Berkshire County Historical Society

Billy Budd in the Breadbox - a BTG production
2018-05-26 14:00 - 15:30, 2018-05-25 14:00 - 15:30 (America/New_York) | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
The new play from the Berkshire Theatre Group, based on the book by Arrowhead Writer-in-Residence Jana Laiz. In the big red barn. Reservations required; e-mail pr@berkshirehistory.org or buy online.
$25/adults, $15/children

Melville in Love - world premiere of new film
2018-05-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Berkshire Museum, South Street, Pittsfield, United States
At the Little Cinema, Berkshire Museum.
$5.00 for BCHS/Arrowhead members
A special screening of the film Melville in Love on Thursday, May 24, at 7 p.m. The event will include a Q&A session with Melville biographer Michael Shelden and the film’s director Seth Newton. Admission is $7.50; $5 for members of the Berkshire Museum and the Berkshire Historical Society.
A new account of Herman Melville and the writing of Moby-Dick, written by a Pulitzer Prize finalist in Biography and based on fresh archival research, which reveals that the anarchic spirit animating Melville’s canonical work was inspired by his great love affair with a shockingly unconventional married woman.

Arrowhead open for regular season!
2018-05-21 09:30 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Open 9:30 – 5, guided tours on the hour, last tour at 3; self-guided tour at 4.

Arrowhead open for house tours
2018-05-20 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-05-19 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-05-13 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-05-12 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-05-06 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-05-05 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-04-29 11:00 - 15:00, 2018-04-28 11:00 - 15:00 and 3 more dates | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
There is one guided tour each Saturday and Sunday at 11:15. The tour takes approximately one hour.
Parking and admission to the property are free. Rates for guided tours of Melville’s house are: adults $15.00, seniors $13.00, students $10.00 and children $8.00.
Rates for self-guided tours are: adults $10; seniors $10; students and children $8.00. Members of the Berkshire County Historical Society receive FREE admission.
Hands-on activities include sitting at Melville’s work table to write your own masterpiece. (Full disclosure: it’s not Melville’s original table; location of that is unknown.)

BCHS/Arrowhead Annual Meeting
2018-05-05 15:00 - 17:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
It will be held on Saturday, May 5 at Arrowhead, with a culinary treat and a literary adventure! We will release Berkshire Victuals, a Literary Cookbook – 2018. Samples from the books contents provided by local chefs and fans of the Historical Society will be available and the house and grounds will be open for self-guided tours.
Find out about the year ahead as we plan a busy and exciting season. We’ll open the doors at 3:00, have our meeting at 3:45, introduce the cookbook and let you roam through the world of Herman Melville until 5:30. This event is FREE,

Arrowhead open for tours 11 - 3
2018-04-14 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-12-09 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-12-03 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-12-02 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-26 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-25 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-19 11:00 - 15:00, 2017-11-18 11:00 - 15:00 and 1 more date | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States

Archives Open House
2018-02-20 09:30 - 13:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
As part of Pittsfield’s 10×10 Upstreet Festival, the Berkshire County Historical Society will host an open house in their archives. Chat with one of the volunteer archivists, do a bit of basic research, and see our facility. Located at Arrowhead, the Society’s headquarters, at 780 Holmes Road. Contact us at 413.442.1793 x14 for more information. FREE.

Candlelight & Chocolate Tour
2017-12-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2017-12-29 19:00 - 20:30, 2017-11-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2017-11-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Reservations available online at the Arrowhead museum shop. Or you may call 413.442.1793 x12 or e-mail melville@berkshirehistory.org to make your reservation.
