Berkshire County Historical Society

Baseball in the Berkshires: A County's Common Bond
2016-04-09 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-04-10 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-04-11 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-04-15 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-04-16 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-04-17 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-04-18 10:00 - 15:00, 2016-04-22 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) and 6 more dates | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
The first floor of Arrowhead will be filled with local baseball artifacts, all telling stories of our community. Come share in the memories! The Berkshire County Historical Society is proud to host this exhibit created by Baseball in the Berkshires. From Little League to the Major Leagues, from 1791 to today, we share in the joy of baseball. Exhibit open March 4 – May 2, 2016 four days a week. Friday through Monday, 10-3. Adults $12 / children $5.

Baseball in the Berkshires: A County's Common Bond
2016-05-02 10:00 - 15:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
LAST DAY! The first floor of Arrowhead will be filled with local baseball artifacts, all telling stories of our community. Come share in the memories! The Berkshire County Historical Society is proud to host this exhibit created by Baseball in the Berkshires. From Little League to the Major Leagues, from 1791 to today, we share in the joy of baseball. Exhibit open March 4 – May 2, 2016 four days a week. Friday through Monday, 10-3. Adults $12 / children $5.

Berkshire County Historical Society Annual Meeting
2016-05-05 17:00 - 20:00 | Country Club of Pittsfield, 639 South St., Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Join us at the Pittsfield Country Club for the Berkshire County Historical Society’s 54th Annual Meeting – with poetry! Delicious food and drink in a beautiful setting.
It will be held Thursday, May 5. Cocktail hour at 5, dinner at 6, program at 7.
The cost for the dinner at the Pittsfield Country Club is $35/person. Cash bar available. To make your reservations, e-mail melville@berkshirehistory.org, or call 413.442.1793 x12, or mail a check to the Berkshire Historical Society, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield MA 01201

Writing Workshop - Inspired by Melville
2016-05-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Be inspired! Come write in Melville’s study with Arrowhead’s writer-in-residence Jana Laiz. The $60 fee includes the workshop in the study and lunch on the grounds. Call 413.442.1793 x14 or e-mail Peter Bergman to reserve your spot. Space is limited. 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield MA.

Play Ball! At the big red barn, Arrowhead
2016-05-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
PLAY BALL! Reflections on the Origins of Baseball blends history, poetry, and a fantastic sense of humor to create an exciting and hilarious play.
Written by E. Gray Simons III
Directed Travis G. Daly
A production of the Berkshire Theatre Group.

Jim Davis poetry
2016-06-02 15:00 - 16:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
In the big red barn at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead, Jim Davis will read his Melville-inspired poems, starting at 3 PM. FREE.

Musica Historia - free concert
2016-06-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
In Arrowhead’s big red barn: Musica Historia Presents: Shakespeare: life, times and the music of his plays

Tour with author Mark Beauregard
2016-06-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States

Whale Guitar concert
2016-07-05 18:00 - 20:00 | MA

Book release and Read - Red Barn Volume 2
2016-07-25 18:00 - 19:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Hear the latest poems created at the annual Arrowhead Poetry Workshop. Copies available for purchase; the poets would be glad to inscribe your copy! In the Red Barn at Arrowhead. FREE.

Old Salts Day
2016-08-01 10:00 - 17:00 | MA
Sailors tour for free.

Hike Monument Mountain with Melville and Hawthorne
2016-08-07 09:30 - 11:30 | Monument Mountain, Rte 7, Great Barrington, MA, United States
Monument Mountain hike! In partnership with The Trustees of Reservations, hike Monument Mountain to hear the story of Herman Melville and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s first meeting. Read from William Cullen Bryant’s poem about the Mountain and share a “champagne” toast to the old boys! FREE.

Michael Shelden reading from his "Melville in Love"
2016-08-17 18:00 - 19:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Biographer Michael Shelden has recently published “Melville in Love,” exploring the relationship of Herman Melville with his Pittsfield neighbor, Sarah Morewood.
Melville, who wanted nothing less than to write a book worthy of an American Shakespeare, turned to Sarah Morewood – then regarded as a literary light in the Berkshires – for conversation about his ambitions, and her appreciation and expectations for his work tempted him to strive for greatness.
Emboldened by the thrill of courting Morewood in secret, the pleasure of falling in love, and the excitement of spending time with neighboring literary luminaries like Oliver Wendell Holmes and Nathaniel Hawthorne, Melville found the courage to take the leap from light works of adventure to the hugely brilliant, utterly subversive “Moby Dick.”
Published by HarperCollins, “Melville” went on sale June 7.
Shelden was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 1991 and won the National Author Winner for the 2014 Eugene & Marilyn Glick Indiana Authors Award for his body of work, which includes numerous feature articles for leading newspapers and five biographies, including “Orwell: The Authorized Biography,” “Mark Twain, Man in White: The Grand Adventure of His Final Years” and “Young Titan: The Making of Winston Churchill.”

Annual Arrowhead Craft Fair and Tag Sale
2016-08-27 10:00 - 16:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Stroll under the trees at Arrowhead, browsing the finest crafts and the choicest tag sale items. If you’re interested in renting a spot ($35), please contact Will Garrison at wgarrison[at]berkshirehistory.org. Parking/admission to craft fair/tag sale is free. House tours available at regular prices and at regularly scheduled times.

lecture: "A Whaleman's Annotated Copy of Moby-Dick"
2016-09-07 18:00 - 19:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
Melville scholar Dennis C. Marnon will discuss his paper, “A Whaleman’s Annotated Copy of Moby-Dick.” In the Red Barn at Arrowhead.

Build a fairy house at Arrowhead + ice cream!
2016-09-17 10:00 - 12:00 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
“How to get to fairy-land, by what road, I did not know…” by Herman Melville, author of “The Piazza”, written at Arrowhead in 1856. Children will collect and use nature’s materials to construct houses for the Arrowhead fairies, also hear stories, and explore the nature trail. A Housatonic Heritage event. Afterwards, enjoy ice cream while strolling the lawn.

Melville... On the Light Side
2016-10-20 19:00 - 20:30 | Arrowhead, 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, 01201, United States
a new play by J. Peter Bergman and Herman Melville
