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The NAMA Prom June -- Be There, Be Dazzled!

North Adams, MA - The Prom Committee, who brought you three great years of kick-ass dance parties is gearing up for its spring-time semi-formal: The NAMA Prom.

Join us on Satuday, June 6th, 2009, 8:30pm to 2am at the Elks Lodge at 100 Eagle Street in North Adams for the social event of the season. If you've been to our past events you know the deal and we want you back: fabulous decorations (balloons, disco ball, dreamy lighting), a DJ, specialty cocktails, a NAMA-themed backdrop against which to take pictures with your date/friends, and a full cash bar (with *wicked* cheap mixed drinks).

$5 gets you all of this + light refreshments. This unique semi-formal event will help you kick off summer in style as the northern Berkshire glitterati heat up the humongous dance floor. We hope you'll dress to the nines in whatever way you desire--big and pouffy 80s-throwback gown, sleek red carpet style, slick and debonair tuxedo, sparkly tuxedo tee shirt. All styles are welcome, as long as you feel fabulous. Must be 21+ to strut your stuff.

Sprague and MoCA Memories to be Filmed on May 30

North Adams, MA - On Saturday, May 30 anyone may have worked at Sprague or know people who did - or have other memories or have recent memories of MASS MoCA are invited to be filmed in a session in the  Hunter hallway for those who would like to drop by to state their memories of Sprague, their first memory of MASS MoCA, and their most recent experience at MASS MoCA.  The filming will happen from noon-3pm.

Historic Hillside Cemetery Walk June 6

North Adams, MA - Local Historian Paul W. Marino has announced the first in his series of historical Walks for 2009, a walking tour of Hillside Cemetery.  It will be held on Saturday, June 6.

At 211 years old, Hillside is North Adams’ oldest municipal burial ground, its second oldest existing cemetery, and the third oldest overall.  It is significant for a variety of reasons in addition to its age, including a famous writer who visited it in 1838, and another writer who visited in 1994.  Among its permanent residents are an internationally famous archaeologist, a person friend of two US Presidents, a member of the US House of Representatives and another of the US Senate.  An eye witness to President Lincoln’s delivery of the Gettysburg Address is in Hillside, along with an attorney who invented a railroad brake, an industrialist who focused national attention on North Adams and helped set national trends in both labor and race relations, and the first (and only) female educator in the city to have a school named for her.

Hillside Cemetery is also significant as a repository of several stunning examples of the stone cutter’s art, including two monuments that are registered with the Smithsonian Institute, through the Save Outdoor Sculpture program.  One of these is likely the only one of its kind in the world.  Other gems are the Isbell tree, the Rice bed, the Blackinton and Wilkinson monuments, and three statues.  Whether your taste is local history or fine stonework, the Hillside Walk is not to be missed.

Marino leads his tours with an eye toward historical accuracy and a refined sense of showmanship, backing up what he says with photos, drawings, maps, and a sense of humor.  The Walk starts at the top of the hill off Brown Street at 2:30pm.  Interested persons are advised to dress for the weather, wear sunblock, a good pair of walking shoes and a hat with a wide brim; they should carry a canteen or bottle of water and be prepared to have their ears talked off.  They are also encouraged to bring children.  “Local history,” Marino says.  “Is interesting to adults, but it’s essential for kids.  They need to hear these stories!”  Rain or high wind cancels.

For more information e-mail historyman@copper.net or call 413-207-1344

Hoosic River Revival Coalition Meeting June 4

North Adams, MA - A river runs through it, that is, the Hoosic River runs through downtown North Adams!  However, it is hidden from view by the concrete flood chutes.  Come learn about the Hoosic River Revival Coalition’s goal of making the River more accessible, more useable, and more aesthetically pleasing.

The Coalition is making its next presentation on Thursday, June 4 at 7 pm at MCLA Gallery 51 on Main Street in downtown North Adams.  If you cannot attend, but would like more information, check out the recent article in iBerkshires or contact Judy Grinnell, the Coalition Chairman, at 413.664.7747.

Clark Graduate Program Spring Symposium June 5

Williamstown, MA - The Graduate Program in the History of Art, sponsored jointly by Williams College and the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, will present the Fourteenth Annual Spring Symposium on Friday, June 5. Members of the M.A. class of 2009 will present papers on topics ranging from twelfth-century Italian sculpture to contemporary film, from sixteenth-century Italian drawings to karaoke in video, and from nineteenth-century French painting to books by mid-twentieth-century
artists. The day will include consideration of themes as diverse as the depiction of women in war and as artists, and talks on how museum and exhibition contexts shift an object's meaning. This day-long free symposium will begin at 9 am at the Clark, and the public is invited to attend.

Drury Play to be Telecast in June

North Adams, MA - The Drury Drama Team will present a play by senior Trevor Foehl on Channel 16 based in North Adams. Y-Men was first presented by the Team at MCLA and then at MASS MoCA as part of the NAPS Arts Jubilee. There will be six air dates in June of the play as follows:

Tuesday June 16th at 7pm

Thursday June 18th at 4pm

Saturday June 20th at 10am

Sunday June 21st at 1pm

Friday June 26th at 8pm

Sunday June 28th at 11am

See our web site for more information and photos from the play.  See Dracula at Drury in November!

Historical Walk in Hillside Cemetery June 6

North Adams, MA - Local Historian Paul W. Marino presents another season of free, entertaining historical walks around various locales in the city of North Adams. As with all Marino walks, participants are advised to wear a good pair of walking shoes, and to be ready to have their ears talked off. The first tour will be held at Hillside Cemetery on Saturday, June 6 at 2:30 pm. For information, call 413.207.1344 or e-mail historyman@copper.net

Photography of Alan Pospisil at Papyri Gallery

North Adams, MA - The Gallery at Papyri Books, 45 Eagle Street, features the work of Allan Pospisil, "Rusted, Busted and Junked - Images from the Scrap Heap." Call 413.662.2099 for hours.

MASS MoCA Free Day for North Adams Residents May 31

North Adams, MA - In celebration of their 10th anniversary, MASS MoCA hosts a free day for North Adams residents on Sunday, May 31 from 11-5 pm with refreshments, tours and games. Call 413.662.2111.

North Adams Churches Present Concerts May 30 & 31

North Adams, MA - The First Congregational and St. John’s Episcopal Churches host a  free concert on Saturday, May 30, 7:00 pm at  St. John's Church, to be repeated at the First Congregational church on Sunday, May 31 at 4 pm. The community is invited and a freewill offering will be collected. For more information call 413.663.9940 or 413.664.9656