Tuesdays on the Terrace: The Mastheads
Berkshire Athenaeum
Join us on the library terrace this July for special discussions with The Mastheads! On Tuesdays throughout July, The Mastheads have organized a series of talks; details below!
July 3: Meredith McGill
On each of the first four Tuesdays in July, The Mastheads will host a literary lecture on the lovely outdoor terrace of the Berkshire Athenaeum. For our first lecture, Professor Meredith McGill of Rutgers University will discuss the work of Berkshire writers and activists Catherine Maria Sedgwick and Fanny Kemble.
July 10: Neil Roberts
In partnership with the NAACP-Berkshire County Branch, and in celebration of the 150th birthday of Berkshire County native W. E. B. Du Bois, Professor Neil Roberts of Williams University will give a talk on Du Bois's writings and Berkshire legacy.
July 17: Dolores Hayden
For our third Tuesday on the Terrace at the Berkshire Athenaeum, author, scholar, and poet Dolores Hayden will join us for a talk on urbanism and design.
July 24: Jaswinder Bolina
At our final Tuesday on the Terrace, award-winning poet and professor Jaswinder Bolina will give a poetry reading and a discussion of his work as the founder of Write the Power, an online social justice community.
Space is limited so please reserve a spot today at the Reference Desk or using the following link for each performance you are attending: http://www.eventkeeper.com/mars/xpages/P/PITTSFLD/EKP.cfm?zeeOrg=PITTSFLD
