Our primary excuse for our most recent trip was a Seun Kuti concert. Seun is the son of Fela Kuti, the legendary King of Afrobeat. In fact, Seun leads his father's former band Egypt 80. As you can see from the photo, the son projects the same revolutionary posture as his dad. But in live performance, he was jovial and personable. He puts on a great show. I highly recommend going to see him if you have the chance. Linked here are the details for his current North American tour, running through this coming Sunday.
There's always plenty going on at the museum. Our highlights this trip: The Plastic Bag Store, a multimedia experience created by Robin Frohardt (see photos) and The Cost of Industry, a video animation piece by Chris Doyle.
Our favored hotel, The Porches Inn, is almost worth the trip in itself. Built around what was once middle management housing for the factory, the Inn features a (sort of) heated pool and a hot tub, both outdoors and both open year-round. Hot water bathing has become a bit of a travel sub-hobby for us.
We'll definitely be back.
Sounds like an all around fabulous trip. I have never heard of Seun Kuti but the concert sounds great. The museum also sounds interesting! And it is always fun to stay at a favorite hotel. :)
ReplyDeleteI would imagine North Adams is closer to you than to me, actually. I highly recommend a visit.
DeleteWell, it's been way over 25 years since I was in North Adams. It appears a town I need to check out again. I've not heard of Seun Kuta, either.
ReplyDeleteThe museum is, in fact, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. I can hardly imagine what the town was like before the conversion from factory to museum. As a tourist, it's far and away the best reason to visit. Otherwise, there are certainly more charming towns in the Berkshires.
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