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Decades after Janis Ian “learned the truth at seventeen,” sad girl music has become a genre-spanning library on Spotify. Log on to find “sad girl workout,” “sad girl country,” and of course, ‘tis the season, “sad girl autumn,” indie anthems for when twilight falls early over the dead leaves and the season depression wraps you up in your unwashed duvet. These playlists, often accompanied by images of sweater ‘n’ schoolgirl uniform-clad Rory of “Gilmore Girls” or Irish heartthrob Paul Mescal in the S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder) inducing “Normal People,” are where Soccer Mommy lives. “I’m so tired of faking, ‘cause I’m chained to my bed when they’re gone, watching TV alone ‘til my body starts aching,” sings 25-year-old Sophie Allison on her 2020 breakout track “circle the drain.” A former NYU student, Allison was raised in Nashville, Tenn., the music mecca most Southern up-and-comers dream of moving to and being discovered. Instead, she found her start in Yankee territory, playing gigs in Brooklyn’s up-and-coming (but now probably “arrived”) Bushwick neighborhood.
Soccer Mommy will performed at MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center in North Adams, Mass., on Nov. 5 at 8 p.m.
Northwest Corner Community Foundation’s matching grant program has selected 32 nonprofits to support this summer.
Among the groups is Sharon Hospital, Little Guild animal shelter, Salisbury’s SOAR enrichment program, Housatonic Youth Service Bureau, Grumbling Gryphons Children’s Theater, and Housatonic Child Care Center.
The matching campaign, known as Northwest Corner Gives, set varied goal amounts for each organization. NCCF will match donations up to the set amount through July 28.
Grumbling Gryphons was selected for a $10,000 campaign, meaning the first $5,000 will be matched. Artistic Director Leslie Elias said the funding helps with operational support and will be used for year-round theatrical programming, such as the upcoming Aug. 3 performance of “The Snow Queen” at Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury.
Sharon Hospital seeks to raise $25,000 to support its Senior Meals program. Offering individuals aged 65 and older a nutritious meal—including entrée, two sides, soup or salad, dessert and a beverage—for just $5, the program provides meals during Hospital café hours but can expand with additional staffing.
To learn more and support local nonprofits, visit northwestcornergives.org
Doug and Melissa Landau of Sharon are thrilled to announce the marriage of their son, Zachary Wagner Landau, to Alisha Stanlee Cerel, daughter of Lori Cerel of Walpole, and Mark Cerel of Medway, Massachusetts. The wedding took place July 9, 2022. Landau’s parents, Melissa & Doug, announced their wedding in The Lakeville Journal in 1984, as did Landau’s three sisters.
Campers paddle out on the Twin Lakes in Salisbury.
FALLS VILLAGE — Housatonic Valley Regional High School’s halls are still occupied with students, despite summer vacation.
The Summer Mountaineer Experience is a free two week long camp for rising 6th through 9th graders in Region One. Running for the first time in 2021, it was designed to re-establish a sense of self and community through outdoor activities.
The goal of the camp is to give back what the COVID-19 pandemic took from students and create a space for children from all 6 towns to meet before the upcoming school year.
The Summer Mountaineer Experience is co-directed by Barbara Hockstader, Anne Macneil and Jill Pace, each of whom bring in a unique skill set.
Hockstader works in education technology, creating software that directly impacts teachers and school administrators. At the forefront of her work is promoting social and emotional learning. Macneil works as the athletic director at HVRHS and Jill Pace as the library and media specialist at Sharon Center School.
Instructing each group of campers are five high school students as well as Rea Tarsi, a school counselor at Kent Center and Cornwall Consolidated Schools. As “one big team,” they create daily programming that emphasizes learning by doing, specifically in the outdoors.
Overcoming ropes courses at Indian Mountain School builds confidence. Provided
Every morning campers participate in an outdoor activity off-campus. Campers can choose from a high ropes course at Indian Mountain School, paddle boarding and canoing on Twin Lakes, or various local hikes. The high ropes course was run by Eliza Statile, the Director of Outdoor Adventure and Education at IMS. Campers worked together to put on harnesses, hold the ladder and ropes, and cheer each other on. Both the catwalk and high multi-vine elements were open for them to climb. Those at Twin Lakes were instructed by Adam Mayer, Salisbury school teacher and owner of GO Paddleboard CT.
In the afternoons, campers engage in week-long intensive activities, all of which are based at the high school. The options include Art Garage, agriculture education, backyard games, super powers, and flying cloud.
This past week, campers in the ag-ed class learned about solar energy, went berry picking, and made whipped cream. These individual activities led up to the final day where campers baked homemade blueberry cobblers.
At the end of a hike, campers enjoy the view atop the Northwest Corner.Provided
The flying cloud group investigated electronegativity and the ways it is used in everyday life. To further conceptualize this idea, each camper made a speaker for their phones using wood, paper, wires, and magnets.
Super powers, run by Mary O’Neill, is a program for rising 9th graders to process the change that comes with switching schools. Before going home, campers were led through various reflective exercises.
Hockstader emphasized that all activities incorporate the four goals of the camp which are, “to have fun, make new friends, enjoy the outdoors together, and do something new.” “We want to let kids have a space to grow socially and emotionally through activities that they think are fun,” she said.
The camp is funded by a Berkshire Taconic grant and a Summer Mental Health grant from the state. All Star Bus Company is responsible for transporting campers to and from the high school. Hockstader said that the bus drivers “bend over backwards to ensure the safety of these kids.”