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  • The Student Activities Council (SAC) will host its annual Spring Concert on Monday, April 16 in Venable Gym. After two days of student voting last semester for both genre and artist, SAC ultimately booked the bands Four Year Strong and Mayday Parade. Four Year Strong, a group out of Worcester,...0April 12, 2012

    SAC Spring Concert takes stage next Monday

    The Student Activities Council (SAC) will host its annual Spring Concert on Monday, April 16 in Venable Gym. After two days of student voting last semester for both genre and artist, SAC ultimately booked the bands Four Year Strong and Mayday Parade. Four Year Strong, a group out of Worcester,…

  • On Thursday March 29, Gallery 51 revealed their latest art installation, the exhibit “Strange Soup”, which contained pieces centered on current events stirring in the political and pop culture world. Blunt political undertones mixed with bright colors and heavy texture sprang from the walls of Gallery 51 on Main Street....0April 5, 2012

    Strange Soup exhibit opens at Gallery 51, runs through April 22

    On Thursday March 29, Gallery 51 revealed their latest art installation, the exhibit “Strange Soup”, which contained pieces centered on current events stirring in the political and pop culture world. Blunt political undertones mixed with bright colors and heavy texture sprang from the walls of Gallery 51 on Main Street….

  • The Allegrettos brought the house down with their a capella show last weekend in Church Street Center with humor, depth, and some sweet song selection. The Allegrettos introduced their bare talent with no holding back. The voices of the a capella group were charismatic; everyone’s voice had a vision in...0April 5, 2012

    Allegrettos expand their catalog

    The Allegrettos brought the house down with their a capella show last weekend in Church Street Center with humor, depth, and some sweet song selection. The Allegrettos introduced their bare talent with no holding back. The voices of the a capella group were charismatic; everyone’s voice had a vision in…

  • MCLA students have a lot of say in what goes on here; it’s a student-programming oriented campus. For some students, it’s almost a must when it comes to being within the Arts Management community. The Performing Arts Management (PAM) class features lessons that analyze how entertainment is organized and produced...0March 22, 2012

    Arts Management class to stick with concert concept for PAM show in May

    MCLA students have a lot of say in what goes on here; it’s a student-programming oriented campus. For some students, it’s almost a must when it comes to being within the Arts Management community. The Performing Arts Management (PAM) class features lessons that analyze how entertainment is organized and produced…

  • Williams College Museum of Art is free to visit, much like the artistic expression that lies inside. Saturday, Feb. 4 was the gallery opening of “Asco: Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective” at the museum. Portrayed for upwards of a hundred people on the second floor of the collegiate museum,...0March 8, 2012

    WCMA showcases 1970s L.A. Chicano performance

    Williams College Museum of Art is free to visit, much like the artistic expression that lies inside. Saturday, Feb. 4 was the gallery opening of “Asco: Elite of the Obscure, A Retrospective” at the museum. Portrayed for upwards of a hundred people on the second floor of the collegiate museum,…

  • “It doesn’t matter if you’re black, or white; gospel is for everyone,” Juwonni “Jay” Cottle said. As co-director and founder of The Allegrettos, the junior sees only possibilities within song. “Our goal for the gospel group this semester is to teach that gospel is a positive thing in everyone’s life....0February 9, 2012

    Allegrettos prep for PBS competition

    “It doesn’t matter if you’re black, or white; gospel is for everyone,” Juwonni “Jay” Cottle said. As co-director and founder of The Allegrettos, the junior sees only possibilities within song. “Our goal for the gospel group this semester is to teach that gospel is a positive thing in everyone’s life….

  • Amidst the pair of flat screen TVs tuned on to college basketball, local eatery Public Eat + Drink was all about the music on Feb. 1. The good food and excellent drink was accompanied by the joint’s first open mic night, featuring local acoustic acts. MCLA students, alum, and Berkshire...0February 9, 2012

    Public hosts first music open mic night

    Amidst the pair of flat screen TVs tuned on to college basketball, local eatery Public Eat + Drink was all about the music on Feb. 1. The good food and excellent drink was accompanied by the joint’s first open mic night, featuring local acoustic acts. MCLA students, alum, and Berkshire…

  • Disclaimer: This editorial has no connection to guns, referendums, etc. Any and all English majors looking to deeply analyze and find a hidden meaning in this piece of writing, please cease and desist your actions immediately. Let’s be honest: there is such thing as a stupid question. However, stupid is...0February 9, 2012

    Commentary: Nora Weiss

    Disclaimer: This editorial has no connection to guns, referendums, etc. Any and all English majors looking to deeply analyze and find a hidden meaning in this piece of writing, please cease and desist your actions immediately. Let’s be honest: there is such thing as a stupid question. However, stupid is…

  • C. Ryder Cooley brought attention to the disappearance and death of animals using music, video images, and theatrical performances MCLA Presents! started this semester off with another encapsulating performance: “XMALIA.” It’s a word that is hard to pronounce, never mind understand. However, professional artist C. Ryder Cooley brought definition, as...0February 2, 2012

    XMALIA informs and entertains

    C. Ryder Cooley brought attention to the disappearance and death of animals using music, video images, and theatrical performances MCLA Presents! started this semester off with another encapsulating performance: “XMALIA.” It’s a word that is hard to pronounce, never mind understand. However, professional artist C. Ryder Cooley brought definition, as…

  • North Adams ushered in the holiday spirit Dec. 1 with “DownStreet Art on Ice,” which included a lit up Main Street and crowds of people beginning their holiday shopping. For another year in a row, with the assistance of DownStreet Art, Main Street became an active place long after the...1December 8, 2011

    DownStreet Art on Ice a mixed bag of fun

    North Adams ushered in the holiday spirit Dec. 1 with “DownStreet Art on Ice,” which included a lit up Main Street and crowds of people beginning their holiday shopping. For another year in a row, with the assistance of DownStreet Art, Main Street became an active place long after the…

  • You know what’s a shame about Main Stage’s production of “Urinetown”? The fact that the show didn’t open until it was too late to write a review in time for publication. “Urinetown” was a well-executed musical with talent from our own students. It contained messages to connect social and economic...0December 1, 2011

    ‘Urinetown’ a well-executed hit

    You know what’s a shame about Main Stage’s production of “Urinetown”? The fact that the show didn’t open until it was too late to write a review in time for publication. “Urinetown” was a well-executed musical with talent from our own students. It contained messages to connect social and economic…

  • The last musical most MCLA students saw was probably the “South Park” episode that parodied Broadway productions: a 30-minute, sexually explicit satire on the subtext most musicals profess through song and dance. Students in the Fine and Performing Arts department will be doing a similar thing with their production of...0November 17, 2011

    ‘Urinetown’ begins on Main Stage

    The last musical most MCLA students saw was probably the “South Park” episode that parodied Broadway productions: a 30-minute, sexually explicit satire on the subtext most musicals profess through song and dance. Students in the Fine and Performing Arts department will be doing a similar thing with their production of…

  • There is a lot to discover with the diversity and different cultures of our peers. From variations on traditions during the holidays to different foods that bring families to the dinner table, the Multicultural Student Society (MCSS) continually highlights the importance and fun of diversity here at the College. “Diversity...0November 17, 2011

    Multicultural Student Society provides fun and diversity

    There is a lot to discover with the diversity and different cultures of our peers. From variations on traditions during the holidays to different foods that bring families to the dinner table, the Multicultural Student Society (MCSS) continually highlights the importance and fun of diversity here at the College. “Diversity…

  • Culturing yourself is as simple as heading down to Mass. MoCA. No, I am not talking about walking through Sol LeWitt for the millionth time, or craning your neck to take in those cool upside down trees all over again. What I am talking about was getting close, real close,...0November 10, 2011

    Salsa Dura Dance Party gets everyone shakin’

    Culturing yourself is as simple as heading down to Mass. MoCA. No, I am not talking about walking through Sol LeWitt for the millionth time, or craning your neck to take in those cool upside down trees all over again. What I am talking about was getting close, real close,…

  • Yorick, MCLA’s Shakespeare performance group, has done it again. And by ‘it,’ the club showcased the popular play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” this past weekend in downtown North Adams. Evenly mixed with both new and familiar talent, audiences got to witness Yorick get back to basics and perform one of...0November 10, 2011

    Yorick gets back to basics with ‘Midsummer’

    Yorick, MCLA’s Shakespeare performance group, has done it again. And by ‘it,’ the club showcased the popular play, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” this past weekend in downtown North Adams. Evenly mixed with both new and familiar talent, audiences got to witness Yorick get back to basics and perform one of…

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