Lake House Guidebook

Melissa
Lake House Guidebook

Locavore spots for foodies, or grab-and-go.

Great fresh food from local farms. Daily take-out specials, fresh produce and pies, excellent tea and coffee section, well stocked selection of international provisions for cooks.
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Copake General Store
171 Columbia County Rd 7A
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Great fresh food from local farms. Daily take-out specials, fresh produce and pies, excellent tea and coffee section, well stocked selection of international provisions for cooks.
Before there was whole foods, there was Guido's. Comprehensive year-round grocery shop for organic, farm to table, local and specialty international provisions. Everything is beyond fresh, and the variety is sure to impress.
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Guido's Fresh Marketplace
760 S Main St
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Before there was whole foods, there was Guido's. Comprehensive year-round grocery shop for organic, farm to table, local and specialty international provisions. Everything is beyond fresh, and the variety is sure to impress.
Comprehensive year-round grocery shop for organic, vegan, farm to table, local provisions.
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Hawthorne Valley Farm Store
327 County Route 21c
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Comprehensive year-round grocery shop for organic, vegan, farm to table, local provisions.
An unforgettable dining experience. Reservations recommended, Leave time to explore the grounds and watch the action in the kitchens.
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The Culinary Institute of America
1946 Campus Dr
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An unforgettable dining experience. Reservations recommended, Leave time to explore the grounds and watch the action in the kitchens.
Farm store & cafe with fresh food, petting zoo and you pick seasonal fruit.
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Love Apple Farm
1421 NY-9H
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Farm store & cafe with fresh food, petting zoo and you pick seasonal fruit.
Local Brewery and pub
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Roe Jan Brewing Co.
32 Anthony St
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Local Brewery and pub
Artisanal Winery producing Chardonnay, Riesling, and Pinot Noir. Tasting room, farm store, seasonal events schedule.
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Tousey Winery
1774 U.S. 9
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Artisanal Winery producing Chardonnay, Riesling, and Pinot Noir. Tasting room, farm store, seasonal events schedule.
Artisanal Brewery with tasting room, pickup to-go orders.
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Suarez Family Brewery
2278 U.S. 9
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Artisanal Brewery with tasting room, pickup to-go orders.
Distillery making Gin, Vodka and Whiskeys. Tours and tasting room, full farmland access, great for families.
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Hudson Valley Distillers
1727 U.S. 9
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Distillery making Gin, Vodka and Whiskeys. Tours and tasting room, full farmland access, great for families.
Winery and tasting room
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Hudson Chatham Winery
1900 NY-66
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Winery and tasting room
Portuguese style winery high on a hill with Catskill views.
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Clermont Vineyards & Winery
241 County Rte 6
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Portuguese style winery high on a hill with Catskill views.
small batch brewer of Belgian style beers. The farm hosts food trucks and events on a regular schedule.
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Old Klaverack Brewery
150 Thielman Rd
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small batch brewer of Belgian style beers. The farm hosts food trucks and events on a regular schedule.
This local winery has a fantastic outdoor seating area/amphitheater with expansive views. They have a regular schedule of musical guests, and a food truck on weekends.
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Balderdash Cellars
81 State Rd
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This local winery has a fantastic outdoor seating area/amphitheater with expansive views. They have a regular schedule of musical guests, and a food truck on weekends.
Great local diner of fresh-made food in Craryville, known for their fish'n'chips. Lots of outdoor seating.
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Zinnia’s Dinette
1843 New York 23
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Great local diner of fresh-made food in Craryville, known for their fish'n'chips. Lots of outdoor seating.
This is the closest grocery store.
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Hillsdale Supermarket
2628 NY-23
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This is the closest grocery store.
Bizen has been making exceptional sushi for over 30 years. The menu often includes items not common on menus outside of Japan.
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Bizen Gourmet Japanese Restaurant and Sushi Bar
17 Railroad Street
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Bizen has been making exceptional sushi for over 30 years. The menu often includes items not common on menus outside of Japan.
Aptly named, Local 111 focuses on locally sourced ingredients. The well curated menu has something for everyone, including plenty of choices for picky kids. A stylish interior belies the building's origins as a gas station. Lovely outdoor patio. Reservations recommended, especially weekends.
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Local 111
111 Main St
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Aptly named, Local 111 focuses on locally sourced ingredients. The well curated menu has something for everyone, including plenty of choices for picky kids. A stylish interior belies the building's origins as a gas station. Lovely outdoor patio. Reservations recommended, especially weekends.
The spot for memorable pizza and gourmet salads, Baba Louie's is in both Hudson and Great Barrington. Excellent place for families, kid-friendly.
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Baba Louie's
517 Warren St
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The spot for memorable pizza and gourmet salads, Baba Louie's is in both Hudson and Great Barrington. Excellent place for families, kid-friendly.
The original Baba Louie's (the second is in Hudson), they turn out memorable pizzas and gourmet salads. Kid friendly.
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Baba Louie's Sourdough Pizza
42/44 Railroad St
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The original Baba Louie's (the second is in Hudson), they turn out memorable pizzas and gourmet salads. Kid friendly.
This is the place to shop if you are planning a gourmet meal on the lawn at Tanglewood. The charcuterie is curated from the best of the best. Even if you don't splurge on any of the exceptional offerings, it's worth walking through Rubiner's to see what all they have.
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Rubiner's Cheesemongers
264 Main St
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This is the place to shop if you are planning a gourmet meal on the lawn at Tanglewood. The charcuterie is curated from the best of the best. Even if you don't splurge on any of the exceptional offerings, it's worth walking through Rubiner's to see what all they have.
A dinner only restaurant and bar featuring "new American cuisine" focused on local and seasonal food and beverages. Not much seating inside, but quite a bit on the lawn.
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The Prairie Whale
178 Main St
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A dinner only restaurant and bar featuring "new American cuisine" focused on local and seasonal food and beverages. Not much seating inside, but quite a bit on the lawn.
A community bakery offering a seasonal menu of handmade sourdough breads, babkas, tarts, galettes & cookies. Savory as well as sweet. Authentic ingredients, natural leavening. No artificial flavors, additives or preservatives. Opens at 9am, until sold out or 3pm, whichever comes first.
Pixie Boulangerie
198 Main Street
A community bakery offering a seasonal menu of handmade sourdough breads, babkas, tarts, galettes & cookies. Savory as well as sweet. Authentic ingredients, natural leavening. No artificial flavors, additives or preservatives. Opens at 9am, until sold out or 3pm, whichever comes first.
Similar to the Copake General Store, this is a well curated general market as well as a place to get fresh sandwiches and foods to eat in or take out.
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Random Harvest
1785 NY-23
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Similar to the Copake General Store, this is a well curated general market as well as a place to get fresh sandwiches and foods to eat in or take out.
a 3-screen theater playing first run films. A mix of indies and popular films.
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The Moviehouse
48 Main St
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a 3-screen theater playing first run films. A mix of indies and popular films.
The closest wine store, they are well stocked and very helpful with selection.
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Copake Wine Works
177 Coutry Rte 7A
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The closest wine store, they are well stocked and very helpful with selection.
This is the local pizza joint, but also has a full menu of breakfast, lunch and diner foods that aren't pizza. Eat in or take out.
Church Street Deli & Pizza
1677 Columbia County Rd 7A
This is the local pizza joint, but also has a full menu of breakfast, lunch and diner foods that aren't pizza. Eat in or take out.

City/town information

Hudson is the perfect place to wander in and out of shops, especially if you enjoy vintage furnishings, housewares, or interior design. There are also great clothing and jewelry shops, and food options that run the gamut from food trucks to high end gastronomic experiences.
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Hudson
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Hudson is the perfect place to wander in and out of shops, especially if you enjoy vintage furnishings, housewares, or interior design. There are also great clothing and jewelry shops, and food options that run the gamut from food trucks to high end gastronomic experiences.
Great Barrington has excellent restaurants, shops, a nice food co-op, and legal marijuana dispensaries. The Mahaiwe Theater offers a full schedule of dance, music and performance, and the Triplex is a three screen movie theater.
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Great Barrington
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Great Barrington has excellent restaurants, shops, a nice food co-op, and legal marijuana dispensaries. The Mahaiwe Theater offers a full schedule of dance, music and performance, and the Triplex is a three screen movie theater.
A great town to wander in and out of shops. Excellent restaurants and bars, and a great multi-screen theater.
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Rhinebeck
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A great town to wander in and out of shops. Excellent restaurants and bars, and a great multi-screen theater.
Great little town with interesting shops, and kid-friendly restaurants. The rail trail passes through the center of town.
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Millerton
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Great little town with interesting shops, and kid-friendly restaurants. The rail trail passes through the center of town.
Picturesque walking town packed with galleries, restaurants and shops. Walking distance to Tanglewood.
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Lenox
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Picturesque walking town packed with galleries, restaurants and shops. Walking distance to Tanglewood.
Picturesque, historic town with great architecture, shops and restaurants.
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Stockbridge
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Picturesque, historic town with great architecture, shops and restaurants.

the great outdoors

Great hiking and close by.
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Bash Bish from Taconic State Park Trailhead
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Great hiking and close by.
A ski resort in winter, outdoor adventure activities in the summer. 15 minutes from the house.
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Catamount Mountain Ski Resort
78 Catamount Rd
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A ski resort in winter, outdoor adventure activities in the summer. 15 minutes from the house.
Ski resort in the winter, outdoor playground in summer, this is a great place to take kids. 30 minutes from house
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Ski Butternut
380 State Rd
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Ski resort in the winter, outdoor playground in summer, this is a great place to take kids. 30 minutes from house
35 minutes from the house. Ski in winter, outdoor ropes course in summer.
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Jiminy Peak
37 Corey Rd
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35 minutes from the house. Ski in winter, outdoor ropes course in summer.
The rail trail goes all the way from the city to the Adirondacks. Enjoy access to this section, which is less than 2 miles from the house. Great for walking, biking, rollerblading or cross country skiing.
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Harlem Valley Rail Trail
Harlem Valley Rail Trail
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The rail trail goes all the way from the city to the Adirondacks. Enjoy access to this section, which is less than 2 miles from the house. Great for walking, biking, rollerblading or cross country skiing.
300 acre sculpture park, with a visitors center/cafe. Easy walking trails, dog friendly, great for snowshoeing or cross country in winter.
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Art Omi
1405 Co Rte 22
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300 acre sculpture park, with a visitors center/cafe. Easy walking trails, dog friendly, great for snowshoeing or cross country in winter.
Land Conservancy marked hiking trails.
Overmountain Conservation Area
138 Cattalino Rd
Land Conservancy marked hiking trails.
30 miles of trails for hiking and biking.
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Mount Washington State Forest
143 East Street
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30 miles of trails for hiking and biking.

Sightseeing

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Norman Rockwell Museum
9 Glendale Rd
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Spectacular Moorish manse built by Hudson River Valley School artist Frederick Church. The views are awe inspiring, and the house is amazing, even if you only view it from outside. Grounds offer plenty of great hikes and trails.
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Olana House
5720 NY-9G
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Spectacular Moorish manse built by Hudson River Valley School artist Frederick Church. The views are awe inspiring, and the house is amazing, even if you only view it from outside. Grounds offer plenty of great hikes and trails.
30 minutes from the house. A great way to experience car racing in a park-like setting. You can picnic on the lawn while cars race by. They have a full schedule of races and car shows.
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Lime Rock Park
60 White Hollow Rd
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30 minutes from the house. A great way to experience car racing in a park-like setting. You can picnic on the lawn while cars race by. They have a full schedule of races and car shows.
Unique historic home - worth a visit.
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Wilderstein Historic Site
330 Morton Rd
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Unique historic home - worth a visit.
beautiful grounds, house tours, and a full schedule of programming throughout the year.
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The Mount, Edith Whartons Huis
2 Plunkett St
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beautiful grounds, house tours, and a full schedule of programming throughout the year.
Spectacular estate turned into a resort. Multiple restaurants, full spa, golf.
Blantyre
16 Blantyre Rd
Spectacular estate turned into a resort. Multiple restaurants, full spa, golf.
fascinating museum and historic grounds.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
4079 Albany Post Rd
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fascinating museum and historic grounds.
Tour this spectacular home and grounds to see how the other half lived a century ago.
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Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
119 Vanderbilt Park Rd
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Tour this spectacular home and grounds to see how the other half lived a century ago.
gorgeous grounds, helpful gardening advice, excellent seasonal programming.
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Berkshire Botanical Garden
5 W Stockbridge Rd
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gorgeous grounds, helpful gardening advice, excellent seasonal programming.
Historic Shaker Village with guided tours and live farm animals. Free hiking trails.
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Hancock Shaker Village
1843 W Housatonic St
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Historic Shaker Village with guided tours and live farm animals. Free hiking trails.
Museum with vintage and historic aircraft.
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Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
9 Norton Rd
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Museum with vintage and historic aircraft.
Museum of Firefighting. Great for kids.
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Fireman's Firefighting Museum
117 Harry Howard Ave
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Museum of Firefighting. Great for kids.
Great Barrington is the childhood home of W.E.B. Dubois. This is about 15 minutes from the house, on the way to Great Barrington.
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W.E.B. Du Bois National Historic Site
612 S Egremont Rd
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Great Barrington is the childhood home of W.E.B. Dubois. This is about 15 minutes from the house, on the way to Great Barrington.
Tour the buildings while learning about the Shakers and their customs and values. Demonstrations of crafts, a working farm with animals. Baby animals in the spring are a huge hit with kids. They also have a cafe and outdoor seating, plus an extensive set of trails for hikers.
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Hancock Shaker Village
1843 W Housatonic St
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Tour the buildings while learning about the Shakers and their customs and values. Demonstrations of crafts, a working farm with animals. Baby animals in the spring are a huge hit with kids. They also have a cafe and outdoor seating, plus an extensive set of trails for hikers.

Wellness

Internationally known yoga center. Full schedule of classes, a vegan restaurant, day passes or overnight retreats. A former monestary with commanding views of Stockbridge Bowl.
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Kripalu Center For Yoga & Health
57 Interlaken Rd
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Internationally known yoga center. Full schedule of classes, a vegan restaurant, day passes or overnight retreats. A former monestary with commanding views of Stockbridge Bowl.
A meditation center with class schedule. Walking paths open to all.
32 locals raden deze aan
Won Dharma Center
361 NY-23
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A meditation center with class schedule. Walking paths open to all.
Golfing, day spa, excellent restaurant.
Wyndhurst Manor & Club
55 Lee Rd
Golfing, day spa, excellent restaurant.

entertaiment

Historic single screen movie theater hosts Film Columbia Film Fest every October. Full schedule of first run and independent films.
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Crandell Theatre
48 Main St
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Historic single screen movie theater hosts Film Columbia Film Fest every October. Full schedule of first run and independent films.
A venue with a full schedule of programming of world class dance performances
Kaatsbaan International Dance
33 Kaatsbaan Rd
A venue with a full schedule of programming of world class dance performances
World renowned dance venue, with 3 stages and full summer schedule.
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Jacob's Pillow
358 George Carter Rd
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World renowned dance venue, with 3 stages and full summer schedule.
Open-air shed with full schedule of music, theater and dance programming. Property has walking trails and picnic tables.
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PS21: Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
2980 NY-66
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Open-air shed with full schedule of music, theater and dance programming. Property has walking trails and picnic tables.
Summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, plus rock and pop programming. A great place to relax, picnic and enjoy world class music.
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Tanglewood
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Summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, plus rock and pop programming. A great place to relax, picnic and enjoy world class music.
Frank Gehry designed performance space on the Bard college campus, with year round schedule of events.
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Fisher Center at Bard
Manor Avenue
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Frank Gehry designed performance space on the Bard college campus, with year round schedule of events.
Live Theater venue with season performance schedule.
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Shakespeare & Company
70 Kemble St
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Live Theater venue with season performance schedule.
Venue for independent films and small productions. Full programming schedule.
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Time & Space Limited
434 Columbia St
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Venue for independent films and small productions. Full programming schedule.
Avant-garde performance and event and holiday market space. Year round program of events.
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Basilica Hudson
110 S Front St
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Avant-garde performance and event and holiday market space. Year round program of events.
Live performance venue and restaurant. Year round schedule of events.
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Helsinki Hudson
405 Columbia St
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Live performance venue and restaurant. Year round schedule of events.