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Like so often with Neil Gaiman's books "The Ocean at the End of the Lane," opens with a normal, if somewhat sad, existence for the main character. You enter a staring contest with the world, straining your eyes for a second of strangeness, of magic, of something that does not belong in this sepia world of innocence and boredom. And just when you least expect it, the world winks at you.   Full Story
 
Saturday June 15, 2013 ANDREW ROITER Arts Editor STEPHENTOWN, N.Y. -- Jonathan Post of Stephentown, N.Y., traveled to Burkina Faso in Western Africa several years ago. There, he met the Dagara people living in the town of Dano. Years prior, he had wandered into a homebrew store, which sparked his love affair with making beer.   Full Story
 
Saturday June 15, 2013 ANDREW ROITER Arts Editor NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Nicholas Giacomoni, a.k.a. MC Yogi, is a man of balance, both literally and figuratively. MC Yogi has been writing hip-hop songs, performing and participating in rap battles since he was 13 years old growing up in San Francisco.   Full Story
 
Thursday June 13, 2013 DORSET -- Talk about inside baseball. What better way is there to launch a new season at the Dorset Theater Festival than to produce a play about actors and the often conflicting cross currents of show business and personal relationships? Actually, Theresa Rebeck's play, "The Scene" deals with age-old dilemmas and desires hardly limited to the world of stage   Full Story
 
Thursday June 13, 2013 BENNINGTON -- The Bennington Center for the Arts opens its new exhibition of furry, flying, and ferocious works inspired by animals for the 18th annual Art of the Animal Kingdom exhibit, beginning Saturday, June 15, alongside the Small Works Show and Impressions of New England exhibit.   Full Story
 
Thursday June 13, 2013 MANCHESTER -- Backyard birds are becoming big business and a new book is out with coop designs to keep your chickens contained. "Reinventing the Chicken Coop," released earlier this year by North Adams, Mass.-based Storey Publishing and authored by Kevin McElroy and Matthew Wolpe of Just Fine Design/Build studio, details 14 original coop designs with step-by-step   Full Story
 
Thursday June 13, 2013 DANCE EMPAC Troy, N.Y. Sept 20 at 7 p.m. -- Julien Marie presents "Open Core" Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. -- Wojtek Ziemilski presents "Central Intelligence Agency" MASS MoCA North Adams, Mass. Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. -- Dance Party Native Rhythms Gone Dance Beat with A Tribe Called Red FILM The Clark Art   Full Story
 
Thursday June 13, 2013 VAE arts camps start soon NORTH BENNINGTON -- Vermont Arts Exchange opens its art studios to campers this summer for 23 exciting, themed, week-long camps for preschoolers through high schoolers -- exploring ceramics, studio fun, the water arts, fashion, film, animation and more.   Full Story
 
Thursday June 13, 2013 June 13 National Theatre Live in HD presents ‘The Audience’ starring Helen Mirren WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute will air "The Audience," broadcast live from London’s National Theatre, on Thursday, June 13, at 2 p.   Full Story
 
Thursday June 13, 2013 BENNINGTON -- On view through Sept. 2 at the Bennington Museum is Tom Fels: Cyanotypes from the Arbor Series, the first public exhibition of a series of large-scale cyanotypes by the North Bennington artist and writer. Each piece in this exhibit is 2 x 3 feet and ranges in tones from brilliant white to a unique deep blue, called cyan.   Full Story
 
Saturday June 8, 2013 ELIZABETH CONKEY Staff Writer HOOSICK FALLS -- A healing arts and psychic festival will be held at the Hoosick Falls Armory on June 15 from noon to 6 p.m. It's the first year for this festival, which will offer the opportunity for attendees to meet with holistic health practitioners, receive readings from psychics and animal communicators, as   Full Story
 
Saturday June 8, 2013 ELIZABETH CONKEY Staff Writer HOOSICK FALLS -- On July 3 at 7 p.m., the Hoosick Falls community will kick-off their 6-week "Summer of the Owls" celebration. Legend has it that the word, "Hoosick" comes from an Indian word meaning, "valley of the owls." Thus, the Summer of the Owls celebration was created in an effort to educate residents and guests   Full Story
 
Saturday June 8, 2013 ANDREW ROITER Arts Editor MANCHESTER -- The Quabbin Reservoir is the primary water supply for Boston, and its story is well known. The growing need for nearby water for Boston was the impetus for the project, but finding a spot for such a large project was not an easy task and required the disincorporation and flooding of four Massachusetts towns, Dana,   Full Story
 
VAE arts camps start soon NORTH BENNINGTON - Vermont Arts Exchange opens its art studios to campers this summer for 23 exciting, themed, week-long camps for preschoolers through high schoolers - exploring ceramics, studio fun, the water arts, fashion, film, animation and more. Pre-School Camp: Kick off the summer by exploring the theme of camping.   Full Story
 
FILM Bennington Free Library, Bennington. June 8 at noon - Matinee Munch, free PG-rated movie screening. Bring your own food and drink The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Mass. July 1 at 3 p.m. - "Glory" July 8, 22, Aug. 5 and 19 at 3 p.m. - "Winslow Homer: Society and Solitude." July 15 at 3 p.   Full Story