Registration is now open for the tenth annual Moby-Dick Read-A-Thon. Learn more here.
Strange Fancies – Stories of Hauntings and Ghostly Inspiration at Arrowhead, 6 pm
Robert Oakes, author of Ghosts of the Berkshires will discuss the supernatural influences on the imagination of author Herman Melville, followed by a lantern-lit tour of Melville’s historic home.
Full details here.
Bird Banding with Berkshire Bird Observatory, June 25, July 2, 16, 23, 30
An up close opportunity to learn about the process of bird banding and to see a broad range of birds in their natural habitat. Free, drop-in event 7 – 10 am, full details here.
Staged Reading of Plays in Progress, July 10, 7 pm
Free staged reading of plays created during a workshop led by Elizabeth Doss.
What a Glorious Crash They Made, July 8, 5:30 pm
Richard Franklin Donohue (tenor & harpsichord) performs a collection of “New Songs” and Hymns published in New England during the American Revolution. Full details here.
Do You Need to Read the Confidence Man, July 16 – 18, 7 pm
Performer, playwright and great, great, great grand daughter of Herman Melville Elizabeth Doss returns to Arrowhead to “talk back” to The Confidence Man, the last published and completed novel by Melville in his lifetime. This one-person performance aims for a healthy mixture of insight, ignorance and some stabs at hilarity. Click here for details.
The Mastheads Lantern Party, July 23, 7 pm
BYO picnic on Arrowhead’s lawn, a performance by the five Masthead residents, followed by drinks, oysters, and lantern-lit studio walks. Details here.
Tenth Annual Moby-Dick Read-A-Thon, beginning July 30
Join with your community and celebrate the 175h anniversary of the publication of Moby-Dick AND the tenth anniversary of BCHS’s Moby-Dick Read-a-thon. Details here.
Alex Harvey and Shinbone Alley, August 1, 7:30 pm
Celebrate Herman Melville’s birthday with a rousing evening of sea shanties and street blades performed bu Arrowhead favorite Alex Harvey and Shinbone Alley. Full details here.
Monument Mountain Hike, August 2, 9:30 am
Celebrate the day (August 4, 1850) Herman Melville met Nathaniel Hawthorne on a hike up Monument Mountain. FREE EVENT, Full details here.