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April 2015
Come Volunteer at Arrowhead!
For all past and future volunteers, there is a reception on April 30 at 1:30. Learn about all the volunteer opportunities at the Historical Society and Arrowhead. Bring a friend! Call 413/442-1793 x10.
Find out more »May 2015
Annual Meeting
Annual Meeting of the Berkshire Historical Society will be held on May 6, 2015 at the Pittsfield Country Club. Enjoy a fabulous buffet dinner, learn what's going on and hear Farmer Kristen Laney talk about growth and success at the Arrowhead Farm. Cost $30 per person - make your reservations early!
Find out more »Opening Day of the Summer Season
Arrowhead will open for tours! A Touch of Melville Gold - En Plein Air painting event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Berkshire County Historical Society purchasing Arrowhead. The painting event is all day long with artists including Robert Selkowitz, Julie McCarthy, Keith Emerling, Karen Arp Sandel, and Diane Firtell. FREE to participate, and FREE to watch. House tours will be the usual $13/adult; free to Society members.
Find out more »CSA Farming 101 Class
The farm at Arrowhead, now in its second year, is officially a replica in style of the agricultural work Melville had in motion during the thirteen years he and his family lived in Pittsfield. Crops will become available as the season progresses, many of them the same varietals Melville planted for his family's use. This free CSA.101 event is for anyone interested in what a CSA (Community Supported Agricultural project) is and how it works. Led by Farm Manager Kristen…
Find out more »Fireflies!
The north field is the home of thousands of fireflies. A talk on fireflies with farmer Kristen Laney and naturalist Hannah Sherman will cast a light on these interesting insects. Donations appreciated.
Find out more »Free Concert: Fanfare Brass Ensemble
The Fanfare Brass is performing on Sunday 7:00 pm on 5/31/15 at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead – 780 Holmes Rd, Pittsfield MA. The 10 man group includes 4 trumpets, French horn, 4 trombones and tuba and is made up of the professional musicians, the best in the area and is a real crowd pleaser with a mix of different styles of music. Following is a sample summer music program. Please visit our web site to hear samples of our excellent music,…
Find out more »June 2015
Lizzie’s 195th birthday party
Celebrate Elizabeth Knapp Shaw Melville's 195th birthday! If your name is Elizabeth or your birthday is June 13, you get a free tour of Arrowhead! Join the party at 780 Holmes Road this Saturday from 11 - 3 pm. There will be cake. Lizzie Shaw moved to Arrowhead with her husband Herman in 1850. Photo of Mrs. Melville courtesy Berkshire Athenaeum.
Find out more »Public Reading from new poetry chapbook, “RED BARN Volume One”
Celebrate the publication of a new poetry chapbook, created by eight members of a poetry workshop held over the past year, right here at Herman Melville's Arrowhead. The public reading will be in the historic red barn at Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield MA. There will be refreshments, and information on applying for next year's workshop. Volume One will be available for sale, $8.25. Please note: house tours will not be available during this event. The museum shop will be…
Find out more »Design a Garden
Come to Melville’s Farm at Arrowhead on June 27 to learn how to create a build a garden for your own home – while helping create the new Children’s Garden at Arrowhead. Participants are encouraged to b ring pads, pencils, and hand tools. Led by Farm Manager Kristen Laney, this is part of special farm oriented events this season, the Year of the Farm. FREE for Arrowhead CSA Members; $10 Other CSA Members; $15 Non-Members.
Find out more »July 2015
Lecture – The Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex
Carlo DeVito, editor and publisher of The Complete Illustrated Edition of the Wreck of the Whale Ship Essex will speak about the book -its inclusion of works by Herman Melville, Richard Henry Dana, Thomas Nickerson, with artwork by Rockwell Kent, Gustave Dore, and many others. FREE; donations welcome.
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