• Berkshire County Historical Society Annual Meeting

    Country Club of Pittsfield 639 South St., Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Join us at the Pittsfield Country Club for the Berkshire County Historical Society's 54th Annual Meeting - with poetry! Delicious food and drink in a beautiful setting. It will be held Thursday, May 5. Cocktail hour at 5, dinner at 6, program at 7. The cost for the dinner at the Pittsfield Country Club is $35/person.

    $35
  • Writing Workshop – Inspired by Melville

    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Be inspired! Come write in Melville's study with Arrowhead's writer-in-residence Jana Laiz. The $60 fee includes the workshop in the study and lunch on the grounds. Call 413.442.1793 x14 or e-mail Peter Bergman to reserve your spot. Space is limited. 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield MA.

  • Play Ball! At the big red barn, Arrowhead

    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    PLAY BALL! Reflections on the Origins of Baseball blends history, poetry, and a fantastic sense of humor to create an exciting and hilarious play. Written by E. Gray Simons III Directed Travis G. Daly A production of the Berkshire Theatre Group.

    $15.00
  • Jim Davis poetry

    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    In the big red barn at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead, Jim Davis will read his Melville-inspired poems, starting at 3 PM.  FREE.

  • Musica Historia – free concert

    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    In Arrowhead's big red barn: Musica Historia Presents: Shakespeare: life, times and the music of his plays

    Free
  • Book release and Read – Red Barn Volume 2

    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Hear the latest poems created at the annual Arrowhead Poetry Workshop. Copies available for purchase; the poets would be glad to inscribe your copy! In the Red Barn at Arrowhead. FREE.

    Free
  • Hike Monument Mountain with Melville and Hawthorne

    Monument Mountain Rte 7, Great Barrington, MA, United States

    Monument Mountain hike!  In partnership with The Trustees of Reservations, hike Monument Mountain to hear the story of Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne's first meeting.  Read from William Cullen Bryant's poem about the Mountain and share a "champagne" toast to the old boys!   FREE.