Ever wonder what fashion look would rise from the ashes of a nuclear catastrophe? No? Actually, neither have we, but enthusiastic supporters of IS 183 clearly gave the matter a lot of serious thought when they assembled their costumes for the art school's Radioactive Bodega fundraiser in Pittsfield on Saturday, March 6. They shopped. They pulled it together. They worked it in front of mirrors the length and breadth of Berkshire County and beyond. In the end, everyone glowed, especially when they smiled, except for the Mad Max manqués who preferred to glower. Best survival tip: the colander as the protective headgear. So handy.
Alice Keegan, Jim Armstrong, Jeanne Baccoli, and Patty Mangano; Arthur Cape, Didier Steven, Lauren Fitts, and David Slick
Ellen Kelly, Maggie Welch, Sheila Irvin, Shannon Nichols; Jay & Bill Tobin
John Thier; Alan Bauman, IS 183 board member Mary Garnish, Seth Rogovoy
Melissa Lillie, Danielle Steinmann and Mary Garnish; Ryan Weightman, Petria May, and Hilton Hollis
Michelle Quigley, Heather Pictrowski, Chris Connell, Dawn Connell, and Matthew Pictrowski
Nancy Fitzpatrick and Lincoln Russell; Tom Werman
Reid White; Lisa Cavender and Nick Kiersted
Mary Nash and Kelley Vickery; Matthew & Catherine Mendel
Kerry Wrenn; Eric & Carol Haythorne
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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.
- Oxygen House Photo
