Home / VOL. VII NO. 09 05/01/2026 / Events

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Events

Events

  1. The Baby Town Meeting is May 11, 2026, at 6pm. The Finance Committee holds the Baby Town Meeting to help voters prepare for Town Meeting. The Finance Committee will go over the Warrant articles, as answer all questions you have about the Warrant articles that deal with financial matters. The voters affirm or reject each article on the Warrant by their votes. Finance Committee prepares the voters for that task by providing information but does not pass judgment on the articles. 
  2. Stockbridge Library, “Join us Saturday, May 2 at 3pm, for this documentary film with director Norm Anderson.This documentary is a little-known story of the small group of American women who volunteered to serve in the Vietnam War through the Red Cross Supplemental Recreation Activities Overseas (RCSRAO) program. They were better known by our brave military men as “The Donut Dollies” (a nickname from WWII and the Korean War). 
  3. Ventfort Hall Mansion and Gilded Age Museum is hosting a community day, Saturday, May 9, 2026, from 10am to 4pm. It is free. Contact Linda Rocke, linda@gildedage.org or Chelsea Gaia, Chelsea@gildedage.org. On Community Day, see the mansion, walk the grounds, enjoy music on the veranda by DJ Seth P, and learn how you can be part of this legacy! There’s more – visit the “Bookshires” pop-up bookshop, dine at Cousins Maine Lobster food truck, and hear lectures every hour on the hour starting at 10 am through 3 pm in the library. There will be Tarot readings and stereoscope demonstrations will also be done throughout the day. Located at 104 Walker Street in Lenox. 
  4. Austen Riggs presents: Psychosis Care and Connection: A Retreat on Humanistic Approaches, June 25 – 27, 2026 at Gould Farm, Monterey. A round table retreat with the aim of fostering dialogue and sharing approaches to working with psychosis and nurturing community through lectures, experiential events and cultural engagement in the Berkshires. 
  5. League of Women Voters will host a Lenox candidates’ forum May 4, 2026, 5:30pm, Lenox Town Hall
A No Kings Rally photo by Dana Goedewaagen
A No Kings Rally photo by Dana Goedewaagen

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