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SUMMARY:Frauds\, Fakes\, and the Real Deal in Early American Samplers
DESCRIPTION:Frauds\, Fakes\, and the Real Deal in Early American Samplers\nvirtual program presented by Michele Pagán\nMichele Pagán presents an introduction to Bennington Museum’s sampler collection from a conservator’s point of view. This overview of all the samplers in the collection will explore the methods and materials involved in creating these pieces of art and will make a chronology from the earliest examples – schoolgirl art – up to the present. Michele will raise questions about some of the samplers in the collection – are they really what we think they are? – and provide pointers about how to look for frauds and fakes in your own collection. \nAbout the Presenter:\n \nMichele Pagán is a recently-returned native Vermonter\, who spent her childhood in Bennington. Bennington Museum was her first exposure to the work of museums. Today she is a textile conservator in private practice\, “Saving history one piece of fabric at a time.” A practicing conservator since 1984\, her previous clients and employers include the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation\, The Smithsonian Institution’s Museum of American History\, the U.S. Department of State\, Mount Vernon\, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello\, the State of Vermont\, and the Bishop Museum in Honolulu\, HI\, among others. She holds a certificate in Museum Education from Tufts University\, and she just completed the Smithsonian Institution’s online certificate for the C3 Framework for Teaching Social Studies. She presently works out of her studio in East Dorset. \n$12 for Bennington Museum Members\n$15 for Not-Yet-Members \nPurchase Tickets Here
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/2022samplers/
LOCATION:A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211016T100000
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SUMMARY:Discover Edible Wild Mushrooms
DESCRIPTION:Discover Edible Wild Mushrooms: Top Ten Easy Non-Gilled Edible Fungi\nThis program has been cancelled\, but we will try to schedule one again in the future. Watch our website and social media pages for announcements about upcoming programs. \nSue Van Hook\, local mycologist\, will present the basic groups of macrofungi and teach you how to identify ten readily identifiable species that will keep your palate satisfied for years to come. While she would prefer showing you fungi in the flesh\,  Sue will share her slides with you during this zoom meeting. The last half hour will be for you to present actual fungi you have found with the group. Sue will discuss the collection\, preservation and  identification process. Everyone will finish feeling confident to foray on their own.\n\nBio:\nSue Van Hook graduated from Humboldt State University in Arcata\, CA. with a BA and MA in biology and mycology.  She worked in land conservation for The Nature Conservancy and Maine Coast Heritage Trust for ten years while raising a family and returned to academia to teach labs in biology and environmental science at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs\, NY for 18 years. She became the Chief Mycologist for a green tech start up\, Ecovative Design\, in 2007 and helped put fungal mycelium on the global map for growing earth compatible replacements for plastic foams\, leather\, furniture\, ewood\, and more.  Sue has lived in nearby Cambridge\, NY for 30 years and has taught foraging for fungi to hundreds of people via weekend field trips with area non-profits. \nMembers: $15 \nNot-Yet-Members: $20 \nBecome a Member TODAY \n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/mushrooms2021/
LOCATION:A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210918T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210918T200000
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SUMMARY:Stoneware Collectors' Program: George Lent and Sons
DESCRIPTION:Stoneware Collectors’ Program: George Lent and Sons\nBorn 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. \nThis 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. \nAbout the Presenter \n\nJude 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. \nThere is no charge for this program\, but registration is required. Please consider making  a donation to support Bennington Museum’s programs. \nMake a Donation\nRegister Here
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/stoneware-sept2021/
LOCATION:A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210907T120000
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SUMMARY:Art at Lunch: Grandma Moses and the Gatecrashers
DESCRIPTION:Art at Lunch: Grandma Moses and the Gatecrashers\nwith High Museum of Art curator\, Katherine Jentleson\nOn 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. \nArt at Lunch: \nSave 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. \nArt at Lunch is offered at no charge to Bennington Museum members and on a pay-what-you-wish basis to Not-Yet-Members. \nBECOME A MEMBER TODAY \nREGISTER HERE\nAbout the Presenter: \n\nKatherine 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. \nImage:\nAnna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses (1860-1961)\nVillage of Hoosick Falls\n© Grandma Moses Properties Co.\, New York
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/art-at-lunch-2021sept/
LOCATION:A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:Art at Lunch
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210803T120000
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SUMMARY:Art at Lunch: Curator's Choice - The Battle Mural
DESCRIPTION:Art at Lunch: Curator’s Choice – The Battle Mural\nwith Bennington Museum Curator\, Jamie Franklin\nThe 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. \nAbout the Presenter: \nJamie 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.” \nArt at Lunch: \nSave 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. \nArt at Lunch is offered at no charge to Bennington Museum members and on a pay-what-you-wish basis to Not-Yet-Members. \nBECOME A MEMBER TODAY \nRegister Here
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/art-at-lunch-2021aug/
LOCATION:A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210706T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210706T130000
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SUMMARY:Art at Lunch: J.J. Lankes in Vermont\, with Welford Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Art at Lunch: J.J. Lankes in Vermont\nwith scholar Welford Taylor\nThe woodcut prints of Julius John (J. J.) Lankes illustrated a number of Robert Frost’s publications\, and the two were good friends. In this Art at Lunch\, scholar Welford Taylor will share images from his collection and discuss Vermont’s influence on Lankes’ work. \nAbout the Presenter: \nWelford Dunaway Taylor is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Richmond. He is author of numerous works on American literature and culture\, including Robert Frost and J. J. Lankes: Riders on Pegasus\, Southern Odyssey: Selected Writings by Sherwood Anderson\, and The Newsprint Mask: The Tradition of Fictional Journalism in America. \nArt at Lunch: \nSave 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. \nArt at Lunch is offered at no charge to Bennington Museum members (follow the “Get Tickets Here” link to register) and on a pay-what-you-wish basis to Not-Yet-Members. \nBECOME A MEMBER TODAY \nRegister Here
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/art-at-lunch-2021july/
LOCATION:A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210620T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210620T150000
DTSTAMP:20260609T182340
CREATED:20210504T201610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210517T141716Z
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SUMMARY:Calvin Coolidge: Vermont is a State I Love
DESCRIPTION:Calvin Coolidge: Vermont is a State I Love\nA Bennington Historical Society Presentation\n\nIn September 1928\, President Coolidge delivered an eloquent impromptu speech after touring Vermont by train to see the recovery efforts following the devastating floods from the previous year. In honor of its 90th anniversary\, living history performer Tracy Messer produced this original first-person portrayal of our 30th President of the United States to relate how the world came to know the “brave little state of Vermont.” \nAbout the Presenter: \nTracy Messer\, a living history performer from Peterborough\, New Hampshire\, first portrayed Calvin Coolidge in the spring of 2017. Tracy was born and raised in the Washington\, DC area where his maternal grandfather worked for the United States Department of Agriculture\, starting with the Coolidge administration.  When his mother was a little girl\, she joined in the annual Easter celebrations on the White House lawn where President and Mrs. Coolidge welcomed the children. Meanwhile\, his father was born in greater Boston right about the time Calvin Coolidge was about to become Governor of the State of Massachusetts. When asked\, “Why did you choose to become the next 30th President of the United States?” Tracy replies\, “I was born to play this role!” \n\nThis program will be presented live via Zoom. \nRegister Here\n  \nThe 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. \nSupport the BHS\n 
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/bhs2021june/
LOCATION:A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
CATEGORIES:BHS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200912T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200912T170000
DTSTAMP:20260609T182340
CREATED:20200803T195312Z
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SUMMARY:Taxidermy in the Early 20th Century
DESCRIPTION:Taxidermy in the Early 20th Century\, a Zoom lecture with Michael Clough\nJoin Southern Vermont Natural History Museum Managing Director\, Michael Clough\, for a live Zoom tour of the Museum and a look at the historic Luman Nelson Wildlife Collection. It is the largest collection of mounted birds and mammals native to the northeast in the State\, and the foundation of the Museum’s exhibits. We will look at the history of the exhibit\, what it can tell us about the past and how it remains relevant today. Along the way viewers will be able to ask questions as we get a close look at some extinct species\, rare albino specimens and maybe even an encounter with one of the Museum’s live animals! \nThis program is offered at no charge. If you would like to support this and other programs at Bennington Museum\, please make a donation here: https://tinyurl.com/BennMuseProgram \nRegister Here
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/taxidermy-in-the-early-20th-century/
LOCATION:A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200822T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200822T173000
DTSTAMP:20260609T182340
CREATED:20200728T165538Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200819T191336Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Wild Mushrooms - the top ten easy edibles
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Wild Mushrooms – the top ten easy edibles\nSue Van Hook\, local mycologist\, will present the basic groups of macrofungi and teach you how to identify ten readily identifiable species that will keep your palate satisfied for years to come. While she would prefer showing you fungi in the flesh\,  Sue will share her slides with you during this zoom meeting. The last half hour will be for you to present actual fungi you have found with the group. Sue will discuss the collection\, preservation and  identification process. Everyone will finish feeling confident to foray on their own.\n\nBio:\nSue Van Hook graduated from Humboldt State University in Arcata\, CA. with a BA and MA in biology and mycology.  She worked in land conservation for The Nature Conservancy and Maine Coast Heritage Trust for ten years while raising a family and returned to academia to teach labs in biology and environmental science at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs\, NY for 18 years. She became the Chief Mycologist for a green tech start up\, Ecovative Design\, in 2007 and helped put fungal mycelium on the global map for growing earth compatible replacements for plastic foams\, leather\, furniture\, ewood\, and more.  Sue has lived in nearby Cambridge\, NY for 30 years and has taught foraging for fungi to hundreds of people via weekend field trips with area non-profits. \nTickets must be purchased by 12:00 noon on Saturday August 22. \nMembers: $15 \nNot-Yet-Members: $20 \nBecome a Member TODAY \nMembers Register Here\nNot-Yet-Members Register Here
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/introduction-to-wild-mushrooms-the-top-ten-easy-edibles/
LOCATION:A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200809T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200809T150000
DTSTAMP:20260609T182340
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SUMMARY:The Battle of Bennington
DESCRIPTION:The Battle of Bennington\nIn the summer of 1777\, an invading army under British General Burgoyne threatened to capture Albany and to isolate New England from the other rebellious colonies. Challenged by the logistics of continuing his advance\, Burgoyne sent a detachment commanded by Lt. Col. Friedrich Baum to procure supplies in a newly independent Vermont. Expecting little in the way of resistance\, Crown Forces instead were delivered a decisive check by General John Stark\, who commanded a collection of Vermont\, Massachusetts and New Hampshire state militias in two fierce engagements. Victory at Bennington paved the way for victory in the Battles of Saratoga and ultimately in the war itself. Historic Site Assistant David Pitlyk will deliver a presentation on the history of the Battle of Bennington\, drawing from contemporary source material and archaeological findings. The presentation will also touch on how the battle has been commemorated and interpreted over time\, both in New York and Vermont. \nAbout the Presenter:\nDavid Pitlyk has served as the Historic Site Assistant for the New York State Office of Parks\, Recreation and Historic Preservation at Bennington Battlefield since 2015. He previously worked as the Interpretation Coordinator for the Destroyer Escort Historical Museum (USS SLATER) and graduated from The University at Albany with degrees in history and education. \n*The Battle of Bennington\, August 16\, 1777. Oil on canvas\, by Alonzo Chappel.  \nRegister Here
URL:https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/the-battle-of-bennington/
LOCATION:A Virtual Interactive Discussion via ZOOM
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