Leisure

Plates, authors, history at Brooks

BRATTLEBORO - The Brooks Memorial Library is hosting events this week.
The library will begin the 40th annual Design-A-Plate workshop. It will be a take-home project again this year. Pickup starts Friday, October 1. Drop off plates by Wednesday, October 13.
On Saturday, October 2,...

The I/O Ensemble will perform at the Clark Art Institute Saturday, October 2. Photo by Keith Forman.

Free admission, events at Clark Art Institute

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA - Several events will be happening at the Clark Art Institute this weekend.
On Saturday, October 2, The Williams College Percussion Ensemble will perform Eliza Brown’s 2018 piece “Masque-Rondeau,” under the direction of Matthew Gold, as a part of the group’s continuing I/O...

Studio tours highlight Brattleboro, Marlboro art

WINDHAM COUNTY - The Vermont Craft Council’s fall Open Studio Weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, October 2, and 3, will include four craftspeople and a gallery.
Participating sites will be open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm each day, in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings. Visitors...

Grand opening

BRATTLEBORO - Mando X will play at the grand opening of the River Garden, at the corner on Main and High Street, on Friday, October 1, from 5 to 8 pm. The band features Mark Trichka on mandolin, Tim Thrasher on bass, and Kevin Parry on guitar, This concert is free. For more information visit www....

“The Farewell”

DOVER - On Monday, October 4, the Dover Free Library will present the feature film “The Farewell.” Showtime is 5:30 pm. The runtime is 90 minutes. This film is rated PG. This event is free and open to the public. Questions? Call (802) 348-7488.

“Summerland”

DOVER - On Monday, September 27, the Dover Free Library will present the feature film “Summerland.” Showtime will be 5:30 pm. Runtime is 99 minutes. This film is rated PG. This event is open and free to the public. Questions? Call (802) 348-7488.

Outdoor performance takes place in Old First Church Cemetery

OLD BENNINGTON - Bennington Community Theater’s first live production this season, “Voices from the Grave,” will be performed outside on the grounds of the famed Old First Church Cemetery, on Saturday, September 25, and Saturday, October 2.
Go on a guided tour and meet the people beneath...

Church holds conference, concert

WILMINGTON - St. Mary in the Mountains Episcopal Church will host a national conference on Christian evangelism from Friday, September 24, to Sunday, September 26. The theme of the conference is “Unlocking God’s Grace & Hope.” It will explore evangelism for young people and adults,...

Soul singer

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music will present Kat Wright and her trio plus Pete Bernhard on Sunday, September 26, at 4 pm, on the field behind the Putney Inn. Advance tickets are available online at nextstagearts.org.

NYT poetry critic to visit college

BENNINGTON - The Robert Frost Stone House Museum at Bennington College, in partnership with the Bennington Museum, presents an evening with The New York Times Book Review poetry critic David Orr on Friday, September 24, from 7 to 8:30 pm in the Ada Paresky Education Center at the Bennington...