Mass MoCA Presents TRIBE: Marks RED Open Rehersal Experience

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA) presents award-winning choreographer Shamel Pitts with Marks of RED.
 
The event, which marks the fourth chapter of Pitts' RED series exploring Black embodiment, aliveness, and human connection, will be held on March 7, at 7 pm.
 
According to a press release:
 
A work of magical realism narrated by and featuring the viewpoints of six women, Marks of RED is an Afrofuturistic meditation on the "womb space," divining the effect that memory has on our experiences, senses, bodies, reality, and imaginative possibilities. This multidisciplinary work includes scenic designs by Mimi Lien, projection lights by Lucca Del Carlo, and production by TRIBE arts collective.
 
Co-Presented by Jacob's Pillow
 
Tickets are $46 advance, $56 week-of, $66 preferred; members receive 10 percent off

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Northern Berkshire United Way: War and Peace

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
Northern Berkshire United Way is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Each month, we will take a look back at the agency's milestones over the decades. This first part looks at its successes and challenges during the war years.
 

The Community Chest started the decade on the upswing but ended with a decline in fundraising. A bright spot was its establishment of new agencies to help the citizens of North Adams and Clarksburg. 
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The North Adams Community Chest ended its first decade on an upswing, even as the clouds were darkening over Europe.
 
But what goes up, must eventually come down. 
 
The 1940 campaign drive again set a goal of $39,600 and volunteers toted up $23,000 at the first meeting.
 
James Hunter Machine was the first to attain 100 percent enrollment with annual gift of $6.13 per person for a total of $1,275. Some 200 businesses and organizations hit their red feather level of 100 percent, including all of the schools as well as State Teachers College. 
 
The litany of businesses and organizations included long-gone establishments such as Simmons Funeral Home, Spofford Motors, McCann Ice Cream Co., C.H. Cutting, West End Market, Apothecary Hall, Florini's Italian Garden, and Pizzi's, along with still existing enterprises like Whitney's Beverage Shop, Cascade Paper and Mount Williams Greenhouse.
 
The now annual dinner was served by the Ladies Aid Society of First Congregational at the YMCA, and attendees were entertained by singers from the Advent Christian Church, directed by the Rev. Martin Ball and accompanied by his wife on the piano. "Assisting in useful capacities" were YMCA junior members Howard Goodermote, Roy Modlinger, Fred Myers, Norman Remillard, George Grenier, Wallace Konopka and Anthony Pessolano.
 
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