Park-McCullough House hosts diverse regional arts scene
The Park-McCullough House in North Bennington hosts music painting exhibitions drama and dance since 1968. Pilobolus Dance Theatre had a Broadway run produced by Pierre Cardin through December. Noted pianist Bennett Lemner previews March performances while Town Hall duo Marc and Anahid Ajemian receive glowing NYT praise. Oldcastle Theatre Company after touring Vermont and nearby states strengthens ties to Southern Vermont College with Blithe Spirit through December 4. Upcoming: Adirondack Saxophone Quartet November 27 and Emily Dickinson poetry reading by Richard B Sewall. spring sculpture show sponsored by the Vermont Council on the Arts.
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Park-McCullough
North
Bennington
Vermont
Park-McCullough House Association
Pilobolus Dance Theatre
St. James Theatre
Pierre Cardin
New York Times
Bennett Lemner
YMHA
New York
Lerner
Marc
Anahid Ajemian
Town Hall
Park-McCullough House
Oldcastle Theatre Company
Big House
SVC
Park- McCullough House
Adirondack Saxophone Quartet
Richard B. Sewall
Emily Dickinson
Vermont Council On the Arts
Vanities opens at Cohoes Music Hall
Vanities a comedy about three high school friends follows their evolving lives over one year. Opened March 1976 in New York and praised nationwide. Directed by Bill Ludel with Ellen Donkin Donna Emmanuel and Elaine Hausman in the cast.
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Cohoes
N.Y
Jack Heifner
Cohoes Music Hall
Chelsea Westside
Bill Ludel
Yale School of Drama
Syracuse Stage
Williamstown Theatre
ACT
Seattle
Playmakers Repertory Company
North Carolina
Ellen Donkin
Jaanne
Donna Emmanuel
Mary
Elaine Hausman
Kathy
U Mass Dance Students Present Second Annual Concert
Amherst show features UMass Amherst dance students performing a three night concert in Bowker Auditorium. Choreography by students within the Five College Dance Program includes modern and jazz pieces with varied themes. Music may be performed live by department musicians. Reserved tickets available at the Fine Arts Center box office or Bowker Auditorium.
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Amherst
Mass
University of Massachusetts- Amherst
Bowker
Five College Dance
Department of Music and Dance
Fine Arts Center
Bowker Auditorium
University of Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Berkshire Ballet
Berkshire Community College
Skidmore Theatre to stage The Skin of Our Teeth by Wilder
Skidmore Theatre in Saratoga Springs presents Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth at 8 p.m. on Thursday December 1 with further shows December 2–4 and 7–10. The allegorical three act play follows mankind through ice age flood and postwar chaos with a large cast led by John Aurbakken Melody Mackenzie John Stoner Becky Clapp Jennie Bowen. Directed by David Kieserman, set by Janine Wright lighting by Bonnie Spiro. production team includes Fred Suss Jr Christine Wiese and Lary Opitz. A postshow discussion with actors follows each performance. Tickets via Skidmore Theatre box office at (518) 584-5000 ext 347.
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John Aurbakken
Melody Mackenzie
George
Maggie Antrobus
John Stoner
Becky Clapp
Antrobus
Henry
Gladys
Jennie Bowen
Sabina
Wilder
David Kieserman
Skidmore Theater
Janine Wright
Bonnie Spiro
Lary Opitz
Fred Suss, Jr
Christine Wiese
Skidmore Theatre
Gladys Antrobus
George Antrobus
Henry Antrobus
SPAC Holiday Gift Certificate Campaign Opens at Saratoga
SPAC launches its 1978 holiday gift certificate drive at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center offering certificates usable for over 100 summer performances next season. Denominations range from 5 to 25 dollars, with free Milton Glaser posters on 50 dollar purchases, and certificates available at multiple Saratoga area locations.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
S.P.A.C
New York City Ballet
Philadelphia Orchestra
John Houseman
SPAC
Saratoga
Milton Glaser
RPI Hosts Sectional for Bob Hope Talent Search
College amateurs from the New York area converge on the RPI campus for the sectional round of the Bob Hope and New Mexico State University talent search. Winners advance to January finals to be considered for an on TV special with Hope during the NECAA convention week. The event runs Dec 2 and Dec 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rensselaer Union McNeil Room. admission is free.
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Troy
N.Y
Bob Hope
Hope
New York State
RPI
New Mexico State University
Ithaca College
Ithaca
LaGuardia Community College
New York City
National Entertainment and Campus Activities Association
Barbara Hubbard
NECAA
McNeil
Rensselaer Union
Potter makes musical stoneware in Bath Maine
Anita Stern Taylor a 25 year old potter in Bath Maine crafts musical stoneware including whistles and ocarinas. She notes about half of her fragile horns survive and she keeps busy between her workshop and flute lessons at Bowdoin College. Prices range from three dollars for a whistle to forty for a horn with ocarina around twelve dollars.
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Bath
Maine
UPI
Anita Stern Taylor
Taylor
Kennebec River
Bowdoin College
Beloit College
Wisconsin
Cambridge
A Different Picture for the Holidays on ETV Drive
Vermont ETV enlivens its membership push with a week of varied programs from operetta to documentary. Highlights include The Zoo tour of London’s zoological gardens, Nanook Taxi, The Merry Widow with Beverly Sills, The Little Princess with Shirley Temple, and a public TV salute to radio hosted by Steve Allen.
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ETV
Winooski
Vermont
London
Edward Folger
Frobisher Bay
Beverly Sills
Allan Titus
Andrew Folds
San Diego Opera Company
Shirley Temple
Arthur Treacher
Steve Allen
Eddie Anderson
Fibber McGee
Rudy Vallee
S.J. Perelman
Dick Cavett
Zoe Caldwell
Sarah Bernhardt
Sarah
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