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Berkshire County Historical Society

Berkshire County Historical Society

Home of Herman Melville from 1850-1863. Dedicated to preserving the history of Berkshire County and the Arrowhead farm.

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  • July 2018

  • Sat 21

    A World of Fairies: Across the Seven Seas – The 2018 Fairy House Village

    July 21, 2018 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Village of artist-created fairy houses opens for the season.  Open until September 9. Extra fee to visit the village only; free if you take the Arrowhead house tour.

  • Sun 22

    Fairies Hops and Vines – a Berkshires gathering – CANCELLED

    July 22, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Note: this event has been cancelled.  

  • Tue 24

    Book Release Event: “I Will Never Forget… Memoir of a B-26 Pilot”

    July 24, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    The Berkshire County Historical Society is proud to present a new memoir by a WWII B-26 pilot, Abraham "Artie" Artig.  In the big red barn at Arrowhead.  Free.  Books available …

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  • Tue 31

    Mastheads writers read from their works

    July 31, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    The writers leave their studios in Arrowhead's North Field to read from their work, in the big red barn.  For more information, see Mastheads' website. FREE.

  • August 2018

  • Wed 1

    Sailing Towards my Father – a dramatic poem by Carl A. Rossi

    August 1, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    SAILING TOWARDS MY FATHER a dramatic poem about Herman Melville written and staged by Carl A. Rossi Melville will be portrayed by local actor Stephen Collins, known for his portrayal …

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    $25
  • Thu 2

    Moby-Dick Marathon Reading

    August 2, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States
  • Fri 3

    Moby-Dick Marathon Reading

    August 3, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States
  • Fri 3

    Woods to Writing Table – a special tour

    August 3, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    A hiking tour starting with a view of Mt. October, ending in Melville's Study.  Click here to purchase tickets online, or call 413/442.1793 x12

    $20
  • Sat 4

    Moby-Dick Reading Marathon

    August 4, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States
  • Sun 5

    In Melville’s and Hawthorne’s Footsteps: Hike Monument Mountain with Gordon Hyatt

    August 5, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 pm
    Monument Mountain Rte 7, Great Barrington, MA, United States

    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 …

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