Clark Art Plans a British Invasion
WILLIAMSTOWN - The Clark Art Institute brings back the swinging '60s for its next "Clark After Dark" event on Friday, Feb. 29.The mods wear three-button suits and ride scooters, the rockers wear leather jackets and ride motorcycles, and the Beatles are in for a hard day's night - its "The British Invasion." The event runs from 8 to midnight; admission is $10 ($8 per member), and you must be 21 or older to enter.
There will be go-go girls on the dance floor while Boston-based DJ Peter Hallisey spins the best of '60s British rock - the Beatles, The Who, the Kinks, and the Rolling Stones. Participants are invited dress in paisley shirts, bell bottoms and granny glasses; love beads will be supplied. They'll also be be able to create Union Jack pins and love beads or don a temporary tattoo.
Cornish pasties, fish fingers and chips, bangers in blankets, English trifle, and ginger scones with sweet butter and jam will be available. The cash bar will offer specialty gins, red and white wines, and English beer. Complimentary soft drinks will be available.
The galleries will be open for a look at British images by Gainsborough, Turner and Constable from the Manton Collection.
The evening kicks off with The Who's "Quadrophenia" (1979, 115 minutes, rated R) at 5:45 p.m. This coming-of-age drama follows Jimmy, a young and disillusioned working-class rebel trying to find himself in London circa 1964. A scooter-riding, pill-popping, sharp-dressed kid, Jimmy and his fellow Mods face off against the Rockers in defense of their lifestyle and identity.
Clark After Dark wil go back to "The Roaring '20s" on March 28.
The Clark is at 225 South St. The galleries are open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 to 5; admission is free through May. For more information, call 413-458-2303 or visit www.clarkart.edu
