Those who prefer to live out the sports fantasies of their youth might consider heading to one of the many wannabe camps around the area. Nike, for instance, offers a number of possibilities for aspiring Tiger Woods. Racquet fans, meanwhile, can improve their backhands at Nick Bolletieri's New England version of the famous school he runs in Florida. There's a school for you at Lime Rock, Skip Barber's Driving School. Just don't blame us if you crash.
Artsy types can satisfy their itch by taking classes of various lengths around the regions.
The 92nd Street Y runs an intensive chamber music program over at Music Mountain in Falls Village for people who want to hone their quartet skills. Rock 'n' rollers can head to the southern part of Connecticut to the National Guitar Summer Workshop in Guilford. There are weekends aplenty around New England to help adults get in tune with their metaphysical side as well. Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health just over the border in Lenox, Mass., has a plethora of classes designed to help you tune out and spiritually tune up. Enough of the active stuff.