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SUMMARY:Bird Walk
DESCRIPTION:Birds are miraculous!  Especially in Spring when they dazzle us with bright\, nuptial colors and serenade us with a profusion of happy song.  Join us for a  bird walk led by Ben Nickley\, Director of Berkshire Bird Observatory.  Ben will help us find and identify many newly arrived migratory birds as we explore the historic grounds of Arrowhead together.  Come celebrate  nature\, renewal\, and all that birds do to inspire and uplift us. \n Ben Nickley loves sharing his passion for birds and the natural landscapes they inhabit.  He is a published scientist and master bird bander who has conducted field studies on birds across North America.  Currently\, he is the Director of Berkshire Bird Observatory\, where he leads research projects that promote bird conservation in the Berkshires.  He posts regular updates from the field on Facebook and Instagram @berkshire_bird_observatory\, \nLimit 20\, please bring your own binoculars. \nTickets are $10 for BCHS members\, $15 for non-members and can be purchased by using the BOOK NOW button. Not a member yet?  Join now and begin receiving discounted event tickets\, free admission to Arrowhead\, and a discount in the museum shop.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/bird-walk/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Sailing Towards My Father
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT! \nThe Berkshire County Historical Society presents Sailing Towards My Father\, a one-man play about Herman Melville performed by Stephen Collins and written and directed by Carl A. Rossi. The play chronicles Melville’s life from youth to old age\, concentrating on his evolution as a writer and his complex relationship with God; his parents and siblings; his wife and children; and Nathaniel Hawthorne. The performance takes place at Herman Melville’s historic home Arrowhead at 5:30 pm.  \nAbout Stephen Collins\nStephen Collins grew up in Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, and received a BA in Literature from the University of Massachusetts\, Boston. After over twenty years in a sales career\, he is currently doing what he truly loves – performing and teaching. He teaches seminars on Walt Whitman\,Thomas Hardy\, William Shakespeare\, Robert Frost\, and Contemporary Poetry. He also performs in one-man plays by Carl A. Rossi. In addition to Sailing Towards my Father\, he performs as James Abbott McNeill Whistler in Butterfly. Collins also works as a professionally licensed tour guide narrating historical tours of Boston. His Walt Whitman performances have taken him all over the country. He now has eight one-man shows and seven courses where his teaching style has been described as a hybrid between lecture and performance. \nTickets are $15 for BCHS members\, $20 for non-members and can be purchased by using the BOOK NOW button. Not a member yet?  Join now and begin receiving discounted event tickets\, free admission to Arrowhead\, and a discount in the museum shop. \nThis event is sponsored by:
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/sailing-towards-my-father-2/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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