Most classes run from 9:30 until about 5:00. Approximately one month before a workshop for which you have registered you will be contacted and given a tool list and any other information you need.

Click here to download a PDF file of directions and maps.

From Interstate 91 North, take Exit 17B.
From 91 South, take Exit 17, onto 141 West.

Come over the shoulder of Mt. Tom and down into Easthampton. Remain on Route 141 until the 7-11, take the first right (Liberty Street) just past the store.

If you are coming from Northampton (Route 10) you’ll get to this point by turning left onto Union Street (Route 141), then left just before the 7-11.

Once on Liberty Street stay to the right at the fork and turn right at the bottom of the hill (look for a Riverside Industries or One Cottage Street sign). Park in the large lot at the rear of One Cottage Street.

To locate the Garage Annex School for Book Arts and the Wide Awake Garage scan the roof-line of the building. Look for a reddish-brown elevator shaft to the right of the smokestack. Go through the loading dock door at the base of that elevator shaft. You’ll find the passenger elevator down the hallway to the left.

Take the elevator or stairs to the top (fifth) floor. The workshop is in room 5-03, the second door on the right, down the hall from the passenger elevator.

For the month of July, 2010, we have a special housing option to offer you. Williston Northampton School, a fine prep school just two blocks from the studio, has offered us use of a new residential building that was constructed as an addition to a Victorian home. This is a good value, and includes housing, breakfast, and dinner. Please look for details on our dorm lodging web page. 

The following list gives you some options to check out for lodging. We donʼt have personal experience with many of these places, so please give us feedback about them. And if you discover any new good options, please let us know so we can add them to the list.

Stay close to Easthampton, our workshop location. The farther north you go, the more scenic, the farther south, the more urban. Public transportation to and from the workshop is available but severely limited. When making reservations ask how long it will take to get to the center of Easthampton, then add at least ten minutes for finding your way up to the studio.

Northampton, a quick five mile drive to the north, is a fun, active small city—lots of great food and things to do at night.

Lodging tax here is 11.7% which includes city tax and occupancy tax. 

For information on additional B&Bs call Berkshires Bed and Breakfast Reservation Service, 413-268-7244.

We strongly recommend visiting the Northampton Chamber of Commerce site.

Sugar Maple Trailside Inn, 62 Chestnut Street, Florence, MA 01062; 413-585-8559, 866-416-2753. $80–100 plus tax; will offer 15% discount Monday through Thursday nights. Expanded continental breakfast. Located on the “rail-trail,” a biking/walking path connecting Florence and Northampton.

Autumn Inn, 259 Elm Street, Northampton, MA 01060; 413-584-7660. Tuesday–Thursday, $99.99; weekend, $109.99 plus tax. Rates fluctuate. Continental breakfast. Good location near Smith College. Walking distance to downtown Northampton.

Clarion, One Atwood Drive, Northampton, MA 01060; 413-586-1211. $119.99–169.99 plus tax. Rates fluctuate. Breakfast is not included in the room rate, but there is a restaurant on the property; room service. Decent looking place, just off Interstate 91. Swimming pool.

Hotel Northampton, 36 King Street, Northampton, MA 01060; 413-584-3100. $155, weeknight; $190, weekend. Rates fluctuate (slightly higher summer rates). Continental breakfast included. Cafe serves three meals a day. Upscale tavern. Very fancy. Right in downtown Northampton.

Knoll Bed and Breakfast, 230 N. Main Street, Florence, MA 01062; 413-584-8164. $78 plus tax. Serves breakfast. No smokers. Nice setting. Florence is part of Northampton.

North King Motel, 504 North King Street, Northampton, MA 01060; 413-584-8847. Regular rooms: $55 for one bed; $65 for two beds, plus tax. No breakfast. Rooms have refrigerator and microwave. Not fancy. We recommend that you request accommodation in the building across from the office. The rooms are more expensive, $65, but nicer and quieter. A couple of miles north of downtown Northampton.

Quality Inn, 117 Conz Street, Northampton, MA 01060; 413-586-1500. $89–169 plus tax. Call the hotel directly and mention you are taking a class at Garage Annex School to receive a discounted rate. Continental breakfast included.

Park Street Bed and Breakfast, 238 Park Street, Easthampton, MA 01027; 413-527-7861. $90–120 plus tax. Ask if a discount is available. Two miles from the studio. View of Mt. Tom range. Good reviews.

Econolodge, 1533 Elm, West Springfield, MA 01089; 413-734-8278. $55-65 plus tax. Continental breakfast included. Ten miles south, off of Interstate 91.

Red Roof Inn, Routes 5 & 10, Deerfield, MA 01342; 413-665-7161, 800-red-roof. $61.99–117.99 plus tax. No breakfast. Free coffee, tea, and cocoa. Swimming pool. Fifteen miles north, off Interstate 91.

Super 8 Motel, Route 5, Holyoke, MA 01040; 413-536-1980; Rates fluctuate depending on hosted events. Check web site. Ask for discount when making a reservation. Not fancy. Holyoke is five miles east of Easthampton.