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SUMMARY:Community Day  - Art\, History\, Nature\, and More
DESCRIPTION:Join Us for Community Day – Admission FREE!\nOn Saturday\, September 22 from 10 am to 5 pm admission to the Bennington Museum is free for all visitors.  Join us for a day of Celebrating our new fall exhibitions including the 1863 Jane Stickle Quilt\, Where did You Come From Anyway?: Works by Pat Musick\, and the opening of WWI – Bennington and The First Great War.  If you want to get outdoors\, take a walk on the George Aiken Wildflower Trail where a new Trail Tale was installed or visit the upper end of the Pine Loop to see Joe Chirchirillo’s sculpture “Crow.”   Walk the trail and enjoy stopping at each post for another bit from this wonderful book.  And don’t miss the Children’s Sculpture Garden in the Hadwen Woods.  The Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE) Bus will be on property for your to explore your artistic side. \n  \nRead More
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/community-day-art-history-nature-and-morema-moses-american-modern-3/
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SUMMARY:Meet Vermont Artist Pat Musick
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, September 22\n3:00 pm to 4:30 pm\nMeet and speak with\nArtist\nPat Musick\nas we celebrate\nWhere Did You Come From Anyway?\nWorks by Pat Musick\non view September 15 through December 30\n \nMeet Pat Musick at an opening reception in the Works on Paper Gallery of the Museum on September 22 from 3:00 to 4:30 pm. This reception is free and open to the public. The exhibition\, Where Did You Come From Anyway? is a retrospective of work from Musick’s entire career spanning 55 years.  It will be on view in the Works on Paper Gallery at Bennington Museum from September 15 through December 30.  Pat is an American artist who lives in Manchester Center\, Vermont. \n  \nArtists Statement: \nMusick’s painted wall sculpture of the same name is the signature artwork of this exhibition. Musick says about this sculpture\, “I looked up from addressing museum announcements to see my mother looking at me quizzically. Then she asked\, ‘Where did you come from anyway?’ These were almost the last words she spoke to me before she died. They burned into my psyche\, and I knew I would someday paint an answer to her question.” This work is a statement about Musick’s roots. “My family came from Iowa farmland\, were conservative and typical\, but I was always different. I stand alone on an island beside a blue cornstalk. Although my feet are firmly rooted in the land\, my head is in a pink cloud. The world\, both vibrant and dark\, swirls around me.” she states.  \n  \n \nPat Musick (b. 1926)\nWhere Did You Come From Anyway? 1985\nOil\, paper and wood\, 62 x 36 x 4 inches\nCourtesy of the Artist
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/meet-vermont-artist-pat-musick/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180929T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180929T140000
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SUMMARY:What's New About Jane Stickle and Her Quilt
DESCRIPTION:Saturday September 29\, 2018 2:00 PM\nPamela Weeks: What’s New About Jane Stickle and Her Quilt?\nFee: $7/Bennington Museum Member $10/non-member\nFee does not include general admission to the galleries. Participants will have an opportunity to see the quilt\, following the presentation. \nBuy your ticket through the online store here\nPamela Weeks\, Binney Family Curator of the New England Quilt Museum\, shares information about the famous 1863 Jane Stickle Quilt and its maker. Weeks physically examined and conducted extensive research on the quilt in 2013\, on the 150th anniversary of its making. With contributions from Bennington Museum staff and Stickle family members\, Weeks was able to shed new light on the life of the Vermont farm wife who made an incredible quilt. \nJane Stickle’s hugely ambitious quilt is unique among mid-nineteenth- century American quilts. The small size and sheer quantity of the uniquely patterned blocks in Stickle’s quilt is especially notable. The average size of a quilt block during this period was 8 to 12 inches square\, while the 169 blocks in the Stickle quilt measure 4 to 5 inches square\, or one quarter the typical scale. Many of the blocks are intricately pieced\, the individual pieces ranging in size from less than a quarter of an inch to 2 inches on a side and some of the blocks having as many as thirty-five to forty pieces. The quilt contains a remarkable 5\,602 pieces surrounded by a unique scalloped border. Amazingly\, none of the printed fabrics are used in more than one block. \n  \n1863 Jane Stickle Quilt \n  \nSampler Quilt\, 1863\nJane A. Stickle (1817-1896)\nPieced cotton with linen backing Sampler Quilt\, 1863
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/whats-new-about-jane-stickle-and-her-quilt/
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SUMMARY:Art and Architecture of the New Deal in Vermont
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, October 7\, 2018\n2:00 – 3:30 PM (followed with Q&A)\nDevin Colman\, State Architectural Historian at the\nVermont Division of Historic Preservation in Montpelier\npresents\nArt & Architecture of the New Deal in Vermont.\nJoin Devin Colman\, State Architectural Historian at the Vermont Division of Historic Preservation in Montpelier as he presents Art & Architecture of the New Deal in Vermont. His illustrated talk explores the New Deal art and building programs of the 1930s\, with an emphasis on projects undertaken in Vermont. A graduate of Colby College\, Colman earned his MS in Historic Preservation at the University of Vermont. This presentation is free and includes admission to the Museum’s summer exhibition Crash to Creativity: The New Deal in Vermont. \nThis presentation is free and includes admission to the Museum’s summer exhibition Crash to Creativity: The New Deal in Vermont. \nStudy for Maple Sugar Industry\, Vermont\, 1939 Peppino Gino Mangravite (1896-1978) Oil on canvas\, 33 x 37 inches “Lost Vermont Images” collection of Lyman Orton at The Vermont Country Store \nThe days were dark as the Stock Market Crash of 1929 took its toll on the country in the early 1930s. It has often been said that the Depression didn’t have much impact in Vermont. “Depression\, what Depression?” was the quip. Vermont had always been a hard-scrabble place and the Depression just forced farmers and shop-keepers into a local barter-based economy. But the state of Vermont was not spared. Many of those in the towns\, as well as those living by the land\, saw their lives crumble before them. \nHowever\, 1934-1944 was also a time of immense creativity and innovation in the Green Mountain State. Artists\, architects\, writers\, construction workers\, and civil employees\, whose work was funded through Federal New Deal programs\, helped to document the state’s history\, record the conditions of contemporary life during the Depression and recovery\, and build infrastructure that continues to benefit us today. \nOn view at the Bennington Museum from June 30 through November 4\, Crash to Creativity: The New Deal in Vermont sheds light on the important\, under-studied aspect of Vermont’s history\, focusing on the role these many government sponsored New Deal projects. \n  \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/art-and-architecture-of-the-new-deal-in-vermont/
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SUMMARY:Adventures on the Prowl for Early Vermont Furniture
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, October 13 at 2:00 p.m. William Hosley\, historian\, writer\, photographer\, and more\, presents Adventures on the Prowl for Early Vermont Furniture.\nSaturday\, October 13\, 2018\n2:00 – 3:30 PM\nWilliam Hosley\, historian\, writer\, photographer\, and more\npresents\nAdventures on the Prowl for Early Vermont Furniture\nPicture Show and Lecture\n\nIn this program\, Hosley shares discoveries he attained from 40 years of sleuthing around small museums\, private estates and estate auctions in search of Vermont-made furniture treasures. Beginning in the 1970s\, curator and author Bill Hosley\, conducted the first statewide survey of Vermont furniture and has been turning over stones in search ever since. $7 for members and $10 for not-yet-members includes Hosley’s talk and admission to the Early Vermont Gallery at Bennington Museum. \n  \n \nVermont is a place where “Locally Grown” is alive and doing very well\, and has been since the late 1700s.  Vermont cabinetmakers\, operating amidst abundant raw materials and liberated from the shadow of major cities\, continue to provide convincing evidence of an emerging American artistic culture. Vermont supplied its own needs for furnishings and housing from the time of first settlement well into the 19th century when railroads brought imported goods from distant markets. Using local materials and design to satisfy local tastes\, Vermont cabinetmakers\, chair makers and joiners produced furniture of distinctive quality. \nThis important chapter in the art history of early Vermont is the focal point of Early Vermont\, Bennington Museum’s most recent permanent gallery installation.  The Early Vermont Gallery presents life in Vermont from the time when the earliest European settlers arrived in 1761 with only the bare necessities to the early 1800s when Vermont craftsmen achieved a level of sophistication rivaling Boston and New York. (1760s to early-1800s) Explored through stories and vignettes\, this gallery showcases over 85 major pieces and smaller items from the Museum’s extensive historical collection of over 30\,000 objects. Housed in the former Decorative Arts Gallery\, this 866 square foot space includes beautiful pieces representing the sophistication achieved not long after Vermont was first settled.  In addition\, this important chapter in the art history of early Vermont and Vermont-made is kept alive today by the Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers and several prominent Vermont-based furniture manufacturers. \nWilliam Hosley \nHosley discovered his passion for art\, architecture and local history prowling around Vermont during his years as a student at Vermont Academy and Middlebury College. By the age of 25\, he’d visited – camera in hand – all 251 towns in Vermont. He was formerly Director of the New Haven Museum and Connecticut Landmarks\, where he cared for a chain of historic attractions. Prior to that\, as a curator and exhibition developer at Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford\, Hosley organized major exhibitions including The Great River: Art & Society of the Connecticut Valley (1985)\, The Japan Idea: Art and Life in Victorian America (1990)\, and Sam & Elizabeth: Legend and Legacy of Colt’s Empire (1996)\, that spawned the Coltsville National Park. As an expert in heritage tourism\, he has studied\, lectured and advised museums and heritage destinations around the country. Hosley has also served as a content specialist for PBS\, BBC and CPTV film documentaries. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/adventures-on-the-prowl-for-early-vermont-furniture/
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs:  Sound in Nature
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art.  Join us as we welcome Michael Clough\, Educator from the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum for stories\, activities\, and more. \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-sound-in-nature/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181019T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181019T200000
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CREATED:20181009T132609Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Social and Meeting for Members and Friends
DESCRIPTION:Join with members of the museum\, friends\, and invited guests to honor Elizabeth Coleman and Susan Sgorbati\, recipients of this year’s Walloomsac Society Award\, and Frances Holbrook\, General Stark Society Award winner.  Hear some exciting news regarding the Museum\, the town and region presented by Board Chair Edie Sawitsky and Executive Director Robert Wolterstorff.  Look what’s coming in 2019 is presented by Curator Jamie Franklin including a look at the 2019 major exhibition Fields of Change: Vermont in the 60s\,  opening on June 29\, 2019.  There will be food and drink and plenty of time to socialize.  RSVP – October 12 to Deana Mallory at 802-447-1571 ext. 203 or rsvp@benningtonmuseum.org.  To help minimize our expenses\, a suggested donation of $20/per person is requested.  We look forward to seeing you then.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/annual-social-and-meeting-for-members-and-friends/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181021T140000
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SUMMARY:Bennington Historical Society
DESCRIPTION:“From the Village Nook to the Paradise: Bennington’s Eateries of the Past”\nPresented by Ted Bird\nAda Paresky Education Center of the Bennington Museum.\nFree and Open to the Public \n  \nTake a journey down memory lane and revisit many of the places to eat in Bennington.  With his usual flair\, Ted\, using his vast photo collection\, takes us from place to place adding bits of information about each stop.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bennington-historical-society-4-2-2-2-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181115T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181115T143000
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs:  He Came with the Couch
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art.  Join us as we explore Fun with Furniture. \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-he-came-with-the-couch/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181118T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181118T160000
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SUMMARY:Bennington Historical Society
DESCRIPTION:Cindy Butler Presents\n“A Sense of Place: The James C. Colgate Family”\nAda Paresky Education Center of the Bennington Museum.\nFree and Open to the Public \nJames Colby Colgate was one of Bennington’s most distinguished part time residence. He was a lawyer and stockbroker with a home on Park Avenue. Bennington\, Vermont held a special draw for James C. Colgate and he\, and his family\, spent extensive time in their “cottage”\, Ben Venue on Mount Anthony Road. He also owned and operated Fillmore Farm\, a 3\,000 acre farm in Old Bennington where he raised milk cows and prize winning horned Dorset Sheep. He was very generous to the village of Old Bennington\, paving a stretch of road which is now part of Route 9 and giving money for the purchase of the old Saint Francis de Sales Church to create the Bennington Museum. \nCindy Butler has spent the last few years researching the J.C. Colgate Family and the time they spent in Bennington.  She is in the process of writing a biography of the Colgate family. She will share some of her research about the immigration of Colgate’s parents\, his marriage to Hope Conkling and the choices their four daughters made in their lives\, but most of all their impact on Bennington.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bennington-historical-society-4-2-2-2-2-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181201T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181201T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
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SUMMARY:The Festival - Peace\, Love\, Harmony: 1960s Vermont FAMILY DAY
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the season with $3 admission to the museum for everyone! \nAny child that brings new school supplies or a personal care item for Sunrise Family Resource Center is admitted free. Due to the generous support of local businesses and friends of the Museum\, all crafts and visits with Santa are FREE. One of the newer donors runs comparison sites for the best online casinos\, but their contribution came in the form of prepaid gift cards for the boutique. Every child can create a wonderful craft and get to tell Santa and Mrs. Claus what is on their list. Craft activities are available all day while visits with Santa are from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. The Children’s Shopping Boutique\, from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm\, offers a wide range of gifts ranging from $1 to $10. Shoppers’ Helpers are on hand to help children ages 5–12 select presents for their friends and family members. Free gift-wrapping and gift tags are included. \nAlso on view are Classroom Creations!  Students from the region have worked hard to create an object inspired by the theme – Peace\, Love\, Harmony\, 1960s Vermont and these area all available for you to win. Purchase your tickets and place them in the box that corresponds to the item you would like to win.  Visit their display and enjoy their contribution. \nAdults Can Go Shopping Too!  The Museum Store is offering an expanded selection of artisan products just in time for the holidays.  On November 23 – 25 and again on December 1\, the Museum Store is offering museum members a 25% discount while not-yet-members receive 15% off their entire purchase. \nFamily Day\nSaturday\, December 1 – 10 am to 5 pm\n$3 Admission – Any child that brings new school supplies or personal care item for Sunrise Family Resource Center is admitted free. \nChildren’s Shopping Boutique – 10:30 am to 3:30 pm\nShoppers’ helpers and free gift wrapping for children ages 5 -12\nPhotos with Santa – 1:00 to 3:00 pm FREE!\nChildren’s crafts  FREE!  All day\nBake Sale  All day while “goodies” last\nBidding on Original Artwork closes December 28 at 4 pm \nAll proceeds from the Festival benefit Education Programs at the Museum \n The Festival is supported by:\n \n  \n \n\n\n\n\n\nBennington College\nCindy Thomson\nExpress Copy\, Inc.\nGVH Studio\nHanson-Walbridge & Shea Funeral Home\nManchester Newspapers – Media Sponsor\nRaymond Bolton Law Office\nTom Lyons & Family\nBennington Subaru – Family Day Sponsor\nBennington Express Lube AND Car Wash\nD.B. McKenna & Co\, Inc.\nHawkins House – Family Day Sponsor\nHoisington Realty\nSalem Dentistry
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/festival-peace-love-harmony-1960s-vermont-family-day/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181207T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181207T220000
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SUMMARY:Peace\, Love\, Harmony - 1960s Vermont - FESTIVAL GALA
DESCRIPTION:Time to get decked out in your best threads and join the Party!  Its gonna be a blast!  Where did you put those bell bottoms? That tie-dyed shirt? Paisley and Flower prints?  Dig out your best attire from the 1960s and 1970s. \nDelicious Holiday Offerings and “Goodies” of the 60s with a Modern Twist \nFull Cash Bar with themed cocktails\, brews\, and more \nDJ Jim Woodward will blow your mind with the\ngreatest sounds of the 60s and 70s mixed with seasonal favorites \nGroovy Silent Auction \nAwesome Closed-Bid Auction of Original Unreal Artwork.  Take a look. \nDuring the evening of December 7\, enjoy the wonderful exhibition of awesome original artwork by regional artists and place your best bid in the closed-bid auction.  (50% of the proceeds goes to the artist.  50% to the Bennington Museum) *Closed-bid auction closes December 28 at 4 pm\nSEE THE WORKS HERE! \nThe Gala\nFriday\, December 7\, 2018\n7 to 10 pm\nMAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW!!\nCLICK HERE FOR ONLINE PURCHASE \nMillennial and Gen Z reservation $1 per year of age\, 10 through 35* \n$85 per person early bird paid by November 16\n$100 per person paid after November 16 \n“Plus One” Package – Pay for 5\, Get 6\n$425 paid by November 16\n$510 paid after November 16\n*Young people under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. \nAda and Paul Pareksy Wing\nBennington Museum\n75 Main Street\nBennington\, VT 05201 \nSo that we can plan in advance\nPlease RSVP by November 23\n802.447.1571 x 200\nby mail or\nthrough the online store at\nbenningtonmuseum.org \nBennington Museum hosts the premiere event of the season and the Museum’s biggest annual fundraiser\, the Gala. In 2019 we will be looking back 50 years to the end of the 1960s with a cluster of exhibitions\, celebrations\, and events. This year’s Festival gets it started by looking at the lasting impact of the art and spirit of the 60s on today’s artists\, and serves as a prelude to next summer’s major exhibition Fields of Change: 1960s Vermont. \n  \n The Festival is supported by:\n  \n \n  \n\n\n\n\n\nBennington College\nCindy Thomson\nExpress Copy\, Inc.\nGVH Studio\nHanson-Walbridge & Shea Funeral Home\nManchester Newspapers – Media Sponsor\nRaymond Bolton Law Office\nTom Lyons & Family\nBennington Subaru – Family Day Sponsor\nBennington Express Lube AND Car Wash\nD.B. McKenna & Co\, Inc.\nHawkins House – Family Day Sponsor\nHoisington Realty\nSalem Dentistry
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/peace-love-harmony-1960s-vermont-festival-gala/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181213T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181213T143000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
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LAST-MODIFIED:20181015T152752Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs:  Peace\, Love\, Harmony
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art.  Join us as we explorethe Festival theme of Peace\, Love\, Harmony. \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-peace-love-harmony/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181215T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181215T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
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SUMMARY:Take a Break from the Holiday Bustle with VC3
DESCRIPTION:Take a break from the holiday bustle and relax as Bennington Museum presents VC3\, a new trio whose three distinguished cellists – Elizabeth Anderson\, Käthe Jarka\, and Robert La Rue — are bringing the multi-cello ensemble into the world of serious chamber music. Held on Saturday\, December 15 at 2:00 pm in the Ada Paresky Education Center and Paul Paresky Court of the Bennington Museum\, this concert is free and open to the public thanks to the support of Alison Nowak and Robert Cane. Reservations are not required for this performance\, and it is accessible to those with disabilities. \nFor this concert\, VC3 will perform Three Fantasias for Three Viols\, Z. 732-4 (1680) Henry Purcell (arr. Moore)\, V3 (2016) Inessa Zaretsky\, Sonata in G minor\, BWV 1029 J.S. Bach (arr. La Rue)\, Serenata per tre violoncelli (2007) Krzysztof Penderecki\, and Suite for Three Cellos (1921) Fernand de la Tombelle. \nAbout VC3\n\nIn two seasons\, VC3 has built a rich and eclectic repertoire spanning five centuries which includes original\, historical compositions\, arrangements and transcriptions\, and new works written especially for the group to perform. They have been warmly received in venues throughout the greater New York City area\, including the Arion Chamber Music\, Hudson View Gardens\, and Salon 74 series in Manhattan\, the Friends of the Warner Library series in Tarrytown\, and Bruce Adolphe’s Garden City Chamber Music series on Long Island. \nElizabeth Anderson performs as cellist of the Cassatt String Quartet\, and with VC3. She was formerly cellist of the Naumburg Award winning Meliora Quartet and is Assistant Principal Cellist with the New York City Opera Orchestra. As recitalist she has toured throughout the United States\, Europe and Asia. Elizabeth has recorded for Nonesuch\, Telarc\, (Mendelssohn Octet with the Cleveland Quartet) and RCA. Her newest solo CD\, “Latifa Noor” includes improvisations on Indian Raga for cello and voice. \nKäthe Jarka has performed to critical acclaim in major concert venues across the United States\, Canada\, and in Europe as a recitalist and chamber musician. She has collaborated with such artists as Yo-Yo Ma\, Ruth Laredo\, Grant Johannesen\, Donald Weilerstein\, and the Juilliard Quartet\, and has participated in the Marlboro Music Festival. She has appeared several times as a guest with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. As a member of the Shanghai Quartet\, she toured extensively\, appearing at the Tanglewood\, Norfolk\, and Ravinia festivals\, among others. She is also an artist member of the Garden City Chamber Music Society. \nRobert La Rue was First Prize Winner of the National Society of Arts and Letters Cello Competition\, selected by a jury chaired by Mstislav Rostropovitch. Currently the cellist of the Alcott Trio and a member of VC3\, he was also cellist of the New England String Quartet and the Lehner Trio. Summers have taken him to the Bard Festival and the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival (where he has served as visiting faculty of the Yale Summer School of Music.) Internationally\, he has been heard at the Evian Festival in France\, the Banff Festival in Canada\, on the Listasafns Sigurjons Olafssonar Concerts in Reykjavik\, Iceland and the Frideriksdal Slotskonzerter series in Denmark. He is a member of the New York City Operat Orchestra and has also performed frequently in the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/take-a-break-from-the-holiday-bustle-with-vc3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20181231T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20181231T123000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
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SUMMARY:Kid's New Year's Eve Party
DESCRIPTION:Ringing in the New Year isn’t just for Adults!\nWant to celebrate the arrival of 2019 but bedtime is at 8:00? No problem! Put on your party clothes and join us at the Bennington Museum as we welcome in the “Noon” Year with music\, dancing\, party hats\, noisemakers\, sparkling grape juice\, and the countdown to Noon! And there is so much more. Create your own special hat before moving on to the Silly Photo Station to have your picture taken with friends and family. Get “decked out” in silly moustaches\, boas\, glasses and more. Create a beautiful fireworks print with paint and pipe cleaners. So much fun. \nBennington Museum’s annual Kids’ “Noon” Year’s Eve Celebration is on Monday\, December 31\, 2018 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. Admission is $3/child for Bennington Museum Members and $5/child for Non-Members. Adults are welcome to join the party at no charge\, but to explore the galleries\, regular admission will be charged. Registration is not required. We hope you can join us. \nAbout the Museum\nBennington Museum is located at 75 Main Street (Route 9)\, Bennington\, in The Shires of Vermont. The museum is open Thursday through Tuesday\, 10 am to 5 pm. It is wheelchair accessible. The Museum will be closing at 1:00 pm on December 24 and 31. It will be closed December 25 and January 1. Visit the museum’s website www.benningtonmuseum.org or call 802-447-1571 for more information.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/kids-new-years-eve-party/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190202T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190202T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190118T175740Z
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SUMMARY:Community Day at Bennington Museum
DESCRIPTION:Luigi Lucioni  (1900-1988)\nFall Shadows\, 1947\nWatercolor on Paper\n13.5 x 20.25 inches\nBennington Museum Collection\nGift of Gary and Deborah Lucidon\nBennington Museum – New Look at Art and History\n\nFrom its beginning\, Bennington Museum has collected documents\, objects\, and art that reflect the region’s\, and state’s\, rich history. This continues today. However\, over the past ten years the Museum has taken a new look at more recent works created by regional artists which has allowed the Museum and its visitors to further explore the rich history of Bennington and Vermont. Many of these works have found their way into the Museum’s collection and are included in the opening exhibitions for 2019. \nJoin us on Saturday\, February 2 when admission to Bennington Museum is FREE for everyone from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Visit all the new exhibitions and possibly interact with some of the student artists who are invited to come in and pick-up their Certificate of Participation in the 2019 Annual Student Art Exhibition. \nOpening in the Works on Paper Gallery is Works on Paper: A Decade of Collecting\, on view through May 5. Bennington Museum has always collected works on paper\, with a focus on historic materials. Recently\, a greater focus has been placed on 20th-century and contemporary material. Now in the fifth season of our Works on Paper Gallery\, we celebrate with an exhibition that features a disparate body of works\, from historic to contemporary and self-taught works\, to creations by Bennington Modernists. Artists represented include Gayleen Aiken\, Milton Avery\, Wilson “Snowflake” Bentley\, Paul Feeley\, Luigi Lucioni\, Duane Michals\, and Norman Rockwell. “It’s really my goal to highlight the diversity of our collections and collecting practices in this show\,” states curator Jamie Franklin. \nA small yet captivating exhibition titled Vermont Folk Sculpture: Recent Acquisition is on view in the John T. Harrison\, Jr. Orientation Gallery. This exhibition highlights the recent acquisition of a Carved Corner Post\, c. 1900 created by Russell Risley (1842-1927) of Kirby\, Vermont. Risley spent his entire life on his family’s farm where he went about painting on the walls of the house – inside and outside – as well as the out buildings such as the barn. He also carved fence posts\, rock\, and blocks of wood. The Carved Corner Post is one of the Museum’s newest acquisitions which was purchased with the assistance of Lyman Orton. This work is accompanied by other iconic examples of sculpture created by individuals from Vermont who worked in popular vernacular traditions. \nFeatured in the Regional Artists Gallery through May 27 is The Mind’s Eye: Paintings\, Sculpture\, and Books by Paul Katz. This exhibition features a variety of works\, including paintings\, sculpture and drawing books\, mainly from Katz’s Prelude and Interlock series. The Preludes includes paintings and everyday found objects with words painted on them as if on intertwined ribbons. The words are all taken from Henry Wordsworth’s poem “Prelude.” The look of the work was inspired in part by a photograph Katz saw in The New York Times™ in the days following 9/11. The image was of an office in which everything was covered by grey ash so that ordinary things like desks and computers took on the aspect of an ancient site exhumed. “As I have worked on my “Prelude” project\, I have come increasingly able to see it as something as nearly post-apocalyptic as that photograph but with culture\, itself\, in the form of poetry settling like ash over everything. The dense patterns of lines and letters that cover all my surfaces make the actual poem impossible to read but I feel that I honor it\, nevertheless\, through an act of penitential diligence\,” stated the artist. \nOf course the kickoff for 2019 would not be complete without the Annual Student Art Exhibition on view through March 12. Celebrating the art created by students in public and private schools in Bennington and surrounding communities\, this annual exhibition explores the artistic development of students as it presents artwork of the region’s elementary\, middle and high school students. The exhibition displays work ranging from whimsical projects by the young students to more advanced work of older students. Ceramic work\, paper sculptures\, and more complement collage\, pastels\, and pen and ink drawings. \nIn the Early Vermont Gallery explore the installation of Miniatures and Small Portraits from the Museum’s collection dating back to the American Revolution. Featured in this display is a framed tintype of a painting of Lt. Jonathan Holton\, a soldier in the Battle of Bennington. A Lieutenant of the Nichols Regiment\, Holton was wounded at Bennington on August 16\, 1777. His wound is visible in the portrait also on view. \nBennington Museum is a member of ArtCountry\, a consortium of notable art and performance destinations in the scenic northern Berkshires of Massachusetts and southern Green Mountains of Vermont\, including The Clark Art Institute\, Williams College Museum of Art \, Williamstown Theatre Festival (20 minutes away); and MASS MoCA (25minutes away). Visit ArtCountry.org for more information on these five great cultural centers. \nComing Soon:\nMarch 30-June 11 – Up Home: Hand-Colored Photographs by Susanne and Neil Rappaport.  Minnie Griswold died in 1952\, at which time her sons locked up their mother’s house in Pawlet\, Vermont and left all her belongings in place\, untouched\, unaltered. Thirty years later\, Pawlet documentarians Susanne and Neil Rappaport were invited by Charlie\, one of Minnie’s sons\, now 85 years old\, into the home\, and went on to produce a collection of hand-colored photographs of Minnie’s home. This exhibition brings together the best in documentary work and artistic expression.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/community-day-at-bennington-museum/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190202T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190202T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190118T174326Z
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SUMMARY:New Finds about the Battle of Bennington
DESCRIPTION:Leroy Williams\nPrisoners Taken at the Battle of Bennington (detail)\nAugust 16\, 1777\nOil on canvas\, 72 x 144 inches\nPainted for the Museum in conjunction with the WPA\nCollection of Bennington Museum \nNew Finds about the Battle of Bennington\n\nOn Saturday\, February 2 during FREE Community Day at the Bennington Museum\, join the Curator of the Bennington Museum Jamie Franklin at 2:00 pm when he presents “A Battle of Bennington Veteran’s Portrait Rediscovered – and Acquired.” Learn about the fortunate circumstances that led to Bennington Museum’s acquisition of a tintype and miniature portrait of Lt. Jonathan Holton\, a soldier in the Battle of Bennington. A Lieutenant of the Nichols Regiment\, Holton was wounded at Bennington on August 16\, 1777. His wound is visible in the portrait which is on view Early Vermont Gallery along with the watercolor. \nFranklin’s brief presentation serves as the introduction to “Sipp Ives – a Black Green Mountain Boy Killed at the Battle of Bennington” a talk given by Phil Holland and Lion G. Miles exploring the often overlooked stories of the black soldiers who fought in the American Revolution. \nBackground\nIn 1837\, 90-year-old Daniel Brown made a pension declaration on behalf of a fellow Revolutionary War captain’s widow in which he recalled “a black man on the ground that was mortally wounded” at the Battle of Bennington. Lion Miles has identified that man as Sipp Ives\, from the settlement that later became Cheshire\, Mass. Miles and Holland will speak about what we know – and don’t know – about Ives\, who enlisted in Col. Seth Warner’s regiment\, known as the Green Mountain Boys\, in 1777\, the year of the Battle. The arrival of the Green Mountain Boys on the battlefield turned the fight decisively against a corps of reinforcing German auxiliaries and sealed the American victory. The role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War and of other blacks at the Battle of Bennington will also be addressed. \nBios of Presenters\nFollowing a career as a Navy and commercial airplane pilot\, Lion G. Miles\, MA has devoted himself to the study of the Battle of Bennington and other Revolutionary-Era subjects. He is an expert on the Stockbridge Indians and has published a Mohican dictionary. He has made many presentations on the Battle\, including some to Bennington audiences. He was instrumental in identifying the German prisoners who died in custody in Bennington after the Battle\, and whose names are inscribed on the common grave in the Old Bennington Cemetery. He has lectured on blacks in the Berkshires and contributed research to Gary Nash’s Friends of Liberty (2012). He lives in Stockbridge\, Mass. \nPhil Holland is a writer and voice actor. He is the author of A Guide to the Battle of Bennington and the Bennington Monument\, “Robert Frost in Bennington County\,” and The Dance Must Follow. He has made public presentations on the Battle of Bennington and was Program Coordinator of the 2018 CVHNP Local Heritage grant to the Bennington Museum for a public education project on the Battle. He lives in Shaftsbury\, Vermont.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/new-finds-about-the-battle-of-bennington/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190214T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190214T143000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190205T194829Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs:  I Love Museums
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art.  Join us as we explore I Love Museums.  As we travel the galleries we will be looking for hearts and signs of love in the paintings and other objects on view. \n  \n  \n  \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-i-love-museums/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190217T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190217T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190205T190445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190214T185856Z
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SUMMARY:Bennington Historical Society - A Tale of Two Cars
DESCRIPTION:A Tale of Two Cars:  Bennington and\nthe Electric Railroad Interubans\, 1900-1910\nPresented by George Lerrigo\nSunday\, February 17\,  2:00 pm\nAda Paresky Education Center of the Bennington Museum.\nFree and Open to the Public \n  \nIn his presentation\, Lerrigo explores the history of two street railroad cards\, The Bennington and The Berkshire interconnected to the Oneida Railway.  Two thousand miles and over 19 different companies provide this tour and retain the title of the longest trolley ride ending in the Midwest.  Both these cars still exist\, one restored and one in less than prime condition.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bennington-historical-society-4-2-2-2-2-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190218T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190222T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190123T175327Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190215T203554Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Vacation Week Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Winter Vacation Week Workshops\nFebruary 18 through 22 (not February 20)\n1:00 – 4:00 pm\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Thursday and Friday\nGrades K through 4\n$10/member   $15/non-member each workshop\nIncludes snack and all materials\nRegistration is required.\nStill time to register as all workshops are not yet full.\nby calling 802-447-1571 ext. 203. \nJoin in the exploration of winter for a day or for the week. \nMonday\, February 18\nFor the Birds\nFebruary is National Bird-Feeding Month\, so we’ll spend the afternoon making bird feeders for and learning about our feathered-friends. \nTuesday\, February 19\nSnowflake Bentley\nVermont native\, Wilson Bentley took photographs of snowflakes\, proving that no two are alike.  We’ll celebrate Snowflake Bentley with stories\, snow-crafts\, and\, weather-permitting\, some snowflake investigation of our own. \nThursday\, February 21\nWonderful Winter Art\nGet inspiration from Grandma Moses\, who used glitter to make her snowy scenes sparkle.  We’re all about Winter today as we make all sorts of snowy works. \nFriday\, February 22\nAnimals Everywhere\nIs there a bear lurking in the Museum?  We’ll find out as we search the galleries for animals large and small\, sharing stories and creating art along the way. \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/winter-vacation-week-workshops-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190302T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190302T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190124T222111Z
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SUMMARY:American Eccentricities-An Artist's Talk with Sculptor Sarah Peters
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, March 2 at 2:00 p.m. in the Paresky Wing of the Bennington Museum\, sculptor Sarah Peters discusses her studio practice in relationship to the history of American sculpture and representative objects in Bennington Museum’s vast collection. Join us to see what objects Peters has been researching in the Museum’s collection as the basis for her talk and for a small\, special installation inside the museum. Deeply engaged in traditional sculptural techniques\, the artist has spent over a decade working in wax\, clay\, and bronze. Forming figurative objects\, often near life-size heads and busts\, Peters merges ancient\, modern and contemporary references with respect and irreverence\, both honoring and questioning conventions of the past. \nPeters’ research at the Museum extends from the Usdan Gallery exhibition The Body Stops Here: Keiko Narahashi and Sarah Peters on view in the Usdan Gallery February 26 through March 30. \nAbout the Artist \nSarah Peters (b. 1973) lives and works in Queens\, NY. She was educated at Virginia Commonwealth University (MFA)\, The University of Pennsylvania (BFA)\, and The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (Certificate). The artist is a recipient of awards and residencies from John Michael Kohler\, WI and New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA)\, NY (2011); The Fine Arts Work Center\, Provincetown\, MA (2010); and The Sharpe-Wallentas Studio Program\, Brooklyn\, NY (2008). Solo and two-person exhibitions include Van Doren Waxter Gallery (2018)\, Bennington College\, Bennington\, VT (2019); Howards Gallery\, Athens\, GA (2019); Halsey McKay Gallery\, South Hampton\, NY (2017); Eleven Rivington\, New York (2015); 4 AM\, New York (2015); Asya Geisberg\, NY (2014); Edward Winkleman Gallery\, NY (2007\,2010); and John Davis Gallery\, Hudson\, NY (2013). Group exhibitions include Objects Like Us\, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum\, Ridgefield\, CT\, curated by Amy Smith-Stewart and David Adamo (2018); Galerie Eva Presenhuber\, New York\, NY (2019); Perrotin Gallery\, Seoul\, South Korea (2019) and Rodin and the Contemporary Figurative Tradition\, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park\, Grand Rapids\, MI (2017)\, among others. Her work has been reviewed and featured in publications such as The New York Times\, Art in America\, Artforum\, and The Brooklyn Rail. \nArtist’s Statement \nMy interest in American art began while attending the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts\, America’s first art museum and school. I was drawn to the Museum’s early American sculpture collection\, especially the work of William Rush\, who was designated the first European-American sculptor. Rush was a carver of ships’ figureheads before he fashioned himself into a classical (ish) sculptor. He borrows the tropes of classical art—the drapery and the serious subject matter—but his work is a departure from his inspiration: proportions are miscalculated\, alignments are incorrect\, the drapery does not follow the laws of gravity. Yet all these oddities add up to something more special and beautiful than his original intention\, something characteristically American. \nThe American ingenuity and irrepressible imagination found in Rush’s sculpture is also on display in the Bennington Museum collection. There is a hastily assembled scrap metal ship by “The Captain\,” made to trade for alcohol; a slate fan with meticulous lacy detail; miniature carved baskets\, tiny wood pliers and handmade dolls and doll furniture. There is also a scrimshaw drawing of a young girl and boy\, possibly the children of the carver\, and tree fungus carvings made with a penknife of idyllic country landscapes. Alongside these vernacular objects are gorgeous examples of American neo-classical sculpture\, as well as narrative genre sculptures depicting\, for example\, a nervous couple with a dog soliciting their Parson (who has a cat). \nAll these marvelous objects reflect the human desire to depict the world and the people around us. Some are made out of personal necessity\, and have an urgent quality\, while others are meticulously planned\, formally rigorous\, and meant for contemplation. The results are specific and individual\, and are the tangible evidence of an intention to create something special – the wish to get it “right.” \nMore on Sarah Peters \nMore events with Sarah Peters \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/american-eccentricities-an-artists-talk-with-sculptor-sarah-peters/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190309T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190309T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
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SUMMARY:Collage #3571 ½: A Schonbeck Experience
DESCRIPTION:Are you ready to build your own instrument and then join in the concert? Join us on Saturday\, March 9 at 2:00 pm in the Ada Paresky Education Center and Paul Paresky Court of the Bennington Museum\, when Nick Brooke (faculty\, Bennington College) Webb Crawford (Bennington College graduate) and Mark Stewart (founding member of Bang on a Can All Stars) present an instrument building workshop where you\, the audience members\, build the instruments\, then use those instruments to participate in an improvisational performance conducted by Mark Stewart.  All in the spirit of Gunnar Schonbeck’s collages. \nMaverick composer Gunnar Schonbeck (1919-2005) built 10-foot banjos\, drums made out of airplane fuselages\, and hundreds of triangular cellos\, bell sets and oversized xylophones—now displayed in Mass MoCA’s No Experience Required exhibition. For over 25 years\, Schonbeck taught at Bennington College\, and over that time\, he amassed the oversized instrumentarium in the attic of the College’s Commons.   It was here that he also conducted giant “collages”—spectacles that involved dance\, song\, and audience participation on his home built creations. He died in 2005\, and over the next decade his instruments made their way to Mass MoCA\, where they are regularly played during the Bang on a Can Festival\, by Glenn Kotche\, as well as any visitor to the museum. \nThis Music at the Museum experience combines the spirit of Gunnar Schonbeck’s original collaborative productions with fun\, hands-on instrument building. An instrument-building workshop at 2:00 pm is led by Webb Crawford and Nick Brooke.  Both musicians will help audience members create the arsenal of wind\, string\, and mallet instruments. At 3:00 pm\, join in the concert as Mark Stewart amasses these new instruments (plus a few others\, borrowed from the Schonbeck Instrumentarium)\, in a communal jamboree\, Collage #3571 ½: A Schonbeck Experience\, reminiscent of Schonbeck’s collages. Any and all ages can participate\, and are encouraged to do so—in this celebration of Schonbeck’s festive legacy! This concert is free and open to the public thanks to the support of Alison Nowak and Robert Cane. Reservations are not required for this performance\, and it is accessible to those with disabilities. \nAbout the Musicians\n \nNick Brooke is a composer for multimedia\, dance\, and theater. He teaches at Bennington College\, where he originally met Gunnar Schonbeck in the late 1980s. His works often involve building new acoustic or electronic instruments\, such as a battery of hubcaps and gongs for NY Philharmonic percussionist Dan Druckman\, or an entire miniaturized gamelan in a suitcase for percussion sextet Talujon. Brooke’s instrumental works have been performed by Bang on a Can All Stars\, the Paul Dresher Ensemble\, the Nash Ensemble of London\, Orchestra 2001\, Speculum Musicae\, Sekar Anu\, and New York’s Gamelan Son of Lion\, among others\, and across the United States and in Europe. They have been featured at the Lincoln Center Festival\, the Ecstatic Music Festival\, the Spoleto Festival\, and the MATA Series. His work\, Tone Test\, received its premiere at Lincoln Center Festival in 2004. He is the recipient of Guggenheim Rockefeller Fellowship\, and holds degrees from Oberlin and Princeton. \nWebb Crawford is a guitarist with sixteen years’ experience. She has worked for three guitar techs/luthiers as a repair tech\, and at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art with exhibit curator Mark Stewart\, where she helped restore a collection of composer\, professor\, and instrument-builder Gunnar Schonbeck’s creations. Crawford received her BA in Composition from Bennington College in June\, 2018\, and studied with composers Kitty Brazelton\, Nick Brooke\, and Allen Shawn. She has taught both very small children\, as well as slightly larger children through the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls NYC’s Girls Rock! program for ages 8-18\, as well as their Jumpstart program for children ages 5-7. Crawford currently works as a counselor at the Brooklyn Music School\, and kicks in every so often with environmentally conscious instrument-building aficionados Bash the Trash! \nMulti-instrumentalist\, singer\, song leader\, composer and instrument designer Mark Stewart has been heard around the world performing old and new music. Since 1998 he has recorded\, toured and been Musical Director with Paul Simon. A founding member of the Bang on a Can All Stars\, the comic duo Polygraph Lounge with keyboard and theremin wizard Rob Schwimmer\, Mark has also worked with Steve Reich\, Sting\, Anthony Braxton\, Bob Dylan\, Wynton Marsalis\, Meredith Monk\, Stevie Wonder\, Phillip Glass\, Iva Bittova\, Bruce Springsteen\, Terry Riley\, Ornette Coleman\, Don Byron\, Joan Baez\, Hugh Masakela\, Paul McCartney\, Cecil Taylor\, Bill Frisell\, Jimmy Cliff\, the Everly Brothers\, Steve Gadd\, Fred Frith\, Alison Krauss\, David Krakauer\, Bobby McFerrin\, David Byrne\, James Taylor\, The Roches\, Aaron Neville\, Bette Midler\, and Marc Ribot. He has worked extensively with composer Elliot Goldenthal on music for the films Midsummer Night’s Dream\, The Tempest\, Across the Universe\, Titus\, The Butcher Boy\, The Good Thief\, In Dreams and Heat\, often playing instruments of his own design and construction. Stewart has designed instruments for Julie Taymor’s Midsummer Nights Dream & Theater For A New Audience’s production of King Lear and is the inventor of the WhirlyCopter\, a bicycle-powered Pythagorean choir of singing tubes and the Big Boing\, a 24 ft. sonic banquet table Mbira that seats 30 children playing 490 found objects. He is the Artistic Director of Rebecca Weller’s hootenanny/happening project Guitar Mash/Urban Campfire and is a Visiting Lecturer in musical instrument design at MIT. Mark is the curator at MASS MoCA of the immersive Gunnar Schonbeck exhibit of musical instruments. He lives in New York City making his living playing and writing popular music\, semi-popular music and unpopular music\, and designing instruments that everyone can play. \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/collage-3571-1-2-a-schonbeck-experience/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190317T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190317T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190205T190920Z
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SUMMARY:Bennington Historical Society- "Where was the Bennington Storehouse Located?"
DESCRIPTION:Ada Paresky Education Center of the Bennington Museum\nHistorians know the contents of the store house which the British headed to Bennington to capture\, but where was it located?  This is the question that Bob Hoar has been struggling with for a couple of years.  Using maps and written descriptions\, Hoar presents his conclusion and how he reached it.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bennington-historical-society-4-2-2-2-2-4-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190321T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190321T143000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190205T200248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190205T200751Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs:  Spring Green
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art.  Join us as we look for Spring Green throughout the galleries. \n  \n  \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-spring-green/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190407T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190407T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190124T193934Z
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SUMMARY:Spring Social and Exhibition Opening
DESCRIPTION:Paresky Wing and Parmelee and Limric Galleries\nView Up Home: Hand-Colored Photographs by Susanne and Neil Rappaport \nwhile enjoying discussions with \nBennington Museum Curator\, Jamie Franklin\nVermont Folklife Center Associate Director and Archivist\, Andy Kolovos\nMetropolitan Museum of Art Senior Photographer\, Eileen Travell\nand special guest\, \nAlan David Griswold\, great grandson of Minnie Griswold whose home is the focus of the exhibition. Enjoy the discussion which ties together the documentary work and artistic expression found in this unique exhibition. \nWine\, beer\, and soft drinks available for purchase.\nFREE Event!  To assist in planning\, RSVP requested by March 29.  802-447-1571 ext. 200 or dmallory@benningtonmuseum.org \nAbout the Exhibition: \nHairnet Drawer Hand-Colored Silver Gelatin Print 16 x 20 inches Photographed by Neil Rappaport (1942- 1998) Colored by Susanne Rappaport (1944-2015) \nMinnie Griswold died in 1952\, at which time her sons locked up their mother’s house in Pawlet\, Vermont and left all her belongings in place\, untouched\, unaltered. Thirty years later\, Pawlet documentarians Susanne and Neil Rappaport were invited by Charlie\, one of Minnie’s sons\, now 85 years old\, into the home\, and went on to produce a collection of hand-colored photographs of Minnie’s home. This exhibition brings together the best in documentary work and artistic expression. \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/spring-social-and-exhibition-opening/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190411T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190411T143000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190205T200623Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190205T200623Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs:  "Click" - Creating with Photos
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art. \n  \n  \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/museum-abcs-click-creating-with-photos/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190428T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190428T160000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190418T181445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190418T191448Z
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SUMMARY:Bennington Historical Society - Colorizing Historic Photographs
DESCRIPTION:Ada Paresky Education Center of the Bennington Museum \nTim Wager’s series of books of colorized historic photographs have been taking Bennington by storm. How does he do it? How long do they take? How accurate are they really? \nCallie Raspuzzi\, Collections Manager of the Bennington Museum has been working with the Museum’s photograph collection for nearly 15 years\, cataloging and digitizing the vast collection\, one of her major accomplishments during that time. For the past year\, she has been working closely with Wager to provide high quality images which he has then colorized.  This has spurred new research into and surprising information about Bennington’s history. \nRaspuzzi’s presentation describes the step-by-step process that begins with glass plate negatives and ends up in a fantastical riot of color. Colorizing black and white images is not a new art\, but one that brings new life and meaning to the photographs. Her presentation also includes examples of contemporary hand colored images and compares them to Wager’s digital work. We will also look at some historic pieces from the Bennington Museum’s collection that illustrate the actual colors found on the streets of Bennington in the early 1900s. \n  \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/colorizing-historic-photographs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190503T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190503T163000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190124T200034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190214T190403Z
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SUMMARY:Stoneware Collectors Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Stoneware Collectors Meeting\nFriday\, May 3\nTour: 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm\nPresentation: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm\nAda Paresky Education Center \nTour places in Bennington related to the pottery industry 12:30 to 2:00 pm. Return to the Museum and enjoy a presentation by Cathie Zusy and Warren Broderick from 3:00 to 4:30 pm on new developments in Bennington stoneware research\, highlighting five different areas where research into the historic Bennington potteries of the 19th Century continues. \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/stoneware-collectors-meeting-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190511T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190511T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190419T154408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190509T182457Z
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SUMMARY:Community Day at Bennington Museum
DESCRIPTION:Bennington Museum – Free Admission for Everyone!\n\nOn Saturday\, May 11 from 10 am to 5 pm admission to the Bennington Museum is FREE for all visitors and the lineup for engagement is outstanding. At 11:00 am\, join senior photographer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, NYC Eileen Travell and Bennington Museum’s curator Jamie Franklin for an up close gallery exploration of Up Home: Hand-Colored Photographs by Susanne and Neil Rappaport.  Then from 1:00 to 4:30 pm\, try your skill at hand-coloring works in the Paresky Wing. Minnie Griswold died in 1952\, at which time her sons locked up their mother’s house in Pawlet\, Vermont and left all her belongings in place\, untouched\, unaltered. Thirty years later\, Pawlet documentarians Susanne and Neil Rappaport were invited by Charlie\, one of Minnie’s sons\, now 85 years old\, into the home\, and went on to produce a collection of hand-colored photographs of Minnie’s home. This exhibition brings together the best in documentary work and artistic expression. \nAt 3:00 pm\, join us as we open Color | Gesture: Early Works by Emily Mason on view in the Works on Paper Gallery. Her exhibition is on view May 11 through September 8. For more than sixty years Emily Mason has been creating lyrical abstractions on canvas and paper\, where strong gestural marks contrast with delicate washes of color and spontaneous splashes and drips.This exhibition traces the development of the artist’s distinctive style of abstraction through paintings on paper created in the 1950s and 1960s. \nAND THERE IS MORE!\nEnjoy the opening of the Museum’s spring Trail Tale titled Call Me Tree/Llámame árbol by Maya Christina Gonzalez. This tale will be up through July. You are welcome to visit the trail between dawn and dusk. Feeling creative? Try your hand at creating tissue paper flowers in the Grandma Moses Schoolhouse. Want to add even more history to your visit? Stop in the Museum’s Research Library and explore the volumes of interesting books and articles that reach back in time. And finally\, don’t forget to get your deep discounts in the Museum Store. Museum members receive 25% discount and Not-Yet-Members\, a 15% discount on their entire purchase. So much to do. Plan to spend the day with a picnic lunch on the hillside. \nIn the Regional Artists Gallery\, is The Mind’s Eye: Paintings\, Sculpture\, and Books by Paul Katz. Closing on May 27\, this exhibition features a variety of works\, including paintings\, sculpture and drawing books\, mainly from Katz’s Prelude and Interlock series. The Preludes include paintings and everyday found objects with words painted on them as if on intertwined ribbons. The words are all taken from William Wordsworth’s poem “Prelude.” The look of the work was inspired in part by a photograph Katz saw in The New York Times™ in the days following 9/11. The image was of an office in which everything was covered by grey ash so that ordinary things like desks and computers took on the aspect of an ancient site exhumed. \nClosing on May 26 is the small but intriguing installation titled Vermont Folk Sculpture: A Recent Acquisition. Unique works in this exhibition feature a carved fence post created in 1900 by Russel Risley (1842-1927) of Kirby\, Vermont. Risley spent his entire life on his family’s farm where he went about painting on the walls of the house – inside and outside – as well as the out buildings such as the barn. He also carved fence posts\, rock\, and blocks of wood. The Carved Corner Post is one of the Museum’s newest acquisitions which was purchased with the assistance of Lyman Orton. This work is accompanied by other iconic examples of sculpture created by individuals from Vermont who worked in popular vernacular traditions. \nIn the Early Vermont Gallery explore the installation of Miniatures and Small Portraits from the Museum’s collection dating back to the American Revolution. Featured in this display is a framed tintype of a painting of Lt. Jonathan Holton\, a soldier in the Battle of Bennington. A Lieutenant of the Nichols Regiment\, Holton was wounded at Bennington on August 16\, 1777. His wound is visible in the portrait also on view. \nStepping into the Museum\, art and history are all around\, and “creative collisions” can be found around almost every corner. Explore the permanent exhibitions such as Grandma Moses\, now featuring paintings never before on view\, Gilded Age Vermont\, the Battle of Bennington Gallery\, Bennington Modernism\, and one of the newer galleries Early Vermont. This gallery showcases over 85 major pieces and smaller items from the Museum’s extensive historical collection of over 30\,000 objects. \nBennington Museum is a member of ArtCountry\, a consortium of notable art and performance destinations in the scenic northern Berkshires of Massachusetts and southern Green Mountains of Vermont\, including The Clark Art Institute\, Williams College Museum of Art \, Williamstown Theatre Festival (20 minutes away); and MASS MoCA (25minutes away). Visit ArtCountry.org for more information on these five great cultural centers. \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/community-day-at-bennington-museum-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190516T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190516T143000
DTSTAMP:20260407T062426
CREATED:20190205T201046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190205T201046Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs:  Playing with Paint
DESCRIPTION:Children ages 3 to 5 and their adult caregivers are invited to join us for an hour of exploration\, stories\, and art. \n  \n  \nMuseum ABCs is free\, thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. No reservations required. Museum ABCs is a joint program of Bennington Museum and The Bennington Free Library.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/playing-playing-with-paint/
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