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MAY 2018
SATURDAY, MAY 26th:
OPENING DAY EVENTS
OAKES SMITH
Oakes Smith sing soothing and soulful tunes inspired by nature, love, spirit art, and poetry.
6:00 - 7:00pm
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, MAY 27th:
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND EVENTS
BEEKEEPERS from the NORTHERN BERKSHIRE
BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION
Beekeeping demo, equipment and live bees!
1:00 to 4:00pm
OUTDOORS (weather permitting) or on the porch
Free and Open to the Public.
ALSO:
MOONSHINE HOLLER
6:00 to 7:00pm
Moonshine Holler will present a Carter Family program. The Carter Family is well-known as the "first family of country music." In their program "Don't Forget This Song", Moonshine Holler (the duet of Paula Bradley & Bill Dillof) will showcase examples, both well-known and more obscure, of the Carter Family's vast repertoire, highlighting their music's breadth on two guitars, Hawaiian guitar, autoharp and banjo. This program will be entertaining and suitable for all ages.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency."
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
MONDAY, MAY 28th:
RAPTORS OF GREYLOCK
New England's Birds Of Prey
Starts promply 1:00 pm - 3:00pm - FREE - Displays and discussions in the Lobby - Birding demonstrations held outdoors (weather permitting).
Meet live birds of prey! Touchable artifacts, engaging information, and Falcon demonstrations
THE SOUTHERN VERMONT NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
www.vermontmuseum.org
NEW ENGLAND FALCONRY
nefalconry@yahoo.com
Organized by Jude Stull and Financed by THE GREYLOCK ALLIANCE
ALSO:
BLUEGRASS MUSIC BY
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM - FREE - ON THE ENCLOSED PORCH
Their powerful musicianship combined with Zink’s smooth lead baritone vocal sounds just as much at home with a driving bluegrass tune as it does a tear-filled country weeper. Rooted in the traditions of the early decades of Bluegrass and Country music, the members of Zink and Company have come together to create a recipe of entertainment with a tight, cohesive sound that you are sure to love.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
JUNE 2018
SUNDAY, JUNE 3rd:
THE BIRDS OF MT. GREYLOCK
Ed Neumuth, the president of the Hoffmann Bird Club, will present an overview of the birds present in the state reservation, with specific emphasis on the "avian specialties" - the rarities of Mt. Greylock.
6:00 to 7:00pm
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY EVENING - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS *
“Five and One”
One of the Best Albums of 2013 - Downbeat Magazine
“Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland”
Downbeat Magazine - Editor’s Pick
Best Jazz Albums of 2015
National Public Radio critics Ted Gioa and Scott Yanow.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE DINNER HOURS
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, JUNE 10th:
THE HOFFMANN BIRD CLUB'S
ANNUAL "BIRDS and BREAKFAST"
The Hoffmann Bird Club invites all to join them on a free early morning birding trip up the mountain.
Followed by breakfast at the lodge.
The group will meet at the Lanesboro Visitor's Center at 6:00 am.
And later SUNDAY, JUNE 10:
PLAYWRITING MASHUP
Live theatrical readings by the Berkshire Playwrights Lab’s Writers Group.
The playwriting mashup at Bascomb Lodge is brought to you by Berkshire Playwrights Lab's Writers Group, a playwriting development group whose mission is to cultivate and encourage the work of Berkshire-based playwrights.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Berkshire Playwrights Lab is the area’s only theater dedicated exclusively to encouraging, developing and presenting new plays. Through readings, workshops and full production the Lab provides emerging and established writers with a professional and creative environment, while offering audiences the engaging and provocative opportunity to share in the dramatic evolution of premiere works.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13th:
An a Cappella Evening with
Enjoy an evening of songs by the Berkshire-based ensemble of a cappella singers. The all-male harmony group will perform on the lodge's enclosed porch in a program of American standards, pop, and classic rock to gospel and original liturgical music laced with wit and whimsy.
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, JUNE 17th:
BASCOM LODGE PRESENTS
7:00 pm - to - 9:00 pm
THE WES BROWN TRIO with pianist Andy Jaffee and singer Jill Connolly return to Bascom Lodge for another season of Jazz Sundays. Performance in the dining room throughout the dining hours.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20th:
NO EVENT TONIGHT
SUNDAY, JUNE 24th:
ADVENTURES in HISTORIC PRESEVATION
William Hosley narrates the battles to save pieces of history, including the ongoing Berkshire Museum debate.
6:00 to 7:00 pm
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27th:
DEFENDING TROUT AGAINST
CLIMATE CHANGE
Trout thrive in cool water. A warming climate threatens
stream temperatures in southern New England. What can we do to prolong a cold water fishery here?
Lauren Stevens articulates the dangers cold water fish face from climate change.
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
JULY 2018
SUNDAY, JULY 1st *
“Five and One”
One of the Best Albums of 2013 - Downbeat Magazine
“Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland”
Downbeat Magazine - Editor’s Pick
Best Jazz Albums of 2015
National Public Radio critics Ted Gioa and Scott Yanow.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE DINNER HOURS
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
WEDNESDAY, JULY 4th:
Forest Treasures of Massachusetts and Their Hidden Value
Unbeknownst to many, Massachusetts is home to old-growth forests and outstanding trees suggestive of what grew before the appearance of Europeans in the 1600s. Join internationally known climate policy scientist Dr. William Moomaw and old-growth forest/champion tree sleuth Bob Leverett for a slide presentation as they explore the remnants of the Bay State’s ancient woodlands and big trees, including the treasures on Mount Greylock. Topics will include the ecology, history, and aesthetics of our woodlands with an emphasis on the importance of our mature forests and bigger trees for sequestering large amounts of carbon. It is a story that has not yet been fully told.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SATURDAY, JULY 7TH:
Top Bananas
The Nutshell Playhouse returns with a fantasy filled performance of visual and musical delights, with special guests Annie Anaconda the singing snake, Engelburt, the morphing storyteller, Zesty with her singing saw, tap-dancing by Nemonee, a motley crew of instruments played by Donut, brand spanking new songs, and our usual abundance of frolicsome shenanigans.
Performed by Berkshire County Actors Stefanie Lynx Weber, Maizy Broderick Scarpa and Mark Hohlstein, with live music by Don Jordan.
Supported by the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire
12:00 to 1:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNDAY, JULY 8TH:
Featuring:
THE JOE FINN QUARTET with ANDY HEARN, JON LeROY, and
TOM FINN
SINGER JULIA DONNARUMA AND HER TRIO with MICHAEL BISIO, ADAM SIEGEL, AND WALTER DONNARUMA
THE WES BROWN QUARTET with ANDY JAFFE, CLAIRE ARENIUS, and
SINGER JILL CONNOLLY
THE MICHAEL BENEDICT JAZZ VIBES QUARTET with DAVID GLEASON, MIKE LAWRENCE, and PETE SWEENEY
THE PHIL ALLEN SEPTET with CHRIS PASIN, ERIC PERSON, JEFF NANIA, MIKE BENEDICT, . . .
FREE PERFORMANCES FROM 12:00 TO 6:00PM
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm - FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11th:
DUO EAMON
The music of Ireland, Quebec and New England for fiddle and guitar.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, JULY 15th *
WEDNESDAY, JULY 18th - NO PUBLIC PROGRAMMING TONIGHT
SUNDAY, JULY 22nd:
Marafanyi Drum, Dance & Song
Drumming and dance by this all female troupe.
6pm - 7pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25th:
Saving Massachusetts Forests for Climate, Nature, and People
A presentation by Michael Kellett on the benefits of forests for people and the climate.
Massachusetts forests are vital in: storing carbon to fight climate change; providing critical habitat for native plants and wildlife; preserving historic and sacred sites; and offering opportunities for nature-based recreation. Yet, almost all of our forests are currently open to resource extraction, which is undermining these values. We need to take action now to protect our forests, before it is too late.
Michael Kellett is cofounder and executive director of RESTORE: The North Woods, a Massachusetts-based conservation organization. With more than 30 years of experience working to protect forests, wildlife, parks, and wilderness, he will review our current challenges and suggest strategies for solving them.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, JULY 29TH:
CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORP
An illustrated history of the C.C.C. and its work on Mount Greylock and Bascom Lodge
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
AUGUST 2018
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1st:
WINTERGREEN
Folk music by this local trio.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, AUGUST 5th *
“Five and One”
One of the Best Albums of 2013 - Downbeat Magazine
“Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland”
Downbeat Magazine - Editor’s Pick
Best Jazz Albums of 2015
National Public Radio critics Ted Gioa and Scott Yanow.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE DINNER HOURS
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8th - NO PUBLIC PROGRAMMING TONIGHT
SUNDAY, AUGUST 12TH:
JOANNE SPIES and DOUG TANNER
Songwriter JoAnne Spies and special guest Doug Tanner, old friend and long-time musician with the Gypsy Wranglers, will share songs old and new on guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo and chromatic harmonica.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15th:
THE BERKSHIRE HIGHLANDERS:
Bagpipes, Bagpipes, Bagpipes!
Need we say more?
6:00 to 7:00pm
In Front of the Lodge.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, AUGUST 19th *
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22nd:
MAX GRINNELL
25 Years Gone By: Hosteling Around the USA
Max Grinnell, writer and urban studies professor, took his first cross-country trip solo over 25 years ago. Armed only with a "Let's Go USA" guide, an MCI phone card, some traveler's checks, and a few other baubles, he traveled across country via Amtrak to Boston, New Orleans, Chicago, and DC. As part of this talk, he'll share stories from that trip, along with provide some updates on how travel has changed since that time. He's currently working on a book about this extensive trip. This book also started as part of a writers residency on Mount Greylock within the friendly confines of Bascom Lodge.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY,AUGUST 26TH:
INDUSTRIAL HEMP
A presentation by Ralph Brill on the potential for Hemp products and economic growth in the Berkshires.
Industrial Hemp has been grown by various civilizations for thousands of years. In North America, the early Colonists planted Hemp as it grew easily and was a source of Food, Fibers and Medicines. George Washington grew Hemp as did Thomas Jefferson. During the Colonial Period in MA, if you owned a few acres, the Laws required that you plant Hemp as the Colonies wanted to be self-sufficient and did not want to import Fabrics from England. Thus, our first Clothing, Flags, Ropes and Ship Sails were made from Local Hemp Fibers.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29th:
DEBRA BRICKER BALKEN: PHILLIP GUSTON'S POOR RICHARD
In 1971, Philip Guston embarked on a series of scathing, scabrous images of the 37th president, Richard Nixon. Unpublished during Guston's lifetime, they were reproduced in a volume overseen by DEBRA BRICKER BALKEN in 2001, only to be revived again last year. With their narrative of mendacity and deceit, they emerge as an uncanny tale for the age of Trump and the current political period.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SEPTEMBER 2018
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd:
Reading and Book Launch by Charles Giuliano and Astrid Hiemer
Using biomorphic natural shapes as templates Hiemer creates unique artist books.
A former jazz and rock critic Giuliano evokes improvisation, rhythm, and bop riffs as style and inspiration. His fifth book Topsy Turvy will debut at Bascom Lodge.
5:00 to 7:00pm
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 2nd
“Five and One”
One of the Best Albums of 2013 - Downbeat Magazine
“Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland”
Downbeat Magazine - Editor’s Pick
Best Jazz Albums of 2015
National Public Radio critics Ted Gioa and Scott Yanow.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE DINNER HOURS
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th
KELLY SLATER: Artist Presentation.
Structured Spontaneity: Strategies for Maximizing Creativity from Greylock and Beyond.
Kelly talks about her art work, her experience as a creative resident at the lodge and strategies for doing creative work under almost any circumstances.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12:
AIMEE GALINAS
Forest Ecology Slideshow & Summit Walk
Learn about the ecology of high elevation Boreal Spruce-Fir forests on a short plant/tree ID summit walk concluding with a narrated slideshow with naturalist Aimee Gelinas M.Ed, Director/Co-founder of the Tamarack Hollow Nature & Cultural Center.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Cultural Council of Northern Berkshire, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th *
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23:
MOUNTAINTOP WALK, NATURE & HISTORY
Discover the 1930's period of great park building when government work programs like the Civilian Conservation Corps created special places for recreation.
1:00 to 2pm
Free and Open to the Public.
Meet in front of lodge.
Also on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23:
ASTRONOMY
and the
NEW ENGLAND SKY
Kevin Collins provides a tour of the New England Sky.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30th:
MUSHROOMS! MUSHROOMS! MUSHROOMS!
John Wheeler shares the joys of mushroom identification, seasons, and typical habitats of our local fungal treasures.
6:00 to 7:00pm.
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
OCTOBER 2018
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7th *
“Five and One”
One of the Best Albums of 2013 - Downbeat Magazine
“Circulation: The Music of Gary McFarland”
Downbeat Magazine - Editor’s Pick
Best Jazz Albums of 2015
National Public Radio critics Ted Gioa and Scott Yanow.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE DINNER HOURS
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14th
KATERINA LANFRANCO: Artist Presentation
Katerina talks about her art work and her experience as a creative resident at the lodge.
6:00 to 7:00pm
Free and Open to the Public. Presented on the Porch.
SUNSET BEVERAGE HOUR STARTS AT 4:00 pm FOLLOWED BY DINNER AT 7:00 pm
MENU AND PRICING POSTED ON THE CALENDAR OF OUR "MENU PAGE"
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21st *
* * * RESERVATIONS A MUST * * *
THE FINAL JAZZ DINNER
AND THE LODGE'S LAST FULL DAY OF OPERATION FOR THE 2018 SEASON