KIDS & FAMILIES
Bennington Museum
Bennington. 802-447-1571.
Oct. 20 at 1:30 p.m. -- ABCs step back in time with "School Days," children are introduced to school rules, materials, and concepts and learning styles of the 19th Century. Hubbard Hall
Cambridge, N.Y. 518-677-2495.
Oct. 28 at 7:30 p.m. -- "Raising Spirits: An Evening of Ghost Stories and Music," to benefit the Salem Fund and families impacted by Tropical Storm Irene.
Vermont Reads ‘Mockingbird’
At the Bennington Free Library
Bennington. 802-442-9051.
Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. -- Alden Graves talk about the 1962 film "To Kill a Mockingbird," with the film screened at 2:30 p.m. Free.
NIGHTLIFE
(Drive responsibly!)
Vermont Arts Exchange
North Bennington. 802-442-5549.
Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. -- Fall Fundraiser featuring opening of Dan Shapiro retrospective art exhibit, local harvest dinner, and eclectic music by Real Vocal String Quartet.
Doug’s On Main
Bennington. 802-447-0045.
Oct. 22 at 9:30 p.m. -- (after opening act at 8 p.m.) Rustic Overtones, live ($10 admission).
Kevin’s Pub and Resturant
North Bennington. 802-442-0122.
Oct. 22 -- Kelly hosts open mic.
LECTURES/
American Museum of Fly Fishing
Manchester.
802-362-3300.Oct. 22 at 2 p.m. -- "After Irene: Assessing Vermont Streams," discussion with Ken Cox, Vt. Fish & Wildlife Department.
Bennington Free Library
Bennington. 802-442-9051.
Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. -- Archer Mayor, author of Vermont-based mystery series featuring detective Joe Gunther, reading from and autographing his new novel, "Tag Man." Free.
Bennington College
North Bennington. 802-379-5116.
Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. -- Dale F. Eickelman, professor of anthropology and human relations and chair of the Department of Anthropology at Dartmouth College, talking on "The Arab Spring 2011: The Limits of Prediction" as part of the CAPA Symposium. Free.
The Clark Art
Williamstown, Mass. 413-458-2303.
Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. -- Windows on the Past writers series, Emily Fox Gordon discussing her memoir about growing up in Williamstown, "Are You Happy?" Free.
Northshire Bookstore
Manchester Center. 802-362-2200.
Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. -- Robert Morgan, author of "Boone," reading from "Lions of the West: Heroes and Villains of the Westward Expansion." Free.
Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. -- Julie Klam, reading from "Love at First Bark: How Saving a Dog can Sometimes Help Save Yourself." Free.
Mass. College of Liberal Arts
North Adams. Mass. 413-662-5185.
Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. -- Soledad O’Brien, host of CNN’s "In America." MCLA Church Street Center. Free.
Williams College
Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-3146.
Oct. 24 at 4:15 p.m. -- Duke University Prof. Louise Meintjes, lecture entitled "What is at Stake in the Choices Zulu Ngoma Performers Make," in Bernhard Music Center Room 30. Free.
FILM
Williamstown Film Festival
(Partial list of films; see williamstownfilmfest.com.)
Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. -- "The Lie" at Images Cinema.
Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. -- "We Need to Talk about Kevin" at MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center.
Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. -- "A Cat in Paris," animated children’s/family film; at noon -- "The Running Fence" at 2:30 p.m. -- "All Shorts" program, all at Images Cinema.
Oct. 23 at 11 a.m. -- "Caris’ Peace" at Images Cinema.
Cinema7
Bennington. 802-442-8179
Call for regular film schedule.
Images Cinema
Williamstown, Mass. 413-458-5612.
Call for regular film schedule.
Palace Theatre
Albany, N.Y. 518-465-3335.
Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. -- Modern classic movie series: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show," bash with a live shadow cast.
DANCE
Williamstown Film Festival
williamstownfilmfest.com.
Oct. 28, at 8 p.m. -- Film "Never Stand Still," with Q&A with director Rob Honsa and Jacob’s Pillow executive director Ella Baff, at MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center.
MUSIC
Bennington College
At the Deane Carriage Barn
North Bennington. 802-379-5116.
Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. -- Composer, playwright, and musician Stew in lecture and performance, with special guests Heidi Rodewald and Jon Spurney in the Deane Carriage Barn. Free.
Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. -- Michael Chinworth and Pat Hull will feature original folk-rock from their recently released record, "Light." Free.
Brattleboro Music Center
Brattleboro. 802-257-4523.
Oct. 23 at 3 p.m. -- Faculty Concert, violinist Moby Pearson and pianist Bruce Griffin playing Mozart, Debussy, Ravel & Brahms, at the Centre Congregational Church.
Williams College
Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-3146.
Oct. 21 at 8 p.m. -- Anonymous 4 in a performance entitled "Secret Voices: The Sisters of Las Huelgas," at Thompson Memorial Chapel. Free.
Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. -- The Charles Neville Quartet on ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance’s MainStage. Free.
THEATER
The Clark Art
Williamstown, Mass. 413-458-0524.
Oct. 29 at 1 p.m.-- The Met: Live in HD, opera "Don Giovanni."
Highlight Acting Troupe
At the Brunswick Grange
Brunswick, N.Y. 518-663-0007.
Through Oct. 23 -- "Arsenic and Old Lace" by Joseph Kesselring, directed by Ron LeVan.
New England Youth Theatre
Brattleboro. 802-246-6398.
Oct. 21-23 -- "The Children’s Hour," by Lillian Hellman, directed by Rebecca Waxman.
Williams College
At The ‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance.
Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-2425.
Oct. 27-29 at 7:30 p.m. -- Williamstheatre presents Prof. Jean-Bernard Bucky’s staging of Sarah Ruhl’s "Eurydice."
MUSEUMS/GALLERIES
Williams College Museum of Art
Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-3178.
Opening reception Oct. 24 from 4-6 p.m. (through Dec. 4) -- "A View from the Coach’s Seat" by guest curator Coach Aaron Kelton. Free.
Bennington Museum
Bennington. 802-447-1571.
Through Nov. 13 -- Oil on canvas paintings by Colin Brant, .
South Street Café
Bennington. 802-447-2433.
Oct. 21 from 5-7 p.m. -- Artist’s reception for Nick Garder show. Free.
Canfield Gallery
Arlington. 802-375-6153.
Through Oct. 29 -- Vermont photographer Rick Raphael’s "100/10 - 100 Great Images/10 Wonderful Years." Free.
American Museum of Fly Fishing
Manchester. 802-362-3300.
Through April 2011 -- "A Graceful Rise: Women in Fly Fishing Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow."
Bennington Center for the Arts
Bennington. 802-442-7158
Through Dec. 18 -- Winners of the Laumeister Fine Arts Competition.
Through Dec. 18 -- "Small Works in the Collector’s Gallery." Thorugh Dec. 28 -- "Impressions of New England."
Bennington Free Library
Bennington. 802-442-9051.
Through Dec. 31 -- WallWorks exhibitin of watercolor paintings by Ellen Viereck. Free.
Bennington Museum
Bennington. 802-447-1571.
Closing Oct. 31 -- "Grandma Moses and the ‘Primitive’ Tradition," Grandma Moses work seen in the context of the ‘primitive’ artistic movement. "A Vermont October Weekend in Black-and-White," photographs by Jonathan Brand taken from a short trip to Bennington in 1967.
MASS MoCA
North Adams, Mass. 413-663-8548.
Closing Oct. 31 -- Katharina Grosse: "One Floor Up More Highly."
Through Dec. 31 -- Sean Foley: "Ruse"; Chris Cobb: Changing exhibition of photographs.
Through March 2012 -- "The Workers: Precarity/Invisibility/Mobility," conditions of contemporary labor, includes two new commissions which examine MASS MoCA factory history and local labor struggles. Federico Diaz "Geometric Death Frequency-141."
Through 2012 -- Nari Ward: "Sub Mirage Lignum."
Permanent -- Sol LeWitt: "A Wall Drawing Retrospective."
Norman Rockwell Museum
Stockbridge, Mass. nrm.org.
Closing Oct. 31 -- "’Ice Age’ to the Digital Age: The 3D Animation Art of Blue Sky Studios" also "Robot Nation."
Through Nov. 11 -- "It’s a Dog’s Life: Norman Rockwell Paints Man’s best Friend."
Southern Vermont Arts Center
Manchester 802-362-1405.
Through Nov. 13 -- 55th Annual National Fall Open Exhibition, in the Yester House Galleries.
Southern Vermont College
Bennington. 802-447-6389.
Closing Oct. 28 -- "Origins," an exhibit of paintings by Bennington artist Barbara Ackerman, at the Everett Mansion gallery.
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