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Alex Harvey hosts a sea shanty singalong

Alex Harvey and Shibone Alley – Sing Along Sea Shanties

Berkshire County Historical Society at Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA
$15 – $20

The Berkshire County Historical presents a program of sea shanties with popular, old-world folklorist Alex Harvey. The program will take place in Arrowhead’s historic barn. Come early and picnic on the grounds and step into the tavern and warm up those swashbuckling vocal chords with hard ciders from Berkshire Cider Project for sale during the […]

Berkshire250, History and Heritage, Performing Arts & Entertainment

Revolutionary Pittsfield walk
Event Series Revolutionary Pittsfield Walking Tour

Revolutionary Pittsfield Walking Tour

Berkshire Athenaeum 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MA
$15 – $20

Join local historian and costumed eighteenth-century interpreter Tim Abbott for a guided walk through Revolutionary Pittsfield. Visit the sites of prominent dwellings, meeting houses and taverns to learn about the notable people events of the day that took place here. Expect to spend about ninety minutes strolling through the center of the city, after which you are […]

Berkshire250, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, Outdoor Event

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A diverse group of people participate in round table discussion

4th Annual DuBois Roundtable

Jacob's Pillow 358 George Carter Road, Becket, MA

At this fourth-annual gathering of the Du Bois Forum at Jacob’s Pillow, leading writers and artists will reflect upon the intellectual and artistic traditions that W.E.B. Du Bois shaped and the urgency of this work in our current historical moment. This event includes a roundtable discussion, an evening performance by Red Clay Dance Company on the outdoor Henry […]

Arts and Culture, Berkshire250, Diversity and Inclusion, History and Heritage

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Life sized sculpture of W.E.B. Du Bois being completed by the sculptor

W.E.B. Du Bois Sculpture: Unveiling

Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce 362 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA

A life-size sculpture of W.E.B. Du Bois will be unveiled in front of the Mason Public Library in Great Barrington. The sculpture will sit at the center of a redesigned library plaza, which will feature renovated steps and a curving marble bench to welcome the community. Chesterwood, the home of sculptor Daniel Chester French, will […]

Arts and Culture, Berkshire250, Exhibits

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Learn more at Bidwill House

History Talk: The Battle of Louisbourg – Virtual

Online

For the Museum’s final history talk lecture of the 2025 season we will discuss a little known battle of the mid-18th C. In 1745, New England colonists launched a successful expedition to conquer Louisbourg, a port in present-day Nova Scotia, which was then controlled by the French Empire. Reverend Adonijah Bidwell was witness to this battle […]

Berkshire250, History and Heritage, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Online Event

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Revolutionary Pittsfield walk
Event Series Revolutionary Pittsfield Walking Tour

Revolutionary Pittsfield Walking Tour

Berkshire Athenaeum 1 Wendell Ave., Pittsfield, MA
$15 – $20

Join local historian and costumed eighteenth-century interpreter Tim Abbott for a guided walk through Revolutionary Pittsfield. Visit the sites of prominent dwellings, meeting houses and taverns to learn about the notable people events of the day that took place here. Expect to spend about ninety minutes strolling through the center of the city, after which you are […]

Berkshire250, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Family Friendly, Outdoor Event

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Join us for information about the Nobel Train

The Noble Train Arrives

Berkshire County Historical Society at Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA

Citizens along the route from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston, remembered for their entire lives the experience of 59-pieces of artillery, hauled by horses and oxen, as they passed through their communities in the winter of 1775-76. Led by Henry Knox, the Noble Train passed through the towns of the Berkshires. Join us to learn about […]

Berkshire250, History and Heritage, Outdoor Event

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