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Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Bi-Weekly Newsletter: July 18, 2024

Arts and Entertainment

July 29, 2024

From: Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art

Pick your day - any day. Summer is in full swing at MASS MoCA. Single-day tickets to LOUD Weekend are rolling out, with Thursday, August 1, tickets available now (check out the daily schedule here). FreshGrass single-day tickets are on sale too - visit our website for the full lineup and to lock yours in for one day or the full weekend. Beyond festivals, we've got comedian Dulcé Sloan in the Hunter Center tomorrow, a Sip & Shop with Beyond Plastics, riverside Chalets (above) kicking into high gear Thursdays with a pairing of author talks in the R&D Store on the side, extended showtimes for immersive experience The Plastic Bag Store, and lots more ahead!

Remember, MASS MoCA's air conditioning is always free with admission, and we're open every day but Tuesdays, 10am–5pm. Come beat the heat in our galleries - see what's on view.

Coming Up at MASS MoCA

The Chalet

Thursdays through August 29, 6–10pm

MASS MoCA's riverside summer fun spot returns when we fire up The Chalet on Thursday nights in July and August. Taking place outdoors in Courtyard C and indoors in Building 8, The Chalet is a beer garden that features live performances and a bar designed from objects in artist Dean Baldwin’s 2013 Oh, Canada exhibition. (Note: No Chalet August 1 - join us at LOUD Weekend!)

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Single-Day Tickets On Sale Now

LOUD Weekend

August 1–3

The annual Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival is around the corner! Renowned special guests, BoaC faculty & young players perform a series of playful and heady collisions of jazz, classical, rock and beyond. Join us leading up to the festival for pop-up concerts in the galleries through July 30.

Thursday passes just went on sale, and full-festival tickets are still available! Lock in prices before they go up the week of the festival.

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FreshGrass

September 20–22

FreshGrass is back this September with the best in bluegrass and roots music filling the fields, courtyards, and galleries of MASS MoCA (free gallery admission included with all tickets!). With world premieres, emerging artist competitions, farm-fresh food, local brews, and pop-up jam sessions, these are three days of festival magic produced in partnership by MASS MoCA, the FreshGrass Foundation, and No Depression.

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Extended by Popular Demand!

The Plastic Bag Store

Building 1

MASS MoCA, in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival, is thrilled to extend The Plastic Bag Store in Building 1 through November 3, 2024. Created by artist Robin Frohardt, this immersive, multimedia experience melds installation art, theater, film and a whole lot of humor to spark critical reflection on our culture of consumption and convenience.

Advance tickets, priced at $25 and separate from museum admission, required. Discounts are available for MASS MoCA Members, kids ages 6–16, and Williamstown Theatre Festival donors. Not yet a member? Join today and save.

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