Bennington College put on the National Register of Historic Places
Bennington, Vt. — Bennington College has received two honors— a designation from the National Register of Historic Places and an award from the Vermont chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Both honors highlight how the college integrates its vibrant intellectual and artistic history with its need for innovation.
The inclusion of Bennington’s campus in the National Register recognizes the significance of both the buildings themselves, as well as the landscape in which they are situated. The documented history of the Bennington College site can be divided into three distinct historical periods: the nineteenth-century agricultural use by a group of small farms, the late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century estate built around these farms, and the advent and evolution of Bennington College upon this landscape beginning in the 1930s. Composed of fifty-seven individual structures, the newly designated Bennington College Historic District reflects the evolution of Bennington throughout these periods through its varied collection of historic architecture.
Additionally, AIA Vermont awarded Centerline Architects of Bennington with a Merit Award in the Historic Preservation, Adaptive Reuse, and Rehabilitation category for The Barn at Bennington College. The project rebuilt a portion of the structure, which burned in 2019. The exterior remains true to its original agricultural appearance, while the interior has been transformed into a 21st-century academic office building. The juried award was bestowed to only five projects in the state.
See additional information about the AIA award, and visit the federal register for more information about Bennington College’s National Register of Historic Places designation.
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See Gypsy Layne Cabaret & Co. perform
Bennington, Vt. — Gypsy Layne Cabaret & Co. return to Bennington Performing Arts Center on February 10th and 11th at 8 p.m.
Gypsy Layne Cabaret & Co. has been captivating audiences for over a decade with its playful sexiness, cheeky comedy, tuneful musicality, alluring belly dance, astounding swordplay, and dynamic group numbers.
The mission of Bennington Performing Arts Center is to highlight burlesque as a vehicle for self-expression and self-empowerment. They promote self-acceptance and body positivity, which has strongly resonated with their audiences.
Box office & lobby open at 7 p.m. and the Cabaret begins at 8 p.m. General Admission is $25, available here. Limited VIP tables are available. Please call the Box Office at 802-447-0564 to reserve a table.
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Curators Esther Bell, Anne Leonard, and Sarah Grandin to discuss Clark Art Institute current exhibition
Williamstown— On Wednesday, February 1 at 7 p.m. on Zoom, the Clark Art Institute joins with the Association of Historians of Nineteenth-Century Art to discuss the Institute’s current exhibition, “Promenades on Paper: Eighteenth-Century French Drawings” from the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Focusing on select drawings from the exhibition, curators Esther Bell, Anne Leonard, and Sarah Grandin offer a varied and lively picture of artistic practices in the years leading up to and just after the French Revolution.
Over centuries, the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF) has sought to assemble the most complete holdings of textual and visual sources in France. The works on display at the Clark constitute the first public exhibition ever presented of the BnF’s eighteenth-century drawings collection and span subject areas including natural history, current events, design, landscape, portraiture, and much more. Running throughout the exhibition is the theme of the promenade, or stroll, centered on the experience of an individual beholder. In the eighteenth century, the public promenade emerged as a site of urban leisure in which a blend of social classes could engage in the pleasures of spectatorship. The activities of walking, looking, and sketching were closely related and often intertwined.
Free. Presented as part of the AHNCA/Dahesh Virtual Salon series. Advance registration for the Zoom transmission is required. Registrants will receive a private Zoom link via email prior to the event. For more information and to register, visit clarkart.edu/events.
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MASS MoCA’s Free Day 2023!
North Adams— MASS MoCA’s Free Day 2023 is Saturday, January 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission on this day is free to everyone who enters. Live music, pop-up performances, take-home art projects and more will entertain all.
Special events include a performance curated by Latinas 413, an organization that ignites the collective power of Latinas to expand their social and economic capital at 11:30 a.m. in Building 5; a musical performance from Black Legacy Project celebrating Black history to advance racial solidarity, equity, and belonging at 1:45 p.m. in Building 5; and an immersive musical experience, composed by MindTravel creator Murray Hidary, featuring a massive ensemble of 60 musicians inviting audiences on a collective, cathartic, and healing journey at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. in the Hunter Center for Performing Arts.
For a full schedule of special events and to reserve advance, timed tickets visit: https://massmoca.org/event/free-day-2023/
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Take part in “Dewey Drop-In Use Your Words: Ode to Earth”
Sheffield— On Wednesday, February 1 at 7 p.m. attend “Dewey Drop-In Use Your Words: Ode to Earth” with Robbi Hartt and Evelyn Battaglia.
This evening promises to be a celebration of our planet and its animal inhabitants—winged creatures in particular—with music and readings by local artists and authors exploring our human relationship to the natural world. Attendees are invited to join the conversation by sharing their own favorite reading (or song!)—please keep it to a maximum of 3 minutes and, if desired, reach out in advance to Robbi Hartt (robbi.hartt@gmail.com) so they can be sure to include you in the line-up.
“Use Your Words” brings writers, readers, and listeners together for evenings of sharing and conversation. Each date will be hosted by a different local writer, with readings by colleagues, students, writing groups, published authors, and storytellers. The hosts will open conversations around each evening’s themes, but also talk about writing practices, writing groups, and other skills to empower the art of writing and to encourage reading.
You may order hot food at Dewey Hall from a Roberto’s Pizza special menu. Beverages available. No outside beverages or food allowed.
