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Robert Oakes to speak at Arrowhead

Strange Fancies: Tales of Haunted Pittsfield

Berkshire County Historical Society at Arrowhead 780 Holmes Road, Pittsfield, MA
$20 – $25

Join us for an evening of Pittsfield ghost lore in this talk by Robert Oakes, author of Ghosts of the Berkshires and ghost tour guide at The Mount and Ventfort Hall. In addition to Pittsfield ghost stories, Oakes will discuss Herman Melville’s own strange fancies, and the ghost writings of his friend and frequent Arrowhead visitor, […]

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Enjoy a monthly reading of Edith Wharton stories

Wharton on Wednesday

The Mount, Edith Wharton's Home 2 Plunkett Street, Lenox, MA

Wharton on Wednesday returns for a five-month run! Join us at the Terrace Café on the first Wednesday of the month, June-October, to hear quintessential Edith Wharton short stories brought to life by local actors. Arrive early to enjoy refreshments from the Café, open 4:00 – 5:30 pm. 07/02: The Reckoning 08/06: The Rembrandt 09/03: […]

Arts and Culture, Literature, Lectures, and Talks, Performing Arts & Entertainment

Hear from author Melissa Mendes

Book Talk: Melissa Mendes – The Weight

MASS MoCA 87 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA
$5

Join us for a lively discussion celebrating the release of author/artist Melissa Mendes’ just-published The Weight (Drawn & Quarterly). In 2014 Mendes began creating and self-publishing the Ignatz-nominated comic The Weight, now a graphic novel, inspired by her late grandfather’s life. Mendes has portrayed a young woman’s journey to adulthood precipitated by the discovery of a relative’s depression-era […]

Literature, Lectures, and Talks

Frances Palmer to speak at BBG

Frances Palmer Gallery Talk

Berkshire Botanical Garden 5 West Stockbridge Road, Stockbridge, MA
$25 – $40

Gallery talk led by artist, writer and gardener Frances Palmer, whose exhibition, Works by Frances Palmer: Terracotta and Floral Photography, runs from Aug. 15 through Oct. 5, in the Leonhardt Galleries. A reception to follow.

Exhibits, Literature, Lectures, and Talks

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Learn about cookbook Heartland Masala

Book Talk: Heartland Masala

MASS MoCA 87 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA

Join us in the Research & Development Store for a heartfelt celebration of Indian cuisine and the American immigrant experience. Join Heartland Masala chef and teacher Jyoti Mukharji, author Auyon Mukharji, and Tu Le of 328North for a playful and informative talk as they discuss this beautiful cookbook.

Literature, Lectures, and Talks

Learn about Melville's influence on industries in the Berkshires.

Paradise or Plight? Melville’s Influence on Industry

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

Actor Marcus Kearns and historian John Dickson team up for a program discussing Herman Melville’s influence on industry in Berkshire County during the nineteenth century. The program, presented by the Berkshire County Historical Society, begins with a dramatic reading of Melville’s short story The Paradise of Bachelors and the Tartarus of Maids. First published in 1855, the story […]

Berkshire250, Literature, Lectures, and Talks

Participate in this Clark Art Symposium based on A Room of Her Own

A Room of Her Own Symposium

Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA

The Clark Art Institute presents a two-day symposium in celebration of its current exhibition, A Room of Her Own: Women Artist-Activists in Britain, 1875–1945. All events are free and open to the public and take place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. This symposium hosts an international group of scholars to explore how select artists […]

Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Exhibits, Literature, Lectures, and Talks

MCLA to host 9/11 survivor as speaker

9/11 Survivor Michael Hingson to Speak at MCLA

MCLA 375 Church Street, North Adams, MA

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will host author and inspirational speaker Michael Hingson in the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium. The presentation will be followed by a meet and greet with book signing. This year marks the 24th anniversary of the tragic events that forever changed his life and launched his career as one of America's […]

Literature, Lectures, and Talks

Participate in this Clark Art Symposium based on A Room of Her Own

A Room of Her Own Symposium

Clark Art Institute 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA

The Clark Art Institute presents a two-day symposium in celebration of its current exhibition, A Room of Her Own: Women Artist-Activists in Britain, 1875–1945. All events are free and open to the public and take place in the Manton Research Center auditorium. This symposium hosts an international group of scholars to explore how select artists […]

Arts and Culture, Class, Workshop, and Open Studios, Exhibits, Literature, Lectures, and Talks

Amber Chand to read excerpts from her book at Ventfort

Tales of the Boatwoman

Ventfort Hall Mansion & Gilded Age Museum 104 Walker Street, Lenox, MA
$25

Join Amber Chand, gifted global storyteller and writer, as she takes you on an evocative journey into the world of her ancestors in India and Africa through stories that will mesmerize and delight you. These stories will transport you into other worlds and connect you to the deeper human story of which we are a […]

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