Fiona Breslin reports from Stockbridge.Berkshire Creative's SPARK! can be described as a night time networking event that feels more like the most perfect cocktail party. It is always hosted in a new and different divine atmosphere among the eclectic company of interesting and talented individuals with a charming and enthusiastic host (Berkshire Creative board chair Cathy Deely, left, pictured with gallerist Lauren Clark, underneath a wall of art deco, Vintage T.V. Lamps) there to greet you. The Tuesday, February 26, SPARK!, was no exception. The always free event was hosted at the newly renovated Maple Glen house, at the Red Lion Inn and included hors d’oeuvres, an educational speed-speaker series from potter Daniel Bellow , G + R Consulting's Michelle Gillett, and artist Ken Green of Museum Facsimiles. There was also the opportunity for guests to peek around the rooms and chat, which unfolded naturally as everyone from local writers, designers, business owners, and more were in the house to learn and participate in the event that aims to SPARK! community and collaboration among Berkshire creatives.
Britney Daniels, Brittany Gabel, and The Red Lion Inn's Stephanie Gravalese-Wood; Tom Whitman and Maya Baron.
Artist Peter Dudek and Rena Zurofsky; Denise Chandler, arts journalist Leo Mazzeo, and Margaret Kerswill.
Terry Wise, graphic designer Abby Tovell, Robin Catalano, and gallerist Cassandra Sohn.
Interior designer Carol Newton Rumph with Scott Harrington and Maya Baron; actor Lisa Avery and Cathy Deely.
G + R Consulting's Nina Ryan and Michelle Gillett; Nikki O'Neil and Derrick Holt.
Artist Michael Vincent Bushy and Allan Phoenix; Abby Tovell and Richard Briarcliff.
Nina Ryan, Rena Zurofsky, and communications consultant Ellen Lahr.
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Matteline deVries-Dilling, founder of Lite Brite Neon, one of the evening's honoree of this year's Upstate Benefit adresses the gala from the Caboose's caboose.
- Karen Pearson. Courtesy Art Omi.
Olana senior vice president and landscape curatorMark Prezorski, president Sean Sawyer, The evenings honoree Kristin Gamble and New York State Assemblymember Didi Barrett.
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