Woods to Writing Table - a special tour
2018-08-03 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, 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

Moby-Dick Reading Marathon
2018-08-04 10:00 - 17:00, 2018-08-05 13:00 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States

In Melville's and Hawthorne's Footsteps: Hike Monument Mountain with Gordon Hyatt
2018-08-05 09:00 - 23:30 | 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 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 Berkshire County Historical Society. Wear sturdy shoes and bring water.

workshop: create your own fairy
2018-08-18 13:00 - 15:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Build your own small fairy with Betsy Sherman, using frames created by Michael Melle.
Workshop fee: $25 per fairy, limit 2 fairies per family. If interested, e-mail fairies@berkshirehistory.org

Special tour - Woods to Writing Table
2018-08-31 16:00 - 18:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Hike from the field to Melville’s writing table, with Jeff Aldrich. Call 413.442.1793 x13 for information. This is the last guided hike of the season.

Tag Sale
2018-09-08 08:30 - 14:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
End of the season fund-raiser for the Berkshire County Historical Society. Free parking. No early birds, please.
Rain date (if heavy rain): September 15.

Last day of regular season
2018-10-21 08:00 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States

Open for tours
2018-10-27 10:00 - 14:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Guided house tours at 10:00 and 12:00.

Open for tours
2018-11-03 10:00 - 14:00, 2018-11-10 10:00 - 14:00, 2018-11-17 10:00 - 14:00, 2018-11-24 08:00 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
House open only for guided tours, at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 1:00. Museum shop open 10-2; grounds open daylight hours.

open for tours
2018-12-01 10:00 - 14:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
House open only for guided tours, at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 1:00. Museum shop open 10-2; grounds open daylight hours.
Last day!

The Sea Beast: Moby-Dick Film Festival
2019-01-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
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 genres. This short film festival explores only a few of the many versions. This is the first Moby-Dick Film Festival ever produced, compiled by the Berkshire Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead and presented with the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum at the library located at 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA. All events are FREE and open to the public; all shows at 6:30pm include refreshments. For more information call 413-442-1793.

Short Films: "Willy, the Whale," "The Whalers," and "MobyDick"
2019-01-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
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 many genres. This short film festival explores only a few of the many versions. This is the first Moby-Dick Film Festival ever produced, compiled by the Berkshire Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead and presented with the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum at the library located at 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA. All events are FREE and open to the public; all shows at 6:30pm include refreshments. For more information call 413-442-1793.

Moby Dick (1930) : Moby-Dick Film Festival
2019-01-31 18:30 - 20:00 | Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
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 short film festival explores only a few of the many versions. This is the first Moby-Dick Film Festival ever produced, compiled by the Berkshire Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead and presented with the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum at the library located at 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA. All events are FREE and open to the public; all shows at 6:30pm include refreshments. For more information call 413-442-1793.

Age of the Dragons: Moby-Dick Film Festival
2019-02-19 18:30 | Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
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 in many genres. This short film festival explores only a few of the many versions. This is the first Moby-Dick Film Festival ever produced, compiled by the Berkshire Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead and presented with the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum at the library located at 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA. All events are FREE and open to the public; all shows at 6:30pm include refreshments. For more information call 413-442-1793.

Moby Dick, The Mini-Series, Part 1: Moby-Dick Film Festival
2019-02-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
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 inspired plays, other novels, and many films in many genres. This short film festival explores only a few of the many versions. This is the first Moby-Dick Film Festival ever produced, compiled by the Berkshire Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead and presented with the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum at the library located at 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA. All events are FREE and open to the public; all shows at 6:30pm include refreshments. For more information call 413-442-1793.

Melville Fellows Reading
2019-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Lenox Library, 18 Main Street, Lenox, MA, 01240, United States
We are proud to announce that as part of a Massachusetts Cultural Council LCC grant, three Berkshire Community College creative writing students were awarded Melville Fellowships this past fall at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead. They worked with Arrowhead’s Writer-in-Residence, Jana Laiz, and wrote original stories, while also serving a Writer-in-Residence apprenticeship. The three Melville Fellows will present a public reading of their works on Tuesday, February 26th at 7pm at the Lenox Library. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. We hope you can stop by!

Moby Dick, The Mini-Series, Part 2
2019-02-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Moby Dick, the Mini-Series, Part 2 (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 inspired plays, other novels, and many films in many genres. This short film festival explores only a few of the many versions. This is the first Moby-Dick Film Festival ever produced, compiled by the Berkshire Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead and presented with the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum at the library located at 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA. All events are FREE and open to the public; all shows at 6:30pm include refreshments. For more information call 413-442-1793.

Jake Heggie's Opera, Moby-Dick: Moby-Dick Film Festival
2019-02-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Berkshire Athenaeum, 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Moby-Dick (2012)
San Francisco Opera with Jay Hunter Morris
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 short film festival explores only a few of the many versions. This is the first Moby-Dick Film Festival ever produced, compiled by the Berkshire Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead and presented with the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum at the library located at 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, MA. All events are FREE and open to the public; all shows at 6:30pm include refreshments. For more information call 413-442-1793.

Volunteer Party
2019-04-25 16:00 - 17:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
On Thursday, April 25 from 4:00 to 5:30 we will be welcoming our volunteers with a special party at Arrowhead. Our reliable volunteer tour guides, gift shop personnel, collections workers, archive staff and gardeners, publication associates, event hosts and emcees will hopefully be joined by potential new associates who look forward to meeting us and finding their places in the extraordinary group of participants without whom Arrowhead is only an address. Adults and students are welcome to join the much appreciated workforce. We open for the season on Monday, May 20 at 9:30am (coming up quickly) so it is essential that everyone who can attend will be there to meet, greet, and hear about the changes and the programs for 2019 and beyond. There will, naturally, be refreshments served, tours given, and hugs (with your permission) granted to our old favorites. Call us at 413-442-1793, extension 14.

Annual Meeting
2019-05-01 17:30 - 19:30 | Country Club of Pittsfield, 639 South Street, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
The Berkshire County Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead will hold its annual meeting at 5:30pm on Wednesday, May 1 at The Country Club of Pittsfield. The dinner meeting will cost attendees $40 and will include the formal introduction of our new Executive Director, the election of officers of the Board of Trustees, a discussion of the season’s programs, and a power point presentation on the history of our large red barn, a place of great importance to Herman Melville in his day and to us in ours. It encompasses our visitors’ center, gift shop, presentation place, and exhibit space. This summer it will host a brass ensemble and dance troupe, two plays, our third annual Moby-Dick Marathon and many other events. We need your rsvp in advance so that the meal can be properly prepared, so please let us know by April 24 if you can come and how many people will be in your party; also if you have any seating preferences. Call us at 413-442-1793, extension 11 or email to director@berkshirehistory.org.

The Civil War Ballroom with The Victorian Quadrille Orchestra and the Small Planet Dancers
2019-06-02 19:00 - 22:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
The Civil War Ballroom with The Victorian Quadrille Orchestra and the Small Planet Dancers at 7:00pm in the historic barn at Arrowhead. Seating on the lawn. This is a FREE event, but donations are encouraged.

Play: Mr. Noble Meloncholy
2019-06-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-06-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2019-06-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Maryann Sherman’s play, Mr. Noble Melancholy, starring John Trainor as Nathaniel Hawthorne. $20; $15 for members

Poetry Release: Red Barn, volume 4
2019-07-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
We are releasing the fourth volume of RED BARN, our homegrown poetry anthology by poets who have met here all winter and spring to create new work. FREE

Tea and Talk: Historic Lace
2019-07-23 16:00 - 18:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Irish lace expert Beverly Wolov will speak to the participants at a classic tea party about the lace collections at the Berkshire County Historical Society and answer questions about the customs and use, importance and provenance of lace in the mid-19th century. $20 includes tea and snacks.
