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An AI-assisted commencement and blending art with tech
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's bicentennial commencement will feature a special guest, brought to life with the help of artificial intelligence technology. Students at Union College blend traditional fine art with advanced technology. And an indigenous student graduating from a South Dakota high school shares his ideas with an international audience. ————...
PREVIEW: Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials come to The Stationery Factory on Friday, May 17
Dalton — Chicago bluesman Lil’ Ed Williams is coming to The Stationery Factory on Friday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m., with his band The Blues Imperials. Chicago blues has been described as Delta blues electrified, Muddy Waters being one of its chief progenitors. Lil’ Ed and The Blues Imperials have been playing Chicago blues together for over 30 years, with their roots going back to blues guitarist J. B. Hutto (Ed’s uncle), who helped Ed put his first band together. Since 1989, the band’s lineup has been Williams on lead guitar and vocals, Michael Garrett on rhythm guitar and vocals, James Young on bass, and Kelly Littleton on drums. “We’re not band members,” says Williams, “we’re family, and families stay together.”
Berkshire Community Land Trust To Show Film, Host Panel
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Berkshire Community Land Trust's Farmsteads for Farmers will show the award winning regenerative farming film "Kiss the Ground" followed by a panel moderated by Katy Sparks (Edible Natural World) with Berkshire County farmers on May 19 at 4:00pm. Farmers Anna Houston (Off the Shelf Farm),...
Clark Art: Call For Community Artists
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute seeks local emerging artists to facilitate a collaborative mural activity as part of its summer art-making program, Guided by Glass: Weekly Drop-In Art-Making. Artists have the opportunity to develop mural designs and facilitate collective mural-making with the public. On Thursdays in July...
Clark Art Exhibit Explores Imperialism, Lost History of South America
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute's newest exhibition "Invisible Empires" will run through Sept. 22 in the galleries of the Lunder Center at Stone Hill. Artist Kathia St. Hilaire uses mixed mediums, including printmaking, painting, collage, and weaving, to explore the lost Haitian history and culture she has heard as tales told by her parents and investigates how imperialism persists today in subtler forms.
BArT Theatre Presents 'The Addams Family: A Musical Comedy'
ADAMS, Mass. — BArT Theatre announced its spring musical production of "The Addams Family" at BArT Charter Public School. The show will run on Thursday, May 16 and Friday, May 17 at 7:00 pm, with a matinee performance on Saturday, May 18 at 4:00 pm. The school will present...
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