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SUMMARY:Celebrate Berkshire History
DESCRIPTION:When war between the colonies and the King broke out in Lexington and Concord on April 19\, 1775\, the question arose: What’s next? A band of patriots from Connecticut\, Massachusetts\, and the future Vermont had an answer. Setting out from Hartford on April 28\, and gathering more men en route\, including 40 from the Pittsfield area under Col. James Easton\, the expedition snatched Fort Ticonderoga from the British on May 10 in a daring pre-dawn raid\, setting the course that would result in American independence in 1783. \nThe Berkshire Historical Society will be celebrating the expedition’s passage through Pittsfield and the participation of its people in the raid 250 years after it happened as part of a regional commemorative initiative. \nJoin the BCHS\, the Berkshire Museum\, and the Berkshire Athenaeum to celebrate a revolutionary meeting. On May 1\, 1775 a group met at Easton’s Tavern. Col. James Easton\, John Brown of Pittsfield\, and Captain Edward Mott of Preston\, Connecticut planned the capture of Fort Ticonderoga from the small tavern under the cover of darkness. \nMeet on Park Square at 4pm on May 1 to hear more about this historic event in the Berkshires\, where we will visit the historic marker and then move to Patrick’s Pub for a pint of ale\, and a look at the Berkshire Museum’s new Easton’s Tavern mobile museum unit. This educational unit includes a replica of John Brown’s vest and a reproduction of an 18 th century beer flagon recently found during excavations near the original Easton’s Tavern site. 
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/celebrate-berkshire-history/
LOCATION:BCHS Park Square
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SUMMARY:Sea Shanties with Alex Harvey and Shinbone Alley
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate Arrowhead’s opening day with a special concert of sea shanties by Alex Harvey and Shinbone Alley. Come early and picnic on the grounds. Step into the tavern and warm up those swashbuckling vocal chords with hard ciders and beer from Berkshire Cider Project and Hot Plate Brewing Company \,for sale during the event. \nAlex Harvey is an old-world folklorist who performs street ballads and songs of the sea in a project he calls Shinbone Alley. At his performances listeners learn to celebrate the haunting intercultural exchange of 18th and 19th century maritime music – whose ingredients travelled from the furthest corners of the globe to be remade and stitched anew by sailors of every shade and shape at port and at sea. By teaching the audience to join in on most of the tunes in his concerts\, Harvey and his Shinbone Alley builds bridges of time through communal singing. From Sea Shanties to Broadsheet ballads to Come-All-Ye’s to Last Good Nights to Hard Luck Satires to Lovesick Dirges to Whaling Serenades – this music was meant as the earliest form of group therapy. And so it is again – a sepia-toned balm for our topsy-turvy time. \nTickets available by using the BOOK NOW button – $15 BCHS Members\, $20 nonmembers  \n  
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/sea-shanties-with-alex-harvey-and-shinbone-alley-2/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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SUMMARY:Orchard Walk and Apple Grafting Demonstration with Matt Brogan of Berkshire Cider Project
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate opening day at Arrowhead and learn about the history of apples in New England. Walk through Arrowhead’s orchard and learn tips for selecting heirloom apples and proper fruit tree pruning. Matt Brogan of Berkshire Cider Project will also demonstrate tree grafting; cider samples will also be available for guests 21+. Free event\, 10 am and 2 pm \nIn 2022\, Berkshire County Historical Society teamed up with Berkshire Cider Project to plant a new orchard at Arrowhead. About 25 apple varieties were selected to represent the historic orchard on site during Melville’s time and other important heirloom varieties. The orchard will provide a learning destination for fruit growers\, activities for kids and family\, and provides apples to be used for cider making.
URL:https://berkshirehistory.org/event/orchard-walk-and-apple-grafting-demonstration-with-matt-brogan-of-berkshire-cider-project/
LOCATION:Arrowhead\, 780 Holmes Road\, Pittsfield\, MA\, 01201\, United States
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