Though its not happening at MASS MoCA, we recommend a FREE concert taking place at 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 16, at the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield. MASS MoCA regulars will recognize the jazz musicians performing with Evan Lurie in an improvisatory concert inspired by To Kill A Mockingbird, with accompanying clips from the classic film.  Charlie Burnham who performed here just two months ago with Hidden City is part of the group as is Steve Bernstein who’s graced our stage more than once  — first as part of Sex Mob who played for the opening of the Vienna Project in May 2002 and more recently as part of the Millenial Territory Orchestra accompanying Laurel & Hardy films in August 2007.

Evan Lurie is an internationally known musician and composer for over 20 films, the musical director of the award-winning children’s television series “The Backyardigans”, and a co-founder of the groundbreaking alt-jazz ensemble, the Lounge Lizards.

The concert is FREE.  Come early and visit our table at downtown Pittsfield’s Third Thursday!

Our neighbors at Cafe Latino offer fall fun in the form of KARAOKE on Thursday, October 16 starting at 9:30.  They’ve got TNT Productions providing the karaoke machine and they have literally thousands of songs to choose from so you can showcase your musical stylings on everything from the Everly Brothers to the Jonas Brothers. Stop by to perform or just to listen.

There are just a few more days to save on merchandise at Hardware: The MASS MoCA Store.  Our new store manager Jodi Joseph has marked down many items by 40% including items for the young

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I should admit that I am a reality TV show closet junkie.  Especially if the show is model related. The posing, the outfits, the drama. I eat it all up and at the end of the season am always left wanting more.

A few weeks ago we got in a shipment of brand new tee shirts for HARDWARE the MASS MoCA Store and I jumped at the chance to take our very own photos for the weekly e-mail blast. I asked a few of our interns to be the models for a quick photo shoot and we were off. All of us had a lot of fun thinking up poses and we were lucky enough to use the  LeWitt drawing that is at the top of the stairs on the 2nd floor (the only drawing currently on view) as a backdrop.

We ended up with a great photo, but I thought it might be fun to show off the new shirts in the photos we didn’t use.

Store mannequins.

An attempted in-air shot.

Showing off the designs.

Oops, eyes closed.

These shirt designs, two NEW Badlands and one Eastern Standard , are on sale in HARDWARE the MASS MoCA store now for $20 a piece.

Cheers,

Brittany