Bennington Banner: Arts Weekend

Shreve presents 'Testimony' at NBSSaturday, November 15 MANCHESTER CENTER  Bestselling author Anita Shreve returns to the Northshire Bookstore to discuss her new novel, "Testimony," on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. Ripped from the headlines, "Testimony" opens with the discovery of a videotape that records a sexual act among a group of students at a prestigious boarding school in southwestern Vermont.EntertainmentSat, 15 Nov 2008 03:05:09 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991923?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991923?source=rss

Pastels on view at The ClarkSaturday, November 15 PASTELS BY DEGAS, PISSARRO, CASSATT, AND MILLET ON VIEW AT THE CLARK BEGINNING NOVEMBER 22 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.  Pastel has long been embraced as an exceptionally versatile and effective drawing technique. The Art of the Pastel at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute will feature eleven works by Edgar Degas, Jean-François Millet, Camille Pissarro,EntertainmentSat, 15 Nov 2008 03:05:08 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991922?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991922?source=rss

Juanes sweeps Latin Grammy awardsSaturday, November 15 HOUSTON (AP)  Colombian rocker Juanes ruled the Latin Grammys on Thursday, sweeping awards in five categories  including record of the year and album of the year  and setting a new record for total wins. Juanes' joy-filled love song, "Me Enamora," won record of the year, song of the year and best short form music video.The Associated PressSat, 15 Nov 2008 03:05:04 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991916?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991916?source=rss

Berkshire Symphony Orchestra hosts 'Vienna, City of Dreams'Saturday, November 15 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.  The Berkshire Symphony Orchestra will give a concert on Friday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m. in Chapin Hall on the Williams College campus. The concert will be preceded by a pre-concert talk with Ronald Feldman in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall in Bernhard Music Center.EntertainmentSat, 15 Nov 2008 03:05:03 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991915?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991915?source=rss

Artists invited to join club in GreenwichSaturday, November 15 GREENWICH, N.Y.  Christ the King Spiritual Life Center would like to invite all to the art club, which meets at 10 a.m. on the first and third Monday of the month at the Welcome Center at Christ the King. Artists of all ages, skill levels and mediums are welcome to attend.EntertainmentSat, 15 Nov 2008 03:05:02 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991914?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991914?source=rss

Color and emotion shine at SVACSaturday, November 15 Henri Matisse once said that color is given to artists not for imitating nature, but for expressing emotion. This seems true of the artists represented in the Southern Vermont Arts Center's November Exhibitions. When impressionist painter Peter A. Miller stands before his easel, he's not thinking of tradition and technique, he's caught up in the magic, inspired byC.J. KING, Special to the BannerSat, 15 Nov 2008 03:05:01 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991913?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991913?source=rss

What strange thing is this?Saturday, November 15 BENNINGTON  Hundreds of kiln "remains" exist throughout Vermont, especially in the southern corner of the state, and they are happened upon in the most unexpected places in varying states of decay. Often appearing mysterious to the unwary hiker or hunter, these once functioning kilns were built by 18th and 19th century Vermonters, of a specific design for aEntertainmentSat, 15 Nov 2008 03:05:01 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991912?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991912?source=rss

Cohen shares 'Einstein's Rabbi'Saturday, November 15 MANCHESTER CENTER  Rabbi Michael Cohen of Manchester will present his first novella "Einstein's Rabbi: A Tale of Science and the Soul" on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 2 p.m. at the Northshire Bookstore. The book is published by the Shires Press at Northshire Bookstore. Einstein's Rabbi tells the story of a young man's search for transcendent meaning in his life.EntertainmentSat, 15 Nov 2008 03:05:00 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991911?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10991911?source=rss

Whitaker's wind sculptures dance at BCAWednesday, November 12 BENNINGTON  Quick quiz: What does the Bennington Center for the Arts have in common with the South Pole Station in Antarctica? Okay, time's up. They are both home to the mesmerizing wind sculptures of Lyman Whitaker. Anyone driving along West Road can see the kinetic poetry of Whitaker's work just to the west of the Arts Center in a grove of these mysticalEntertainmentWed, 12 Nov 2008 03:06:32 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962238?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962238?source=rss

Spend a memorable evening with Travis Tritt and Marty StuartWednesday, November 12 TROY, N.Y. Travis Tritt and Marty Stuart, two of country music's biggest stars, visit The Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, unplugged and playing their biggest hits on Sunday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. Tritt's Georgia-soulful southern rock perfectly complements Stuart's high-octane Mississippi mojo  with results as inspiring as they are explosive.EntertainmentWed, 12 Nov 2008 03:06:29 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962233?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962233?source=rss

'A Fire In My Heart' is a storyteller's journey among KurdsWednesday, November 12 POULTNEY  Award-winning storyteller Diane Edgecomb comes to Green Mountain College to present almost forgotten folkloric tales of the Kurdish people on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the College's Ackley Theatre. Her appearance is the second event in this year's Storyteller Series at GMC.EntertainmentWed, 12 Nov 2008 03:06:29 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962232?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962232?source=rss

Gallery at Equinox presents 'A Brush With Nature'Wednesday, November 12 MANCHESTER  On Thursday, Nov. 20, The Gallery at Equinox Village will open an exhibit of the extraordinary work of local artist John Pitcher. An honored member of the Society of Animal Artists, Pitcher has expressed his passion for birds and the natural world in naturalistic paintings over the past 35 years.EntertainmentWed, 12 Nov 2008 03:06:28 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962231?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962231?source=rss

'Our Town' opens in restored GMC TheatreWednesday, November 12 POULTNEY  Area residents are in for a triple treat when the American classic "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder plays at Green Mountain College, Nov. 14 and 15. First, this will be a joint production between the college's Theatre Program and the Oldcastle Theatre Company, with performances by seasoned professionals, talented GMC students, and local area children.EntertainmentWed, 12 Nov 2008 03:06:28 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962230?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962230?source=rss

Virginia McNeice shows art at U.U. FellowshipWednesday, November 12 BENNINGTON  On exhibit through November at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Bennington are pastels and oil paintingsby Virginia McNeice,of Greenwich, N.Y. Her subject matter derives from surrounding farm land with its barns and cultivated fields;from nearby woods, pondsand streams;and from the lush countryside of Tuscany, Italy.EntertainmentWed, 12 Nov 2008 03:06:27 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962229?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962229?source=rss

Taft Hill exhibit features works in glassWednesday, November 12 TOWNSHEND  To kick off the holiday season, Taft Hill Collection and Art Gallery and Robert DuGrenier will host a reception to celebrate the opening of a new exhibit featuring glass artists from the Windham County area. The reception will be held on Friday, Nov. 14, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.EntertainmentWed, 12 Nov 2008 03:06:26 ESThttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962228?source=rsshttp://www.benningtonbanner.com/artsweekend/ci_10962228?source=rss