Wharton on Wednesday returns for a five-month run! Join us at the Terrace Café on the first Wednesday of the month, June-October, to hear quintessential Edith Wharton short stories brought to life by local actors. Arrive early to enjoy refreshments from the Café, open 4:00 - 5:30 pm. In September, Ryan Winkles reads "The House […]
Join us for a free, outdoor poetry reading on the Dell stage behind the Stable. Bring your own chair or blanket. Not for the faint of heart, WordXWord’s Poets Creating Conversation throws out a single word/idea and asks poets to respond. This month we're asking poets to linger, loiter, or perhaps even reside in DWELL. […]
In 1930s Paris, American novelists Edith Wharton and Louis Bromfield were unlikely friends. She was 34 years his senior, he was a Midwestern farmer, and both were vocal about their […]
Join the Straw Dog Writers Guild to celebrate their 15th anniversary with a lively panel discussion featuring Guild co-founders and members. Highlighted are readings by novelist Michael Jerome Plunkett and […]
Join Community Access to the Arts at The Mount for a reading of poetry and prose from the CATA Writers’ Workshop. Through heartfelt, thought-provoking, and humorous work, CATA writers with […]
Join us for a free, outdoor poetry reading at the bistro area behind the Stable. The theme is RED HERRING. WordXWord’s Poets Creating Conversation throws out a single word/idea and asks […]
Wharton on Wednesday returns for a five-month run! Join us at the Terrace Café on the first Wednesday of the month, June-October, to hear quintessential Edith Wharton short stories brought […]
Please join us for a virtual reading featuring the 2025 Edith Wharton-Straw Dog Writers Guild Writers-in-Residence! Featured writers will share short excerpts from their work developed while in residence at […]
Join us this Halloween for a ghostly talk and tour of The Mount with author Robert Oakes! After reading her first ghost story, Edith Wharton was plunged into “a world haunted by formless horrors,” and felt that a “dark undefinable menace forever dogging steps, lurking and threatening.” Some mysterious magic contained in this particular kind […]
In her second compelling collection of stories, Heart-Work, Great Barrington-based author Roberta Silman explores the intricacies of love, the infinite surprises that exist within families, and the yearning for guidance that can result in great leaps of the imagination. As she did in her first prize-winning collection, Blood Relations, Silman has created a group of unforgettable […]
Join us this Veterans Day for a moving performance by Ron Ramsay’s Berkshire Music Salon Series featuring vocalist Samantha Talora! From the Drawing Room of The Mount, Voices of Valor: […]
Join us this Veterans Day for a moving performance by Ron Ramsay’s Berkshire Music Salon Series featuring vocalist Samantha Talora! From the Drawing Room of The Mount, Voices of Valor: […]