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SUMMARY:5 Week Adult Studio Access
DESCRIPTION:Mondays 4-8pm \nWednesdays 8:30-11:30am \nThursdays 1-6pm (Except Thanksgiving Day) \nNovember 9th-December 10th \nAges 18+ \n$125 \n25lbs of clay\, all glazes and firings included.  \nAdditional clay available for purchase \nRegister HERE \nIn this 5-week monitored (non instructional) session\, participants may use the studio for hand building or throwing. Studio Access includes 25 lbs of clay and a shelf for storage\, use of glaze as well as bisque and glaze firings. Any additional cone 6 clay may be purchased through the VAE Clay Studio. Participants must be ages 18+ and have taken a multi-week clay class at the VAE studio (our one day “try it” courses do not qualify). All pieces fired in the VAE kilns must have been produced in the VAE studio using VAE clay\, no items produced elsewhere using non-VAE clay are fired nor permitted at the studio.
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/5-week-adult-studio-access/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:4 Week Advanced Beginner Wheel Throwing: Ornaments
DESCRIPTION:Taught by Katie \nSundays\, November 8th\, 15th\, 22nd and December 6th \n1-3:30pm \nAges 18+ \n$230 \n25 lbs clay\, glazes\, firing and hanging hardware included \nRegister HERE \nNote: This course is not a beginner wheel throwing course and you should have prior experience throwing and trimming pots. \nJoin us to learn how to throw ornaments off the hump and make your own trimming chuck to trim your pieces. In the first class\, we will play with the process of making closed forms and throwing small pieces off the hump. In class two\, we will explore different ornament shapes and you will have time to throw several ornaments. We will also throw a chuck to use when we trim our ornaments. In the third class we will focus on trimming our ornaments. In the fourth class we will glaze. \nKatie is an artist\, mathematician\, and experiential educator with two decades of experience in all of those areas. She is both a painter and a ceramic potter. On the wheel she makes a variety of functional work and often manipulates the forms\, adds hand built parts\, and interesting textures. As a teacher\, she focuses on providing enough structure and guidance to motivate\, challenge\, and support students and provides plenty of room for students to play and find their own way to make the work their own!
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/advanced-beginner-wheel-throwing-ornaments/
LOCATION:VAE\, VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, 05201
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Intermediate: Teapots and Teacups with Katie Montovan
DESCRIPTION:Due to a scheduling issue\, this class has been canceled and will be rescheduled.  Be sure to email us at infovae@comast.net if you’d like to take it in the future. \n 
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/intermediate-teapots-and-teacups-with-katie-montovan/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260927T133000
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SUMMARY:One Day “Try it!” Beginner Wheel Throwing with Katie Montovan
DESCRIPTION:Ages 18+ \nSunday\, September 27th \n1:30-4:30pm \n$75  \nIn this single session course\, you will learn to make your first pot on the wheel. This is a great way to try ceramics and to make something to keep.  After the class\, the instructor will trim and glaze your pot with your choice of glaze. We will let you know when your pot is done being fired and is ready for you to pick up.  \nKatie is an artist\, mathematician\, and experiential educator with two decades of experience in all of those areas. She is both a painter and a ceramic potter. On the wheel she makes a variety of functional work and often manipulates the forms\, adds hand built parts\, and interesting textures. As a teacher\, she focuses on providing enough structure and guidance to motivate\, challenge\, and support students and provides plenty of room for students to play and find their own way to make the work their own! \nClick HERE to register
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/one-day-try-it-beginner-wheel-throwing-with-katie-montovan/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Hand building: Nature and Organic Sculpture with Madalyn Olson
DESCRIPTION:Wednesdays\, September 23rd – October 28th \nAges 18+ \n6-9pm \n$225 \n25# clay\, glazes\, firings included.  Additional clay available for purchase \nRegister HERE \nAlso included with the purchase of this class is access to this session’s self guided Clay Labs\, of which each current student is entitled to up to three hours of per week. During Clay Lab\, students will be able to hone skills and work on projects. Labs will not have an instructor but will be monitored.  \nClay Labs \nMondays\, September 28th – October 26\, 3-6pm  \nWednesdays\, September 30th – October 28th\, 8:30-11am \nThursdays\, September 24th – October 29th\, 12-3 and 6-9pm \nEach student is entitled to up to 3 hours of Clay Lab time per week.  The student can choose to use it all at once or split it up into separate days. \nThis six week class introduces beginner and intermediate students to the fundamentals of ceramic hand building with a focus on nature inspired sculpture. Throughout the session\, you’ll explore forms drawn from flora\, fauna\, and other organic shapes\, learning how to translate living elements into three-dimensional clay work. You’ll practice core hand building techniques including pinching\, coiling\, slab construction\, hollow form building\, and surface carving. Each week builds on the last\, guiding you from simple studies to more developed sculptures. Projects may include plant forms\, animal figures\, natural textures\, and abstract organic shapes. Instruction covers design\, working with solid and hollow forms\, refining details\, and preparing pieces for drying and firing. This class emphasizes skill development\, observation\, and hands on practice\, making it suitable for students who are new to sculpture as well as those looking to expand their ceramic abilities. This course is designed to help you build confidence\, learn essential techniques\, and create nature based ceramic sculptures from start to finish. \nMadalyn brings over a decade of teaching experience and a background in early childhood education\, ensuring a supportive\, student-centered\, go at your own pace\, approach that encourages creativity and personal expression. Madalyn began exploring sculpture with her polymer clay hyperrealist/surrealist portrait sculptures. In recent years she has shifted her medium to ceramics. Her personal work is greatly influenced by the natural world and human emotion. She now works full time as a lead ceramist for an artisan ceramic fountain company.
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/hand-building-nature-and-organic-sculpture-with-madalyn-olson/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Wheel Throwing with Floyd Robinson
DESCRIPTION:Ages 18+ \nTuesdays\, September 8th – October 27th \n6-9pm \n$375 \n25# clay\, glazes\, firings included.  Additional clay available for purchase \nAlso included with the purchase of this class is access to this session’s self guided Clay Labs\, of which each current student is entitled to up to three hours of per week. During Clay Lab\, students will be able to hone skills and work on projects. Labs will not have an instructor but will be monitored.  \nClay Labs \nMondays\, September 14 – October 26\, 3-6pm  \nWednesdays\, September 9th – October 28th\, 8:30-11am \nThursdays\, September 3rd – October 29th\, 12-3 and 6-9pm \nEach student is entitled to up to 3 hours of Clay Lab time per week.  The student can choose to use it all at once or split it up into separate days. \n Learn the basics of using the potter’s wheel to create functional ceramics that will last a lifetime. No prior experience is required. In this hands-on 8 week class\, students will learn core techniques such as preparing clay\, centering\, pulling walls\, shaping simple forms\, trimming\, and various glaze techniques. With guided instruction students will learn how to transform the clay into functional pieces of art such as coasters\, spoon rests\, bowls \, plates\, cups and mugs with handles. This class is ideal for anyone curious about ceramics\, whether you’re exploring a new hobby\, spending time with friends\, or beginning your pottery journey. \nFloyd-Wheat Robinson has been a ceramic artist for nearly 20 years. He first fell in love with the art of ceramics at the young age of eight when he took his first hand building introduction course. From then on he knew his life would involve clay. Throughout grade school he continued taking ceramic classes. With his love of ceramics and the arts he decided to pursue a bachelor’s degree in fine arts with a concentration in ceramics from West Virginia University. While attending university he studied abroad in the ceramic capital of the world\, Jingdezhen China in 2010 and 2014. After graduating in 2016 he traveled the east coast to find a career in the ceramic manufacturing and production business. That led him to being a Master Potter in Training at Bennington Potters from 2017-2020. Currently he is the production and shop manager at Thirsty Cat Fountains in Cambridge\, NY\, producing artisanal ceramic water fountains for cats. He also has a home studio where he creates functional ceramics to sell at local artisan markets and work on commissioned wares. When his hands are not covered in clay\, you can find him on the golf course.  \nClick HERE to register
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/introduction-to-wheel-throwing-with-floyd-robinson/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Off the Wheel - Hand-building functional pottery with Liz Howe
DESCRIPTION:Artwork by T. Kimball \nAges 18+ \nTuesdays\, September 8th – October 27th \n9am-12pm \n$300 \n25# clay\, glazes\, firings included.  Additional clay available for purchase. \nAlso included with the purchase of this class is access to this session’s self guided Clay Labs\, of which each current student is entitled to up to three hours of per week. During Clay Lab\, students will be able to hone skills and work on projects. Labs will not have an instructor but will be monitored.  \nMondays\, September 14 – October 26\, 3-6pm  \nWednesdays\, September 9th – October 28th\, 8:30-11am \nThursdays\, September 3rd – October 29th\, 12-3 and 6-9pm \nEach student is entitled to up to 3 hours of Clay Lab time per week.  The student can choose to use it all at once or split it up into separate days. \nThis eight week class is designed for adult students with some prior wheel throwing experience who are ready to expand their skills. Students will be introduced to slab building techniques using templates\, patterns\, and shape molds as well as altered wheel-thrown techniques to create refined functional pottery. Each session will include a mix of instruction\, individualized feedback\, and independent studio time. This class is ideal for those looking to deepen their relationship with clay\, slow down their process\, and explore new forms without total dependence on the potter’s wheel. \nLiz earned a B.S. in Art Education from SUNY New Paltz\, an M.S. in Art Education from The College of St. Rose\, and an MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She has taught at both the high school and college level\, including a four-year Visiting Assistant Professorship in Ceramics at RIT’s School for American Crafts and as Artist-in-Residence at the Tainan National University of the Arts Graduate School in Taiwan. Liz has also been invited to give visiting lectures at institutions such as Skidmore College\, the University of Montana\, the University of Northern Colorado\, Kansas State University\, and Utah State University. Liz loves teaching art and believes deeply in its ability to connect us—to our own creativity and to one another. Whether in the classroom or a community ceramics studio\, she sees making as a shared\, human experience rooted in curiosity and connection. \nClick HERE to register
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/off-the-wheel-hand-building-functional-pottery-with-liz-howe/
CATEGORIES:Classes
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SUMMARY:Advanced Beginner Wheel Throwing: Lidded Jars – With Katie Montovan
DESCRIPTION:Ages 18+ \nWednesdays\, September 2nd-23rd \n12-2:30pm  \n$230 \n25# clay\, glazes\, firings included.  Additional clay available for purchase. \nAlso included with the purchase of this class is access to this session’s self guided Clay Labs\, of which each current student is entitled to up to three hours of per week. During Clay Lab\, students will be able to hone skills and work on projects. Labs will not have an instructor but will be monitored.  \nClay Lab \nMondays\, September 14 – October 26\, 3-6pm  \nWednesdays\, September 9th – October 28th\, 8:30-11am \nThursdays\, September 3rd – October 29th\, 12-3 and 6-9pm \nEach student is entitled to up to 3 hours of Clay Lab time per week.  The student can choose to use it all at once or split it up into separate days. \n In this four week class\, we will learn to make three different types of lidded containers. We will practice throwing and shaping the jars and measuring and fitting the lids. Classes one and two will be focused on throwing the jars and lids. In class 3 we will trim our jars and lids. Class four we will glaze our pieces and discuss adjustments to the glazing process for lidded containers.  \n Katie is an artist\, mathematician\, and experiential educator with two decades of experience in all of those areas. She is both a painter and a ceramic potter. On the wheel she makes a variety of functional work and often manipulates the forms\, adds hand built parts\, and interesting textures. As a teacher\, she focuses on providing enough structure and guidance to motivate\, challenge\, and support students and provides plenty of room for students to play and find their own way to make the work their own! \nClick HERE to register
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/advanced-beginner-wheel-throwing-lidded-jars-with-katie-montovan/
LOCATION:VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, VT\, 05257\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260427T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260615T200000
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SUMMARY:8-Week Adult Studio Access
DESCRIPTION:Mondays 4-8pm and Thursdays 1-6pm \nApril 27-June 18 \n$125 \nIn this 8-week session\, participants may use the studio for hand building or throwing. Studio Access includes 25 lbs of clay and a shelf for storage\, use of glaze as well as bisque and glaze firings. Any additional cone 6 clay may be purchased through the VAE Clay Studio. Participants must be ages 18+ and have taken a clay class at the VAE studio. \nRegistere HERE
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/8-week-adult-studio-access/
LOCATION:VAE\, VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, 05201
CATEGORIES:Classes,Community Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260426T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260614T173000
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SUMMARY:8-Week Adult Wheel Throwing
DESCRIPTION:8-Weeks \nSundays 3-5:30 \nApril 26-June 14 \nInstructor: Katie Montovan \n$355 includes glazes\, firings and 25lbs clay with more available for purchase \nAlso included with the purchase of this class is student access to this session’s self guided Clay Labs where current students will be able to hone skills and work on projects. Labs will not have an instructor but will be monitored. Clay Labs will be Wednesdays from 5-8pm and from April 27th to June 15th. \nIn this 8-week class for adults\, learn to make pots on a wheel\, or advance your skills. This class will cover all the basics and will meet participants where they are with lessons on advanced topics to meet interest. Learn to make functional or decorative cups\, bowls\, vases\, and mugs with handles. Or come in with your own goal and we can work to get there! We will also cover wedging clay\, centering\, trimming\, glazing\, centering larger amounts of clay\, adding texture\, altering forms\, and clay reuse/recycling. Prior clay experience is helpful but not required. \nKatie is an artist\, mathematician\, and experiential educator with two decades of experience in all of those areas. She is both a painter and a ceramic potter. On the wheel she makes a variety of functional work and often manipulates the forms\, adds hand built parts\, and interesting textures. As a teacher\, she focuses on providing enough structure and guidance to motivate\, challenge\, and support students and provides plenty of room for students to play and find their own way to make the work their own! \nRegister HERE
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/8-week-adult-wheel-throwing/
LOCATION:VAE\, VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, 05201
CATEGORIES:Classes,Community Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260128T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260401T200000
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SUMMARY:Adult Mid-Week Mud Club with Liz Howe (Ages 18+)
DESCRIPTION:$350\n10 week class\, Wednesdays 6-8pm\, January 28th-April 1st\nClay Labs: Mondays 6-8\, Thursdays 2-5 during class session\nVAE Clay Studio\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\n\n\nThe fee for this class covers up to 25lbs of clay\, glazes and firings. Additional clay will be available for purchase. \nJoin us in the VAE Ceramics studio for the inaugural Mid-week Mud Club. We’ll meet weekly for 10 weeks to make work\, think about work\, and investigate the work of national\, international\, contemporary and historic potters and ceramic sculptors. \nLiz earned a B.S. in Art Education from SUNY New Paltz\, an M.S. in Art Education from The College of St. Rose\, and an MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She has taught at both the high school and college level\, including a four-year Visiting Assistant Professorship in Ceramics at RIT’s School for American Crafts and as Artist-in-Residence at the Tainan National University of the Arts Graduate School in Taiwan. Liz has also been invited to give visiting lectures at institutions such as Skidmore College\, the University of Montana\, the University of Northern Colorado\, Kansas State University\, and Utah State University. Liz loves teaching art and believes deeply in its ability to connect us—to our own creativity and to one another. Whether in the classroom or a community ceramics studio\, she sees making as a shared\,\n​human experience rooted in curiosity and connection. \nStudents should come with prior ceramics experience in hand-building\, wheel-throwing and/or both. We’ll discuss individual project plans Week #1. Come with ideas\, an open mind\, the ability to take and share feedback\, and a desire to work in a friendly community of artists. \nYou will be asked to email us two images of your work. \nAlso included with the purchase of this class is student access to this session’s self guided Clay Labs where current students will be able to hone skills and work on projects. Labs will be monitored\, not instructor led. Clay Labs will be Mondays from 6-8pm and Thursdays from 2-5pm from January 29th to April 2nd. \nLevel up your work in community with others in the new VAE Ceramics studio! \nThink \nMake \nLearn…Fun!! \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/liz-howes-10-week-adult-mid-week-mud-club-ages-18/
LOCATION:VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, VT\, 05257\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260127T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260317T200000
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SUMMARY:Adult Beginner Hand Building with Madalyn (Ages 18+)
DESCRIPTION:$300\n8 week class\, Tuesdays 5:30-7:30pm\, January 27th-March 17th\nClay Labs: Mondays 6-8\, Thursdays 2-5 during class session\nVAE Clay Studio\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\n\n\nThe fee for this class covers up to 25lbs of clay\, glazes and firings. Additional clay will be available for purchase. \nCome explore ceramic hand building with Madalyn Olson. In this beginner class you will learn the clay basics\, including how to slip and score\, create functional pieces like mugs and bowls using slabs and pinch pots. You will also have the opportunity to create 3 dimensional decorative and sculptural works\, along with learning techniques for decorating and glazing your handmade creations. \nMadalyn Olson brings over a decade of teaching experience and a background in early childhood education\, ensuring a supportive\, student-centered \, go at your own pace\, approach that encourages creativity and personal expression. \nMadalyn began exploring sculpture with her polymer clay hyperrealist/surrealist portrait sculptures. In recent years she has shifted her medium to ceramics. Her personal work is greatly influenced by the natural world and human emotion. She now works full time as a lead ceramist for an artisan ceramic fountain company. \nAlso included with the purchase of this class is student access to this session’s self guided Clay Labs where current students will be able to hone skills and work on projects. Labs will be monitored\, without an instructor. Clay Labs will be Mondays from 6-8pm and Thursdays from 2-5pm from January 29th to April 2nd. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/madalyns-8-week-adult-beginner-hand-building-ages-18/
LOCATION:VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, VT\, 05257\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251002T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251120T150000
DTSTAMP:20260810T191602Z
CREATED:20250911T174733Z
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SUMMARY:8 Week Adult Beginner Wheel Throwing\, 5:30-7:30pm
DESCRIPTION:$380\n8 week class\, Thursdays beginning October 2nd and ending November 20th\n5:30-7:30pm\nVAE Clay Studio\n\nCome have fun exploring the beginnings of what can be done on the pottery wheel. In this class you will learn about the basic properties of clay\, the foundations of working on the pottery wheel including centering\, throwing and trimming\, decorating and glazing techniques along with the safety around the use of the materials and the studio. Focus will be on simple forms such as cups\, mugs and bowls with room to explore.\n\n\nRob Viglas earned his BFA in Sculpture\, from UMass Dartmouth. After graduating he worked as a welder and apprentice to a master mold maker in an old dairy building in Pawtucket\, RI. He then went on to work as a mold maker for a glass artist and a studio assistant for other artists while going back to UMass to get his K-12 teaching certificate for Art. While back at school he took a Ceramics class and was immediately hooked and did his student teaching in the clay studio at Tabor Academy. Upon finishing school\, he and his wife moved to Vermont and set up a pottery studio in an old barn until they found a place in the woods nearby\, where they hand built their straw bale house and plastered it with a clay based plaster. Rob was lucky enough that his first full time teaching job at MAUMS\, where he ended up teaching Art for approximately ten years with his wife\, had several pottery wheels and two electric kilns so he was able to introduce students to working on the wheel. Rob and his family and are in the finishing stages of building their own Art studio which includes spaces for painting\, printmaking and clay with plans to build a small wood fired kiln. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/8-week-beginner-wheel-throwing-530-730pm/
LOCATION:VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, VT\, 05257\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251002T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251120T150000
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SUMMARY:8 Week Adult Beginner Wheel Throwing\, 1-3pm
DESCRIPTION:$380\n8 week class\, Thursdays beginning October 2nd and ending November 20th\n1-3pm\nVAE Clay Studio\n\nCome have fun exploring the beginnings of what can be done on the pottery wheel. In this class you will learn about the basic properties of clay\, the foundations of working on the pottery wheel including centering\, throwing and trimming\, decorating and glazing techniques along with the safety around the use of the materials and the studio. Focus will be on simple forms such as cups\, mugs and bowls with room to explore.\n\n  \nRob Viglas earned his BFA in Sculpture\, from UMass Dartmouth. After graduating he worked as a welder and apprentice to a master mold maker in an old dairy building in Pawtucket\, RI. He then went on to work as a mold maker for a glass artist and a studio assistant for other artists while going back to UMass to get his K-12 teaching certificate for Art. While back at school he took a Ceramics class and was immediately hooked and did his student teaching in the clay studio at Tabor Academy. Upon finishing school\, he and his wife moved to Vermont and set up a pottery studio in an old barn until they found a place in the woods nearby\, where they hand built their straw bale house and plastered it with a clay based plaster. Rob was lucky enough that his first full time teaching job at MAUMS\, where he ended up teaching Art for approximately ten years with his wife\, had several pottery wheels and two electric kilns so he was able to introduce students to working on the wheel. Rob and his family and are in the finishing stages of building their own Art studio which includes spaces for painting\, printmaking and clay with plans to build a small wood fired kiln. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/8-week-beginner-wheel-throwing-1-3pm/
LOCATION:VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, VT\, 05257\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20201028T170000
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SUMMARY:28th Annual North Bennington Halloween Parade
DESCRIPTION:It’s that time of the year and the pandemic isn’t stopping the 28th Annual North Bennington Halloween Parade. Changing up the format this year to a “Stay In Your Car” Parade on Halloween day\, Saturday October 31st with a 4pm start time. Prizes will be awarded to the best-dressed vehicles\, cars\, trucks\, trailers\, and motorcycles and passengers\, so start your planning now. \nImportant note!! The parade route will be new this year. Starting at 3:30 participating vehicles will meet at Bennington College’s back parking lot near Greenwall Auditorium/VAPA\, entering through the Harlan Road entrance where volunteers will direct you to the parade line up. The parade will start at 4pm at the College’s old stone gate at the top of Prospect Street\, proceeding down into the Village\, turning right at Lincoln square-fountain\, continuing up Main Street to end at the Train Depot.  Due to current restrictions\, there will be no bonfire or gathering after the parade.  Costume prizes will be announced on VAE’s Facebook page and website on Monday morning. Although staying in your car is the safest bet for those in the parade\, we ask that parade spectators practice social distancing and please wear masks. If not wearing a mask as part of your costume\, grab some Sharpies and decorate your cloth or disposable mask. The judges will be on the look out for the best decorated “Covid” mask. \nThis year we are asking parade participants to make a donation of $10 – $20 per vehicle. This will greatly help VAE put on this free\, annual event during a particularly tough year for organizations. Donations will be collected on the way out through the stone columns of the College’s gate as we meander our way down into the Village. \nThe Bennington Traditional Jazz Bandwill play live music from Lincoln Square\, which will also be home base for the parade judges. Free grilled hot dogs\, courtesy of Powers Market\, will be distributed by members of the Norshaft Lions Club. Pangaea will be open and featuring coffee from Angelica and The Roasted Bean Espresso Bar as well as new treats from their patisserie. Plan on dinner to go or eat outside at Marigolds Pizza\, Kevins or Pangaea for a great local dinner out!
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/28th-annual-north-bennington-halloween-parade/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Community Classes,Community Events,communityevents,Concerts,Exhibitions,Past
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200404T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200404T220000
DTSTAMP:20200313T133925Z
CREATED:20191216T214157Z
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SUMMARY:Beard & Glasses Record Release Party
DESCRIPTION:Event Postponed – New Date To Be Announced \nWe are sorry to announce that due to current unease surrounding the COVID-19 virus\, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this show to a future date.  Stay tuned to our website for the status of future shows. \nTickets:\nAdvance $18\, At-the-door $23\, Students $10 \nDoors open at 7 pm. Show starts at 8 pm. \nYears in the making\, Bennington’s own\, “Beard & Glasses” will treat the Masonic Hall to their first live performance premiering an album of all original material from their new studio record tentatively titled\,  “Born at the Wrong Time”. More details coming soon!\n 
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/beard-glasses-record-release-party/
LOCATION:The Bennington Brush Building\, 190 North Street\, Bennington\, 05201
CATEGORIES:Classes,Community Classes,Community Events,Concerts,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200328T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200328T220000
DTSTAMP:20200313T133810Z
CREATED:20191210T183411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200313T133810Z
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SUMMARY:The Sea The Sea
DESCRIPTION:Event Postponed – New Date To Be Announced \nWe are sorry to announce that due to current unease surrounding the COVID-19 virus\, we have made the difficult decision to postpone this show to a future date.  Stay tuned to our website for the status of future shows. \nTickets:\nAdvance $18\, At-the-door $23\, Students $10 \nDoors open at 7 pm. Show starts at 8 pm. \nThe Sea The Sea is an Upstate New York based indie folk-pop duo-band featuring what Huffington Post calls\, “Two of the loveliest male-female voices you might ever hear this or any other year.” Their 2014 debut release\, Love We Are We Love\, received praise from NPR\, American Songwriter\, and No Depression\, among others\, gathering over 15 million streams on Spotify.\n 
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/the-sea-the-sea/
LOCATION:The Bennington Brush Building\, 190 North Street\, Bennington\, 05201
CATEGORIES:Classes,Community Classes,Community Events,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200229T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200229T220000
DTSTAMP:20200129T181723Z
CREATED:20191207T110855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200129T181723Z
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SUMMARY:Eastbound Jesus with opener Big Stone Gap
DESCRIPTION:Tickets:\nAdvance $22\, At-the-door $27\, Students $10 \n**Bennington Brush Building – 190 North Street\, Bennington** \nDoors open at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm. \nEastbound Jesus draws on a mix of diverse influences from the worlds of bluegrass\, country and rock and roll to develop their own sound that is at the same time distinctly familiar and completely original\, one that they have dubbed “Northern Rock\,” These six friends from the rural upstate New York town of Greenwich have released four studio albums and a live album over the past five years\, all while packing venues across the northeast with an infectious energy that gets people smiling\, dancing\, and hollerin’! \nWarming up for Eastbound Jesus will be Big Stone Gap\, a fiery bluegrass and old-time band based from Cambridge\, NY. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/eastbound-jesus-2/
LOCATION:The Bennington Brush Building\, 190 North Street\, Bennington\, Vermont\, 05201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Community Classes,Community Events,Concerts,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200215T080000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200215T170000
DTSTAMP:20191207T111008Z
CREATED:20191207T111008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191207T111008Z
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SUMMARY:Gypsy Layne at Oldcastle Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Mature Audience Only \nTickets:\nAdvance $22\, At-the-door $27 \nDoors open at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm. \nKeeping burlesque and vaudeville alive!  Gypsy Layne Cabaret and Company\, named after the pioneer of burlesque\, Gypsy Rose Lee\, is dedicated to self-acceptance\, body positivity and inclusivity. Hailed as “a sexy highpoint of classic burlesque entertainment in the Berkshires” by Berkshire magazine\, Gypsy Layne’s hallmark of bawdy humor\, live singing\, dynamic dance routines\, and cheeky sex appeal are prominently featured in their sizzling shows. Bigger\, bolder\, and better than ever\, this tantalizing crew of saucy ladies and strapping gents will tease their way into your hearts (and other areas) with their outrageous artistry and vivacious charms. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/gypsy-layne-at-oldcastle-theatre-9/
CATEGORIES:Classes,Community Classes,Community Events,Concerts,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200214T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200214T220000
DTSTAMP:20191207T111040Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191207T111040Z
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SUMMARY:Gypsy Layne at Oldcastle Theatre
DESCRIPTION:Mature Audience Only \nTickets:\nAdvance $22\, At-the-door $27 \nDoors open at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm. \nKeeping burlesque and vaudeville alive!  Gypsy Layne Cabaret and Company\, named after the pioneer of burlesque\, Gypsy Rose Lee\, is dedicated to self-acceptance\, body positivity and inclusivity. Hailed as “a sexy highpoint of classic burlesque entertainment in the Berkshires” by Berkshire magazine\, Gypsy Layne’s hallmark of bawdy humor\, live singing\, dynamic dance routines\, and cheeky sex appeal are prominently featured in their sizzling shows. Bigger\, bolder\, and better than ever\, this tantalizing crew of saucy ladies and strapping gents will tease their way into your hearts (and other areas) with their outrageous artistry and vivacious charms. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/gypsy-layne-at-oldcastle-theatre-10/
LOCATION:Oldcastle Theatre\, 331 Main Street\, Bennington\, 05201
CATEGORIES:Classes,Community Classes,Community Events,Concerts,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20200111T200000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20200111T220000
DTSTAMP:20200102T142411Z
CREATED:20191207T110931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200102T142411Z
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SUMMARY:Alex Torres and his Latin Orchestra **Venue change. See below.**
DESCRIPTION:**Please note the venue change.  New venue is the Bennington Brush Building at 190 North Street in Bennington. \nTickets:\nAdults; advance $20\, at-the-door $25\, Students; $10 \nDoors open at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm. \nFormed October 1980 in Amsterdam\, NY\, this twelve piece orchestra is led by the Bronx-born bassist Alex Torres.  They have been presented by hundreds of festivals\, performing arts centers and events annually to perform their original blend of Afro-Caribbean rhythms such as Salsa\, Merengue\, Cha-cha\, Bomba\, Plena and Latin Jazz. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/alex-torres-and-his-latin-orchestra/
LOCATION:The Bennington Brush Building\, 190 North Street\, Bennington\, Vermont\, 05201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Community Classes,Community Events,Concerts
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181031T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181031T170000
DTSTAMP:20181028T183118Z
CREATED:20181022T163908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181028T183118Z
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SUMMARY:VAE's 26th Annual North Bennington Halloween Parade
DESCRIPTION:Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE) presents the annual North Bennington Halloween Parade now in its 26th year! Join us at our location at 48 Main Street in North Bennington on Wednesday\, October 31st as we celebrate our favorite “Horrorday” with spooky\, spirited\, festive family fun. Participants will gather at VAE’s parking lot beginning at 3:30pm while the parade steps off at 4:00pm. All are welcome to join the fun as a marcher or cheer on from the sidelines. \nThe parade ends at Lion’s Park where the Norshaft Lions will be on hand selling cider and hotdogs around a village bonfire. This annual tradition has become a local must see as infants to adults break out their Halloween best\, showing off major costume making skills to be in the running for one of the many costume awards. Marchers\, monsters\, artists\, musicians\, dancers\, drummers\, jugglers\, friends and neighbors of all ages dress up and promenade through town\, accompanied by music. Bring your instruments and join the impromptu band. Dancing and large sculptural costumes are enthusiastically encouraged.  A fall favorite for over two decades\, this wildly popular event has drawn hundreds of participants and visitors each year. \nVermont Arts Exchange is located at 48 Main Street in North Bennington. Call VAE at 802-442-5549\, visit vtartxchange.org or like us onFacebook for more information on this and other programs and events including VAE’s Basement Music Series and summer camps. \n  \n 
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/vaes-26th-annual-north-bennington-halloween-parade/
LOCATION:VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, VT\, 05257\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Community Classes,Community Events,Concerts,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180110T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180207T180000
DTSTAMP:20171030T144101Z
CREATED:20171030T144101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171030T144101Z
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SUMMARY:Dads and Their Kids Nights
DESCRIPTION:Registration is required ~ No drop ins \nContact Michelle Weyers at Sunrise 442-1665 or mweyers@sunrisepcc.com
URL:https://vtartxchange.org/event/dads-and-their-kids-nights/
LOCATION:VAE\, 48 Main Street\, North Bennington\, VT\, 05257\, United States
CATEGORIES:Classes,Community Classes,Community Events
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