Schedule
NOTE: The following is the schedule from Berkshire WordFest 2010. The schedule for Berkshire WordFest 2012 will be published in May.
Ticketed events and poetry readings only. For booksigning schedule, click here. Between events, enjoy a wordgame. Food available for purchase all weekend at our Terrace Café.
| Friday, July 23 | ||
| Time & Location | Event (see all event descriptions) | Tickets (purchase) |
| 6-9 p.m. The Glen & The Terrace |
Festival Opener, with special guest and honoree Francine Prose (introduced by local author Louisa Gilder) | $50 per attendee |
| Saturday, July 24 | ||
| Time & Location | Event (see all event descriptions) | Tickets (purchase) |
| 8:30-10 a.m. The Terrace |
Books for Breakfast, with novelist Elizabeth Brundage | $40 non-members $35 Mount members |
| 10:30 a.m.-noon The Stables |
Channeling Edith Wharton: Old Money, New Money, a discussion with Kurt Andersen, Tad Friend, Katy Lederer, Martha McPhee and moderator Simon Winchester | $40 non-members $35 Mount members |
| 11-noon The Glen |
Ruth Reichl is In Conversation with Joe Donahue | $25 non-members $20 Mount members |
| 12:30-1 p.m. The Terrace |
Poetry on the Terrace, readings by Leslie Harrison and Lawrence Raab | Free (with festival ticket or $10 Grounds pass) |
| 1:30-3 p.m. The Stables |
Channeling Edith Wharton: Writers in Wartime, a discussion with John Hockenberry, Elizabeth Samet, Tatjana Soli, and moderator Frank Delaney | $40 non-members $35 Mount members |
| 2-3 p.m. The Glen |
Jim Shepard is In Conversation with Joe Donahue | $25 non-members $20 Mount members |
| 3:30-4 p.m. The Terrace |
Poetry on the Terrace, readings by Deborah Bernhardt and Abbot Cutler | Free (with festival ticket or $10 Grounds pass) |
| 4-5 p.m. The Glen |
Roy Blount Jr. is In Conversation with Joe Donahue | $25 non-members $20 Mount members |
| 6-8 p.m. The Stables |
Cocktails Inside & Out with festival authors | $100 per attendee; complimentary for Festival Fundraiser ticketholders |
| 7:30-10:30 p.m. Seven Hills Inn |
Festival Fundraiser, with special guest and honoree Garrison Keillor and master of ceremonies Frank Delaney | tickets start at $250 per attendee; price includes complimentary ticket to Cocktails event(proceeds help underwrite Berkshire WordFest) |
| Time & Location | Event (see all event descriptions) | Tickets (purchase) |
| 8:30-10 a.m. The Terrace |
Books for Breakfast, with novelist Elinor Lipman | $40 non-members $35 Mount members |
| 10:30 a.m.-noon The Stables |
Channeling Edith Wharton: “Well-Behaved Women,” a discussion with Katie Roiphe, Judith Thurman and moderator Laura Miller | $40 non-members $35 Mount members |
| 11-noon The Glen |
Dani Shapiro is In Conversation with Susan Arbetter | $25 non-members $20 Mount members |
| 12:30-1 p.m. The Terrace |
Poetry on the Terrace, readings by Peter Filkins and Michelle Gillett | Free (with festival ticket or $10 Grounds pass) |
| 2-3 p.m. The Glen |
Susan Orlean is In Conversation with Susan Arbetter | $25 non-members $20 Mount members |
| 3:30-4 p.m. The Terrace |
Poetry on the Terrace, readings by Hannah Fries and Tess Taylor | Free (with festival ticket or $10 Grounds pass) |
