Events
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In Melville’s and Hawthorne’s Footsteps: Hike Monument Mountain with Gordon Hyatt
Monument Mountain Rte 7, Great Barrington, MA, United StatesThe 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 …
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Moby-Dick Reading Marathon
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workshop: create your own fairy
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesBuild 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
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Special tour – Woods to Writing Table
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesHike 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.
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Tag Sale
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesEnd of the season fund-raiser for the Berkshire County Historical Society. Free parking. No early birds, please. Rain date (if heavy rain): September 15.
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Last day of regular season
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Open for tours
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesGuided house tours at 10:00 and 12:00.
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Open for tours
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesHouse open only for guided tours, at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 1:00. Museum shop open 10-2; grounds open daylight hours.
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Open for tours
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesHouse open only for guided tours, at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 1:00. Museum shop open 10-2; grounds open daylight hours.
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open for tours
Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United StatesHouse open only for guided tours, at 10:00, 11:00, 12:00 and 1:00. Museum shop open 10-2; grounds open daylight hours.