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THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  Please come see the fairy village any day until October 15. Join the revels, ..."where fairies dance."  Faery Queen WindRose Morris, Piper Nancy Tunicliffe, and more!  Beer tastings in a hand-crafted mug created for the occasion. Costumes encouraged!  Reservations and questions - fairiesberkshirehistory.org

At the Little Cinema, Berkshire Museum. $5.00 for BCHS/Arrowhead members A special screening of the film Melville in Love on Thursday, May 24, at 7 p.m. The event will include a Q&A session with Melville biographer Michael Shelden and the film’s director Seth Newton. Admission is $7.50; $5 for members of the Berkshire Museum and the Berkshire Historical Society. A new account of Herman Melville and the writing of Moby-Dick, written by a Pulitzer  Prize finalist in Biography and based on…

The annual celebration of the famous literary hike up (and down) Monument Mountain.   In August, 1850, Herman Melville met  Nathaniel Hawthorne at Monument Mountain, striking up an immediate friendship. Commemorate that  occasion with a guided hike, “champagne” toast, and a reading of  “Monument Mountain” by  William Cullen Bryant. Meet in the Monument Mountain parking lot on Route 7 at 9:00.  The hike is free; parking fees may apply.  Led by Gordon Hyatt, co-sponsored by  The Trustees of Reservations and the…

  The Sea Beast (1926) Silent film with music. Starring John Barrymore and Dolores Costello 6:30pm at the Berkshire Athenaeum FREE         Moby-Dick was a colossal failure when first published in 1851 but in the early 20th century it began taking its place among the most highly regarded works written in the 19th century; today it is seen as one of the best books ever written. It has inspired plays, other novels, and many films in many…

  Assorted Short Films: "Willy, the Whale," "The Whalers," and Jack Aranson's one-man show, "MobyDick." 6:30 at the Berkshire Athenaeum FREE           Moby-Dick was a colossal failure when first published in 1851 but in the early 20th century it began taking its place among the most highly regarded works written in the 19th century; today it is seen as one of the best books ever written. It has inspired plays, other novels, and many films in…

  Moby Dick (1930) Starring John Barrymore, Joan Bennett, and Lloyd Hughes 6:30 at the Berkshire Athenaeum FREE           Moby-Dick was a colossal failure when first published in 1851 but in the early 20th century it began taking its place among the most highly regarded works written in the 19th century; today it is seen as one of the best books ever written. It has inspired plays, other novels, and many films in many genres. This…

  Age of the Dragons (2011) Starring Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones, Corey Sevier, and Sofia Pernas 6:30 at the Berkshire Athenaeum FREE           Moby-Dick was a colossal failure when first published in 1851 but in the early 20th century it began taking its place among the most highly regarded works written in the 19th century; today it is seen as one of the best books ever written. It has inspired plays, other novels, and many films…

  Moby Dick, the Mini-Series, Part 1 (1998) Starring Patrick Stewart, Henry Thomas, Ted Levine, Dominic Purcell, and Gregory Peck as Father Mapple 6:30 at the Berkshire Athenaeum FREE           Moby-Dick was a colossal failure when first published in 1851 but in the early 20th century it began taking its place among the most highly regarded works written in the 19th century; today it is seen as one of the best books ever written. It has…