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SUMMARY:Lace Crochet Workshop\, part 2
DESCRIPTION:In this second class of this two-part workshop\, you will work with size 10 crochet thread and a steel size “1” crochet hook. The project will be a crocheted snowflake. We will be using some of the same stitches used in the first project in addition to learning some new ones. \nLace can be crocheted using any size yarn or thread. Once you’ve accomplished the second project\, you can try smaller thread and crochet hooks to make even more intricate/delicate designs. Patterns are readily available online and elsewhere. \nLongtime BCHS and  Nan Pearson leads this workshop imparting over forty years of crocheting knowledge and expertise.  \nPart 1 of this workshop takes place on November 2.  \n$50 includes both workshops and all materials. Reservations are required; call 413 442 1793 or email melville@berkshirehistory.org.\nThis workshop is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/lace-crochet-workshop-part-2/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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SUMMARY:A Christmas Journey: Yuletide Readings with Kevin O’Hara
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an unforgettable evening as noted Pittsfield author Kevin O’Hara shares joyous and heartfelt tales of his Pittsfield childhood. Kevin will  read a selection of his own Christmas tales from his illustrated book\,  A Christmas Journey\, published last December by The Berkshire Eagle.  \nReadings available at 5:30 and 6:30 pm\, tickets are limited. $10 BCHS members and $15 non-members.\nClick here to reserve.\nThis event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/a-christmas-journey-yuletide-readings-with-kevin-ohara/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221214T183000
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SUMMARY:A Christmas Journey: Yuletide Readings with Kevin O’Hara
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an unforgettable evening as noted Pittsfield author Kevin O’Hara shares joyous and heartfelt tales of his Pittsfield childhood. Kevin will  read a selection of his own Christmas tales from his illustrated book\,  A Christmas Journey\, published last December by The Berkshire Eagle.  \nReadings available at 5:30 and 6:30 pm\, tickets are limited. $10 BCHS members and $15 non-members.\nClick here to reserve.\nThis event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/a-christmas-journey-yuletide-readings-with-kevin-ohara-2/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221221T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221221T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154400
CREATED:20221004T160913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221215T202423Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Lights
DESCRIPTION:A virtual program that offers a tour of Arrowhead decorated for the holidays\, seasonal readings\, 19th century holiday recipes\, and a peek at some objects from our collection that are not often on view.  \nThis event is free\, but registration is required.  Click here to register or call 413 442 1793 or email melville@berkshirehistory.org to receive the zoom link.\nThis event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/holiday-lights/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230125T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230125T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154400
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SUMMARY:Virtual Lecture: “Why Here? The Rise of Berkshire County Industry”
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, January 25\, 5:30 pm \nWhy Here? The Rise of Berkshire County Industry \nDrive around the county\, and it’s hard to miss the large\, brick building on the corner\, behind the trees\, or down the street. They’re in almost every town\, over 500 of them in the Berkshires by the end of the 1800s\, producing glass\, cloth\, iron\, paper\, shoes\, rakes\, or dozens of other goods sold to the farthest reaches of the planet. Join historian John Dickson to explore the forgotten world of these mills\, their owners and innovators and the ancestors who worked in them.  \nThis free event will take place on zoom – please call 413-442-1793 or email melville@berkshirehistory.org to request the zoom link.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/virtual-lecture-why-here-the-rise-of-berkshire-county-industry/
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SUMMARY:Why Here? The Rise of Berkshire County Industry
DESCRIPTION:Drive around the county\, and it’s hard to miss the large\, brick building on the corner\, behind the trees\, or down the street. These massive factories were in almost every town\, over 500 of them in the Berkshires by the end of the 1800s – producing glass\, cloth\, iron\, paper\, shoes\, rakes\, or dozens of other goods sold to the farthest reaches of the planet. This virtual lecture by John Dickson will explore the forgotten world of these mills\, their owners and innovators and the ancestors who worked in them.   \nJohn Dickson is on the board of the Berkshire County Historical Society. He also serves on the Pittsfield Historic Commission\, is a docent at Arrowhead and teaches classes at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Dickson is a retired Foreign Service officer with the US Information Agency from 1984–1999 and with the US State Department from 1999–2010. \nTo receive the zoom link\, please contact BCHS at melville@berkshirehistory.org or call 413-442-1793.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/why-here-the-rise-of-berkshire-county-industry/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230216T173000
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SUMMARY:Reading of New Works by 2022-23 Melville Fellows
DESCRIPTION:2022-23 Melville Fellows Ashton Bird and Josie Overbook\, both students at Berkshire Community College\, will present free readings of original works created during their time at Arrowhead as part of Pittsfield’s 10 x 10 Winter Upstreet Arts Festival.  In addition\, both fellows will present original artwork inspired by their time at Melville’s home. Reservations are not required.\nAshton Bird will be presenting a mixed-media piece that involves a digital rendering of Arrowhead’s Piazza\, and an abstract component completed with acrylic paint. He will read an introduction about the piece’s inspiration and process\, as well as a poem titled “The Dance Of Apollo” that reflects the experience of an artist\, both in writing and painting. Bird is a Sophomore at BCC majoring in Psychology preparing to pursue a bachelor’s degree.\nJosie Overbeck is a visual artist based in Williamstown\, Massachusetts. Through her practice as a writer and painter\, her primary interest is exploring the human condition and form. Her current project\, “Bury Me Beneath the Apple Tree\,” is a collection of poems\, drawings\, and paintings exploring grief\, existentialism\, and the universal experiences that make us human. Outside of her artistic practice\, Josie is an avid outdoor and travel enthusiast. At the 10 x 10 festival Josie will be presenting an original illustration that captures the spirit of Herman Melville alongside a series of original short texts written at Arrowhead as part of her experience as a Melville Fellow.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/reading-of-new-works-by-2022-23-melville-fellows/
LOCATION:Berkshire Athenaeum\, 1 Wendell Avenue\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230323T173000
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SUMMARY:Lecture and Craft Beer Tasting
DESCRIPTION:Click here for tickets.\nPittsfield’s commercial brewing history was over 60 years in\nthe making when\, in 1886\, Jacob Gimlich\, one of the principals of the successful Pittsfield brewery firm Gimlich and White\, declared people should “use beer for their refreshment and invigoration in a temperate\, manly\, proper way.”\nJoin the Berkshire County Historical  Society as it explores this history as well as contemporary Berkshire brewing with a lecture by Cynthia Brown\, historian and BCHS President\, and tasting from Hot Plate Brewing Co.\, Shire Breu-Haus\,  Big Elm Brewing\, and Berkshire Brewing Company at Berkshire Theatre Festival’s “The Garage” at 111 South Street. Tickets are $25 for BCHS members\, $30 for non-members and can be purchased in advance here.  You must be 21 years of age to participate in the tasting\, but the lecture is open to all ages. \nBrown’s talk\, Beer for Their Refreshment: Brewing in Pittsfield from the 18th Century to Prohibition\, will present original research and images that will illuminate this fascinating part of Pittsfield’s history and culture. Gimlich’s 1886 proud proclamation was evidenced by the success of the firm\, which employed over 100 workers and manufactured tens of thousands of barrels a year at its peak. Later known as the Berkshire Brewing Association\, this long-time Pittsfield business was the apogee of a series of commercial brewing concerns that supplied Pittsfield taverns\, inns\, families and individuals with their beer\, starting before 1800 and lasting into the first years of Prohibition.\nMore recently\, Pittsfield as well as Berkshire County have seen the rise and success of several new breweries\, growing out of the microbrewery movement that took hold in the 1990s. Exploring the early history of local breweries provides a connection between older brewing traditions and practices and provides rich stories and some intriguing mysteries still to be explored.\nFollowing the lecture\, Berkshire-based breweries Hot Plate Brewing Co.\, Shire Breu-Haus\, Big Elm Brewing\, and Berkshire Brewing Company will be providing free tasting samples. Additional flights and full pours will also be available for purchase.\nImage: Berkshire Brewing Association ca. 1905\, from the collection of Berkshire County Historical Society
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/lecture-and-craft-beer-tasting/
LOCATION:The Garage at the Colonial Theatre\, 111 South Street\, Pittsfield\, Massachusetts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230422T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230422T090000
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SUMMARY:Bird Walk with Ben Nickley
DESCRIPTION:Click here to purchase tickets.\n\nBirds are miraculous!  Especially in Spring when they dazzle us with bright\, nuptial colors and serenade us with a profusion of happy song.  This Earth Day the Berkshire County Historical Society will host a bird walk at Herman Melville’s historic home\, Arrowhead. Ben Nickley\, Director of Berkshire Bird Observatory\, will lead the walk\, helping participants find and identify many newly arrived migratory birds. This walk will be a celebration of nature\, renewal and all that birds do to inspire and uplift us.\nBen Nickley loves sharing his passion for birds and the natural landscapes they inhabit.  He is a published scientist and master bird bander who has conducted field studies on birds across North America.  Currently\, he is the Director of Berkshire Bird Observatory\, where he leads research projects that promote bird conservation in the Berkshires.  He posts regular updates from the field on Facebook and Instagram @berkshire_bird_observatory\nRegistration is required and limited; participants are encouraged to bring their own binoculars.  \nNot a member yet? Click here to learn more and begin saving on programs and events.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/bird-walk-with-ben-nickley/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Historic Downtown Pittsfield Pub Crawl --- SOLD OUT
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate BCHS’s partnership with Berkshire Mountain Distillers and their Cultural Cocktail program with a pub crawl through downtown Pittsfield. We’ll begin at Patrick’s Pub and wind up at Methuselah Bar and Lounge where you can taste BCHS’s Cultural Cocktail developed with Berkshire Mountain Distillers. Along the way we’ll visit also visit Thistle and Mirth\, Hot Plate Brewing Co.\, and Berkshire Palate and explore various aspects of downtown Pittsfield history. Learn about the famous “Fighting Parson\,” a Revolutionary War prison\, the once-prominent Union Station\, and much more!\nTickets are limited and must be purchased in advance online here or by phoning 413 442 1793.\n$20 for BCHS members\, $25 for non-members. You must be 21 years of age or older to participate in this event.\nNot a member?  Join here and start saving on programs and events.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/historic-downtown-pittsfield-pub-crawl/
LOCATION:Downton Pittsfield\, Pittsfield\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230607T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230607T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154400
CREATED:20230418T152715Z
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SUMMARY:Book Talk and Signing with Author Lorraine German
DESCRIPTION:Local author Lorraine German discusses her book Soil and Shul in the Berkshires: The Untold Story of Sandisfield’s Jewish Farm Colony. Learn about the 1902 settlement in south Berkshire county and its final days when the congregation turned the synagogue over to the Sandisfield Arts Center in 1995.\nFREE\nSponsored by MountainOne
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/book-talk-and-signing-with-author-lorraine-german/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230621T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230621T183000
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SUMMARY:Sailing Towards My Father
DESCRIPTION:Sailing Towards My Father is a one-man play about Herman Melville. The play chronicles Melville’s life from youth to old age\, concentrating on his evolution as a writer and his complex relations with God\, his parents and siblings\, his wife and children\, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Performed by Stephen Collins\, written and directed by Carl A. Rossi.\n$10 BCHS Members\, $15 non members. Use the Book Now button to purchase tickets. \nNot a member?  Join here and start saving on programs and events. \nSponsored by MountainOne\, MCC\, Housatonic Heritage \nImage: Mackenzie Arts and Design
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/sailing-towards-my-father/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T073000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230713T203000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230501T165859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230714T171739Z
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SUMMARY:ReWritten - July 13
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 13\, 7:30 pm\nPLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE RAIN OR SHINE\nReWritten\, created and performed by Tom Truss and Matthew Cumbie\, is an immersive performance that explores the intimate relationship between Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Through dance\, live music\, projection\, art installations\, and text\, ReWritten moves in and around the grounds of Arrowhead and reimagines an intergenerational queer love story that has shaped American literature. Our third year in residence at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead\, this year’s production will prove to be (yet again) different from previous iterations\, by weaving in the stories of some of the women central in the lives of Melville and Hawthorne.\n$15 for BCHS members\, $20 for non-members; children 12 and under free\, $30 combo ReWritten ticket and tour of Arrowhead. Use your EBT card and get 50% off. Use the Book Now button to purchase tickets.\nNot a member?  Join here and start saving on programs and events. \nSponsored by MountainOne\, MCC\, Housatonic Heritage\, Pittsfield Co-Op\nNEFA supports ReWritten – Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. Presented in partnership with MCLA Arts & Culture
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/rewritten-july-13/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230714T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230714T203000
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SUMMARY:ReWritten - July 14
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, July 14\, 7:30 pm\nPLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE RAIN OR SHINE\nReWritten\, created and performed by Tom Truss and Matthew Cumbie\, is an immersive performance that explores the intimate relationship between Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Through dance\, live music\, projection\, art installations\, and text\, ReWritten moves in and around the grounds of Arrowhead and reimagines an intergenerational queer love story that has shaped American literature. Our third year in residence at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead\, this year’s production will prove to be (yet again) different from previous iterations\, by weaving in the stories of some of the women central in the lives of Melville and Hawthorne.\n$15 for BCHS members\, $20 for non-members; children 12 and under free\, $30 combo ReWritten ticket and tour of Arrowhead. Use your EBT card and get 50% off.  Use the Book Now button to purchase tickets.\nNot a member?  Join here and start saving on programs and events.\n\nSponsored by MountainOne\, MCC\, Housatonic Heritage\, Pittsfield Co-Op\nNEFA supports ReWritten – Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. Presented in partnership with MCLA Arts & Culture
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/rewritten-july-14/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230715T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230715T203000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230501T170301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230714T171641Z
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SUMMARY:ReWritten - July 15
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 15\, 7:30 pm\nPLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE RAIN OR SHINE\nReWritten\, created and performed by Tom Truss and Matthew Cumbie\, is an immersive performance that explores the intimate relationship between Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Through dance\, live music\, projection\, art installations\, and text\, ReWritten moves in and around the grounds of Arrowhead and reimagines an intergenerational queer love story that has shaped American literature. Our third year in residence at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead\, this year’s production will prove to be (yet again) different from previous iterations\, by weaving in the stories of some of the women central in the lives of Melville and Hawthorne.\n$15 for BCHS members\, $20 for non-members; children 12 and under free\, $30 combo ReWritten ticket and tour of Arrowhead. Use your EBT card and get 50% off. Use the Book Now button to purchase tickets.\nNot a member?  Join here and start saving on programs and events. \nSponsored by MountainOne\, MCC\, Housatonic Heritage\, Pittsfield Co-Op\nNEFA supports ReWritten – Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.\nPresented in partnership with MCLA Arts & Culture
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/rewritten-july-15/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230716T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230716T203000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230501T171024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230714T171606Z
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SUMMARY:ReWritten - July 16
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, July 16\, 7:30 pm\nPLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE RAIN OR SHINE\nReWritten\, created band performed by Tom Truss and Matthew Cumbie\, is an immersive performance that explores the intimate relationship between Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne. Through dance\, live music\, projection\, art installations\, and text\, ReWritten moves in and around the grounds of Arrowhead and reimagines an intergenerational queer love story that has shaped American literature. Our third year in residence at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead\, this year’s production will prove to be (yet again) different from previous iterations\, by weaving in the stories of some of the women central in the lives of Melville and Hawthorne.\n$15 for BCHS members\, $20 for non-members; children 12 and under free\, $30 combo ReWritten ticket and tour of Arrowhead. Use your EBT card and get 50% off. Use the Book Now button to purchase tickets.\nNot a member?  Join here and start saving on programs and events.\n\nSponsored by MountainOne\, MCC\, Housatonic Heritage\, Pittsfield Co-Op\nNEFA supports ReWritten – Funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts\, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.\nPresented in partnership with MCLA Arts & Culture
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/rewritten-july-16/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T180000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230426T191956Z
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SUMMARY:The Mastheads Summer Finale
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead for a spectacular evening of award-winning music\, reading\, and performance by The Mastheads’ Summer Residents: Auyon Mukharji\, Daniel Lavery\, Elisa Gonzalez\, Julia Mounsey\, and Kristina Gaddy.\nFREE- BYOB and picnic  \nSponsored by MountainOne\, MCC\, Housatonic Heritage
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/mastheads-final-reading/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T183000
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SUMMARY:Author Talk and Book Signing: Mark Vanhoenacker in conversation with Kirun Kapur
DESCRIPTION:Mark Vanhoenacker is a native of Pittsfield\, a commercial airline pilot and the author of the international bestseller Skyfaring as well as a columnist for the Financial Times and a frequent contributor to the New York Times. In his latest book\, Imagine a City—“a love song to cities the world over\,” according to the Wall Street Journal—he explores the storied metropolises he visits as an airline pilot\, through the lens of the hometown his heart has never left. Vanhoenacker will be in conversation with the poet Kirun Kapur\, author of Women in the Waiting Room and the Director of Creative Writing at Amherst College. $10 BCHS Members\, $15 non members.  Use the Book Now button to purchase tickets. \nNot a member?  Join here and start saving on programs and events.\nSponsored by MountainOne\, MCC\, Housatonic Heritage
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/author-talk-and-book-signing-mark-vanhoenacker-in-conversation-with-kirun-kapur/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230802T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230802T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230426T192958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T161858Z
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SUMMARY:Pulitzer Prize-winning author Debby Applegate in conversation with local author Kevin O’Hara.
DESCRIPTION:Please join authors Kevin O’Hara and Debby Applegate for an entertaining and wide-ranging conversation on literary life and the Berkshires.  O’Hara is a memoirist and columnist for the Berkshire Eagle (and former Writer-in-Residence at Arrowhead).  Applegate is a  Pulitzer Prize winning historian for  The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher who has written about the role of the Berkshires in creating the American literary renaissance of the 19th century.\n$10 BCHS members\, $15 non members.  Use the Book Now button to purchase tickets.\nNot a member?  Join here and start saving on programs and events.\nSponsored by MountainOne\, MCC\, Housatonic Heritage \n  \n 
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/pulitzer-prize-winning-author-debby-applegate-in-conversation-with-local-author-kevin-ohara/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230803T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230803T170000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230518T192652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T161824Z
UID:6256-1691056800-1691082000@berkshirehistory.org
SUMMARY:Seventh Annual Moby-Dick Read-A-Thon
DESCRIPTION:Beginning Thursday\, August 3 \n“Call me Ishmael” and sign up to read part of Melville’s masterpiece on the site where it was written. Come on your own or bring a group to read with us until we finish the book. Or join online with people from around the globe.\nPre-registration is required\, sign up HERE.\n$5 recommended donation.\nThis event is sponsored by MountainOne\, MCC\, Housatonic Heritage\, Berkshire Bank\, and Adams Community Bank.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/seventh-annual-moby-dick-read-a-thon/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230805T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230805T120000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230418T153616Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230512T140612Z
UID:6158-1691226000-1691236800@berkshirehistory.org
SUMMARY:Monument Mountain Hike
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the day (August 5\, 1850) when Melville met Hawthorne on a hike up Monument Mountain. Read the poem they read together at the summit and share sparkling wine (they had champagne). Meet in the parking lot at Monument Mountain\, off Route 7 in Great Barrington.\nFREE\nSponsored by MountainOne
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/monument-mountain-hike-2/
LOCATION:Monument Mountain\, Rte 7\, Great Barrington\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230822T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230822T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230426T193421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T161703Z
UID:6172-1692725400-1692729000@berkshirehistory.org
SUMMARY:Historian Tim Abbott speaks about Shay’s Rebellion
DESCRIPTION:Tim Abbott\, an independent researcher and 18th century living history practitioner living in North Canaan\, Connecticut\, has made a study of Shay’s Rebellion in the Berkshires.  He will present his research on the final fight of that conflict that took place in Sheffield on February 27\, 1787\,  and its impact not only on local communities but on larger issues that would play out in the Constitutional Convention later that summer in Philadelphia.\n$10 BCHS members\, $15 non-members. Use the Book Now button to purchase tickets.\nNot a member?  Join here and start saving on programs and events.\nSponsored by MountainOne\, MCC\, Housatonic Heritage
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/historian-tim-abbott-speaks-about-shays-rebellion/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230908T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230908T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230808T155332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230808T161123Z
UID:6394-1694194200-1694197800@berkshirehistory.org
SUMMARY:Writer’s Salon
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Herman Melville’s historic barn at Arrowhead for an evening of new and inspired writing. Participants from our recent and highly successful Writers Workshop Series will celebrate the series with readings of their works. Reception to follow\, FREE\nThis event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union\, Massachusetts Cultural Council.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/writers-salon/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230916T160000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230808T160117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T175158Z
UID:6396-1694858400-1694880000@berkshirehistory.org
SUMMARY:Arrowhead Community Day
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy the start of the fall season at Arrowhead with a FREE day of food\, fun\, music\, history\, hands-on activities\, traditional craft demonstrations\, and more! House tours are available by ticket only\,\nRevolutionary War reenactors will be interpreting camp life\, and visitors are encouraged to speak with participants about their activities and everyday life during the war. Drills will be performed\, along with three separate musket demonstrations throughout the day.\nRefreshments for purchase will be provided by SoCo Creamery. In addition\, Berkshire Cider Project will offer free tastings and bottled cider for sale.\nThis event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union\, Massachusetts Cultural Council.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/arrowhead-community-day-2/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230920T190000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230830T160153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T150918Z
UID:6464-1695229200-1695236400@berkshirehistory.org
SUMMARY:Fall Fundraising Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Enjoy a special farm to table dinner in Arrowhead’s historic barn.  Brennan’s Catering has created a menu highlighting the bounty of fall including pork\, brisket and butternut squash ravioli. Dinner will be served with cider pairings selected by Berkshire Cider Project. .\nOur special guest is  renown historian John Demos\, who will present the lecture  In the Shadow of the Founders: Greatest Generations in American History (see more info below). The event also includes a silent auction that includes food\, recreation\, art and history packages (see list below)..\nUse the BOOK NOW button to purchase tickets. \n$150 for BCHS members; $175 for non-members\nALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT BERKSHIRE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY’S EDUCATION AND PRESERVATION PROGRAMS.\n \nThe Evening’s Menu\nAppetizers\nAsparagus\, Gruyere and Caramelized Onion Tarts\nSpanikopita\nScallops Wrapped in Bacon with Maple Glaze \nBuffet Dinner\nPear\, Walnut and Gorgonzola Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette or House Salad\nRoast Pork Tenderloin with Apples\, Leeks and Cider Brandy Sauce\nBeef Brisket with Berkshire Brewing Coffee House Reduction\nRoasted Red Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary\nAutumn Vegetable Medley\nButternut Ravioli with Brown Butter Sage Sauce with Pistachios \nDessert\nWarm Apple Crisp with Vanilla Ice Cream \nAbout the Ciders\nGolden Russet Champagne\nA fine champagne-method cider featuring one of our favorite apples. Delicate acid and a nutty profile pairs well with cheese and lighter faire. \nWindy Hill\nSparkling barrel-aged cider selected and pressed right at the orchard in Great Barrington. Bright acid pairs well with pasta and fish with subtle oak finish. \nBittersweet\nDry and hazy\, inspired by our favorite draught ciders and cozy pubs. English bittersweet apples add bold tannins and warm cider notes\, pairs well with pork and slow-cooked meats. \nAbout John Demos\nJohn Demos\, Samuel Knight Professor of American History Emeritus at Yale University\, is an award-winning author and Tyringham resident. He is the author of numerous books\, including The Unredeemed Captive: A Family Story from Early America\, and The Heathen School: A Story of Hope and Betrayal in the Age of the Early Republic\, a 2014 National Book Award finalist\, and most recently Puritan Girl Mohawk Girl. His book Entertaining Satan: Witchcraft and the Culture of Early New England (1982) won the Bancroft Prize.\nAt several strategic points in the American past\, events have cast a particular generational cohort in a special\, outsize role. The first colonial “settlers” (born 1580-1600); the nation’s “founding fathers” (born 1740-1760); the generation that fought the Civil War (born 1810-1840); and\, most recently\, the so-called “greatest generation\,” the one that overcame the Great Depression and won World War Two (born 1890-1920): those are the leading examples. Their lives and deeds have given a distinctive shape to our history\, a recurrent and transformative charge of renewal. In each case\, the immediately following generations have lived in their shadow–beholden\, as it were\, to their “greatness.” The regularity of their spacing is notable; with one omission they appear at 70-80 year intervals\, which might suggest that we’re about due for the next one. Born 1981-1996\, hello\, millennials. What have you got for us? \nSilent Auction Items \n \nFORE! Experience the beauty of fall golf in the Berkshires with a round of golf and cart for two at Miraval Resort and Country Club of Pittsfield. Sharpen up your game pre-round with tees and practice balls. \nThe Spirit of the Berkshires The Berkshires is fast becoming a hub for creative wine and spirit makers. Enjoy the bounty with a gift basket from Balderdash Cellar\, a tasting for six at Berkshire Mountain Distillery Tasting plus two Complimentary Bottles of Spirits\, and a gift basket from one of Berkshire County’s most respected food and spirits stores\, Spirited Wine and Liquor.  \nLet’s Get Cookin’  Restock your kitchen drawers and cupboards with Cutting Boards\, a vegetable peeler\, an ice cream scoop and towels and oven mitts from Berkshire County’s inimitable Blue Q.  \nCoffee’s on Us! Gift certificates from some of Berkshire County’s favorite coffee purveyors: Currency Coffee\, Panera Bread\, Dottie’s Coffee Lounge\, and Dory and Ginger. \nA Whale of a Time  Visit the New Bedford Whaling Museum (and bring a friend!)\, followed by a meal at The Black Whale Kitchen + Restaurant courtesy of a $50 gift certificate. \nHopping along with Brewers of the Berkshires  Explore the Berkshires craft beer scene with a $25 gift certificate from Downtown Pittsfield’s Hot Plate Brewing and a $50 gift certificate from Antimony Brewing in Lenox. Needing to chill after that?  We’re throwing in four tickets to the Beacon Cinema. \nA Hauntingly Fun Evening Do you love ghost stories? Have a frighteningly good time learning about some of the Berkshires famous hauntings with a haunted tour of The Mount\, and Ventfort Hall. Can’t get enough of spooky stories? This item also includes the book Ghosts of the Berkshires\, by Robert Oakes.  \nIt’s Doggone Pawfect  We know you love them. It’s time to treat your fur baby with a $50 gift certificate to Benson’s\, a doggie toy basket with accessories\, and a $75 gift certificate to Animal Inn. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/fall-fundraising-dinner/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230922T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230808T160525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230913T155045Z
UID:6399-1695403800-1695407400@berkshirehistory.org
SUMMARY:Author Talk with Tom Piazza
DESCRIPTION:Noted author Tom Piazza will discuss The Auburn Conference\, his new historical novel that features Herman Melville\, Mark Twain\, Frederick Douglass\, Walt Whitman\, Harriet Beecher Stowe\, and other notable figures appearing at a fictionalized tiny upstate New York college in 1883.\nTom Piazza is celebrated both as a novelist and as a writer on American music. His twelve books include the novels The Auburn Conference and City Of Refuge\, the short-story collection Blues and Trouble\, the post-Katrina manifesto Why New Orleans Matters\, and the essay collection Devil Sent The Rain: Music and Writing in Desperate America.\nHe was a principal writer for the innovative New Orleans-based HBO drama series Treme\, and the winner of a Grammy Award for his album notes to Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: A Musical Journey.\n$10 BCHS members\, $15 non-members\nUse the BOOK NOW button to reserve tickets. \nThis event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union\, Massachusetts Cultural Council. \nRead Elvis Costello’s interview with Tom here. \nRead Library of American interview with Tom here.  \nPhoto by Mary Howell
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/author-talk-with-tom-piazza/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230825T150717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T144311Z
UID:6456-1695922200-1695925800@berkshirehistory.org
SUMMARY:Planting Lucretia’s Elm
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Park Square for the ceremonial planting of a young elm tree on Plant a Tree Day.  The tree will be planted to honor the Berkshires’ first known environmentalist Lucretia Williams. Learn about the woman who threw herself before the woodsman’s axe to save the towering elm on Park Square in 1789. The tree planting is made possible with the help of the Pittsfield Parks Department and George and Alice Wislocki. \nImage: The Old Elm\, mid-19th century. Collection of the Berkshire County Historical Society.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/planting-lucretias-elm/
LOCATION:BCHS Park Square
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230930T120000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230808T160843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230808T160909Z
UID:6403-1696071600-1696075200@berkshirehistory.org
SUMMARY:Architecture and Landscape at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead
DESCRIPTION:Join veteran tour guide John Dickson and Executive Director Lesley Herzberg for a FREE enlightening walk around the grounds of Arrowhead. John Dickson will provide an overview of the evolution of the architectural features of the building from the 1780s to the present. This talk is followed by Lesley Herzberg’s walk through the north field to discuss the cultural landscape where the entire Melville family participated in the cultivation of the farm and gardens in the 19th century. (Rain date: Sunday\, October 1\, 11 am) \nThis event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union\, Massachusetts Cultural Council; offered as part of the Housatonic Heritage Walks.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/architecture-and-landscape-at-herman-melvilles-arrowhead-4/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231003T170000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230926T143723Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230926T143723Z
UID:6541-1696348800-1696352400@berkshirehistory.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Discussion with Dayswork Authors
DESCRIPTION:Please join us online as we discuss\, Dayswork\, a new novel written collaboratively by Chris Bachelder and Jennifer Habel. The novel is about a woman\, who during the pandemic quarantine\, becomes obsessed with Melville and particularly his life at Arrowhead. \nThe novel has been hailed as “A remarkable\, unusually rewarding work” by Kirkus Reviews and “A love letter to literature” Alexander Chee\n \nemail melville@berkshirehistory.org to receive the zoom link
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/virtual-discussion-with-dayswork-authors/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231010T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T154401
CREATED:20230808T161430Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230808T161636Z
UID:6410-1696959000-1696962600@berkshirehistory.org
SUMMARY:Highlights of Massachusetts Archaeology
DESCRIPTION:When you think of archaeology\, you might think of Egypt\, Ancient Greece\, or Mexico before considering Massachusetts. But here in our state we have some fascinating archaeology and some sites with memorable stories to tell. This FREE lecture takes you from Boston to the Berkshires showing sites from thousands of years ago to the  late-nineteenth century.\nThe lecture is presented by Eric Johnson\, PhD\, a semi-retired lecturer from the Department of Anthropology at University of Massachusetts\, Amherst. FREE\nThis event is sponsored by Greylock Federal Credit Union\, Massachusetts Cultural Council.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/highlights-of-massachusetts-archaeology/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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