KIDS & FAMILIES

Camping on the Battenkill

Arlington. 802-375-6663.

Sept. 22 from 3-5 p.m. -- Buck2Fifty New Orleans Style Blues and R&B; fundraiser for campground Irene Storm recovery. Craft Producers’ Craft Sale

At Riley Rink

Manchester. 802-362-3658.

Sept. 30 from noon to 3 p.m. -- Craft sale including entertainment by "Downtown" Bob Stannard and Those Dangerous Bluesman.

Walloomsac Farmers Market

Bennington. bccdvt.org.

Sept. 22 (Saturdays through October) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. -- at Riverwalk at Bennington Station (Depot Street). Free.

Sept. 25 (Tuesdays through October) from 3 to 6 p.m. -- At Greenberg’s home center parking lot downtown. Free.

NIGHTLIFE

(Drive responsibly!)

Kevin’s Pub and Restaurant

North Bennington. 802-442-0122.

Sept. 21 -- Paul Harmonic Duo

Sept. 22 -- Mayhem

Sept. 28 -- Ransom Notes

Sept. 29 -- Kelli and Cindy

LECTURES/READINGS

Bennington Museum

Bennington. 802-447-1571.

Sept. 21 at 4 p.m. -- In conjunction with the Stoneware Collectors’ Group, a presentation by Museum curator of collections Jamie Franklin titled "Jonathan Fenton’s Dorset Years: Vermont’s Earliest Stoneware."

EMPAC at RPI

Troy, N.Y. 518-276-3921.

Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. -- "Peter Matthaes: Art Fraud: Recognizing Authenticity in Art," discussion, part of the Observer Effects discussion series, at the EMPAC Studio 2. Free. Matthaes, director of the Museo D’Arte e Scienza, will present a dynamic discussion on art fraud, and the use of science and the senses to recognize authenticity in art. Free.

Nov. 7 at 6 p.m. -- "Manuel Lima: Session: The Power of Networks," discussion, part of the Observer Effects discussion series, at the EMPAC Studio 2. Lima, author of Visual "Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information," will lead a discussion on network visualization that will be rendered live in image by ImageThink (Nora Herting and Heather Willems). Free.

Equinox Village Gallery

Manchester. 802-362-4061.

Oct. 21 at 4 p.m. -- Vermont Humanities Council program on "Shipwrecks of Lake Champlain." Free.

Hoosick River Watershed Association

At First Congregational Church

Williamstown, Mass. hoorwa.org

Sept. 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. -- State of the River Conference, including discussions on "The Effects of Climate Change in the Hoosic Watershed" (10 a.m.); "Aftermath of Tropical Storm Irene" (11 a.m.); and "River Restoration Strategies" (1 p.m.). Free.

Northshire Bookstore

Manchester Center. 802-362-2200.

Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. -- Alan Benoit Sustainability Series: "February Peaches," Alan and Nancy Benoit share their secrets for growing, harvesting and preserving vegetables, fruits and berries. Free.

Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. -- Biographer Walter Stahr reads from and signs copies of his new book, "Seward, Lincoln’s Indispensable Man," the first full life of the leader of Lincoln’s "team of rivals" to appear in more than 40 years. Free

Sept., 22 at 7 p.m. -- Verlyn Klinkenborg reads from and signs copies of his book "Several Short Sentences About Writing." In the past, he taught literature and creative writing at Bennington College.

Sept. 23, at 5 p.m. -- Bob Deans reads from and signs copies of his book "Reckless: The Political Assault on the American Environment" -- a book that states that "House Republicans are waging the single worst political assault in history against the foundational safeguards we all depend on to protect our environment and health. It’s reckless." Deans is a member of the NRDC Action Fund.

Palace Theatre

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

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

Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. -- The Second City’s "Second City for President" comedy 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.

The Clark Art

Williamstown, Mass. 413-458-0524.

Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. -- "Andrie Rublev," 1966 film by Andrie Tarkovsky; part of the Old Masters in New Frames film series. Free.

Images Cinema

Williamstown, Mass. 413-458-5612.

Call for regular film schedule.

DANCE

Bennington Contra Dance

At the Masonic Lodge

Bennington. 802-447-2173.

Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m. -- Community dance and lessons with callers.

The Clark Art

Williamstown, Mass. 413-458-0524.

Sept. 23 at 1 p.m. -- Live in HD Video: George Balanchine’s "Jewels" with the famed Mariinsky Ballet, set to the music of Fauré, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky. Tugan Sokhiev conducts. (92 min.)

Oct. 14 at 1 p.m. -- Live in HD Video: Moretti and Monteverdi’s "Caravaggio," with the Staatsballett Berlin performing choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti’s contemporary ballet based on the life of the famed painter. Paul Connelly conducts.

Nov. 4 at 1 p.m. -- Live in HD Video: "Giselle," with the Mariinsky Ballet performing Marius Petipa’s classic story of a village girl who falls in love with a prince disguised as a peasant.

Jan. 27, 2013, at 1 p.m. -- Live in HD Video: Ludwig Minkus’s "Don Quixote," the Dutch National Ballet performs as the story of Miguel Cervantes’s haphazard hero is brought to life. Kevin Rhodes conducts.

EMPAC at RPI

Troy, N.Y. 518-276-3921.

Oct. 5-6 -- Nora Chipaumire’s "Miriam," a deeply personal dance/theater work.

MASS MoCA

North Adams, Mass. 413-663-8548.

Nov. 1 at 6:30 and 8 p.m. -- "LeWitticisms," The Williams College Contemporary Dance Ensemble (CoDa) presents new music and contemporary dance in the MASS MoCA galleries inspired by the wall drawings of Sol LeWitt.

MUSIC

Bennington Center for the Arts

Bennington. 802-442-7158.

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

Bennington College

At Deane Carriage Barn

North Bennington. bennington.edu/featuredevents

Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. -- Carriage Barn Series presents ‘polyphonic’ dance band Renaissonics in a concert titled "Such Stuff As Dreams." Free.

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.

Hudson Valley Community College

At Stapleton Theatre

Troy, N.Y. hvcc.edu/culture.

Oct. 25 at noon -- Thomasina Winslow, blues singer/guitarist. Free.

Nov. 1 at noon -- Lost Radio Rounders, who "make music from another time. Free.

Nov. 15 at noon -- Jim Gaudet and the Railroad Boys, bluegrass music. Free.

Palace Theatre

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

Sept. 27 at 9 p.m. -- The Heavy, leads Miller Time night of music.

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.

May 11, 2013 at 8 p.m. -- An Evening with Joe Bonamassa, award-winning blues rock guitar and singer-songwriter.

South Mountain Concerts

At Mass. routes 7 and 20

Pittsfield. Mass. 413-442-2106.

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."

South Street Café

Bennington. 802-447-2433.

Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. -- Conor Mulroy. Free.

Unitarian Universalist Meetinghouse Café

Bennington. 802-440-9816.

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.

Williams College

Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-3146.

Sept. 21 at 8 p.m. -- Cellist Ronald Feldman, three centuries of cello literature from the Baroque to the modern and back again, joined by Doris Stevenson on piano, in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. Free.

Sept. 25 at 4:15 p.m. -- Pianist Stephen Drury gives Master Class, presenting an introduction to John Cage’s 1948 masterpiece "Sonatas and Interludes," in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. Free.

Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. -- Avery Sharpe and his sextet, a presentation and a concert with the title "Sojourner Truth -- Ain’t I A Woman?" in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall. Free.

THEATER

Hubbard Hall Opera Theater

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

Sept. 28-30 -- Boston-based company Guerilla Opera production of "Heart of a Dog," loosely-based on the novella by Mikhail Bulgakov, 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.

Palace Theatre

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

Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. -- "Tell Hell I Ain’t Comin’," Marcia P. Samuel’s play.

Williams College

‘62 Center for Theatre and Dance

at Currier Ballroom

Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-2425.

Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. -- Lebanese theatre artist Maya Zbib’s "The Music Box," a one-woman performance about homes, usually performed in people’s living rooms. With Q&As both nights.

MUSEUMS/GALLERIES

Opening, Closing, Special Events

’62 Center for Dance and Theatre

Williams College

Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-2425.

Just opened -- Photographic exhibit illustrating the local food system, by Williams student Will Raskin, in halls and lobby of building. Free.

South Street Café

Bennington. 802-447-2433.

Just opened, through Oct. 30 -- "Chickens!" by Amy Cloud, acrylic paintings in recycled shutters. Free.

Equinox Village Gallery

Manchester. 802-362-4061.

Artists reception and opening Sept. 20 at 5:30 p.m. -- Painting exhibit by barbara Rowells and Terry Lindsey; landscapes, florals and animals. Free.

Southern Vermont College

Burgdorff Gallery/Everett Mansion

Bennington. 802-447-6388.

Reception Sept. 22 from 3:30-5:30 p.m., through Sept. 25 -- An exhibit of paintings by Stanley Brostoski, a long-time Shaftsbury resident who passed away in June. Free.

Valley Artisans Market

Cambridge, N.Y. 518-677-2765.

Opening reception Sept. 22 from 4-6 p.m., through Oct. 16 -- "Life’s Lessons: Paintings by Elizabeth Coyne," in the Small Gallery. Free.

Vermont Arts Exchange

North Bennington. 802-442-5594.

Closing 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.

Bennington Center for the Arts

Bennington. 802-442-7158.

Just opened -- Plein Air Vermont award winners; painting from the recent contest and exhibition in North Bennington.

Closing 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.

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.

Williams College Museum of Art

Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-2429.

Season opening reception Sept. 28 from 5-7 p.m., running through to Dec. 9 -- Reception introducing the museum’s season exhibitions, including "Sol LeWitt: The Well-Tempered Grid" and other new exhibits. Free.

Agricultural Stewardship Association

At Mable Ridge Gallery

Coila, N.Y. 518-692-7285.

Opening reception (admssion fee) Oct. 6 from 3-6 p.m., open through Oct. 8 -- "Landscapes for Landsake," The 11th Annual Art Exhibition to benefit farmland conservation. (Gallery also open by appointment.)

Continuing

Bennington Center for the Arts

Bennington. 802-442-7158.

Closing 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 College

Usdan Gallery

North Bennington.

Bennington. 802-379-5116.

Through Oct. 18 -- "Uniting States of Americans," a presentation by Cynthia Weber that documents and juxtaposes two of the most significant periods in recent American history, includes a series of films, photographs, and textual vignettes from Weber’s coverage of post-9/11 America and of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Free.

Bennington Museum

Bennington. 802-447-1571.

Through Oct. 20 -- An exhibit of historical artifacts of the USS Bennington (CVA 20) in the orientation gallery.

Through Oct. 21 -- Jane Stickle Quilt on display.

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.

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.

Gardenworks

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

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.

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."

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.

Williams College Museum of Art

Williamstown, Mass. 413-597-2429.

Oct. 11 at 4:30 p.m. -- Gallery talk and performance, "Sol LeWitt: The Well-Tempered Grid" curator Charles W. Haxthausen and professor of music Ed Gollin explore the affinity between LeWitt’s systematic artistry and Bach’s musical structure through discussion and live musical performances. Free.

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.

Nov. 1 at 6:30 and 8 p.m. -- "LeWitticisms," The Williams College Contemporary Dance Ensemble (CoDa) presents new music and contemporary dance in the MASS MoCA galleries inspired by the wall drawings of Sol LeWitt. (Tickets required.)

Through Nov. 25 -- "Laylah Ali: The Greenheads Series," described by curator as "Onto these timeless, genderless figures we can project a multitude of scenarios encompassing anything from schoolyard bullying to racial crimes." Free.

Through Dec. 9 -- "Sol LeWitt: The Well-Tempered Grid." Multi-media show on artist style and science of Sol LeWitt. Free.

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