Founded in 1778 and named after Sam Adams, the Revolutionary War patriot, (not the beer!) Adams is a picturesque valley town in beautiful Berkshire County. Nestled between Mount Greylock (Massachusetts’ highest peak) on the west and by the Hoosac Range on the east. Adams is abundant in scenery and natural splendor such as the Greylock Glen, Mount Greylock State Reservation and the Ashuwillticook Rail Trail to name a few.
Adams is a great place to live and raise a family. We offer quiet and safe neighborhoods with some of the best real estate values available in the Berkshires are to be found in Adams. We offer exceptional opportunity and affordable value, such as real estate, town services, taxes, education, dining, nightlife and outdoor recreation.
Our business community offers most of the shopping and services you might need on a regular basis without the congestion and traffic of larger communities. Over the past few years, Adams has seen a significant increase in restaurants and nightlife. Adams also offers a full calendar of community events for all ages through the year. With outstanding public, private and charter schools, Adams has many educational choices for school-age children. We love our school sports in Adams, but other school activities abound to suit all manner of interests.
Adams is rich in historical places like the Susan B. Anthony Birthplace, the 1784 Quaker Meeting House and many historic buildings, including fine examples of Victorian “Painted Lady” homes.
In 2008 Adams was named to the Top 200 Towns for outdoorsmen by Outdoor Life Magazine. When in Adams, there’s lots of things to do from our many hiking trails to our historic sites, from our local shops and restaurants to nearby performance centers, Adams is wonderful place to live and to visit year-round, we hope to see you soon!
With its traditional New England architecture, Park Street offers shopping, consumer services, dining, offices, churches and town buildings.
🩷February at Anahata Schoolhouse 🩷
A schoolhouse for the heart.
February often invites us into ideas of love and connection. At Anahata Schoolhouse, we see the heart as a place of learning — a portal to compassion, presence, and relationship with ourselves and others.
This month, we invite you to return to your own heart through our ongoing yoga mindful movement and meditation offerings, creating space to listen, soften, and reconnect.
✨ Community Yoga Updates ✨
We’re happy to share that free Community Yoga at the Greylock Glen Center will continue on Saturdays from 11:00–12:00pm.
For those of you who have been joining us every Sunday and would like to continue your morning ritual, we now warmly welcome you to our in-studio Community Yoga on Sundays, offered on a sliding scale / donation basis to keep the practice accessible.
🧘♀️ New Series Launching Mid-Month
Emotional Alchemy: A 6-Week Kundalini Yoga Series
Begins Tuesday, February 17
🕯 6:45–8:00pm
An embodied journey into emotional resilience, regulation, and heart-centered living.
You’re welcome to join the series at any point — 100% attendance is not required.
🥣 Special February Event
Coming Home: A Sound Bath & Meditation
📅 Friday, February 20
⏰ 6:30–7:45pm
Led by Insight Timer teacher & Sound Practitioner Melissa Melendez
An evening of deep rest, resonance, and return.
🌿 New here?
Try our Studio Starter Pass — for $49, enjoy unlimited access to all offerings for your first month.
🛂 Anahata Passport
Our Anahata Passport is still going through the end of February! Visit our Events page to see how to participate — and what you can win.
💫 Full February schedule is now live.
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Beginning this weekend and moving forward, free Community Yoga will still be available at the Glen Center on SATURDAYS ONLY through Anahata Schoolhouse.
From this Sunday 2/1 on, the Sunday community yoga practice will take place at the Anahata Yoga Studio on N. Summer Street in Adams from 9:30–10:30am. This class will be donation-based and sliding scale, to remain accessible for all. ... See MoreSee Less
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Without further ado ... meet Greylen!
Greylen is a portmanteau - a term coined by author Lewis Carroll in his 1871 book Through the Looking Glass. In the book, Humpty Dumpty explains that a portmanteau is like a suitcase that opens into two halves - it packs two meanings into one word. In this case, it is a combination of Greylock and Glen.
Greylock most commonly refers to Chief Grey Lock (c. 1670–1750), a prominent 18th-century Western Abenaki chief known for resisting British and colonial expansion in New England. His name is honored in Mount Greylock, the highest natural point in Massachusetts and the beautiful backdrop to the Greylock Glen - though some theories suggest the name also refers to the mist, fog, and clouds that often appear like gray hair on the summit of the mountain or the frost the carpets the peak throughout the winter.
The "Glen" is the area locals have come to call the 1,060-acre parcel at the eastern base of the mountain in Adams. It is a Gaelic term which refers to a secluded, wooded valley often with a natural water source and fertile ground historically used for farming and was a common surname of families living in such areas.
Thank you to all who submitted a name and your patience in waiting for the announcement. We had over 300 unique entries and many, including Greylen, were submitted more than once. The Town of Adams Select Board, along with the artist who carved him and brought him to the Center, each selected their favorites from the long list of suggested options and those choices were dropped into a hat (one last worn by Glen Center Director Daniel Doyle while he was a student at Hoosac Valley High School and working a summer job for DCR at the Greylock Glen as a junior park ranger). This week, the newly appointed Town Administrator of Adams Nicholas Caccamo reached into the hat with his eyes closed and officially gave our bear his name.
Come visit Greylen in the Exhibit Hall of the Glen Center where he watches over the Center, the Glen, and the mountain for us all. ... See MoreSee Less
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