North Adams Artists' Co-OP Gallery

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - The North Adams Artists' Co-Op Gallery invites the public to the second in series of four Artists' Talks and Demonstrations to be held at the Gallery on 33 Main Street, North Adams at 4 p.m. on Wednesday August 12.

The talk is free to the public and refreshments will be served. This talks features the work of collage artists Debi Pendell who is an internationally recognized artist who teaches classes and workshops - mixed media collage; drawing; acrylic painting; and papier mache sculpture, masks & vessels - for both adults and children in various locations in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Pendell’s artist talk at the North Adams Artist Co-Op, where she is an exhibiting member, coincides with a solo exhibition of her work at Gallery 51 from July 30 - August 23. She will present and discuss her work and answer questions from the audience.

Pendell’s multi-layered paintings explore juxtapositions and relationships, representation and abstraction. Hazy, imaginary landscapes are layered with text in a variety of forms and applications. Concentrating on abstract artistic elements in combination with materials and processes, Pendell plays with symbols of both visual art and language and how people “read” them and make meaning from them.


The North Adams Artist Co-op is one of 27 different galleries participating in this year’s DownStreet Art. DownStreet Art is a public art project designed to revitalize downtown North Adams.

For additional information, please contact 413-664-4003 or e-mail to naacogallery@gmail.com.
NAACO web site:  http://www.naacogallery.com.
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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting a smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settle neighborhood.

The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries. 

"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m. 

The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation. 

Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call. 

"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said. 

Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze. 

 

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