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SUMMARY:Concerts in the Courtyard: Erin Harpe Country Blues Duo
DESCRIPTION:CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD\nWe are pleased to announce that Bennington Museum has received an anonymous grant once more for 2026. Performances are free of charge. \nAll events take place from 5-7pm. The Museum will remain open until 7pm on these days\, regular admission applies. \nPlease bring your own blankets or lawn chairs! \nSage Pizza will set up shop in front of the NEW Courtyard serving delicious pie. The Museum will serve beverages. \nIn the event of rain\, the event will be cancelled by 2pm on Fridays. Check our facebook page for updates. \nMuseum educators will provide free children’s activities during Concerts in the Courtyard. Kids of all ages will find a fun makerspace at the picnic tables where they can create art based on art and objects featured in the Museum. \nErin Harpe Country Blues Duo\nErin Harpe Country Blues Duo delivers soulful\, roots-driven blues inspired by the Piedmont and Mississippi traditions. Featuring award-winning vocalist/guitarist Erin Harpe and longtime collaborator (and husband) Jim Countryman\, the duo blends masterful musicianship with warm\, intimate storytelling.
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: Odds and Ends Art
DESCRIPTION:Art can be made from anything! We’ll visit the Folk and Craft gallery to see some art made from unusual materials\, then dig into the Odds and Ends Art Bin to make unique artwork of our own. \nMuseum ABCs is a collaboration between Bennington Museum and the Bennington Free Library\, designed for children ages 3 to 5 and their adult companions. Siblings are welcome! Museum ABCs is FREE thanks to funding from The Bank of Bennington. Join us on the second Saturday of each month\, April through November\, for artwork\, stories\, and more! \npresented in partnership with the Bennington Free Library \nsponsored by \nadditional support from
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/abcs2026aug/
CATEGORIES:Museum ABCs
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SUMMARY:Disappearances
DESCRIPTION:In 2006\, Vermont director Jay Craven released Disappearances\, a film starring Kris Kristofferson and based on the Howard Frank Mosher novel of the same name. Now celebrating 20 years since its release\, we bring you a screening of Disappearances including a discussion with Craven following the film. The themes in Disappearances relate directly to Vermont Vice\, on view from May 30 through November 1\, 2026. \nTickets are $15 for Bennington Museum Members and $20 for Not-Yet-Members. Use the links below to make your purchase. \nAbout the film: \nForced to smuggle whiskey in an attempt to save his family\, Quebec Bill (Kris Kirstofferson) and his son embark on a spellbinding and unforgettable trip. This treacherous journey through the wilderness will lead them to discover a haunted and elusive past. Disappearances features one of Kris Kristofferson’s finest performances in a beautifully shot western style adventure – with an added touch of Mosher’s magical realism.  The cast also includes Academy Award nominee Genevieve Bujold\, Gary Farmer\, William Sanderson\, Lothaire Bluteau\, and Charlie McDermott as Quebec Bill’s son\, Wild Bill. \nRated PG-13\, 103 minutes \nAbout Jay Craven: \nKingdom County Productions co-founder\, Jay Craven\, is an award-winning director\, writer\, and producer\, whose narrative films include High Water  (1989); Where the Rivers Flow North (1993); A Stranger in the Kingdom (1997); In Jest (1999); The Year that Trembled (2003); Disappearances (2006); Northern Borders (2012); Wetware (2018); Blood Brothers (2021)\, Jack London’s Martin Eden (2023) and George Bernard Shaw’s Major Barbara (2026). \nCraven also directed\, produced\, and co-wrote the 2005 Emmy Award-winning public television comedy series\, Windy Acres\, along with four episodes of the Queen City Radio Hour—a comedy and music variety show performed before a live audience and broadcast over Vermont Public Radio. His documentaries include After the Fog: Interviews with Combat Veterans (2006); Dawn of the People (1984); and Gayleen (1985).  \nLearn more at kingdomcounty.org/jay-craven-films
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/disappearances/
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SUMMARY:A Monument Society Event
DESCRIPTION:Join Bennington Museum’s Executive Director for a tour of Fort Ticonderoga\, a visit to the amazing Start Trek Enterprise replica set\, and then dinner at Paper and Pencil. \nSign Up Here!Join the Monument Society
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/a-monument-society-event-fort-ti/
CATEGORIES:Monument Society
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SUMMARY:Concerts in the Courtyard: SIRSY
DESCRIPTION:CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD\nWe are pleased to announce that Bennington Museum has received an anonymous grant once more for 2026. Performances are free of charge. \nAll events take place from 5-7pm. The Museum will remain open until 7pm on these days\, regular admission applies. \nPlease bring your own blankets or lawn chairs! \nSage Pizza will set up shop in front of the NEW Courtyard serving delicious pie. The Museum will serve beverages. \nIn the event of rain\, the event will be cancelled by 2pm on Fridays. Check our facebook page for updates. \nMuseum educators will provide free children’s activities during Concerts in the Courtyard. Kids of all ages will find a fun makerspace at the picnic tables where they can create art based on art and objects featured in the Museum. \nSIRSY\nS I R S Y – B I O\n“Rock Pop Artist of the Year” + “Record of the Year” 2024 Thomas Edison Music Awards “Eddies Music Hall of Fame Inductee” 2025\n“Solo Duo Artist of the Year” 2023 Thomas Edison Music Awards \nIt’s hard to imagine a sound this big coming from two people. The Boston Globe calls Sirsy “The little band with the big sound.” Fans call them “the little band with a big heart.” Hailing from NY\, SIRSY plays compelling singer-songwriter rock and pop with a charming intensity\, a bit of sass\, lots of soul\, and loads of heart. They write honest\, engaging songs that are instantly relatable and catchy. The Times Union says “Sirsy’s clever\, smart songs have more hooks than a tackle box”. Sirsy’s passionate and down to earth live shows also include storytelling and even some nerdy jokes. They can somehow make an audience sing along\, dance\, laugh\, and cry – all at the same show. \nMelanie Krahmer’s passionate and immediately arresting vocals are sultry and seductive. They can be a floaty whisper or at times raspy and rocking – with a little bit of a tongue-in-cheek tone\, as if she’s singing with a wink. She has “one of the most powerful and flexible voices you’ll ever hear”. Mel is also the band’s drummer (and featured in Modern Drummer). She simultaneously plays bass on a keyboard with her drumstick. Live\, she also plays piano\, melodica\, and the occasional badass flute solo too. Mel’s bandmate\, co-writer\, & husband/bestie is Rich Libutti. Rich masterfully plays a well-loved and road worn Rickenbacker through a pedal board full of vintage effects. He sounds like 3 guitarists all on his own. SXSW music blog says “The guitar player is flawless and raw. Clean enough to be enjoyed\, and just edgy enough to make you grin.” Rich also plays bass (and at live shows often does it on a pedal board with his feet).\nThese 2 multi-instrumentalists manage to sound like a full band and somehow do it all with big smiles on their faces. It’s clear they love what they do. And that love is contagious when you see them live. You can’t help smiling along with them. With song lyrics that center around empowerment and resilience\, it’s no surprise that Sirsy’s fans have supported the duo through the pandemic\, over a dozen records\, 20+ years of touring\, and Mel’s 2 bouts with cancer. Every show is like a celebration for this couple and their fans. Come celebrate life with them! \nSirsy’s warmed stages for Brandi Carlile\, Maroon 5\, Train\, Grace Potter\, Joan Jett\, Cheap Trick\, Collective Soul\, Blues Traveler\, Spindoctors\, Adam Ezra Group\, Lifehouse & many more. They’ve had songs on the hit tv show “Shameless”\, the NFL\, HBO\, MTV\, and PBS. Their latest single\, “Stupid Little Heart” (Jan 7\, 2025) debuted at #10 on the folk chart. They are regulars on NPR. In 2024\, Sirsy was given the lauded ‘Thomas Edison Music Award’ for “rock/pop artist of the year” and “Record of the year” and in 2023 “solo/duo artist of the year”. Their last several records were produced by Grammy-Winner Paul Q Kolderie. The SXSW Music Blog says “Sirsy’s not just a 2 piece but a head scratching WOW!” And the Houston Music Blog says “Sirsy makes edgy feel-good music that’s fun to watch. You must see them live!” \n“SIRSY is your favorite band\, you just don’t know it yet.” – Rochester City Newspaper.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/concerts-in-the-courtyard-sirsy-3/
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SUMMARY:Vermont Coppers Symposium - The 14th Star: Currency & Independence
DESCRIPTION:Bennington Museum holds an extraordinary collection of Vermont Coppers\, the unique currency minted during Vermont’s years as an independent republic (1777–1791). These coins are central to Vermont’s culture of innovation and represent a rare period when a non-state entity exercised the sovereign right to coin its own money. \nThe Museum’s collection includes some of the finest known examples of these rare 18th-century coins. \nSpeakers will include Dr. Jesse Kraft: American Numismatic Society (ANS); Jamie Franklin: Curator\, Bennington Museum; and Tony Corlotto: Author of The Copper Coins of Vermont and Those Bearing the Vermont Name (1998) \nAdmission for the symposium is $25.\nBennington Museum Members receive a 50% discount!\nPurchase tickets using the link below.\nOnline ticket sales end at 5:00PM on August 14. Tickets can be purchased at the door on the day of the event.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/coppers2026/
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SUMMARY:Concerts in the Courtyard: The Velvet Wave
DESCRIPTION:CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD\nWe are pleased to announce that Bennington Museum has received an anonymous grant once more for 2026. Performances are free of charge. \nAll events take place from 5-7pm. The Museum will remain open until 7pm on these days\, regular admission applies. \nPlease bring your own blankets or lawn chairs! \nSage Pizza will set up shop in front of the NEW Courtyard serving delicious pie. The Museum will serve beverages. \nIn the event of rain\, the event will be cancelled by 2pm on Fridays. Check our facebook page for updates. \nMuseum educators will provide free children’s activities during Concerts in the Courtyard. Kids of all ages will find a fun makerspace at the picnic tables where they can create art based on art and objects featured in the Museum. \nThe Velvet Wave\nDive into the timeless sounds of your favorite instrumental surf rock classics with The Velvet Wave\, who deliver an electrifying performance that’ll have you dancing on the warm sands of nostalgia.
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SUMMARY:Concerts in the Courtyard: Soul Porpoise
DESCRIPTION:CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD\nWe are pleased to announce that Bennington Museum has received an anonymous grant once more for 2026. Performances are free of charge. \nAll events take place from 5-7pm. The Museum will remain open until 7pm on these days\, regular admission applies. \nPlease bring your own blankets or lawn chairs! \nSage Pizza will set up shop in front of the NEW Courtyard serving delicious pie. The Museum will serve beverages. \nIn the event of rain\, the event will be cancelled by 2pm on Fridays. Check our facebook page for updates. \nMuseum educators will provide free children’s activities during Concerts in the Courtyard. Kids of all ages will find a fun makerspace at the picnic tables where they can create art based on art and objects featured in the Museum. \nSoul Porpoise\nSoul Porpoise lays down all original organ driven funk and soul inspired by artists such as Stevie Wonder\, Dr. John\, and Herbie Hancock. Collin Cope’s gritty vocals have been compared to Joe Cocker and Ray Charles and breathe fire into Ira Friedman’s heartfelt original songs. This soul drenched band will move your body with craft songs and airtight grooves.
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