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  • Mastheads writers read from their works

    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    The writers leave their studios in Arrowhead's North Field to read from their work, in the big red barn.  For more information, see Mastheads' website. FREE.

  • Sailing Towards my Father – a dramatic poem by Carl A. Rossi

    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    SAILING TOWARDS MY FATHER a dramatic poem about Herman Melville written and staged by Carl A. Rossi Melville will be portrayed by local actor Stephen Collins, known for his portrayal of Walt Whitman. Stephen's website is http://www.unlaunchedvoices.com. SAILING TOWARDS MY FATHER is a dramatic poem on the life of Herman Melville (1819-1891), the American author best …

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    $25

  • Woods to Writing Table – a special tour

    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    A hiking tour starting with a view of Mt. October, ending in Melville's Study.  Click here to purchase tickets online, or call 413/442.1793 x12

    $20

  • In Melville’s and Hawthorne’s Footsteps: Hike Monument Mountain with Gordon Hyatt

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

    The 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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  • workshop: create your own fairy

    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Build 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

    $25

  • Special tour – Woods to Writing Table

    Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Hike 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.

    $20