KIDS & FAMILIES
Battenkill Books
Cambridge, N.Y. 518-677-2515
Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. -- Summer Story Time, for ages 2-6 with caregiver. Free.
Bennington Quiltfest 2012
At Mt. Anthony Middle School
Sept. 15-16 -- The Quiet Valley Quilters’ Guild presents its 19th annual quilt show.
Second Congregational Church
Bennington. 802-442-2559.
Aug. 26 at 2 p.m. -- MAUHS grad Alex Lee-Clark, accompanied by family and friends, in trumpet recital; music by Handel, Bach, Bozza, Ellington/Strayhorn and Lee-Clark. Donation; with all proceeds donated to the Interfaith Emergency Food and Fuel Fund.
Town Hall Concert Series
Bennington. 802-442-9169.
Aug. 24 from 6-8:30 p.m. -- Immune Friction, with Ben Mackin and Casey Meyer Free.
Aug. 31 from 6-8 p.m. -- Through Seasons. Free.
Sept. 8 -- Season finale "Music Festival" at parking lot of TJ’s Fish Fry. Free. Village Chocolate Shop
Bennington. 802-447-3789.
Aug. 24, continuing through August -- Funtastic Friday.
Walloomsac Farmers Market
Bennington. bccdvt.org.
Aug. 25 (Saturdays through October) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- at Riverwalk at Bennington Station (Depot Street). Free.
Aug. 28 (Tuesdays through October) from 3 to 6 p.m.
NIGHTLIFE
(Drive responsibly!)
Bennington Museum
Bennington. 802-447-1571.
Aug. 26 from 4:30 p.m. -- In cordination with the Walloomsac Farmers’ Market, the Annual Farm to Table Benefit Dinner, accompanied with wine tasting.
Kevin’s Pub and Restaurant
North Bennington. 802-442-0122.
Aug. 24 -- Down for the Count and Nikki Skipper.
Aug. 25 -- Paul Harmonic Duo.
Aug. 31 -- Kelli and Cindy.
The Publyk House
Bennington. 802-442-7500.
Each Thursday night -- Live music.
LECTURES/READINGS
Northshire Bookstore
Manchester. 802-362-2200.
Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. -- Teresa Link reading from and signing her book "Denting the Borsch," a book that reveals startling and tender truths about friendship and the deep desire for home. Free.
Aug. 26 at 3 p.m. -- Discussion led by Vermont journalist Yvonne Daley, who wrote in and edited "A Mighty Storm: Stories of Resilience After Irene," a collection of stories and photographs about Tropical Storm Irene’s path of destruction throughout Vermont. Free.
Aug. 30 at 6 p.m. -- "ACLU of Vermont: An Insider Report on Civil Liberties -- Expectations and Realities in an Election Year," fundraiser for ACLU of Vermont, with beverages and light food served.
Palace Theatre
Albany, N.Y. 518-465-3335.
Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. -- Comedy show with Gabriel Iglesias, "Stand Up Revolution" Tour.
Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. -- Bill Cosby Live! Comedic legend and television star.
FILM
Cinema7
Bennington. 802-442-8179
Call for regular film schedule.
Hathaway’s Drive-In
North Hoosick, N.Y. 518-659-6098.
Call for regular film schedule.
Images Cinema
Williamstown, Mass. 413-458-5612.
Call for regular film schedule.
Town Hall Theater
West Rutland. duanecarleton.com.
Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. -- "Overtaken by Darkness," documentary by Duane Carleton about the disappearance and subsequent homicide of Sarah Hunter in 1986.
DANCE
Bennington Contra Dance
At the Masonic Lodge
Bennington. 802-447-2173.
Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. -- Community dance and lessons with callers.
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Mass. 413-663-8548.
Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. -- Work-in-progress showing of renowned choreographer and dancer Nora Chipaumire’s "Miriam."
MUSIC
Bennington Center for the Arts
Bennington. 802-442-7158.
Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. -- Classical pianist Mackenzie Melemed, young pianist who has performed at the White House and on the PBS television show "From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall."
Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. -- An Evening with Tom Rush, a night of humor and musical entertainment.
The Colonial Theatre
Pittsfield, Mass. 413-997-4444.
Sept. 29 -- Woody’s Roadhouse Reunion, featuring four acts that performed at the legendary Berkshire nightclub: The Commander Cody Band, Fat, The Spampinato Brothers Band (featuring Joey and Johnny formerly of NRBQ) and Burnt Bacon and The Home Fries.
Jamaica Community Arts
At Jamaica Town Hall
Jamaica. 802-896-6810.
Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. -- Blues guitarist and historian, Scott Ainslie , as part of Summer Music Series.
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Mass. 413-663-8548.
Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. -- Roomful of Teeth performs "vocal experiments’ with innovative guest composer Missy Mazzoli.
MCHA/Memorial Hall
Wilmington. 802-464-8411.
Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. -- "A Night of the Legends -- A Tribute to the Music of Paul Anka, Neil Diamond, Bobby Darin, Dion, and Bobby Rydell," with Carl Thomas.
New England Youth Theatre
Brattleboro. 802-246-6398.
Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. -- Nuala Kennedy Band; Irish singer and flutist, with fiddler Dana Lyn and guitarist Kyle Sanna.
Palace Theatre
Albany, N.Y. 518-465-3335.
Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. -- Sandy Hackett’s "Rat Pack Show," with music by impersonators of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Joey Bishop, with voice overs by the late comedian Buddy Hackett.
Changed from Oct. 11; April 4, 2013, at 8 p.m. -- "An Evening with Johnny Mathis."
Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. -- Return of "The Australian Pink Floyd Show" and its "Exposed to the Light" production.
Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. -- Straight No Chaser," male a cappella group that is neither straight laced or straight faced.
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. spac.org.
Aug. 23-28 -- Live from the Algonquin at SPAC, cabaret series.
South Mountain Concerts
At Mass. routes 7 and 20
Pittsfield. Mass. 413-442-2106.
Sept. 2 at 3 p.m. -- Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson Trio; program includes Beethoven’s "Trio in G Major."
Sept. 9 at 3 p.m. -- American String Quartet; program includes Mozart’s "Trio in E Major Flat."
Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. -- Emerson String Quartet; program includes Dvorak’s "Quartet in F. Major."
Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. -- Brentano String Quartet; program includes world premiere of Eric Moe’s "Of Color Braded All Desire."
Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. -- Saint Lawrence String Quartet; program includes world premiere of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s "Voyage for String Quartet."
Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse Café
Bennington. 802-440-9816.
Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. -- Hungrytown, the musical and married duo of Ken Anderson and Rebecca Hall.
Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. -- Michele Choiniere, an award-winning Smithsonian Folkways recording artist, with Franco-American music overlaying a raw authenticity.
Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. -- Christopher Shaw, singer and teller of songs and stories from the Adirondacks.
Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. -- Woods Tea Company, returning for annual local crowd favorite.
Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. -- Claudia Schmidt the remarkable singer of original and folk stories and songs, returns.
Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. -- The Modern Grass Quintet, a Vermont group, which includes Steve Light, an award-winning banjoist and a staple of the Northeast acoustic scene.
March 15 at 8 p.m. -- Dafé Brudäjo, the Williamstown, Mass., plays an eclectic mix of contemporary folk, jazz and original compositions.
April 19 at 8 p.m. -- Singer/songwriter Chuck Brodsky, whose songwriting pokes fun at political corruption, road rage, mischief he made as a kid.
Vermont Arts Exchange
North Bennington. 802-442-5549.
Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. -- Jazz with the Leo Yucht Quartet, featuring Yucht percussion, Elyas O’Classen on bass, Issac Roberts on trumpet, Chris Keyes on marimba. (Not part of Basement Series.)
THEATER
Dorset Theatre Festival
At the Dorset Playhouse
Dorset. 802-867-2223.
Continuing through Sept. 1 -- Murder and Mayhem Series presents Ira Levin’s "Deathtrap," directed by Givoanni Sardelli.
Hubbard Hall
(At The Freight Depot)
Cambridge, N.Y. 518-677-2495.
Aug. 24-25 at 8 p.m. -- The Freight Project; founded by actor, aerial dancer, and photographer Rachael Shane, Oscar and Lottie Productions develops new works in theatre, film, photography, and circus. Free.
Hubbard Hall Opera Theater
Cambridge, N.Y. 518-488-7733.
Sept. 28-30 -- Guerilla Opera presents "Rojahn, Heart of a Dog," with chamber orchestra. (Pay what you will.)
Oct. 27 (at Dorset Playhouse) and Oct 28 (at University of Albany) -- Puccini’s "La Boheme," piano, reduced version, semi costumed and staged.
Feb. 7-15 -- Verdi’s "La Traviata," fully costumed and staged and sung in Italian, at Proctors Theater in Albany, N.Y.
Shakespeare & Company
Lenox, Mass. 413-637-3353.
Through Sept. 1 -- Charles Busch’s "The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife," directed by Johnathan Croy; in Bernstein Theatre.
Through Sept. 2 -- Norman Plotkin’s "Cassandra Speaks," directed by Nicole Ricciardi; in Bernstein Theatre; Mark Robert’s "Parasite Drug," directed by Stephen Rothman; in Bernstein Theatre.
Aug. 22 to Sept.16 -- New England premire of Terry Teachout’s "Satchmo at the Waldorf," directed by Gordon Edelstein, and starring John Douglas Thompson; in Founder’s Theatre.
Weston Playhouse
Weston. 802-824-5288.
Through Aug. 25 -- Tony Award winning favorite "Fiddler on the Roof," the unforgetable tale of family and love narrated by the inimitable Tevye.
MUSEUMS/GALLERIES
Opening, Closing, Special Events
Valley Artisans Market
Cambridge, N.Y. 518-677-2765.
Opening reception Aug. 25 from 3-5 p.m., through Sept. 18 -- "Studies and Contemplations," oil paintings by Berta Burr. Free.
Copper Trout Art Gallery
At Cambridge Lantern Works
Cambridge, N.Y. 518-677-8797.
Closing Aug. 31 -- Featured exhibit: Gerry Holzman, a professional 21th Century woodcarver who employs 19th Century standards. Free.
EMPAC
At Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy. N.Y. 518-276-3921.
Just opened, through Sept. 1 -- Newly commissioned, short-run installations: Brent Green’s "To Many Men Strange Fates Are Given" and Thom Kubli’s work-in-progress "Black Hole Horizon." Free.
Bennington Museum
Bennington. 802-447-1571.
Just opened, through Oct. 20 -- An exhibit of historical artifacts of the USS Bennington (CVA 20) in the orientation gallery.
Williams College Museum of Art
Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-3178.
Just opened, through Nov. 25 -- "Laylah Ali: The Greenheads Series," described by curator as "Onto these timeless, genderless figures we can project a multitude of scenarios encompassing anything from schoolyard bullying to racial crimes." Free.
Continuing
Bennington Center for the Arts
Bennington. 802-442-7158.
Through Sept. 9 -- "Impressions of New England," more than 60 scenes captured in paint and bronze.
Through Sept. 23 -- "California Art Club" presents "Saving Paradise: The Symbiosis of Landscape Painting and Environmental Awareness." Also, "The Laumeister Fine Art Competition," artists from around the country and the world are invited to submit work to be included in our fourth annual fine art competition, this year juried by Scott Christensen.
Through mid-December -- "The Small Works Show."
Opening Sept. 29 (through Oct. 27) -- "Oil Painter of American Eastern Regional Exhibition," about 120 pieces will be on view and for sale this fall.
Bennington Museum
Bennington. 802-447-1571.
Through Oct. 20 -- An exhibit of historical artifacts of the USS Bennington (CVA 20) in the orientation gallery.
Through Oct. 30 -- "Rockwell Kent’s Egypt: Shadow and Light in Vermont," the first comprehensive documentation of Kent’s life and work in Vermont.
Berkshire Museum
Pittsfield, Mass. 413-443-7171.
Through Jan. 6, 2012 -- "Rethink! American Indian Art," contemporary and historic art objects.
BigTown Gallery
Rochester. 802-767-9670.
Opening Reception Aug. 25 at 4 p.m., through Aug. 31 -- BigBike Show, 25 years of bicycle culture. Free.
Canfield Gallery
At the Martha Canfield Library
Arlington. 802-375-6153.
Through Aug. 30 -- "Seduced By Color," oil paintints by local artist Lydia Johnston. Free.
Doll and Toy Museum of Vt.
Bennington. dollhouseandtoymuseumofvermont.com.
Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. -- New exhibit is an assortment of historical puppets and marionettes, with several puppet theaters, on exhibit throught the fall; continuing, "Dolls of the World" collection, featuring baby dolls and baby bottles.
Equinox Village Gallery
Manchester. 802-362-4061.
Through Aug. 31 -- Three generations of Hoffman artists in one room. Free.
Gardenworks
Salem, N.Y. 518-854-3250.
Through Oct. 21 -- "Points of View," an exhibit of new works by mother-daughter artists Virginia and Annie McNeice and their friend, Helen Young; a show of elegant pastels and paintings of barns and flowers. Free.
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Mass. 413-663-8548.
Through summer 2012 -- "Oh Canada," billed as the first comprehensive survey of Canadian contemporary art in decades, features more than 100 works by 62 artists, including more than a dozen major new commissions.
Through 2012 -- "Sanford Biggers: The Cartographer’s Conundrum," in Building 5; "New Work" by Anna Betbeze.
Thorugh January 2, 2013 -- With Williams College/Clark Art, "Making Room: The Space Between Two and Three Demensions."
Through Feb. 4, 2013 -- Group show: "Invisible Cities," titled after Italo Calvino’s book which re-imagines Marco Polo’s poetic descriptions of China’s cities.
Through Feb. 4, 2013 -- Anna Betbeze: New Work.
Permanent -- Sol LeWitt: "A Wall Drawing Retrospective."
Milne Library
Williamstown, Mass. 413-458-5369.
Thorugh August -- Photographs taken by North Adams Transcript photojournalist Gillian Jones. Free.
North Adams Artists’ Co-Op Gallery
North Adams, Mass. 413-664-4003.
Through Aug. 27 -- "Out of the Dust ... Back to the Earth," a dialogue in ceramics and oils by Lori St. Pierre and Judith Kniffin. Free.
North Bennington Art Park
And Train Station Gallery
North Bennington. northbennington.org.
Through summer -- 15th Annual North Bennington Art Park, located on the grounds around the North Bennington Post Office and train station including Welling Town House and the Aldrich property next door. With artists including Fred Brownstein, Willard Boepple, Joe Chichirillo, Matthew Perry, sculptors from Salem Art Works; gallery show with the works of Pat Adams, Kevin Bubriski, Susie Cronin, Ann Pibal, Leslie Parke, John Recco, Barbara Sussman and Elaine Witten. Free.
studio21south
North Adams, Mass. 413-652-2141.
Through Aug. 31 -- "Black and White (more or less)," paintings, engravings and drawings by Frank Curran, Bob Lanfond and Karen Walter. Free.
Vermont Arts Exchange
North Bennington. 802-442-5594.
Through Sept. 22 -- Brooklyn-based artist Traci Molloy, a native of Shaftsbury, returns to southern Vermont for a new exhibition of works with deep ties to the region and her experiences here titled "There You Will Always Be." Free.
Williams College Museum of Art
Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-3178.
Through Oct. 21 -- "Power Runs in Many Channels: Diversity in Nigerian Art," an exhibition that explores the rich diversity of cultural and artistic production in traditional African art from Nigeria. Free.
Through Nov. 25 -- "Laylah Ali: The Greenheads Series," described by curator as "Onto these timeless, genderless figures we can project a multitude of scenarios encompassing anything from schoolyard bullying to racial crimes." Free.
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