SPARKLE! SNEAK PEEK….

Thanksgiving has come and gone!

The infamous holiday shopping season is upon us!

Wouldn’t it be better to get your unique holiday gifts

while enjoying delectable treats,

refreshing bevies,

great music and great people?

Heck yeah it would be!

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At SPARKLE! you can get unique Berkshire items and services for yourself, your friends and for your family!

SPARKLE! features both a silent and a chance auction, so there is something for everyone!

All SPARKLE! attendees will receive a special gift Blue Q, Pittsfield based designer and manufacturer of life altering gifts since 1988!

After the event, visit our amazing participating creative economy businesses for your holiday gift getting!

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Here is a sneak peek of SPARKLE! silent and chance auction items from some of the Berkshires best creatives and creative economy businesses…

Berkshire International Film Festival

Be a star with this BIFF weekend package which includes a pair of tickets to the BIFF 5th Anniversary Opening Night Film at the Mahaiwe Theater, June 3, 2010 and a pair of tickets to the Tribute Evening at the Mahaiwe on June 4, 2010.

Berkshire Mountain Distillers

Share the gift of holiday cheer with a 3 bottle selection from Berkshire Mountain Distillers featuring Greylock Gin, Ice Glen Vodka and Ragged Mountain Rum.

Berkshire Museum

Experience the Berkshire Museum with Executive Director, Stuart Chase with this collection tour for six (6). Then keep coming back with a one year family membership and two free passes to the Festival of Trees, on view to January 3, 2010.

Berkshire Organics

Experience the goodness of organic with this with Berkshire Organics, Organic Foods Gift Basket.

Blue Q

Enjoy a Willy Wonka-style tour of world renowned, Pittsfield based designer and manufacturer of life altering gifts since 1988, Blue Q! You and three guests of your choice, will meet Blue Q’s maniacal owners Mitch and Seth Nash, see how an idea becomes a product, tell off a mean, unreasonable customer and much more! Take the experience home with Blue Q goodie bags for all!

Bola Granola

A goodie box of locally made BOLA granola related items…BOLA granola 1# bags, a bowl and spoon, related snacks and breakfast treats!!!

Day with Nancy Fitzpatrick of The Red Lion Inn

Spend a day working with renowned hotelier, Nancy Fitzpatrick as she goes through the daily meetings, workings, communications, humor and bus-I-ness of The Red Lion Inn!

FaceHaven

Experience a Jane Iredale Mineral Cosmetics consulation with three friends at FaceHaven. Get %15 off any purchase made that day.

Hancock Shaker Village

A Family Membership to Hancock Shaker Village, including free admission for one year for two adults plus household children. Also includes discounts at the Village Store and on workshops and Shaker Suppers. This package also includes items from the Hancock Shaker Village Store.

Kripalu

Refresh and Renew with a Kriaplu Day Pass! Make it a full day with Retreat & Renewal yoga classes and educational workshops, use of sauna, whirlpool, Fitness Room, walking and hiking trails, a buffet lunch and dinner and other facility amenities.

Minc House

Check out the Minc House empire with this Minc-tastic Basket featuring a$25 gift certificate to Mission Bar + Tapas, a $25 gift certificate to The Market, and a hand-printed, locally designed ‘Shire’ t-shirt and hand-printed scarf.

Re-think Your Outdoor Space with Selina Lamb, Ltd., LLC

Rethink your landscape with this one-hour on-site consultation with noted landscape designer Selina Lamb. Ecologically sensitive solutions. Can’t decide where to put that swimming pool you’ve always wanted? Concerned about wetlands? Want to develop a woodland garden or site and construct a pond? Or simply site and design new gardens? A design consultation can set you well on your way to solving problems, designing resonant and engaging outdoor areas and selecting appropriate materials and plants for your home.

Escape with these Micro-Staycations!

Adams Micro-Staycation with MCLA Presents and Topia Inn

Experience MCLA Presents! Annual Blues and Funk Festival, featuring Slavic Soul Party and Big Sam’s Funky Nation. Save yourself a drive, and spend the night at the eco-friendly Topia Inn.

Becket Escape with DreamAway Lodge and Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

Escape to the woods of Becket for great food and dance! Enjoy a delicious dinner at the legendary DreamAway Lodge with this $75 Gift Certificate and then mosey on down to the world renowned Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, for a performance at the renowned Ted Shawn Theatre.

Great Barrington Micro-Staycation with Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center and Castle Street Cafe I

Enjoy two tickets to see Grammy Award-winning Ladysmith Black Mambazo on February 7, 2009 at the amazing Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center! This legendary acappella group represents the traditional culture of South Africa and is regarded as the country’s cultural emissary at home and around the world. They have recorded with numerous artists, including Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder, Josh Groban, and Dolly Parton.

Before the show, enjoy the award winning culinary delights of one of the Berkshire’s most renowned restaurants with a Castle Street Cafe gift Certificate!

Lenox Micro-Staycation with Shakespeare & Company and Seven Hills Inn

Escape to Lenox for an overnight at Seven Hills Inn, one of the famous Berkshire Manor Houses, with this $250 voucher. Indulge in a little theatre, just down the road with a gift vouchers, good for two tickets to any remaining production in Shakespeare & Company’s 2009-2010 season: Cindy Bella (or The Glass Slipper) (general admission), Les Liaisons Dangereuses (A section), or Pericles presented by the Conservatory at Shakespeare & Company (general admission).

North Adams Micro-Staycation with MASS MoCA and the Porches Inn

Head for the mountains and get some art while you’re there! Enjoy two complimentary passes to MASS MoCA and an overnight at the acclaimed Porches Inn. Explore MASS MoCA’s gallery then take a dip in Porches heated pool or outdoor hot tub, and wake in the morning to complimentary continental breakfast!

Pittsfield’s Performance Renaissance with Barrington Stage Company and The Colonial Theatre

Discover the award winning performance venues of Pittsfield with

Two (2)tickets to Barrington Stage’s 2010 Summer Season Main Stage.
Two (2) tickets to the Colonial’s Musical Canadian Brass-an outstanding group which blends world-class virtuosity with spontaneity, precision choreography and humor to the delight of sold-out audiences worldwide!