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SUMMARY:Marathon Reading of Billy Budd\, Sailor
DESCRIPTION:Join us and our friends at Hot Plate Brewing Co. (1 School Street\, Pittsfield\, MA) for a special marathon reading of Herman Melville’s Billy Budd\, Sailor. The event is the official kickoff of a months-long celebration of the centennial of the novella’s publication.  To mark the occasion\, Sarah Real\, Hot Plate owner and head brewer\,  has created an English IPA\, appropriately named the Handsome Sailor. Sign up for a reading slot or just come\, imbibe\, and listen! \nPublished posthumously in 1924\, Billy Budd\, Sailor brought Melville out of obscurity\, earning him the fame he so richly deserved\, and ensuring his place among America’s literary giants. \nUse the BOOK NOW button at berkshirehistory.org to sign up for a 15-minute reading slot.  The event is free\, but a $5 donation is appreciated. \nThis event is sponsored by The Feigenbaum Foundation.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/marathon-reading-of-billy-budd-sailor/
LOCATION:Hot Plate Brewing\, 1 School Stret\, Pittsfield\, MA\, United States
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SUMMARY:Melville's Print Collection
DESCRIPTION:In 2020 scholars Robert K. Wallace and Samuel Otter set out to create a website that would allow viewers to see all the prints Herman Melville is known to have collected\, to appreciate the passion with which he acquired them\, and to recognize the illumination they bring to his life\, his writing\, and his living legacy as an interdisciplinary intellect and global citizen.\nJoin us as we present a virtual lecture by Wallace and Otter during which they will discuss their findings and progress creating Melville’s Print Collection Online. Discussion will include the importance of the collection held by The Berkshire Athenaeum and its role in bringing Melville’s passion for collecting to light. \nThis event is free\, but  reservations are required; email melville@berkshirehistory.org to receive the lecture link. \nMelville was known to have collected prints and etchings\, but until 1984 no actual prints had surfaced. It was in that year that Wallace came upon a memorandum in the Houghton Library at Harvard University indicating that Eleanor Melville Metcalf\, Herman’s granddaughter\, had donated three portfolios of engravings from his personal collection of art to the Berkshire Athenaeum in 1952. Since that time Wallace has identified 420 works known to have been collected by Melville. \nImage:  Persian Tile with Figure of a Horseman and Bird in a Fanciful Landscape; Collection of Berkshire County Historical Society
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/melvilles-print-collection/
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