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At its founding in 1834, the Episcopal Parish in Bennington chose the Apostle Peter as its Patron; therefore, the Parish celebrates the Patronal Festival on the Sunday following January 18 (the Feast of the Confession of St. Peter, Apostle). In St. Peter’s Church building, there are many reminders of the Patron saint. The stained glass windows at the Pleasant Street end of the nave of the church depict scenes from the life of Peter. Pictures, tapestries, and banners that utilize keys as a symbol of the saint may be seen throughout the church building.

During all three liturgies (8 am, 10 am, 5 pm) on Sunday, Jan. 20, at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 200 Pleasant St., Bennington, VT, the church will honor Peter, the patron of St. Peter’s Church, Bennington. The Gospel reading for the day (John 1:42) relates how Simon was brought to Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You are to be called Cephas” (which is translated Peter). Sunday’s music at the 10 am. liturgy will reflect the festive spirit of the day.

Spend a winter’s afternoon with the wonderful chamber music of the Bennington String Quartet. $12 per person for adults, $7 per person for students, children under 12 admitted free-of-charge.

Ada Paresky Education Center, January 20, 2 pm.

Brush up on your best British accent and get ready for a jolly good time as you experience the English countryside at the Clark. Visit with a shepherdess and sheep, learn proper manners from the Emily Post Institute, or make your own sheep mobiles and tea sachets. And of course, enjoy a special “make-your-own” high tea.

Schedule of events and activities
12:00–4:00 pm – Art making, quiet games, sheep petting and discussion with local shepherdess Hallie Walker

12:30, 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 pm – Emily Post etiquette lessons

1:00, 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00 pm – “Make-your-own” high tea

1:15 and 3:15 pm – Gallery talks on British art

3:00 pm – Film: Nanny McPhee

The Clark Institute, January 20, starts at 12:00.

At the museum for a residency to develop Ghost Ship Rodez, Allen checks into the B-10 for an Alt Cabaret performance of his left-leaning country tunes. Along with friends Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Joe Ely, Allen was the trailblazer of the Lubbock, Texas scene perhaps the most progressive movement in contemporary country music, with a liberal perspective and a penchant for topical songwriting. Allen also contributed a song to David Byrne’s only feature film True Stories.

MASS MoCA, Saturday, January 19, 8:00 pm, Club B-10, $14 advance, $18 day of show

Are those tracks in the snow from a raccoon or a possum? Find out how to identify tracks from environmental educator Lynn Levine and naturalist/illustrator Martha Mitchell as they present their new book Mammal Tracks and Scat: Life-Size Tracking Guide. The book is a handy waterproof year-round field guide designed to be carried through brush, bramble and snow banks. A novel three-step process is used to guide the reader in identifying the tracks of 29 different animals that are commonly encountered in the field. Animal tracking is a fun activity that can be enjoyed solo or as an entire family!

Saturday, January 19, 4 pm, Northshire Books.

“Shake, Rattle, & Roll,” Learn about the Earth’s great eruptions and impacts with Robert Campanile and his “Way with Words.”

Milne Public Library, Saturday, Jan. 19, 2 pm.

“A Green and Pleasant Land” film series: Tess  For director Roman Polanski, as for Thomas Hardy’s original novel, the beauty of rural Britain is an ironic counterpoint to the common tragedies enacted there. Nastassja Kinski plays the ravished and ravishing title character, sad and lovely as the land itself.

Marvel at the beauty of the British landscape so well represented by Constable, Turner, Gainsborough, and other Manton Collection masterpieces during the “A Green and Pleasant Land: Literature and Landscape in Pastoral Britain” film series.

January 19, 2:00 pm (1980, 172 min., rated PG).

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Bands appearing at Knapp’s Underground
TheKungFuGirls
LIONOFIDO
Hey Jealousy
Life On Hold
Jake Tallman

447 Main St., Bennington, $7

Viva Quetzal is a high-energy, multi-cultural musical group made up of members from North and South America. Viva Quetzal emphasizes the contributions of the four major cultural influences that have shaped modern Latin American music; the indigenous, the West African, the Iberian, and of the United States. They use that music as a base to blend North American Jazz and Rock with the music of South America.

Friday, January 18, 8 pm. Admission $14. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bennington, 108 School St. The Meetinghouse Café is an intimate setting with a maximum of 100 seats. Advance purchase tickets are available by calling 802-440-9816 and leaving a reservation request, name and phone number or by emailing info@uubennington.org. Doors open 1 hour before each concert.

Come and meet bestselling author Sue Miller, as she discusses her brilliant new novel The Senator’s Wife at a special luncheon at The Perfect Wife restaurant. The Senator’s Wife is a powerful story of two unconventional women who unexpectedly change each others lives. With rich characters, complexity of experience, and complicated emotions, this book possesses all the things for which Sue Miller is beloved as a writer. Sue Miller’s first novel, The Good Mother (published in 1986), was an international bestseller. In the 1990s and beyond, she followed up with While I Was Gone, Lost in the Forest, The Distinguished Guest, and Family Pictures.

Friday, January 18th at 1 pm Northshire Books. Tickets to the event (available at the bookstore) are $40 per person and include lunch and a copy of the book.

Alternative fuels expert Chelsea Sexton comes to North Adams

Former EV1 owner, alternative fuel activist, and featured personality of the film Chelsea Sexton will participate in a Q&A after the screening. She knows everything there is to know about alternative fuel; you owe it to yourself to meet her!

Also tune your radio to WAMC on Wednesday, January 16, at 11AM to hear an interview with Chelsea.

Spoiler alert: it was the MAN! From MASS MoCA site:

It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. So why did GM crush its fleet of EV1 electric vehicles in the Arizona desert? This chronicle of the life and mysterious death of the GM EV1 deftly examines the car’s cultural and economic ripple effects and how they reverberated through the halls of government and big business.

Thursday, January 17, 7:30 pm, Club B-10, $7. Tickets can be purchased online HERE.

Bennington Museum Historical Society Lecture, Author Ray Rodrigues will perform in character as Erastus, the central figure in his recently published historical novel “Memoir of a Green Mountain Boy.”

Thursday, January 17, 7 pm, Ada Paresky Education Center, FREE admission.