteer since childhood. He has inherited a collection o f 60 antique Czech marionettes each about eight inches tall that were asse mbled by his great-grandfather\, Julius Hybler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marionette theaters .
\nAlso\, 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.
\nAdmission to the show is $15 per person\, $7 for children 4 to 12 and f ree for ages 3 and under. Children must be accompanied by adults. For res ervations please call us at 413-637-3206. Seating is limited and his show s typically sell out.
\n X-COST:$15 adults\, $7 ages 4 to 12\, 3 years and under free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26324@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The popular puppeteer Carl Sprague returns the mansion to charm all ages with the classic fairytale “The Frog Prince” by the Brothers Gri mm. There will be two performances\; Thursday\, February 22nd and Friday\, February 23rd\, both at 3:30 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to meet this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings\, over punch and cooki es.\nThis classic fairy tale is about a prince who is turned into a frog b y an evil witch. To break the spell a princess has to grant him one wish. The moral of the story is to think twice before making promises you can’t keep. The princess had to listen to her father because it is rude not to k eep promises. In the end she got a handsome prince for her husband.\nSprag ue\, who has appeared annually at Ventfort Hall with his “behind the scene ry” mastery\, has been a puppeteer since childhood. He has inherited a co llection of 60 antique Czech marionettes each about eight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather\, Julius Hybler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marionett e theaters.\nAlso\, Sprague has been a set designer for such motion pictur es as “The Royal Tenenbaums” and Scorcese’s “The Age of Innocence\,” as we ll as for theater productions including those of Shakespeare & Company.\nA dmission to the show is $15 per person\, $7 for children 4 to 12 and free for ages 3 and under. Children must be accompanied by adults. For reserva tions please call us at 413-637-3206. Seating is limited and his shows ty pically sell out. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180223T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Marionette Show – “The Frog Prince” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/marionette-show-frog-prince-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe popular p uppeteer Carl Sprague returns the mansion to charm all ages with the class ic fairytale “The Frog Prince” by the Brothers Grimm. There will be two pe rformances\; Thursday\, February 22nd and Friday\, February 23rd\, both at 3:30 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to meet this wizard\, wh o knows how to pull strings\, over punch and cookies.
\nThis classic fairy tale is about a prince who is turned into a frog by an evil witch. To break the spell a princess has to grant him one wish. The moral of the story is to think twice before making promises you can’t keep. The princes s had to listen to her father because it is rude not to keep promises. In the end she got a handsome prince for her husband.
\nSprague\, who h as appeared annually at Ventfort Hall with his “behind the scenery” master y\, has been a puppeteer since childhood. He has inherited a collection o f 60 antique Czech marionettes each about eight inches tall that were asse mbled by his great-grandfather\, Julius Hybler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marionette theaters .
\nAlso\, 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.
\nAdmission to the show is $15 per person\, $7 for children 4 to 12 and f ree for ages 3 and under. Children must be accompanied by adults. For res ervations please call us at 413-637-3206. Seating is limited and his show s typically sell out.
\n X-COST:$15 adults\, $7 ages 4 to 12\, 3 years and under free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26354@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble invites the public to join th e fun with their new presentation of Golf Can Be Murder when they return t o the mansion for a murder mystery dinner theater performance on Saturday\ , March 10. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating.\nWelcome to Feeble Beach Golf Club. Today is a s pecial day as we welcome the new Golf Pro Anna Stormson. You would think t he attention would be on her for this special day but Birdie Indahand is h aving none of that. She always wants the attention on her. Her ex-husband Ace Indahand is the board president and resides over the club with an iron fist\, or at least tries to. Barbie Dahl is his assistant and is loyal to the core. Finally\, there is the assistant green’s keeper\, Chuck Speckle r. Kind of mild mannered\, but there is a dark side to him as well\, espec ially if you are a gopher. Something doesn’t play out quite as planned tod ay and someone’s round is cut short\, permanently. We need your help to fi gure out who dunnit.\n\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tou r has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in th eir programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to at tend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is avail able for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Tuesday\, March 6th. Seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-32 06. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180310T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – Doors open at 5:00pm. Program start s and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-doors-open-50 0pm-program-starts-first-course-served-530-pm-5/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Comical M ystery Tour ensemble invites the public to join the fun with their new pre sentation of Golf Can Be Murder when they return to the mansion f or a murder mystery dinner theater performance on Saturday\, March 10. Doo rs open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Ope n seating.
\nWelcome to Feeble Beach Golf Club. Today is a special d
ay as we welcome the new Golf Pro Anna Stormson. You would think the atten
tion would be on her for this special day but Birdie Indahand is having no
ne of that. She always wants the attention on her. Her ex-husband Ace Inda
hand is the board president and resides over the club with an iron fist\,
or at least tries to. Barbie Dahl is his assistant and is loyal to the cor
e. Finally\, there is the assistant green’s keeper\, Chuck Speckler. Kind
of mild mannered\, but there is a dark side to him as well\, especially if
you are a gopher. Something doesn’t play out quite as planned today and s
omeone’s round is cut short\, permanently. We need your help to figure out
who dunnit.
\n
In production since 1995\, T he Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/ or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Vent fort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full cours e dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are requ ired by Tuesday\, March 6th. Seating is limited. For informati on or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by Tues.\, March 6th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26350@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Actress and playwright Anne Undeland and Broadway actor Mark Ze isler will present a reading of her new play\, Lady Randy\, here at the ma nsion. Coffee or tea and cake will be offered after the reading.\nLady Ran dy relays the story of Jennie Jerome\, the daughter of a wealthy New York family who married Lord Randolph Churchill. They would become the parents of Winston Churchill\, the future British Prime Minister. (Some say he was conceived before the marriage.)\nIn 1875\, Lady Randolph Churchill seemed to have it all. She had just married into the British aristocracy. She w as beautiful\, rich\, sexually fearless. As a noted beauty\, admirer Lord d’Abernon said she was “more of the panther than of the woman in her look. ” What could go wrong? Lady Randy takes a look at this woman as she navig ates the often treacherous sexual and political landscape of her marriage. She kept everyone watching. And she never surrendered.\nUndeland and Ze isler first read her play a few months ago at Berkshire Voices\, which pro vides a “first look\, first read” for works developed in the Berkshire Pla ywrights Lab’s Writers Group. Lady Randy is the actress’s first full-lengt h play. She will repeat at Ventfort Hall her role of Jennie Jerome while Zeisler will again read the roles of Winston Churchill\, Leonard Jerome\, Randolph Churchill\, Marlborough Family Solicitor\, Duchess of Marlborough \, English Bloke\, Mrs. Everest\, Count Charles Kinsky and Bertie\, Prince of Wales.\nUndeland has appeared on stages on the East Coast for over 20 years. Her many appearances at Ventfort Hall in collaboration with Shakesp eare & Company have included the one-woman shows The Belle of Amherst\, Xi ngu\, and Fanny Kemble’s Lenox Address. She has also appeared in the title role in Tea with Mrs. Sarah Morgan. Undeland also portrayed five women i n Paris 1890 – Unlaced! She appeared in over 70 performances of the play\ , including Off-Broadway at the United Solo Theatre Festival\, at Stagewor ks in Hudson\, NY\, and elsewhere.\nUndeland is a Shakespeare & Company tr ained actress and has also performed with Mixed Company\, Riggs Theatre 37 \, Castle Hill Theater\, Barrington Stage and Capitol Repertory Theatre. S he was also a recurring voice in BBC Radio plays by Gregory Whitehead.\nIn 1998 Zeisler appeared on Broadway in A View from the Bridge\, a Tony Awar d Winner for Best Revival. Other Broadway appearances include The Big Knif e and Brooklyn Boy. Off-Broadway\, he performed in Rancho Viejo\, Piece of My Heart\, Eurydice\, The Sex Lives of Our Parents and The Accomplices. \nZeisler was a company member at the American Repertory Theater. He has appeared in The Tempest at Shakespeare & Company\, as well as in regional theater in Seattle\, Baltimore\, Chicago\, Washington\, D.C.\, Berkeley\, New Haven and Pittsburgh. He can be found on television in Castle Rock\, House of Cards\, The Good Wife\, Blue Bloods\, The Black List and Law and Order. Film appearances include Random Hearts\, Shaft\, The Thomas Crown A ffair\, Notice\, Head of State and After School.\nAdmission is $25 per per son. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For rese rvations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180311T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Reading of New Play – “Lady Randy” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/reading-of-new-play-lady-randy/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nActress and p laywright Anne Undeland and Broadway actor Mark Zeisler will present a rea ding of her new play\, Lady Randy\, here at the mansion. Coffee o r tea and cake will be offered after the reading.
\nLady Randy relays the story of Jennie Jerome\, the daughter of a wealthy New York family who married Lord Randolph Churchill. They would become the parents of Winston Churchill\, the future British Prime Minister. (Some say he wa s conceived before the marriage.)
\nIn 1875\, Lady Randolph Churchil l seemed to have it all. She had just married into the British aristocrac y. She was beautiful\, rich\, sexually fearless. As a noted beauty\, admir er Lord d’Abernon said she was “more of the panther than of the woman in h er look.” What could go wrong? Lady Randy takes a look at this w oman as she navigates the often treacherous sexual and political landscape of her marriage. She kept everyone watching. And she never surrendered.
\nUndeland and Zeisler first read her play a few months ago at Berk shire Voices\, which provides a “first look\, first read” for works develo ped in the Berkshire Playwrights Lab’s Writers Group. Lady Randy is the actress’s first full-length play. She will repeat at Ventfort Hall her role of Jennie Jerome while Zeisler will again read the roles of Wins ton Churchill\, Leonard Jerome\, Randolph Churchill\, Marlborough Family S olicitor\, Duchess of Marlborough\, English Bloke\, Mrs. Everest\, Count C harles Kinsky and Bertie\, Prince of Wales.
\nUndeland has appeared on stages on the East Coast for over 20 years. Her many appearances at Ven tfort Hall in collaboration with Shakespeare & Company have included the o ne-woman shows The Belle of Amherst\, Xingu\, and Fanny Kembl e’s Lenox Address. She has also appeared in the title role i n Tea with Mrs. Sarah Morgan. Undeland also portrayed f ive women in Paris 1890 – Unlaced! She appeared in over 70 perfo rmances of the play\, including Off-Broadway at the United Solo T heatre Festival\, at Stageworks in Hudson\, NY\, and elsewhere.
\nUn deland is a Shakespeare & Company trained actress and has also performed w ith Mixed Company\, Riggs Theatre 37\, Castle Hill Theater\, Barrington St age and Capitol Repertory Theatre. She was also a recurring voice in BBC R adio plays by Gregory Whitehead.
\nIn 1998 Zeisler appeared on Broad way in A View from the Bridge\, a Tony Award Winner for Best Revi val. Other Broadway appearances include The Big Knife an d Brooklyn Boy. Off-Broadway\, he performed in Rancho Viejo\, Piece of My Heart\, Eurydice\, The Sex Lives of Our Parents and The Accomplices.
\nZeisler was a company member at th e American Repertory Theater. He has appeared in The Tempest at Shakespeare & Company\, as well as in regional theater in Seattle\, Baltim ore\, Chicago\, Washington\, D.C.\, Berkeley\, New Haven and Pittsburgh. He can be found on television in Castle Rock\, House of Cards\, The Go od Wife\, Blue Bloods\, The Black List and Law and Order. Fi lm appearances include Random Hearts\, Shaft\, The Thomas Crown Affair \, Notice\, Head of State and After School.
\nAdmissio n is $25 per person. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is li mited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$25 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26376@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Easter season with a unique opportunity to learn a time-honored Eastern European craft. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded A ge Museum will offer its annual Slavic Easter egg decorating demonstration s and instructional workshops on Saturday\, March 24 from 10:00 am to 12 n oon and again from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.\nThis Eastern European tradition of creating intricate and beautifully decorated eggs has been passed down fo r generations. Lenox resident Tjasa Sprague\, who will again lead the wor kshop\, learned the technique many years ago from her Czechoslovakian moth er\, Maria Krofta.\nThe technique begins with unwashed eggs (provided by a local poultry farm) which have a residue-free shell surface. The Slavic Easter egg is a wax resistant technique which employs aniline dye later in the process. The decorating begins with drawing on the egg with wax\, fol lowed by immersion in the dye\, with repeated wax drawing and dying as des ired. The eggs are uncooked and are “blown” out after the decorating has been completed. The eggs may be displayed\, when stored carefully\, for a n indefinite number of years.\nThe fee for each workshop\, which includes all materials\, is $30 for advance reservations and $35 for day-of admissi on. Children should be at least 12 years of age. Reservations are recomm ended as the workshop size is limited. For reservations\, call us at 413- 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180324T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180324T120000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Two Slavic Easter Egg Decorating Workshops URL:https://gildedage.org/event/two-slavic-easter-egg-decorating-workshops- 2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCelebrate the Easter season with a unique opportunity to learn a time-honored Eastern E uropean craft. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum will offer its annual Slavic Easter egg decorating demonstrations and instructional work shops on Saturday\, March 24 from 10:00 am to 12 noon and again from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.
\nThis Eastern European tradition of creating intrica te and beautifully decorated eggs has been passed down for generations. L enox resident Tjasa Sprague\, who will again lead the workshop\, learned t he technique many years ago from her Czechoslovakian mother\, Maria Krofta .
\nThe technique begins with unwashed eggs (provided by a local pou ltry farm) which have a residue-free shell surface. The Slavic Easter egg is a wax resistant technique which employs aniline dye later in the proce ss. The decorating begins with drawing on the egg with wax\, followed by i mmersion in the dye\, with repeated wax drawing and dying as desired. The eggs are uncooked and are “blown” out after the decorating has been compl eted. The eggs may be displayed\, when stored carefully\, for an indefini te number of years.
\nThe fee for each workshop\, which includes all materials\, is $30 for advance reservations and $35 for day-of admission. Children should be at least 12 years of age. Reservations are recommend ed as the workshop size is limited. For reservations\, call us at 413-637 -3206.
\n X-COST:$30 with advance reservation\; $35 day of END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26401@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns for an encore perform ance and invites the public to join the fun with their presentation of Gol f Can Be Murder at a murder mystery dinner theater performance on Saturday \, April 14. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating.\nWelcome to Feeble Beach Golf Club. Today is a special day as we welcome the new Golf Pro Anna Stormson. You would think the attention would be on her for this special day but Birdie Indahand is having none of that. She always wants the attention on her. Her ex-husband Ace Indahand is the board president and resides over the club with an iro n fist\, or at least tries to. Barbie Dahl is his assistant and is loyal t o the core. Finally\, there is the assistant green’s keeper\, Chuck Speckl er. Kind of mild mannered\, but there is a dark side to him as well\, espe cially if you are a gopher. Something doesn’t play out quite as planned to day and someone’s round is cut short\, permanently. We need your help to f igure out who dunnit.\n\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery To ur has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in t heir programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to a ttend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is avai lable for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Monday\, April 9th. Seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-32 06. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180414T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – Doors open at 5:00pm. Program start s and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-doors-open-at -500pm-program-starts-and-first-course-served-at-530-pm/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Comical M ystery Tour ensemble returns for an encore performance and invites the pub lic to join the fun with their presentation of Golf Can Be Murder at a murder mystery dinner theater performance on Saturday\, April 14. Do ors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Op en seating.
\nWelcome to Feeble Beach Golf Club. Today is a special
day as we welcome the new Golf Pro Anna Stormson. You would think the atte
ntion would be on her for this special day but Birdie Indahand is having n
one of that. She always wants the attention on her. Her ex-husband Ace Ind
ahand is the board president and resides over the club with an iron fist\,
or at least tries to. Barbie Dahl is his assistant and is loyal to the co
re. Finally\, there is the assistant green’s keeper\, Chuck Speckler. Kind
of mild mannered\, but there is a dark side to him as well\, especially i
f you are a gopher. Something doesn’t play out quite as planned today and
someone’s round is cut short\, permanently. We need your help to figure ou
t who dunnit.
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In production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and /or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ven tfort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full cour se dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are req uired by Monday\, April 9th. Seating is limited. For informati on or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by Mon.\, April 9th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26425@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Cornelia Brooke Gilder\, our exceptional resident historian\, w ill open the case on “The Butler Did It!” In the summer of 1917\, Albert and Mary Shattuck\, owners of The Mount\, were attended by a new French bu tler\, known at Henri Boilat. Later that fall\, Boilat left their Washingt on Square home with $12\,000 of Madame’s jewels in a paper bag. He returne d five years later with four masked accomplices to finish the job. Nini le arned of the story from her mother\, who was a teenager at the time and re membered the two-year international pursuit of criminal Alphonse Mourey an d his gang.\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the da y of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited . For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180421T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk\, “The Butler Did It” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-butler/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCorne lia Brooke Gilder\, our exceptional resident historian\, will ope n the case on “The Butler Did It!” In the summer of 1917\, Albert and Mar y Shattuck\, owners of The Mount\, were attended by a new French butler\, known at Henri Boilat. Later that fall\, Boilat left their Washington Squa re home with $12\,000 of Madame’s jewels in a paper bag. He returned five years later with four masked accomplices to finish the job. Nini learned o f the story from her mother\, who was a teenager at the time and remembere d the two-year international pursuit of criminal Alphonse Mourey and his g ang.
\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the da y of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited . For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\; $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26454@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns for a new performance \, “Murder in the Land of Lost Pages” and invites the public to join the f un on Saturday\, May 12. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating.\nBilly the Bully has torn several pages out of fairy tale books and trapped the characters in his mind. They are not what they used to be as long as they are stuck there\, and can ne ver get back to their Happily Ever After until something dramatic changes. Prince Charmin\, used to be known as Prince Charming. Princess and the Ch ickpea\, well\, you know who she used to be. Cat in the Gnats is just itch ing to get out and the Gingerbread Kid is very afraid she might not surviv e the night\, depending on how hungry Billy gets.\nOne of them decides the only way to get back home is to take Billy out of the story. Come along a nd help figure out who closed the chapter on Billy.\nIn production since 1 995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewi ng and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full cours e dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are requ ired by Tuesday\, May 8th. Seating is limited. For information or reserva tions call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180512T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – Doors open at 5:00pm. Program start s and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-doors-open-at -500pm-program-starts-and-first-course-served-at-530-pm-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Comical M ystery Tour ensemble returns for a new performance\, “Murder in th e Land of Lost Pages” and invites the public to join the fun on Saturday\, May 12. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating.
\nBilly the Bully has torn several pages out of fairy tale books and trapped the characters in his mind. They are not what they used to be as long as they are stuck there\, and can ne ver get back to their Happily Ever After until something dramatic changes. Prince Charmin\, used to be known as Prince Charming. Princess and the Ch ickpea\, well\, you know who she used to be. Cat in the Gnats is just itch ing to get out and the Gingerbread Kid is very afraid she might not surviv e the night\, depending on how hungry Billy gets.
\nOne of them deci des the only way to get back home is to take Billy out of the story. Come along and help figure out who closed the chapter on Billy.
\nIn prod uction since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appe ars regularly at Ventfort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per person i ncluding a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Tuesday\, May 8th. Seating is limi ted. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by Tuesday\, May 8th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26426@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:In the days before ordering from the internet there were outing s to fabulous merchandise meccas under a single roof. Historian Anthony S ammarco will return us to the days of “Jordan Marsh: New England’s Largest Store.” Boston’s first such store\, founded in 1851\, it offered linen\, silk\, calicos\, ribbons and more. By the late 19th century\, it had expa nded\, eventually promoting personal service\, easy credit\, art exhibitio ns and musical performances. During the holiday season\, there was The Enc hanted Village of St. Nicholas and by the 1950s\, branch stores in the sub urbs.\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of t he event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180519T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk\, “Jordan Marsh: New England’s Largest Store” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-jordan-marsh-new-englands-departme nt-store/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nIn the days b efore ordering from the internet there were outings to fabulous merchandis e meccas under a single roof. Historian Anthony Sammarco will return us to the days of “Jordan Marsh: New England’s Largest Store. ” Boston’s first such store\, founded in 1851\, it offered linen\, silk\, calicos\, ribbons and more. By the late 19th century\, it had expanded\, eventually promoting personal service\, easy credit\, art exhib itions and musical performances. During the holiday season\, there was The Enchanted Village of St. Nicholas and by the 1950s\, branch stores in the suburbs.
\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 t he day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is li mited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\; $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26427@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We are reviving our popular Lenox House Tour\, this time in con junction with the annual Lenox Rhubarb Festival. The house tour will take place on Saturday\, June 9\, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Descriptive pamphl et/tickets with maps for the house tour are $40 to be purchased ONLY at Ve ntfort Hall\, 104 Walker St. Reservations may be made by calling 413-637-3 206. Funds raised from Ventfort Hall’s house tour are earmarked for ongoi ng restoration projects. The rhubarb festival\, founded by Suzanne Pelton \, will take place on the grounds of the Lenox Library\, 18 Main St.\, fro m 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. A savory rhubarb tasting is available for $5 from 1 1:00 am to 1:00 pm.\nFour houses\, including the mansion\, date from the e ra of Gilded Age “cottages\,” when Lenox was called the “Inland Newport.” Two were designed by a principal of the firm Rotch & Tilden\, Boston-base d “society architects” of the period. A unique fifth is filled with fine Japanese decorative arts collected by the owner and his late wife while ba sed in the Far East. A newer home\, owned by a Boston interior designer an d her husband\, is situated on property once owned by prominent cottagers. \nThe Colonial Revival mansion on Cliffwood Street was built in 1889 for E dward and Sarah Livingston. Designed by Boston architect Arthur Rotch\, it is an interesting contrast to Ventfort Hall which Rotch began to design t wo years later for George and Sarah Morgan. From their back porch in the 1 890s\, the Livingston’s could watch sunsets behind Osceola Mountain in Ric hmond. Since purchasing the place in 2014\, the latest owners have painsta kingly restored fragile architectural details including exterior roof and balcony balustrades and decorative classical wreath motifs in the gables. \nThe Shingle Style mansion on Cliffwood Street was also built in 1889. It is the only known local building designed by Albany\, NY architect Robert W. Gibson and was commissioned by the scions of two Troy iron fortunes\, Joseph W. Burden and Harriet Griswold. In the Burdens’ day the house was a social center of Lenox’s sporting set. In the course of the twentieth cen tury\, it became a nursing home and later a bed and breakfast. In 2006\, a n avid and experienced architectural preservationist owner and his wife su bstantially rebuilt and stunningly decorated this landmark on the hill.\nT he substantial stone and half-timbered mansion on a nearby hill on Yokun A venue is a place worthy of a mining magnate. A rare\, grand house built lo cally during the Great Depression\, it was commissioned in 1930 by Halsted Lindsley\, President of the Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd. of Manitoba and hi s wife the Lenox-born Emily Bacon. No expense was spared by architect John Greenleaf in using the finest materials of the day – including rare Brazi lian purplewood paneling in the library and nickel bathroom fixtures. Thes e features have been appreciated and enhanced with professional decorating talent by the current owners.\nThe second house on Yokun Avenue was built in the 1940s on the foundation of an original Gilded Age mansion. This n ewer house took on a Japanese modern style when it was purchased in 1969. A second floor was added later on. The property’s green entrance with an expansive lawn and winding drive\, featuring a weeping cherry tree\, beec h\, cedar\, spruce\, oak\, Persian lilacs\, a Japanese maple grove with a daylily bed\, invites the visitor down the long winding driveway to the gr een cedared gate that opens into a walled Japanese garden at the entrance. The house with its Japanese architectural details and decorative collecti ons are combined with modern and oriental furnishings.\nThe 2\,000-square- foot contemporary home of a Boston interior designer and her husband is su rrounded by forest and ferns. A complete renovation was required includin g opening up the floor plan\, transforming the space into an airy and sun- filled living\, dining\, cooking and relaxing area. She added a more appe aling stone façade to the cement fireplace. Interior walls were painted wh ite\, while exterior ones were covered in a rich gray tint. Furnishings fe ature a blend of white\, off-whites and neutrals. The custom kitchen cabin ets were repainted and a granite countertop was installed. Baths have been stylishly updated. Upstairs\, two bedrooms lead off from a balconied hall .\nVentfort Hall on Walker Street and designed by Arthur Rotch is an impos ing Jacobean Revival completed in 1893 for George and Sarah Morgan. She wa s the sister of financier J. Pierpont Morgan. Constructed of brick with b rownstone trim\, Ventfort Hall has an impressive porte cochère covering th e entrance while the rear of the house has a 90-foot veranda running along its entire length. The residence was described at the time of its comple tion as “one of the most beautiful places in Lenox\,” the house had “28 ro oms\, including 15 bedrooms\, 13 bathrooms and 17 fireplaces.” Saved from demolition by the Ventfort Hall Association\, the mansion was opened to t he public in 2000.\nTickets with maps are $40 to be purchased here at Vent fort Hall only. Call us for tickets at (413) 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180609T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180609T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Lenox House Tour URL:https://gildedage.org/event/lenox-house-tour/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe are revivi ng our popular Lenox House Tour\, this time in conjunctio n with the annual Lenox Rhubarb Festival. The house tour will take place on Saturday\, June 9\, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Descript ive pamphlet/tickets with maps for the house tour are $40 to be purchased ONLY at Ventfort Hall\, 104 Walker St. Reservations may be made by calling 413-637-3206. Funds raised from Ventfort Hall’s house tour are earmarked for ongoing restoration projects. The rhubarb festival\, founded by Suza nne Pelton\, will take place on the grounds of the Lenox Library\, 18 Main St.\, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. A savory rhubarb tasting is available for $5 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
\nFour houses\, including the mansion\ , date from the era of Gilded Age “cottages\,” when Lenox was called the “ Inland Newport.” Two were designed by a principal of the firm Rotch & Til den\, Boston-based “society architects” of the period. A unique fifth is filled with fine Japanese decorative arts collected by the owner and his l ate wife while based in the Far East. A newer home\, owned by a Boston int erior designer and her husband\, is situated on property once owned by pro minent cottagers.
\nThe Colonial Revival mansion on Cliffwood Street was built in 1889 for Edward and Sarah Livingston. Designed by Boston arc hitect Arthur Rotch\, it is an interesting contrast to Ventfort Hall which Rotch began to design two years later for George and Sarah Morgan. From t heir back porch in the 1890s\, the Livingston’s could watch sunsets behind Osceola Mountain in Richmond. Since purchasing the place in 2014\, the la test owners have painstakingly restored fragile architectural details incl uding exterior roof and balcony balustrades and decorative classical wreat h motifs in the gables.
\nThe Shingle Style mansion on Cliffwood Str eet was also built in 1889. It is the only known local building designed b y Albany\, NY architect Robert W. Gibson and was commissioned by the scion s of two Troy iron fortunes\, Joseph W. Burden and Harriet Griswold. In th e Burdens’ day the house was a social center of Lenox’s sporting set. In t he course of the twentieth century\, it became a nursing home and later a bed and breakfast. In 2006\, an avid and experienced architectural preserv ationist owner and his wife substantially rebuilt and stunningly decorated this landmark on the hill.
\nThe substantial stone and half-timbere d mansion on a nearby hill on Yokun Avenue is a place worthy of a mining m agnate. A rare\, grand house built locally during the Great Depression\, i t was commissioned in 1930 by Halsted Lindsley\, President of the Sherritt Gordon Mines Ltd. of Manitoba and his wife the Lenox-born Emily Bacon. No expense was spared by architect John Greenleaf in using the finest materi als of the day – including rare Brazilian purplewood paneling in the libra ry and nickel bathroom fixtures. These features have been appreciated and enhanced with professional decorating talent by the current owners.
\n< p>The second house on Yokun Avenue was built in the 1940s on the foundatio n of an original Gilded Age mansion. This newer house took on a Japanese modern style when it was purchased in 1969. A second floor was added late r on. The property’s green entrance with an expansive lawn and winding dr ive\, featuring a weeping cherry tree\, beech\, cedar\, spruce\, oak\, Per sian lilacs\, a Japanese maple grove with a daylily bed\, invites the visi tor down the long winding driveway to the green cedared gate that opens in to a walled Japanese garden at the entrance. The house with its Japanese a rchitectural details and decorative collections are combined with modern a nd oriental furnishings.\nThe 2\,000-square-foot contemporary home of a Boston interior designer and her husband is surrounded by forest and ferns. A complete renovation was required including opening up the floor plan\, transforming the space into an airy and sun-filled living\, dining\ , cooking and relaxing area. She added a more appealing stone façade to t he cement fireplace. Interior walls were painted white\, while exterior on es were covered in a rich gray tint. Furnishings feature a blend of white\ , off-whites and neutrals. The custom kitchen cabinets were repainted and a granite countertop was installed. Baths have been stylishly updated. Ups tairs\, two bedrooms lead off from a balconied hall.
\nVentfort Hall on Walker Street and designed by Arthur Rotch is an imposing Jacobean Rev ival completed in 1893 for George and Sarah Morgan. She was the sister of financier J. Pierpont Morgan. Constructed of brick with brownstone trim\, Ventfort Hall has an impressive porte cochère covering the entrance while the rear of the house has a 90-foot veranda running along its entire leng th. The residence was described at the time of its completion as “one of the most beautiful places in Lenox\,” the house had “28 rooms\, including 15 bedrooms\, 13 bathrooms and 17 fireplaces.” Saved from demolition by t he Ventfort Hall Association\, the mansion was opened to the public in 200 0.
\nTickets with maps are $40 to be purchased here at Ventfort Hall only. Call us for tickets at (413) 637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26500@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We open our summer 2018 series of Tea & Talks with a first-hand account titled “The Duchess of Windsor as I Knew Her” presented by author Richard René Silvin. His visual presentation will be followed by a Victor ian tea during which the speaker will autograph copies of his book Nobless e Oblige\, The Duchess of Windsor as I Knew Her.\nSilvin opens his memoir with this intriguing statement\, “The Duchess was late\, which was most un usual. For social events she was deliberately tardy\, but definitely not for her business meetings. Her heightened sense of duty and purpose forbad e being late – cold\, combative\, sometimes amusing or sarcastic\, often a loof but not late and she had agreed to attend today’s meeting in order to help me.”\nIn 1973\, Silvin was appointed by the U.S. Agency for Internat ional Development to restructure the famous American Hospital in Paris\, w hich was the recently widowed Duchess of Windsor’s only charity. In the pr ocess of studying the hospital’s inner workings – and intrigues – Silvin b ecame her protégée and the object of her final public battle.\nSilvin’s de tailed personal story rejects the claim that Wallis\, the Duchess\, was a ruthless\, conniving and superficial woman. Instead\, he validates Time M agazine’s decision to honor her as the first Woman of the Year\, who\, it has been said “out-Hollywood Hollywood” while making Greek tragedy seem tr ivial.\nTickets for the Silvin talk are $26 for advance reservations and $ 32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating i s limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.\nThe summer 2018 ser ies of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lu cille Landa and William Landa. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180612T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – The Duchess of Windsor as I Knew Her URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-the-duchess-of-windsor-as-i-knew-h er/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe open our s ummer 2018 series of Tea & Talks with a first-hand account titled “The Duc hess of Windsor as I Knew Her” presented by author Richard René Si lvin. His visual presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea during which the speaker will autograph copies of his book Noblesse O blige\, The Duchess of Windsor as I Knew Her.
\nSilvin opens hi s memoir with this intriguing statement\, “The Duchess was late\, which wa s most unusual. For social events she was deliberately tardy\, but defini tely not for her business meetings. Her heightened sense of duty and purpo se forbade being late – cold\, combative\, sometimes amusing or sarcastic\ , often aloof but not late and she had agreed to attend today’s meeting in order to help me.”
\nIn 1973\, Silvin was appointed by the U.S. Age ncy for International Development to restructure the famous American Hospi tal in Paris\, which was the recently widowed Duchess of Windsor’s only ch arity. In the process of studying the hospital’s inner workings – and intr igues – Silvin became her protégée and the object of her final public batt le.
\nSilvin’s detailed personal story rejects the claim that Wallis \, the Duchess\, was a ruthless\, conniving and superficial woman. Instea d\, he validates Time Magazine’s decision to honor her as the fir st Woman of the Year\, who\, it has been said “out-Hollywood Hollywood” wh ile making Greek tragedy seem trivial.
\nTickets for the Silvin talk are $26 for advance reservations and $32 the day of the event. Reservati ons are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call u s at 413-637-3206.
\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Land a.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26497@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns for an encore perform ance of “Murder in the Land of Lost Pages” and invites the public to join the fun on Saturday\, June 16. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. Open seating.\nBilly the Bully has torn se veral pages out of fairy tale books and trapped the characters in his mind . They are not what they used to be as long as they are stuck there\, and can never get back to their Happily Ever After until something dramatic ch anges. Prince Charmin\, used to be known as Prince Charming. Princess and the Chickpea\, well\, you know who she used to be. Cat in the Gnats is jus t itching to get out and the Gingerbread Kid is very afraid she might not survive the night\, depending on how hungry Billy gets.\nOne of them decid es the only way to get back home is to take Billy out of the story. Come a long and help figure out who closed the chapter on Billy.\nIn production s ince 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regu larly at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations ar e required by Tuesday\, June 12th. Seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180616T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – Doors open at 5:00pm Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-doors-open-at -500pm-program-starts-and-first-course-served-at-530-pm-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Comical M ystery Tour ensemble returns for an encore performance of “Murder in the Land of Lost Pages” and invites the public to join the fun on Saturday\, June 16. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first c ourse served at 5:30 pm. Open seating.
\nBilly the Bully has torn se veral pages out of fairy tale books and trapped the characters in his mind . They are not what they used to be as long as they are stuck there\, and can never get back to their Happily Ever After until something dramatic ch anges. Prince Charmin\, used to be known as Prince Charming. Princess and the Chickpea\, well\, you know who she used to be. Cat in the Gnats is jus t itching to get out and the Gingerbread Kid is very afraid she might not survive the night\, depending on how hungry Billy gets.
\nOne of the m decides the only way to get back home is to take Billy out of the story. Come along and help figure out who closed the chapter on Billy.
\nI n production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 au dience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensembl e appears regularly at Ventfort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per pe rson including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Tuesday\, June 12th. Seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by Tues.\, June 12 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26507@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Douglas McCombs\, Chief Curator of the Albany Institute of Hist ory & Art\, will canvass Hudson River School landscapes from the museum’s vast collection. His presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.\nAl bany was second only to New York City as a center for American landscape a rt known as the Hudson River School. From the 1820s through the 1870s\, a rtists associated with this celebrated art movement lived and worked in th e state capital\, or spent time in the community visiting friends\, fellow artists and patrons. Thomas Cole\, Frederic Church\, James Hart\, Asher B. Durand\, Homer Dodge Martin and John Kensett are just a few of the arti sts belonging to this group\, whose works are on view at the museum.\nThe institute\, the state’s oldest museum\, now holds the largest collection o f Hudson River School paintings and drawing in the Upper Hudson Valley. W orks from the collection are regularly exhibited at museums nationally and internationally.\nFirst joining the institute in 2004\, McCombs has serve d as chief curator since 2014. In addition to curating the re-installatio n of the collection\, he is also writing the accompanying catalogue\, whic h will be available this fall. He received a PhD in American cultural his tory from Kent State University and was curator at the Heinz History Cente r in Pittsburgh\, PA\, before relocating to Albany.\nTickets for the McCom bs talk are $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reserv ations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations cal l us at 413-637-3206.\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180619T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – Woods and Waters\, Hudson River School Landscapes URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-woods-and-waters-hudson-river-scho ol-landscapes/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nDougl as McCombs\, Chief Curator of the Albany Institute of History & A rt\, will canvass Hudson River School landscapes from the museum’s vast co llection. His presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.
\nAl bany was second only to New York City as a center for American landscape a rt known as the Hudson River School. From the 1820s through the 1870s\, a rtists associated with this celebrated art movement lived and worked in th e state capital\, or spent time in the community visiting friends\, fellow artists and patrons. Thomas Cole\, Frederic Church\, James Hart\, Asher B. Durand\, Homer Dodge Martin and John Kensett are just a few of the arti sts belonging to this group\, whose works are on view at the museum.
\nThe institute\, the state’s oldest museum\, now holds the largest colle ction of Hudson River School paintings and drawing in the Upper Hudson Val ley. Works from the collection are regularly exhibited at museums nationa lly and internationally.
\nFirst joining the institute in 2004\, McC ombs has served as chief curator since 2014. In addition to curating the re-installation of the collection\, he is also writing the accompanying ca talogue\, which will be available this fall. He received a PhD in America n cultural history from Kent State University and was curator at the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh\, PA\, before relocating to Albany.
\nTickets for the McCombs talk are $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucill e Landa and William Landa.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\; $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26508@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:New York Times-bestselling author and award-winning legal histo rian Simon Baatz will give evidence to facts dealing with The Girl on the Velvet Swing: Sex\, Murder\, and Madness at the Dawn of the Twentieth Cent ury. The subject of his latest book of the same title. His presentation w ill be followed by a Victorian tea during which the speaker will autograph copies of his book.\nIn 1901\, beautiful Evelyn Nesbit\, 16\, a chorus gi rl in the musical comedy Florodora\, dined alone with Stanford White\, 47\ , the foremost architect of his day\, in his town house in New York City. He was a celebrity\, responsible for designing countless landmark buildin gs in Manhattan and elsewhere. That evening\, after drinking too much cha mpagne\, Nesbit lost consciousness and awoke to find herself naked in bed with White. Telltale evidence told her that White had raped her.\nShe spo ke of the incident to no one until\, several years later\, she confided in Harry Thaw\, the millionaire playboy who would later become her husband. Thaw\, angry with revenge\, shot and killed White in 1906 before hundreds of theatergoers during a performance in Madison Square Garden at 26th Str eet\, a building designed by White.\nThe trial was a sensation that grippe d the country. Most Americans thought Thaw was justified in killing White\ , but the district attorney expected to send him to the electric chair. Ne sbit’s testimony was so explicit and shocking that President Theodore Roos evelt called on newspapers not to print it verbatim. The murder cast a lo ng dark shadow on both Thaw and Nesbit.\nBaatz holds a joint appointment a s an Associate Professor of American legal history at John Jay College and at the Graduate Center\, both at the City University of New York. He is a bestselling author of For the Thrill of It\, a history of the Leopold an d Loeb case.\nTickets for the Baatz talk are $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.\nThe summer 2018 se ries of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member L ucille Landa and William Landa. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180626T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – The Girl on the Velvet Swing URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-the-girl-on-the-velvet-swing/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nNew York Times-bestselling author and award-winning legal historian Simon Baat z will give evidence to facts dealing with The Girl on the Velvet Swin g: Sex\, Murder\, and Madness at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century. The subject of his latest book of the same title. His presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea during which the speaker will autograph copie s of his book.
\nIn 1901\, beautiful Evelyn Nesbit\, 16\, a chorus g irl in the musical comedy Florodora\, dined alone with Stanford W hite\, 47\, the foremost architect of his day\, in his town house in New Y ork City. He was a celebrity\, responsible for designing countless landma rk buildings in Manhattan and elsewhere. That evening\, after drinking to o much champagne\, Nesbit lost consciousness and awoke to find herself nak ed in bed with White. Telltale evidence told her that White had raped her .
\nShe spoke of the incident to no one until\, several years later\ , she confided in Harry Thaw\, the millionaire playboy who would later bec ome her husband. Thaw\, angry with revenge\, shot and killed White in 190 6 before hundreds of theatergoers during a performance in Madison Square G arden at 26th Street\, a building designed by White.
\nTh e trial was a sensation that gripped the country. Most Americans thought T haw was justified in killing White\, but the district attorney expected to send him to the electric chair. Nesbit’s testimony was so explicit and sh ocking that President Theodore Roosevelt called on newspapers not to print it verbatim. The murder cast a long dark shadow on both Thaw and Nesbit.
\nBaatz holds a joint appointment as an Associate Professor of Amer ican legal history at John Jay College and at the Graduate Center\, both a t the City University of New York. He is a bestselling author of For the Thrill of It\, a history of the Leopold and Loeb case.
\nTi ckets for the Baatz talk are $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of t he event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\nThe summer 2018 series of t hirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille La nda and William Landa.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\; $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26528@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:As follow-up to the recent PBS presentation of Little Women\, h istorian Julie Agar will focus on its famous author at her presentation. H er presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.\nLouisa’s father was Bronson Alcott\, an unsuccessful educator and philosopher (she portrayed h im as a “man up in a balloon”). However\, an intellectual life developed w hen his friends became his daughters’ friends and tutors\, including Henry Thoreau\, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Margaret Fuller. The Alcotts were very poor\, living eventually in Concord\, MA. Bronson was a strong supporter of women’s rights and was an early abolitionist. Agar states\, “the combi nation of intellectual richness and actual poverty helped Louisa develop h er sense of humor.”\nBorn in Germantown\, PA on November 29\, 1832\, Louis a was one of four sisters (there are four sisters in Little Women). To lif t themselves out of poverty\, the sisters found ways to make money\, inclu ding teaching\, sewing and housework\, all of which Louisa did.\nIn 1867\, she accepted a job as the editor of a juvenile magazine. The next year s he produced the first volume of Little Women\, a cheerful account of her c hildhood. The heroine Jo represented Louisa herself. A second volume appe ared in 1869. The financial success of these books over the following yea rs gave her family enough money to live comfortably. Other books were to follow along with many loyal readers. Louisa died in 1888 in Boston.\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservatio ns call us at 413-637-3206.\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talk s are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William La nda. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180705T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – Louisa May Alcott & Concord’s Literary Luminaries URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-louisa-may-alcott-concords-literar y-luminaries/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nAs follow-up
to the recent PBS presentation of Little Women\, historian
Louisa’s fa ther was Bronson Alcott\, an unsuccessful educator and philosopher (she po rtrayed him as a “man up in a balloon”). However\, an intellectual life de veloped when his friends became his daughters’ friends and tutors\, includ ing Henry Thoreau\, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Margaret Fuller. The Alcotts w ere very poor\, living eventually in Concord\, MA. Bronson was a strong s upporter of women’s rights and was an early abolitionist. Agar states\, “ the combination of intellectual richness and actual poverty helped Louisa develop her sense of humor.”
\nBorn in Germantown\, PA on November 2 9\, 1832\, Louisa was one of four sisters (there are four sisters in L ittle Women). To lift themselves out of poverty\, the sisters found w ays to make money\, including teaching\, sewing and housework\, all of whi ch Louisa did.
\nIn 1867\, she accepted a job as the editor of a juv enile magazine. The next year she produced the first volume of Little Women\, a cheerful account of her childhood. The heroine Jo represe nted Louisa herself. A second volume appeared in 1869. The financial succ ess of these books over the following years gave her family enough money t o live comfortably. Other books were to follow along with many loyal read ers. Louisa died in 1888 in Boston.
\nCost to attend $26 with an adv ance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly re commended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206 .
\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26529@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Who invented tennis\, lawn or otherwise? Historian Warren Kimba ll’s audience will learn the answer to this question and much more when he lobs the ball over the net with his presentation here at the mansion. A V ictorian tea will follow during which Kimball will autograph copies of his new book of the same title\, the basis of his talk.\n“…I went over to see what Mrs. Bailey had done. To my surprise\, I found her out playing tenn is.” Martha Summerhayes\, October 1874. A singular event that portrays th e early days of a great American sport.\nThe USTA has helped cultivate and organize tennis in this country over the past 135 years. Starting as a g roup of elite men from country clubs in the Northeast\, the organization h as become the largest tennis association in the world. With access to pri vate records\, Kimball will relay how the USTA was key to organizing the Grand Slam competition and the prestigious U.S. Open\, among other facts. Today\, women are in top leadership positions and the USTA is mostly run by volunteers with annual revenue at well over $300 million.\nThe USTA was key in establishing the Open Era in tennis in 1968\, when professionals b egan competing with amateurs in Grand Slam events\; for expanding the game in the United States during the 1970s tennis boom\; and for establishing the U.S. Open as one of the most prestigious and largest-attended sports e vents internationally.\nKimball is the Robert Treat Professor Emeritus of History at Rutgers University. He is the author of a number of books\, in cluding Forged in War: Roosevelt\, Churchill\, and the Second World War. H e is a past member of the USTA board of directors.\nCost to attend $26 wit h an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are h ighly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413- 637-3206.\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180710T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – US Tennis Association: Raising the Game URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-5/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWho invented tennis\, lawn or otherwise? Historian Warren Kimball’s au dience will learn the answer to this question and much more when he lobs t he ball over the net with his presentation here at the mansion. A Victoria n tea will follow during which Kimball will autograph copies of his new bo ok of the same title\, the basis of his talk.
\n“…I went over to see what Mrs. Bailey had done. To my surprise\, I found her out playing tenn is.” Martha Summerhayes\, October 1874. A singular event that portrays th e early days of a great American sport.
\nThe USTA has helped cultiv ate and organize tennis in this country over the past 135 years. Starting as a group of elite men from country clubs in the Northeast\, the organiz ation has become the largest tennis association in the world. With access to private records\, Kimball will relay how the USTA was key to organiz ing the Grand Slam competition and the prestigious U.S. Open\, among other facts. Today\, women are in top leadership positions and the USTA is most ly run by volunteers with annual revenue at well over $300 million.
\n< p>The USTA was key in establishing the Open Era in tennis in 1968\, when p rofessionals began competing with amateurs in Grand Slam events\; for expa nding the game in the United States during the 1970s tennis boom\; and for establishing the U.S. Open as one of the most prestigious and largest-att ended sports events internationally.\nKimball is the Robert Treat P rofessor Emeritus of History at Rutgers University. He is the author of a number of books\, including Forged in War: Roosevelt\, Churchill\, an d the Second World War. He is a past member of the USTA board of dire ctors.
\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limit ed. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\nThe summer 2018 ser ies of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lu cille Landa and William Landa.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26494@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to announce that we are among the 100 institution s across Massachusetts participating in this year’s Free Fun Friday initia tive\, thanks to our partnership with the Highland Street Foundation #Free FunFridays10! Admission to the first floor only will be free on July 13. T his Friday only. We look forward to seeing you! For more info\, visit: htt p://www.highlandstreet.org/programs/free-fun-fridays DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180713T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180713T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Free Fun Friday URL:https://gildedage.org/event/free-fun-friday-july-13-from-10-am-to-4-pm/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe’re excited to announce that we are among the 100 institutions across Massachusetts participating in this year’s Fre e Fun Frid ay initiative\, thanks to our partnership with the Highland Street Foundation #FreeFunFridays10! Admis sion to the first floor only will be free on July 13. This Friday only. We look forward to seeing you! For more info\, visit: http://www.highland street.org/programs/free-fun-fridays
\n\n X-COST:Free Admission END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26575@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Come to J.McLaughlin at 68 Main St.\, Lenox MA to shop at this event where 15% of sales will benefit Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180714T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180714T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Sip & Shop Benefit URL:https://gildedage.org/event/sip-shop-benefit-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nCome to J.McL aughlin at 68 Main St.\, Lenox MA to shop at this event where 15% of sales will benefit Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26530@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nFrom Delmonico’s to Sylvia’s to Chez Panisse\, a dari ng and original history of dining out will be savored by food historian Pa ul Freedman’s audience. The author of Ten Restaurants That Changed Americ a\, his presentation here at the mansion will be followed by a Victorian t ea.\nFreedman will make the case that his story is one of changing immigra tion patterns\, race relations\, family roles\, work obligations and leisu re habits\, as well as the restlessness with the same old thing and the Am erican capacity for reinvention and assimilation. The speaker states that every trend that affects American society has an impact on restaurants an d customers\, beginning with the first restaurants in the early 19th centu ry.\nFreedman notes that immigration has had a tremendous impact on the va riety of restaurants that were and are found in this country. “In 1880\, j ust like in 1980\, just like now\, the majority of people who work in and own restaurants are foreign-born\,” he says.\nOther societal changes that he says have influenced restaurant trends include changing gender roles\, a decline in meat consumption\, marketing healthy food to children\, the m igration of African Americans from the South to the North starting during World War I\, railroads and post-war suburbia. The nation’s restaurants ar e “really a new way of viewing American history\,” says Freedman.\nFreedma n\, considered one of the world’s most learned food writers\, is a history professor at Yale University. He is the editor of the ICP award-winning Food: The History of Taste and is the author of Out of the East: Spices an d the Medieval Imagination.\n Cost to attend $26 with an advance reservati on and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as s eating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board m ember Lucille Landa and William Landa. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180717T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Tea & Talk – Ten Restaurants that Changed America URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-ten-restaurants-that-changed-ameri ca/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nSOLD OUT
\nFrom Delmonico’s to Sylvia’s to Chez Panisse\, a dari
ng and original history of dining out will be savored by food historian Paul Freedman’s audience. The author of Ten Restaurant
s That Changed America\, his presentation here at the mansion will be
followed by a Victorian tea.
Freedman will make the case that his story is one of changing immigration patterns\, race relations\, family r oles\, work obligations and leisure habits\, as well as the restlessness w ith the same old thing and the American capacity for reinvention and assim ilation. The speaker states that every trend that affects American societ y has an impact on restaurants and customers\, beginning with the first re staurants in the early 19th century.
\nFreedman notes tha t immigration has had a tremendous impact on the variety of restaurants th at were and are found in this country. “In 1880\, just like in 1980\, just like now\, the majority of people who work in and own restaurants are for eign-born\,” he says.
\nOther societal changes that he says have inf luenced restaurant trends include changing gender roles\, a decline in mea t consumption\, marketing healthy food to children\, the migration of Afri can Americans from the South to the North starting during World War I\, ra ilroads and post-war suburbia. The nation’s restaurants are “really a new way of viewing American history\,” says Freedman.
\nFreedman\, consi dered one of the world’s most learned food writers\, is a history professo r at Yale University. He is the editor of the ICP award-winning Food: The History of Taste and is the author of Out of the East: Spice s and the Medieval Imagination.
\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations ar e highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 4 13-637-3206.
\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sp onsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26538@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Trinity College professor of fine arts Kathleen Curran will exh ibit in-depth knowledge on “The Invention of the American Art Museum” as t he subject of a Tea & Talk. Her presentation will take place at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum on Tuesday\, July 24. Curran will autho r copies of her new book The Invention of the American Art Museum: From Cr aft to Kulturgeschichte\, 1870 – 1930 at a Victorian tea following her tal k.\nCurran will trace the little-known collection and exhibition strategie s of Kulturgeschichte (cultural history) museums in America. Originating in Germanic and Scandinavian museums\, the curatorial principles of this m ovement focused on an integrated view of the arts of a culture and period rather than chronological displays of a single medium. Visitors were to e nter a museum room and step into another place and time that expressed a c ommon visual vocabulary of a historical age.\nThe speaker has mined extens ive archival material to trace the story of the influential museum leaders hip\, curators\, donors and architects who seeded this movement in America . In a great wave of museum building after 1906\, the earliest art instit utions of the 1870s were transformed from the craft museum formats into am bitious Kulturgeschichte architectural programs and installations. This ne w conception was embraced by great American collectors\, whose private don ations quickly filled even new buildings in Boston\, New York\, Philadelph ia\, Cleveland\, Toledo\, Detroit\, Chicago\, Minneapolis\, St. Louis and San Francisco.\nCurran has taught at Trinity College since 1990\, where sh e is a specialist in architectural history. A winner of the 1997 Arthur H . Hughes Teaching Award\, she has also served as the college’s architectur e advisor for students. Her book The Romanesque Revival: Religion\, Politi cs and Transnational Exchange won the Henry-Russell Hitchcock Award presen ted by The Victorian Society in America.\nCost to attend $26 with an advan ce reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly reco mmended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. \nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180724T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – The Invention of the American Art Museum URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-the-invention-of-the-american-art- museum/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nTrinity Colle ge professor of fine arts Kathleen Curran will exhibit in -depth knowledge on “The Invention of the American Art Museum” as the subj ect of a Tea & Talk. Her presentation will take place at Ventfort Hall Ma nsion and Gilded Age Museum on Tuesday\, July 24. Curran will author copie s of her new book The Invention of the American Art Museum: From Craft to Kulturgeschichte\, 1870 – 1930 at a Victorian tea following her t alk.
\nCurran will trace the little-known collection and exhibition strategies of Kulturgeschichte (cultural history) museums in Amer ica. Originating in Germanic and Scandinavian museums\, the curatorial pr inciples of this movement focused on an integrated view of the arts of a c ulture and period rather than chronological displays of a single medium. Visitors were to enter a museum room and step into another place and time that expressed a common visual vocabulary of a historical age.
\nThe speaker has mined extensive archival material to trace the story of the i nfluential museum leadership\, curators\, donors and architects who seeded this movement in America. In a great wave of museum building after 1906\ , the earliest art institutions of the 1870s were transformed from the cra ft museum formats into ambitious Kulturgeschichte architectural p rograms and installations. This new conception was embraced by great Ameri can collectors\, whose private donations quickly filled even new buildings in Boston\, New York\, Philadelphia\, Cleveland\, Toledo\, Detroit\, Chic ago\, Minneapolis\, St. Louis and San Francisco.
\nCurran has taught at Trinity College since 1990\, where she is a specialist in architectura l history. A winner of the 1997 Arthur H. Hughes Teaching Award\, she has also served as the college’s architecture advisor for students. Her book The Romanesque Revival: Religion\, Politics and Transnational Exchange won the Henry-Russell Hitchcock Award presented by The Victorian Soc iety in America.
\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation an d $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seatin g is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\nThe summe r 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa.
\n\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26554@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Join David Raby for a paranormal investigation of the historic and haunted Ventfort Hall. A non-fiction author and paranormal investigat or\, Raby has always been intrigued by history. He undauntedly enters haun ted locations that would terrify others with hopes of contacting lingering spirits to discover why they remain.\nRaby is the author of four publishe d books and countless online articles. With his passion for the paranormal field\, he has accumulated over a decade of experience\, founded a parano rmal group and has helped many people (and spirits) that ranged between th e curious and those seeking urgent advice.\nHis interest in the paranormal was shaped by the fact that spirits seem to be attracted to his compassio n and openness. He has a knack for storytelling that fuels his intensive h istorical research and fact finding.\nHe believes that by bringing people’ s stories out of the shadows and into the light of our awareness\, they ma y find eternal rest and peace.\nBefore the investigation\, he will give a brief history of the lives that once graced the hallways – and possibly st ill reside within. He will also share some of his favorite evidence from p revious investigations and will be happy to answer any questions about par anormal investigations. This event is perfect for everyone\; from someone who has never been on a paranormal investigation to the seasoned investiga tor.\nThe event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and conclude at midnight. Tickets for this exciting event are $35 per person. All of the proceeds from ticke t sales will go towards the preservation and restoration of Ventfort Hall. Call us at (413) 637-3206 for reservations. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180727T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180728T000000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ghost Hunt – A Spirited Evening URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ghost-hunt-a-spirited-evening/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Join David Raby for a paranormal investigation of the historic and hau nted Ventfort Hall. A non-fiction author and paranormal investigator\, Ra by has always been intrigued by history. He undauntedly enters haunted loc ations that would terrify others with hopes of contacting lingering spirit s to discover why they remain.
\nRaby is the author of four publishe d books and countless online articles. With his passion for the paranormal field\, he has accumulated over a decade of experience\, founded a parano rmal group and has helped many people (and spirits) that ranged between th e curious and those seeking urgent advice.
\nHis interest in the par anormal was shaped by the fact that spirits seem to be attracted to his co mpassion and openness. He has a knack for storytelling that fuels his inte nsive historical research and fact finding.
\nHe believes that by br inging people’s stories out of the shadows and into the light of our aware ness\, they may find eternal rest and peace.
\nBefore the investigat ion\, he will give a brief history of the lives that once graced the hallw ays – and possibly still reside within. He will also share some of his fav orite evidence from previous investigations and will be happy to answer an y questions about paranormal investigations. This event is perfect for eve ryone\; from someone who has never been on a paranormal investigation to t he seasoned investigator.
\nThe event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and co nclude at midnight. Tickets for this exciting event are $35 per person. Al l of the proceeds from ticket sales will go towards the preservation and r estoration of Ventfort Hall. Call us at (413) 637-3206 for reservations.\n X-COST:$35 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26539@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Laura Trevelyan\, a British anchor of BBC World News America on PBS\, is a descendant of the American Winchester family\, the colorful Ne w England clan responsible for the creation of the “Gun That Won the West. ” Based on her new book The Winchester: The Gun That Built an American Dy nasty\, she will explore a favorite of collectors\, celebrated in fiction\ , glorified in Hollywood and endorsed by Annie Oakley\, Theodore Roosevelt and certain Native Americans who called it “the spirit gun.” Her talk wil l be followed by a Victorian tea.\nTrevelyan is a descendant of the Americ an Winchester family\, the colorful New England clan responsible for the “ Gun That Won the West.” Arguably the world’s most famous firearm\, the Win chester Repeating Rifle was sought after by a cast of characters ranging f rom the settlers of the American West to the Ottoman Empire’s Army.\nThe s peaker will offer an engrossing personal history of the family\, chronicli ng the rise and fortunes of the dynasty\, from Oliver Winchester who found ed the rifle company in 1866 to Sarah Winchester\, the eccentric builder o f the California mansion portrayed in the movie “Winchester: The House Tha t Ghosts Built\,” starring Helen Mirren.\nTrevelyan will also cover the ev olution of an iconic weapon that has become a part of American culture\; a longtime favorite of collectors and gun enthusiasts and celebrated in fic tion\, glorified by Hollywood\, and endorsed by the likes of Annie Oakley\ , Theodore Roosevelt\, Ernest Hemingway and Native American tribesmen who called it “the spirit gun.”\nTrevelyan covers major national and internati onal stories from the BBC studio in Washington\, D.C.\, as well as on loca tion\, including President Obama’s visit to Cuba\, the 2016 Presidential e lections and anchoring from the Trump victory party on election night. Sh e also covered the 2004 and 2008 Presidential races. As a correspondent\, Trevelyan has reported for the BBC from around the world\, covering human itarian crises and diplomatic visits both connected to the UN from 2006 – 2009. She joined the BBC in 1993 in London\, moving to New York in 2004. Her husband\, James Goldston\, is president of ABC News.\nCost to attend $ 26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us a t 413-637-3206.\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponso red by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180731T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – The Gun that Built an American Dynasty URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-the-gun-that-built-an-american-dyn asty/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nLaura Trevelyan\, a British anchor of BBC World News America on PBS\, is a descendant of the American Winchester family\, the colorful New Engla nd clan responsible for the creation of the “Gun That Won the West.” Base d on her new book The Winchester: The Gun That Built an American Dynas ty\, she will explore a favorite of collectors\, celebrated in fictio n\, glorified in Hollywood and endorsed by Annie Oakley\, Theodore Rooseve lt and certain Native Americans who called it “the spirit gun.” Her talk w ill be followed by a Victorian tea.
\nTrevelyan is a descendant of t he American Winchester family\, the colorful New England clan responsible for the “Gun That Won the West.” Arguably the world’s most famous firearm\ , the Winchester Repeating Rifle was sought after by a cast of characters ranging from the settlers of the American West to the Ottoman Empire’s Arm y.
\nThe speaker will offer an engrossing personal history of the fa mily\, chronicling the rise and fortunes of the dynasty\, from Oliver Winc hester who founded the rifle company in 1866 to Sarah Winchester\, the ecc entric builder of the California mansion portrayed in the movie “Wincheste r: The House That Ghosts Built\,” starring Helen Mirren.
\nTrevelyan will also cover the evolution of an iconic weapon that has become a part of American culture\; a longtime favorite of collectors and gun enthusiast s and celebrated in fiction\, glorified by Hollywood\, and endorsed by the likes of Annie Oakley\, Theodore Roosevelt\, Ernest Hemingway and Native American tribesmen who called it “the spirit gun.”
\nTrevelyan cover s major national and international stories from the BBC studio in Washingt on\, D.C.\, as well as on location\, including President Obama’s visit to Cuba\, the 2016 Presidential elections and anchoring from the Trump victor y party on election night. She also covered the 2004 and 2008 Presidentia l races. As a correspondent\, Trevelyan has reported for the BBC from aro und the world\, covering humanitarian crises and diplomatic visits both co nnected to the UN from 2006 – 2009. She joined the BBC in 1993 in London\ , moving to New York in 2004. Her husband\, James Goldston\, is president of ABC News.
\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $3 2 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\nThe summer 20 18 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board mem ber Lucille Landa and William Landa.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26540@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Larz and Isabel Anderson were a wealthy\, well-connected\, cosm opolitan and intellectually curious couple of the Gilded Age. Their story will be revealed by American cultural historian Stephen T. Moskey and art historian Isabel L. Taube. Moskey is the author of Larz and Isabel Anders on: Wealth and Celebrity in the Gilded Age\, copies of which he will sign during a Victorian tea following their presentation.\nThe Andersons travel ed the globe assembling a collection of objects that they displayed in the ir homes in Brookline\, MA and Washington\, D.C. They saw themselves as c itizens of the world and visually reinforced this idea with the arrangemen ts they created from their collections.\nAs an example\, Moskey and Taube will explore one case study of the Andersons’ approach to collecting and d isplaying objects\, Native American pots and blankets\, primarily Zuni\, a cquired in New Mexico in 1904. In 2014\, Moskey discovered this collectio n\, once presumed lost\, in long-term storage at a Boston museum.\nThe tal k is drawn from an ongoing study conducted by the pair of the highly eclec tic Gilded Age interiors of both Anderson homes. Many rare period views o f Anderson interiors and collections will be shown as part of the lecture. \nMoskey co-authored the book The Turkish Ambassador’s Residence and the C ultural History of Washington\, D.C. Taube\, who specializes in Gilded Ag e art and interior decoration\, teaches at Rutgers University\, New Brunsw ick\, N.J.\, and the School of Visual Arts\, New York. She has curated ex hibitions of historical and contemporary art\, including the interior scen es of Walter Gay\, for which she was also the lead author for the catalogu e Impressions of Interiors: Gilded Age Paintings of Walter Gay. She is al so the executive editor for the online journal Nineteenth-Century Art Worl dwide.\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. Fo r reservations call us at 413-637-3206.\nThe summer 2018 series of thirtee n Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa an d William Landa. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180807T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – Larz & Isabel Anderson\, Gilded Age Globetrotting Coll ectors URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-lanz-isabel-anderson-gilded-age-gl obetrotting-collectors/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nLarz and Isab el Anderson were a wealthy\, well-connected\, cosmopolitan and intellectua lly curious couple of the Gilded Age. Their story will be revealed by Ame rican cultural historian Stephen T. Moskey and art historian Isabel L. Tau be. Moskey is the author of Larz and Isabel Anderson: Wealth and Celeb rity in the Gilded Age\, copies of which he will sign during a Victor ian tea following their presentation.
\nThe Andersons traveled the g lobe assembling a collection of objects that they displayed in their homes in Brookline\, MA and Washington\, D.C. They saw themselves as citizens of the world and visually reinforced this idea with the arrangements they created from their collections.
\nAs an example\, Moskey and Taube w ill explore one case study of the Andersons’ approach to collecting and di splaying objects\, Native American pots and blankets\, primarily Zuni\, ac quired in New Mexico in 1904. In 2014\, Moskey discovered this collection \, once presumed lost\, in long-term storage at a Boston museum.
\nT he talk is drawn from an ongoing study conducted by the pair of the highly eclectic Gilded Age interiors of both Anderson homes. Many rare period v iews of Anderson interiors and collections will be shown as part of the le cture.
\nMoskey co-authored the book The Turkish Ambassador’s Re sidence and the Cultural History of Washington\, D.C. Taube\, who sp ecializes in Gilded Age art and interior decoration\, teaches at Rutgers U niversity\, New Brunswick\, N.J.\, and the School of Visual Arts\, New Yor k. She has curated exhibitions of historical and contemporary art\, inclu ding the interior scenes of Walter Gay\, for which she was also the lead a uthor for the catalogue Impressions of Interiors: Gilded Age Paintings of Walter Gay. She is also the executive editor for the online jour nal Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide.
\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations ar e highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 4 13-637-3206.
\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sp onsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26636@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Alexander Prokhorov-Tolstoy is legendary for his candlelit even ing of Russian and Gypsy romances. He is a connoisseur and collector of ol d well-known as well as rare and forgotten\, Russian and Gypsy romances\, that he performs with his own improvised piano accompaniment. His deep bas s baritone with midnight-dark chasm depth of richness and powerful timber tones immediately captivate and bring the melodic beauty of the romances a long with their drama and excitement to the audiences.\nMr. Prokhorov-Tols toy grew up in a family with rich cultural traditions. Among his relatives are famous Russian writer Alexey Tolstoy (great-grandfather)\, Silver Age poet Natalia Tolstaya-Krandievskaya (great-grandmother)\, notorious inter preter of Shakespeare and Silver Age poet\, Mikhail Lozinsky (great-grandf ather)\, composer Dmitri Tolstoy\, and many others. Literary\, musical\, a nd theatrical hobbies were a part of Alexander’s childhood years and led h im to pursue his artistic career.\nA graduate of Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory Musical College with degree in piano performance\, Mr. Prokho rov-Tolstoy also received a Master’s Degree in Opera performance at Longy School of Music and Boston Opera Institute. His operatic roles include Don Pasquale from Don Pasquale\, Raimondo from Lucia Di Lammermoor\, Colline from La Boheme\, Escamilio from Carmen\, Prince Gremin from Eugene Onegin\ , Ferrando from Il Trovatorre\, and Bottom from Midsummer Night’s Dream. M r. Prokhorov-Tolstoy’s concert appearances range from Carnegie Hall\, Bost on Symphony Hall\, Jordan Hall of New England Conservatory\, and Cutler Ma jestic Theater to Moscow and St. Petersburg’s Philharmonic Halls. However\ , the Romances remain his favorite genre and his concert tours always incl ude the annual Evening of Russian and Gypsy Romances at Tolstoy’s Museum i n Moscow\, which Mr. Prokhorov-Tolstoy dedicates to his great-grandfather. \nTickets are $20 with an advance reservation and $25 at the door. Reserva tions are strongly recommended as seating is limited. For a reservation pl ease call us at (413) 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180812T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180812T193000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Concert – “Dark Eyes” Candlelit Evening of Russian and Gypsy Romanc es URL:https://gildedage.org/event/concert-dark-eyes-candlelit-evening-of-russ ian-and-gypsy-romances/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nAlexander Pro khorov-Tolstoy is legendary for his candlelit evening of Russian and Gypsy romances. He is a connoisseur and collector of old well-known as well as rare and forgotten\, Russian and Gypsy romances\, that he performs with hi s own improvised piano accompaniment. His deep bass baritone with midnight -dark chasm depth of richness and powerful timber tones immediately captiv ate and bring the melodic beauty of the romances along with their drama an d excitement to the audiences.
\nMr. Prokhorov-Tolstoy grew up in a family with rich cultural traditions. Among his relatives are famous Russi an writer Alexey Tolstoy (great-grandfather)\, Silver Age poet Natalia Tol staya-Krandievskaya (great-grandmother)\, notorious interpreter of Shakesp eare and Silver Age poet\, Mikhail Lozinsky (great-grandfather)\, composer Dmitri Tolstoy\, and many others. Literary\, musical\, and theatrical hob bies were a part of Alexander’s childhood years and led him to pursue his artistic career.
\nA graduate of Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservato ry Musical College with degree in piano performance\, Mr. Prokhorov-Tolsto y also received a Master’s Degree in Opera performance at Longy School of Music and Boston Opera Institute. His operatic roles include Don Pasquale from Don Pasquale\, Raimondo from Lucia Di Lammermoor\, Colline from La Bo heme\, Escamilio from Carmen\, Prince Gremin from Eugene Onegin\, Ferrando from Il Trovatorre\, and Bottom from Midsummer Night’s Dream. Mr. Prokhor ov-Tolstoy’s concert appearances range from Carnegie Hall\, Boston Symphon y Hall\, Jordan Hall of New England Conservatory\, and Cutler Majestic The ater to Moscow and St. Petersburg’s Philharmonic Halls. However\, the Roma nces remain his favorite genre and his concert tours always include the an nual Evening of Russian and Gypsy Romances at Tolstoy’s Museum in Moscow\, which Mr. Prokhorov-Tolstoy dedicates to his great-grandfather.
\nT ickets are $20 with an advance reservation and $25 at the door. Reservatio ns are strongly recommended as seating is limited. For a reservation pleas e call us at (413) 637-3206.
\n X-COST:$20 with advance reservation\; $25 at the door END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26541@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Popular architectural historian Francis Morrone returns to peer into “Crystal Palaces: The London\, New York and Paris World’s Fairs\, 1 850 – 1855.” These were three of the greatest expositions of the 19th cent ury. Each centered on a massive iron-and-glass exhibition hall\, none of w hich survive. They were showcases for inventions in the greatest age of i nventions. The present-day pales in comparison when it comes to the latest inventions\, says Morrone.\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservatio n and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as se ating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.\nThe summer 2 018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board me mber Lucille Landa and William Landa. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180814T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – Crystal Palaces: The London\, New York and Paris World ’s Fairs\, 1851-1855 URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-crystal-palaces-the-london-new-yor k-and-paris-worlds-fairs-1851-1855/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nPopular archi tectural historian Francis Morrone returns to peer into “ Crystal Palaces: The London\, New York and Paris World’s Fairs\, 1850 – 1 855.” These were three of the greatest expositions of the 19th century. Each centered on a massive iron-and-glass exhibition hall\, none of which survive. They were showcases for inventions in the greatest age of inventions. The present-day pales in comparison when it comes to the la test inventions\, says Morrone.
\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recomm ended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Vent fort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26587@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Last tour today at 11 am. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180818T120000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ventfort Hall Closing Today at 12 Noon for a Private Event URL:https://gildedage.org/event/closing-today-at-12-noon-for-a-private-even t/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nLast tour tod ay at 11 am.
\n X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26542@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Susan Edwards\, executive director of the Museum of Old Newbury \, Newburyport\, MA\, will focus here at the mansion on Henry Coit Perkins \, a pioneer in the art of photography. Part of the museum’s summer serie s of Tea & Talks\, her presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.\n Very likely Perkins (1804 – 1873) took the country’s very first town views \, that of Newburyport. After graduating from Harvard Medical School\, he returned to his hometown to practice medicine as a country doctor. In the fall of 1839\, he began experimenting with the daguerreotype process\, a b rand new photographic technique invented in France.\nThe process was the f irst practicable method of obtaining permanent images with a camera. Photo graphy was to become a tool of record\, as well as an art form. Perkins p roduced five views of Newburyport that are recognized as among the earlies t daguerreotypes in the US and regarded by scholars and curators as nation al treasures.\nBased on recent research\, Edwards will reveal a full portr ait of Perkins and his role in early American photographic history. She wi ll also discuss the early work of Louis Daguerre and such American contemp oraries as Samuel F. B. Morse\, Joseph Saxton\, Robert Cornelius and Josep h Draper. She will also include some examples of early 19th century Berks hire photography.\nEdwards has been a museum professional for 40 years. S he has served as executive director and curator and curator for the Berksh ire County Historical Society\, the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk\, ME\, and the Kennebunkport Historical Society. She was also director of histor ic resources for The Trustees of Reservations where she managed a portfoli o of 150 historic buildings and cultural landscapes. She is a native of t he Berkshires.\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limi ted. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180821T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – Henry Coit Perkins\, 1839: Pioneer Photographer URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-henry-coit-perkins-1839-pioneer-ph otographer/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nSusan Edwards\, executive director of the Museum of Old Newbury\, Newb uryport\, MA\, will focus here at the mansion on Henry Coit Perkins\, a pi oneer in the art of photography. Part of the museum’s summer series of Te a & Talks\, her presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.
\nVery likely Perkins (1804 – 1873) took the country’s very first town views \, that of Newburyport. After graduating from Harvard Medical School\, he returned to his hometown to practice medicine as a country doctor. In the fall of 1839\, he began experimenting with the daguerreotype process\, a b rand new photographic technique invented in France.
\nThe process wa s the first practicable method of obtaining permanent images with a camera . Photography was to become a tool of record\, as well as an art form. Pe rkins produced five views of Newburyport that are recognized as among the earliest daguerreotypes in the US and regarded by scholars and curators as national treasures.
\nBased on recent research\, Edwards will revea
l a full portrait of Perkins and his role in early American photographic h
istory. She will also discuss the early work of Louis Daguerre and such Am
erican contemporaries as Samuel F. B. Morse\, Joseph Saxton\, Robert Corne
lius and Joseph Draper. She will also include some examples of early 19th century Berkshire photography.
Edwards has been a muse um professional for 40 years. She has served as executive director and cu rator and curator for the Berkshire County Historical Society\, the Brick Store Museum in Kennebunk\, ME\, and the Kennebunkport Historical Society. She was also director of historic resources for The Trustees of Reservati ons where she managed a portfolio of 150 historic buildings and cultural l andscapes. She is a native of the Berkshires.
\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations ar e highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 4 13-637-3206.
\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sp onsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26634@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Come to J.McLaughlin at 68 Main St.\, Lenox MA to shop at this event where 15% of sales will benefit Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum.\nEnjoy light refreshments while shopping the fall collection. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180825T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180825T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Sip & Shop Benefit URL:https://gildedage.org/event/sip-and-shop-benefit/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCome to J.McL aughlin at 68 Main St.\, Lenox MA to shop at this event where 15% of sales will benefit Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum.
\nEnjoy l ight refreshments while shopping the fall collection.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26543@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:A special documentary film titled Anne Morgan’s War at a Tea & Talk will be presented followed by Victorian tea. Thomas Hayes\, a member of the Program Committee\, will introduce the film.\nOriginally made for French television and dubbed into English\, the 50-minute film gives a viv id account of the humanitarian work organized by Anne Morgan in 1918\, at the end of World War I\, and carried on for several crucial years thereaft er.\nThe vigorous\, intelligent and self-possessed daughter of J. Pierpont Morgan and the niece of Ventfort Hall’s Sarah Morgan\, Anne once said of herself\, “It means nothing to be head of a group of people who want to go ahead. I never had any creative ability. I just had a trudging capacity a nd God made me a strong physical animal.” Considering her background\, sh e nonetheless called herself a “working woman.”\nAnne’s strong humanitaria n principles and a genius for organization caused her to play a prominent role in helping the devastated regions of France to get back on their feet . In 1916\, despite the danger of crossing the North Atlantic\, Anne and a group of like-minded women made their way to France to volunteer for hosp ital and relief work. During her visits to the front\, she became particu larly interested in plans to help the civilian population in the devastate d regions.\nOne particular area was brought to her attention\, that of Blé rancourt in the Picardy region of northern France. From this town\, itsel f in ruins\, the women organized a community center from which they could serve twenty-five bombed villages in the region. Here\, the inhabitants h ad taken refuge in trench shelters and stone quarries. With her friend Ann e Murray Dike\, Anne founded the American Committee for Devastated France in early 1918.\nIn 1919\, she bought and began the restoration of the Chat eau de Blérancourt that eventually became a museum dedicated to French-Ame rican history. Today\, broader support comes from The American Friends of Blérancourt.\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limit ed. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille L anda and William Landa.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180828T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – Documentary Film “Anne Morgan’s War” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-anne-morgan-j-p-s-daughter-sarahs- niece-and-wwi-humanitarian/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nA special doc umentary film titled Anne Morgan’s War at a Tea & Talk will be pr esented followed by Victorian tea. Thomas Hayes\, a member of the Program Committee\, will introduce the film.
\nOriginally made for French t elevision and dubbed into English\, the 50-minute film gives a vivid accou nt of the humanitarian work organized by Anne Morgan in 1918\, at the end of World War I\, and carried on for several crucial years thereafter.
\nThe vigorous\, intelligent and self-possessed daughter of J. Pierpont Morgan and the niece of Ventfort Hall’s Sarah Morgan\, Anne once said of herself\, “It means nothing to be head of a group of people who want to go ahead. I never had any creative ability. I just had a trudging capacity a nd God made me a strong physical animal.” Considering her background\, sh e nonetheless called herself a “working woman.”
\nAnne’s strong huma nitarian principles and a genius for organization caused her to play a pro minent role in helping the devastated regions of France to get back on the ir feet. In 1916\, despite the danger of crossing the North Atlantic\, Ann e and a group of like-minded women made their way to France to volunteer f or hospital and relief work. During her visits to the front\, she became particularly interested in plans to help the civilian population in the de vastated regions.
\nOne particular area was brought to her attention \, that of Blérancourt in the Picardy region of northern France. From thi s town\, itself in ruins\, the women organized a community center from whi ch they could serve twenty-five bombed villages in the region. Here\, the inhabitants had taken refuge in trench shelters and stone quarries. With her friend Anne Murray Dike\, Anne founded the American Committee for Deva stated France in early 1918.
\nIn 1919\, she bought and began the re storation of the Chateau de Blérancourt that eventually became a museum de dicated to French-American history. Today\, broader support comes from Th e American Friends of Blérancourt.
\nCost to attend $26 with an adva nce reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly rec ommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by V entfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa.
\n\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26544@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Palm Beach historian Richard René Silvin asks the question: Wha t do Marjorie Merriweather Post\, Grape-Nuts\, actress Dina Merrill\, E. F . Hutton and President Donald Trump have in common? Silvin will present hi s answer here at the mansion. His talk will be followed by a Victorian tea . This lecture will conclude Ventfort Hall’s summer 2018 series of Tea & T alks.\nThe magnificent Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach\, Florida\, stretc hes from the Atlantic Ocean (Mar) on the east to Lake Worth (Lago) on the west. It was designed and built between 1924 and 1927 by famed New York a rchitect/stage set designer Joseph Urban for Marjorie\, who desired a one- of-a-kind architecturally complex and theatrical fantasy\, which has only recently taken on its own fame.\nBorn Marjorie Merriweather Post\, she was the only child of C. W. Post\, the founder of the Postum Cereal Company. Upon his death Marjorie became the owner and with advice from her husband\ , the financier E. F. Hutton\, she turned the company into the General Foo ds empire\, thus creating one of America’s greatest fortunes.\nThe Hutton’ s only daughter was the actress Dina Merrill\, who remembered her life at Mar-a-Lago\, where she lived in “Deenie’s House\,” an integral part of the estate compound\, designed with a bed\, murals and carpet with themes fro m Sleeping Beauty.\nUsing numerous classic photographs and videos\, Silvin will bring to life the extravagant life style Marjorie enjoyed at her fav orite home for 45 years\, until her death in 1973.\nIn the hope of turning the estate into the Winter White House for future presidents and foreign dignitaries\, Marjorie bequeathed the house to the United States Governmen t. Her dream came to pass in 2016\, when Donald Trump became the 45th pres ident.\nSilvin maintains a particularly active interest in historic preser vation as vice-chairman of the Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commissio n. He is the author of Noblesse Oblige\, the Duchess of Windsor as I Knew Her\, the subject of his lecture as Ventfort Hall’s opening speaker this past June. He is also the author of I Survived Swiss Boarding Schools: An Arc to Triumph and Villa Mizner: The House That Changed Palm Beach and No rmandie: The Tragic Story of the Most Majestic Ocean Liner. \nCost to atte nd $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. Reservat ions are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sp onsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and William Landa. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180904T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – Mar-a-Lago from Cereal Heiress to Winter White House URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-mar-a-lago-from-cereal-heiress-to- winter-white-house/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
Palm Beach hi storian Richard René Silvin asks the question: What do Marjorie Merriweath er Post\, Grape-Nuts\, actress Dina Merrill\, E. F. Hutton and President D onald Trump have in common? Silvin will present his answer here at the man sion. His talk will be followed by a Victorian tea. This lecture will conc lude Ventfort Hall’s summer 2018 series of Tea & Talks.
\nThe magnif icent Mar-a-Lago mansion in Palm Beach\, Florida\, stretches from the Atla ntic Ocean (Mar) on the east to Lake Worth (Lago) on the west. It was des igned and built between 1924 and 1927 by famed New York architect/stage se t designer Joseph Urban for Marjorie\, who desired a one-of-a-kind archite cturally complex and theatrical fantasy\, which has only recently taken on its own fame.
\nBorn Marjorie Merriweather Post\, she was the only child of C. W. Post\, the founder of the Postum Cereal Company. Upon his d eath Marjorie became the owner and with advice from her husband\, the fina ncier E. F. Hutton\, she turned the company into the General Foods empire\ , thus creating one of America’s greatest fortunes.
\nThe Hutton’s o nly daughter was the actress Dina Merrill\, who remembered her life at Mar -a-Lago\, where she lived in “Deenie’s House\,” an integral part of the es tate compound\, designed with a bed\, murals and carpet with themes from < em>Sleeping Beauty.
\nUsing numerous classic photographs and vi deos\, Silvin will bring to life the extravagant life style Marjorie enjoy ed at her favorite home for 45 years\, until her death in 1973.
\nIn the hope of turning the estate into the Winter White House for future pre sidents and foreign dignitaries\, Marjorie bequeathed the house to the Uni ted States Government. Her dream came to pass in 2016\, when Donald Trump became the 45th president.
\nSilvin maintains a particula rly active interest in historic preservation as vice-chairman of the Palm Beach Landmarks Preservation Commission. He is the author of Noblesse Oblige\, the Duchess of Windsor as I Knew Her\, the subject of his l ecture as Ventfort Hall’s opening speaker this past June. He is also the author of I Survived Swiss Boarding Schools: An Arc to Triumph an d Villa Mizner: The House That Changed Palm Beach and Normand ie: The Tragic Story of the Most Majestic Ocean Liner.
\nCost to attend $26 with an advance reservation and $32 the day of the event. R eservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For reservation s call us at 413-637-3206.
\nThe summer 2018 series of thirteen Tea & Talks are sponsored by Ventfort Hall board member Lucille Landa and Will iam Landa.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26663@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns to present “Haunted b y Murder” and invites the public to join the fun on Sunday\, September 16t h. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 p m.\nIgor Banaduchi runs a tight ship\, or should we say\, ran a tight ship . Someone got tired of the squeeze and shipped him to the afterlife before his time. Could it have been his main squeeze\, Candy Apple or the sultry assistant\, Belinda Blare. Norman Stein wouldn’t have the brains for such a thing\, or would he? It isn’t possible it is the straight laced\, play by the rules\, Jack O’Lantern is it?\nWell\, some time has passed and a Ha lloween party is in the works. That is the perfect time for the past to ha unt you. Come along and help figure out who killed Igor\, or just come alo ng for the ride. This show will have a costume contest\, so if you like ge tting dressed up\, feel free to wear your best Halloween garb. Costumes ar en’t required but you do have to have a sense of humor.\nIn production sin ce 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members v iewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regula rly at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full c ourse dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Tuesday\, Sept. 11th. Seating is limited. Call us for reservat ions at (413) 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180916T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – “Haunted by Murder” Doors open at 5 :00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-haunted-by-mu rder-doors-open-at-500-pm-program-starts-and-first-course-served-at-530-pm / X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Comical M ystery Tour ensemble returns to present “Haunted by Murder” and invites th e public to join the fun on Sunday\, September 16th. Doors open at 5:00 pm . Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm.
\nIgor Banaduch i runs a tight ship\, or should we say\, ran a tight ship. Someone got tir ed of the squeeze and shipped him to the afterlife before his time. Could it have been his main squeeze\, Candy Apple or the sultry assistant\, Beli nda Blare. Norman Stein wouldn’t have the brains for such a thing\, or wou ld he? It isn’t possible it is the straight laced\, play by the rules\, Ja ck O’Lantern is it?
\nWell\, some time has passed and a Halloween pa rty is in the works. That is the perfect time for the past to haunt you. C ome along and help figure out who killed Igor\, or just come along for the ride. This show will have a costume contest\, so if you like getting dres sed up\, feel free to wear your best Halloween garb. Costumes aren’t requi red but you do have to have a sense of humor.
\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members view ing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a fu ll course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Tuesday\, Sept. 11th. Seating is limited. Call us for reservations at (413) 637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reervations required by Tuesday\, Sept. 11th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26693@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Last tour today at 11 am. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180922T120000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ventfort Hall Closing Today at 12 Noon to Prepare for Our Spectacul ar Jubilee URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ventfort-hall-closing-today-at-12-noon-for- a-private-event/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nLast tour tod ay at 11 am.
\n X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26568@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:A Historical Discovery & Celebration!\nA Gilded Age party to ce lebrate the 125th anniversary of the Morgan’s first gathering of family an d friends in the fall of 1893 just after the completion of the mansion. Pl ease join us for an evening of surprises and amusement. Several people fro m yesteryear will be in attendance.\nVentfort Hall’s good friend and a des cendant of George and Sarah Morgan\, Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan of Princeton\, NJ\, discovered in her attic five fabulous photographs of some of the mans ion’s main interiors taken when George and Sarah Morgan were in residence. They are now in our possession as important archival references and even tually will be put on permanent display. Our profound thanks to Mrs. Morg an for bringing them to our attention and donating them to us. All five wi ll be exhibited for the first time at this event.\nFunds raised are earmar ked for the ongoing restoration of Ventfort Hall. Tickets are $150.00 per person. Tables of 6 and 8 are also available. RSVP by Sept. 7th. Call us f or reservations at (413) 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180922T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180922T213000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Spectacular Jubilee URL:https://gildedage.org/event/save-the-date-for-our-spectacular-jubilee/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nA His torical Discovery & Celebration!
\nA Gilded Age party to ce lebrate the 125th anniversary of the Morgan’s first gathering o f family and friends in the fall of 1893 just after the completion of the mansion. Please join us for an evening of surprises and amusement. Several people from yesteryear will be in attendance.
\nVentfort Hall’s goo d friend and a descendant of George and Sarah Morgan\, Mrs. Elizabeth Morg an of Princeton\, NJ\, discovered in her attic five fabulous photographs o f some of the mansion’s main interiors taken when George and Sarah Morgan were in residence. They are now in our possession as important archival r eferences and eventually will be put on permanent display. Our profound t hanks to Mrs. Morgan for bringing them to our attention and donating them to us. All five will be exhibited for the first time at this event.
\n< p>Funds raised are earmarked for the ongoing restoration of Ventfort Hall. Tickets are $150.00 per person. Tables of 6 and 8 are also available. RSV P by Sept. 7th. Call us for reservations at (413) 637-3206.\n X-COST:$150.00 per person\; tables of 6 and 8 are availble END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26674@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:TAG SALE TAG SALE TAG SALE!!\nSaturday\, September 29th from 10 am to 3 pm\nCome to our giant one-day Tag Sale\, organized and donated so lely by members of the program committee\, volunteers and board of directo rs of Ventfort Hall. What could be more appropriate than a one-day tag sal e of cast-offs that could become valued treasures for you\, you and you! “ Rich the treasure\, Sweet the pleasure” John Dryden (1631 – 1700). Only a t historic Ventfort Hall — the Berkshires other sweet pleasure! DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180929T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180929T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:TAG SALE TAG SALE TAG SALE!! URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tag-sale-tag-sale-tag-sale-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nTAG S
ALE TAG SALE TAG SALE!!
\nSaturday\, September 29th
from 10 am to 3 pm
\nCome to our giant one-day Tag S
ale\, organized and donated solely by members of the program comm
ittee\, volunteers and board of directors of Ventfort Hall. What could be
more appropriate than a one-day tag sale of cast-offs that could become va
lued treasures for you\, you and you! “Rich the treasure\, Sweet the pleas
ure” John Dryden (1631 – 1700). Only at historic Ventfort Hall — the Berk
shires other sweet pleasure!
“Vajra is one of Piedmont’s best kept secrets…enter a word of sublime\, hand-crafted\, artisan wines of the very highest level.” – The Wine Advoate\, A. Galloni\ , #185\, Oct. 2009
\nTasting with Kevin Natoli\, US Representative o f G.D. Vajra Wines!
\nCost to attend the wine tasting is $35. Option al 4:30 pm tour of Ventfort Hall can be added for an additional $15 per pe rson. Please call Nejaime’s Wine Cellars for reservation at (413) 637-2221 .
\n X-COST:$35 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26680@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Dr. Gary Helm Darden\, Associate Professor of History\, Fairlei gh Dickinson University\, returns to the mansion to present a Tea & Talk o n America’s most symbolic residence. His illustrated talk will be followe d by one of our Victorian teas.\nAfter the creation of the Office of the P resident in the 1787 Constitution\, the young American republic debated wh at kind of official residence would house its elected Head of State. Pres ident George Washington resolved the question with the layout of a brand-n ew capital along the banks of the Potomac River and with a fine Georgian-s tyle mansion built between 1792 and 1800 – the largest home in America unt il the Civil War. The competitively selected design was by the Irish-born architect James Hoban.\nDubbed the ‘Presidential Palace’ by some and the ‘ Executive Mansion’ by others\, what became the White House evolved over ma ny First Families as both a bustling public office and private home. From the British burning of the White House in 1814 through its many period re decorations and renovations\, the White House had become the ‘People’s Hou se’ by the time of First Lady Jaqueline Kennedy’s restoration\, her famous televised tour in 1962 and the creation of the White House Historical Ass ociation.\nIn 2016\, Darden lectured at Ventfort Hall on the decline of th e British aristocracy leading up to World War I and a year later presented a talk on the architectural rivalries within the Vanderbilt family. He c hairs the Department of Social Sciences & History at Fairleigh Dickinson\, Becton College of Arts & Sciences\, Madison\, NJ. He was awarded Teacher of the Year at the college.\nHis scholarly work includes articles for jou rnals\, encyclopedias and the historical text for the book\, The American Soldier: From the Civil War to the War in Iraq\, A Photographic Tribute\, which accompanied a major exhibit touring the US. Darden was also a moder ator with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.\nTickets for the Darden talk ar e $26 for advance reservations and members and $32 day of the event. Rese rvations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181006T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – “The White House: From ‘Presidential Palace’ to the ‘P eople’s House.’” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-the-white-house-from-presidential- palace-to-the-peoples-house/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nDr. Gary Helm Darden\, Associate Professor of History\, Fairleigh Dickinson University\ , returns to the mansion to present a Tea & Talk on America’s most symboli c residence. His illustrated talk will be followed by one of our Victoria n teas.
\nAfter the creation of the Office of the President in the 1 787 Constitution\, the young American republic debated what kind of offici al residence would house its elected Head of State. President Ge orge Washington resolved the question with the layout of a brand-new capit al along the banks of the Potomac River and with a fine Georgian-style man sion built between 1792 and 1800 – the largest home in America until the C ivil War. The competitively selected design was by the Irish-born architec t James Hoban.
\nDubbed the ‘Presidential Palace’ by some and the ‘E xecutive Mansion’ by others\, what became the White House evolved over man y First Families as both a bustling public office and private home. From the British burning of the White House in 1814 through its many period red ecorations and renovations\, the White House had become the ‘People’s Hous e’ by the time of First Lady Jaqueline Kennedy’s restoration\, her famous televised tour in 1962 and the creation of the White House Historical Asso ciation.
\nIn 2016\, Darden lectured at Ventfort Hall on the decline of the British aristocracy leading up to World War I and a year later pre sented a talk on the architectural rivalries within the Vanderbilt family. He chairs the Department of Social Sciences & History at Fairleigh Dicki nson\, Becton College of Arts & Sciences\, Madison\, NJ. He was awarded T eacher of the Year at the college.
\nHis scholarly work includes art icles for journals\, encyclopedias and the historical text for the book\, The American Soldier: From the Civil War to the War in Iraq\, A Photog raphic Tribute\, which accompanied a major exhibit touring the US. D arden was also a moderator with documentary filmmaker Ken Burns.
\nT ickets for the Darden talk are $26 for advance reservations and members an d $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3 206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26760@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:We will open for tours at 1 pm today. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181009T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181009T130000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:VENTFORT HALL IS CLOSED TODAY UNTIL 1 PM FOR A PRIVATE EVENT URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ventfort-hall-is-closed-today-until-1-pm-fo r-a-private-event/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nWe will open for tours at 1 pm today.
\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26707@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nThe Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns for an enco re presentation of “Haunted by Murder” and invites the public to join the fun on Sunday\, October 21st. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and fi rst course served at 5:30 pm.\nIgor Banaduchi runs a tight ship\, or shoul d we say\, ran a tight ship. Someone got tired of the squeeze and shipped him to the afterlife before his time. Could it have been his main squeeze\ , Candy Apple or the sultry assistant\, Belinda Blare. Norman Stein wouldn ’t have the brains for such a thing\, or would he? It isn’t possible it is the straight laced\, play by the rules\, Jack O’Lantern is it?\nWell\, so me time has passed and a Halloween party is in the works. That is the perf ect time for the past to haunt you. Come along and help figure out who kil led Igor\, or just come along for the ride. This show will have a costume contest\, so if you like getting dressed up\, feel free to wear your best Halloween garb. Costumes aren’t required but you do have to have a sense o f humor.\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 pe r person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Wednesday\, Oct. 17th. Seating is l imited. Call us for reservations at (413) 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181021T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – “Haunted by Murder” Door s open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-haunted-by-mu rder-doors-open-at-500-pm-program-starts-and-first-course-served-at-530-pm -2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nSOLD OUT
\nThe Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns for an enco re presentation of “Haunted by Murder” and invites the public to join the fun on Sunday\, October 21st. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and fi rst course served at 5:30 pm.
\nIgor Banaduchi runs a tight ship\, o r should we say\, ran a tight ship. Someone got tired of the squeeze and s hipped him to the afterlife before his time. Could it have been his main s queeze\, Candy Apple or the sultry assistant\, Belinda Blare. Norman Stein wouldn’t have the brains for such a thing\, or would he? It isn’t possibl e it is the straight laced\, play by the rules\, Jack O’Lantern is it?
\nWell\, some time has passed and a Halloween party is in the works. Th at is the perfect time for the past to haunt you. Come along and help figu re out who killed Igor\, or just come along for the ride. This show will h ave a costume contest\, so if you like getting dressed up\, feel free to w ear your best Halloween garb. Costumes aren’t required but you do have to have a sense of humor.
\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Myst ery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participatin g in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A ca sh bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Wednes day\, Oct. 17th. Seating is limited. Call us for reservations a t (413) 637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by Wed.\, Oct. 17 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26735@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Pittsfield historian Jeffry Bradway returns to the mansion appe aring in costume as Edgar Allan Poe\, with a program eminently suitable fo r the Halloween season. A Victorian tea will follow his performance.\nBra dway will present readings of three spine-chillingly beautiful classics\, the two poems The Raven and Annabel Lee and the short story The Masque of the Red Death. As part of his performance\, Bradway will intersperse on a first-person basis anecdotes about Poe as a writer\, magazine editor\, lit erary critic and his mysterious early death.\nThe short life of Poe was fr equently as mysterious and chilling as his own stories. The author’s work reflects formative events: the deaths of his mother and wife from tubercu losis\, the tense relationship he had with his foster father\, his eventua l decision to live solely by his writing and his life-long alcoholism.\nLa st year\, Bradway appeared at here as Arthur Conan Doyle. An avid mystery fan since childhood\, Bradway is a member of several Sherlockian societie s\, including the Baker Street Irregulars\, the world’s oldest such organi zation. He has taught history at Berkshire Community College and Naugatuc k Valley Community College in Waterbury\, CT. He is a co-author of History of the Colonial Theatre\, named in 2015 the Outstanding Book of the Year by the Theatre Historical Society of America.\nTickets for Jeffrey Bradway ’s performance are $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For reserv ations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181027T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Living History Reading of Poe & Tea – Fantastic Terrors URL:https://gildedage.org/event/reading-tea-fantastic-terrors/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nPittsfield hi storian Jeffry Bradway returns to the mansion appearing i n costume as Edgar Allan Poe\, with a program eminently suitable for the H alloween season. A Victorian tea will follow his performance.
\nBra dway will present readings of three spine-chillingly beautiful classics\, the two poems The Raven and Annabel Lee and the short story T he Masque of the Red Death. As part of his performance\, Bradway will intersperse on a first-person basis anecdotes about Poe as a writer\, mag azine editor\, literary critic and his mysterious early death.
\nThe short life of Poe was frequently as mysterious and chilling as his own st ories. The author’s work reflects formative events: the deaths of his mot her and wife from tuberculosis\, the tense relationship he had with his fo ster father\, his eventual decision to live solely by his writing and his life-long alcoholism.
\nLast year\, Bradway appeared at here as Arth ur Conan Doyle. An avid mystery fan since childhood\, Bradway is a member of several Sherlockian societies\, including the Baker Street Irregulars\ , the world’s oldest such organization. He has taught history at Berkshir e Community College and Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury\, CT. He is a co-author of History of the Colonial Theatre\, named in 2015 the Outstanding Book of the Year by the Theatre Historical Society of America.
\nTickets for Jeffrey Bradway’s performance are $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly r ecommended as attendance is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637- 3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26687@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Join David Raby for a paranormal investigation of the historic and haunted Ventfort Hall. A non-fiction author and paranormal investigat or\, Raby has always been intrigued by history. He undauntedly enters haun ted locations that would terrify others with hopes of contacting lingering spirits to discover why they remain.\nRaby is the author of four publishe d books and countless online articles. With his passion for the paranormal field\, he has accumulated over a decade of experience\, founded a parano rmal group and has helped many people (and spirits) that ranged between th e curious and those seeking urgent advice.\nHis interest in the paranormal was shaped by the fact that spirits seem to be attracted to his compassio n and openness. He has a knack for storytelling that fuels his intensive h istorical research and fact finding.\nHe believes that by bringing people’ s stories out of the shadows and into the light of our awareness\, they ma y find eternal rest and peace.\nBefore the investigation\, he will give a brief history of the lives that once graced the hallways – and possibly st ill reside within. He will also share some of his favorite evidence from p revious investigations and will be happy to answer any questions about par anormal investigations. This event is perfect for everyone\; from someone who has never been on a paranormal investigation to the seasoned investiga tor.\nThe event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and conclude at midnight. Tickets for this exciting event are $35 per person. All of the proceeds from ticke t sales will go towards the preservation and restoration of Ventfort Hall. Call us at (413) 637-3206 for reservations. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181103T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181103T234500 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ghost Hunt – A Spirited Evening URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ghost-hunt-a-spirited-evening-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin David Raby for a paranormal investigation of the historic and hau nted Ventfort Hall. A non-fiction author and paranormal investigator\, Ra by has always been intrigued by history. He undauntedly enters haunted loc ations that would terrify others with hopes of contacting lingering spirit s to discover why they remain.
\nRaby is the author of four publishe d books and countless online articles. With his passion for the paranormal field\, he has accumulated over a decade of experience\, founded a parano rmal group and has helped many people (and spirits) that ranged between th e curious and those seeking urgent advice.
\nHis interest in the par anormal was shaped by the fact that spirits seem to be attracted to his co mpassion and openness. He has a knack for storytelling that fuels his inte nsive historical research and fact finding.
\nHe believes that by br inging people’s stories out of the shadows and into the light of our aware ness\, they may find eternal rest and peace.
\nBefore the investigat ion\, he will give a brief history of the lives that once graced the hallw ays – and possibly still reside within. He will also share some of his fav orite evidence from previous investigations and will be happy to answer an y questions about paranormal investigations. This event is perfect for eve ryone\; from someone who has never been on a paranormal investigation to t he seasoned investigator.
\nThe event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and co nclude at midnight. Tickets for this exciting event are $35 per person. Al l of the proceeds from ticket sales will go towards the preservation and r estoration of Ventfort Hall. Call us at (413) 637-3206 for reservations.\n X-COST:$35 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26769@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble and invites the public to joi n the fun on Saturday\, November 24th. They return to the mansion with a n ew holiday program\, “Twas the Night of the Murder.” Doors open at 5:00 pm . Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm.\nThe town is celebrat ing the 150th year of the Holiday Festival in Garland Florida. The regular reader of the holiday stories has somehow come down with a terrible case of laryngitis. A stranger in town\, Sam T\, has been drafted to do the rea ding\, but someone with no holiday spirit feels very let down and closes t he chapter on Sam. Was it Holly Berry? The organizer extraordinaire requir es perfection in everything she manages? Was it Barry Dingle\, the hen pec ked husband? He is dragged along to the event every year\, because he want s a year off to travel up north and see snow for Christmas. Could it have been Mary Berry-Dingle? She is the rebellious step daughter that hates all things happy. Then\, there is also Ted N. Baum. He is the town historian and owns Bah Hamburg\, the local burger joint. He hates the holiday season because he has to close for a week every year while the festival runs its course. Come and see if you can find out “who dunnit.”\nIn production sin ce 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members v iewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regula rly at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full c ourse dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Monday\, Nov. 19th. Seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181124T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – “Twas the Night of the M urder” Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5: 30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-twas-the-nigh t-of-the-murder-doors-open-at-500-pm-program-starts-and-first-course-serve d-at-530-pm/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nThe Comical M ystery Tour ensemble and invites the public to join the fun on Saturday\, November 24th. They return to the mansion with a new holiday program\, “Tw as the Night of the Murder.” Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and fir st course served at 5:30 pm.
\nThe town is celebrating the 150t h year of the Holiday Festival in Garland Florida. The regular reade r of the holiday stories has somehow come down with a terrible case of lar yngitis. A stranger in town\, Sam T\, has been drafted to do the reading\, but someone with no holiday spirit feels very let down and closes the cha pter on Sam. Was it Holly Berry? The organizer extraordinaire requires per fection in everything she manages? Was it Barry Dingle\, the hen pecked hu sband? He is dragged along to the event every year\, because he wants a ye ar off to travel up north and see snow for Christmas. Could it have been M ary Berry-Dingle? She is the rebellious step daughter that hates all thing s happy. Then\, there is also Ted N. Baum. He is the town historian and ow ns Bah Hamburg\, the local burger joint. He hates the holiday season becau se he has to close for a week every year while the festival runs its cours e. Come and see if you can find out “who dunnit.”
\nIn production si nce 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regul arly at Ventfort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservati ons are required by Monday\, Nov. 19th. Seating is limited. For reservati ons call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by Mon.\, Nov. 19 X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26732@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nThe great\, great grandson of literary icon Charles D ickens will perform the timeless seasonal classic\, A Christmas Carol here at the mansion. Gerald\, an actor and producer hailing from Oxford\, Engl and\, will be performing his captivating rendition of this heartwarming ho liday tale here at the mansion. An elegant Victorian tea with sherry will follow.\nUsing his own adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas ta le\, Gerald plays 26 characters using his vocal and physical talents to br ing each scene vividly to life. In 1993\, he created as his first one-man show\, A Christmas Carol\, inspired by Charles’ own energetic readings of the 1860s in the United States and elsewhere.\nGerald’s performance of A Christmas Carol has received standing ovations the world over: “The audien ce was rapt\, as it was in Charles’ day!” “Not a reading or a dramatizati on but the best of both.” “Dickens the actor gets full value from Dickens the writer.” “A Dickens of a performance.”\nGerald has worked both on an d off stage\, as an actor\, director and producer for many years. A fascin ation with the life and works of his ancestor led him to write and direct other one-man shows including Mr. Dickens Is Coming!\, Nicholas Nickleby a nd Sketches by Boz. Gerald performs regularly in major theaters and arts c enters\, as well as at several arts and literary festivals in the UK and h as entertained cruise passengers worldwide since 2007.\nDickens’ exclusive U.S. agent is Byers’ Choice Ltd. Byers website address for event details: www.byerschoice.com\nTickets for A Christmas Carol and the elegant Victo rian tea are $50. Ventfort Hall will be in full Christmas Regalia!! Attend ees will receive a 10% discount in the Gift Shop offering Christmas mercha ndise.\nReservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For re servations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206. The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker Street in Lenox.\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181128T160000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Performance of “A Christmas Carol” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/performance-of-a-christmas-carol/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nSOLD OUT
\nThe great\, great grandson of literary icon Charles Dickens will perf orm the timeless seasonal classic\, A Christmas Carol here at the mansion. Gerald\, an actor and producer hailing from Oxford\, England\, w ill be performing his captivating rendition of this heartwarming holiday t ale here at the mansion. An elegant Victorian tea with sherry will follow.
\nUsing his own adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic Christmas ta le\, Gerald plays 26 characters using his vocal and physical talents to br ing each scene vividly to life. In 1993\, he created as his first one-man show\, A Christmas Carol\, inspired by Charles’ own energetic re adings of the 1860s in the United States and elsewhere.
\nGerald’s p erformance of A Christmas Carol has received standing ovations th e world over: “The audience was rapt\, as it was in Charles’ day!” “Not a reading or a dramatization but the best of both.” “Dickens the actor get s full value from Dickens the writer.” “A Dickens of a performance.”
\nGerald has worked both on and off stage\, as an actor\, director and producer for many years. A fascination with the life and works of his ance stor led him to write and direct other one-man shows including Mr. Dic kens Is Coming!\, Nicholas Nickleby and Sketches by Boz. Ger ald performs regularly in major theaters and arts centers\, as well as at several arts and literary festivals in the UK and has entertained cruise p assengers worldwide since 2007.
\nDickens’ exclusive U.S. agent is B yers’ Choice Ltd. Byers website address for event details: www.byerschoice.com
\nTickets for A C hristmas Carol and the elegant Victorian tea are $50. Ventfort Hall w ill be in full Christmas Regalia!! Attendees will receive a 10% discount i n the Gift Shop offering Christmas merchandise.
\nReservations are h ighly recommended as seating is limited. For reservations call Ventfort H all at 413-637-3206. The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker Stre et in Lenox.
\n\n X-COST:$50.00 per person X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26793@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:French Wine Expert\, Christian Dalbavie\, will lead us on a tas ting tour de France presenting the wine of Champagne (featuring Taittinger )\, Alsace (featuring Domaine Zind Humbrecht)\, Burgundy (featuring Maison Jadot) & Rhone Valley (featuring Chateau La Nerthe).\nCost to attend the wine tasting is $35. Optional 4:30 pm tour of Ventfort Hall can be added f or an additional $15 per person. Please call Nejaime’s Wine Cellars for re servation at (413) 637-2221. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181130T173000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Nejaime’s Wine Cellars Present French Wine Tasting Event URL:https://gildedage.org/event/nejamies-wine-cellars-present-french-wine-t asting-event/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n
French Wine E xpert\, Christian Dalbavie\, will lead us on a tasting tour de France pres enting the wine of Champagne (featuring Taittinger)\, Alsace (featuring Do maine Zind Humbrecht)\, Burgundy (featuring Maison Jadot) & Rhone Valley ( featuring Chateau La Nerthe).
\nCost to attend the wine tasting is $ 35. Optional 4:30 pm tour of Ventfort Hall can be added for an additional $15 per person. Please call Nejaime’s Wine Cellars for reservation at (413 ) 637-2221.
\n X-COST:$35 per person X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26784@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED\nGothamtide is a term coined by Sibyl McCormac Groff\ , New York author\, historian\, preservationist and acclaimed guide\, to d escribe the secular and universal holiday traditions associated with New Y ork City since the 19th century. Known as The Spirited New Yorker\, Groff will bring holiday cheer to the mansion when she presents the story of Got hamtide. A special Christmas tea will follow during which the speaker will autograph copies of her book A New York Christmas: Ho-Ho-Ho at Gothamtide !\nNew York City’s contributions to the holiday\, according to Groff\, cam e about thanks to the likes of such Manhattanites as Washington Irving\, a uthor of the words “Gotham” and “knickerbocker\;” John Pintard\, an early observer of the feast of St. Nicholas who proposed the figure as the patro n saint of NYC\; Clement Clarke Moore\, who wrote for his children and the world “A Visit from St. Nicholas” later titled “Twas the Night Before Chr istmas\,” and Thomas Nast\, the caricaturist who created the figure of San ta Claus and is considered the “Father of the American Cartoon.”\nThe deve lopment of urbanism\, transportation and the print media will also be part of Groff’s fascinating narrative. What would Christmas celebrations be li ke\, she says\, without the joyous enhancements of department stores\, hol iday greeting cards\, gifts\, music\, charity\, Santa Claus\, the decorate d tree and merry family gatherings. Groff will tell us all.\nShe has been featured on Brian Williams and NBC Nightly News for her expertise on Rocke feller Center and Christmas. She is the recipient of the Presidential Awa rd presented by the Victorian Society of America and is also the author of several books on the preservation of historic buildings.\nTickets for the Groff Tea and Talk are $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the ev ent. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For i nformation or reservations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206\n \nCost to attend is $26 with an advance reservation and for members and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181202T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CANCELLED – Tea & Talk – “Gothamtide: New York Creates a Victorian Christmas” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-gothamtide-new-york-creates-a-vict orian-christmas/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCANCELLED
\nGothamtide is a term coined by Sibyl McCormac Groff\, New Yo rk author\, historian\, preservationist and acclaimed guide\, to describe the secular and universal holiday traditions associated with New York City since the 19th century. Known as The Spirited New Yorker\, Groff will bring holiday cheer to the mansion when she presents the st ory of Gothamtide. A special Christmas tea will follow during which the sp eaker will autograph copies of her book A New York Christmas: Ho-Ho-Ho at Gothamtide!
\nNew York City’s contributions to the holiday\ , according to Groff\, came about thanks to the likes of such Manhattanite s as Washington Irving\, author of the words “Gotham” and “knickerbocker\; ” John Pintard\, an early observer of the feast of St. Nicholas who propos ed the figure as the patron saint of NYC\; Clement Clarke Moore\, who wrot e for his children and the world “A Visit from St. Nicholas” later titled “Twas the Night Before Christmas\,” and Thomas Nast\, the caricaturist who created the figure of Santa Claus and is considered the “Father of the Am erican Cartoon.”
\nThe development of urbanism\, transportation and the print media will also be part of Groff’s fascinating narrative. What w ould Christmas celebrations be like\, she says\, without the joyous enhanc ements of department stores\, holiday greeting cards\, gifts\, music\, cha rity\, Santa Claus\, the decorated tree and merry family gatherings. Groff will tell us all.
\nShe has been featured on Brian Williams and NBC Nightly News for her expertise on Rockefeller Center and Christm as. She is the recipient of the Presidential Award presented by the Victo rian Society of America and is also the author of several books on the pre servation of historic buildings.
\nTickets for the Groff Tea and Tal k are $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. For information or rese rvations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206
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Cost to atte nd is $26 with an advance reservation and for members and $32 the day of t he event. Reservations are highly recommended as seating is limited. For information or reservations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26828@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns to the mansion for an encore performance of their holiday program and invites the public to joi n the fun on Saturday\, December 15th. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program star ts and first course served at 5:30 pm.\nThe town is celebrating the 150th year of the Holiday Festival in Garland Florida. The regular reader of the holiday stories has somehow come down with a terrible case of laryngitis. A stranger in town\, Sam T\, has been drafted to do the reading\, but som eone with no holiday spirit feels very let down and closes the chapter on Sam. Was it Holly Berry? The organizer extraordinaire requires perfection in everything she manages? Was it Barry Dingle\, the hen pecked husband? H e is dragged along to the event every year\, because he wants a year off t o travel up north and see snow for Christmas. Could it have been Mary Berr y-Dingle? She is the rebellious step daughter that hates all things happy. Then\, there is also Ted N. Baum. He is the town historian and owns Bah H amburg\, the local burger joint. He hates the holiday season because he ha s to close for a week every year while the festival runs its course. Come and see if you can find out “who dunnit.”\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfor t Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by We dnesday\, Dec. 12th. Seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413- 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181215T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – “Twas the Night of the Murder” Door s open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-twas-the-nigh t-of-the-murder-doors-open-at-500-pm-program-starts-and-first-course-serve d-at-530-pm-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Comical M ystery Tour ensemble returns to the mansion for an encore performance of t heir holiday program and invites the public to join the fun on Saturday\, December 15th. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course serv ed at 5:30 pm.
\nThe town is celebrating the 150th year o f the Holiday Festival in Garland Florida. The regular reader of the holid ay stories has somehow come down with a terrible case of laryngitis. A str anger in town\, Sam T\, has been drafted to do the reading\, but someone w ith no holiday spirit feels very let down and closes the chapter on Sam. W as it Holly Berry? The organizer extraordinaire requires perfection in eve rything she manages? Was it Barry Dingle\, the hen pecked husband? He is d ragged along to the event every year\, because he wants a year off to trav el up north and see snow for Christmas. Could it have been Mary Berry-Ding le? She is the rebellious step daughter that hates all things happy. Then\ , there is also Ted N. Baum. He is the town historian and owns Bah Hamburg \, the local burger joint. He hates the holiday season because he has to c lose for a week every year while the festival runs its course. Come and se e if you can find out “who dunnit.”
\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfo rt Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are requir ed by Wednesday\, Dec. 12th. Seating is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by Wednesday\, Dec. 12th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26873@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Children of all ages and their families are welcomed to Ventfor t Hall on Sunday\, December 16 from 1pm-3pm to decorate one of the many tr ees that adorn the Mansion this holiday season and make holiday cards for friends and family.\nChildren will be able to craft their own ornaments an d decorate a tree with them as well as take home some handmade ornaments. The finished decorated tree will remain on display in the mansion until ea rly January.\nPunch and cookies will be served.\nAdmission is $5 per child (to cover material fees). Parents/guardians are admitted at no extra char ge. Reservations not required but encouraged. Please give us a call at (41 3) 637-3206 or email haley@gildedage.org if you are interested in attendin g so we can prepare enough materials. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181216T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181216T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Children’s Tree Decorating and Ornament Crafting URL:https://gildedage.org/event/childrens-tree-decorating-and-ornament-craf ting/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nChi ldren of all ages and their families are welcomed to Ventfort Hall on Sund ay\, December 16 from 1pm-3pm to decorate one of the many trees that adorn the Mansion this holiday season and make holiday cards for friends and fa mily.
\nChildren will be able to craft their own ornaments and decorate a tree with them as well as take home some handmade ornament s. The finished decorated tree will remain on display in the mansion until early January.
\nPunch and cookies will be served.
\n< p dir='ltr'>Admission is $5 per child (to cover material fees). Parents/gu ardians are admitted at no extra charge. Reservations not required but enc ouraged. Please give us a call at (413) 637-3206 or email haley@gilde dage.org if you are interested in attending so we can prepare enough m aterials.\n X-COST:$5 per child to cover materials END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26836@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The popular puppeteer Carl Sprague will return to Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum in Lenox to charm all ages with the classic fairytale “Little Red Riding Hood” for two Christmas-week marionette perf ormances. The dates and times are Saturday\, December 29th and Sunday\, D ecember 30th both at 3:00 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to m eet this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings. Punch and cookies will be served.\nSprague\, who has appeared annually at Ventfort Hall with his “b ehind the scenery” mastery\, has been a puppeteer since childhood. He inh erited a collection of 60 antique Czech marionettes\, each about eight inc hes tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather\, Julius Hybler\, wi th purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marionette theaters.\nAlso\, Sprague has been a set designer for such motion pictures as “The Royal Tenenbaums” and Scorcese’s “The Age of Innoc ence\,” as well as for theater productions including those of Shakespeare & Company.\nAdmission to the show is $15 per person\; $7 for children 4-17 and free for 3 and under. Children must be accompanied by adults. Reserv ations are strongly recommended as seating is limited. Please call us at 4 13-637-3206 for reservations. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181229T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Marionette Show – “Little Red Riding Hood” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/marionette-show-little-red-riding-hood/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe popular p uppeteer Carl Sprague will return to Ventfort Hall Mansio n and Gilded Age Museum in Lenox to charm all ages with the classic fairyt ale “Little Red Riding Hood” for two Christmas-week marionette performance s. The dates and times are Saturday\, December 29th and Sunday \, December 30th both at 3:00 pm. The audiences will have the o pportunity to meet this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings. Punch and cookies will be served.
\nSprague\, who has appeared annually at Ven tfort Hall with his “behind the scenery” mastery\, has been a puppeteer si nce childhood. He inherited a collection of 60 antique Czech marionettes\ , each about eight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfathe r\, Julius Hybler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marionette theaters.
\nAlso\, 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 in cluding those of Shakespeare & Company.
\nAdmission to the show is $ 15 per person\; $7 for children 4-17 and free for 3 and under. Children mu st be accompanied by adults. Reservations are strongly recommended as sea ting is limited. Please call us at 413-637-3206 for reservations.
\n X-COST:$15 for adults\, $7.00 children 4-17\, children 3 and under free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26839@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The popular puppeteer Carl Sprague will return to Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum in Lenox to charm all ages with the classic fairytale “Little Red Riding Hood” for two Christmas-week marionette perf ormances. The dates and times are Saturday\, December 29th and Sunday\, D ecember 30th both at 3:00 pm. The audiences will have the opportunity to m eet this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings. Punch and cookies will be served.\nSprague\, who has appeared annually at Ventfort Hall with his “b ehind the scenery” mastery\, has been a puppeteer since childhood. He inh erited a collection of 60 antique Czech marionettes\, each about eight inc hes tall that were assembled by his great-grandfather\, Julius Hybler\, wi th purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marionette theaters.\nAlso\, Sprague has been a set designer for such motion pictures as “The Royal Tenenbaums” and Scorcese’s “The Age of Innoc ence\,” as well as for theater productions including those of Shakespeare & Company.\nAdmission to the show is $15 per person\; $7 for children 4-17 and free for 3 and under. Children must be accompanied by adults. Reserv ations are strongly recommended as seating is limited. Please call us at 4 13-637-3206 for reservations. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181230T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Marionette Show – “Little Red Riding Hood” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/marionette-show-little-red-riding-hood-2/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe popular p uppeteer Carl Sprague will return to Ventfort Hall Mansio n and Gilded Age Museum in Lenox to charm all ages with the classic fairyt ale “Little Red Riding Hood” for two Christmas-week marionette performance s. The dates and times are Saturday\, December 29th and Sunday \, December 30th both at 3:00 pm. The audiences will have the o pportunity to meet this wizard\, who knows how to pull strings. Punch and cookies will be served.
\nSprague\, who has appeared annually at Ven tfort Hall with his “behind the scenery” mastery\, has been a puppeteer si nce childhood. He inherited a collection of 60 antique Czech marionettes\ , each about eight inches tall that were assembled by his great-grandfathe r\, Julius Hybler\, with purchased heads and hand-made costumes. Hybler’s legacy also includes two marionette theaters.
\nAlso\, 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 in cluding those of Shakespeare & Company.
\nAdmission to the show is $ 15 per person\; $7 for children 4-17 and free for 3 and under. Children mu st be accompanied by adults. Reservations are strongly recommended as sea ting is limited. Please call us at 413-637-3206 for reservations.
\n X-COST:$15 for adults\, $7.00 children 4-17\, children 3 and under free X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26777@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Dennis Picard\, who has been demonstrating the ice harvesting t rade for more than twenty years at museums and environmental education cen ters\, will present a Tea & Talk on ice harvesting and the natural ice ind ustry in New England. His presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea .\nThe commercial harvesting of ice from New England’s ponds and lakes for export began in the first decade of the 19th century. By the end of that century ice harvesting was the 9th largest industry in the United States employing tens of thousands of workers in New England alone and producing hundreds of thousands of tons of block ice annually.\nPicard is a frequent speaker on the ice industry for libraries\, museums and universities. He will display some of his antique tools of that trade including several inv ented in Massachusetts. He will share the interesting tale of this once m assive enterprise that is now fading from our collective memory. Picard a lso invites and guides would-be ice harvesters to try their hand at workin g with some of his antique implements\, including a “pond saw” and the bre aker bar.\nCost to attend is $26 with an advance reservation and for membe rs and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as s eating is limited. For information or reservations call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190112T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Tea & Talk – “Crystal Products of the Frost King: Ice Harvesting in New England” URL:https://gildedage.org/event/tea-talk-crystal-products-of-the-frost-king -ice-harvesting-in-new-england/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nDennis Picard \, who has been demonstrating the ice harvesting trade for more than twent y years at museums and environmental education centers\, will present a Te a & Talk on ice harvesting and the natural ice industry in New England. Hi s presentation will be followed by a Victorian tea.
\nThe commercial harvesting of ice from New England’s ponds and lakes for export began in the first decade of the 19th century. By the end of that century ice harv esting was the 9th largest industry in the United States employing tens of thousands of workers in New England alone and producing hundreds of thous ands of tons of block ice annually.
\nPicard is a frequent speaker o n the ice industry for libraries\, museums and universities. He will displ ay some of his antique tools of that trade including several invented in M assachusetts. He will share the interesting tale of this once massive ent erprise that is now fading from our collective memory. Picard also invite s and guides would-be ice harvesters to try their hand at working with som e of his antique implements\, including a “pond saw” and the breaker bar.< /p>\n
Cost to attend is $26 with an advance reservation and for members and $32 the day of the event. Reservations are highly recommended as seat ing is limited. For information or reservations call Ventfort Hall at 413 -637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26881@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED DUE TO PREDICTED SNOW & ICE STORM\nThe Comical Myster y Tour ensemble returns to the mansion with a new program and invites the public to join the fun on Saturday\, January 19th. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm.\nMrs. Kite has somethin g people really want\; a lost manuscript supposedly written by the Beatles that no one has ever seen before. One of her guests decides to eliminate the chance of competition by taking Kite out. Was it the rich mama’s boy\, Desmond Dakota\, or his not so bright girlfriend\, Sadie? It couldn’t hav e been the arrogant museum collector Albert Lane\, or could it? Maybe it w as the Beatle’s fanatic Eleanor Rigby? Yes\, that is her real name. She ha d it legally changed because of her love of the Beatles. Come along and he lp figure out who cut the middle person out of the bidding war.\nIn produc tion since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience m embers viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appear s regularly at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservati ons are required by Wednesday\, Jan. 16th. Seating is limited. For inform ation or reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190119T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:CANCELLED – Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – “Happiness Is a Warm Gu n\,” Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-4/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCANCELLED DUE TO PREDICTED SNOW & ICE STORM
\nThe Comical Mystery Tour ensemble r eturns to the mansion with a new program and invites the public to join th e fun on Saturday\, January 19th. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts an d first course served at 5:30 pm.
\nMrs. Kite has something people r eally want\; a lost manuscript supposedly written by the Beatles that no o ne has ever seen before. One of her guests decides to eliminate the chance of competition by taking Kite out. Was it the rich mama’s boy\, Desmond D akota\, or his not so bright girlfriend\, Sadie? It couldn’t have been the arrogant museum collector Albert Lane\, or could it? Maybe it was the Bea tle’s fanatic Eleanor Rigby? Yes\, that is her real name. She had it legal ly changed because of her love of the Beatles. Come along and help figure out who cut the middle person out of the bidding war.
\nIn productio n since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience memb ers viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears r egularly at Ventfort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per person includ ing a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reser vations are required by Wednesday\, Jan. 16th. Seating is limited. For in formation or reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by Wednesday\, Jan. 16th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26897@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Discover the wines of Oregon & Washington State with King Estat e Winery\, the largest Biodynamic vineyard in North America with Jeff Broo ks of King Estate Winery.\nCost is $35 per person. For an extra $15 enjoy a private guided tour of Ventfort Hall starting at 4:30 p.m. For reservati ons call Nejaime’s at 413-637-2221\nKing Estate Winery\, family owned and family farmed since its founding in 1991\, is located in Eugene\, Oregon\, at the southern tip of Willamette Valley. At 1\,033 acres\, King Estate i s the largest Demeter USA-certified Biodynamic® vineyard in the country. O ne of Oregon’s leading and iconic wineries\, King Estate earned its intern ational reputation with its exceptional King Estate Willamette Valley Pino t Gris and Pinot Noir. In 2006 it introduced wines from the inland growing regions of Oregon and Washington under its North by Northwest label. King Estate was founded on the bedrock principles of family\, stewardship and tradition. With a third generation of the King family active in the busine ss\, King Estate remains family owned and farmed\, dedicated to the highes t standards in winemaking.\n*Jeff Brooks joined the King Estate Winery as Northeast Regional Manager in 2014. Brooks has had an extensive career in the wine and spirits industry in key account sales\, market and distributo r management\, national accounts\, international sales\, and executive man agement. Jeff began his career in Washington\, D.C. as a distributor wine consultant before joining Schieffelin & Co. in the Mid-Atlantic States. Ad ditional sales positions in Metro New York and National Accounts followed. Brooks joined Kobrand Corporation in New England and was promoted to seve ral management positions and became a member of the Executive Team in 2007 . Most recently he served as Vice President\, Northeast/Canada Group Manag er for Kobrand. Jeff and his family reside in Sturbridge\, MA. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190201T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190201T190000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Nejaime’s Wine Tasting URL:https://gildedage.org/event/nejaimes-wine-tasting/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nDiscover the wines of Oregon & Washington State with King Estate Winery\, the largest B iodynamic vineyard in North America with Jeff Brooks of King Estate Winery .
\nCost is $35 per person. For an extra $15 enjoy a private guided tour of Ventfort Hall starting at 4:30 p.m. For reservations call Nejaime’ s at 413-637-2221
\nKing Estate Winery\, family owned and family far med since its founding in 1991\, is located in Eugene\, Oregon\, at the so uthern tip of Willamette Valley. At 1\,033 acres\, King Estate is the larg est Demeter USA-certified Biodynamic® vineyard in the country. One of Oreg on’s leading and iconic wineries\, King Estate earned its international re putation with its exceptional King Estate Willamette Valley Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir. In 2006 it introduced wines from the inland growing regions o f Oregon and Washington under its North by Northwest label. King Estate wa s founded on the bedrock principles of family\, stewardship and tradition. With a third generation of the King family active in the business\, King Estate remains family owned and farmed\, dedicated to the highest standard s in winemaking.
\n*Jeff Brooks joined the King Estate Winery as Nor theast Regional Manager in 2014. Brooks has had an extensive career in the wine and spirits industry in key account sales\, market and distributor m anagement\, national accounts\, international sales\, and executive manage ment. Jeff began his career in Washington\, D.C. as a distributor wine con sultant before joining Schieffelin & Co. in the Mid-Atlantic States. Addit ional sales positions in Metro New York and National Accounts followed. Br ooks joined Kobrand Corporation in New England and was promoted to several management positions and became a member of the Executive Team in 2007. M ost recently he served as Vice President\, Northeast/Canada Group Manager for Kobrand. Jeff and his family reside in Sturbridge\, MA.
\n X-COST:$35 per person for reservations call Nejaime’s 413-637-2221 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26917@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nThe Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns to the mans ion with a new program and invites the public to join the fun on Saturday\ , January 19th. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course ser ved at 5:30 pm.\nMrs. Kite has something people really want\; a lost manus cript supposedly written by the Beatles that no one has ever seen before. One of her guests decides to eliminate the chance of competition by taking Kite out. Was it the rich mama’s boy\, Desmond Dakota\, or his not so bri ght girlfriend\, Sadie? It couldn’t have been the arrogant museum collecto r Albert Lane\, or could it? Maybe it was the Beatle’s fanatic Eleanor Rig by? Yes\, that is her real name. She had it legally changed because of her love of the Beatles. Come along and help figure out who cut the middle pe rson out of the bidding war.\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Myste ry Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Wednesday\, Feb . 13th. Seating is limited. For information or reservations call us at 41 3-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190216T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – “Happiness Is a Warm Gun \,” Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-happiness-is- a-warm-gun-doors-open-at-500-pm-program-starts-and-first-course-served-at- 530-pm/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nSOLD OUT
\nThe Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns to the mans ion with a new program and invites the public to join the fun on Saturday\ , January 19th. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course ser ved at 5:30 pm.
\nMrs. Kite has something people really want\; a los t manuscript supposedly written by the Beatles that no one has ever seen b efore. One of her guests decides to eliminate the chance of competition by taking Kite out. Was it the rich mama’s boy\, Desmond Dakota\, or his not so bright girlfriend\, Sadie? It couldn’t have been the arrogant museum c ollector Albert Lane\, or could it? Maybe it was the Beatle’s fanatic Elea nor Rigby? Yes\, that is her real name. She had it legally changed because of her love of the Beatles. Come along and help figure out who cut the mi ddle person out of the bidding war.
\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfo rt Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are requir ed by Wednesday\, Feb. 13th. Seating is limited. For information or reser vations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by Wednesday\, Feb. 13th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26934@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:“Rich in drama\,” according to Jeffrey Borak\, arts editor of t he Berkshire Eagle. “Playful and heartbreaking\, fragile and indomitable” said one viewer of Morgan O-Yuki: The Geisha of the Gilded Age\, when the play had its world premiere on June 30\, 2006 at Ventfort Hall Mansion an d Gilded Age Museum. The play was presented in cooperation with Shakespear e & Company.\nIn answer to the many requests and inquiries about the unusu al story\, Ventfort Hall will present the film made by Kevin Sprague\, cre ative director and owner of Studio Two\, during the opening performance th irteen years ago. The film will be shown on Saturday\, February 23 at 3: 30 pm followed by a Victorian tea.\nMorgan O-Yuki: The Geisha of the Gilde d Age is based on a true story of a renowned Japanese Kyoto Geisha and her intriguing connection to Ventfort Hall’s history. Written by playwright Natsuko Ohama as an original piece expressly for the 2006 production and f or the 2013 revival\, the title role was originally performed by actress I kuko Ikari\, who had studied at the HB Studio and the Lee Strasberg Theate r Institute. The one-woman show was directed by Shakespeare & Company’s S arah Taylor. The set was created by theater and movie set designer Carl Sp rague.\nThe Morgan O-Yuki story begins with the discovery of this little-k nown\, at least in America\, figure who\, at the advent of the 20th centur y\, entered into the lives of the Morgans\, members of New York’s most pro minent and wealthy elite.\nOver several years of research\, Ventfort Hall’ s resident historian\, the late Joan Olshansky\, discovered these facts: G eorge Denison Morgan\, born in 1870\, was the son of Ventfort Hall owners George Hale Morgan and Sarah Spencer Morgan\, sister of financier J. Pierp ont Morgan.\nSoon after the death of Sarah in 1896\, the New York newspape rs announced the engagement of George Denison to Margaret Auchmuty Mackay\ , member of another prominent New York family\, who also summered in Lenox . Three weeks later\, the engagement was called off because the press had gotten word that George was seeing another young lady on intimate terms. \nWe move ahead to 1902 when George arrives in Japan\, where he spends tim e visiting the geisha houses. Here he meets Yuki (“Snow Fragrance”) Kato. George became infatuated with her and asked Yuki—many times–to marry him and she refused him each time. When he was about to leave Japan\, George left a self-addressed\, stamped envelope with Yuki\, hoping she would eve ntually change her mind.\nThrough all of this\, Yuki was seeing a young Ja panese law student\, who\, within a year\, left her to marry the daughter of a wealthy Japanese family. Yuki wrote George a letter and mailed it in the envelope he had left behind. The couple married on January 21\, 1904 \, in Yokohama. Following tradition\, he settled an allowance on her pare nts and bought Yuki out of her geisha contract for $20\,000.\nAs soon as G eorge brought his bride to New York to meet his family\, the couple discov ered that Yuki was not to be fully welcomed\, except for his sister\, Caro line. Eventually\, George and Yuki made Paris their permanent home.\nTher e is evidence that George continued his philandering ways throughout the m arriage. Josefa Ruiz was suing him for a large sum of Morgan money in 191 5\, at the time of George’s death. Alice Palmer listed herself in the New York City Directory as the “widow of George.” Through these years\, Yuki continued to receive funds from Caroline Morgan and from the lawyer hired to handle George’s estate.\nHaving lived in France for more than 30 years \, Yuki returned to Japan in 1938 at a time when her native country was at war with China and before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. During World War II\, the Morgans could no longer send Yuki money and Caroline died in 1942 . Despite wartime deprivations\, no income and ill health\, Yuki adopted a daughter\, Namie\, who looked after her.\nWith the conclusion of the war in 1945\, Yuki renewed her French interest in Catholicism\, particularly St. Theresa\, and became involved with the building of the Kinugasa Cathol ic Church in Kyoto. In 1958 both Namie and Yuki\, at age 76\, were baptiz ed\, the latter taking the name of Theresa. By this time the Morgans had revived their financial support of Yuki. She died on May 18\, 1963\, and was buried in Kyoto as Theresa Yuki Morgan.\nIn 1951\, her extraordinary l ife became the subject of a musical in Japan\, later a biography\, a novel \, and finally\, a play at Ventfort Hall\, where George Denison Morgan onc e lived.\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of th e event. Reservations are highly recommended as attendance is limited. F or reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190223T153000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Movie and Tea – Morgan O-Yuki: The Geisha of the Gilded Age URL:https://gildedage.org/event/movie-and-tea-morgan-o-yuki-the-geisha-of-t he-gilded-age/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\n“Rich in dram a\,” according to Jeffrey Borak\, arts editor of the Berkshire Eagle. “Playful and heartbreaking\, fragile and indomitable” said one viewer of Morgan O-Yuki: The Geisha of the Gilded Age\, when the play had its world premiere on June 30\, 2006 at Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gild ed Age Museum. The play was presented in cooperation with Shakespeare & Co mpany.
\nIn answer to the many requests and inquiries about the unus ual story\, Ventfort Hall will present the film made by Kevin Sprague\, cr eative director and owner of Studio Two\, during the opening performance t hirteen years ago. The film will be shown on Saturday\, February 23 at 3 :30 pm followed by a Victorian tea.
\nMorgan O-Yuki: The Geisha of the Gilded Age is based on a true story of a renowned Japanese Kyo to Geisha and her intriguing connection to Ventfort Hall’s history. Writt en by playwright Natsuko Ohama as an original piece expressly for the 2006 production and for the 2013 revival\, the title role was originally perfo rmed by actress Ikuko Ikari\, who had studied at the HB Studio and the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. The one-woman show was directed by Shakespe are & Company’s Sarah Taylor. The set was created by theater and movie set designer Carl Sprague.
\nThe Morgan O-Yuki story begins with the di scovery of this little-known\, at least in America\, figure who\, at the a dvent of the 20th century\, entered into the lives of the Morga ns\, members of New York’s most prominent and wealthy elite.
\nOver several years of research\, Ventfort Hall’s resident historian\, the late Joan Olshansky\, discovered these facts: George Denison Morgan\, born in 1 870\, was the son of Ventfort Hall owners George Hale Morgan and Sarah Spe ncer Morgan\, sister of financier J. Pierpont Morgan.
\nSoon after t he death of Sarah in 1896\, the New York newspapers announced the engageme nt of George Denison to Margaret Auchmuty Mackay\, member of another promi nent New York family\, who also summered in Lenox. Three weeks later\, th e engagement was called off because the press had gotten word that George was seeing another young lady on intimate terms.
\nWe move ahead to 1902 when George arrives in Japan\, where he spends time visiting the geis ha houses. Here he meets Yuki (“Snow Fragrance”) Kato. George became inf atuated with her and asked Yuki—many times–to marry him and she refused hi m each time. When he was about to leave Japan\, George left a self-addres sed\, stamped envelope with Yuki\, hoping she would eventually change her mind.
\nThrough all of this\, Yuki was seeing a young Japanese law s tudent\, who\, within a year\, left her to marry the daughter of a wealthy Japanese family. Yuki wrote George a letter and mailed it in the envelop e he had left behind. The couple married on January 21\, 1904\, in Yokoha ma. Following tradition\, he settled an allowance on her parents and boug ht Yuki out of her geisha contract for $20\,000.
\nAs soon as George brought his bride to New York to meet his family\, the couple discovered that Yuki was not to be fully welcomed\, except for his sister\, Caroline. Eventually\, George and Yuki made Paris their permanent home.
\nTh ere is evidence that George continued his philandering ways throughout the marriage. Josefa Ruiz was suing him for a large sum of Morgan money in 1 915\, at the time of George’s death. Alice Palmer listed herself in the N ew York City Directory as the “widow of George.” Through these years\, Yu ki continued to receive funds from Caroline Morgan and from the lawyer hir ed to handle George’s estate.
\nHaving lived in France for more than 30 years\, Yuki returned to Japan in 1938 at a time when her native count ry was at war with China and before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. During W orld War II\, the Morgans could no longer send Yuki money and Caroline die d in 1942. Despite wartime deprivations\, no income and ill health\, Yuki adopted a daughter\, Namie\, who looked after her.
\nWith the concl usion of the war in 1945\, Yuki renewed her French interest in Catholicism \, particularly St. Theresa\, and became involved with the building of the Kinugasa Catholic Church in Kyoto. In 1958 both Namie and Yuki\, at age 76\, were baptized\, the latter taking the name of Theresa. By this time the Morgans had revived their financial support of Yuki. She died on May 18\, 1963\, and was buried in Kyoto as Theresa Yuki Morgan.
\nIn 195 1\, her extraordinary life became the subject of a musical in Japan\, late r a biography\, a novel\, and finally\, a play at Ventfort Hall\, where Ge orge Denison Morgan once lived.
\nCost to attend is $26 for advance reservations and $32 day of the event. Reservations are highly recommende d as attendance is limited. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$26 with advance reservation\, $32 day of X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-26967@www.gildedage.org/2016site DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT – TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY\, APRIL 13 PREF ORMANCE\nThe Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns to the mansion with a n ew program and invites the public to join the fun on Saturday\, March 16th . Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm .\nIt is a special night for Don Yukon Cornelius. His major renovations fo r his club are just about finished and you have been invited to join him f or the unveiling of his newest gaming rooms. As leader of the Eco-Unfriend ly Gang\, he takes great pride in wasting resources\, but someone decides to waste him. Come along and make your wager on whether it was his ex-girl friend Fay Daway or his right hand man\, Little Billy Bosco. Might it have been his step God-daughter\, Sheila Blige? Or maybe it was the fill in co median Sal Manilla. Odds are in your favor to have a great time no matter who dun nit\, but can you figure it out and win big?\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members view ing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full cour se dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are req uired by Wednesday\, March 13th. Seating is limited. Call us for reservati ons at (413) 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190316T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:SOLD OUT – Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – “Good Fella\, Dead Fella \,” Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm. URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-good-fella-de ad-fella/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nSOLD OUT – TI CKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY\, APRIL 13 PREFORMANCE
\nThe Comi cal Mystery Tour ensemble returns to the mansion with a new program and in vites the public to join the fun on Saturday\, March 16th. Doors open at 5 :00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm.
\nIt is a special night for Don Yukon Cornelius. His major renovations for his club are just about finished and you have been invited to join him for the unv eiling of his newest gaming rooms. As leader of the Eco-Unfriendly Gang\, he takes great pride in wasting resources\, but someone decides to waste h im. Come along and make your wager on whether it was his ex-girlfriend Fay Daway or his right hand man\, Little Billy Bosco. Might it have been his step God-daughter\, Sheila Blige? Or maybe it was the fill in comedian Sal Manilla. Odds are in your favor to have a great time no matter who dun ni t\, but can you figure it out and win big?
\nIn production since 199 5\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Wednesday\, March 13th. Seating is limited. Call us for reser vations at (413) 637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by Wednesday\, Mar.13th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-27073@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Early spring is the perfect time to plant seeds that will grow and can be transplanted to the garden or outdoors when the weather gets wa rmer. Children who attend this workshop will learn how to plant nasturtium as well as how to take care of their flower as it grows throughout the sp ring.\nThere will be an informal lesson on planting seeds and caring for t heir flowers. After the lesson the workshop continues until 3pm. Children will decorate their flower pots and plant their seeds. They can also craft their own hats and ties to wear along with other crafts.\nCost to attend is $8 per child and children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults are f ree with a paying child. Reservations required as seating is limited. Call us at 413-637-3206 to make a reservation. Walks-in accommodated only if s pace allows. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190407T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190407T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Childrens’ Flower Planting and Crafts Workshop URL:https://gildedage.org/event/childrens-flower-planting-and-craftsworksho p/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nEarly spring is the perfect time to plant seeds that will grow and can be transplanted to the garden or outdoors when the weather gets warmer. Children who atten d this workshop will learn how to plant nasturtium as well as how to take care of their flower as it grows throughout the spring.
\nThere will be an informal lesson on planting seeds and caring for their flowers. Aft er the lesson the workshop continues until 3pm. Children will decorate the ir flower pots and plant their seeds. They can also craft their own hats a nd ties to wear along with other crafts.
\nCost to attend is $8 per child and children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults are free with a paying child. Reservations required as seating is limited. Call us at 413 -637-3206 to make a reservation. Walks-in accommodated only if space allow s.
\n X-COST:$8 per child END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-27034@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Two workshops: 10 am to noon and 1 pm to 3 pm\nCelebrate the Ea ster season with a unique opportunity to learn a time-honored Eastern Euro pean craft. We are offering our annual Slavic Easter egg decorating demon strations and instructional workshops on Saturday\, April 13 from 10:00 am to 12 noon and again from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. This year the workshop wil l take place at the mansion’s former gatehouse at 55 Kemble St.\, Lenox.\n This Eastern European tradition of creating intricate and beautifully deco rated eggs has been passed down for generations. Lenox resident Tjasa Spr ague\, who will again lead the workshop\, learned the technique many years ago from her Czechoslovakian mother\, Maria Krofta.\nThe technique begins with unwashed eggs (provided by a local poultry farm) which have a residu e-free shell surface. The Slavic Easter egg is a wax resistant technique which employs aniline dye later in the process. The decorating begins with drawing on the egg with wax\, followed by immersion in the dye\, with rep eated wax drawing and dying as desired. The eggs are uncooked and are “bl own” out after the decorating has been completed. The eggs may be display ed\, when stored carefully\, for an indefinite number of years.\nThe fee f or each workshop\, which includes all materials\, is $35. Reservations are required and seats are limited. Children should be at least 12 years of a ge. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190413T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190413T120000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Egg Decorating Workshop – Morning SOLD OUT URL:https://gildedage.org/event/egg-decorating-workshop/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nTwo w orkshops: 10 am to noon and 1 pm to 3 pm
\nCelebrate the Ea ster season with a unique opportunity to learn a time-honored Eastern Euro pean craft. We are offering our annual Slavic Easter egg decorating demon strations and instructional workshops on Saturday\, April 13 from 10:00 am to 12 noon and again from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. This year the workshop wil l take place at the mansion’s former gatehouse at 55 Kemble St.\, Lenox.\n
This Eastern European tradition of creating intricate and beautiful ly decorated eggs has been passed down for generations. Lenox resident Tj asa Sprague\, who will again lead the workshop\, learned the technique man y years ago from her Czechoslovakian mother\, Maria Krofta.
\nThe te chnique begins with unwashed eggs (provided by a local poultry farm) which have a residue-free shell surface. The Slavic Easter egg is a wax resist ant technique which employs aniline dye later in the process. The decorati ng begins with drawing on the egg with wax\, followed by immersion in the dye\, with repeated wax drawing and dying as desired. The eggs are uncook ed and are “blown” out after the decorating has been completed. The eggs may be displayed\, when stored carefully\, for an indefinite number of yea rs.
\nThe fee for each workshop\, which includes all materials\, is $35. Reservations are required and seats are limited. Children should be a t least 12 years of age. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n< /BODY> X-COST:$35 includes materials. Reservations required. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-27086@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Easter season with a unique opportunity to learn a time-honored Eastern European craft. We still have room in the afternoo n session of our annual Slavic Easter egg decorating demonstrations and in structional workshop on Saturday\, April 13 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The morning workshop is sold out. This year the workshop will take place at th e mansion’s former gatehouse at 55 Kemble St.\, Lenox.\nThis Eastern Europ ean tradition of creating intricate and beautifully decorated eggs has bee n passed down for generations. Lenox resident Tjasa Sprague\, who will ag ain lead the workshop\, learned the technique many years ago from her Czec hoslovakian mother\, Maria Krofta.\nThe technique begins with unwashed egg s (provided by a local poultry farm) which have a residue-free shell surfa ce. The Slavic Easter egg is a wax resistant technique which employs anil ine dye later in the process. The decorating begins with drawing on the eg g with wax\, followed by immersion in the dye\, with repeated wax drawing and dying as desired. The eggs are uncooked and are “blown” out after the decorating has been completed. The eggs may be displayed\, when stored c arefully\, for an indefinite number of years.\nThe fee for each workshop\, which includes all materials\, is $35. Reservations are required and seat s are limited. Children should be at least 12 years of age. For reservati ons call us at 413-637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190413T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190413T150000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Egg Decorating Workshop 1 to 3 pm URL:https://gildedage.org/event/egg-decorating-workshop-1-to-3-pm/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nCelebrate the Easter season with a unique opportunity to learn a time-honored Eastern E uropean craft. We still have room in the afternoon session of our annual Slavic Easter egg decorating demonstrations and instructional workshop on Saturday\, April 13 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The morning workshop is sold out. This year the workshop will take place at the mansion’s former gateh ouse at 55 Kemble St.\, Lenox.
\nThis Eastern European tradition of creating intricate and beautifully decorated eggs has been passed down for generations. Lenox resident Tjasa Sprague\, who will again lead the work shop\, learned the technique many years ago from her Czechoslovakian mothe r\, Maria Krofta.
\nThe technique begins with unwashed eggs (provide d by a local poultry farm) which have a residue-free shell surface. The S lavic Easter egg is a wax resistant technique which employs aniline dye la ter in the process. The decorating begins with drawing on the egg with wax \, followed by immersion in the dye\, with repeated wax drawing and dying as desired. The eggs are uncooked and are “blown” out after the decoratin g has been completed. The eggs may be displayed\, when stored carefully\, for an indefinite number of years.
\nThe fee for each workshop\, wh ich includes all materials\, is $35. Reservations are required and seats a re limited. Children should be at least 12 years of age. For reservations call us at 413-637-3206.
\n X-COST:$35 includes materials. Reservations required. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-27042@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:The Comical Mystery Tour ensemble returns to the mansion with a n encore performance and invites the public to join the fun on Saturday\, April 13th. Doors open at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm.\nIt is a special night for Don Yukon Cornelius. His major reno vations for his club are just about finished and you have been invited to join him for the unveiling of his newest gaming rooms. As leader of the Ec o-Unfriendly Gang\, he takes great pride in wasting resources\, but someon e decides to waste him. Come along and make your wager on whether it was h is ex-girlfriend Fay Daway or his right hand man\, Little Billy Bosco. Mig ht it have been his step God-daughter\, Sheila Blige? Or maybe it was the fill in comedian Sal Manilla. Odds are in your favor to have a great time no matter who dun nit\, but can you figure it out and win big?\nIn product ion since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience me mbers viewing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfort Hall.\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a full course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservatio ns are required by Wednesday\, April 10th. Seating is limited. Call us for reservations at (413) 637-3206. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190413T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Murder Mystery Dinner Theater – “Good Fella\, Dead Fella\,” Doors o pen at 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm URL:https://gildedage.org/event/murder-mystery-dinner-theater-good-fella-de ad-fella-doors-open-at-500-pm-program-starts-and-first-course-served-at-53 0-pm/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nThe Comical M ystery Tour ensemble returns to the mansion with an encore performance and invites the public to join the fun on Saturday\, April 13th. Doors open a t 5:00 pm. Program starts and first course served at 5:30 pm.
\nIt i s a special night for Don Yukon Cornelius. His major renovations for his c lub are just about finished and you have been invited to join him for the unveiling of his newest gaming rooms. As leader of the Eco-Unfriendly Gang \, he takes great pride in wasting resources\, but someone decides to wast e him. Come along and make your wager on whether it was his ex-girlfriend Fay Daway or his right hand man\, Little Billy Bosco. Might it have been h is step God-daughter\, Sheila Blige? Or maybe it was the fill in comedian Sal Manilla. Odds are in your favor to have a great time no matter who dun nit\, but can you figure it out and win big?
\nIn production since 1995\, The Comical Mystery Tour has had over 50\,000 audience members view ing and/or participating in their programs. The ensemble appears regularly at Ventfort Hall.
\nCost to attend is $40 per person including a fu ll course dinner. A cash bar is available for beer and wine. Reservations are required by Wednesday\, April 10th. Seating is limited. Call us for re servations at (413) 637-3206.
\n X-COST:$40\, reservations required by Wednesday\, Apr.10th X-INSTANT-EVENT:1 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-27069@gildedage.org DTSTAMP:20190326T080342Z CATEGORIES: CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Join David Raby for a paranormal investigation of the historic and haunted Ventfort Hall. A non-fiction author and paranormal investigat or\, Raby has always been intrigued by history. He undauntedly enters haun ted locations that would terrify others with hopes of contacting lingering spirits to discover why they remain.\nRaby is the author of four publishe d books and countless online articles. With his passion for the paranormal field\, he has accumulated over a decade of experience\, founded a parano rmal group and has helped many people (and spirits) that ranged between th e curious and those seeking urgent advice.\nHis interest in the paranormal was shaped by the fact that spirits seem to be attracted to his compassio n and openness. He has a knack for storytelling that fuels his intensive h istorical research and fact finding.\nHe believes that by bringing people’ s stories out of the shadows and into the light of our awareness\, they ma y find eternal rest and peace.\nBefore the investigation\, he will give a brief history of the lives that once graced the hallways – and possibly st ill reside within. He will also share some of his favorite evidence from p revious investigations and will be happy to answer any questions about par anormal investigations. This event is perfect for everyone\; from someone who has never been on a paranormal investigation to the seasoned investiga tor.\nThe event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and concludes at midnight. Tickets for this exciting event are $35 per person. All of the proceeds from tick et sales will go towards the preservation and restoration of Ventfort Hall . Call us at (413) 637-3206 for reservations. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190427T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190427T234500 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Ghost Hunt – A Spirited Evening URL:https://gildedage.org/event/ghost-hunt-3/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n\\nJoin David Raby for a paranormal investigation of the historic and hau nted Ventfort Hall. A non-fiction author and paranormal investigator\, Ra by has always been intrigued by history. He undauntedly enters haunted loc ations that would terrify others with hopes of contacting lingering spirit s to discover why they remain.
\nRaby is the author of four publishe d books and countless online articles. With his passion for the paranormal field\, he has accumulated over a decade of experience\, founded a parano rmal group and has helped many people (and spirits) that ranged between th e curious and those seeking urgent advice.
\nHis interest in the par anormal was shaped by the fact that spirits seem to be attracted to his co mpassion and openness. He has a knack for storytelling that fuels his inte nsive historical research and fact finding.
\nHe believes that by br inging people’s stories out of the shadows and into the light of our aware ness\, they may find eternal rest and peace.
\nBefore the investigat ion\, he will give a brief history of the lives that once graced the hallw ays – and possibly still reside within. He will also share some of his fav orite evidence from previous investigations and will be happy to answer an y questions about paranormal investigations. This event is perfect for eve ryone\; from someone who has never been on a paranormal investigation to t he seasoned investigator.
\nThe event will begin at 7:00 p.m. and co ncludes at midnight. Tickets for this exciting event are $35 per person. A ll of the proceeds from ticket sales will go towards the preservation and restoration of Ventfort Hall. Call us at (413) 637-3206 for reservations.< /p>\n X-COST:$35\, reservations required END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR