FreshGrass Kicks Off at Mass MoCABy John Durkan,
12:24PM / Saturday, September 21, 2013 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — FreshGrass — it's the bluegrass music festival at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art that just keeps growing.
At its third year, Mass MoCA Director Joseph Thompson expects around 3,500 festivalgoers on Saturday, which will double last year's figure of around 1,600.
"There's an interest in bluegrass," Thompson said. "The lineup, I think, is super."
Thompson credits the festival's growth with the word-of-mouth circulation, the reasonable price ($78 for the entire festival), the family-friendly atmosphere and the entire museum open for 0 Comments
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Wilco Delivers Solid Set, Hints at Return to MoCAStaff Reports,
11:59PM / Saturday, August 14, 2010 | |
Wilco worked a sensational 2 1/2 hour set Saturday night at Mass MoCA's Joe Field. Lead singer Jeff Tweedy thanked the thousands in attendance (official number of tickets sold have yet to be released by event organizers):
"Thanks for letting us take over your town, or at least part of it," he said.
The freight train could be heard during one of Wilco's songs, and Tweedy quipped:
"You guys hear that train go by? We made that happen. It's part of our installation."
Tweedy also got the fans involved, letting the masses sing the first two verses to "Jesus, Etc." He said it was one of the top three renditions he's ever heard from an audience.
The band's
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Almost Time for WilcoStaff Reports,
07:23PM / Saturday, August 14, 2010 | |
Wilco is set to take the stage in about an hour. The crowds around Mass MoCA are swelling and the anticipation for the big set is building. Check back later tonight for updates on attendance figures.
Jeff Tweedy prepared for his band's show by taking a swim — or several for that matter. Tweedy, along with other members of Wilco, hopped aboard a dunk tank earlier this afternoon. The money raised will go to local charities to support arts education.
Here's a picture of Tweedy bracing for impact.
Todd Barry took to the Hunter Center stage at about 4 p.m... Had the crowd in 0 Comments
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Names From the Traveling WallStaff Reports,
06:36PM / Tuesday, June 08, 2010 | |
Susan Macksey, formerly of North Adams, sent us some photos of a replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, better known as simply "The Wall."
This particular 250-foot-long traveling replica is called "The Wall That Heals." It was situated at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts.
She sent pictures of the names of five Northern Berkshire men that are engraved on the wall: Peter Foote of North Adams, Russell Roulier of Adams, Tristan Hayes and Francis Bissaillon of Williamstown, and Peter Cook, who is listed under North Adams but was actually from Clarksburg. The Clarksburg VFW Post is named for him.
"Last month, some friends and I rode down to Bethel
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Northern Berkshire Relay Raises $125KStaff Reports,
11:37PM / Monday, May 24, 2010 | |
The fifth annual Northern Berkshire Relay for Life turned out a record crowd on Friday night, May 21. More than 200 cancer survivors walked the red carpet for the traditional Survivors' Lap at Noel Field in North Adams.
Relay organizers said this was the biggest event yet, with more than 1,000 team members, friends and family raising $125,000 to date - up $1,000 just since Sunday. Donations can still be made by contacting Laura.Baran@cancer.org.
The top team so far is Everday Heroes with $3,900; top individual fundraiser is Joan Bator of the Hike to Strike team with $1,386.
The weather was beautiful for this year's event, after last spring's rainy night. Still, the 2009 Relay raised
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