Bennington Center for the Arts

44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington

10a to 5p, Mon-Sun (Closed Mondays)

benningtoncenterforthearts.org, 802 442-7158

May 28-Dec. 18: Small Works in the Collector’s Gallery. Landscapes and still-lives by regional and national artists. June 4-Aug 21: American Artists Abroad, artwork from around the world, created by North Americans. June 11-Aug 17: Art of the Animal Kingdom XVI, with special guest artist Luke Frazier. Aug 13-Dec. 18: Impressions of New England. Sept 3-Dec: The Laumeister Fine Art Competition.

 

Bennington Museum

75 Main Street, Rte. 9, Bennington

10a to 5p (Closed Wednesdays)

benningtonmuseum.org, 802 477-1571

June 18: Founders Day Celebration: Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Vermont’s first town—Bennington. Includes walking tours, driving tours, historic lectures and more. June 11-Oct 30: Grandma Moses and the ‘Primitive’ Tradition Exhibition. Come see the largest public collection of Ann Mary Robertson Moses. Aug 27: Farm to Table Dinner, 6-10p, Tuscan inspired, elegantly casual seven-course tasting dinner. Sept 24: Fourth Annual Southern Vermont Home Brew Festival, noon-5p.

 

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

10 Vernon Street, Brattleboro

11a to 5p (Closed Tuesdays)

brattleboromuseum.org, 802 257-0124

Thru July 3: In the Zone 3, juried exhibition open to all artists within 100 miles of Brattleboro. Thru July 31: Marco Abarca: Wood, Paint, Fantasy. Unique tales told through wood constructions. Thru July 31: Nature is not your Friend – a consideration. Thru July 31: Wherever You Are is the Center of the World exhibit. May 22: BEAN Dinner & Micro-Grants, 6-8p. May 26: Art & Dream: A Talk by Author Thomas Moore. June 3: Art Film after Gallery Walk, How to Draw a Bunny, 8:30p. June 5: Yo-Yo Performance & Tutorial, 1p. June 6: Hidden in the Hills: Johnny Swing Studio. June 16: Independent Lens: Two Spirits, 7:30p. June 19: Dedication of the Wolf Kahn & Emily Mason Gallery, 11:30a. June 23: Where Light Falls: An Evening of Poetry (Patrice Pinette) and Harp (Beverly Boyer), 7:30p. June 25: Brattleboro Sketchcrawl: Summer Edition, noon-3p. July 1: Art Film After Gallery Walk: The Philosopher Kings, 8:30p. July 6-8: Visual Thinking Strategies Institute. July 15-Oct 23: Art/Craft: Glass in All Senses. Other exhibits: Clemens Kalischer: Six Decades of Evocative Photographs of Marlboro Music; Art/Craft: The Spaces Between, featuring works by Karen Kamenetzky; Celebration of Paper, featuring works by Claire Van Vliet; Dialogue, featuring works by Josh Bernbaum and Jackie Abrams. Sewn Stories, featuring works by Salley Mavor.

 

The Clark Art Institute

225 South Street, Williamstown, Mass

10a to 5p Tuesday thru Sunday

clarkart.edu, 413 458-2303

Thru Sept 30: Romantic Nature: British and French Landscapes. June 12-Oct 2: Pissarro’s People, a fresh look at the Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro. June 12-Oct 16: El Anatsui weaves together discarded metal objects to create large-scale sculptures that demonstrate a fascinating interplay of colors and shapes. June 12-Sept 5: Spaces: Photographs by Candida Höfer and Thomas Struth.

 

American Museum of Fly Fishing

4104 Main Street, Manchester

10a-4p Tuesday thru Saturday

amff.com, 802 362-3300

Opening Day June 11: A Graceful Rise Symposium: Women in Fly Fishing Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, with events from 10a-4p. Ongoing: Memories on the Water. Ongoing: Gadgets and Gear: 20th Century Innovations in Fly Fishing.

 

Estey Organ Museum

108 Birge St., Brattleboro

Esteyorganmuseum.org, 802 246-8366

Opens in June. Ongoing: The Estey Organ Museum tells what the museum project is about and features exhibits on the Estey Organ Company chronology, their reed organs, pipe organs, and electronic organs, Estey tools, advertising, catalogs, and a special look at musical innovator and Estey employee Harald Bode.

 

Hildene Estate

Route 7A, Manchester

hildene.org, 802 362-1788

Thru May 31: Celebration of Peonies, come see thousands of peonies in bloom on the Hildene grounds. June 4: Pullman Parade. June 18: Bird Walk. July 16: Bird Walk. July 28: Theater Company at Hubbard Hall presents Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” at the event tent, 7p. Aug 1: Hildene’s restored Pullman car, Sunbeam, opens to the public. Aug 2: Washington County Band Concert. Aug 5-7: Southern Vermont Art and Craft Festival, artwork, demonstrations and food at Hildene Meadows, 10a-5p each day. Aug 13: The Solar Bus, interactive, fun and informative information about solar energy, 10a-3p. Aug 17: Thum Memorial Concert with Wood’s Tea Company. Aug 20: Bird Walk. Ongoing: The American Ideal: Abraham Lincoln and the Second Inaugural. This exhibit attempts to illuminate some of the personal qualities that made Abraham Lincoln the indelible part of the American psyche he remains today.

 

Park-McCullough House

One Park Street, North Bennington

parkmccullough.org, 802 442-5441

June 10: Croquet League Season Opening (continues weekly thru Aug. 24), 6p. June 15: Sherlock Holmes Playhouse on the Veranda, “A Case of Identity,” 7p. June 20: Summer Sundays at Four Concert, with Allen Shawn and Yoshiko Sato, 4p. June 25: Champagne Tea on the Veranda and croquet, 3-5p. June 27: Summer Sundays at Four Concert, with Sue Ann Kahn and William Anderson, 4p. June 29: Sherlock Holmes Playhouse on the Veranda, “The Engineer’s Thumb,” 7p. July 11: Summer Sundays at Four Concert, with George Lopez, 4p. July 13: Sherlock Holmes Playhouse on the Veranda, “The Man with the Twisted Lip,” 7p. July 18: Summer Sundays at Four Concert, with Ida Faiella, Barry Finclair and Charles Abromovic, 4p. July 27: Sherlock Holmes Playhouse on the Veranda, “The Speckled Band,” 7p. Aug 7: Murder at the Mansion or The President’s Visit, original mystery with music. Aug 10: Sherlock Holmes Playhouse on the Veranda, “A Scandal in Bohemia,” 7p. Aug 15: Summer Sundays at Four Concert, with The Claremont Duo, 4p. Aug 24: Sherlock Holmes Playhouse on the Veranda, “The Final Problem,” 7p.

 

Robert Frost Stone House Museum

121 Rt 7A, South Shaftsbury

frostfriends.org, 802 447-6200

June 20: Dr. Jerry Handspicker lecture on Insights from Frost’s “Masque of Reason.” July 18: Stephen Sandy will read four Frost poems. Aug 22: Nature talk and walk with Tyler Resch. Ongoing: Robert Frost: The Poetry of Agriculture. Explores Frost’s love of rural life. He always said his poems were based on real people and real experiences.

 

Shelburne Museum

6000 Shelburne Road

802 985-3346, http://www.shelburnemuseum.org

Upcoming exhibitions: June 18-Oct 30: In Fashion: High Style, 1690-2011. Thru Oct: Something Old, Something New: Continuity and Change in American Fine Furnishings from 1700-1820; Paperwork in 3-D; A Passion for Quilts: Joan Lintault Collects; Lock, Stock and Barrel: The Terry Tyler Collection of Vermont Firearms; Behind the Lens, Under the Big Top: The Circus Photography of Elliot Fenander.

 

Southern Vermont Arts Center,

Yester House Gallery

West Road, Manchester

10a-5p, Tues-Sat, 12-5p, Sun

svac.org, 802 362-2522, 362-1405

Thru June 14: 82nd Annual Members’ Exhibition. June 3-4: Outreach dance/movement workshops with Soul Steps, events all day. June 11: The Artists’ Palate, an intimate dinner inspired by international artists. June 18-July 29: June Exhibitions. July 6: Family Art Day, from 10:30a-noon, at Arkell Pavilion Reception Area. July 9: Homemade Vermont Jam performance series, with music by Gold Town, Gordon Stone Band and more, doors open at 2p. June 18-July 19: Solo Exhibitions at the Yester House Gallery, opening reception June 18, 2-4p. July 6, 13, 20 & 27: Family Art Day at Arkell Pavillion, from 10:30a-noon. July 23: 11th Annual Museum Opening, Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum, 4-6p. July 23-Oct 16: Sabra Field: Works of Vermont; Elizabeth Torak, “The Feast of Venus: An Exploration of the Artist’s Process”; In the Museum Entry Gallery: The sculpture of Duncan Johnson, John Kemp Lee, and Gary Haven Smith. Aug 6: Rob Zapulla’s Classic Frank Sinatra Tribute Band, “Come Fly With Me,” 7:30p at Arkell Pavilion. Aug 27-Sept 25: August Exhibits. Opening reception at Yester House Gallery, Aug 27, 2-4p.

 

The Nature Museum at Grafton

186 Townshend Road, Grafton

nature-museum.org, 802 843-2111

June 4: Fish Ladder Open House and Tour at the Fish Ladder in Bellows Falls, 1-2p. June 14: Get the Bugs Out Discovery Day, 10a-2p. June 15: Master Gardeners’ Evening at Rockingham Public Library. June 22: Outer Landscape/Inner Landscape with Kathy Leo, meet in Westminster, 10a-1p.

 

Vermont Museum of Mining and Minerals

55 Pleasant Street, Grafton

vtmmm.org, 802 875-3562

Ongoing: Learn about Vermont’s rich mining and mineral industries through displays on talc, soapstone, and the world-famous Vermont marble, granite and slate.