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“What’s Happening”
January 20 and
21, 2018
Ongoing
until Feb. 4 – Coming Away: Winslow Homer and
England at the Worcester Art Museum - Developed around two iconic Homer
paintings—the Worcester Art Museum's The
Gale (1883-93) and the Milwaukee Art Museum's Hark! The Lark (1882) -the
exhibition Coming Away: Winslow
Homer and England explores the artist's time in Cullercoats, England,
in 1881 and 1882. Jointly coordinated by Worcester and Milwaukee, the
exhibition features the most comprehensive group of oils made during or
emerging directly from Homer's time abroad. Shown alongside comparative
paintings by English artists, these works complicate our understanding of
Homer's art as purely American in subject and style. Following its run in
Worcester, the show will be on view at the Milwaukee Art Museum from March
2-May 10, 2018. For tickets and more information visit worcesterart.org.
20, Saturday – Neil Berg’s Fifty Years of Rock & Roll at the
Hanover Theatre of Performing Arts,
Worcester, 7:30 p.m., With a cast consisting of stars from Broadway’s greatest
rock musicals, as well as incredible Rock & Roll singers, Neil Berg shares
the often unknown stories from the fifty-year history of the music that changed
the world forever! Lead singers from Meatloaf, Trans Siberian Orchestra and
several Broadway rock musicals will have you singing and dancing like you’re 18
again! Tickets are $45, $55, and $65, depending on seat location. Discounts are
available for members and groups of 10 or more. For tickets and more information
call 877-571-7469 or visit the website thehanovertheatre.org.
20, 21 Saturday and Sunday, Frozen Fruitlands - Winter at
Fruitlands means outdoor fun and adventure each weekend! Every Saturday and Sunday,
January 6th through March 25th, bring your winter boots, sleds, snowshoes, or
cross-country skis for some high energy fun as you explore our hills and
woodland trails. There will be a toasty fire outside the Wayside Gallery and
hot chocolate available inside the building. A Fruitlands staff member will be
available to recommend trails and to answer questions. Be sure to check in at
the Gift Shop for an admission sticker. Frozen Fruitlands includes admission to
the Art Gallery. Explore portraits from our permanent collection. Take in a
fabulous display of over 50 landscape paintings in A New View: Landscapes from
the Permanent Collection. Learn about the Appleton family of Appleton Farms in
Portraits & Penmanship: The Appletons in Their Own Words. Explore
historical and contemporary hand-made furniture in Conversations in Craft, collaboration
with artisans from North Bennett Street School. In the event of inclement
weather, please visit our facebook
page for the
most current updates on museum access and closures. For prices and other
information visit fruitlands.thetrustees.org.
20, 21 Saturday, Sunday –
Snowshoeing at Wachusett Meadow - We have the cure for cabin
fever—snowshoeing at Wachusett Meadow! Bring your own or rent a pair from us.
Snowshoeing is a great winter activity that provides good exercise and a chance
to explore the great outdoors during a beautiful season. We make it easy and
inexpensive, and we rent snowshoes in all sizes from child to adult.
Snowshoes can be used anytime there is 6 inches or more of snow on the
ground. Come explore over 12 miles of sanctuary trails on snowshoes and
enjoy the beauty and peacefulness of the winter woods! Members, $3.00/hour –
Nonmembers, $5.00/hour – Saturday 10:30-3:30, Sunday 12:30-3:30. For more information visit
massaudobon.org.
20
21 Saturday and Sunday – January is BFF – Bring a Friend For Fun at Wachusett
Mountain Ski
Area - Show a friend how much fun Winter can be with our
BFF Package which includes a lift ticket for you and a Beginner Package
for your friend. Package includes: For You: One Day Lift
Ticket ($71 value), For Your
Friend: One
Day Learn To Ski/Ride Package ($99 value) (Beginner package
includes Monadnock Lift, Rentals and Lesson) Only $110 (SAVE $60!!) For tickets and more information visit www.wachusett.com
20,
21 Saturday and Sunday – Midwinter Mischief at Old Sturbridge Village - After a successful
run last year, Midwinter Mischief returns to Old
Sturbridge Village this January and February! Midwinter Mischief combines
theatrical storytelling, historical interpretation and period dining to offer
guests a daytime winter adventure…
Imagine
the tale of a Yankee peddler passing through the village who decides to settle
down at the Bullard Tavern on a cold winter's night. There the peddler spends
every dollar he has earned on food and drink, racking up a tab far beyond his
means. After being confronted over his debt, the peddler fills up his cup with
ashes from the hearth and promises the tavern owner that he will return with a
cup overflowing of gold. From the Bullard Tavern, costumed storytellers,
artisans, and villagers will entice tavern guests to wander deep into the
village where they will find evidence of the peddler’s adventures and schemes.
Admission to a Midwinter
Mischief includes the two-hour outdoor/indoor
experience and a period-inspired meal in the Village’s Bullard Tavern where
guests can enjoy live music, demonstrations, and a cash bar featuring hot
beverages and 1830s-inspired libations. Each day, the first experience departs
the Visitor Center at 9:00 am and the last at 3:00 pm, with experiences
beginning every 20 minutes (except for noon and 12:20). After your adventure,
you will be led to the Bullard Tavern Great Room where you can enjoy your
inclusive hearty soup or stew meal (soup options include Beef Stew (gluten-free),
Tomato Vegetable (gluten-free and vegan), and New England Clam Chowder.
Midwinter Mischief was
written and directed by P.J. Griffith. For tickets and more information call
508-733-1830 or visit osv.org.
20,
Saturday – Peterborough Players presents National Theatre Live: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead
– 1:00 p.m. Daniel Radcliffe, Joshua McGuire, and
David Haig star in Tom Stoppard’s brilliantly funny situation comedy, filmed at
The Old Vic theatre in London. David Leveaux’s new production marks the 50th
anniversary of the play that made a young Tom Stoppard’s name overnight.
Against the backdrop of Hamlet,
two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, take centre
stage. As the young double act stumble their way in and out of the
action of Shakespeare’s iconic drama, they become increasingly out of their
depth as their version of the story unfolds. Runtime is approximately 3 hours
and 20 minutes. For tickets and more information visit peterboroughplayers.org.
20, 21 Saturday and Sunday - Mitchell • Giddings Fine Arts presents “Winter Group”, an exhibit of new
work by Donald Saaf, Torin Porter, Josh Bernbaum, and Jackie Abrams, and select
work by our gallery artists. Painter and collage artist
Donald Saaf creates work at the intersection of fine and folk art, exploring
place as it is experienced in one’s memory. His newest pieces reflect themes of
inner growth and contentment. Torin Porter’s steel sculptures engage our
imagination with his playful, stylized figures. His newest work is richly
symbolic of conflict and transcendence. Josh Bernbaum’s hand blown glass stands
out with its vibrant colors, patterns, and surprising intricate textures. New
work featured in this show is inspired by patterns of West African textiles and
cacti in the Southwest. Fiber artist Jackie Abrams explores feminine form and
experience through her woven vessels, with delicate and luminescent pieces
featured in this show. Erika Radich has been involved in the arts administratively and
professionally for over 30 years. Since her college years she has chosen
printmaking as a compass and vehicle to best express her artistic vision,
comforted by the practice and humility she gains from the medium’s extensive
technical repetition. She exhibits her work regionally and internationally and
is an active member of Zea Mays Printmaking Center in Florence, MA.
Mitchell • Giddings
Fine Arts is committed to presenting innovative, contemporary works that
stimulate and challenge both the seasoned collector and aesthetic explorer. 183
Main St., Brattleboro VT, mitchellgiddingsfinearts.com – Exhibit continues
until March 18. Free.
