Ventfort Hall to Host Gilded Age Trivia on Feb. 8

LENOX — Richard Dauchy, beloved Berkshire docent, will host a spirited game of Gilded Age Trivia on Sunday, Feb. 8 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. in the library at Ventfort Hall Gilded Age Mansion & Museum. Teams of three will face off against other Gilded Age aficionados on trivia of the era and about the Berkshire Cottages. A cash bar for beer and wine will be available.

Admission is $20 per person and free for members. Reservations are required, as seating is limited. Register online at gildedage.org/pages/calendar or by calling (413) 637-3206. Walk-ins will be accommodated as space allows. All tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. The historical mansion is located at 104 Walker St. in Lenox.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated by the Massachusetts Cultural Council as an important partner of the Lenox Cultural District, one of five such Berkshire County districts, Ventfort Hall Gilded Age Mansion & Museum was built in 1893 for George and Sarah Morgan, the sister of legendary financier J. Pierpont Morgan.

Self-guided tours of the historic mansion are offered daily, as well as Tea & Talks, exhibitions like the Bellefontaine Collection, concerts, theater, ghost tours and hunts, as well as other programs. This elegant Jacobean-Revival Berkshire cottage is open to the public year-round and is available for private rental. Ventfort Hall, also an official project of Save America’s Treasures program sponsored by the White House, has undergone substantial restoration, which continues.