What do all generations have in common? They all have a love of creativity, a big dance floor, an open bar, and a good cause. Twentysomethings, thirtysomethings, fortysomethings, fiftysomethings, sixtysomethings, and seventysomethings partied together at the IS 183 Hair Ball on March 14 at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox. Basically a Berkshires mardi gras, the annual party is a bright spot during mud season with all the proceeds benefiting IS 183 Art School, a not-for-profit arts center where all generations learn and create together.
Vicki Bonnington and David Schecker hosted one of the pre-ball dinners at Haven in Lenox, but changed into new outfits for the ball; Scott Barrow and Karen Beckwith
Furniture maker Peter Thorne made a wig out of poplar shavings; Bill Barong
Kelley Vickery, IS 183 executive director Hope Sullivan, Elizabeth Aspenlieder
The mustachioed Caitlin & Mitch Nash; Tommy & Suky Wurman both colored their gray hair for the party—he chose brown and she chose blue.
Reba Evenchik; Michelle Gillett, who made her headpiece from live ferns attached to a shower cap, and Jamie Berg.
Photographer Heather Cachat, whose pictures of the party will be sold online to benefit IS 183, and Jenn Smith.
Professor emeritus Arthur Collins and Nancy Magnusson; Najwa Drury, Victoria Vining and Lauren Fitts.
Bethann Shannon, who designed her hat as well as the "Got Hair?" headpiece for Williamstown carpenter Dave Deming.
Volunteer bartenders Maggie Mailer and John Wendling wore salon attire.
Kris Anderson had a headful of Barbies; Nancy Fitzpatrick and Lincoln Russell
Dan "Donald Trump" Mahoney and Sean McLaughlin; Molly Boxer and Carolann Patterson.
Volunteer bartenders Bess Hochstein in curlers with Jeff Volzer; Karen Arp-Sandel and Michelle Quigley.
Vicki Bonnington and her consort , David Schecker, in their second costume change of the evening.
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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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