Daily Archives: June 15, 2023


Saturday, June 17 & Sunday, June 18, 11:00 am – 5:00 pm – Historic Deerfield Antiques Show

The ADA show is back in Deerfield for the first time in six years! The show brings together some of the nation’s finest dealers featuring the best of 18th -, 19th – and 20th-century American art, antiques, and design. Remarkable objects that will improve any collection and home will be on view and for sale.

Your ticket to the antiques show grants you access to Historic Deerfield, including the Flynt Center and tours of our historic homes. $18 (free for Historic Deerfield members) Pre-registration is required at https://www.historic-deerfield.org/events/antiques, as space is extremely limited.

Saturday, June 17, 9:30–10:30 a.m  – Join Historic Deerfield President Emeritus Philip Zea for a hands-on look at highlights from Historic Deerfield’s nationally renowned collection of early American powder horns. $65 (Includes admission to the Antiques show. Pre-registration required.) 

Sunday, June 18, 9:30–10:30 a.m. – Join Historic Deerfield curators Amanda Lange and Dan Sousa for an up-close study of the museum’s finest pieces of English ceramics. $65 (Includes admission to the Antiques show. Pre-registration required.) 

Saturday and Sunday, June 17 & 18, 9:30– 10:30 a.m. – Come take a special walk through of the newly restored/reopened 1795 Barnard Tavern with curatorial staff present to answer your questions. Walk-through time slots are 30 minutes and start at 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. Included with admission but pre-registration is required.


Saturday, July 15, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Garden Conservancy Open Day in Williamstown – 328North

328North is a half-acre farm in Williamstown specializing in Asiatic vegetables, fruit, and specialty cut flowers. By implementing natural plus regenerative practices, Tu and Matt demonstrate how intensive hand-scale farming on half an acre can be rewarding and productive. Farmer/designer/chef Tu Le uses the farm as his lab for his events. Farmer/artist Matt Bertles uses the farm to build sculptures and infrastructure to support his partner. The Garden Conservancy Open Days 2023 in Massachusetts kicks off with gardens in Williamstown, in the Berkshires, on July 15 from 10 – 4. Tickets for this event became available starting May 1, and we suggest planning now due to limited availability. NEW THIS YEAR: all tickets must be purchased in advance and online. No day of tour tickets will be sold. Complete details on the website, https://www.gardenconservancy.org/open-days/ $5 Garden Conservancy members, $10 nonmembers.