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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
Autumn Inspiration
Autumn Inspiration The Restfulness Amongst the Riot by Clara Rose Thornton For painters as well as general spectators, autumn in Vermont is a sensory deluge. Fabled colors unknown in most regions of the world wave their brief, bittersweet hellos; there is a pleasing sharpness to the air and the season seems to represent all that can be beautiful about transitions, endings and new beginnings. Autumn Inspiration The Restfulness Amongst...
Bobby Gosh
Bobby Gosh by Joyce Marcel People are collectors by instinct. Children collect bottle caps, baseball trading cards and dolls. Adults collect everything from guns to antiques to wine. There’s even a whole category called ”collectibles,” which is so wide it includes 1930s kitchenware as well as ancient woodworking tools and ceramic planters. Pretty much everyone collects something. Bobby Gosh by Joyce Marcel People are...
Wine and Cheese
Summer on the Tongue:A Wine and Cheese Tutorial by Clara Rose Thornton Whimsical warm nights are upon us, with all of the magic that accompanies longer hours spent outdoors. While temperatures elevate, leisure time sees its stock rise and guitar riffs swim through the breeze, and people get quite serious about not being serious at all. Although, one thing that should be kept to decorum—despite letting everything else get a bit...
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