WORDS, WORDS

Congregation Beth El

Bennington

Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. --Author Douglas J. Gladstone. Dorset Playhouse

Dorset

Feb 1. at 8 p.m. -- Comedian Jason Lorber

The Egg

Albany, N.Y. 518-473-1845

Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. --Lisa Lampanelli

Northshire Books

Manchester

Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. -- B.A. Shapiro, author of "The Art Forger"

Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. -- Sara Henry reads.

First Congregational Church

Manchester

Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. --Vermont Humanities Council presents Pianist Michael Arnowitt performing "An Evening of George Gershwin" with lecture.

Southern Vermont College

Bennington

Feb. 12 at 2:20 p.m. --Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea

FILM

Cinema7

Bennington. 802-442-8179

Call for regular film schedule.

Village Picture Show

Manchester Center

Feb. 10 at 12 p.m. --"Where the Yellowstone Goes"

Images Cinema

Williamstown, Mass. 413-458-5612.

Call for regular film schedule.

DANCE

Wilburton Inn

Manchester

Feb. 24 at 5:30 p.m. --HotChocolate Society presents 2013 Culinary Awards and Oscar Party

Williams College

Williamstown, Mass.

Feb. 15 at 8 p.m. -- Club Zambezi Dance Party (CST)

Feb. 16 at 2 p.m. -- Club Zambezi Dance Party (CST)

MUSIC

Mount Anthony Union

Bennington

Feb. 9 at 7 p.m. -- Evening of Sweets & Romance - Dessert Cabaret

Clark Art Institute

Williamstown, Mass.

Feb. 8 at 8 p.m. --Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs for 50th year.

The Egg

Albany, N.Y. 518-473-1845

Feb. 2 at 8 p.m. --Greg Brown

Feb. 13 at 7:30 p.m. --Josh Ritter

Feb. 14 at 7:29 p.m. --Albert Lee, Kate Taylor

Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. --The Wiyos, Mike & Ruthy

Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. --Shawn Mullins

Kevin’s Sports Pub

Bennington

Feb. 1 Double Dare

Feb. 2 Open Mic Cindy and Carl

Feb. 8 Ransom Notes

Feb. 9 Ray with Karaoke -- Mardi Gras Party

Feb. 15 DJ Jimmy

Feb. 16 Cindy Legge

Feb. 22 Fun Addicts

Feb. 23 Through Seasons

Michael’s Banquet House

Cohoes, N.Y. 518-785-8524

Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. --(Dinner) 8 p.m. --(Show) Valentine’s Day performance by The Spirit of Johnny Cash.

Unitarian

Universalist Meetinghouse Café

Bennington. 802-440-9816.

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.

Unitarian Church of Montpelier

Montpelier

Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. --Violinist Rachel Barton Pine.

Vermont Arts Exchange

Bennington

Feb. 9 at 8 p.m. --Vagabond Opera performs as part of the "Basement Music Series."

Williams College

Williamstown, Mass.

Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. --Berkshire Symphony Student Soloist Competition

THEATER

Hubbard Hall Opera Theater

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

Feb. 7-15, 2013 -- Verdi’s "La Traviata," fully costumed and staged and sung in Italian, at Proctors Theater.

Williams College

Williamstown, Mass.

Feb. 7-9 at 7:30 p.m. -- John Chandler Hawthorne ‘13 senior project "book/marked"

March 7-9 at 7:30 p.m. -- "The Crucible"

May 2-4 at 7:30 p.m. -- "Broken Glass"

MUSEUMS/GALLERIES

Opening, Closing, Events

Bennington Museum

Bennington

Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. --Student Art Show opening

Through Feb. 28 Student Art Show

Opening Feb. 1 "Engage" a show devoted to the works of artists with disabilities. Through May 7.

Opening Feb. 1 "More Like You Than Not" complement piece to "Engage" Through May 7.

Opening Feb. 1 "The Catamount in Bennington: Origins of the Mythology" through April 30.

Feb. 2 Community Day

Feb. 14, March 21, April 25 at 1:30 p.m. -- "Museum ABCs" Free.

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