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Jennifer Trainer Thompson, outgoing president and CEO of Hancock Shaker Village, looks back on the last six years at its helm. She departs on Sept. 16, with a goal of
Hancock Shaker Village's Back Porch Music series began during the pandemic as a solution that allowed music to continue at the village. The outdoor concerts are now a popular summer
Hancock Shaker Village is a landmark destination with 20 historic Shaker buildings, and thousands of Shaker artifacts. On the National Historic Register, it is the most comprehensively interpreted Shaker site in the world, and the oldest working farm in the Berkshires of Western Massachusetts. The 20th Anniversary of Hancock Shaker Village’s Baby Animals Festival opens tomorrow - Saturday, April 16. I went there earlier this week and met with Director and CEO Jennifer Trainer Thompson and Livestock Manager, Christine McCue.
Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. I'm not a big outdoors person. And I'm not really into hiking, unless there's something promising at the end of the trail â an extraordinary view, a waterfall, a really old cemetery or the remnants of a historical site, such as the "Stairs to Nowhere" in Chesterfield, N.H. (otherwise known as Madame Sherriâs castle ruins). An invitation, with the promise of touring the remnants of Hancock Shaker Village's South Family farm site, coaxed me into making the trek to Pittsfield early Saturday morning to take a walk in the woods. See...
PITTSFIELD â A new spread in Conde Nast Traveler seeks to explain, yet again, the Berkshiresâ appeal to well-heeled weekenders. âItâs the rich cross-history of bohemia and money, of creatives and cultural titans, that makes the Berkshires more than an escape from the city,â the authors write in the magazineâs current issue. âItâs an escape to one of the liveliest and most vital artistic hubs in the USA. ⦠Itâs country living with a symphony orchestra for its soundtrack.â People who work for low pay in the regionâs cultural centers ar...