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SUMMARY:Old Salts Day
DESCRIPTION:Free admission at Arrowhead to any career sailor\, marine\, merchant marine\, cruise ship worker\, or pirate. Take a tour where Moby-Dick was written and lift a pint of rum (you bring the rum!).
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/old-salts-day-4/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:BH Society News,Events
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SUMMARY:Herman's 200th Birthday Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, August 1\, all day. Herman’s 200th birthday with a multi-event\, day-long extravaganza co-presented with the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum. Starting with free tours of the Athenaeum’s Herman Melville Memorial Room at noon\, a 1pm dedication of the Literary Landmark plaque at the Library\, then tours at Arrowhead. \nAt 4:30\, the party begins at the Country Club of Pittsfield: cash bar\, heavy hors d’oeuvres\, a special program with Tina Packer\, Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company\, Prosecco toast\, and birthday cake. Benefits Berkshire County Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead. The Benefit is a ticketed event: $85 for one ticket\, and $160 for two. Please RSVP by Friday\, July 26. \nCall 413.442.1793 or email melville@berkshirehistory.org to reserve your tickets today! \nTo purchase tickets online\, please visit our secure PayPal page via the yellow “Donate” button HERE\, and specify the number of tickets to the Benefit in the “Additional Notes” field.  \n 
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/hermans-200th-birthday-celebration/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:BH Society News,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190801T163000
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SUMMARY:Benefit for the Berkshire County Historical Society at Herman Melville's Arrowhead
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate Herman’s birthday at the Country Club of Pittsfield. This benefit will assist in funding the restoration work needed to preserve our historic red barn\, built in 1840 and used by the Melville family. Restoring the exterior cladding and improving drainage will ensure that the barn can be enjoyed for years to come. Paint analysis will enable the barn to return to its original paint color and appearance under Melville ownership. The completion of this project will allow us to expand the barn’s community use\, our programming of special events and workshops\, and improve the visitor experience upon arriving at Arrowhead. More than half of the work is covered by funds from the Pittsfield Community Preservation Committee and the Massachusetts Preservation Project Fund\, but we still need you help to meet our goal! At the Benefit\, you will be given the opportunity to contribute to this important project. \nAfter a full day of exciting literary events\, head to the Country Club of Pittsfield\, the former home of Herman’s uncle Thomas\, where the party will kick off at 4:30pm. \n4:30 – Cash bar and heavy hors d’oeuvres\n5:30 – Special program with Tina Packer\, Founding Artistic Director of Shakespeare & Company\n6:30 – Prosecco toast and birthday cake \nBenefits Berkshire County Historical Society at Herman Melville’s Arrowhead. \nThis is a ticketed event: $85 for one ticket\, and $160 for two. Please RSVP by Friday\, July 26. \nCall 413.442.1793 or email melville@berkshirehistory.org to reserve your tickets today! \nTo purchase tickets online\, please visit our secure PayPal page via the yellow “Donate” button HERE\, and specify the number of tickets to the Benefit in the “Additional Notes” field. 
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/benefit-berkshire-county-historical-society-herman-melvilles-arrowhead/
LOCATION:Country Club of Pittsfield\, 639 South Street\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:BH Society News,Events
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SUMMARY:Annual Moby-Dick Marathon
DESCRIPTION:The third annual Moby-Dick marathon reading will commence in the barn and continue for the next three days until we finish the book. The reading is interrupted\, for the morning of Sunday the 4th\, so that people can attend the Monument Mountain walk celebrating the day that Melville met Hawthorne. The marathon concludes on Monday\, August 5.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/annual-moby-dick-marathon/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:BH Society News,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190803T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190803T170000
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SUMMARY:Community Day Celebration!
DESCRIPTION:Community Day Celebration Weekend: 10am-5pm \nDue to the forecast\, Delilah will be swimming into Pittsfield on Sunday from 10am-4pm \nCelebrate Herman Melville’s 200th birthday with a FREE event at Arrowhead! \nCome meet Tom Whalen and learn to tie some nautical knots. Herman Melville sailed on a whaling ship before he wrote Moby-Dick and would have known how to tie these same knots! \nAlso\, for kids of all ages\, we will have an inflatable bounce house!   \nBring a picnic and play croquet on our lawns! \nThanks to Whale and Dolphin Conservation of Plymouth\, MA and to generous support from Cultural Pittsfield. Special thanks to Carr Hardware for supplying one of their wonderful bounce houses for the weekend.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/community-day-celebration/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Annual Monument Mountain Hike
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday morning\, take a walk up Monument Mountain in Great Barrington to celebrate the historic meeting of Melville and Hawthorne. It’s sponsored by the Trustees of the Reservations\, the stewards of Monument Mountain\, and includes a reading of William Cullen Bryant’s historic poem about the mountain as well as a champagne toast. 
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/annual-monument-mountain-hike/
LOCATION:Monument Mountain\, Rte 7\, Great Barrington\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:BH Society News,Events
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SUMMARY:MEET DELILAH!
DESCRIPTION:Community Day Celebration Weekend: 10am-5pm \nDue to the forecast\, Delilah will be swimming into Pittsfield on Sunday from 10am-4pm \nCelebrate Herman Melville’s 200th birthday with a FREE event at Arrowhead! \nMelanie Mowinski will demonstrate letterpress printing\, 11am-1pm \nAlso\, for kids of all ages\, we will have an inflatable bounce house!   \nBring a picnic and play croquet on our lawns! \nThanks to Whale and Dolphin Conservation of Plymouth\, MA and to generous support from Cultural Pittsfield. Special thanks to Carr Hardware for supplying one of their wonderful bounce houses for the weekend.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/4290/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetry Reading: Pequod Poems
DESCRIPTION:Wilda Morris\, poet\, reads from her book “Pequod Poems” at Arrowhead\, in the barn\, at 6:30pm. Copies of her book will also be for sale that evening. Author of “Szechuan Shrimp and Fortune Cookies: Poems from a Chinese Restaurant” and other books\, she is a former President of the Illinois State Poetry Society. She is a winner of the 2009 Prairie Poetry Award and has received two Pushcart nominations. Free event.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/poetry-reading-pequod-poems/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:BH Society News,Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190827T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190827T203000
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CREATED:20190625T151240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190806T223558Z
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SUMMARY:Book Release: Cement Dust
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, August 27\, J. Peter Bergman will read from his new novel\, “Cement Dust\,” at Arrowhead\, in the barn\, at 6:30pm. Copies of the book are on sale in the gift shop at Arrowhead. Author of the Charles Dickens Award winning collection of short stories\, “Counterpoints\,” this is his second published novel. Kirkus Reviews said\, “its portrayal of complex\, unique relationships is impressive… a rewarding novel about unexpected family ties and the pain of mental illness.”
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/book-release-cement-dust/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
CATEGORIES:BH Society News,Events
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