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DownStreet Art Calendar: June 26-2805:43PM / Friday, June 26, 2009
 DownStreet Art openings continue this weekend!
Thank you so much to everyone who came out last night for the DownStreet Art kick off celebration. And a very special thanks to all of the artists, curators, staff, sponsors, and volunteers who made this project possible. What a beautiful night it was! We look forward to sending you weekly e-mails to keep you posted on all of the upcoming DownStreet Art happenings.
The festivities of DownStreet Art's premiere continue this weekend featuring a number of gallery openings, performances and events across North Adams:
FRIDAY JUNE 26
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EXHIBITION
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2 Actors 10 Painters
Eclipse Mill Gallery
243 Union Street (Route 2), #102
Curated by Sharon Carson and Andrew Davis
On view June 26 through July 26
Opening reception Friday June 26, 6-8pm
www.eclipsemill.com
www.mainstreetstage.org
Ten painters from the region interpret two actors from the Main Street Stage company. The exhibition shows at Eclipse Mill Gallery and continues at the Main St Stage lobby. Opening night theatrics are anticipated.
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PERFORMANCE
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MASS MoCA: Roomful of Teeth
Club B-10
$12
8pm
www.massmoca.org
Roomful of Teeth, a group of eight young professional singers (trained in western classical vocal style) will perform after a residency with international experts in a range of styles-Tuvan throat singers, belting coaches from NYC, and a master yodler to name a few.
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SATURDAY JUNE 27
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EXHIBITION
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Tidal Lines: Paintings and Collages by Melissa Matsuki Lillie
Kolok Gallery
121 Union Street, Historic Windsor Mill
Opening reception Saturday June 27, 5-7:30pm
www.kolokgallery.com
Old Parisian aerial maps, tree branches and vines, rock fissures and crevices, tidal currents, and cellular structure are Lillie's inspiration. Through her use of bold colors and extensive layering she collapses all planes of both micro and macro matter into one.
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EXHIBITION
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SILVER LININGS: An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Danny O
North Adams Antiques Gallery
49 Main Street
(413) 662-2221
On view June 27 through Aug 29
Opening reception Saturday June 27, 5-7pm
A long-time resident of the Berkshires, and recently of Boston, the artist finds his inspiration in Pop culture, pawn shops, ‘Cash for Gold' bailbonds, palm readers and other false promises.
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EXHIBITION
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Berkshire Artists Colony: Artists of Beaver Mill 1
Historic Beaver Mill/BAC 2nd Floor Gallery
189 Beaver Street
(413) 664-9550
Opening reception Saturday June 27, 5pm
The Berkshire Artists Colony promotes the creation and advancement of local, regional, national and international contemporary art through artist residencies, exhibitions and public programming.
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PERFORMANCE
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Mass MoCA: Blonde Redhead
Courtyard C or Hunter Center.
Galleries open until 7:30 PM.
Standing room only.
$27 in advance/ $32 day of show
8pm
www.massmoca.org
These vaunted NYC underground rockers have shifted from dissonant noise explorations to dreamy pop over the course of their career, changing styles from one album to the next and always inspiring intense devotion from their fans.
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| SUNDAY JUNE 28 |
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Northern Berkshire Food Fest
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8th Annual Northern Berkshire Food Festival
Main Street, North Adams
Sunday, June 28, 12-4pm
(413) 664-6180
Main Street is closed off as area restaurants bring out their best! There will be micro-brews and wine tasting, live music, an antique car show and of course all of the DownStreet Art galleries will open.
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DownStreet Art is a program of the MCLA's Berkshire Cultural Resource Center and its partners, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, the Northern Berkshire Community Coalition, Scarafoni Reality and the city of North Adams. The program is made possible through lead sponsorship support provided by Greylock Federal Credit Union. Additional support is provided by: Adams Co-Operative Bank, Berkshire Bank, Edward Jones Investments, Gramercy Bistro, Papyri Books, Photoworks and The Porches Inn at Mass MoCA.
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