Berkshire County Historical Society

Read this great article by Justin Jackson about how Herman Melville’s writing changed perceptions of the Revolution. 

Robert Oakes, author of Ghosts of the Berkshires will discuss the supernatural influences on the imagination of author Herman Melville, followed by a lantern-lit tour of Melville’s historic home.
Full details here.

An up close opportunity to learn about the process of bird banding and to see a broad range of birds in their natural habitat.  Free, drop-in event 7 – 10 am, full details here.

Free staged reading of plays created during a workshop led by Elizabeth Doss.

Richard Franklin Donohue (tenor & harpsichord) performs  a collection of “New Songs” and Hymns published in New England during the American Revolution. Full details here. 

Performer, playwright and great, great, great grand daughter of Herman Melville Elizabeth Doss returns to Arrowhead to “talk back” to The Confidence Man, the last published and completed novel by Melville in his lifetime. This one-person performance aims for a healthy mixture of insight, ignorance and some stabs at hilarity. Click here for details.

BYO picnic on Arrowhead’s lawn, a performance by the five Masthead residents, followed by drinks, oysters, and lantern-lit studio walks. Details here.

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.

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.