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thefreepressFriday, December 9, 2011Vol. 21, Issue 49800.354.4232
Arlington Garden Club to host Holiday Bazaar
The Arlington Garden Club will present “Christmas in Arlington: An Old-
Fashioned Vermont Celebration” with festivities throughout the day on Saturday,
Dec. 10 at the Arlington Community House. See Pg. 2 for details.
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Santa Lucia Festival of Light in Arlington this weekendThe Arlington community
extends a warm welcome to
everyone to attend its annual
Santa Lucia Festival of Lights
to be held on Saturday, Dec.10.
The day begins at noon with
Holiday Open Houses at Inns
and B&B’s in Arlington and
Manchester. The Inn to Inn
tours cost $15, which benefits
Habitat for Humanity.
At 4 p.m. in front of the
Arlington Community House,
the annual Christmas Tree
lighting will take place, along
with lighting of the luminaries
and a community carol sing.
The Santa Lucia Pageant,
hosted by St. James Episcopal
Church, begins at 5 p.m. An
annual tradition set around the
story of Santa Lucia, the pag-
eant includes carol singing,
readings, and participation by
local youth and adults.
While Santa Lucia was
Italian-born, her celebration
originated in 16th century
Germany and spread to Sweden
and other Scandinavian coun-
tries. Santa Lucia was fabled to
have been a healer and spreader
of light and love. During this
darkest time of the year, the
community comes together to
honor her and welcome light
into the bleak mid-winter.
Because Santa Lucia was
known for her courage in dis-
pensing food to the hungry and
poor in times of persecution,
this tradition of community
giving is continued as attendees
are encouraged to bring dona-
tions of non-perishable foods to
the Arlington Food Shelf.
The Arlington Community
House and Saint James Church
are located on Route 7A in the
center of the Arlington, VT.
For more information, call
Amie at (802) 375-6516 or email
amie@sover.net.
The reality of life as a child
worker in 1911 at the Eclipse
Cotton Mill in North Adams will
be explored in the Bennington
Museum’s new exhibit “The
Mill Children,” on view through
Dec. 31 in the museum’s Regional
Artists Gallery.
An educational presentation
will be given at 1:30 p.m. on Dec.
10, followed by an artists’ recep-
tion at 3 p.m.
“The Mill Children” features
responses by realist painter
William Oberst and abstract
painter Dawn Nelson to the pho-
tos taken by Lewis Wickes Hine
at the Eclipse Mill for his child
labor project in August 1911. The
exhibit is a distillation of an
exhibit previously held at the
Brill Gallery in the Eclipse Mill.
All elements of “The Mill
Children” exhibit speak to the
moods inside this mill 100 years
ago. “It’s a centennial of sorts,”
said Jamie Franklin, curator of
collections at the Bennington
Museum. Historian Joe Manning,
educator Anne Thidemann
French and fillmaker Steven
Borns all had instrumental roles
in creating the exhibit both at the
Bennington Museum and the
Brill Gallery. Borns’ documenta-
ry is planned as an intergral part
of the Bennington exhibit.
In addition to the images from
the Eclipse Mill, Hine’s photos
(now part of the Bennington
Museum’s collection) reflecting
mill housing on Benmont Ave., as
well as an image of the interior
of the Bradford Mill, are includ-
ed in the exhibition.
Photographer Lewis Wickes
Hine was commissioned in 1908
by the National Child Labor
Committee to photograph child
labor practices in various mills,
canneries, etc. around the coun-
try. Between 1908 and 1917 he trav-
eled the country, taking approxi-
mately 5,000 photographs which
were used to bring the tragedy of
child labor into the public con-
sciousness. His most powerful
images became American icons,
including the photograph origi-
nally known as “Addie Laird, 12
years, Spinner in North Pormal
(Pownal) Cotton Mill, Vt.”
Artist William Oberst holds
an MFA in painting from Stony
Brook University and a Ph.D in
philosophy from Claremont
Graduate University. He taught
painting and drawing at Stony
Brook for more than a decade
and was awarded the universi-
ty’s Distinguished Faculty
Service Award in 2002. Oberst
maintains a studio-residence in
North Adams, MA.
Dawn Nelson received a BFA
from Illinois Wesleyan University
and earned a graduate degree in
Expressive Therapies from Lesley
College in Cambridge, MA. She has
worked as an Art Therapist and an
Art Teacher, and taught graduate
summer course at Northeastern
University. In 2009, she opened a
studio in the Eclipse Mill.
For more information about
the exhibit, call the museum
at (802) 447-1571 or visit
www.benningtonmuseum.org.
“The Mill Children” explores topic
of child labor through art
Three Junior Girl Scouts from
Arlington’s Troop #30462 were
presented with the highest honor
that a Junior Scout can earn, the
Bronze Award, at a special cere-
mony on Sunday, Nov. 20 held at
St. James Episcopal Church.
Junior Scouts Katie Berger,
Kaleigh Ward and Sofie Pedemonti
were each required to explore the
needs of their community and cre-
ate a sustainable “Take Action”
community project in which they
collaborated with an advisor to put
their plans into motion.
With Amy Caples, director of
Burdett Commons in Arlington
as her advisor, Katie Berger cre-
ated a teaching program at
Happy Days Preschool called
“Wow I Can Grow Food.” Kaleigh
Ward chose local author and cer-
tified public accountant Don
Keelan for her advisor, and cre-
ated a program to encourage the
joy of reading at a young age
entitled “Read all about it.” Sofie
Pedemonti worked with state
representative Cynthia
Browning to complete a commu-
nity project entitled “The Yellow
Barn Farm,” which involved
reclaiming an overgrown farm
and planting vegetables that
were served at Fisher Elementary
School’s summer lunch program.
Former Girl Scout leader Ruth
Wilcox presented the awards.
The three scouts also flew up to
the Cadette level at the ceremony.
Other girls were also honored
for flying up to the next level of
scouting. Going from Brownies
to Juniors were Danielle
Moscarello, Haley Mattison and
Lilah Ward. Juniors who received
badges include Anna Freebern,
Florrie Hynds, Alyssa
Harrington, Angela Caggiano
and Kierstyn Hess. New mem-
bers welcomed into the troop
were Juniors Hadley Perkins,
Austri Samuelson and Kayleigh
Millette; Brownies Sophie
Granger, Clara Wright, Emma
Hoover, Montgomery crane,
Faith Matteson, Audrianna
Ennis, Kyelle Batts; and Daisy
Scout Emma Sheldon.
Any local girls who would like
to join Girl Scouts of American
should call Amanda Harrington
at (802) 375-9910 or contact Girl
Scouts of the Green and White
Mountains at (888) 474-9686.
Arlington Girl Scouts honored
Bestselling authors Jon Katz
and James Howard Kunstler
highlight a busy week of events at
Northshire Bookstore this week.
At 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9,
buyer Jessica Wood hosts
“MyMela: Timeless Treasures
from India.” MyMela is a recre-
ation of an Indian mela, a village
fair that brings together traders,
artisans and consumers. You’ll
find a wide selection of exquisite
handmade products created by
skilled artisans, many of who are
continuing artistic traditions dat-
ing back many generations.
Purchases from MyMela
Marketplace help provide a sus-
tainable market for the artists’
work, giving them the opportuni-
ty to live with dignity while pre-
serving their artistic traditions.
Jon Katz returns for his
annual Holiday Booksigning at
2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10. Stop
by and chat with Jon and have
him personalize any of his
books, including “Soul of a
Dog,” “Going Home,” and “A
Good Dog.” If you can’t make
the signing, call the store at
(802) 362-2200 and place an order
with the requested inscription,
and Jon will sign it.
At 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec.
10, award-winning author
Susan Cooper presents her new
book “The Magic Maker.” It’s
the story of Christmas Revels
founder John Langstaff, who
went from star choir boy to
recording artists, TV performer
and children’s author, as well as
creating the Revels. Cooper is a
noted children’s author who
won the Newbery Medal for her
book “The Grey King.”
Bestselling author James
Howard Kunstler will read from
his novella “A Christmas
Orphan” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday,
Dec. 14. It’s the story of a big
city boy who runs away from
home to a small town in
Vermont on Christmas Eve. A
resident of Saratoga Springs,
Kunstler is the author of
acclaimed non-
fiction books
including “The
Georgraphy of
Nowhere” and
“The Long
Emergency.”
For more
i n f o r m a t i o n
call the book-
store at (802)
362-2200 or visit
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shire.com.
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The Arlington Garden Club
will present “Christmas in
Arlington: An Old-Fashioned
Vermont Celebration” with fes-
tivities throughout the day on
Saturday, Dec. 10 at the
Arlington Community House.
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the
club will host a Holiday Bazaar,
featuring wonderful baked
goods and holiday specialty
food items for sale, along with
boxwood Christmas Trees, kiss-
ing balls, holiday centerpieces
and holiday ornaments. Pre-
orders will be accepted.
In the afternoon at 4 p.m., the
Arlington School Chorus will
lead caroling, and a special visi-
tor from the North Pole will
arrive to help light the Arlington
Christmas Tree. Garden club
members will light nearly 350
luminaries along Route 7A, and
hot cocoa and cookies will be
served to all who attend.
The Arlington Garden Club
is a not-for-profit garden club
that is a member of the
Federated Garden Clubs of
Vermont. All proceeds from
sales at this event will be used
to fund the club’s many commu-
nity-wide programs.
For more information, call
Kathy Geneslaw at 375-1233.
Arlington Garden Club to host Holiday Bazaar
Club Muse Dance Party at Festival of TreesThe Bennington Museum’s Festival of Trees “A New England
Holiday” continues throughout the month of December, with this
week’s special event, the Club Muse Holiday Dance Party taking
place from 8 to 11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16.
Join your friends, enjoy themed holiday cocktails, and get on the
floor to dance at this special event. The festival’s “Best of the Fest”
awards fro the public’s favorite tree vignettes will be announced at
the party Cover charge for Club Muse is $5 at the door.
The Festival of Trees runs Thurs-Tues from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
until Dec. 31. For more information call (802) 447-1751 or visit
www.benningtonmuseum.org.
International FeastThe Mountain School at Winhall will hold its OPUS Project
Presentation and International Feast at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15
at the school.
Fare served will range from Jewish Latkes and Matzo Ball Soup to
Russian Olive Salad and Pierogies to Asian Fried Rice and Maki Rolls.
Light desserts will be provided, and the annual Middle School Dessert
Raffle will provide some delectables to take home.
At 6:15 p.m., all guests are invited to the school’s Winter Holiday
OPUS Project Presentation. Cost is just $10 per person, or $25 for a fam-
ily of three or more. All proceeds will benefit the school’s Student
Scholarship Fund.
To attend, please RSVP at 802-297-2662 by 4 p.m. on Tues, Dec. 13.
For more information, visit www.themountainschool.org.
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Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong
Learning and Burr and Burton Academy
are again excited to bring the National
Theatre of London to Manchester. The
plays are simulcast live, captured and
shown here in an encore performance a
week after the live simulcast.
The play Collaborators will be shown
at Burr and Burton Academy’s Riley
Center for the Arts in Manchester,
Vermont at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9.
This is a new play by John Hodge.
“Collaborators” takes place in Moscow,
1938, a dangerous place to have a sense of
humor; even more so a sense of freedom.
Mikhail Bulgakov, living among dissi-
dents, stalked by secret police, has both.
And then he’s offered a poisoned chalice:
a commission to write a play about Stalin
to celebrate his sixtieth birthday.
Tickets are $20 for general admission
and $5 for students. For more informa-
tion and to purchase tickets, visit www.
greenmtnacademy.org or call Renee
Bornstein at (802) 362-1199.
National Theatre Live is presented in
partnership with Aviva and distributed
internationally (ex-UK) by New York-
based BY Experience.
GMALL and Burr & Burton to present National Theatre of London
Israel Congregation of Manchester’s
Jewish Film Festival is back by popular
demand with an expanded list of films
that are bound to delight and enlighten
adult audiences. At 4 p.m. on Sunday,
December 11, the series opens with the
well-reviewed comedy “Keeping the
Faith” starring Ben Stiller, Ed Norton,
Anne Bancroft, and Eli Wallach.
With an interfaith theme, “Keeping
the Faith” tells the story of best friends
— a priest and a rabbi — who fall in love
with the same girl. However, neither
man can pursue the relationship due to
his religious beliefs: the priest cannot
break his vow of celibacy and the rabbi
cannot marry a non-Jew. This humor-
ous yet poignant film is Ed Norton’s
directorial debut and works on several
levels, including a loving look at rela-
tionships and the common ground that
Judaism and Catholicism share in show-
ing compassion toward people.
As in the past, ICM’s Jewish Film
Series will present a broad range of sub-
jects and treatments. The films will be
presented on the following Sundays at
4:00 pm: December 11, January 8,
January 22, February 5, February 26,
and March 11. All are welcome and
admission is by free-will donation.
Refreshments will be served. Israel
Congregation is located on Route 7A
north at 6025 Main Street in Manchester
Center. For more information, call Doris
Bass at (802) 297-0167.
“Keeping the Faith” to kick off ICM’s Film Fest
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MANCHESTER The Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning and Burr and Burton Academy will screen the National Theatre of London’s play, “Collaborators,” at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9. This play is set in 1938 Moscow. Cost: $20; $5 stu-dents. You’ll find this event at Burr and Burton’s Riley Center for the Arts in Manchester. Information/tickets: Renee Bornstein at 802-362-1199, or www.greenmtnacad-emy.org.
ARLINGTON A Holiday Bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Arlington Community House. Featured will be a Christmas tree lighting and a carol sing at 4 p.m., and luminaries will be lit on Main Street in Arlington. Cookies and hot chocolate, too. To pre-order a boxwood tree, kissing ball or cen-terpiece, call Kathy Geneslaw at 802-375-1233.
RUPERT The Mount Anthony Grange will host its annual Christmas Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Rupert Firehouse. Vendors will offer a range of handmade, locally produced items suitable for gift giv-ing, including jams and relishes, candy, jewelry, pillows, and aprons. There also will be corn chowder, burgers and chili dogs for sale, with food proceeds benefiting the Kids Summer Lunch Program. Information/table space: Ellie at 802-645-9161 after 5 p.m., or email Kelli at vtkjlouie@aol.com.
ARLINGTON The Santa Lucia Festival of Lights will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10, in Arlington. Included will be holiday open houses at Arlington and Manchester inns and B&Bs from noon to 4 p.m.; tree and luminary lighting and a carol sing at 4 p.m. at the Arlington Community House; and a pageant at 5 p.m. at St. James Church. The Manchester inn/B&B tours will cost $15, with proceeds benefiting Habitat for Humanity. All other events will be free and open to all; free-will offer-ings will be accepted to benefit the Arlington Area Food Shelf.
Information: Amie Emmons at 802-375-6516, or email info@west-mountaininn.com.
ARLINGTON Arlington’s annual Tree Lighting will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Arlington Community House, followed by the annual St. Lucia Celebration at St. James Church that will feature a Swedish twist this year. Everyone will be welcome.
MANCHESTER The American Museum of Fly Fishing in Manchester will host a Hooked on the Holidays Celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10. Museum admission will be free all day and activities will include dec-orating a trout cookie, painting a fish ornament, weaving a paper snowflake, and tying a clown fly. Refreshments will be served, too, and you can visit the current exhi-bition, “A Graceful Rise: Women in Fly Fishing, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.”
SHUSHAN The Courthouse Community Center will offer a Home for the Holidays House Tour at eight homes in Shushan and nearby communities from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 10. Meet at 1 p.m. at the Center, 58 E. Broadway in Salem, where maps will be provided for this self-guided tour. Cost: $20; $15 for CCC mem-bers. Reservations are encour-aged at 518-854-7053.
MANCHESTER The Emerald Valley Recorder Ensemble and the FCC Chancel Choir will perform “The Christmas Star” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, at the First Congregational Church in Manchester. The FCC Tall Spire Ringers, Burr and Burton Academy students, and special guest musi-cians will join in this program of music and narration. Cost: Free-will offering to benefit the FCC organ restoration fund. Information: Patti Kelley at 802-558-6946.
MANCHESTER The Israel Congregation of Manchester’s Jewish Film Festival will screen the comedy, “Keeping the Faith,” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, at Israel Congregation on Route 7A north, 6025 Main Street in Manchester. This film…starring
Ben Stiller, Ed Norton, Anne Bancroft and Eli Wallach…tells the story of best friends, a priest and a rabbi, and the common ground that Judaism and Catholicism share in showing compassion toward people. Cost: Free-will donation. Open to all and refresh-ments will be served. Information: Doris Bass at 802-297-0167.
PAWLET The Haystack Hustlers Seniors will hold a catered ham dinner served by Mettowee Valley Grange members at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at the Pawlet Church. Cost is $10 per person, to reserve call Phyllis by Dec. 5 at 802-325-3196. Bring a table deco-ration and grab bag gift not to exceed $5. Food shelf items will also be collected.
MANCHESTER Alan Benoit, owner of Sustainable Design, and Chris Morrow, founder of Local First Vermont will host a program entitled “Sustainable Shopping” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15 at Northshire Bookstore. Free and open to the public.
BENNINGTON The Club Muse Holiday Dance Party will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 16, at the Bennington Museum, 75 Main Street, Route 9. Holiday-themed cocktails from the cash bar will be available and the “Best of the Fest” awards for the public’s favorite tree vignettes will be announced. Cost: $5 at the door. Information: 802-447-1571.
MANCHESTER Sue Ritchie will read stories in Spanish and English from 10:30 to 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Mark Skinner Library in Manchester. Free and open to all; children must be accompanied by adult caregiv-ers. Information: 802-362-2607.
MANCHESTER The Manchester Chamber and the Equinox Resort present nationally renowned recording artist Phil Rosenthal in a special children’s Bluegrass Concert at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17 in the Rockwell Room at the Equinox Resort. Members of the group Wildwood will join Rosenthal in this new “Manchester Merriment” event. Admission: Free for children, $10 for adults. Reserve by calling the Manchester Chamber at 802-362-6313.
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