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August 2017
“Moby-Dick” marathon reading day 3
Join the marathon reading of "Moby-Dick" in the place it was written!
Find out more »“Moby-Dick” marathon reading day 4
Join the marathon reading of "Moby-Dick" in the place it was written!
Find out more »children’s workshop – fairy fun!
Bring your fairy wings to a children's workshop on Sunday, August 13, from 1 to 3:00. Artist Betsy Baczek will demonstrate how to make fairy crowns, wings, wands, wearable gnome hats. $5.00 donation for materials. At Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield. Questions - please e-mail fairies@berkshirehistory.org.
Find out more »Fairy Tea and Talk, with Jana Laiz
Join Jana Laiz, Arrowhead's writer-in-residence. Jana will tell fascinating tales about fairies while you enjoy a special tea with scones, clotted cream, strawberries, and tea. Historical Society members, $10; kids, $5; non-yet members, $20. For reservations, e-mail fairies@berkshirehistory.org This event is for the entire family.
Find out more »Fairy House village opens
Grand opening - all day Saturday August 19. See artist-created fairy houses! Refreshments. Fee to see the village includes a guided tour of Arrowhead (on the hour 10 - 5; last tour at 4). Fee for special tour, led by Fairy Queen WindRose Morris. WindRoses's tours of village between 4 and 5.
Find out more »Faery Queen WindRose Morris leads tours of fairy village
Faery Queen WindRose Morris will lead tours of the Fairy Village at Arrowhead between 4 and 5 pm. Admission fee.
Find out more »Author series: Amy Lafave and Jan Chague
Two authors - two new books about the history of Lenox! Free.
Find out more »writing workshop
Melville was inspired by Arrowhead - and you can be, too! Join writer-in-residence Jana Laiz for a writing session at one of the most beautiful places in the Berkshires. With writing prompts we will write about our own feelings of place. For information or to make reservations, melville@berkshirehistory.org
Find out more »September 2017
Cancelled – Lecture: Professor Dennis Patrick Slattery, “Melville and the Personal Myth”
This lecture has been cancelled due to illness. Our Daily Breach: Exploring Your Personal Myth Through Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick offers both a way of understanding what has generally been called the greatest novel of the American myth while simultaneously exploring one’s own personal myth. Its added feature is that it is an interactive book in allowing reader’s to meditate on one question per page for each day of the year and to undercover many facets of one’s personal myth through…
Find out more »Author Series: Adriana Millenaar Brown
Brown will discuss her book about her father, Adrianus Millenaar, a Dutch farmer turned diplomat in WWII. FREE.
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