Bennington Museum hosts talk on 18th century headstones
The Bennington Museum in Old Bennington will host an illustrated talk on 18th century headstone carving styles in the Old First Cemetery. University of Vermont student William E. Harding Jr. will present his survey findings at 4:45 p.m. in the Sloane Room, following the Bennington Center Cemetery Association annual meeting at 4 p.m. Miss Caroline C. Darlington urged members and interested parties to attend. The event is part of the association's bicentennial-related projects, with two studies overseen by the Cemetery Association and plans to deposit both papers in the museum's Genealogical Library.
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Sloane Room
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Darlington
Old Cemetery
Joseph Parks
Ma Bell Movie Notes From Paramount
Paramount will produce Ma Bell a comedy based on the true story of the man who broke the telephone company code. Al Ruddy will produce The Crash of 79 a black comedy about the Shah of Iran's power. Peter Ustinov returns to head the cast of Treasure of Matecumbe at Disney.
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Universal buys rights to The Lonely Lady novel
Hollywood sources report Universal Pictures has acquired screen rights to Harold Robbins unpublished novel The Lonely Lady. The deal brings a major film project into development with Robbins credited as author and potential for a high profile adaptation.
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Universal Pictures
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Southern Vermont Artists Inc annual meeting and exhibits
The Southern Vermont Artists Inc will hold its annual meeting on September 13 at 2:30 p.m. in the Arkell Pavilion of the Southern Vermont Art Center with Dr. Ilsley Zecher presiding and trustees and officers to be elected. The post meeting gallery features works by Gloria Devereaux and others and includes group shows from Amateur Photography to botanical prints from the Hunt Institute. Mel Hunter of Grafton wins the popularity painting award with Gretchen, as 304 works were shown with 218 votes and over 3,800 visitors attended the exhibition.
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Southern Vermont Art Center
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Philip Reisman
Carl T. Linden
Susan Smith
Hunt Institute For Botanical Documentation
Carnegie- Mellon University
Mel Hunter
Grafton
Gretchen
Jack Foster
Southwicks, Ltd
the Thistles
Brookside
Arthur Jones
Pro Tem
Art Center
Gray Film Atelier opens new year in Hoosick Falls
Gray Film Atelier marks its fifth year and fourth at Hoosick Falls Studio with partial NYS Council on the Arts support. The 1975-76 season will include pilot scenes for The Return of the Queen of Sheba, a documentary on U.S. intelligence, and an adaptation of Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People. About 40 apprentice films will be produced as 14 apprentices study under Paul and Gretchen Gray.
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Language reform sparks wopersons satire and packaging ideas
A UPI roundup from New York sees readers mock the shift from man to person with playful phrases like wo person and woodperson. Other items suggest consumer-friendly packaging ideas such as single-serving soups, wider spoons, and color-coded plastic bags. Boston notes Edmund G. Hamann named Suffolk University librarian and associate professor succeeding retiring Richard Sullivan.
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Dorset Library Adds New Titles From Around the World
Dorset Village Public Library expands its shelves with The President by John Hersey and forty-seven other titles. Notable picks include Humboldt's Gift by Saul Bellow, The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux, and The Curse of the Pharoahs by Philipp Vendenberg. A mix of fiction, travel, history, and children's books aims to provoke thought and amuse readers.
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Saul Bellow
Asia
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Khyber Pass
Connaway art show in N Y features long career paintings
Jay Connaway's works, including 60 landscapes seascapes and figure studies, go on view at Bartholet Gallery in New York from Oct 21 to Nov 2. Many pieces come from the private family collection. Connaway lived in Dorset and Pawlet, previously on Monhegan Island, Brittany, and Paris, with works in East museum collections and a long, award filled career.
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