The Mount offers a variety of programs and events, some are online and some are on-site. Below you can view our full calendar, or filter your results by choosing a category such as online or families. To view past, recorded programs, click here.
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Halloween Online Ghost Tour
Oct 31 @ 8:00 pm – Nov 1 @ 12:00 am Online Tours & Walks
It starts with the sounds—creaking floors and slamming doors, fading footsteps down empty halls—a feeling of being watched, tingling taps on the shoulders, spectral shapes crouched in corners or gathered[...]
The Night of All Souls with Philippa Swan
Nov 1 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
This online program will be streamed live via Zoom. In this highly entertaining novel, Edith Wharton is variously reimagined: as a host in the afterlife, a historical figure in a modern[...]
Creative Writing Workshop: Healing Through Nature
Please note this series is intended for persons who identify as queer, BIPOC living in or near the Berkshires. For interested individuals who do not have lived experiences of racism[...]
Creative Reading Workshop: Imagining Reclamation and Healing
This series is intended for all persons who do not have lived experiences of racism and homophobia and are interested in exploring these topics. Each session will introduce core concepts[...]
Discourse & Process Chat with Susan Briante
Nov 9 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
This online program will be streamed live via Zoom. Registration closes one hour prior to the event start time. “Briante’s living document sets the poet’s work of witness in the midst[...]
Creative Writing Workshop: Healing Through Nature
Please note this series is intended for persons who identify as queer, BIPOC living in or near the Berkshires. For interested individuals who do not have lived experiences of racism[...]
Creative Reading Workshop: Imagining Reclamation and Healing
This series is intended for all persons who do not have lived experiences of racism and homophobia and are interested in exploring these topics. Each session will introduce core concepts[...]
True Conversations with Danielle Evans
Nov 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
“Danielle Evans writes stories that make the world stop. Her work is so good that when you sit down with it, everything else ceases to exist. The stories in The Office[...]
NightWood Opening Night – SOLD OUT
Nov 19 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm On-site Tours & Walks Youth & Family
Opening Night is sold out. Please purchase tickets for another night. We are pleased to present NightWood, an ethereal winter landscape that immerses visitors in light, sound, and color.[...]
StoryWalk® at The Mount
Nov 23 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Youth & Family
This program has been postponed to tomorrow, 11/24, due to inclement weather. Please email programs@edithwharton.org or call 413-551-5100 if you have any questions! South Berkshire Kids and The Mount, Edith[...]
StoryWalk® at The Mount
Dec 3 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm Youth & Family
South Berkshire Kids and The Mount, Edith Wharton’s Home, welcome you to enjoy a STORYWALK ® through the grounds at The Mount. Enjoy the pleasures of reading and nature as[...]
The Seine with Elaine Sciolino
Dec 3 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
This online program will be streamed live via Zoom. In The Seine, Elaine Scolino tells the story of the Seine through its rich history and lively characters. Braiding memoir, travelogue, and history[...]
True Conversations with Yiyun Li
Dec 6 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
This online program will be streamed live via Zoom. ‘This brilliant novel examines lives lived, losses accumulated, and the slipperiness of perception. Yiyun Li writes deeply, drolly, and with elegance about[...]
Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night
Dec 9 @ 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm On-site Poetry & Performance Youth & Family
An original composition by Phil Kline, Unsilent Night was written specifically to be heard outdoors in the month of December. Each participant plays one of four tracks of music and[...]
Discourse & Process Chat with Morgan Jerkins
Dec 14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Lectures & Discussions Online
This online program will be streamed live via Zoom. Registration closes one hour prior to the event start time. Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her[...]
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