Composers Conference Concerts Begin Sunday at Carriage Barn
The 26th annual Composers Conference opens Sunday August 15 at 8 15 p m in the Carriage Barn Bennington College with free admission Alan Carter director says the program blends modern and traditional works Chamber players include George Grossman Zita Carno Max Pollikoff and Antonia Lavanne along with members of the Pittsburgh and Vermont ensembles The concert concludes with Bach Concerto No 1 in C minor for oboe violin and string orchestra featuring Melvin Kaplan Pollikoff and the conference orchestra conducted by Carter. Concerts continue August 18 21 25 and 28 at 8 15 p m in the Carriage Barn.
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Composers’ Conference and Chamber Music Center
Bennington College
Alan Carter
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Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Henk Radings
George Grossman
Carnegie-Mellon Quartet
Pitt
Antonia Lavanne
Ottorino Respighi
Paul Ross
Marjorie Szen
Pittsburgh Symphony
Michael Finckel
Bach
Melvin Kaplan
New York Chamber Soloists
Center
Pollikoff
Gadabouts open 17th season with Aug dance at Willow Park
The Catamount Gadabout Square Dance Club kicks off its 17th season with an open air coin on the cob badge dance August 28 from 8 to 11 p.m. at Willow Park Pavilion. Cliff Brodeur will call. snacks include corn on the cob and hot dogs. spectators welcome. a later “fun night” on September 22 at North Bennington Elementary School offers a no obligation chance to join.
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Willow Park Pavilion
Park Street
Cliff Brodeur
North Bennington
Senior Citizens Club Card Party and Activities
The Senior Citizens Center hosts a card party Friday at 8 p.m. with pitch and 500, prizes, and refreshments. Winners last week were Isabelle LaBarge and George Rogers. The center opens Sunday 11 a.m. to after the parade, with weekly meetings and activities scheduled including arts and crafts Tuesday and bowling Wednesday at 6 30 p.m. A food sale is planned for Friday August 20 at the center from 10 a.m.
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Isabelle LaBarge
George Rogers
Senior Citizens Center
Senior Citizens Club
Benefit Concert Friday at Willow Park for Mike Fennessey
A benefit folk and rock show titled A Festival for Life will be held Friday evening at Willow Park from 4 30 to midnight. All acts perform pro bono to raise funds for Mike Fennessey a 15 year old kidney transplant recipient from Claremont New Hampshire near Springfield Vermont. Tickets at the gate start 3 p m with prices singles 2 dollars couples 3 dollars and children 12 and under 50 cents. Volunteers will supervise and dancing on the lawn is allowed. Performers in order include Theda Sausville Dave Potter the Masses Daybreak Jeff Gray and Co Pure Lard the Louie Motherball Memorial Mud Band and What Kum.
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Mike Fennessey
Springfield
Claremont
N.H
Windham College
Putney
Va Mae
Theda Sausville
Dave Potter
The
Masses
Daybreak
Jeff Gray and Co
Pure Lard
Louie Motherball
Giuliani pressures Bedford on land use tax bill
In Burlington Montpelier Rep Peter Giuliani urged Senate Finance Chair H Ward Bedford to move the House approved land use tax bill. He criticized Bedford's statewide plan granting local authority to set standards as unlikely to pass and urged support for the House measure maintaining open land tax breaks.
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Bedford
Giuliani
Girl Scout Camp Sugarbush Opens Monday at Ondawa
Camp Sugarbush a day camp run by the area Girl Scout Neighborhood begins next week at Camp Ondawa in Sunderland. Sessions run August 16 and 23 from 9 30 a m to 3 30 p m with two bus routes serving Pownal Bennington Shaftsbury and North Pownal areas awaiting.
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Sugarbush
Ondawa
Camp Ondawa
Sunderland
Pownal
Bow hunters urged to shape up before archery season
Vermont Fish and Game urges pre season practice to improve muscle tone and accuracy by Oct 9. Use equipment tests to swap gear if needed and choose a bow with comfortable pull weight, minimum 30 pounds. Archery deer season runs Oct 9 24. licenses required. legal bow types defined. safety and stalking rules noted. Travel details for scheduled bus trips to camps are provided along with contact numbers.
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Montpelier
Vermont
Fish and Game Department
Walter Cabell
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