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Old Salts Day
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesFree admission at Arrowhead to any career sailor, marine, merchant marine, cruise ship worker, or pirate. Take a tour where Moby-Dick was written and lift a pint of rum (you …
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Herman’s 200th Birthday Celebration
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesThursday, August 1, all day. Herman’s 200th birthday with a multi-event, day-long extravaganza co-presented with the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum. Starting with free tours of the Athenaeum’s Herman Melville …
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Benefit for the Berkshire County Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead
Country Club of Pittsfield 639 South Street, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesJoin us as we celebrate Herman's birthday at the Country Club of Pittsfield. This benefit will assist in funding the restoration work needed to preserve our historic red barn, built …
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Annual Moby-Dick Marathon
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesThe third annual Moby-Dick marathon reading will commence in the barn and continue for the next three days until we finish the book. The reading is interrupted, for the morning …
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Community Day Celebration!
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesCommunity Day Celebration Weekend: 10am-5pm Due to the forecast, Delilah will be swimming into Pittsfield on Sunday from 10am-4pm Celebrate Herman Melville’s 200th birthday with a FREE event at Arrowhead! …
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Annual Monument Mountain Hike
Monument Mountain Rte 7, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesOn Sunday morning, take a walk up Monument Mountain in Great Barrington to celebrate the historic meeting of Melville and Hawthorne. It's sponsored by the Trustees of the Reservations, the …
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MEET DELILAH!
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesCommunity Day Celebration Weekend: 10am-5pm Due to the forecast, Delilah will be swimming into Pittsfield on Sunday from 10am-4pm Celebrate Herman Melville’s 200th birthday with a FREE event at Arrowhead! …
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Poetry Reading: Pequod Poems
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesWilda Morris, poet, reads from her book "Pequod Poems" at Arrowhead, in the barn, at 6:30pm. Copies of her book will also be for sale that evening. Author of "Szechuan …
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Book Release: Cement Dust
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesTuesday, August 27, J. Peter Bergman will read from his new novel, "Cement Dust," at Arrowhead, in the barn, at 6:30pm. Copies of the book are on sale in the …
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Architecture and Landscape at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesDue to inclement weather, the walk has been POSTPONED until Saturday, June 11, at 11am. See you then! Veteran tour guide John Dickson and Executive Director Lesley Herzberg lead an …