Steepletop Open Days 2025 (August 10)
The Steepletop grounds and trails will be open to explore, as will the Gift Shop, and The Jackson Gallery in the Tamarack Visitors Center will feature the exhibition “Edna St. Vincent Millay: Life at Steepletop, 1925-1950.” This collection presents artifacts from Millay’s 25 years at Steepletop.
Docent-led 60-minute House tours are available at the times listed below. House tour tickets do not require advance purchase but are strictly limited. Purchasing these tickets in advance is strongly encouraged to secure your spot on a tour. Grounds and Picnic passes may be purchased in advance or on site on the days of the event.
- House Tour Tickets: $25.00 per person
Includes tour and single-day access to grounds, exhibition, and special events. - Grounds and Picnic Pass: $10.00 per person
Includes single-day access to grounds, exhibition, and special events.
Consider bringing a friend (or two) and a picnic lunch. In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Steepletop, Open Day visitors are encouraged to dress in their favorite Millay attire!
An event ticketing surcharge of 2.9% + $0.30 will be added to the total price of the tickets.
Due to the very limited number of available tickets, purchases are non-refundable.
House Tours Schedule
- 11 am
- 12 pm
- 1 pm
- 2 pm
Special Events
Musical Performance
The Wanda Houston Project: 2 pm
Singer and actress Wanda Houston is the lead vocalist for a number of projects, including the HBH Jazz Trio, the Convergence Quartet, the VJC Big Band, and The Wanda Houston Band. Houston’s bi-coastal career in theater and music has put her on stages with Barbara Streisand, Patti Austin, Joe Cocker, Celine Dion, and Rick Astley, and on tour with Motown legends The Marvelettes and Mary Wells, Martha and the Vandellas, and The Platters. After touring Europe and Australia in the Michael Jackson–produced “Sisterella,” she performed in New York productions of “Menopause the Musical,” was featured in the Roundabout Theater production of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” and was a soloist in the NYC-based “Broadway Inspirational Voices,” which landed a Grammy nomination for its Christmas album, Great Joy.
She was one of Berkshire Magazine‘s Berkshire 25 in 2022. The ninth annual selection recognizes individuals who are the most dedicated, the most creative, and the most influential people in their fields: “Wanda Houston is our very own Berkshire diva. Born in Chicago, she started singing in gospel choirs and has performed in LA, Hollywood, Las Vegas, Europe, and Australia. In 2006, she settled in the Berkshires full-time, drawing us in with a mesmerizing mix of mid-20th-century jazz and R&B. The Wanda Houston Band performs to packed crowds, from The Mount in Lenox to The Barn in Egremont.”
The Wanda Houston Project will perform a 75-minute set under a tent near the Millay House. This will be The Wanda Houston Project’s first performance at Steepletop.
