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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- On Wednesday, Oct. 22, the Clark Art Institute hosts a talk with author Bonnie Tsui, who discusses her 2025 book "On Muscle," in which she brings her signature blend of …
MANCHESTER -- Southern Vermont Arts Center (SVAC) announced the success of its annual Beaux Arts Fête, held Saturday, Sept. 6. This year’s gala brought together artists, patrons, and community…
Weston Theater Company concludes its 89th anniversary season with “The Twelfth Night Show,” a brand new musical very loosely based upon Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” Somehow, it captured the …
BENNINGTON — Vermont-based powerhouse Ali McGuirk brings her smoldering, soul-forward sound to Bennington Theater on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. for a night of unforgettable live music.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The Clark Art Institute’s Research and Academic Program (RAP) hosts a talk by Gabriele Finaldi (National Gallery, London / Class of 1974 Short-Term Fellow), director of …
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- On Wednesday, Oct. 22, the Clark Art Institute hosts a talk with author Bonnie Tsui, who discusses her 2025 book "On Mu…
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The Dorset Players will continue their historical run towards 100 seasons by opening their 98th with a popular modern offering, Heidi Schrek’s…
MANCHESTER — The 2025 Governor's Art's Awards were held September 17 at the Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- '62 Center for Theatre and Dance at Williams College, in a co-presentation with Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, is hosti…
WINHALL — The Mountain School at Winhall has been granted $4,000 to support a six-day residency with musicians Ida Mae Specker and Evangelia L…
SHAFTSBURY — Poet David Crews has written a poetry cycle inspired by his hikes on protected lands within the Hoosic River Watershed.
"It's a full length musical that treats Friedrich Nietzsche, the famous philosopher, as the 'Hamilton' musical treats Hamilton." explained Gee, flipping through the book of music that he composed for the upcoming show. "This is the first full production of a musical that we've had in six years."
BENNINGTON – Every time I take in a production at Bennington Theater, I wonder what new thing will be thrown at me that I didn’t expect.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- On Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 11:30 a.m., the Clark Art Institute presents Reflections, a monthly gallery experience during which visitors are invited to look contemplatively as they engage with works of art from the Clark’s collection. Participants meet in the Museum Pavilion.
MONTPELIER — From bookmaking to fabric printing, circus to puppetry, opera to outdoor artmaking — all are among the artistic experiences that will enhance student learning in schools across the state during this year’s teaching artist residencies supported by the Vermont Art Council.
BENNINGTON -- The Monument Arts and Cultural Center (MACC) announced a vibrant calendar of events for Fall 2025, bringing music, theater, visual art, and community together in the heart of Bennington.
CAMBRIDGE, N.Y. – Buy art to save farms – that is what your purchase at Landscapes for Landsake will do. Since 1990 the Agricultural Stewardship Association (ASA) has worked to accomplish a singular mission: protect the rich soils and agricultural landscape in Washington and Rensselaer count…
BENNINGTON — The film is called "A Stranger in the Kingdom." But it's actually three strangers who descend upon a small Vermont town in 1952 and set in motion this riveting independent film. Based on a novel by Howard Frank Mosher, the response of the town to this injection of new blood says…
"For me, it never really was about the ambition of it," said photographic artist Dona Ann McAdams. "I mean, I'm much more interested in making the work, working with whoever it is that I'm working with. And, you know, I'm very happy about that."
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MANCHESTER -- The Northshire Bookstore will host National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgomery and acclaimed illustrator Matt Patterson to discuss the true story of a snapping turtle’s extraordinary journey — and the amazing conservationists who helped give him a s…
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Clark Art Institute holds its inaugural First Sunday Free of the season on Sunday, Oct. 5. In celebration of architect Javier Senosiain's mosaic serpent sculpture Coata III, the October First Sunday Free’s theme is “Sensational Serpent.”
BENNINGTON — As a uniquely human endeavor, armed conflict has arguably been the principal catalyst and driving force behind many of history’s great societal transitions. A case in point is the American Civil War, which remains the nation’s bloodiest, with 1.1 million casualties, and nearly 6…
NORTH ADAMS, MASS. — Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Professor of Art Melanie Mowinski, founder of PRESS: LetterPRESS as a Public Art Project, has been honored with the Guild of Book Workers Mid-Career Award, a newly established national recognition celebrating excellence in the…
BENNINGTON — Bennington College is now accepting submissions from high school students around the world for its 2025-2026 Young Writers Awards.
MANCHESTER — This September, The Wheelwrite Imaginarium in Manchester will host a month-long homecoming for "Childish Things," an award-winning independent film by the Cassidy Brothers. Screenings will take place every week throughout September inside the intimate bookstore and theater.
ARLINGTON — The Arlington Common has announced a significant restoration project for the façade of its Performance Hall, which is recognized by the State for its significant mid-century modern design. This project is being supported in part by a grant from the Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalizat…
April shares his 16 years of experience as a vocal music and piano teacher. He currently teaches middle school music at Long Trail School in Dorset, serves as the Director of Music Ministries at the Community Reformed Church of Colonie, N.Y., and accompanist for the Bennington Children's Chorus. Previously, he served as Artistic Director for the Albany Gay Men's Chorus, the Schoharie Valley Singers, and the Musical Director for the Cue Theater in N.Y. He has also accompanied a variety of choral groups in the Albany area.
DORSET — Dorset Theatre Festival has announced a one-night-only staged reading of the new play "Bad Dates: End Game" by prolific writer and Pulitzer Prize Nominee Theresa Rebeck, directed by Tony Award-winner John Benjamin Hickey, starring Tony Award-winner Julie White. The performance will …
Built in 1904, the Haskell Free Library and Opera House straddles the border between Canada and the United States, with its main entrance located in Derby Line, Vermont and its collection of books on the first floor and the opera stage on the second floor located in Stanstead, Quebec. A thic…
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