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Morgan Faust: The Treasure of Thomas Beale
Morgan will screen her 2003 documentary film about the legendary $25 million of gold buried in 1821 in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Journey with Morgan as she seeks to uncover the truth about Thomas Beale and his treasure, and perhaps learn a little more about the nature of desire and the power of belief. Morgan will also share the trailer for her current project, Til Death Do Us Part.

Friday, January 4, 7 pm, Bennington Museum, 75 Main St, Bennington.

New parents are invited to a FREE gallery talk at the Clark, 10:15 am. Moms and dads, along with their babies, will enjoy a relaxing hour discovering and discussing art in the Clark collection. Strollers are available; parents may also bring their own strollers or carry their children in the galleries. Backpack-style infant carriers are not permitted in the galleries. Front-hanging carriers are welcome.

Clark Art Institute, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA, 413-458-2303

Winter 2008 Story Hours, every Wednesday January 2 - February 27. Children 3 to 5 years will explore the world of literature with Linda ad Chris as their guides. Art, games, songs, science and math activities will be used to enhance their time together. Reading to children greatly enhances the development of their reading and language skills and we encourage all parents to participate. Story Hours are held throughout the year and are open to children accompanied by an adult, or caregivers with three or less children. Larger groups may make special arrangements to visit the Library for a story at other times.

Wednesday, January 2, 10:30 - 11:15 am. Meets upstairs in the Rotary Room.

Rhyme Time for Tots and Stories for Twos has been canceled until April.

Thanks to all our readers, tipsters and supporters for making our first month so great. Feels like we’ve been around forever but it really hasn’t been that long. A couple of items we want to take care of before the end of the year:

READERS We love our readers and hope you will continue to check GoBennington regularly. We try to list events up to a week before they occur, unlike some other outlets. Just like you, we were tired of finding out about things just minutes before or even after they had happened. Our success is largely dependent on word of mouth, and this is totally a grassroots effort. If you see an interesting event we post, please email it to or tell a friend who would also be interested.

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Local artist and GoBennington contributor, Patricia Coyle, kicks off the New Year with an art show of small, 6 x 6 inch, paintings. Inspired by nature and botany, these “small works” will brighten your world this winter. From the press bio:

When I was 8, I wanted to be an astronomer. My family said to me, “Too much math.” My alternate career plan was to be an artist, and I have never second guessed my path in life.

I feel at home in nature and am always amazed by the gifts I find, large or small. Forever looking for the connection between object and space, landscape and air, and the intimacy between the two.

Sponsored by Seven Mountain Acupuncture and Creative Living Shop, 493 Main Street, downtown Bennington. Friday, January 4, 7 pm, refreshments will be served.

A special New Year’s Day event. Most fairy tales, though charming on the outside, have darker underpinnings. Alice Coote and Christine Schäfer play the siblings lost in a shadowy world of unknown menace, pursued by the Witch (portrayed by tenor Philip Langridge) who seeks to devour them. The English-language production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s masterful treatment of the beloved story by the Brothers Grimm is the second in the Met’s annual series of special holiday presentations.Running Time: 2 hours, 10 minutes. 1 intermission. Sung in English.

This is a live transmission of a performance at The Metropolitan Opera. Sounds like an excellent idea. We’d love to get tickets and review this show and the experiment itself (hint, hint).

Tickets $23 adults, $21 seniors, $16 students.

New Year’s Day, January 1, 2008, 1 pm LIVE! Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA. For more information call the box office 413-528-0100.

Bach by popular demand! Another Bach event I couldn’t resist listing, just for that pun. Hardly seems worth it now.

Berkshire Bach Society Presents: Bach at New Year’s, with Guest Violinist Eugene Drucker. This New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, J.S. Bach Brandenburg Concerti Nos. 1, 2 and 3 will be featured along with two of the gorgeous and exciting Orchestra Suites - the sensitive and mysterious No. 2 in B minor with divine flutist Judith Mendenhall, and the festive No. 3 in D featuring our star-studded trumpet team of Allan Dean, Neil Mueller and Gerald Serfass. This suite includes the celebrated Air, to be led by phenomenal violinist, Eugene Drucker.

Tuesday, January 1 2008, New Year’s Day at the Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield, 3:00 pm. Box office 413-997-4444.

Ring in the New Year with a sparkling celebration featuring a lavish buffet, champagne toast, DJ entertainment and dancing!

Appetizers 7 pm, dinner 8 pm, desserts 9pm. $45 per person, tickets required.

Monday, December 31, 7:00 pm - 1 am, Mount Anthony Country Club. Call 802-442-2617 for information or to make reservations.

This 1865, Second Empire “summer cottage,” is one of the finest Victorian mansions in New England. Home to two Vermont Governors, its 35 rooms retain many original furnishings.

New Year’s Eve, December 31, 8:00 pm to 12:00 am, Park McCullough House, 1 Park Street North Bennington, VT 05257. Phone 802-442-5441.

Berkshire Bach Society presents Bach at New Year’s: The Brandenburg Concerti. This New Year’s Eve J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerti Nos. 1, 2 and 3 will be featured along with two of the gorgeous and exciting Orchestral Suites - the sensitive and mysterious No. 2 in B minor with divine flutist Judith Mendenhall, and the festive No. 3 in D featuring our star-studded trumpet team of Allan Dean, Neil Mueller and Gerald Serfass. This suite includes the celebrated Air, to be led by phenomenal violinist, Eugene Drucker. New Year’s Eve, Monday, December 31, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Great Barrington, MA, 6:00 pm. For more information call the box office 413-528-0100.

Tickets are available only through the theater box offices.

The Bennington Cultural and Arts Council is sponsoring cellist Sylvia Lou, Williams College ‘09 graduate. The program will include two cello suites by Bach and other music, if time permits. This is the 3rd Annual New Year’s Eve Concert, and is FREE.

Monday, December, 31 7:00 to 8:00 pm, North Bennington Railroad Station on rt 67A.

This event is part of the Arts at the Station series and is open to the public.

A New Year’s Eve Celebration designed for youth grades 6 - 12. Food, games, music, contests, fun for all. All youth are welcome.

December 31, 9 pm to 1 am, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 200 Pleasant St., Bennington. Call the church at 442-2911 for more information.

Singer, harpist & composer Carol Wood and poet John Wood will delight us with a holiday concert/reading

Carol Wood, who draws her inspiration from great poets like William Blake & W.B.Yeats and from ancient Celtic music, will play & sing pieces from The Beasts of Bethlehem and other holiday songs.

John Wood, an award-winning poet, art critic, and photographic historian will read some of his poems related to Christmas and the winter season.

FREE, Misty Valley Books, Main St, Chester, Vermont. Sunday, December 30, 4:00 pm. This concert is a reschedule of one canceled from December 16.

Twilight Music presents Tim McIntire and Renata Tutko, two stand-up comedians from Boston, Massachusetts as part of the monthly comedy series at H-DT&G.

Tim McIntire’s honest, raw stand-up comedy is real, relevant, smart and funny. He began his career in Colorado and honed his act on the road, working every comedy club, roadhouse, and speakeasy between California and Pennsylvania.

Rising young comedian, Renata Tutko, has been invited to participate in the Boston Comedy Festival for both standup comedy and for sketch comedy with the group, The Untrainables..

For more information, visit www.TheMcIntireConspiracy.com.

Friday, December 28, 8:00 pm, tickets $12, ticket reservations and info 802-254-9276. Hooker-Dunham Theater is located at 139 Main St, Brattleboro, VT.

As part of welcoming in the New Year, Southern Vermont Arts Center will have astrological readings by artist and astrologer Richard Jones. Individual readings $15, couples $25. Each reading includes a printed report.
Saturday, December 29, 1 -3 pm, SVAC Yester House Gallery, Manchester. For more info call 802-362-1405.

Could not verify this event at the SVAC web site, but it sounds interesting. Suggest calling ahead to check.