Arts Madison Cunningham Brings "Ace" to Mass MoCA The Grammy-winning guitarist's third Verve Forecast record traces heartbreak and recovery in real time, with support from Sunflower Bean's Julia Cumming By Jamie Larson •
Arts Boy Harsher Headlines Basilica Soundscape at Basilica Hudson The Northampton darkwave duo, fresh off their major-label debut "Get Mean," plays with Choir Boy and Evanora Unlimited By Jamie Larson •
Style The FleaHive Market Brings Secondhand Style to North Adams Vintage, upcycled, and handmade vendors take over Hotel Downstreet for a curated market. By Jamie Larson •
Arts After Two Breakout Hollywood Scores, Son Lux Previews New Personal Album at Mass MoCA The Oscar-nominated trio behind the "Everything Everywhere All at Once" score plays "Out Into" live, with a vinyl signing and video installation to follow. By Jamie Larson •
Food Charmingly Neurotic "New Yorker" Cartoonists Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein Bring Their Kitchen Nightmares to MASS MoCA Two New Yorker cartoonists sit down with museum director Kristy Edmunds on October 17 to talk about the thing hiding at the back of everyone's refrigerator, ahead of their new book's release. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Jay Jurden Brings His Hulu Special to Mass MoCA The Mississippi-born, New York-based comedian, fresh off "Yes Ma'am" and a stint writing for "The Problem with Jon Stewart," headlines Club B10. By Jamie Larson •
Photo by Timothy Hursley courtesy of MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects. Style Porches' New Wing was Designed to Honor the Berkshires’ Rural and Industrial Past, and Porches of all Kinds The FreshGrass Annex, the new addition to Porches Inn by MacKay-Lyons Sweetapple Architects, translates North Adams's mill-town roofs and local Shaker heritage into a new hotel wing that’s capturing our attention. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Bang on a Can's LOUD Weekend Closes Out the Festival at Mass MoCA with Blast Over 70 musicians perform across three days—Philip Glass reimagined, a new chamber opera, and the resurrection of a legendary British big band. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Amanda Lovlee Holds a Pep Rally for Two Trees at Mass MoCA "Homecoming" opens in Courtyard A with bleachers, pep rallies, and a three-year assisted plant migration residency. By Jamie Larson •
Arts "Nonstop Bodies: How Dance Shaped New York City" at Mass MoCA Brooklyn writer Rennie McDougall discusses his debut book in the R&D Store By Jamie Larson •
Arts "Spatial Poems" Open at MASS MoCA "Spatial Poems" opens at Mass MoCA with work by Cecilia Vicuña, Sam Frésquez, and Lola Ayisha Ogbara. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Wilco, Big Thief, Laurie Anderson: MASS MoCA 2026 Season Gets Loud in North Adams Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival returns for its 9th year. And a pep rally for two trees. By Jamie Larson •
