Fiona Breslin reports from Pittsfield. Women donned cat eye glasses, men greased back their hair, and the young ladies roller skated proudly around the gym at the Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center on Friday, January, 18, for the Go Girl Sock Hop dance. The Happy Days-themed evening benefited Girls Inc. of the Berkshires, the core program of the Center. The dance included live jukebox, chart-topping hits performed by the Jeff King Band, which, of course, drew couples to the dance floor. Soda pop and other delicious bites were provided by Mazzeo’s Ristorante. A costume contest, auction, and enthusiastic chaperones completed the nostalgic picture. Since 1945 Girls Inc. has been a nationally recognized organization that encourages girls to be strong, smart, and bold. A Friday night gymnasium dance was a classic way to honor the great American nonprofit.
Rizzo, Jan, and Frenchie aka Brigham Center board members: Carla Prendergast, Jodi Phillips, and Joan DiMarteno; Jay Marion and Brigham Center executive director Kelly Marion.
Brigham Center board member Karen Sinopoli with John R Sinopoli, John M. Sinopoli, and Barbara Sinopoli; the girls of Girls Inc. take a ride in an old fashioned T-Bird automobile.
The Pink Ladies of the Brigham Community Center.
Steve Supranowicz, board president Dianne Supranowicz, Steve Prendergast, and Linda Supranowicz; everybody on the dance floor.
Pam Malumphy and Elena Nuciforo; dance enthusiasts Govinda Wasserman and Minerva Campbell.
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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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