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SUMMARY:Arrowhead Opening Day
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Arrowhead’s summer opening with free fun for the whole family.  Activities include free wagon rides\, story hour featuring children’s books based on classic Melville tales\, silk screening demonstrations with Penny Arcade Press\, and a book launch and signing  for Herman Melville in the Berkshires by John Dickson\, historian and BCHS volunteer. \nFREE EVENT – tours of the historic house are available. Tickets are required\, reserve your time by using the BOOK NOW button. \nHorse-Drawn Wagon Rides\, 11 am – 2 pm – A team from Four Seasons Stables in Lanesboro takes you around Arrowhead’s field. \nSilk Screening\, 1 – 3 pm –  Pittsfield’s Penny Arcarde Press  will be on site demonstrating silkscreen printing with water-based ink. Prints made using this traditional\, hand-pulled method will be available for purchase in the museum shop. \nChildren’s Story Hour\, 2 pm – Explore new children’s books based on works by Herman Melville – Call Me Moby by Lars Kenseth and Bartleby by Matt Phelan. \nHerman Melville in the Berkshires with author John Dickson\, 4 pm –The Berkshires have long attracted artists and writers\, drawn to the mountains\, rivers\, forests\, and lakes of Western Massachusetts. Herman Melville first came here as a young boy and was so inspired by the surroundings that he returned to live here for thirteen years during one of the most productive writing periods of his life. He finished his masterpiece\, Moby-Dick\, in his first year here\, seated in his study with a view of Mount Greylock. “His first love\,” is the way his cousin described his relationship to his adopted home. He wandered on foot and horseback to all corners of the county\, tapping into the Berkshires in his art. The places he explored are sprinkled through the pages in his stories. Herman Melville in the Berkshires reveals the connections between Melville’s writing and the beauty of the landscape that inspired him. Sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). \nAbout John Dickson\nJohn Dickson serves as Chair of the Pittsfield Historical Commission and is a board member of the Berkshire County Historical Society.  He has authored a local history book\, Berkshire County’s Industrial Heritage\, on the 19th century mills in this corner of Massachusetts.  He received a master’s degree in public history having completed a thesis on the Berkshire Athenaeum. \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/arrowhead-opening-day/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes\, Pittsfield\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260520T183000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk – Gail Gelburd
DESCRIPTION:The Berkshire County Historical Society welcomes Gail Gelburd to Arrowhead for a talk about her new book\, The Liberation of Sue Moody: Slaying Dragons. Based on the journals and letters of former Otis resident Sue Moody\, the book is a gripping chronicle of a woman from the Berkshires who\, as a journalist in 1939 Paris\, endured war\, hunger\, and constant threats to her safety\, yet refused to lose her voice or her sense of identity. Gelburd\, a member of the Otis Historical Commission\, scoured through boxes of Moody’s papers researching her novel resulting in an authentic telling of lived moments written with the weight of fear\, exhaustion\, and determination. \nGail Gelburd has a PhD and is an artist and author having written more than a dozen books\, mostly about artists . It is their personal story that has inspired her in each of her manuscripts. She has also been a professor and museum director. \nUse the BOOK NOW button to purchase tickets\, $5 for BCHS members\, $10 for non-members. Become a member and start receiving discounts on event tickets. \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/author-talk-gail-gelburd/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T183000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk - Barbara Viniar
DESCRIPTION:Barbara Viniar\, author of Little Bird\, will discuss her unexpected path to writing historical fiction\, inspired by an old photograph of her grandmother. She will talk about combining research and imagination to create the compelling story of a young immigrant who defies societal expectations to lead a fulfilling life.  \nUse the BOOK NOW button to purchase tickets\, $5 for BCHS members\, $10 for non-members. Become a member and start receiving discounts on event tickets. \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/author-talk-barbara-viniar/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T213000
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SUMMARY:Strange Fancies - Stories of Hauntings and Ghostly Inspiration at Arrowhead\, Home of Herman Melville - May 29
DESCRIPTION:Well-known ghost tour guide Robert Oakes\, author of Ghosts of the Berkshires\, will discuss the supernatural influences on the imagination of author Herman Melville\, as well as the ghostly writings of Melville’s friend and frequent Arrowhead visitor Nathaniel Hawthorne. The talk will be followed by a lantern-lit ghost tour of Melville’s historic home.  \nUse the BOOK NOW button to purchase tickets $20 for BCHS members\, $25 for non-members. Become a member and start receiving discounts on event tickets. \nThis 90-minute program is offered at 6 pm and 8 pm. Choose a time when purchasing your ticket. \nAbout Robert Oakes\nRobert Oakes is an author\, teacher\, storyteller\, and performing songwriter. He has written three books\, The Ghostly Tales of the Berkshires (2023)\, Ghosts of Northwestern New Jersey (2022)\, and Ghosts of the Berkshires (2020)\, all published by Arcadia Publishing. He has also released numerous recordings of original songs. Since 2010\, Robert has led immersive ghost storytelling experiences at historic locations in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts\, including Ventfort Hall and Edith Wharton’s home\, The Mount.  He has appeared on Syfy’s Ghost Hunters\, Jeff Belanger’s New England Legends series on PBS\, and The Apple Seed show on BYUradio and has been featured in The Boston Globe\, The Berkshire Eagle\, and numerous other media outlets. \nTo enhance your experience\, you may wish to read “The Piazza” by Melville and “Graves and Goblins” by Hawthorne prior to the program.  \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/strange-fancies-stories-of-hauntings-and-ghostly-inspiration-at-arrowhead-home-of-herman-melville-may-29/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T183000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk - Julie Dobrow
DESCRIPTION:Author\, biographer and Tufts University professor Julie Dobrow’s new book\, Love and Loss After Wounded Knee: A Biography of an Extraordinary Interracial Marriage\, tells the complicated story of the lives and marriage of Elaine Goodale and Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman. In this talk\, Dubrow will discuss her book and the fascinating way in which she first discovered this story. \nLike many star-crossed lovers\, it was amazing that Elaine Goodale and\, Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohíye S’a)\, ever met in the first place. She was a white woman from Mount Washington\, Masschusetts\, who earned early fame as a childhood poet and was frequently mentioned as a “childhood poetic prodigy of the Berkshires.” Elaine travelled west in 1884 to teach Native American children. Charles was a Santee Dakota who had gone to Dartmouth College and the Boston University School of Medicine. Somehow\, they both ended up at the Pine Ridge Agency in South Dakota in December of 1890 and fell in love at first sight. Three weeks later\, they announced their engagement. Then the Wounded Knee Massacre changed everything. \nAbout Julie Dobrow\nJulie Dobrow is a writer\, professor and researcher whose work focuses both on biography and history\, and also on children and media. She teaches at Tufts University. Much of her writing and teaching focuses on telling untold and under-told stories and shining new light on them \nUse the BOOK NOW button to purchase tickets\, $5 for BCHS members\, $10 for non-members. Become a member and start receiving discounts on event tickets. \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/author-talk-julie-dobrow/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Bird Banding - June 4
DESCRIPTION:Bird banding at Arrowhead allows visitors an up-close opportunity to see birds and watch the process of bird banding.  Bird banding allows researchers the opportunity to study a wide array of wild birds in their natural habitat. Arrowhead’s woods\, fields and shrubland make it an ideal site to monitor a broad range of breeding bird species.  Join the Berkshire Bird Observatory researchers as they leverage the wonder of a bird in the hand to spark a curiosity about the natural world while showcasing ecological interactions that connect us all. \nFree\, drop in event\, weather permitting \nThis event is sponsored by Massachusetts Cultural Council and Housatonic Heritage.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/bird-banding-june-4/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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