KIDS & FAMILIES

Battenkill Books

Cambridge, N.Y. 518-677-2515

Tuesdays through Aug. 28 at 10 a.m. -- Summer Story Time, for ages 2-6 with caregiver. Free. Manchester Designer Outlets

Manchester. 802 362 3736.

Aug. 18 at 3 p.m. -- Reading from "Ice Cream Land" author Lana Hauben’s first children’s book, with children ages 4-9 given a free scoop of ice cream. Free.

Town Hall Concert Series

Bennington. 802-442-9169.

Aug. 17 from 6-8 p.m. -- Greg Van Houten and Friends. Free.

Aug. 24 from 6-8 p.m. -- TBD. Free.

Aug. 31 from 6-8 p.m. -- Through Seasons. Free.

Sept. 8 -- Season finale "Music Festival" at parking lot of TJ’s Fish Fry. Free.

Vermont Arts Exchange

At Norshaft Lions Community Park

North Bennington. 802-442-5549.

Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. (following baseball game) -- Concert by youth performers from ZUMIX’s Street Program. Free.

Village Chocolate Shop

Bennington. 802-447-3789.

Aug. 17, continuing through August -- Funtastic Friday.

Walloomsac Farmers Market

Bennington. bccdvt.org.

Aug. 18 (Saturdays through October) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- at Riverwalk at Bennington Station (Depot Street). Free.

Aug. 21 (Tuesdays through October) from 3 to 6 p.m. -- At Greenberg’s home center parking lot downtown. Free.

NIGHTLIFE

(Drive responsibly!)

Bennington Museum

Bennington. 802-447-1571.

Aug. 26 from 4:30 p.m. -- In cordination with the Walloomsac Farmers’ Market, the Annual Farm to Table Benefit Dinner, accompanied with wine tasting.

Kevin’s Pub and Resturant

North Bennington. 802-442-0122.

Aug. 17 -- DJ Jim.

Aug. 18 -- Tom Corrigan and Ian.

Aug. 24 -- Down for the Count and Nikki Skipper.

Aug. 25 -- Paul Harmonic Duo.

Aug. 31 -- Kelli and Cindy.

The Publyk House

Bennington. 802-442-7500.

Each Thursday night -- Live music.

LECTURES/READINGS

Bennington Historical Society

At Bennington Museum

Bennington. 802-447-1571.

Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. -- Reading, discussion and book signing by Michael P. Gabriel from his book "The Battle of Bennington: Soldiers and Civilians." Free.

MASS MoCA

North Adams, Mass. 413-663-8548.

Aug. 18 at 8 p.m. -- Canadian comedian and storyteller Ophira Eisenberg, a regular on The Moth, a New York City-based nonprofit organization that conducts live storytelling events, and can frequently be found performing stand-up at many of the city’s comedy clubs.

Palace Theatre

Albany, N.Y. 518-465-3335.

Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. -- Comedy show with Gabriel Iglesias, "Stand Up Revolution" Tour.

Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. -- Bill Cosby Live! Comedic legend and television star.

FILM

Cinema7

Bennington. 802-442-8179

Call for regular film schedule.

Hathaway’s Drive-In

North Hoosick, N.Y. 518-659-6098.

Call for regular film schedule.

Images Cinema

Williamstown, Mass. 413-458-5612.

Call for regular film schedule.

DANCE

Bennington Contra Dance

At the Masonic Lodge

Bennington. 802-447-2173.

Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. -- Community dance and lessons with callers.

MASS MoCA

North Adams, Mass. 413-663-8548.

Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. -- Work-in-progress showing of renowned choreographer and dancer Nora Chipaumire’s "Miriam."

MUSIC

Bennington Center for the Arts

Bennington. 802-442-7158.

Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. -- Classical pianist Mackenzie Melemed, young pianist who has performed at the White House and on the PBS television show "From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall."

Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. -- An Evening with Tom Rush, a night of humor and musical entertainment.

Carriage Barn Concerts

at Park-McCullough House

North Bennington. 802-442-5441.

Reception after each concert.

Aug. 19 at 4 p.n. -- Brahms with George Lopez, Andrea Schultz, and Michael Finckel, program includes Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes and "Piano Trio in B Major."

The Clark Art

Williamstown, Mass. 413-458-0524.

Aug. 21 at 8 p.m. -- The Shanghai String Quartet will perform Mozart’s "Hunt" Quartet in B-Flat Major and Smetana’s "From My Life" Quartet, and selections associated with the Clark’s "Unearthed exhibition."

The Colonial Theatre

Pittsfield, Mass. 413-997-4444.

Sept. 29 -- Woody’s Roadhouse Reunion, featuring four acts that performed at the legendary Berkshire nightclub: The Commander Cody Band, Fat, The Spampinato Brothers Band (featuring Joey and Johnny formerly of NRBQ) and Burnt Bacon and The Home Fries.

Jamaica Community Arts

At Jamaica Town Hall

Jamaica. 802-896-6810.

Aug. 18 at 7 p.m. -- John and daughter Ida Mae will provide some fabulous fiddling, as part of Summer Music Series.

Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. -- Blues guitarist and historian, Scott Ainslie , as part of Summer Music Series.

MASS MoCA

North Adams, Mass. 413-663-8548.

Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. -- Roomful of Teeth performs "vocal experiments’ with innovative guest composer Missy Mazzoli.

Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse Café

Bennington. 802-440-9816.

Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. -- Hungrytown, the musical and married duo of Ken Anderson and Rebecca Hall.

Oct. 19 at 8 p.m. -- Michele Choiniere, an award-winning Smithsonian Folkways recording artist, with Franco-American music overlaying a raw authenticity.

Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. -- Christopher Shaw, singer and teller of songs and stories from the Adirondacks.

Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. -- Woods Tea Company, returning for annual local crowd favorite.

Jan. 11 at 8 p.m. -- Claudia Schmidt the remarkable singer of original and folk stories and songs, returns.

Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. -- The Modern Grass Quintet, a Vermont group, which includes Steve Light, an award-winning banjoist and a staple of the Northeast acoustic scene.

March 15 at 8 p.m. -- Dafé Brudäjo, the Williamstown, Mass., plays an eclectic mix of contemporary folk, jazz and original compositions.

April 19 at 8 p.m. -- Singer/songwriter Chuck Brodsky, whose songwriting pokes fun at political corruption, road rage, mischief he made as a kid.

Palace Theatre

Albany, N.Y. 518-465-3335.

Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. -- Legendary singer/songwriter John Prine, with very special guest Lucinda Williams.

Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. -- Sandy Hackett’s "Rat Pack Show," with music by impersonators of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and Joey Bishop, with voice overs by the late comedian Buddy Hackett.

Changed from Oct. 11; April 4, 2013, at 8 p.m. -- "An Evening with Johnny Mathis."

Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. -- Return of "The Australian Pink Floyd Show" and its "Exposed to the Light" production.

Oct. 25 at 7:30 p.m. -- Straight No Chaser," male a cappella group that is neither straight laced or straight faced.

Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. spac.org.

Through Aug. 18 -- The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Aug. 19-28 -- Live from the Algonquin at SPAC, cabaret series.

South Mountain Concerts

At Mass. routes 7 and 20

Pittsfield. Mass. 413-442-2106.

Sept. 2 at 3 p.m. -- Kalichstein, Laredo, Robinson Trio; program includes Beethoven’s "Trio in G Major."

Sept. 9 at 3 p.m. -- American String Quartet; program includes Mozart’s "Trio in E Major Flat."

Sept. 23 at 3 p.m. -- Emerson String Quartet; program includes Dvorak’s "Quartet in F. Major."

Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. -- Brentano String Quartet; program includes world premiere of Eric Moe’s "Of Color Braded All Desire."

Oct. 7 at 3 p.m. -- Saint Lawrence String Quartet; program includes world premiere of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s "Voyage for String Quartet."

THEATER

Dorest Playhouse

Dorset. 802-867-2223.

Aug. 21 at 6:30 p.m. -- Joint project of Dorset Theatre Festival and Hildene, reading of Norman Corwin’s play, "The Rivalry," a drama based on the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates, with readings by former Gov. Madeleine Kunin and other Vermont civic leaders. Free.

Dorset Theatre Festival

At the Dorset Playhouse

Dorset. 802-867-2223.

Opening Aug. 16, through Sept. 1 -- Murder and Mayhem Series presents Ira Levin’s "Deathtrap," directed by Givoanni Sardelli.

Hubbard Hall Opera Theater

Cambridge, N.Y. 518-488-7733.

Through Aug. 19 -- Mozart’s "Die Zauberflöte" or "The Magic Flute," directed by Paul Houghtaling with music conductor Kelly Crandell.

Aug. 17-18 -- Opera Select Conservatory presents "Cox and Box" and "Trouble in Tahiti," directed by Jason Dolmetsch and musical direction and piano by Elizabeth Bonomo. (Pay what you will.)

Sept. 28-30 -- Guerilla Opera presents "Rojahn, Heart of a Dog," with chamber orchestra. (Pay what you will.)

Oct. 27 (at Dorset Playhouse) and Oct 28 (at University of Albany) -- Puccini’s "La Boheme," piano, reduced version, semi costumed and staged.

Feb. 7-15 -- Verdi’s "La Traviata," fully costumed and staged and sung in Italian, at Proctors Theater in Albany, N.Y.

Shakespeare & Company

Lenox, Mass. 413-637-3353.

Through Aug. 19 -- Shakespeare’s "The Tempest," directed by artistic director Tony Simotes, and starring Academy Award winner Olympia Dukakis; in Founder’s Theatre; Shakespeare’s "King Lear," directed by Rebecca Holderness, and staged in 1909 Imperial Russia; in Founder’s Theatre.

Through Sept. 1 -- Charles Busch’s "The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife," directed by Johnathan Croy; in Bernstein Theatre.

Through Sept. 2 -- Norman Plotkin’s "Cassandra Speaks," directed by Nicole Ricciardi; in Bernstein Theatre; Mark Robert’s "Parasite Drug," directed by Stephen Rothman; in Bernstein Theatre.

Aug. 22 to Sept.16 -- New England premire of Terry Teachout’s "Satchmo at the Waldorf," directed by Gordon Edelstein, and starring John Douglas Thompson; in Founder’s Theatre.

Weston Playhouse

Weston. 802-824-5288.

Through Aug. 25 -- Tony Award winning favorite "Fiddler on the Roof," the unforgetable tale of family and love narrated by the inimitable Tevye.

Williamstown Theatre Festival

Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-3400..

Through Aug. 19 -- "A Month in the Country," by Ivan Turgenev, translated by Richard Nelson, Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, directed by Richard Nelson, on Main Stage.

Through Aug. 19 -- "WHADDABLOODCLOT!!!" by Katori Hall, directed by May Adrales, on Nikos Stage.

MUSEUMS/GALLERIES

Opening, Closing, Special Events

Equinox Village Gallery

Manchester. 802-362-4061.

Opening reception Aug. 16 at 5:30 p.m. -- Three generations of Hoffman artists in one room. Free.

Vermont Arts Exchange

North Bennington. 802-442-5594.

Opening reception Aug. 18 from 6-8 p.m., through Sept. 22 -- Brooklyn-based artist Traci Molloy, a native of Shaftsbury, returns to southern Vermont for a new exhibition of works with deep ties to the region and her experiences here titled "There You Will Always Be." Free.

Doll and Toy Museum of Vt.

Bennington. dollhouseandtoymuseumofvermont.com.

Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- Special exhibit of the Bennington Garden Club’s flower show featuring miniature floral arrangements. Admission is free for this exhibit.

Gardenworks

Salem, N.Y. 518-854-3250.

Opening Aug. 19 from 2-4 p.m., through Oct. 21 -- "Points of View," an exhibit of new works by mother-daughter artists Virginia and Annie McNeice and their friend, Helen Young; a show of elegant pastels and paintings of barns and flowers. Free.

Bennington Center for the Arts

Bennington. 802-442-7158.

Just opened, through Sept. 23) -- "The Laumeister Fine Art Competition," artists from around the country and the world are invited to submit work to be included in our fourth annual fine art competition, this year juried by Scott Christensen.

Continuing

Bennington Arts Guild

Bennington. benningtonartsguild.com.

Through Aug. 20 -- Joint exhibit of photography by Samantha Ambrose and sculpture by Jami Gras. Free.

Bennington Center for the Arts

Bennington. 802-442-7158.

Through Sept. 9 -- "Impressions of New England," more than 60 scenes captured in paint and bronze.

Through Sept. 23 -- "California Art Club" presents "Saving Paradise: The Symbiosis of Landscape Painting and Environmental Awareness." Also, "The Laumeister Fine Art Competition," artists from around the country and the world are invited to submit work to be included in our fourth annual fine art competition, this year juried by Scott Christensen.

Through mid-December -- "The Small Works Show."

Opening Sept. 29 (through Oct. 27) -- "Oil Painter of American Eastern Regional Exhibition," about 120 pieces will be on view and for sale this fall.

Bennington Museum

Bennington. 802-447-1571.

Through Oct. 30 -- "Rockwell Kent’s Egypt: Shadow and Light in Vermont," the first comprehensive documentation of Kent’s life and work in Vermont.

Berkshire Museum

Pittsfield, Mass. 413-443-7171.

Through Jan. 6, 2012 -- "Rethink! American Indian Art," contemporary and historic art objects.

Canfield Gallery

At the Martha Canfield Library

Arlington. 802-375-6153.

Through Aug. 30 -- "Seduced By Color," oil paintints by local artist Lydia Johnston. Free.

Chaffee Art Center

Rutland. 802-775-0356.

Through Aug. 18 -- Annual Juried Award Exhibit.

Doll and Toy Museum of Vt.

Bennington. dollhouseandtoymuseumofvermont.com.

Saturday-Sunday, 1-4 p.m. -- New exhibit is an assortment of historical puppets and marionettes, with several puppet theaters, on exhibit throught the fall; continuing, "Dolls of the World" collection, featuring baby dolls and baby bottles.

Aug. 18 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- Special exhibit of the Bennington Garden Club’s flower show featuring miniature floral arrangements. Admission is free for this exhibit.

MASS MoCA

North Adams, Mass. 413-663-8548.

Through summer 2012 -- "Oh Canada," billed as the first comprehensive survey of Canadian contemporary art in decades, features more than 100 works by 62 artists, including more than a dozen major new commissions.

Through 2012 -- "Sanford Biggers: The Cartographer’s Conundrum," in Building 5; "New Work" by Anna Betbeze.

Thorugh January 2, 2013 -- With Williams College/Clark Art, "Making Room: The Space Between Two and Three Demensions."

Through Feb. 4, 2013 -- Group show: "Invisible Cities," titled after Italo Calvino’s book which re-imagines Marco Polo’s poetic descriptions of China’s cities.

Through Feb. 4, 2013 -- Anna Betbeze: New Work.

Permanent -- Sol LeWitt: "A Wall Drawing Retrospective."

Milne Library

Williamstown, Mass. 413-458-5369.

Thorugh August -- Photographs taken by North Adams Transcript photojournalist Gillian Jones. Free.

North Adams Artists’ Co-Op Gallery

North Adams, Mass. 413-664-4003.

Through Aug. 27 -- "Out of the Dust ... Back to the Earth," a dialogue in ceramics and oils by Lori St. Pierre and Judith Kniffin. Free.

North Bennington Art Park

And Train Station Gallery

North Bennington. northbennington.org.

Through summer -- 15th Annual North Bennington Art Park, located on the grounds around the North Bennington Post Office and train station including Welling Town House and the Aldrich property next door. With artists including Fred Brownstein, Willard Boepple, Joe Chichirillo, Matthew Perry, sculptors from Salem Art Works; gallery show with the works of Pat Adams, Kevin Bubriski, Susie Cronin, Ann Pibal, Leslie Parke, John Recco, Barbara Sussman and Elaine Witten. Free.

studio21south

North Adams, Mass. 413-652-2141.

Through Aug. 31 -- "Black and White (more or less)," paintings, engravings and drawings by Frank Curran, Bob Lanfond and Karen Walter. Free.

Vermont Arts Exchange

North Bennington. 802-442-5594.

Opening reception Aug. 18 from 6-8 p.m., through Sept. 22 -- Brooklyn-based artist Traci Molloy, a native of Shaftsbury, returns to southern Vermont for a new exhibition of works with deep ties to the region and her experiences here titled "There You Will Always Be." Free.

Williams College Museum of Art

Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-3178.

Through Oct. 21 -- "Power Runs in Many Channels: Diversity in Nigerian Art," an exhibition that explores the rich diversity of cultural and artistic production in traditional African art from Nigeria. Free

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