Adams, MA Local Guide

These Days: Elegies for Modern Times

This exhibition functions as a series of artistic poems that lament our troubling times. The poetic and musical tradition of the elegy comes from a sense of mourning but also an understanding or questioning of life's mysterious forces. Each of the artists in this exhibition present their own poetic lament for our entwined past, present and future along with a revelatory sense of how we can look ahead in a time that is politically, ecologically and culturally fraught. These Days creates an open field for the artists to poetically respond and create their own elegies which offer a sign of change, renewal and hope for a better tomorrow.

When: Jan 1, 2010 12 AM to Feb 26, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: Adults $15, Students $10, Children 6-16 $5, Children 5 and under Free * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00 )

These Days: Elegies for Modern Times

Apr 4, 2009-Feb 28, 2010 Building 4, Second floor Featuring: George Bolster, Chris Doyle, Micah Silver, Robert Taplin, Sam Taylor-Wood and Pawel Wojtasik In 1967 Jackson Browne penned the lyric: "These days I seem to think about/ How all the changes came about my ways/ And I wonder if I'll see another highway." As the world shifts around us in ways that are profoundly disorienting, Browne's song resonates. Bringing together six artists whose work is infused with that lyric's sense of wonderment, and with the poetic and musical tradition of the elegy, These Days: Elegies for Modern Times responds to today's changing world with installations, photographs, painting, sculpture and video. The exhibition is at once an extended lamentation, but also full of a revelatory sense of possibility and hope. Opening Saturday, April 4, 2009 the exhibition features work by George Bolster, Chris Doyle, Micah Silver, Robert Taplin, Sam Taylor-Wood, and Pawel Wojtasik. Two of the artists will exhibit works from the past year while the other four have created new installations specifically for the exhibition including two room-size works: a 12' tall, 36' diameter video panorama and a full-size chapel-like environment.

When: Apr 4, 2009 12 AM to Feb 28, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
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(Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00 )

Yes Men Fix the World

The Yes Men's latest work of frenzied film pranksterism is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business conferences and wreak havoc on the proceedings. Armed with little more than cheap thrift-store suits, the Yes Men squeeze raucous comedy out of all the ways that corporate greed is destroying the planet. It's Br�no meets Michael Moore, but for a good cause -- fixing the world! Club B-10. $8/$5 students

When: Feb 11, 2010 12 AM to Feb 11, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: $8/$5 students * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00 )

FREE DAY at MASS MoCA

The annual tradition continues as MASS MoCA throws the doors open for a full day of free gallery admission plus activities for all ages. Tours every half hour, demonstrations in the galleries, special art-making activities in Kidspace and the galleries highlight this day of celebration. Lickety Split will offer free birthday cake and ice cream tastings in the afternoon. Galleries open until 8:00 PM.

When: Feb 13, 2010 12 AM to Feb 13, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: Free! * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00 )

Afro-Cuban Hip-Hop Dance Party: Pedrito Martinez

Hip-hop and funk collide with Latin rhythms and Martinez's exceptional band will lay down the soundtrack for a party that will keep hips shaking late into the night. This young percussionist and vocalist, an alumnus of the stellar Latin fusion band Yerba Buena, draws upon his deep Afro-Cuban roots and other influences of the African Diaspora to profess his love for and devotion to the musical legacy of the Motherland. Co-presented by this year's Stalwart Originality conference at Williams College, which explores Afro-Cuban performance traditions. Hunter Center. Galleries open FREE until 8:00 PM. $15 adv/ $19 day of/ $10 students / FREE for kids under 12. Members 10% discount

When: Feb 13, 2010 12 AM to Feb 13, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: $15 adv/ $19 day of/ $10 students / FREE for kids under 12. Members 10% discount * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00 )

Jack Waldheim Band

Ages: All Ages

One Man Band

When: Feb 19, 2010 8 PM
Where: Freight Yard Pub in North Adams,Massachusetts
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(Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20 )

Jack Waldheim Band

Ages: All Ages

One Man Band

When: Feb 26, 2010 8 PM
Where: Freight Yard Pub in North Adams,Massachusetts
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(Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20 )

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

Age Limit: All Ages

Grace Potter and the Nocturnals

When: Mar 11, 2010 8 PM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
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(Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20 )

69� South: The Shackleton Project

This new work by the exciting young multi-media and marionette theater company Phantom Limb (Jessica Grindstaff and Erik Sanko, Co-Artistic Directors) tackles the extraordinary story of the Shackleton expedition. In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and 27 others set out to be the first team of explorers to cross Antarctica. After their ship, The Endurance, became frozen and was eventually crushed by the ice and sunk, they embarked on a harrowing two-year journey of survival in the harshest climate on earth. The production combines a dark aesthetic with fantastic music (Sanko was in the seminal jazz group The Lounge Lizards). Co-conceived with Kronos Quartet, the work is set to premiere in Fall 2011. Fresh from three weeks on location in Antarctica, the goal of their MASS MoCA residency will be to incorporate soundscape, puppetry, video and installation culminating in a live sound and video collage. Galleries open until 7:30 PM. Club B-10. $12 Members 10% discount

When: Mar 13, 2010 12 AM to Mar 13, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: $12 Members 10% discount * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00 )

Fraude: Mexico 2006

This controversial documentary feature from acclaimed director Luis Mandoki (When a Man Loves a Woman and Message in a Bottle) recapitulates--using in some instances footage from ordinary citizens-many of the irregularities, inconsistencies and misdeeds before, during and after the hotly contested election. A timely and compelling portrait of a problem that continues to undermine political succession around the world, from Iran to South America to Africa and beyond. In Spanish with English subtitles. Club B-10. $8 /$5 students.

When: Mar 25, 2010 12 AM to Mar 25, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: $8 /$5 students * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Thu, 25 Mar 2010 00 )

Jones Street Station

Jones Street Station, who have been opening for Ben Kweller on his recent tour, play their catchy originals with virtuosic mandolin jams and honky-tonk piano fillers, and top them with off-kilter, good-time harmonies. (Time Out New York) Legendary rock critic Greil Marcus said listening to them "is like running down a mountain on a switchback trail, the sound of surprise generating its own momentum. There's a punk glee inside the bluegrass craft -- and a punk vehemence inside the bluegrass smile. Galleries open until 7:30 PM.Club B-10. $12 adv/$16 day of /$10 students Members 10% discount

When: Mar 27, 2010 12 AM to Mar 27, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: $12 adv/$16 day of /$10 students Members 10% discount * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00 )

Sundance Institute Theatre Lab in performance

The Theatre Lab, one of the flagship programs of the Sundance Institute (which runs the film festival), brings together some of the top emerging playwrights, directors, and composers and gives them private, creative environments to devise new work with the support of dramaturgs, actors, and Sundance mentors. The Lab at MASS MoCA will culminate in a public event involving the mentors to the participants, an extraordinary collection of emerging and established talents the audience here might just get to be the first to experience the next Spring Awakening, Passing Strange, or I Am My Own Wife. Check massmoca.org for details. Galleries open until 7:30 PM.Club B-10. $12 adv/$16 day of /$10 students Members 10% discount

When: Apr 3, 2010 12 AM to Apr 3, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: $12 adv/$16 day of /$10 students Members 10% discount * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Sat, 03 Apr 2010 00 )

Stephen Petronio: I Drink the Air Before Me

Stephen Petronio celebrates his company's 25th Anniversary Season with the dynamic and elemental I Drink the Air Before Me, an evening-length work inspired by the power of extreme weather and storms, both atmospheric and internal. Widely regarded as one of the leading choreographers of his generation, sound, visual art and fashion collide in Petronio's dances to produce powerfully modern landscapes for the senses. Petronio's predilection for forward thinking popular music -- his dancers have moved to Rufus Wainwright and Antony -- is satisfied here by a score from the beloved young composer Nico Muhly. This presentation marks MASS MoCA's tenth annual co-presentation with Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. Galleries open until 7:30 PM on Saturday. Hunter Center. $38 orch/$32 mezz/ $20 students. Members 10% discount

When: Apr 9, 2010 12 AM to Apr 9, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: $38 orch/$32 mezz/ $20 students. Members 10% discount * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00 )

Kicking & Screening - Soccer Film Festival

As the biggest two weeks in world sport approach, join us for two days of screenings, panels, and performances celebrating the passion and pageantry of the beautiful game. Highlights include family friendly soccer matinees during school vacation week, an amazing team of soccer jugglers, a panel discussion with professional soccer players, officials, and filmmakers and more. Check massmoca.org for schedule and individual event prices. Galleries open until 7:30 PM on Saturday. Festival pass $25 adults/$15 students and kids. Individual events $8 adults/$5 kids. Members 10% discount

When: Apr 23, 2010 12 AM to Apr 23, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: Festival pass $25 adults/$15 students, kids. Individual events $8 adults/$5 kids. Members 10% off * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00 )

Exhibition Opening: Material World

Be the first to see this exhibition in which curator Susan Cross has invited six artists who use surprisingly modest materials to transform our second and third floor galleries. Meet the artists and join us in toasting their success at the opening reception sponsored by Barefoot Wines. Free to members/ $6 for not-yet-members

When: Apr 24, 2010 12 AM to Apr 24, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: Free to members/ $6 for not-yet-members * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Sat, 24 Apr 2010 00 )

Orgasm Inc.

In this shocking and hilarious documentary, filmmaker Liz Canner takes a job editing erotic videos for a drug trial for a pharmaceutical company that is developing what they hope will be the first Viagra drug for women. Soon her movie about science and pleasure morphs, as she begins to suspect that a cadre of medical companies might be trying to take advantage of women in pursuit of billion dollar profits, into something darker. Orgasm, Inc. is a powerful look inside the medical industry and the marketing campaigns that are reshaping our everyday lives around health, illness, and desire. Club B-10 $8 adults/$5 students

When: Apr 29, 2010 12 AM to Apr 29, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: $8 adults/$5 students * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00 )

Disfarmer

American portrait photographer Mike Disfarmer (1884-1959) operated a photography studio in Heber Springs, Arkansas, where for years locals and tourists lined up to have their picture made. Disfarmer used glass plate photography long after it was obsolete; when thousands of these glass plates were discovered in the 1970's, his photographs were acknowledged as a stunning achievement for their exquisite artistry, their profound empathy for their subjects, and their invaluable documentation of a way of life that has all but vanished. Director and designer Dan Hurlin has recreated a visceral sense of Mike Disfarmer's interior and exterior worlds, illuminating the contradictions in the life of this American hermit and portrait artist. The production features the American style of "tabletop" puppetry, projections of Disfarmer's photographs and images produced by old optical techniques, and a haunting score derived from antique recording technologies like Edison Wax disks. Galleries open until 7:30 PM. $19 advance/$24 day of/ $10 students Members 10% discount.

When: May 8, 2010 12 AM to May 8, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: $19 advance/$24 day of/ $10 students Members 10% discount. * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Sat, 08 May 2010 00 )

Disfarmer

American portrait photographer Mike Disfarmer (1884-1959) operated a photography studio in Heber Springs, Arkansas, where for years locals and tourists lined up to have their picture made. Disfarmer used glass plate photography long after it was obsolete; when thousands of these glass plates were discovered in the 1970's, his photographs were acknowledged as a stunning achievement for their exquisite artistry, their profound empathy for their subjects, and their invaluable documentation of a way of life that has all but vanished. Director and designer Dan Hurlin has recreated a visceral sense of Mike Disfarmer's interior and exterior worlds, illuminating the contradictions in the life of this American hermit and portrait artist. The production features the American style of "tabletop" puppetry, projections of Disfarmer's photographs and images produced by old optical techniques, and a haunting score derived from antique recording technologies like Edison Wax disks. Galleries open until 7:30 PM. $19 advance/$24 day of/ $10 students Members 10% discount.

When: May 9, 2010 12 AM to May 9, 2010 12 AM
Where: Hunter Center, MASS MoCA in North Adams,Massachusetts
Cost: $19 advance/$24 day of/ $10 students Members 10% discount. * contact the Venue listed below for ticketing information
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(Sun, 09 May 2010 00 )

Robin OHerin Acoustic Blues and Gospel

Ages: All Ages

May 28, 2010 The Freightyard Pub 8-11 pm tips appreciated Heritage Park north Adams, MA US 413-663-6547

When: May 28, 2010 8 PM
Where: The Freightyard Pub in North Adams,Massachusetts
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(Fri, 28 May 2010 20 )

Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival

The Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art is dedicated entirely to adventurous contemporary music. The faculty includes some of the most innovative musicians of our time. These are musicians who have dedicated their lives to commissioning, rehearsing, recording and performing music beyond the cutting edge. Participants will write itâ?"perform itâ?"think about itâ?"and, talk about it. The festival offers three weeks of immersion in recent music that has changed the world. Available studies include Balinese music workshops, improvisation, as well as performance coaching, master classes, music business seminars and more. Composers will have their works performed. Players will perform publicly in ensembles sitting alongside their teachers. There are daily performances in the museum galleries, free and open to the public. And the residency concludes with a six-hour blow-out Marathon Concert featuring performances by the student/faculty ensembles.

When: Jul 12, 2010 12 AM to Aug 1, 2010 12 AM
Where: North Adams, Massachusetts, United States in North Adams,Massachusetts
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(Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00 )

A Place for Color

Exhibition of figurative and abstract works by Boston/Cape area artists Cathleen Daly and Donald Beal. Opening reception with the artists on September 9, 2006, 5 PM - 7:30 PM.

When: Sep 6, 2012 5 PM
Where: Kolok Gallery in North Adams,Massachusetts
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(Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17 )