Arts

Art for the exhibit “Transient Beauty” is based on the photos of “Snowflake” Bentley.

Museum offers unique art show and auction based on snowflakes

BENNINGTON - On Friday, November 26, Bennington Museum will open the annual winter exhibition and closed-bid auction “Transient Beauty: Responding to ‘Snowflake’ Bentley,” featuring 25 contemporary artists responding to the magical photomicrographs of Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley. Completely self-...

Bob Burch

Craft tour hits its 43rd year

PUTNEY - The 43rd annual Putney Craft Tour, the oldest continuing crafts tour in the country, will be held Thanksgiving weekend, from Friday, November 26, to Sunday, November 28, 10 am to 5 pm each day. Nineteen artists - glass blowers, potters, jewelers, weavers, painters, artisan cheesemakers,...

Randi Solin, of Fire Arts Vermont, making glasswork.

Glass-blowing demo, competition

BRATTLEBORO - Members of the Vermont Glass Guild will participate in “Vermont Blown Away,” a free glass-blowing demonstration presented in collaboration with the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, on Sunday, November 21, at 2 pm. Register at brattleboromuseum.org to watch live via Zoom....

Quick Picks (11/11 - 11/18)

NECCA alumni VERMONT - On Saturday, November 13, at 7 pm, watch dazzling performances by NECCA alumni in the one-night-only, online “Virtual Alumni Showcase.” Tickets range from $15 to $50; all ticket sales benefit NECCA’s outreach programming. For more information and...

Visitors exploring the first Artful Ice Shanties exhibit last February. Michelle Frehsee

Start planning an artful ice shanty

BRATTLEBORO - Last winter, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center’s inaugural Artful Ice Shanties outdoor exhibit drew over 1,000 visitors to Retreat Farm to view ice shanties shaped like a giant, iridescent fish, a black die with moon-shaped dots, a seascape with a three-dimensional octopus,...

Quick Picks (10/21 - 10/28)

Pizza and Bard Owl
TOWNSHEND - Bard Owl will perform Friday, October 22, at the West Townshend Country Store’s pizza night. T. Breeze Verdant and Annie Landenberger, joined by Bahman Mahdavi on bass, will play sweet harmonies, driving rhythms, and old-style tunes from 5 to...

College hosting poetry readings

BENNINGTON - Poetry at Bennington will continue Wednesday, October 27, with Sandra Lim and Ladan Osman, who will read from their poetry.
Lim is the author of three books of poetry, including the Louise Glück for the Barnard Women Poets Prize winner “The Wilderness.” Her poems have appeared...

Kids art programs beginning

NORTH BENNINGTON - Sage Street Mill and Soulspace announce fall after-school studio-based arts and wellness opportunities for kids. Young artists ages 6 to 12 have a unique opportunity to experience regular weekly access to studio space and nature trails in order to explore and build their skills...

Show celebrates land, community

BRATTLEBORO - On Saturday and Saturday, October 16 and 17, Nimble Arts, in collaboration with Circus Minimus, will host the second annual Circus in Place. Three shows will be performed daily at 12, 2, and 4 pm. Tickets are $15 and are available at www.nimblearts.org.
This all-ages event...

Much ado

BRATTLEBORO - The New England Youth Theatre’s Summer Shakespeare film project makes its worldwide premiere with “Much Ado About Nothing,” at the Latchis Main Theatre on Sunday, October 17, at 1 pm. The film features 12 student actors and crew members, ages 12 to 18. Tickets are $10 at www.neyt....