BYO picnic on Arrowhead’s lawn, a performance by the five Masthead residents, followed by drinks, oysters, and lantern-lit studio walks. Details here.
Tenth Annual Moby-Dick Read-A-Thon, beginning July 30
Join with your community and celebrate the 175h anniversary of the publication of Moby-Dick AND the tenth anniversary of BCHS’s Moby-Dick Read-a-thon. Details here.
Alex Harvey and Shinbone Alley, August 1, 7:30 pm
Celebrate Herman Melville’s birthday with a rousing evening of sea shanties and street blades performed bu Arrowhead favorite Alex Harvey and Shinbone Alley. Full details here.
Monument Mountain Hike, August 2, 9:30 am
Celebrate the day (August 4, 1850) Herman Melville met Nathaniel Hawthorne on a hike up Monument Mountain. FREE EVENT, Full details here.
Marking the Knox Trail, August 15, 5:30 pm
Historian Ben Haley discusses the fascinating, but not well-known story of the creation of the Knox Trail. Full details here.
Hands-On Papermaking Demonstrations, August 16, 17, 20, 21, noon – 3 pm
Join our friends from Crane Museum of Papermaking for free papermaking demonstrations, hands on papermaking and a Crane paper sale. FREE EVENT
Crane Paper, A Legacy in Every Sheet, August 19, 5:30 pm
This talk Highlights the rich history of Crane papermaking in the Berkshires and beyond. Full details here.
