• ReWritten Returns to Arrowhead

    Melville's Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Friday through Sunday, July 22, 23, 24 and July 29, 30, 31 7:30 pm ReWritten is an immersive performance that explores the often-silenced intimate relationship between authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. Moving between their lives, work, and remaining letters, ReWritten reimagines an intergenerational queer love story that helped shape American literature. Through dance, live music, visual art,…

  • ReWritten Returns to Arrowhead

    Melville's Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Friday through Sunday, July 22, 23, 24 and July 29, 30, 31 7:30 pm ReWritten is an immersive performance that explores the often-silenced intimate relationship between authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. Moving between their lives, work, and remaining letters, ReWritten reimagines an intergenerational queer love story that helped shape American literature. Through dance, live music, visual art,…

  • Lecture and Film Screening: Professor Michael Hoberman and the film “Call Us Ishmael,” directed by Dr. David Shaerf

    Melville's Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Sunday, September 5, 3 to 6 pm Michael Hoberman, an American literature professor at Fitchburg State University, will make his case that Melville is an ideal writer for people who describe themselves as skeptical romantics. His talk highlights his own path to Melville’s writing, and it will also offer a brief discussion of how he teaches…

  • Performance: ReWritten

    Melville's Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    ReWritten is an immersive performance that explores the often-silenced intimate relationship between authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. Moving between their lives, work, and remaining letters, ReWritten reimagines an intergenerational queer love story…

  • Performance: ReWritten

    Melville's Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    ReWritten is an immersive performance that explores the often-silenced intimate relationship between authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. Moving between their lives, work, and remaining letters, ReWritten reimagines an intergenerational queer love story that helped shape American literature. Through dance, live music, visual art, projection, and text this performance questions what happens when we say no to dreams…

  • Performance: ReWritten

    Melville's Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    ReWritten is an immersive performance that explores the often-silenced intimate relationship between authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville. Moving between their lives, work, and remaining letters, ReWritten reimagines an intergenerational queer love story that helped shape American literature. Through dance, live music, visual art, projection, and text this performance questions what happens when we say no to dreams…

  • Moby-Dick Fifth Annual Read-A-Thon

    Melville's Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Join the Berkshire County Historical Society at Arrowhead for the fifth annual Moby-Dick Read-A-Thon! “Call me Ishmael” and sign up to read part of Melville’s masterpiece on the site where it was written. Come on your own or bring a group to read with us until we finish the book. 10am-5pm on Thursday 7/29, Friday 7/30,…

  • Free Community Event at Arrowhead!

    Melville's Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA, United States

    Saturday, August 3, 10 am to 5 pm   Celebrate Herman Melville’s 200th birthday with a FREE event at Arrowhead!   Meet Delilah - a giant, inflatable North Atlantic Right Whale – that you can walk through! Learn about a whale’s anatomy and what we can do to save these amazing animals.   Also for…