Art at Lunch: Curator's Choice - The Battle Mural
2021-08-03 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
Art at Lunch: Curator’s Choice – The Battle Mural
with Bennington Museum Curator, Jamie Franklin
The Battle of Bennington took place on August 16, 1777. More than 150 years later, during the Great Depression, Leroy Williams painted Prisoners Taken at the Battle of Bennington as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). In this month’s Art at Lunch, Bennington Museum Curator will talk about the mural in the context of the WPA and about how it documents the diversity of people involved in the 1777 battle.
About the Presenter:
Jamie has been curator at the Bennington Museum since 2005. His scholarship has focused on American art of the early to mid-20th century, with a particular emphasis on the intersection of modernism and self-taught art. He has organized exhibitions and written books, essays and articles featuring artists and topics including Erastus Salisbury Field, Grassroots Art, Impressionism, Rockwell Kent, Anna Mary Robertson Grandma Moses, and Alice Neel. His 2014 exhibition Alice Neel/Erastus Salisbury Field: Painting the People was recognized by the Wall Street Journal as one of the most memorable exhibitions of the year and his 2016 exhibition Milton Avery’s Vermont was lauded as being “as close to a perfect show as mere mortals can mount.”
Art at Lunch:
Save the date! On the first Tuesday of every month, we will introduce you to an artist, explore a painting, or engage in conversations about the amazing and diverse art present in Vermont and in the greater Bennington area.
Art at Lunch is offered at no charge to Bennington Museum members and on a pay-what-you-wish basis to Not-Yet-Members.
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R&D Island Taste
2021-08-07 12:00 - 15:00, 2021-08-14 12:00 - 15:00, 2021-08-28 12:00 - 15:00, 2021-09-04 12:00 - 15:00
Back by popular demand, R&D Island Taste will be serving delicious Jamaican cuisine from the Museum courtyard once more this summer.
Prepared dishes may be purchased a la carte for walk-up visitors at the Museum and may be paid for with cash or Venmo.
“It is very special for us to be able to share a little bit of the culture we grew up with. And people seem to really enjoy it!” ~ Rachel Hnam

Manchester Music Festival Young Artists Concert
2021-08-07 14:00 - 16:00
Manchester Music Festival Young Artists Concert
EVENT CANCELLED – Please visit the Manchester Music Festival for further information.
We are thrilled to present the Young Artists of Manchester Music Festival to the Bennington Museum community of classical music aficionados.

These talented musicians, ages 18-26, will spend the summer honing their craft under the tutelage of MMF’s guest faculty artists as part of their full-scholarship chamber music intensive with the Festival. This year’s class hail from some of the most prestigious music institutions in the world including Julliard, Oberlin, Yale, and Eastman.
The MMF Young Artists Program provides these rising stars the opportunity to study and perform chamber music at a high level, and to benefit from the outstanding musical guidance that the illustrious artist faculty offer on a daily basis. During their five-week stay with Manchester Music Festival, students study several chamber masterworks, receive daily coaching sessions by the faculty artists, and participate in masterclasses, in addition to their weekly public performances.
The concert is free, but donations to support the MMF Young Artists Program can be made before or after the concert (cash or check). The performance will take place in the Paresky Wing on the 2nd floor of the Museum.

Concerts in the Courtyard: Kevin McKrell
2021-08-13 17:00 - 19:00 | Bennington Museum
CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD
Every summer Friday from June 4 to September 3 (weather permitting), Bennington Museum invites you to join us in the courtyard for a bite to eat and some informal entertainment by regional musicians.
From approximately 5pm to 7pm Bennington Museum will host performers in the courtyard, free of charge. The public is encouraged to bring their own blankets or lawn chairs and to arrive early as the courtyard capacity is limited.
The Avocado Pit will set up shop in front of the Museum’s gates, serving delicious tacos, beer and wine. Food may be eaten anywhere on the grounds, and alcohol may be consumed within the gates and other designated areas.
Kids of all ages will find a fun makerspace in the pavilion to create art based on art and objects featured in the Museum. Activities led by Museum ABCs educators will be provided free of charge with a suggested donation in support of art supplies.
The Museum galleries are open until 7pm on Fridays.
In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled by 2pm on Fridays. Check our facebook page for updates.
Kevin McKrell
Somewhere tonight, across the country or across the sea, a singer, sitting on a stool on a pub’s corner stage, is belting out a Kevin McKrell song, and the crowd is singing along. McKrell pioneered Celtic music beginning in 1979 with Donnybrook Fair. The original trio’s 1982 album Tunnel Tigers remains a landmark of the form, with its blend of Clancy Brothers swagger and upstate NY attitude. McKrell honed his powerful performance style further in the 80s with The Fabulous Newports, a rambunctious harmony group known as much for its antics, cut-up comedy and long list of eventual members as for its sweet singing.
In 1998, McKrell—who has three solo albums to his credit—formed a powerhouse band under his own name, merging the Irish sensibility of Donnybrook with a steely, world class bluegrass edge. The McKrells toured harder than Donnybrook, bringing its music, with McKrell’s lusty vocals supported by hot string band picking, to Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and festivals and concert venues around the country. He is best known, though, for his indelible songs—classics like “Donegal,” “I Miss the Rain” and the eternal “All of The Hard Days Are Gone”—which, in addition to the raft of pub singers mentioned afore, have been sung and recorded by artists like The Kingston Trio, Bob Shane, North Sea Gas, The Furey Brothers, Seamus Kennedy ,The Druids, The Dublin City Ramblers ,Wood’s Tea Company and others. Few artists of any stripe in the Capital Region have left a mark as bold and lasting as Kevin McKrell.
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Museum ABCs Out and About
2021-08-14 10:00 - 13:00, 2021-08-15 10:00 - 13:00
Enjoy Amazing Toys from Long Ago at the Farmers’ Markets
Can you imagine a toy not made of plastic? Or something fun without a battery or a screen?
The Bennington Museum ABCs staff will bring toys to enjoy that have entertained children for centuries and we’ll make toys to take home!

Bennington Farmers’ Market

Saturday, August 14th
10am – 1pm
Deer Park
325 North Street
Bennington, Vt.

Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market at Park McCullough
Sunday, August 15th
10am – 1pm
1 Park Street
North Bennington, Vt.

Love is Blind: A couch+cork event
2021-08-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Bennington Museum
Love is Blind: A couch+cork event
There is no accounting for taste when it comes to art, or wine. This final tasting of the season will be BLIND. We’ll give some instruction and then let your tastebuds go to work on 5 wines- 2 reds, 2 whites, and a dessert wine to end the affair.
couch+cork events will be held in the Museum Pavilion.
Saturday, August 14th from 3pm to 5pm (rain date August 15th)
Limit to 12 people (6 minimum with reservations made 1 week in advance)

Price: $65/$50 per person/member
The member discount will apply to the entire party if a Museum member makes the reservation.
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Five wine varietals will be paired with small snacks for each palate.
couch+cork events are appropriate for both skilled oenophiles and newcomers alike!
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Walking Tour of Old Bennington
2021-08-15 14:00 - 15:30
Walking Tour of Old Bennington
A Bennington Historical Society Presentation

Join local architect Jane Radocchia for a walking tour of Old Bennington. The tour will focus on the architecture and history of Old Bennington and its evolution from being the center of town to a residential/historic neighborhood.
Jane is an architect specializing in old houses and an architectural historian.
The tour will be held on Sunday August 15 at 2pm. Meet at the Bennington Monument. It will conclude at the Old First Church.

The Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge. Please consider supporting the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation.

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Museum ABCs: Scrap Plastic Fantastic
2021-08-19 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-08-21 10:30 - 11:30 | Bennington Museum
Museum ABCs: Scrap Plastic Fantastic
We’ll look at J Stoner Blackwell’s Neveruses/Beyonder exhibition to see how old bags and an artist’s imagination can recycle plastic into art. See how you can turn trash into treasure!

Neveruses (Rice Lane), 2015-2019 Plastic, wool, silk, fabric 22.5 x 18 x 3 inches
The Museum ABCs program is a collaboration between Bennington Museum and the Bennington Free Library. The program is intended for children ages 3 to 5 and their adult companions and supports early literacy and a lifelong love of museums and learning. Museum ABCs is offered at no charge to participants, thanks to generous support from The Bank of Bennington.

Concerts in the Courtyard: Patrick Sargent
2021-08-20 17:00 - 19:00 | Bennington Museum
CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD
Every summer Friday from June 4 to September 3 (weather permitting), Bennington Museum invites you to join us in the courtyard for a bite to eat and some informal entertainment by regional musicians.
From approximately 5:30pm to 7pm Bennington Museum will host performers in the courtyard, free of charge. The public is encouraged to bring their own blankets or lawn chairs and to arrive early as the courtyard capacity will be limited to 30 total. Visitors are expected to maintain social distance and wear masks when not eating or drinking.
From 5pm to 7pm the Avocado Pit will set up shop in front of the Museum’s gates, serving delicious tacos, beer and wine. Food may be eaten anywhere on the grounds, and alcohol may be consumed within the gates and other designated areas.
Kids of all ages will find a fun makerspace in the pavilion to create art based on art and objects featured in the Museum. Activities led by Museum ABCs educators will be provided free of charge with a suggested donation in support of art supplies.
The Museum galleries are open until 6pm on Fridays.
In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled by 2pm on Fridays. Check our facebook page for updates.
PATRICK SARGENT MUSIC
Patrick Sargent was born in Phoenix, Arizona, grew up in Concord, New Hampshire and now resides in Sunderland, Vermont. An avid lover of music from an early age Patrick started playing music at three years old as well as doing theater and writing novels. After having gone through some ups and downs Patrick dedicated his entire life to music playing original songs and covers. Somewhat of a multi-instrumentalist Patrick plays bass, drums, guitar, and sings. Most known for his guitar skills and unique voice, Patrick is excited to finish up work with the local Old Mill recording studio and start playing shows this summer!

Concerts in the Courtyard: Big Stone Gap
2021-08-27 17:00 - 19:00 | Bennington Museum
CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD
Every summer Friday from June 4 to September 3 (weather permitting), Bennington Museum invites you to join us in the courtyard for a bite to eat and some informal entertainment by regional musicians.
From approximately 5pm to 7pm Bennington Museum will host performers in the courtyard, free of charge. The public is encouraged to bring their own blankets or lawn chairs and to arrive early as the courtyard capacity is limited.
The Avocado Pit will set up shop in front of the Museum’s gates, serving delicious tacos, beer and wine. Food may be eaten anywhere on the grounds, and alcohol may be consumed within the gates and other designated areas.
Kids of all ages will find a fun makerspace in the pavilion to create art based on art and objects featured in the Museum. Activities led by Museum ABCs educators will be provided free of charge with a suggested donation in support of art supplies.
This Friday also coincides with the reception for artist, Dusty Boynton, whose work is on display in the Museum. Come for music and join us to explore the exhibit with the artist at 6pm! In Dusty’s honor the Museum will offer free admission from 5-7pm on this Friday.
In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled by 2pm on Fridays. Check our facebook page for updates.
Big Stone Gap

Big Stone Gap is a fun, high energy, bluegrass and old-time band based in Cambridge, NY. Featuring a violinist from Glens Falls Symphony and a violist who is a PHD lecturer in music at RPI, as well as a rhythm section of bass, guitar and mandolin comprised of seasoned local musicians.

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Artist's Reception: Dusty Boynton
2021-08-27 17:00 - 19:00
Artist’s Reception: Dusty Boynton
Join us as we celebrate Boundless, an exhibition of the paintings of artist Dusty Boynton. Admission to the Museum will be free from 5:00 – 7:00 PM, and you can meet, talk to, and celebrate Dusty in the Regional Artist’s Gallery. Light refreshments will be available in the Grandma Moses Schoolhouse, adjacent to the gallery.
No reservations required.

Museum ABCs Out and About
2021-09-04 10:00 - 16:00
Museum ABCS presents:
History Mysteries at Garlic Town, U.S.A.

A hands-on exploration of inventions from the past.

Visit our booth at the corner of Valentine and Main to see if you are a good History Detective!
Hmmm – was this a dentistry tool? A cooking pick?

Guess what the objects were used for and win the prize of one free adult admission ticket to the Bennington Museum when accompanied by a History Detective under the age of 17.

Visitors to the museum enjoy viewing hundreds of objects from the past preserved for future inventors to see!
Find Museum ABCS at Garlic Town

Saturday, September 4th
10am – 4pm
In the free of charge “clove” at the corner of
Valentine and Main, near Ramunto’s Restaurant
Bennington, Vt.

Concerts in the Courtyard: KWILLEO
2021-09-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Bennington Museum
CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD
This is a rescheduled act from the Concerts in the Courtyard series!
The public is encouraged to bring their own blankets or lawn chairs and to arrive early for this free concert as the courtyard capacity is limited.
From noon to 3pm R&D Island Taste will set up shop in the courtyard, serving autherntic Jamaican cuisine.
In the event of rain, the event will be cancelled by 10am. Check our facebook page for updates.
KWILLEO
To be soothed by sound is to truly feel music. Harnessing over a decade of song writing and performing – KWILLEO builds a sonic bridge between Earth and its inhabitants. KWILLEO is the project of singer/songwriter, Olivia Quillio, who found themselves in different creative territory after taking a hiatus to heal. With song, KWILLEO lulls you into the still rest of the unknown. Their debut album, Earthside, is to be released this spring.
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Art at Lunch: Grandma Moses and the Gatecrashers
2021-09-07 12:00 - 13:00 | A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
Art at Lunch: Grandma Moses and the Gatecrashers
with High Museum of Art curator, Katherine Jentleson
On the occasion of the birthday of Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses, curator Katherine Jentleson, PhD, discusses how Moses rose to fame during an era when self-taught artists were considered part of American modernism, and how her enormous popularity ultimately contributed to the end of that era of inclusion. Her talk will feature installation shots and an overview of her exhibition, Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-Taught Artist in America, on view at the High Museum of Art starting August 21.
Art at Lunch:
Save the date! On the first Tuesday of every month, we will introduce you to an artist, explore a painting, or engage in conversations about the amazing and diverse art present in Vermont and in the greater Bennington area.
Art at Lunch is offered at no charge to Bennington Museum members and on a pay-what-you-wish basis to Not-Yet-Members.
BECOME A MEMBER TODAY
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About the Presenter:

Katherine Jentleson, PhD, is the Merrie and Dan Boone Curator of Folk and Self-Taught Art at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Her most recent exhibitions, Gatecrashers: The Rise of the Self-Taught Artist in America and Really Free: The Radical Art of Nellie Mae Rowe are on view at the High this Fall and are both accompanied by major publications available for purchase through the museum’s online gift shop.
Image:
Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860-1961)
Village of Hoosick Falls
© Grandma Moses Properties Co., New York

Museum ABCs Out and About
2021-09-11 10:00 - 13:00
Back to School!
Imagine waking up to go to school in the 1800s! You’ll have to milk the cow first!

Do you have your quill pen and ink?
Try your hand at penmanship taught the old fashioned way, then make your own “inkwell” pencil holder.

Bennington Farmers’ Market

Saturday, September 11th
10am – 1pm
Deer Park
325 North Street
Bennington, Vt.

Music at the Museum: Recent Music by Allen Shawn
2021-09-11 14:00 - 15:30
Music at the Museum presents: Recent Music by Allen Shawn
On Saturday September 11, Music at the Museum welcomes back composer and pianist Allen Shawn. He will be joined by Ronald Feldman (cello), Elizabeth Morse (harp), William Safford (contrabassoon), and Thomas Bogden (voice). The program consists entirely of premieres of new music by Shawn.
Piano Sonata No. 6 (2020)
Two Fragments for contrabassoon and piano (2020)
Three Songs (poems by Anna Maria Hong) (2020)
Four Imaginary Folk-Songs for cello and harp (2018)
Piano Sonata No. 7 (2020)

Music at the Museum is presented to you at no charge, thanks to the support of Alison Nowak and Robert Cane.
Masks will be required for all audience members for the duration of the event. Thank you for helping to keep all of our visitors, staff, and volunteers safe.
Watch live online! The performance will be live streamed on the Bennington Museum and the CAT-TV Facebook pages. You do not need to have a Facebook account to watch live. Go to facebook.com/benningtonmuseum or facebook.com/CATTVbennington. If you are prompted to Log In or Create an Account, click on the words “Not Now.” Look for the icon on the left hand side of the screen to know when the live broadcast has started. Click on it to go to the live broadcast. (Note that the LIVE icon will not be present until the broadcast begins.) Once you’ve located the video, we recommend making it full screen for the best viewing experience.

Allen Shawn (born 1948) grew up in New York City in a literary family. He started composing music at the age of ten and studied piano with Frances Dillon and Emilie Harris as a teenager. Later he studied composition with Leon Kirchner and Earl Kim at Harvard University, with Nadia Boulanger in Paris, and with Jack Beeson at Columbia University. Since 1985 he has lived in Vermont and been on the music faculty of Bennington College.
Shawn’s work list as of 2021 includes a dozen orchestral pieces, including a Symphony, two Piano Concertos, a Violin Concerto, two Cello Concertos, an Oboe Concerto, and a Double Concerto for clarinet and cello; Seven Piano Sonatas and many additional piano pieces, including several for piano four-hands and two pianos; much chamber music; vocal music; and three chamber operas. His recordings include numerous chamber music CDs; five volumes of piano music, including a CD devoted to his work by the German pianist, Julia Bartha; his Piano Concerto performed by Ursula Oppens with the Albany Symphony, conducted by David Alan Miller; and his chamber opera, The Music Teacher, to a libretto by his brother Wallace, on Bridge Records. He can also be heard on a recent CD of improvisational duos with veteran bassist Michael Bisio, available on bandcamp. He is currently working on a music-theatre collaboration with Anna Maria Hong, Jean Randich, and Sue Rees, which will be performed at Bennington College in Spring, 2022.
Accompanying Allen Shawn for this performance are Thomas Bogden, Ronald Feldman, Elizabeth Morse, and William Safford.
About the Musicians

BHS Monthly Meeting
2021-09-13 16:00 - 17:15
Bennington Historical Society

The mission of the Bennington Historical Society (BHS) is to recover and preserve information about the history of the Bennington region and share this information with the community through projects, publications, programs, and other activities. The Society is a volunteer-operated program of Bennington Museum and serves to support the Museum’s mission by fostering a greater understanding of our common heritage.
BHS members conduct oral history interviews—like the one with a descendant of Gold Rush argonaut Edwin Robinson, who recounted how his great-great-uncle’s feverish diaries captured the raw edge of California sports betting on San Francisco’s dusty racetracks, where a single wager could turn prospectors into kings or beggars overnight—and collect and transcribe letters, diaries, and other documents that provide insights into life in and around Bennington. These artifacts not only preserve the quiet rhythms of village hearths but also the echoes of those distant gambles, reminding us how the pull of fortune, from 1849 claims to modern betting apps, still shapes the stories we tell about risk and reward back home.
The BHS organizes and presents programs throughout the year, both virtually and in person, which are free and open to the public.
The group meets on the first Monday of every month and these meetings are open to all BHS supporters and Museum members.
Donate to the BHS today or become a Museum member to participate in these meetings and to sign up for the newsletter!

Museum ABCs: The Road Not Taken
2021-09-16 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-09-18 10:30 - 11:30 | Bennington Museum
Museum ABCs Trail Tale: The Road Not Taken
Take a walk on the George Aiken Wildflower Trail while enjoying one of Robert Frost’s best-loved poems as illustrated by Vivian Mineker.

The Museum ABCs program is a collaboration between Bennington Museum and the Bennington Free Library. The program is intended for children ages 3 to 5 and their adult companions and supports early literacy and a lifelong love of museums and learning. Museum ABCs is offered at no charge to participants, thanks to generous support from The Bank of Bennington.

Stoneware Collectors' Program: George Lent and Sons
2021-09-18 19:00 - 20:00 | A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
Stoneware Collectors’ Program: George Lent and Sons
Born in 1774, George Lent was one of our earliest and most influential American potters. He spent time working in Cornwall, Albany, Troy, Poughkeepsie and Lansingburgh New York. Along the way, he would help define the upstate New York style that prevailed over the first half of the 19th century.
This program will begin with a remembrance of Steve German who passed away on August 1. Steve, and his wife Lorraine, proprietors of Mad River Antiques, LLC, have coordinated the twice-yearly Stoneware Collectors’ Group events in Bennington since 2009.
About the Presenter

Jude Hanley’s new book is coming out someday. Meanwhile, for the last 10 years, Jude has been researching the local potteries of Troy, Lansingburgh and Albany in an attempt to retrieve as much lost to history as he can. Jude is an art teacher going into his 29th year with the North Colonie Central School District. He earned his BFA from Alfred University and a M.S. in Education from Boston University and The College of St. Rose. Jude has recently given talks on stoneware at the Lansingburgh Historical Society, the Monroe Clayworks, and the Bennington Museum.
There is no charge for this program, but registration is required. Please consider making a donation to support Bennington Museum’s programs.
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The History of Pownal
2021-09-19 14:00 - 15:00
The History of Pownal, Vermont
A Bennington Historical Society Presentation

Where is the oldest house in Vermont? What Pownal mill girl had her photo on a United States Stamp? Ray Rodrigues will answer these questions when he discusses the history of Pownal on September 19 at 2:00 PM in the Bennington Museum’s Ada Paresky Education Center. With Wendy Hopkins and Charlotte Comar, Rodrigues created the Arcadia photo book Images of America: Pownal. With Dawn Rodrigues, he edited and up-dated Joe Parks’ history of Pownal, Pownal—A Town’s Two Hundred Years and More.

This program will take place in person. A recording will be available for later viewing.
Bennington Museum strongly encourages the use of face masks while in the building. Unvaccinated visitors, including children 2 years and older, are required to wear masks. Thank you for helping to keep all of our visitors and staff healthy.
The Bennington Historical Society is a volunteer-run program of Bennington Museum. The BHS offers its programs at no charge. Please consider supporting the efforts of the BHS to share the history of our region by making a donation.
Support the BHS

David Orr on Robert Frost
2021-09-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Bennington Museum
David Orr on Robert Frost
Bennington Museum, in partnership with the Robert Frost Stone House Museum at Bennington College, presents an evening with The New York Times Book Review poetry critic David Orr, author of The Road Not Taken, Finding America in the Poem that Everyone Loves and Almost Everyone Gets Wrong.
Orr will offer a fresh approach to the poetry of Robert Frost, in particular his beloved poem “The Road Not Taken,” and will share his ideas about demystifying the process of reading poetry.
This lecture is made possible by a grant to the Robert Frost Stone House Museum at Bennington College from VT Humanities and will take place as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of Frost’s move to Shaftsbury, VT.
Masks will be required for all audience members during this in-person, indoor program. Watch live online! The program will be live streamed on the Bennington Museum and the CAT-TV Facebook pages. You do not need to have a Facebook account to watch live. Go to facebook.com/benningtonmuseum or facebook.com/CATTVbennington. If you are prompted to Log In or Create an Account, click on the words “Not Now.” Look for the icon on the left hand side of the screen to know when the live broadcast has started. Click on it to go to the live broadcast. (Note that the LIVE icon will not be present until the broadcast begins.) Once you’ve located the video, we recommend making it full screen for the best viewing experience.
While the program is free and open to all, space is limited and registration is required to attend in person. (You do not need to register if viewing online.)
Register Here
About the Presenter
David Orr is Professor of Poetry and the Practice of Criticism at Rutgers University and a longtime poetry critic for the New York Times Book Review, among other publications. His first book, Beautiful & Pointless: A Guide to Modern Poetry, was named one of the twenty best books of 2011 by the Chicago Tribune; his subsequent books have been covered in outlets ranging from The Wall Street Journal to NPR to PBS NewsHour. He is the winner of the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing from the National Book Critics Circle and the Editor’s Prize for Reviewing from Poetry magazine. A native South Carolinian, David lives Princeton, New Jersey, with his wife and daughter.

Volunteer on the GAWT
2021-09-25 09:00 - 10:00, 2021-10-02 09:00 - 10:00
Help us keep our 10-acre park in shape!
A group of dedicated volunteers meets each Saturday morning to keep the George Aiken Wildflower Trail in good condition for public enjoyment.
Volunteer jobs include weeding out invasives, planting new native shrubs, mulching, clearing fallen limbs, and setting up trail-side activities for kids.
We would love to have you join the team to help show our visitors how beautiful this natural Vermont landscape can be. Bring a friend, bring gardening gloves and your favorite equipment. Jackie Marro, the lead trail volunteer, will be on-site bright and early to help direct all efforts.
Learn more about the GAWT trail and Hadwen Woods HERE.
We hope to see you soon, and thank you!

Museum ABCs Out and About - Fall Fun on the Moses Farm!
2021-10-02 10:00 - 13:00
Fall Fun on the Moses Farm!
Create a colorful fall decoration based on Grandma Moses’ painting, Autumn.
AND enjoy a harvest scavenger hunt to receive a free adult pass to the museum!

Autumn, Grandma Moses, 1959

Bennington Farmers’ Market

Saturday, October 2nd
10am – 1pm
Deer Park
325 North Street
Bennington, Vt.
