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Museums and Galleries

At the Museums Bennington Center for the Arts 44 Gyspy Lane, Bennington10-5pm, Tues.-Sun. (closed Mondays)benningtoncenterforthearts.org, 802 442-7158Thru Oct. 11: ”Third,” a play by Wendy Wasserstein. The Center hosts the Oldcastle Theatre Company’s comedy-drama about politics, ethics, stereotypes, feminism, liberalism and friendship. Thru Nov. 29: The Laumeister Fine Art Competition. The Center’s first annual...

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Workshops

Workshops, Classes, and Artist Residencies Carving Studio and Sculpture Center 636 Marble Street, Rutlandcarvingstudio.org, 802-438-2097Residencies offered: Artist residencies vary in duration from one week to one or two months. Ongoing relationships with arts organizations in Peru, Kenya & China. Dorset Colony House P.O. Box 510, Dorset802-867-9390Residencies offered: Spring and fall residencies are available for playwrights,...

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Fall Calendar

October Oct. 7: Castle Freeman at Rockingham Public Library in Bellows Falls, 7pm. Local author discusses his most recent work, “All That I Have.” http://www.rockingham.lib.vt.us, free. Oct. 7: Acting Out: An Evening of Improv. Starving Artist Collective in Keene, NH, 8:30 pm. thestarvingartistcollective.com, free. Oct. 8: Open Celtic Jam. Starving Artist Collective in Keene, NH, 8 pm. Every second Thurs....

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Color Sense

Color Sense by Arlene Distler It’s a magic time in Vermont, especially when the setting sun plays upon a hillside and bathes it in a golden light or sets an entire hillside ablaze in orange — a good time to explore what can’t be ignored in autumn: color. Let us consider what it does to us and for us — the delectable, sensual and subtle part it plays in our lives. Color Sense by Arlene Distler It’s a magic time in...

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Vermont Food and Wine

Vermont Food & Wine Pouring Pleasures:Microbrews in the Spotlight by Clara Rose Thornton There’s an unmistakable, rejuvenating zest that occupies the mouth when a good craft beer takes residence. A prickle and an earthy effervescence reign. In appreciation, this installment of Pouring Pleasures takes a detour from its usual focus on vinifera’s gifts to the world and explores the wide realm of small-batch beer brewing. Autumn plays...

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Up Close

Up Close:New England Youth Theatre A small theatre realizes a big dream On a cold night in 1996, Stephen Stearns and fellow professional clown Peter Gould, of Vermont‘s famous comedy duo Gould & Stearns, stood looking at a derelict truck repair center on a corner lot two blocks from the lighted streets of Brattleboro‘s downtown. Putting their heads together, they hatched a dream: To turn the property into a vibrant arts center....

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Art of Innocence

Art of Innocence A Privileged View into Private Worlds by Joyce Marcel Sixty years ago, Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) described a form of art he named ‘Art Brut’. This was art that was not based on established traditions or techniques. It did not follow styles or trends, and it was not made primarily to be sold for monetary gain. It is spontaneous, uninhibited, and maybe not even made as ”art.” Art of Innocence A...

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The Artful Chef

The Artful Chef A Chef’s Passion for Fine Wines and Intriguing Menus Chef Brill Williams, proprietor at the Inn at Sawmill Farm on Crosstown Road in West Dover has enjoyed a lifelong romance with fresh ingredients, fine wines and intriguing menus during his 40 years at his family’s renowned inn. (The Inn is quite famous in fact Oprah’s Book Club met there!) The Artful Chef A Chef’s Passion for Fine Wines and Intriguing Menus...

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