(LENOX, Mass.) – The 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice will be celebrated in the one-time home of one of her biggest fans, Edith Wharton, when actor-comedian-author Alison Larkin presents excerpts of her entertaining new audio recording of Pride and Prejudice at The Mount on Saturday, December 7, 2013, at…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Interior designer Mario Buatta, affectionately known as the “Prince of Chintz” because of his affinity for incorporating the glazed, bold fabric into his work, will deliver a talk on his expansive career decorating the homes of the rich and famous in the drawing room at The Mount on Sunday, October 13, 2013,…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Free readings by writers and poets with ties to the Berkshire region, the Berkshire premiere of “Literary Death Match,” and a free public reading by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mark Strand are just some of the events that will be included under the umbrella of WordFest at The Mount, the three-year-old literary festival…
(LENOX, Mass.) – The Wharton Salon celebrates its fifth anniversary this August with Two By Wharton, two Edith Wharton stories newly adapted into one-act comedies for the company: The Quicksand, adapted by Alison Ragland, directed by Catherine Taylor-Williams; and The Looking Glass, adapted by Elaine Smith, directed by Daniela Varon, running August 14-25, 2013 at…
(LENOX, Mass.) – “Struttin’ with Some Barbecue,” an evening of music and food at The Mount – the historic home of writer Edith Wharton – takes place on Thursday, July 11, 2013, from 5 to 8pm, in conjunction with Lift Ev’ry Voice, the biennial festival celebrating African-American culture and heritage in the Berkshires. The evening…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Edith Wharton’s Ethan Frome, widely believed to be based on a real incident that took place in Lenox, will be the subject of a free marathon reading at The Mount – where Wharton lived when she wrote the book – on Saturday, February 23, 2013, starting at 1 pm and lasting as…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes paid tribute to the influence of Edith Wharton on his creative process, attributing the success of the critically acclaimed TV series to Wharton’s “tolerance and … humor,” at a gala event at the Harvard Club in Boston, at which Fellowes was feted by The Mount, on Saturday,…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Fashion magazine Vogue and literary legend Edith Wharton make a perhaps unlikely pairing, but no one at The Mount is complaining that in the September issue of Vogue, now on newsstands and its largest issue ever, the two come together – the magazine features a photo spread shot by superstar photographer Annie…
(LENOX, Mass.) – The Wharton Salon joins The Mount’s year-long celebration of Edith Wharton’s 150th birthday by putting Edith Wharton herself onstage this year in The Inner House, running from Wednesday, August 15 through Sunday, August 26, 2012, at The Mount. Adapted by Dennis Krausnick from Wharton’s 1934 autobiography, A Backward Glance, actress Tod Randolph…
(LENOX, Mass.) – Over a dozen nationally acclaimed writers, including John Berendt, Adam Gopnik, Heidi Julavits, Matthew Pearl, Francine du Plessix Gray, Dani Shapiro, Claire Messud, and poet Mary Jo Salter among them, are slated to participate in Berkshire WordFest 2012, to be held at The Mount, Edith Wharton’s historic estate in Lenox, during the…
