Holiday Music, Billings Farm & Museum, Dec 28-29

Will Danforth will perform traditional holiday music in the 1890 Farm House parlor on Friday & Saturday, December 28 & 29 from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm.

Billings Farm & Museum, Route 12 & River Road, Woodstock, Vermont, 802-457-2355.

Holiday Concert, Manchester Music Festival, Dec 29

Manchester Music Festival’s Holiday Concert, is a gem of rich Baroque repertoire including Bach’s Double Concerto for Two Violins, Brandenburg Concerto no. 3, and Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, with the modern Astor Piazzolla’s “Four Seasons” providing refreshing contrast.

Two concerts are presented, a short-version Family Concert at 4:00 pm, which is a user-friendly hour of excerpted material from the later full-format Evening Concert at 7:30 pm.

Evening Concert tickets may be purchased through MMF website. Family Concert tickets may be purchased at the door, or call 802-362-1956. Family Concert tickets $5 for adults, $2.50 for kids age 6-19.

December 29, 4 & 7:30 pm. Both concerts take place at the beautiful First Congregational Church in Manchester Village opposite the historic Equinox Hotel, and features the MMF Chamber Ensemble.

Knapps Underground, music, Dec 29

Bands appearing at Knapp’s Underground
Geronimo
I.M. Legend
Waiting For A Miracle
Highfire
Saturday, December 29, 8 pm. For booking shows and information call 802-384-2584. Knapp’s Underground is located at 447 Main St, Bennington.

Marie Antoinette film, The Clark, Dec 29

Part of the “In Amorous Fashion” Film Series: Marie Antoinette. While this film was not the wild, French-aristocracy=punk-rock-explosion I expected it to be, I thought it was a worthwhile look into the life of this historical figure. Parts of it stayed with me and I found it to be rather sensitive to it’s subject.

From the Clarks’ website

Girls just want to have fun, and Sophia Coppola reminds us the queen was just a girl before she became a byword for royal decadence. Kirsten Dunst portrays her with exhilaration—despite the guillotine in her future—in this delicious bonbon of a movie.

“In Amorous Fashion: Films of Fragonard’s France” takes a look at French aristocratic style in Fragonard’s era during this Saturday afternoon film series.

(2006, 123 min. R)

December 29, 2:00 pm, Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 225 South Street, Williamstown, MA 01267, 413-458-2303.

Hildene Holiday Evenings, Dec 28, 29

At Hildene, self-guided tours through the mansion. Each room has been dressed in festive decorations by area florists, nurseries and designers for the holidays. Cider and donuts, carolers and a bonfire.
$12 Adult, $4 Children under 14. Friday and Saturday December 28 and 29, 4 to 6:30 pm, members free.

Friday
4:15 pm First Congregational Church Handbell Choir
5 pm Brett Grigsby, Classical Guitar
5:45 pm Ruth Woodard, Flute

Saturday
4:15 pm First Congregational Church Handbell Choir
5 pm Annette Cohen, Organ
5:45 The Danns, Organ