If you make it to Northampton, or "Noho" and do look at the shops, be sure to check out Thorne's Market, esp. the bookstore, The Reader's Feast, if it is still there. Also in Noho, there is a wonderful Academy of Music building, right by Pulaski Park, near the end of main street as it heads up a small hill to Smith College. They run movies at the Academy these days and it is well worth going just to see the inside of the building. They also have another theatre called The Calvin which is art deco and used to have really cheap tickets. There is also a small art film theatre the name of which escapes me. And, Amherst has a nice old theatre for movies, too.

The Botanic Gardens at Smith College is wonderful and includes a Japanese tea house, plus the greenhouse has fantastic and rare green things that are great for photography.

The whole five college area is really a wonderful place with lots of historical stuff, too. Old Deerfield is just up the road and well wworth the visit!

Have fun,

kat