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SUMMARY:Fiddle Tunes\, Folksongs\, and Fancy Footwork
DESCRIPTION:Trish Miller and John Kirk \nEnjoy an afternoon of fiddle tunes\, folksongs and fancy footwork with acoustic duo\, John Kirk and Trish Miller. John is the primary vocalist and instrumental wizard on fiddle mandolin and more. Trish plays banjo\, guitar and provides fancy footwork with percussive dance steps. Together\, this married couple has been working and teaching in upstate New York for over three decades. They present traditional tunes and witty songs with unique arrangements and plenty of chorus songs for the audience to sing along. \nIn 2022 John was inducted into the North American (and New York) Fiddler’s Hall of Fame. The duo has twice been nominated for New York’s Capital Region Eddie Awards (2022 & 2023). Both are teaching music artists at Skidmore College\, and John is part of the music faculty at Bennington College as well. Old time music is the basis for their repertoire\, but they also like to mix in some originals\, Celtic\, early country songs\, humorous selections and Appalachian clog dancing. Many songs and tunes are rooted in the local lore of the northeast woodlands. Their story-telling songs\, poetic pieces\, historical topics and contemporary folksongs make their shows fine entertainment for all ages. They have been given numerous grants for concerts and teaching including their selection by the US State Department to tour various cities in Eastern Europe\, South Central America. In schools\, John and Trish have conducted programs and residencies in music and dance heritage since the 1990’s. For many years they have taught and performed at summer music camps\, museums\, libraries\, coffeehouses and more. From Carnegie Hall to their local Flurry Festival\, John and Trish entertain\, and they work to carry on lively traditional tunes & dances. \nMusic at the Museum programs are presented at no charge\, thanks to our generous sponsors\,\nAlison Nowak and Robert Cane.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/music2026kirk_miller/
CATEGORIES:Music at the Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T140000
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SUMMARY:The Story of Hiram Bingham
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation \nThe remarkable story of the Binghams starts with Hiram Bingham who farmed on the future site of Bennington College in the early 1800s. He and his descendants impacted people and nations around the world. Bingham\, and his son\, grandson\, and great-grandson\, influenced the modern history of Hawaii and other Pacific islands\, the discovery of Machu Picchu in Peru\, politics in Connecticut\, the escape of 2\,500 Jews from Nazi-occupied France\, and a U.S. postage stamp. \nRev. Glen Bayly became interested in the Binghams during the 1990s\, when he was the pastor of the Mission Alliance Church in Bennington. When a missionary from the church came back from Honolulu with a photograph of a plaque honoring Hiram Bingham of Bennington\, Vermont\, Glen’s curiosity was piqued and his research began. Glen served 40 years of ministry as a pastor with the Christian and Missionary Alliance\, was a campus minister at Penn State University for 7 years\, and hosted a syndicated radio program\, ‘The Lions’ Den University Report’ for 22 years. He and his wife\, Darlene\, have lived in Central Pennsylvania for the past 25 years. \nsupported by
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2026may/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260529T153000
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DTSTAMP:20260407T093913
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SUMMARY:What's New with the Weitsman Collection?
DESCRIPTION:Billings Farm & Museum collection \nIt may seem like only yesterday that John Scherer presented at Bennington Museum on the Adam Weitsman stoneware collection and Adam signed copies of the oversize book\, Art for the People\, but it was in Fall of 2015 – more than a decade ago. The collection at the New York State Museum has grown in the past 10 years and on Friday\, May 29\, 2026\, we will receive a noteworthy update. John Scherer\, Curator emeritus\, and Jennifer Lemak\, Chief Curator of History\, at the New York State Museum will discuss exciting new additions to the collection and the status of an enlarged display area for this wonderful decorated stoneware and a revised edition of the book. \n$7 for Bennington Museum members\n$10 for not-yet-members\nGet your tickets at the door or save time and buy them now using the Tickets feature below.\nOnline ticket sales end at 12:00 PM on the day of the event.
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/spring2026stoneware/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T113000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093913
CREATED:20260121T164913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T164006Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: Amazing Architecture
DESCRIPTION:You know about windows and doors\, but can you spot a column\, an arch\, or a dentil? We’ll visit a nearby building that has all of these bits of architecture. Will you add them to the building you make to bring home? \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/abcs2026jun/
CATEGORIES:Museum ABCs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260621T140000
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DTSTAMP:20260407T093913
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SUMMARY:Artillery at the Battle of Bennington
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation \nCannons played a small but notable role in the seminal August 16\, 1777 Battle of Bennington. Made in England\, the guns and their carriages constituted top-of-the-line military technology for the time. The men who manned\, loaded\, and fired the pieces were German subsidiary troops hired by the British government to supplement its war effort. Paned by Thomas Jefferson’s propagandistic pen as foreign “mercenaries\,” these Hessians were\, come to find out\, no such thing. In this program\, Eric Schnitzer will examine how the cannons were employed in battle and investigate the material culture of the cannon barrels\, carriages\, and the projectiles they shot. He will also explore the backgrounds and some of the stories of the officers and soldiers from Hessen-Hanau who operated these artillery pieces in both phases of the famed battle. \nEric Schnitzer has worked at Saratoga National Historical Park since 1997\, becoming Park Ranger/Historian in 2000. Author of Don Troiani’s Campaign to Saratoga – 1777\, he has dedicated his life’s study to the organization\, personnel\, and material culture of the military forces associated with the Northern Campaign of 1777. He and his wife\, Jenna\, live in an 18th -century house in the White Creek Historic District near Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site\, N.Y. \nsupported by
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2026jun/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260718T103000
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SUMMARY:Museums ABCs: Sculpture Dance
DESCRIPTION:Note that this month’s program is on the THIRD Saturday. \nYou can find sculptures in the Museum and outside too. They look like solid\, frozen statues\, but they are full of movement! Dance educator\, Melisa Clark\, will be our special guest this month. Together we’ll look at some of the Museum’s sculptures and find inspiration for creative movement. \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! \nsponsored by \nadditional support from
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/abcs2026jul/
CATEGORIES:Museum ABCs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260808T113000
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CREATED:20260122T151821Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T113000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093913
CREATED:20260122T160126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260122T174155Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: My Family Tree
DESCRIPTION:Your family tree starts with you and branches out from there. Add your siblings if you have them and the grown-ups who take care of you at home. Do you know who they grew up with? More leaves for your tree! Each family will go home with a copy of today’s story\, Alma and How She Got Her Name\, by Juana Martinez-Neal. \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/abcs2026sep/
CATEGORIES:Museum ABCs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260920T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093913
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SUMMARY:Villainous Vermont
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation \nAuthor Lawrence Gooley reveals shocking discoveries made while researching Villainous Vermont\, his collection of 32 true murder stories from the past. Learn about the murderess later cited as a Montpelier icon\, unpunished vigilantes\, the stomach-churning secrets behind a young girl’s death\, the worst criminal incident in Vermont history\, and more. \nLawrence Gooley is an award-winning author with a lifetime love of research\, writing\, and history. He has authored 22 regional books on history and true crime. For ten years he wrote a weekly history column on Adirondack Almanack\, the region’s award-winning and most popular online journal. He and his partner\, Jill Jones\, founded Bloated Toe Enterprises in 2004. They have published over 100 titles including 35 historical Adirondack reprints of vintage books. His book\, Oliver’s War: An Adirondack Rebel Battles the Rockefeller Fortune\, won the Adirondack Literary Award for Best Book of Nonfiction in 2008. Another title\, Terror in the Adirondacks: The True Story of Serial Killer Robert F. Garrow\, was a regional best-seller for four consecutive years. Other best-sellers include Escape from Dannemora and 25 Diabolical Adirondack Murders. \nsupported by
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2026sep/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261010T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261010T113000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093913
CREATED:20260122T163458Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: Preschool Printmakers
DESCRIPTION:Printmaking is fun and easy! We’ll explore a few ways to make prints using things like Q-tips\, styrofoam\, and plants. Dress for a mess for this inky\, painty program! \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/abcs2026oct/
CATEGORIES:Museum ABCs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261018T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093913
CREATED:20260112T224351Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T225135Z
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SUMMARY:Winter's Time
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation \nIn November 1926\, Cecelia Gullivan\, treasurer of the Cone Automatic Machine company of Windsor\, Vermont\, was brutally killed in her home. Local police quickly arrested Cone Automatic machinist John Winters on suspicion of the crime\, and the trial that followed was sensational and swift. The author of Winters’ Time: A Secret Pledge\, a Severed Head\, and the Murder that Brought America’s Most Famous Lawyer to Vermont\, shares the story. \nJeffrey L. Amestoy\, the former Vermont Attorney General (1985-1997) and Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court (1997-2004)\, has spent years researching a fascinating and dramatic episode of Vermont’s history: the time that Clarence Darrow\, America’s most famous lawyer\, came to Vermont to defend a convicted murderer before the Vermont Supreme Court. \nsupported by
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2026oct/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261114T113000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093913
CREATED:20260122T165630Z
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SUMMARY:Museum ABCs: Toys of Long Ago
DESCRIPTION:Bring in a favorite toy and we’ll talk about what it is made of. Then we’ll travel back in time to see what kinds of toys children played with long ago. Were they made of the same materials? Did they need charging? Were they fun to play with? Come find out! \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/abcs2026nov/
CATEGORIES:Museum ABCs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261115T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261115T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T093914
CREATED:20260112T231245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T143327Z
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SUMMARY:Bridges of Bennington County
DESCRIPTION:a Bennington Historical Society presentation \nVermont is home to the third highest number of covered bridges in the United States\, after Pennsylvania and Ohio. If you look at the number per square mile\, Vermont ranks number one. There are five of them right here in Bennington County – three in Bennington alone! These bridges are part of Vermont’s identity\, captured in paintings\, the subject of ghost stories\, and part of many of our daily commutes. In this presentation\, local researchers will share what they know about our county’s beautiful and historic covered bridges. \nAvis Hayden lives in Sunderland\, on property that adjoins the Chiselville Covered Bridge. She has a curiosity about local history\, spurred on by her genealogical research involving Vermont residents. She holds a Certificate from Boston University in Genealogy. She volunteers at Bennington Museum’s Regional History Room and assists with projects at the Russell Collection (Arlington/Sunderland/Sandgate).   \nDavid Pilachowski has lived in Bennington for 25 years\, worked in college and university libraries\, and has long been interested in history. He volunteers in Bennington Museum’s Regional History Room (RHR) and is a Museum Trustee. He was one of several people involved for the past several years in reorganizing and cataloging the RHR collection. Through that work\, he became aware of Professor Louis Puffer’s remarkable collection of covered bridge materials and associated resources donated to the RHR. \nsupported by
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2026nov/
CATEGORIES:BHS
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