Berkshire County Historical Society

Faery Queen WindRose Morris leads tours of fairy village
2017-08-19 16:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Faery Queen WindRose Morris will lead tours of the Fairy Village at Arrowhead between 4 and 5 pm. Admission fee.

Fairy House village opens
2017-08-19 10:00 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
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.

Fairy Tea and Talk, with Jana Laiz
2017-08-15 16:00 - 17:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
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.

children's workshop - fairy fun!
2017-08-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
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.

"Moby-Dick" marathon reading day 4
2017-08-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Join the marathon reading of “Moby-Dick” in the place it was written!

"Moby-Dick" marathon reading day 3
2017-08-05 10:00 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States

"Moby-Dick" marathon reading day 2
2017-08-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States

"Moby-Dick" marathon reading day one
2017-08-03 10:00 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States

Old Salts Day
2017-08-01 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Professional sailors can take a free tour on Tuesday, August 1. So if you’ve served in any country’s navy or coast guard, worked a commercial fishing boat, merchant ship, or if you can give a convincing story about the time you were a pirate, come on board! www.mobydick.org for tour times.
Herman Melville was born on August 1, 1819. To celebrate, the Berkshire County Historical Society at Arrowhead is holding an “Old Salts” Day. In addition to serving on a merchant ship and three whaling ships, Melville was a veteran of the US Navy.
There will be birthday cake!

The Mastheads: Resident Reading
2017-07-25 19:00 - 20:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Join us at Arrowhead to hear what our inaugural class of Mastheads residents got up to this July. John Babbott, Justin Boening, Greg Allendorf, Maria Pinto, and Mariam Rahmani will all read from their latest work.

Presentation: Geeg Wiles and the Captain Ahab Garden Gnome
2017-07-18 18:00 - 19:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
The Captain Ahab Garden Gnome has traveled around the world!
Captain Ahab and Geeg are the perfect team to show you that:
If a 3 foot tall, 40 pound, bright yellow, wooden fisherman/wannabe pirate captain can accomplish his goals, so can YOU.
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(fee charged)

RED BARN VOLUME THREE: “ROMANCE AND REMEMBRANCE”
2017-07-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
The free presentation (donations welcome!) will give each poet a chance to shine reading poems from the book as well as other poems they have written. Hot off the press copies will be available for sale for only $8.50 and, of course, the authors will be on hand to autograph their work. Refreshments will be served.

fairy workshop for kids: gnome hats
2017-07-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Bring your fairy wings to a children’s workshop on Sunday, July 16, from 1 to 3:00. Artist Betsy Baczek will demonstrate how to make a wearable gnome hat, to take home. $5.00 donation for materials. At Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield. Questions – please e-mail fairies[a]berkshirehistory.org.

Build a "fairarium“
2017-07-07 08:00 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Natural habitats for fairies! Led by Betsy Sherman and Marilyn Manning, create your own fairy environment in a hanging terrarium. Designed as an program for adults, but families are more than welcome! All materials supplied. Large: $25; small $15. At Arrowhead, Tuesday July 11 from 1 to 3. Space is limited, e-mail fairies@berkshirehistory.org for information or to register; call 413.442.1793 x13 to pre-pay by credit card.

Exhibit Opens: Captain Ahab visits Arrowhead
2017-07-04 10:00 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Captain Ahab in the form of a three-foot tall, 40 pound, bright yellow, wooden fisherman/wannabe pirate captain! Geeg Wiles will have an exhibit including the famous garden gnome, starting July 4 (closing July 18) in the big red barn at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead. Learn about the evolution of Ahab’s adventures: How a 74-year-old “Big Fish” story about a boy, his grandfather and a lawn gnome evolved into a motivational movement.

build a fairy house
2017-07-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Bring your fairy wings to a children’s workshop on Sunday, July 2, from 1 to 3:00. Artist Betsy Baczek will demonstrate how to build a fairy house, to take home. Materials provided. Workshop is free, though donations greatly appreciated! At Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield. Reservations not required.

EXHIBIT OPENING JUNE 27: PROPS FROM THE MOVIE “MOBY-DICK” (1956)
2017-06-27 09:30 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Help us celebrate the 61st anniversary of the release of the movie “Moby-Dick” (the one with Gregory Peck, of course). A collector has loaned some amazing props from the movie, including a 6-foot long model whaleboat. After seeing the display, settle in for a free showing of the movie, all in the big red barn at Arrowhead.

Berkshire County Resident Day
2017-06-17 09:30 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Free admission for Berkshire County residents, with proof of residency.

Jazzbones Concert
2017-06-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States

Michael Melle installs Scarecrow Figures
2017-06-03 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Artist Michael Melle installs fairies at Arrowhead. www.michaelmelle.com

Arrowhead opens for the season
2017-05-22 10:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Starting today, open seven days a week until October.

Berkshire County Historical Society Annual Meeting
2017-05-16 17:00 - 19:30 | Country Club of Pittsfield, 639 South St., Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
at the historic Country Club of Pittsfield. Details tba.

Workshops
2017-05-13 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Photography workshop with Shelby Adams
Writing workshop with Arrowhead’s Writer-in-Residence, Jana Laiz

Candlelight and Chocolate Tour
2017-02-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2017-02-10 19:00 - 20:30, 2016-12-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2016-12-29 19:00 - 20:30, 2016-11-26 19:00 - 20:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Visit Herman Melville’s Arrowhead by candlelight! Following the guided tour, enjoy delicious desserts and camaraderie. By reservation only, $25/person.

Special late season begins
2016-10-29 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Open Saturday – Sunday – Monday for tours of Herman Melville’s Arrowhead. Tours on the hour, 10-3 (last tour at 3:00). Through November 21.

Last Day of Regular Season
2016-10-23 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
At 4:00 today, the last tour of the regular season. Open again for Sat-Sun-Monday tours on Saturday, October 29. Until November 21. Tours on the hour, 10-3.
