Arts

Dilloway in concert

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA — On Sunday, December 17, at 5 pm, the Clark Art Institute presents a concert by Aaron Dilloway, who began his career as a founding member of the industrial noise group Wolf Eyes.
Rooted in experimentation, Dilloway’s work as an improvisor and composer currently revolves...

Glass perfume bottles from Readsboro Glassworks.

Glass perfume bottles from Readsboro Glassworks.

Studio celebrates 40 years

READSBORO - Glass artists Mary Angus and Bill LeQuier will host their 40th annual Holiday Open Studio Saturday, December 16. and Sunday, December 17, from 10 am to 5 pm. Visitors are invited to the studio to see Angus and LeQuier’s beautiful hand blown glass, enjoy a cup of hot mulled cider, and...

Free film offered at the Clark Art Institute

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA—On Thursday, December 14, the Clark Art Institute continues its series of British films honoring the birthplace of Sir Edwin Manton during its Manton Research Center’s 50th anniversary. The Clark shows “Secrets and Lies” at 6 pm in its auditorium.
An expert observer of...

Eight-legged “extraterrestrials” are at museum

BRATTLEBORO — When Vermont sculptor Art Costa first read “The Soul of an Octopus”, he was fascinated by author Sy Montgomery’s description of her friendship with an eight-legged “extraterrestrial.” Curious about other organisms living far below the surface of the ocean, Costa dove into research...

“A Christmas Memory” to be shown

BENNINGTON - Vermont Public Theater will be presenting a touring concert reading of Truman Capote’s holiday classic “A Christmas Memory,” performed by renowned actor Dan Butler and directed by Dina Janis. The concert reading will be presented in three different venues during the month of...

Celtics sounds, songs of New England

BELLOWS FALLS- Castlebay weaves the history, legend, and experience of New England and the Celtic lands in story and song in a 3 pm show on Sunday, December 3, at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge Street.
Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Seating is limited. All performances are...

Holiday bazaar

GUILFORD- The Guilford Community Church will hold its holiday bazaar on Saturday, December 2, from 9 am to 1 pm with crafts, decorated wreaths, and holiday sweets.
All proceeds from the bazaar benefit the church, which actively supports numerous local programs and organizations serving the...

Museum to dedicate nature center

MARLBORO - The Southern Vermont Natural History Museum has announced that it will dedicate the former Pool Learning Center on 117 Adams Cross Road as the Pool Nature Center. The building and adjacent grounds were given to the museum by the Pool Learning Center after the learning center closed. In...

Classic film “Fahrenheit 451” to be screened

BRATTLEBORO- Epsilon Spires and the Brattleboro Literary Festival team up to present a new series that will showcase film adaptations of banned books.
The first film, the classic “Fahrenheit 451,” will be screened on Friday, December 1, at 7:30 in the Sanctuary at Epsilon Spires, 190 Main...

From left, Itamar Zorman, violin; Patrick Bessenbacher, tenor; Filippo Gorini, piano; Brannon Cho, cello; and Haesue Lee, viola.

From left, Itamar Zorman, violin; Patrick Bessenbacher, tenor; Filippo Gorini, piano; Brannon Cho, cello; and Haesue Lee, viola.

Chamber musicians take BMC stage

BRATTLEBORO- The Brattleboro Music Center Chamber Series welcomes Musicians from Marlboro Group II Saturday, December 2, at 7 pm.
This program pairs Ralph Vaughan Williams’s powerful “Blake Songs” for tenor and oboe with Scottish composer Helen Grime’s exhilarating Oboe Quartet and the...