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Saturday May 18, 2013 BENNINGTON -- On Saturday, May 18, from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Lucy Cadwallader will be at the Bennington Museum to demonstrate the art of Victorian hair jewelry. This program is being held in conjunction with "Victorian Extreme: Fancywork and Steampunk, 1850 to Now Exhibit" on view through May 27.   Full Story
 
Thursday May 16, 2013 Is this your first time working with Oldcastle? They did a reading of this play in 2010. So my first time with a full production. How long have you been writing plays? My first one-act went up in about 1995, so that was 18 years. Oh my god! About 18 years!   Full Story
 
Thursday May 16, 2013 May 16 'This House' presented live in HD at the Clark WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- London's National Theatre Live in HD Presents "This House," James Graham's biting new play about 1970's Westminster politics, at 2 p.m. at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.   Full Story
 
Thursday May 16, 2013 DANCE Bennington College Bennington Martha Hill Dance Theater, VAPA May 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. -- Dance performance by Souleymane Badolo. May 22 at 7 p.m. -- Performance of Dance Works in Progress by Bennington College dance students. FILM Bennington College Bennington East Academic Center, Classroom 2 May   Full Story
 
Thursday May 16, 2013 NORTH BENNINGTON -- Join us as Brooklyn’s Miss Tess and the Talkbacks intermingle melodic and rhythmic improvisation and interplay with elements of honky-tonk, western swing and golden-era pop standards grace the Basement Stage. Miss Tess will perform with her back up outfit, The Talkbacks, at the Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE) on Saturday, May 18.   Full Story
 
Thursday May 16, 2013 MANCHESTER -- With a reception on Saturday, May 18, the Southern Vermont Arts Center will launch an exciting new season. Free to the public, the opening runs from 2 to 5 p.m. and unveils seven new exhibitions in the Yester House Galleries and Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum. The Yester House features "Printemps: Visions of Spring," a seasonal exhibition of works by   Full Story
 
Thursday May 16, 2013 MANCHESTER -- Seeds, Shovels, Buckets and Boots is a field, farm and food festival in Manchester and the Mountains. The weekend event will begin with a mix and mingle gathering, buffet dinner, cash bar, plus an interactive session keynoted by nationally recognized Master Gardener, TV personality and author Charlie Nardozzi to be held at The Dorset Inn on Friday, May 17,   Full Story
 
Thursday May 16, 2013 MANCHESTER -- The paintings are set, level and evenly spaced. The gallery lights are oriented to display the works of art to maximum effect. Up on the hill, it’s showtime again. The Southern Vermont Arts Center will unveil its opening round of new exhibits this weekend, highlighted by an opening reception from 2 to 5 p.   Full Story
 
Thursday May 16, 2013 BENNINGTON -- Wintergreen Trio will perform at Bennington’s Meetinghouse Café on Friday, May 17, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 and available at the door. The Café is at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 108 School Street in Bennington. Wintergreen performs a mixture of traditional and contemporary music from the British Isles and America, along   Full Story
 
Thursday May 16, 2013 BENNINGTON -- Oldcastle Theatre Company, a professional Equity regional theatre newly installed in its renovated, fully accessible theatre space in downtown Bennington, is opening the play "A Strange Disappearance of Bees" by Elena Hartwell on May 17, running through June 2.   Full Story
 
Saturday May 11, 2013 Slayer: Guitarist Hanneman died of cirrhosis LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Members of Slayer say Jeff Hanneman died of alcohol-related cirrhosis. The guitarist died last week at a hospital in Hemet, Calif., at age 49. It was initially theorized that Hanneman’s death might have had something to do with a suspected spider bite that led to a case of   Full Story
 
Saturday May 11, 2013 LAS VEGAS (AP) -- You can’t always get what you want. Unless, perhaps, you’re a member of the Green Valley High School choir and you want a chance to sing on stage with the Rolling Stones. The Henderson school’s choir will join the Stones at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Saturday night for the encore performance of their hit song, "You   Full Story
 
Saturday May 11, 2013 May 10 Author interview with Fred Waitzkin at Northshire MANCHESTER -- Andrew McKeever, Manchester Journal Managing Editor, sits down to interview author Fred Waitzkin as he presents his new book, "The Dream Merchant," Friday, May 10, at 7 p.m. Author and journalist Fred Waitzkin captivated readers with his critically acclaimed, bestselling memoir,   Full Story
 
Saturday May 11, 2013 DANCE EMPAC Troy, N.Y. May 10 at 8 p.m. -- EMPAC spring season concludes with Lizbeth Gruwez’s contemporary dance performance, "It’s going to get worse and worse and worse, my friend." FILM Cinema7 Bennington. 802-442-8179 Call for regular film schedule.   Full Story
 
Saturday May 11, 2013 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. --Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) has won the 2012 award for Outstanding Exhibition in a University Museum for its exhibition Sol LeWitt: The Well-Tempered Grid. The prize was awarded by the Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC) at its Annual Awards for Excellence.   Full Story