1896 House Inn June Specials

June is a great time to enjoy the outdoors!

Stay 2 nights in any room, book either a "Bike & Picnic", "Kayak & Picnic", or "Pontoon & Picnic" Package, and get a $35 Gift Card for dinner at the popular '6House Pub!

Bike & Picnic

Bike the beautiful Ashuwillticook Rail Trail along scenic Cheshire Lake.

Find a serene spot to enjoy your freshly packed picnic. 

• Includes a 3-hour bike rental, helmet, and picnic.
• Picnic includes a tuna salad, turkey club, or
• Roast beef wrap with horseradish.
• Pickles & potato chips
• Chocolate Brownie
• Granny Smith Apple
• Bottle of Spring Water
• $39 per person

Kayak & Picnic

Glide over picturesque Pontoosuc Lake in your own kayak as you witness the foliage reflections in the water. Scramble over to an island for lunch, or connect your kayaks and dine in the middle of the lake!

• Includes a 1 hour kayak rental, life vest, and freshly packed picnic.
• Picnic includes a tuna salad, turkey club, or
• Roast beef wrap with horseradish.
• Pickles & potato chips
• Chocolate Brownie
• Granny Smith Apple
• Bottle of Spring Water
• $39 per person

Pontoon Picnic Package

Only 20 minutes drive away is the most beautiful Berkshires lake with gorgeous sunsets, and fabulous mountain views! Why not relax and enjoy a picnic while floating on your rental pontoon for a while?

Package includes boat rental and picnic for 2. Picnic includes 2 sandwiches, (roast beef, ham & cheese, tuna salad or chicken curry), 2 pieces of fruit, 2 chocolate brownies, potato chips, pickle, and choice of any house wine or 2 cans of beer.

I Hour Rental plus picnic for 2  $139 including tax

2 Hour rental Plus Picnic for 2   $ 219 including tax

*Many other packages available, including longer times, and more people.  Get a group together and share the cost!  We’ll make the arrangements!

Make your reservations NOW! at http://www.webervations.com/magic-scripts/resbook.asp?memberid=1896

May Art & Dine Special

It's the last month to take advantage of the Clark ArtInstitute while it is FREE! While you are here, also visit Mass MoCA, Williams College Museum of Art, Berkshire Museum, Norman RockwellMuseum, & Bennington Museum.  Stay 2 midweek nights in any room, show us an admission ticket to any museum and we'll give you one $35 Gift Card per room to the popular '6 House Pub!

To plan your trip better, check out the schedule of exhibits and exhibitions:

Clark Art Institute (5 minutes from the 1896 House)

http://www.clarkart.edu/visit/calendar-of-events.cfm

Mass MoCA (15 minutes from the 1896 House)

http://www.massmoca.org/search_results.php?st=2&search=11

Williams College Museum of Art (5 minutes from the 1896 House)

http://wcma.williams.edu/exhibitions/current/

Berkshire Museum (30 minutes from the 1896 House)

http://berkshiremuseum.org/exhibitions/

Rockwell Museum (50 minutes from the 1896 House)

http://www.nrm.org/category/current-exhibitions/

Bennington Museum (20 minutes from the 1896 House)

http://www.benningtonmuseum.org/exhibitions-calendar.html

Easter is Coming!

Celebrate Easter at the 6' House Pub, take some of the stress of having to cook for the family and let the great 6' House Pub staff make this special holiday fun and relaxing for the whole family.

Easter Dinner 

Served from 11:30 AM-9:30 PM 

Traditional Baked Ham 

with brown sugar pineapple glaze, 

mashed potatoes or sweet potatoes, & asparagus 

 $16.96 

Prime Rib au Jus, 

Baked Potato, and asparagus 

 $18.96 

Taking reservations at 413-458-1896

Check out Chunky Move at Mass MoCA this weekend!

This coming weekend while you are visiting the 1896 House, check out the fantastic shows by Chunky Move at MASS MoCA. Have dinner Saturday night at the 6' House Pub before the show or catch lunch before the show on Sunday. Less then 15 minutes from the Inn, get directions at http://g.co/maps/5upp8

Combine your visit with a spin through the MASS MoCA galleries http://www.massmoca.org/. Special combo ticket Chunky Move + galleries just $32. Galleries open 11 - 7:30on Saturday and 11 - 5 on Sunday with lots of great art  

Australia’s leading contemporary dance company, Chunky Move, presents their newest work Connected, a collaboration of choreographer Gideon Obarzanek and visual artist Reuben Margolin who is known for large kinetic sculptures that move and morph. In Connected, the airborne sculpture made of wood, recycled plastic, paper, and steel is built in front of us as the dance unfolds, and has been described by dance critic Deborah Jowitt as “the most compelling presence onstage.”

On their last US tour under the direction of company founder and longtime artistic director Gideon Obarzanek, Chunky Move, Australia’s “biggest and most successful contemporary dance export” (Edinburgh International Festival) comes to MASS MoCA.

In 2008 Chunky Move received Best Dance Work for Glow and Best Visual or Physical Theatre Production for Mortal Engine at the Live Performance Australia Helpmann Awards. In 2009, Mortal Engine received an Honorary Mention in the Prix Ars Electronica awards in the Hybrid Arts category.

Buy tickets online http://purchase.tickets.com/buy/TicketPurchase?organ_val=2324&event_val=CHUN&schedule=list (show only)  $39 premium / $29 orchestra / $25 mezzanine at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, 87 Marshall Street. 413-662-2111 or call the Box Office at 413 664 4481.

Check out their website at: http://www.chunkymove.com/

Find them on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/CHUNKY-MOVE/15467747194

Things to do on New Year's Eve at the 1896 House

If you are staying in-house check out our New Year's Menu http://the6housepub.blogspot.com/2011/12/new-years-eve-specials-and-some-drink.html for a great New Year's Eve dinner and then get in some night skiing and enjoy Jiminy Peak's New Year's Eve Celebration. (Jiminy Peak is approximately 20 minutes from the 1896 House)

Get in some skiing before the torchlight parade which starts at 10:00 PM, followed by fireworks.

Ski Area Hours, New Year's Eve (12/31) 8:30 AM to 10:00 PM

http://www.jiminypeak.com/

For the New Year check out the 1896 House's ski and stay packages at http://www.1896house.com/id59.htm

Have Fun Shopping and Save!

Even if you are not going to be able to spend Christmas at the 1896 House Inn, come visit us mid week and take advantage of the after Christmas sales in the area. Especially big is the Lee Outlet, (less then 45 minutes away) After Holiday Sale. The sale goes from December 26, 2011 through January 2, 2012.

Extended hours the day after Christmas of 7:00 am to 9:00 pm and 9:00 am to 9:00 pm December 27-December 30, the outlets will have savings of 25-65% off everyday prices. http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/sales.asp?id=81

Exit 2 on Route 20 East in Lee, Massachusetts. For more information visit www.premiumoutlets.com/lee or call 413-243-8186.

While your visiting the Berkshires, Use BerkShares and Save on Shopping and help support the local Berkshire businesses at the same time! Save 5% on any or all of your shopping in the Berkshires by using our local currency BerkShares. It’s fun, it's unique, it supports our local economy and you can only find it in the Berkshires! To find out where you can purchase BerkShares and to see a full list of Berkshire businesses accepting this local currency, visit http://berkshares.org

Have a fun day shopping and then  return to the '6 House Pub! and enjoy a delicious dinner in our cozy tavern!

What a time to visit Williamstown! Make a reservation at http://www.webervations.com/magic-scripts/resbook.asp?memberid=1896 for the 1896 House Inn or call 413-458-1896 or Toll Free:  888-999-1896

Thanksgiving Special

Although our Pub is closed Thanksgiving Day, we invite you to the Williams Inn for their famous

Thanksgiving Buffet!

Over 100 delectable items!

 http://williamsinn.com/thanksgiving.html

Add $75 to your 1896 House Inn room

or Suite Rate /double occupancy

Kids under 10 add $18.00 each

Kids under 5-Free

includes tax & gratuity.

Check out our other packages at http://www.1896house.com/romanceandspecial_packages.htm

Make a reservation at http://www.webervations.com/magic-scripts/resbook.asp?memberid=1896 or call 413-458-1896 or Toll Free:  888-999-1896

What a time to visit Williamstown, stay at the 1896 House Inn and eat yummy food at the 6' House Pub. 

Come stay this weekend and catch a plane and flick!

Some terrific packages at the 1896 House to take advantage of this coming weekend.

Take advantage of the nice fall weather and catch some lovely foliage while it lasts.

“Flick & Feast" Package

During the slower season, sometimes it's just nice to relax! Take your date to dinner and a movie! Enjoy top foreign and independent films at our local "Images" movie house, then stretch the evening with a casual meal in our "so cozy" tavern!   For current showings, visit www.imagescinema.org .Includes 2 tickets, a glass of house wine or a pint of microbrew for each of you & a $35 Pub Gift Card.

ROOM OR LUXURY SUITE PLUS $59

Playing this coming weekend: The Rum Diary, play Friday, 10/28 – Thursday, 11/3

A new film based on the book by Hunter S. Thompson

Starring: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Richard Jenkins

Paul Kemp is a freelance journalist who finds himself at a critical turning point in his life while writing for a run-down newspaper in the Caribbean. Paul is challenged on many levels as he tries to carve out a more secure niche for himself amidst a group of lost souls all bent on self-destruction. Based on the book by Hunter S. Thompson.

Flight & Picnic Package

Here’s your chance to get a panoramic aerial view of the beautiful Berkshires!  Take a 20-30 minute scenic flight with your licensed & experienced pilot over the many steeples of North Adams, Mass MoCA, the gorgeous Williams College campus, Mt. Greylock, the highest peak in Massachusetts, and over the quarry in Adams.  From the air, select the perfect spot to enjoy the picnic that the ‘6 House Pub has packed for you!  Then, motor along to that hideaway location!  Just gorgeous during foliage time!

Includes flight and picnic:

2 Wraps:  Select tuna salad, turkey club wrap,

or

roast beef with horseradish each day

2 pickles & 2 bags of potato chips

2 Chocolate Brownies

2 Granny Smith Apples

2 Bottles of Spring Water

$109 for 2 people.

$149 for 3 people.

Includes tax and gratuity.

Add bottle of house wine or 2 cans of beer  

 $10 additional

Make a reservation at http://www.webervations.com/magic-scripts/resbook.asp?memberid=1896 or call 413-458-1896 or Toll Free:  888-999-1896

What a time to visit Williamstown, stay at the 1896 House Inn and eat yummy food at the 6' House Pub. 

Old Hopkins Observatory & Mehlin Museum of Astronomy

Visiting the 1896 Inn in the next month and half is a great time to take advantage of visiting the local Planetarium. Late Fall and early winter weather conditions make for perfect atmospheric conditions for star and planet viewing. Grab an early dinner at the 6"House Pub or visit the Bar after the Planetarium shop for an even nightcap.

The Hopkins Observatory is the oldest existing observatory in the United States and houses the earliest Alvan Clark telescope.  In 1834, Prof. Albert Hopkins went to England, with the permission of the trustees of the college, to search for astronomical apparatus.  On his return, he enlisted some of his students to build a permanent observatory, which they constructed by hand from 1836 to 1838.  That building is now the planetarium.  It was originally located in the center of the quad but was moved to the far end in 1908 and to its present location in 1961.  Some of the original equipment from the 1834 trip to England still survives in this building.

Milham Planetarium Fall Schedule

Fridays at 7:30pm through Dec. 9

Reservations: 413-597-2188 or mcr4@williams.edu

http://astronomy.williams.edu/

Astronomy students at the college will host free shows for the public on the following Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m.: November 4, 11, 18; and December 2, 9.  Audiences will be treated to shows from the high-precision Zeiss Skymaster ZKP3/B opto-mechanical planetarium projector, installed in April 2005.

The Zeiss Skymaster is capable of demonstrating phenomena including: retrograde motions of the planets, phases of the moon, the varying temperatures/colors of stars, locations of neighboring galaxies, the mythological figures and zodiacal signs ascribed to constellations, the Southern Hemisphere’s sky, comets, artificial satellites, and much more.

Fall ’11 shows will be hosted by Williams College students Pushpanjali Giri ’14, Matthew Hosek ’12, Soraya Membreno ’12, and Muzhou Lu ’13.  Jay Pasachoff, Field Memorial Professor of Astronomy, is director of the Hopkins Observatory.

*Photo courtesy of Williams College