Events
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Made in Berkshire: Papermaking at Eaton, Crane and Pike
On the 2014 theme of“Art & Industry”, a new photographic exhibit, “Made in Berkshire: Papermaking at Eaton, Crane and Pike” will open in the small barn. Once again, Al DeMaio has created a striking display using glassplate negatives done by Edwin Hale Lincoln and others. This collection of photographs from July, 1918 (can you spot …
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Poets Wanted!
J. Peter Bergman, author, poet, playwright and critic will be hosting a monthly poetry workshop at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead, beginning in late November. The group will meet once a month through June, 2015 for poetry challenges. A chapbook of new poetry may result from the work. Bergman ran a similar, successful workshop for six years …
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Melville Trail
The Melville Trail is officially open. Pittsfield Mayor Daniel Bianchi dedicated the plaque at Pontoosuc Lake. A collaborative project funded in part by Housatonic Heritage, Executive Director Dan Bolignani spoke about our rich literary heritage. Partnered with Berkshire Historical Society at Arrowhead, The City of Pittsfield, Berkshire Athenaeum and The Trustees of Reservations, the intent …
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Winter Exhibit: “Close to the Skin: A Revealing Look at Lingerie”
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesExhibit open 11am to 3pm, Friday through Monday from February 13 through May 4. From the collections of the Berkshire Historical Society come 200 years of Berkshire Lingerie. See "what your GrandMama wore" when she was courted by your GrandDad; learn the truth about the undergarments of the generations that created the community we live in, the difficulties, the …
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A “Revealing” Fashion Parade
Shire City Sanctuary 40 Melville St., Pittsfield, United StatesA Revealing Lingerie Parade - 10 women wearing 10 lingerie outfits from 10 different eras by 10 different designers. Under the guiding eye of designer/historian Joan Degusto ten models will parade the exotic, erotic and often cumbersome outfits of the period 1780 through 1920. See what not even most husbands were allowed to see as our local ladies provide …
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Writing Workshop
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesWriting workshop led by Arrowhead writer-in-residence Jana Laiz. Sorry - sold out! For information about future workshops, please contact us.