It was, appropriately, an evening of cultural dissonance. Supporters of IS 183 Art School of the Berkshires (including Karen Lee and Jeremy Goodwin, left) gathered at the boozy Brick House Pub in Housatonic, MA, to preview some of the fine art that will be part of the silent auction at the school's annual masquerade fundraiser on March 6. The festive dance party's counterintuitive theme—"Radioactive Bodega"— inspired the organizers to show fine art in an improbable frat house setting, a saloon where the light fixtures over the pool tables say "Budweiser" and the specialty of the house is Buffalo chicken wings.
Sandy Cleary-Wade and her childhood friend, photographer Kevin Sprague; Marnie Barris & Jeanet Ingalls
Berkshire Living's Mary Garnish with law student Alex Sohn & Cassandra Sohn, who teaches at IS 183.
Leslie Milton & David Rosenthal; IS 183 stalwarts Vicki Bonnington & David Schecker.
IS 183 executive director Hope Sullivan with Radioactive Bodega silent auction co-chairs Robin Seeley & Orit Kadosh.
Williamstown Theatre Festival's Carolann Patterson with Katie Johnson of Barrington Stage Company and Reed White; Albert Halpern of SoMA Catering with Debbie Guhl.
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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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