VISITING THE BERKSHIRES
REGIONAL RESOURCES TO HELP YOU PLAN YOUR VISIT
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The Berkshires, located in Western Massachusetts, is a thriving cultural region. You’ll find world-class museums, performing arts venues, historic landmarks, and plenty to do outdoors.
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GETTING HERE
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
14 Castle Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230
Parking At The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center
Many public parking options exist throughout the downtown Great Barrington district, and many are free to the public. For a map with parking areas, click here.
Directions From Major Roadways
From the north (Vermont)
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Travel south on I-91 until Springfield
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Take exit 14 for I-90 West/Westfield/Albany
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Take exit 2 for US-20/Lee/Pittsfield
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Follow the signs for Route 102 South to Stockbridge. Take Route 102 South, through Stockbridge, to the intersection with Route 7. The Red Lion Inn will be on your left, at the intersection.
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Turn left, and take Route 7 South into Great Barrington. After crossing a small bridge and turning left (at a traffic light), Route 7 becomes Main Street.
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Drive down Main Street, passing a large Berkshire Bank time and weather sign on your right. After two more blocks, turn right onto Castle Street (at a traffic light). You will see the theater’s marquee on your right.
From the south (Hartford, CT)
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Travel north on I-91 until Springfield
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Take exit 14 for I-90 West/Westfield/Albany
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Take exit 2 for US-20/Lee/Pittsfield
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Follow the signs for Route 102 South to Stockbridge. Take Route 102 South, through Stockbridge, to the intersection with Route 7. The Red Lion Inn will be on your left, at the intersection.
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Turn left, and take Route 7 South into Great Barrington. After crossing a small bridge and turning left (at a traffic light), Route 7 becomes Main Street.
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Drive down Main Street, passing a large Berkshire Bank time and weather sign on your right. After two more blocks, turn right onto Castle Street (at a traffic light). You will see the theater’s marquee on your right.
From the south (New York, NY)
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Travel north on I-87
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Merge onto I-90 East toward Massachusetts
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Take exit 2 for US-20/Lee/Pittsfield
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Follow the signs for Route 102 South to Stockbridge. Take Route 102 South, through Stockbridge, to the intersection with Route 7. The Red Lion Inn will be on your left, at the intersection.
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Turn left, and take Route 7 South into Great Barrington. After crossing a small bridge and turning left (at a traffic light), Route 7 becomes Main Street.
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Drive down Main Street, passing a large Berkshire Bank time and weather sign on your right. After two more blocks, turn right onto Castle Street (at a traffic light). You will see the theater’s marquee on your right.
From the west (Albany, NY)
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Take I-90 E toward Boston
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Take exit onto US-20 E/U.S. 9 S
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Continue on US-20 E
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Turn right onto NY-22 S
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Take MA-41 S into Great Barrington. MA-41 becomes Main Street in downtown Great Barrington.
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Drive down Main Street, passing a large Berkshire Bank time and weather sign on your right. After two more blocks, turn right onto Castle Street (at a traffic light). You will see the theater’s marquee on your right.
From the east (Springfield and Boston, MA)
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Travel west on I-90
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Take exit 2 for US-20/Lee/Pittsfield
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Follow the signs for Route 102 South to Stockbridge. Take Route 102 South, through Stockbridge, to the intersection with Route 7. The Red Lion Inn will be on your left, at the intersection.
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Turn left, and take Route 7 South into Great Barrington. After crossing a small bridge and turning left (at a traffic light), Route 7 becomes Main Street.
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Drive down Main Street, passing a large Berkshire Bank time and weather sign on your right. After two more blocks, turn right onto Castle Street (at a traffic light). You will see the theater’s marquee on your right.
Transportation
Air
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Albany International Airport, Albany, NY; 1 hour, 45 miles
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Bradley International Airport, Hartford, CT; 90 minutes, 70 miles
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Logan International Airport, Boston, MA; 2 ½ hours, 135 miles
Rail
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The Berkshire Flyer provides rail service from New York City to Pittsfield in the Berkshires each weekend from May 26 – October 9. The train departs from New York's Penn Station at 3:16 PM on Fridays, and arrives at Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center in Pittsfield at 7:12 PM. Departure from Pittsfield is at 3:00 PM on Sunday and arrival in New York City is 7:05 PM
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Amtrak offers service to Pittsfield on the Lake Shore Limited, which runs between Boston and Chicago, 800-USA-RAIL
Bus
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Peter Pan Bus Lines, 800-237-8747
Taxi
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Arrow Taxi, Pittsfield, 413-499-4860
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Rainbow Taxi, Pittsfield, 413-499-4860 or 413-499-2527
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center
129 West 67th Street (btw Broadway and Amsterdam) New York, NY 10023
Parking
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Metered street parking is available, but not plentiful, on all side streets.
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There are parking garages on 66th and 68th Street, both between Broadway and Amsterdam.
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There is no valet service or handicapped parking.
Transportation
Subway
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The closest subway trains are the 1 (66th St./Lincoln Center station), 2 and 3 (72nd St. station). Kaufman Music Center is a 10-minute walk from the 59th St./Columbus Circle station (A, B, C, D & 1 trains).
Bus
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Take the M5, M7, M104, M11 (from the west side) or M66 (from the east side).