Lafayette enthusiast Peter Reilly explores the nation’s obsession with the French General the Marquis de Lafayette – learn about his early life, his role in the American Revolution at just 19, and his famous tour from 1824 to 1825. Reilly will provide context and insight into the fascinating person who became George Washington’s confidante and…
Bird banding at Arrowhead allows visitors an up-close opportunity to see birds and watch the process of bird banding. Bird banding allows researchers the opportunity to study a wide array of wild birds in their natural habitat. Arrowhead’s woods, fields, and shrub land make it an ideal site to monitor a broad range of breeding bird…
The celebration of the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette’s visit to Pittsfield continues with a a wine tasting with noted Berkshire sommelier Philippe Jeanjean. Jeanjean will guide us through a tasting of French wines from the regions cherished by the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson—two passionate wine connoisseurs of the American Revolution. Accompanied by…
Live music and storytelling with award winning singer/songwriters Cosby Gibson and Tom Staudie. The history of the American Revolution is detailed with many battles, conferences, and personalities. But it was also a time of patriotism, inspiration, and song. This program presented by award winning singer/songwriters Cosby Gibson and Tom Staudie includes a variety of historic…
Bird banding at Arrowhead allows visitors an up-close opportunity to see birds and watch the process of bird banding. Bird banding allows researchers the opportunity to study a wide array of wild birds in their natural habitat. Arrowhead’s woods, fields, and shrub land make it an ideal site to monitor a broad range of breeding bird…
Berkshire County Historical Society is teaming up with Berkshire Bird Observatory, Berkshire Museum, and Berkshire Natural Resources Council at Arrowhead for avian-themed fun including hands-on activities including bird kites, tactile experiences, bird banding demonstrations, walks and talks, and the Berkshire Museum Mobile Museum. Free event. The program is sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Bird banding at Arrowhead allows visitors an up-close opportunity to see birds and watch the process of bird banding. Bird banding allows researchers the opportunity to study a wide array of wild birds in their natural habitat. Arrowhead’s woods, fields, and shrub land make it an ideal site to monitor a broad range of breeding bird…
Bird banding at Arrowhead allows visitors an up-close opportunity to see birds and watch the process of bird banding. Bird banding allows researchers the opportunity to study a wide array of wild birds in their natural habitat. Arrowhead’s woods, fields, and shrub land make it an ideal site to monitor a broad range of breeding bird…
A special concert with Alex Harvey. 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…
Great, great, great granddaughter of Herman Melville and playwright Elizabeth Doss will lead writers in a week-long intensive playwriting workshop that will culminate in a public reading of scenes at the end of the process. Doss will employ a variety of techniques to encourage participants to maximize the theatrical possibilities of each word they type.…
