An Amsterdam based Mermaid is due to make her appearance at our HOOSAC RIVER LIGHTS IIa Event which is scheduled for Saturday, October 17 (OPEN STUDIOS WEEKEND) from 8 to 10PM.  Light Artists Inhye Lee, Rikayo Horimizu and Ganesh Ramanathan have been following Mermaid Beatrice over the past few weeks.  It appears that Beatrice has followed a fleet of Dutch ships into New York Harbor and up the Hudson River to Albany.  They came as part of last week’s massive celebration of the 400th Anniversary of Henry Hudson’s voyage.  Apparently instead of following the ships back down river Beatrice has gone north a bit to the mouth of the Hoosick River (known as the Hoosic, Hoosac and Hoosuck up here) and is making her way to North Adams to see the Sol LeWitt Exhibition at MASS MoCA.  Inhye has reported spotting Beatrice at the Hoosick Falls in New York and she is expected to arrive in North Adams around 8PM on the 17th.  If the evening air is warm enough Beatrice will try to exit the Hoosac River at Holden Street around 8:30PM.  This is a big one for North Adams as no Mermaid has ever been spotted so far inland before.  You don’t want to miss this – something to tell your grandkids about so bring your cameras.  It is reported that VP Joe Biden might come to North Adams to greet Beatrice.

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