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August 11, 2004
Space Cadets Workshop for Kids
(North Adams, Mass.) -- Every aspiring young astronaut and solar system enthusiast will enjoy this hands-on workshop. Inspired by pioneer performance artist Laurie Anderson, children will be given the opportunity to compose their own multi-media presentation based on space travel. The sky is the limit when it comes to creating sounds and images similar to what kids might dream about in space. Everyone can be a space explorer! "Space Cadets" will take place in the rehearsal hall on Saturday, September 11 from 1-2:30 P.M. and is open to children ages 6 and up.
Studying violin since his youngest years, Eric Buddington knows string. A lively fiddle-player, Eric has performed contra dance music with the Flying Garbanzos and the Williams College group Rude Cider. He also has tapped his foot along with ragtime, tango, and English country dance music with Spare Parts, folk rock with Eric Underwood Band, and medieval music with the Early Muses. Eric also occasionally plays the wooden flute. Eric describes his music as, "easy to play and have fun with." Recently opened on the MASS MoCA campus, Northern Berkshire Creative Arts is eager and excited to join the MASS MoCA community. The mission of Northern Berkshire Creative Arts is to provide a broad range of studio classes in the creative arts, both traditional and contemporary, offered to all members of the Northern Berkshires and surrounding communities. The goal of the program is to encourage and to nurture the experience of active participation in the arts for all individuals. Starting June 28, NBCA will offer a full range of summer camps and classes in the creative arts running through August 14. For more information call 413.663.8338 or e-mail sfarrell@nbcreativearts.org.Admittance to the Space Cadets workshop is free with museum admission. Museum admission is $9 for adults, $3 for kids between six and sixteen, and free for children under six. Admission is free for members. Space is limited, so advance reservations are required (even for members). Reservations can be made through the MASS MoCA Box Office located off Marshall Street in North Adams from 10 A.M. until 6 P.M. every day. Reservations can also be made over the phone by calling 413.662.2111 during Box Office hours or purchased anytime at www.massmoca.org.
MASS MoCA, the largest center for contemporary visual and performing arts in the United States, is located off Marshall St. in North Adams on a 13-acre campus of renovated 19th-century factory buildings.
For Immediate Release
Contact: Katherine Myers
(413) 664-4481 x8113
katherine@massmoca.org
MASS MoCA 87 Marshall Street North Adams, Mass. 01247 413.MOCA.111