STOCKBRIDGE - The Norman Rockwell Museum will present "Feeling Groovy," part of its "Rhythms and Change" music and lecture series on Thursday, July 1, at 5:30 p.m. The band, Feeling Groovy, led by Arlo Guthrie's drummer Terry á la Berry, will perform music inspired by the British Invasion and American folk scene of the 1960s. Admission to the event is $12, $6 for Museum members, children free. To pre-register, please call 413-298-4100, ext.220.
Terry á la Berry is the comic drummer for David Grover and the Big Bear Band. He also fronts Terry á la Berry and Friends, alongside the mother and daughter team of musicians LuAnn and Jenelle Herring. Berry toured for fourteen years with 60s icon Arlo Guthrie, visiting the United States, Europe and Australia.
He appears on 10 of Guthrie's albums, including 1992's "Son Of The Wind" and the Grammy-nominated "Grow Big." He made a special appearance on Guthrie's latest album "More Together" (with Pete Seeger). As a writer and producer, Terry has written songs with Arlo Guthrie and Carly Simon. His first solo recording, "Surfing with Dinosaurs," was released in the summer of 1997. to join the array of children's music on the Big Bear label.
"Rhythms and Change" is a performance and lecture series inspired by "Hometown Hero, Citizen of the World: Rockwell in Stockbridge" and the changing American scene during the 1960s and 1970s. Programs are scheduled on Thursday evenings at 5:30 p.m throughout the summer.
On view through October 31, 2004
"Hometown Hero, Citizen of the World: Rockwell in Stockbridge"
Representing a rich selection of Rockwell's finest work at the culmination of his career, "Hometown Hero, Citizen of the World: Rockwell in Stockbridge" is the final exhibit in a critically acclaimed three-part series organized by the Museum about Rockwell's life, art and the communities in which he lived. Containing more than 60 original artworks, the exhibition examines different aspects of the artist's later career, including travels sketches from trips Rockwell took to India and Russia, and a look at the development of his controversial painting "Murder In Mississippi." The exhibition also contains rarely seen paintings such as "Mermaid" (1955), "The Oculist" (1956), "Red Sox Locker Room" (1957), "Easter Morning" (1959), "Window Washer" (1960), and "The Connoisseur" (1962), among others.
This exhibition has been generously sponsored by BerkshireBank. For over 150 years, BerkhireBank and its employees have sponsored the Berkshire Community through education, human services and the arts. BerkshireBank is proud to continue the tradition by supporting "Hometown Hero, Citizen of the World: Rockwell in Stockbridge."
For more information, the public is invited to call 413-298-4100, ext. 220. Visit the Museum's Web site at www.nrm.org.
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North Adams Selected for $2.5M Pilot 'Creative District' Program
Staff reports
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A $2.5 million grant for a "creative district" pilot is being seen as a way to leverage past studies and business and arts leaders' input to strengthen the revitalization of the downtown.
The three-year grant is from the Barr Foundation, a Boston-based philanthropic organization that aids communities in unlocking potential for creativity, growth and equity. The foundation partners with the Mass Development and has supported its Transformative Development Initiative program.
"We are just so excited about the opportunity to be part of the creative initiative," said Mayor Jennifer Macksey on Thursday. "Not being designated a gateway community, we thought that was going to hinder us, but Mass Development really came and circled around us.
"We've assembled a great team, and I'm very excited about the work that is going to be done."
This is a new economic development program, and will be used by North Adams to leverage arts and culture as drivers of equitable growth while supporting small businesses and creative entrepreneurs, and positioning the Northern Berkshires for future public and private investment.
"I think this is really going to launch our economic development model — develop it, plan it, and also, again, reach out to the business community, the art community, the municipal community, the residents, and get us all working together to grow North Adams," Macksey said.
One of the first things for the city will be to hire a creative district fellow to work alongside local partners and coordinate program implementation, strengthen collaboration across the district, and advance catalytic projects.
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