Arts

VAMS launches hands-on after school art program

DOVER – The Vermont Academy of Mount Snow (VAMS) announces the launch of its after-school art program (VASP), a hands-on, creativity-driven experience designed for children in grades one through five. Running from Tuesday, September 23, through Thursday, November 20, the program will take place...

Attendees observe and sketch two cows at an earlier animal figure drawing session at Retreat Farm.

Animal figure drawing session at Retreat Farm

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Retreat Farm is hosting animal figure drawing sessions on Tuesdays, from 6 to 8 pm, in the calf barn. Session dates are September 23, October 7, and October 21.
Connect with farm animals while practicing animal drawing in a creative, supportive setting. In...

Attendees gather outside at an earlier BMAC Gala

Gala tickets now available

BRATTLEBORO - Tickets are on sale now for the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center (BMAC) Gala, on Saturday, September 20, at 6 pm, being held at the museum, 10 Vernon Street,
Enjoy appetizers and desserts, signature drinks, live music, live and silent auction, and more. The event will honor...

An outfit from the Women in Wartime exhibit at Bennington Museum.

Women in Wartime exhibit to open

BENNINGTON - The Women in Wartime exhibit at the Bennington Museum is opening on Saturday, September 13, in the lobby gallery.
For all its horrors, war gave American women opportunities and widened social roles. Expanded expectations during war led to an expansion of women’s rights overall...

VT-based poet to present reading

BRATTLEBORO - On Wednesday, September 17, at 6 pm, ByWay Books & More, 399 Canal Street, will host a poetry reading by Gregg Orifici, a poet, memoirist, international educator, and garden/landscape designer.
Orifici holds a JD from Vanderbilt University and an MFA in creative writing...

The 1863 Jane Stickler Quilt

Iconic quilt on display for Quiltfest

BENNINGTON - The quilt that inspires quilters all over the world will be on its yearly display at the Bennington Museum through Indigenous People’s Day. The 1863 Jane Stickle Quilt comprises 169 five-inch blocks, each in different patterns, containing a total of 5,602 pieces surrounded by a...

Tours for parents, caregivers

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA - On Saturday, September 6, at 10:15 am, the Clark Art Institute kicks off its 2025–26 series of gallery tours designed specifically for new parents/caregivers and their infants. Participants meet at the Clark’s main admissions desk.
On the first Saturday of the month,...

Latchis hosts fundraising concert

BRATTLEBORO - Life Aid for Palestine, a fundraising concert, will be held on Sunday, September 7, from 1 to 4 pm, at the Latchis Theater. The event will also be live-streamed.
Life Aid for Palestine will raise funds for the Middle East Children’s Alliance, the Good Shepherd Collective,...

Cirque Us shares new circus show for families

BRATTLEBORO - Cirque Us is thrilled to be performing their newest show, “Cirque Us Stories,” at the New England Center for Circus Arts, 10 Town Crier Drive, on Saturday, September 6, at 7 pm; doors open at 6:30 pm. “Cirque Us Stories” is a new lively circus show created for families; the troupe’s...

Jay Craven

Vermont, New England filmmaker presents lecture

BRATTLEBORO - Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, is hosting “Vermont Movies? Why? And How?,” with Jay Craven, on Wedensday, September 10, from 7 to 8 pm, in the main reading room.
For five decades, Jay Craven has written, produced, and directed character-driven films deeply rooted...