Question:  Do B&Bs plan special events for a spring getaways?

Answer:  Yes, indeed. Here’s just a small taste of special events and activities offered by inns around the U.S. Some benefit local charities, so you can do a good deed and treat yourself at the same time. For more details on all these packages, click Specials on BedandBreakfast.com.

Kansas

Topeka:  May 1-31. The 1878 Stone Sage Inn invites you for an afternoon tea party, with lace, silk or damask table linens, fine china and silver & cloth napkins flavored teas and coffees, and “heavenly sweet goodies.” $7.50 per person, minimum four.

Maine

Bar Harbor:  May 11. Treat the mother in your life to a delightful Mother’s Day weekend in Bar Harbor, combining a weekend B&B stay with a tour of nine local inns. Sponsored by the Bar Harbor B&B Association, proceeds benefit the Bar Harbor Food Pantry. Enjoy tea time at the inns, their varied history and décor, and, of course, meeting and chatting with the innkeepers. Weekend packages at some participating inns include free tour tickets and even dinner.

Massachusetts

Newburyport:  April though May 1. Winter Birding expedition. Arrive at the Windsor House Tuesday for afternoon tea. Wednesday morning, enjoy a two-course cooked English breakfast before joining a four-hour birding expedition led by an Audubon field specialist. Rate $175.00 plus tax for the first night including field trip fee, second night $100.00 plus tax (Rates are for double occupancy).

New Hampshire

Mt. Washington Valley:  May 5-31. Progressive Cooking Tour. Sample the culinary delights of three Mt. Washington inns, Notchland, Cabernet and Crowe's Nest. The three-night package includes one night’s accommodation in each inn’s deluxe fireplace or whirlpool room, full breakfasts, and a two-hour cooking class each day by respected local chefs. You’ll be in the kitchen with Notchland’s own chef Cyn Stewart, Kirstin Johnson, chef of Stonehurst Manor and New Hampshire’s “Chef of the Year” 1997 and 1998, and Liz Jackson, chef/owner of Libby’s Bistro in Gorham and former contributor to PBS TV’s “In Julia’s Kitchen with Master Chef” and “Baking with Julia.”

Snowville:  April 26-28; May 17-19; June 21-23. Weekend cooking classes at the Snowvillage Inn; Saturday and Sunday morning classes culminate in a delicious lunch prepared by the class.

New Jersey

Stockton:  May 19-June 27. Save up to $300 with a Sunday through Thursday two-night getaway with a stay at the Woolverton Inn’s luxury cottages, each beautifully decorated, with a fireplace and whirlpool tub for two.

Rhode Island

Newport:  April 1-May 30. Call 800-846-0392 and tell the innkeepers at the Francis Malbone House that you saw the special on BedandBreakfast.com, and they’ll give you a 25% discount on the first night, and 35% on the second night of your stay. This centrally located inn is one of Newport’s best.

Virginia

Lexington:  Enjoy a half- or a full day of catch & release fly-fishing in the Shenandoah Valley with John Roberts, innkeeper of Llewellyn Lodge, including instruction and equipment.