'Reclaiming Revolution' Exhibition Opens at Gallery 51

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) and MOSAIC will present "Reclaiming Revolution: Intersections of Remembrance and Resistance," a group exhibition exploring the role of art in social change.

The exhibition features senior capstone work by Max Fyfe, J.C. Innocent, Mannie McBride, Cleo Murphy, and Enaya A. Ogletree, addressing themes of heritage, grief, identity, sustainability, and transformation.

An opening reception will be held on Friday, May 2, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Gallery 51 as part of North Adams First Friday’s. Opening remarks and artist reflections are scheduled to begin at 5:45 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

The exhibition includes sculpture, animation, bookmaking, and painting. The artists aim to engage viewers in a conversation about art as a form of resistance, a tool for remembrance, and a means of envisioning a more just future.

Mannie McBride stated that his work connects to personal experiences and music. Cleo Murphy's series explores grief as a path to healing. Enaya Ogletree's work intends to prompt reflection on the history of cultural complacency regarding sexism and the objectification of women. Max Fyfe's work highlights the relationship between humanity and the environment. J.C. Innocent's work is inspired by Afrofuturism as a means to reclaim Black narratives and imagine a liberated future.

The exhibition will run through May 17.

North Adams OKs Liquor License for New Restaurant

By Tammy DanielsiBerkshires Staff
05:31PM / Friday, May 02, 2025

Jenny Klowden and Bryan 'Swifty' Josephs appear before the License Commission on Tuesday. The couple were approved for an all-alcohol license and expect to open Door Prize on Main Street in June. 

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A new restaurant will be opening in the Hotel Downstreet this summer. 

 

Door Prize, which previously had operated as a pop-up at Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, was approved for a full liquor license this week. 

 

Bryan "Swifty" Josephs and Jenny Klowden told the License Commission on Tuesday that they will be serving up "European comfort food." 

 

"So that means we're doing a lot of Eastern European stuff, so pierogies, stuff like that, but all the way to like Spanish food, paellas, things like that," said Klowden. "It's going to be also just lunch and dinner service to start. We're doing three days of lunch, which is Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and then dinner service Thursday through Saturday.

 

Josephs said they will be expanding service as they staff up and eventually offer dinner five or six nights a week and, by next summer, midweek lunch service as well. 

 

"We would like to apply for a full liquor license for cocktails, beer and wine to serve the hotel guests and the community," he said. "A restaurant with drinks with has a small bar in it, but focus on the restaurant food."

 

Door Prize will also offer a large non-alcohol beverage section, "because that seems to be the way things are going lately," said Klowden, and will have a heavy bar menu late night.