a cultural tour of the berkshiresExperience Art, Music, Theatre and More: An Exclusive Trip for Alumni & Friends of Williams CollegeAugust 2-7, 2020

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Museums Norman Rockwell Museum Mass MoCAThe ClarkWilliams College Museum of Art

Music + DanceTanglewoodJacob’s PillowLate-Night CabaretLion’s Den at The Red Lion Inn

TheatresBarrington Stage CompanyBerkshire Theatre GroupShakespeare & CompanyThe Williamstown Theatre Festival

Great Destinations Berkshire Botanical GardensChesterwoodEdith Wharton’s “The Mount”Frelinghuysen Morris House & StudioArrowheadHopkin’s ForestTaconic Golf Club

AccommodationsThe Red Lion Inn The Birchwood Inn The Williams Inn

RestaurantsTable Six RestaurantBistro ZincEat on NorthPera BistroMezze Bistro+Bar

HIGHLIGHTS THE CLARK The collection consists of European and American paintings, sculpture, prints, drawing, photographs and decorative arts from the fourteenth to the early twentieth century. Since 1955, the Clark has continued to acquire artworks and is today best known for works of French Impressionism, especially the paintings of Renoir, academic paintings by Jean-Léon Gérôme and >PSSPHT�)V\N\LYLH\��HUK�H�ÄUL�JVSSLJ[PVU�VM�)YP[PZO�HUK�(TLYPJHU�ZPS]LY�

NORMAN ROCKWELL MUSEUM -V\UKLK�PU�� � �HUK�OVTL�[V�[OL�^VYSK»Z�SHYNLZ[�HUK�TVZ[�ZPNUPÄJHU[�JVSSLJ[PVU�VM�VYPNPUHS�Rockwell art. The museum houses 998 original Rockwell paintings and drawings including all 323 of his Saturday Evening Post covers. The bucolic campus also includes Rockwell’s original studio which is set up the same way he kept it and feels as though he has stepped out and will be back at any moment.

TANGLEWOOD The summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937. Tanglewood is also home to three music schools: the Tanglewood Music Center, Days in the Arts and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute. Besides classical music, Tanglewood hosts the Festival of Contemporary Music, jazz and popular artists, concerts, and frequent appearances by James Taylor, John Williams, and the Boston Pops.

JACOB’S PILLOW The oldest internationally acclaimed summer dance festival in the United States. The Pillow presents dance in many forms, styles, and traditions each season including performances, SLJ[\YLZ��[V\YZ��ÄSTZ��L_OPIP[Z��HUK�[HSRZ�^P[O�HY[PZ[Z�MYVT�HSS�V]LY�[OL�^VYSK��0U�������1HJVI»Z�7PSSV^�was listed as a National Historic Landmark District – the only dance entity in the U.S. to receive this honor.

WILLIAMSTOWN THEATRE FESTIVAL A winner of a 2002 Tony Award and a 2011 Massachusetts Cultural Council Commonwealth Award, the Williamstown Theatre Festival is a Summer theatre festival located on the campus of Williams College. Throughout its over four decades in existence, many celebrated American artists – designers, composers, directors, choreographers as well as stage and screen actors – have worked as company members. Celebrity names who have performed the festival include Marcia Henderson, Sigourney Weaver, Gwyneth Paltrow, Christopher Walken, Nathan Lane, Richard Chamberlain, Kate Burton, Olympia Dukakis, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Cooper, Calista Flockhart, Matthew Broderick, and Uma Thurman.

Featuring quaint New England towns, intimate galleries, powerful theatre performances, elegant music and stunning views, this is the best of summer in the Berkshires.

about this trip • Over 6 days and 5 nights, guests will

experience the Berkshires including Stockbridge, Lenox, Great Barrington, Williamstown and more.

• Guests will visit 4 premier museums, take in 3 plays, attend 3 top-end musical/dance performances and explore many more hidden gems.

• Transportation will be in luxury vans with ample room and individual seating.

• Guests will receive premier seats at all performances, private guided tours at all museums and exclusive talks with Williams College professors.

contact us to reserve your trip: info@blankcanvastours.com 1.833.641.0855

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trip date

• August 2-7, 2020

what’s included

• Three expert Blank Canvas trip leaders• Excellent accommodations• Luxury van transportation• Comprehensive travel planner with detailed

pre-trip information• Private guided tours through museums and

other venues• Tickets and exclusive access to performances• All dinners and breakfasts at premiere Berkshires

restaurants• Snacks and beverages between meals• All gratuities at hotels and restaurants• Baggage transfer and porterage

weather

• Average annual temperatures High 78/Low 58

pricing

• $2,900 per person for double occupancy room• $3,600 per person for single occupancy room

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Williams College Berkshires Trip: August 2-7, 2020

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Day 1: Sunday, August 2• Afternoon arrival to The Red Lion Inn followed by a

welcome lunch• Matinee performance at Jacob’s Pillow• Dinner at Table Six Restaurant• Evening entertainment in the Lion’s Den at The Red Lion Inn• Overnight at The Red Lion Inn

Day 2: Monday, August 3• Breakfast at The Red Lion Inn• Private tour of the Norman Rockwell Museum• Catered picnic lunch by No. Six Depot• Afternoon of choice: explore the Berkshire Botanical

Gardens, a private guided tour of Chesterwood or shop downtown Lenox

• Dinner at Bistro Zinc• Evening performance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

at Tanglewood• Overnight at the Birchwood Inn

Day 3: Tuesday, August 4• Full American breakfast at the Birchwood Inn• Private guided tour of Edith Wharton’s “The Mount”• Al fresco lunch on the Terrace at The Mount• Afternoon of choice: a private guided tour of the

Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio or shopping in downtown Great Barrington

• Dinner at Eat on North• Evening performance at the Barrington Stage Company• Overnight at the Birchwood Inn

Day 4: Wednesday, August 5• Full American breakfast at the Birchwood Inn• Private guided tour of Mass MoCA• Afternoon of choice: a private guided hike in Hopkin’s

Forest, a round of golf at the Taconic Golf Club, or more time to explore the museum at your leisure

• Dinner at Pera Bistro• Evening performance at the Williamstown

Theatre Festival• Overnight at The Williams Inn

Day 5: Thursday, August 6• Breakfast at The Williams Inn• Private guided tour at The Clark• Lunch on own• Matinee performance at the Williamstown

Theatre Festival• Beverage and snack reception at The Williams Inn• Dinner at Mezze Bistro• Late-night Cabaret

Day 6: Friday, August 7• Breakfast at The Williams Inn• Private guided tour of the Williams College

Museum of Art• Lunch on own and explore downtown Williamstown• Depart for Stockbridge

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