{"id":15267,"date":"2016-04-29T10:56:59","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T15:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/?p=15267"},"modified":"2016-04-29T10:56:59","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T15:56:59","slug":"mass-moca-events-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/mass-moca-events-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"MASS MoCA live events 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"social\">\n<ul>\n<li>Article by <a href=\"http:\/\/berkshirelinks.net\/contact-dave-read-berkshirelinks.html\" rel=\"author\" class=\"author\">Dave Read<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dcread\" class=\"author\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/davecread\" class=\"author\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA has converted a huge 19th century industrial complex, once home to Sprague Electric, into an assortment of performing arts venues to complement their principle mission in support of contemporary art.  Parallel to long-term exhibitions such as <em>Sol LeWitt: A Wall Drawing Retrospective<\/em>, which will be on view through 2033, MASS MoCA has developed recurring performing arts events, including <strong>Wilco&#8217;s Solid Sound Festival<\/strong>, <strong>Bang on a Can<\/strong>, and the <strong>FreshGrass Bluegrass Festival<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Featured artists and bands this season include Bang on a Can guest composer <strong>John Luther Adams, and FreshGrass headliners Old Crow Medicine Show, Glen Hansard, Ricky Skaggs &#038; Kentucky Thunder, Rosanne Cash, Aoife O\u2019Donovan, Alison Brown<\/strong>, and many more!. Following is a list of <strong>performing arts events at MASS MoCA in 2016<\/strong>: (<span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-expand\"><\/span> <strong>Denotes additional info.<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-md-6\">\n<li>MCLA Dance Co. | Fri., April 29, 8:30pm Sat., April 30, 2pm<\/li>\n<li>Teen Invitational, Reception on Friday, April 29, at 7pm On view through May 1<\/li>\n<li>Uncanny Valley: Photography Workshop for Teens | Wednesday, May 4, 4-7pm<\/li>\n<li>Boom Tic Boom! Drummer Worship | Saturday, May 7, 8pm<\/li>\n<li>Projet In Situ: The Round | Thursday &#038; Friday, May 19 &#038; 20<\/li>\n<li>Luna | Saturday, May 28, 8:30pm<\/li>\n<li>The National | Sat., June 11, 7pm<\/li>\n<li>Dan Zanes\u2019 Lead Belly Project | Saturday, June 18, at 2pm<\/li>\n<li>The Suitcase Junket | Saturday, June 25, at 8pm<\/li>\n<li>Ghost Train Orchestra | Saturday, July 2, at 8pm<\/li>\n<li>Joe Pera | Saturday, July 9, at 8pm<\/li>\n<li>The Triplets of Belleville | Saturday, July 16, at 8:30pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/rwc\/#bang\"><strong>Bang on a Can, Summer Music Festival 2016 | July 13 &#8211; July 30 <span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-expand\"><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Mariachi Flor de Toloache | Saturday, August 6, at 8pm<\/li>\n<li>Charles Bradley &#038; His Extraordinaires | Saturday, August 13, at 8pm<\/li>\n<li>Roomful of Teeth | Friday, August 19, at 8pm<\/li>\n<li>Sherlock Jr., with live score by the BQE Project | Saturday, August 20, at 8pm<\/li>\n<li>Rubblebucket | Saturday, August 27, at 8pm<\/li>\n<li>Everton Blender | Saturday, September 3, at 8pm<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/rwc\/#freshgrass\"><strong>FreshGrass Bluegrass Festival 2016 | September 16-18 <span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-expand\"><\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end row --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<h3>MASS MoCA box office, tickets, map, driving directions<\/h3>\n<div class=\"col-md-4\">\n<ul>\n<li>87 Marshall St.; North Adams, MA 01247<\/li>\n<li>Fall, Winter, Spring Hours: 11:00 a.m.\u20135:00 p.m. closed Tuesday<\/li>\n<li>Admission: $15 adults; $10 students; $5 children 6\u201316<\/li>\n<li>Phone: 413.MoCA.111<\/li>\n<li>Web: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.massmoca.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">massmoca.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col --><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-8\">\n[mappress mapid=&#8221;164&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; height=&#8221;250&#8243; adaptive=&#8221;true&#8221;]\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end col -->\n<\/div>\n<p><!--end row --><\/p>\n<p>        <a name=\"bang\"><\/p>\n<h3>2016 Bang on a Can schedule<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Brilliant musicians and composers inhabit the MASS MoCA campus for three rollicking weeks of innovative, unexpected, and ear-expanding music.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Special Festival Guest Composer, John Luther Adams | Gallery Recitals | Most Days, July 13-july 29 |  Space is limited. First come, first served.\n<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, July 16, 11:30am | KIDS CAN TOO!<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, July 23, 4:30pm | Pianist Vicky Chow plays compositions by Bang on a Can founders Michael Gordon, David Lang and Julia Wolfe, plus a world premiere by composer Chris Cerrone.\n<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, July 23, 8pm | Bang On A Can All-stars Play Brian Eno\u2019s Music For Airports<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, July 24, 4:30pm | Fellows and faculty perform John Cage\u2019s ethereal Atlas Elipticalis.<\/li>\n<li>Monday, July 25, 4:30pm | World Premiere Composer Concert, Over 40 young exciting composers and performers from around the world.<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday, July 26, 4:30pm | Martin Bresnick 70th birthday celebration.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, July 27, 4:30pm |  Bun-Ching Lam spins a virtuosic East \/ West fusion.<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday, July 27, 7pm | CONCERT AT THE LAKE, Bring a blanket. Windsor Lake, North Adams | Free<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, July 28, 4:30pm | Ashley Bathgate performs the explosive Bach Unwound, for solo cello, written by the Sleeping Giant collective.<\/li>\n<li>Thursday, July 28, 7:30pm | outdoor performance of Ten Thousand Birds, by renowned new music master, John Luther Adams.<\/li>\n<li>July 28 &#038; 29, 10pm | After Hours At The Chalet<\/li>\n<li>Friday, July 29, 4:30pm | Music for percussion by John Luther Adams.<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, July 30, 4\u201310pm | BANG ON A CAN MARATHON 6-hour festival finale<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bangonacan.org\/news_press\/bang_on_a_can_summer_festival_at_mass_moca_july_15_august_1\" target=\"_blank\">Bang on a Can tickets and info.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>    <a name=\"freshgrass\"> <\/p>\n<h3>2016 FreshGrass Lineup<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>FreshGrass is a family-friendly festival, brimming with bright talent on four stages, and also in our galleries, brick-lined courtyards, and grassy field, produced in partnership by <strong>MASS MoCA, the FreshGrass Foundation, and No Depression<\/strong>. <br \/>\n<strong>The 2016 Lineup:<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Old Crow Medicine Show,<\/li>\n<li>Glen Hansard,<\/li>\n<li>Ricky Skaggs &#038; Kentucky Thunder,<\/li>\n<li>The Devil Makes Three,<\/li>\n<li>Rosanne Cash,<\/li>\n<li>The Infamous Stringdusters,<\/li>\n<li>Doyle Lawson &#038; Quicksilver,<\/li>\n<li>Aoife O\u2019Donovan,<\/li>\n<li>Alison Brown,<\/li>\n<li>Frank Solivan &#038; Dirty Kitchen,<\/li>\n<li>Stephane Wrembel,<\/li>\n<li>John Reischman and the Jaybirds,<\/li>\n<li>Mr. Sun,<\/li>\n<li>Old Salt Union,<\/li>\n<li>Zoe &#038; Cloyd,<\/li>\n<li>Mile Twelve,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <strong>The Grass\u2019d Waltz: Alison Brown &#038; Friends Play the Music of The Band<\/strong>, 20 Emerging Artists, More than 50 bands in all! <a href=\"http:\/\/freshgrass.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">FreshGrass tickets and info.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article by Dave Read Facebook Twitter MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA has converted a huge 19th century industrial complex, once home to Sprague Electric, into an assortment of performing arts venues to complement their principle mission in support of contemporary art. 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