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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1970

Page

6

Allegri String Quartet at Dartmouth in Hanover this Friday

The Allegri String Quartet a four member international group will perform the final Dartmouth summer concert in Spaulding Auditorium Hanover N H Friday Aug 21 at 830 p m The program opens with Haydn Op 77 No 1 then Peter Sculthorpe and Schubert Death and the After The quartet travels to New York for a Lincoln Center recital Reserved seats available at Hopkins Center box office or by calling 603 646 2422

Hanover N.H Allegri String Quartet Dartmouth Center For the Creative, and Performing Arts Spaulding Auditorium Gregorio Allegri Allegri London Hugh Maguire David Roth Patrick Ireland Bruno Schrecker Maguire Ireland Bournemouth Symphony London Symphony BBC Symphony Orchestras Royal College of Music Roth Edinburgh Royal Academy of Music Frederick Grinke Netherlands Chamber Orchestra Holland Szymon Goldberg St. Paul’s Cathedral Wellington College Worcester College Oxford Frankfurt-am-Main Karel Horitz Pablo Casals Oramante Joseph Haydn Peter Sculthorpe Franz Schubert New York Lincoln Center Hopkins Center

Mount Hope Farm appoints new center manager

Mrs. William Brookman Jr. named manager of Mount Hope Farm Conference Center in Williamstown Massachusetts. Peter Welanetz notes increasing conferences and workload while Brookman has served as the farm’s secretary since 1967 and will oversee conference procedures. Brookmans include two daughters Kathleen 21 and Julie 19.

Williamstown Mass William Brookman Jr Mount Hope Farm Peter Welanetz Brookman Mount Hope E. Parmalee Prentice Williams College Lenox Hill Hospital Welanetz Brookmans Kathleen University of Massachusetts Julie North Adams State College

Bennington Garden Club Honored at Berkshire Show

Bennington Garden Club earned honorable mention in the invitation class at the Mid summer Flower and Horticulture Show in Stockbridge. About 1,000 attended, 287 entries across flowers, house plants, vegetables, fruits, herbs, and artistic arrangements. judges praised high quality and staging.

Stockbridge Mass Bennington Garden Club Berkshire Garden Center Garden Club of America Cornelia King Gwladys Bowen Bennington Great Barrington North Adams Garden Club Thomas Hayden Leonard Giroux Williamstown R. C. Sprague Asters S. Laine Faison Freeman Foote James Galusha Lawrence H. Bloedel Daniel Galusha Pamela Weatherbee Susie Dunks Rita Watson Cris Kyce Susie Dunkl Ann Whitman Katherine Surgenor Chris Schoen Sally Surgenor Williamstown Garden Club Norman Hunnewell John Ortman

Rod McKuen Debut At Saratoga Springs

Rod McKuen makes his first local appearance at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center amphitheater in Saratoga Springs New York on Tuesday Aug 18 at 8 30 pm. backed by a six member ensemble in a two hour program of his own songs and poetry. his poetry volumes have sold 2 4 million copies and he has produced over 900 songs and film scores including Jean which earned a Golden Globe and Oscar nomination. tickets are on sale at the SPAC box office and Ticketron.

Saratoga Springs N.Y Rod McKuen Saratoga Performing Arts Center McKuen Joanna Miss Jean Brodie Jean Foreign Press Association Petula Clark Frank Sinatra Glenn Yarborough Kingston Trio Tokyo San Francisco Purple Onion New York S.pa.c Ticketron Capital District Dennis Sparling Stratton Mountain Sparling Bethel

Barenboim Zukerman at Saratoga concert with Philadelphia Orchestra

At the Saratoga Performing Arts Center on August 21 at 8:30 p.m. Pinchas Zukerman violin joins Daniel Barenboim conducting for Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with Schoenberg Transfigured Night and Schumann Symphony No. 4. The program marks Barenboim’s second Saratoga season as conductor. Tickets available at SPAC box office and Ticketron outlets.

Saratoga Springs N.Y Pinchas Zukerman Daniel Barenboim Philadelphia Orchestra Saratoga Performing Arts Center Zukerman Mr. Barenboim Mendelssohn New York City Schoenberg Schumann Barenboim Eroica Isaac Stern S.P.A.C Ticketron Capital District

Forest fire danger urged as drought grips area

Mountain Towns authorities warn of heightened fire risk as drought persists. Willard Britton of Mount Olga reports hazards and urges extreme caution with matches and cigarettes. Wardens announce no fire permits will be issued until rains saturate the ground.

Willard Britton Mount Olga

Art Center Concert Showcases Beethoven Weber and Ravel

The Boston Trio from the Boston Symphony performs Beethoven Trio in G major Op 121a, Weber Trio in G minor, and Ravel Trio in A minor at the Southern Vermont Art Center in Manchester on Sunday August 23 at 8 30 p.m. General admission is 2 50, children and students 1, unreserved seating.

Manchester Beethoven Weber Ravel Boston Southern Vermont Art Center Louise Ryals Arkell Boston Symphony Phyllis Moss Isabelle Vengerova Curtis Institute of Music Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra Boston Pops WQR New York Wellesley College Roger Shermont Paris Paris Conservatory Munch Europe Martin Hoberman Warsaw Philharmonic Egypt Canada Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Boston Symphony Orchestra

Pownal Blood Drive and Fire District Meeting

Prospective blood donors from Pownal and nearby industries are reminded that the Red Cross Bloodmobile, arranged with Green Mt. Race Track manager Vincent Bartimo, will be at the track on Wednesday August 19 from 10 30 a m to 3 p m Use Southgate and arrows to club house Pownal residents are also invited to a meeting on Wednesday August 19 at 8 p m at the North Pownal Fire House to discuss forming a fire district

Pownal Track Vincent Bartimo Green Mt. Race Track Red Cross Southgate Pownal North Pownal

Hoags celebrate 25th anniversary with mass and reunions

Walloomsac family events mark 25th wedding anniversary for Mr. and Mrs. John Hoag with a mass at Immaculate Conception Church and vow renewal in Greenwich. Afternoon reception hosted by Terry Hoag followed a Barden reunion at Gordon Hoag's home. Several relatives and friends attend. A separate note mentions a wedding at St. Joseph's in Garden City and travel to New York City for a reception. A sewing group reports 209 pads made on Monday and 55 more at home. Groundbreaking held for Brandeis Academy, first Jewish high school near Santa Susana, with plans to open in 1971. donations welcome at Senior Citizens rooms.

John Hoag Immaculate Conception Terry Hoag Paul H. Cipperly Sandra Hoag Greenwich Barden Gordon Hoag Roscoe Austin Mary Judge Shaftsbury Barbara Hogan William Martin Bennington Raymond Lauzon Cambridge Corcoran-Messina St. Joseph’s Garden City N.Y Kennedy Airport New York City Barbara Jean Betty Ann Stopher Jacksonville James Hoag Moandy Santa Susana Calif UPI Brandeis Academy Brandeis Camp Institute

Bookmobile schedule for Rutland region in August

The State Department of Libraries Bookmobile will tour South Shaftsbury East and Main Streets 9 30 to 10 30 Sunderland Pennocks Store 11 15 to 12 15 and Manchester Center Super Duper Parking Lot 1 30 to 3 15 on Tuesday August 18. It carries fiction and non fiction for adults and youths and returns or renews items across stops. If requested items are unavailable, staff will obtain them for the next visit on Sept 22.

State Department of Libraries Rutland South Shaftsbury East Main Sts Pennock’s Sunderland Manchester Center

Dance Series Ends This Week In Saratoga

Paul Sanasardo director of the Center's School of Modern Dance and winner of a Guggenheim grant will teach a master class Wednesday Aug 19 at 8 p.m. in Skidmore Gymnasium. The session is open to the public for a nominal fee and he and his 10 member company will perform Aug 15 and 16 at the Spa Summer Theater with works by Sanasardo and Manuel Alum. Tickets available at the theater or by calling the School of Modern Dance.

Saratoga Springs N.Y Paul Sanasardo Saratoga Performing Arts Center School of Modern Dance Skidmore Gymnasium Sanasardo S.P.A.C Modern Dance Artists, Inc New York City Sears Roebuck Foundation New York Lanasardo Spa Manuel Alum Spa Summer Theater

Train derails near Oran kills ten passengers

A passenger train jumped the tracks 20 miles west of Oran on Sunday, killing 10 people. The ill fated train was bound for Oujda in Morocco, according to reports.

Oran Algeria UPI Oujda Morocco

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