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Michael Merenda and Ruth Ungar Merenda, who for seven years toured with the indi-string band The Mammals, are now on their own. Mike and Ruthy will be appearing at the Meetinghouse Café of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Bennington on Friday, April 10, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door.

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is at 108 School Street in downtown Bennington. A portion of the proceeds from each concert are donated to the Interfaith Food and Fuel Fund. Information is available at the Fellowship’s web site, www.uubennington.org.

Since becoming a duo Mike and Ruthy have created a gor-geous acoustic folk recording on their label, Humble Abode Music. The album, Honeymoon Agenda captures the spirit of their live performances, where they found great joy in the simplicity of writ-ing and recording as a duo. That

joy continues to grow with each performance of these captivat-ing, new original songs and clas-sic favorites by Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Etta James, and a few of their good friends.

Mike and Ruthy are a couple whose love was forged in New York City ten years ago in a swirl of rock, anti-folk, and Americana

enthusiasm. Their first band was Rhinegold. They then toured for seven years with The Mammals. Now, ten years later, Mike and Ruthy are married and liv-ing upstate with their new son, William Puck. They have begun a new chapter, one that still

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(Mike & Ruthy, cont.)incorporates the best sounds and textures that old-timey and rock music can offer.

“Waltz of the Chickadee” is their next recording, and will be released this spring. With a few guest appearances by their family and friends, the record is full of great new lyrical journeys surrounded by moody mountain sounds and lively twang.

Meals on WheelsSuggested donation of

$3.00 per mealFor reservation or cancellation

in Bennington: 442-8012Wednesday, April 8

Brunswick Stew, Biscuit, Diced Beets, Mandarin Oranges,

and Milk.Thursday, April 9

Meatloaf w/Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Bread,

Pears, and Milk.Friday, April 10

Breaded Pollock Fillet, Sweet Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts,

Bread, Pudding w/Fruit, and Milk.

Monday, April 13BBQ Chicken, Hot German

Potato Salad, Parslied Carrots, Bread, Peach Crisp and Milk.

Tuesday, April 14Macaroni & Cheese w/Ham, Yel-low Squash, Green Beans, Bread,

Mandarin Oranges and Milk.___________________

Hoosick Falls Senior Center

Wednesday, April 8: Cards, senior exercise class, 1 p.m.; enter-tainment by Musical Memoriesk, 12:30 p.m.; van transportation to Bennington Recreation Center for swimming, leaves at 9:15 a.m.

Thursday, April 9: Cards; local grocery shopping; Bocci at 10 a.m.; bingo, 12:45 p.m.; shopping with van transportation available; Good Food ideas, 11:30 a.m.; Defensive Driving Program, 9 a.m to 5 p.m.

Friday, April 10: Cards; crafts; deadline for SHARE tickets.

Monday, April 13: Mystery Bingo, 10 a.m.; cards; senior exer-cise class, 2 p.m.

Tuesday, April 14: Card Party, 10:30 a.m.; Health Dept. avail-able; local grocery shopping with van transportation available.

The Hoosick Falls Senior Center is located at 69 Church St., Hoosick Falls, New York. Dinner is served at noon daily. Please call Director Kathy Bugbee with your reservation at 518-686-7561.

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New Hours for Bennington Free

LibraryThe Bennington Free Library

regrets to announce that as of April 1 2009, the Library will be reducing its hours of operation. The Library will close at 7:00 p.m. on Monday and Thursday evenings and will open at 1:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday. New hours are as fol-lows: Monday 10 - 7; Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday 10-5 (Saturday hours 10-1 in the Summer); Thursday 1 - 7 and Friday 1-5. Please call the Library at 442-9051 for further informa-tion.

Last Call for Performing Artists!

There are still some spac-es available for next week’s Wunderle’s Big Top Adventures Circus Camp at Maple Street School. Under the expert guid-ance of local art teacher Adrian Sweeney and world famous Troy Wunderle (who also serves as the Artistic Director of Circus Smirkus), participants will create circus-themed art projects and hone their juggling, coordina-tion, and performance skills in a fun and supportive environment. The camp will be held Monday, April 13 - Friday, April 17 from 9 a.m .- 3 p.m., and participants can sign up for specific days or for the entire week. This camp is open to all K - 8th graders and sibling discounts are available. Please contact Jen Samuelson at 362-5843 for more information.

Examples of Containers of the

PastWhat containers were used

in homes and barns to carry, organize or preserve goods before plastics? The Hebron Preservation Society invites the community to share examples of containers from the past, from bags, kegs and jugs to crocks, baskets and beyond. This pub-lic event will be held Thursday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m.

The community is also invited to a carry-in dinner at 6:30 p.m. prior to the program. Just bring a “dish to pass” and your own place setting; beverages will be pro-vided. Both events will be held at the East Hebron Presbyterian Church on State Route 22.

The Society meets regularly on the second Thursday of each month, April through October. The church is handicapped accessible. Call 518-642-3465 for information.

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Winning Names Drawn

The winning names of the Easter Turkey Scramble have been contacted and their names will be announced in the TriState Pennysaver News publication of April 15. The staff and advertis-ers of this paper thank all of you for your participation. You sent in over 600 entries!

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By Telly Halkias But for these difficult econom-

ic times, making a spring visit to Paris might have seemed like the perfect Continental vacation for many local residents.

Now, the price is right and the venue closer. Until April 26, the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown will offer its best stab at the atmosphere of late 19th century Paris in its ongoing exhibition, “Toulouse-Lautrec and Paris.” Admission is free dur-ing the Clark’s winter season, which runs through May 31.

Sarah Lees, the Clark’s assis-tant curator of European art, noted that the works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) are perhaps as well suited as any other Post-Impressionist artist to convey the spirit of Paris during that era.

Clark curatorial assistant Sarah Hammond, with whom Lees curated the show, added that one advantage the Clark had in plan-ning, developing and assembling the exhibition was its extensive private collection.

Many of the exhibition’s 80 offerings are works on paper. As such, Hammond emphasized that due to their delicate nature, they are not often exhibited to the public. She said that this show is a rare opportunity to see such a comprehensive grouping of Toulouse-Lautrec’s work all in one place under single owner-ship.

“Some of these pieces have not been seen for 15 years,” Hammond said. “We are fortu-nate here at the Clark to have them available to us, and they were a perfect fit for our winter season. It may not be Paris, but when you stand in these galleries, it’s pretty close.”

“Toulouse-Lautrec in Paris” runs through April 26 at the

Paris in the Berkshires

Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in Williamstown. Info: 413-458-2303 or visit clarkart.edu.

Clark Art InstituteThe Jockey, 1899, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Telly Halkias, owner of Now and Then Books in Bennington, is a freelance writer and editor.

E-mail: [email protected]

Poetry Slam! A Poetry Slam will be held

at Mission Bar and Tapas, 438 North Street, Pittsfield, MA, on Tuesday April 28, at 8 p.m.

This event is sponsored by Mission and Berkshire Writer’s Room and hosted by March Slam! winner Matt McFadden.

Participating poets will per-form up to 4 pieces of original work. Poets will be judged upon strength of poem and perfor-mance. Each poet will have up to four minutes to perform in each round.

Interested poets can sign up in advance by contacting Sharon Mack at [email protected].

Poets can also sign up 1/2 hour before showtime on the night of performance (if space allows).

Who will be the last poet left standing? Come to eat, drink, and celebrate words!

Together, we can cultivate this Poetsfield!____________

Spring BazaarA Spring Bazaar will be held

on Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Veteran’s Home In Bennington. You will find jewelry, clothing, knick knacks, kitchen utensils, place-mats, pot holders...any little thing that might come in handy can be found at the Spring Bazaar.

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65th Annual Easter Egg Scramble The Parks & Recreation Program in the Department of Community

Development in Pittsfield, MA, has announced that the Annual Easter Egg Scramble will be held on Saturday, April 11 at Pittsfield’s Morningside Community School, 100 Burbank Street, rain or shine.

The schedule for the differing age groups is as follows: 10:30 a.m. for 2 & 3 year olds 10:50 a.m. for 4 & 5 year olds 11:10 a.m. for 6 & 7 year olds 11:30 a.m. for 8 & 9 year olds The event is free and open to all children. One winner in each

age group who finds the golden egg will receive a $25 deposit into a Greylock Federal Youth Club savings account, courtesy of the Greylock Federal Credit Union. Children are required to bring their own baskets and bring a camera because there will be a special appearance by the Easter Bunny!

For further information, please contact Rebecca Tefft, Pittsfield’s Recreation Activities Coordinator at 413-499-9370.

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From my Corner—Susan J. Coons

...another election...Just as all of you are tired of

the political television advertis-ing battles between Tedisco and Murphy, New York State resi-dents have been overwhelmed with two, three and more flyers at a time, every day! In addi-tion to that, there are messages on my phone to greet me every evening when I get home from work! There were 160 people who turned out to vote in the North Hoosick District, and I’d bet you that every one of them said they were so glad that the day had finally arrived when all of the annoying advertising on television, in the mail and on the phone would cease!

Poll inspectors put in a gruel-ing 15-hour day. There can be a flurry of activity with many voters at once, and then we might not see anyone for an hour. And 15 hours is a long time to be stay-ing in one place, trying to keep yourself alert!

A poll watcher from Brunswick came by. You know, a city guy. Didn’t know any of us, our vot-ers, our district, etc. Guess I’ve lived here long enough to react like the natives...I immediately didn’t trust him. An outsider. He expected us to have problems with one another, Republicans and Democrats, telling us that they always have problems in Brunswick. Isn’t that a shame. The four of us get along so great that when we leave at the end of the day, we give one another a hug and a “See ya’ in November!”. He stopped by a second time much later in the day, and wanted to take one of our lists off which to make phone calls. I told him he could have it if he left his Rolex!

He could have been some-one with bogus credentials. This wasn’t the case, but it just goes to show what election inspectors have to look out for.

I got home around 9:30 and turned on the news. The race results had not yet been deter-mined so I watched Rachel Maddow. I checked the news again at 11 p.m., just in time to hear Tedisco say... “Guess we showed them what a landslide is!” I assumed he had won, but I didn’t hear the fat lady sing.

The next morning Murphy was ahead by 59 votes. By Thursday morning he was ahead by 25 votes. Now both candidates are raising funds to take the race to the courts. How do you spell New York? M I N N E S O T A!

On the side of “good news” I’m heartened every evening when Brian Williams ends his broad-cast with an uplifting story about the goodness of human nature as people help others during these difficult times.

I feel wonderfully proud to see our president with such grand stature, poise, understanding and compassion, along with his abil-ity to remain above the pettiness of politics as he represents us in Europe.

And, finally...be sure to watch the Investigative Discovery chan-nel on Monday, April 13 at 10 p.m. The name of the program is “Escaped”. My niece, Kate Dolack, is producer of the program and is narrating the first couple of minutes of it. She was also assis-tant producer of “The Natalee Holloway Story”, which appeared this past weekend on TV and may be up for an Emmy!

Meet the Lambs at Merck Forest and Farmland

This is your chance to get up close and introduce yourself to this year’s lambs! Farm staff will be on hand to give you a guided tour of the nursery and to answer all of your questions about lambing and sheep care on Saturday, April 11 from 10 a.m. to noon. What better way to welcome spring than to spend the morning with the newest members of our farm family! Farm staff will be at the sheep house on the farm, just a short walk from the Visitor Center. Rain or shine. Merck Forest is located in Rupert, Vermont. For more information and directions, call 394-7836 or [email protected]. There is a $5 donation per family.

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In 1991, Anita Hill was thrust into the public spot-light when she testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee during then Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas’ confirmation hearing. The legacy of her testimony includes an increased awareness of sexual harassment in the workplace today. Hill, now a law professor at Brandeis University, has continued to speak widely on social and political issues facing our world. On Thursday, April 23, at the Bennington Center for the Arts, she will reflect on a premise from President Barack Obama’s inaugural address in a lecture open to the public entitled, “Choosing America’s Better History: The Supreme Court, Civil Rights and the Promise of Citizenship.”

Anita Hill’s visit to Vermont is part of the annual Four Colleges Issues Forum, sponsored by Bennington College, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, Southern Vermont College and Williams College. Prior to the upcoming lecture, the four colleges will hold related learning events, including a gathering of students and faculty to discuss Hill’s 1995 biography, “Speaking Truth to Power.” The April 23 lecture, which begins at 7:30 p.m. in the BCA auditorium, is free and open to the public, with a brief reception following. Seating for this event is limited and tickets are required, which will be available at BCA’s box office by calling 442-7158.

Planning Meeting in PownalA planning meeting of all interested people and organizations will be

held on Wednesday, April 22, at 7 p.m., on the top floor of the Pownal American Legion on Route 7 in Pownal. We will be sharing ideas and commitments from people to plan events to take place at any time dur-ing the year 2010. 2010 will be the 250th anniversary of the signing of Pownal’s charter by Benning Wentworth.

We hope to have at least one major event a month sponsored by an organization or an individual. The event does not have to be historic in nature. Hikes, presentations, block parties, barbecues...any and all will be welcome. We’re looking for individuals and organizations that are willing to take the responsibility to organize and carry out events that are open to the public. Since Pownal’s anniversary falls a year before most other towns in Vermont, this is an opportunity for Pownal to show the public all that is comfortable and exciting about Pownal.

In addition, we are trying to identify old photos and documents about Pownal that can be copied and held for the future of everyone in Vermont.

If you have any questions at all, please call either Wendy Hopkins 823-5405 or Ray Rodrigues 823-0198.

Author, Law Professor Anita Hill to Reflect on “Choosing America’s Better History” at Bennington Center for the Arts

Hill has taught law and social policy for 25 years and has lectured in the U.S. and abroad. She has also written commentary for Time, Newsweek, The New York Times, The Boston Globe and Ms. Magazine and appears regularly on programs including Good Morning America, Meet the Press, The Today Show and Larry King Live.

Inspired by President Obama’s inaugural speech in which he asked every American “to choose our better history,” Hill’s talk will explore the role of the Supreme Court and other federal courts in enforc-ing civil rights and passing on the promise of mean-ingful citizenship from generation to generation. Her talk will address how this administration can choose members of the federal courts, including a Supreme Court Justice, in ways that promote equal-ity and diversity.

Southern Vermont College President Karen Gross, a former full-time law professor who worked with Professor Hill, remarked, “We are honored to welcome Anita Hill to our community. For many of us, her powerful testimony at the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings is seared in our memories. We look forward to hearing her reflections on the past and her thoughts for improving our future at this extraordi-nary time in our nation’s history. I am delighted that students, faculty and staff from the institutions participating in the Four College Issues Forum will have an opportunity to meet Professor Hill and listen to her inspiring personal and professional story.”

For more information about the Anita Hill lecture on April 23 at Bennington Center for the Arts or about the Four Colleges Issues Forum, please call the Southern Vermont College Office of Communications at 447-6388.

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Bird Walks at Canoe MeadowsBerkshire Sanctuaries is sponsoring Bird Walks at Canoe Meadows

Wildlife Sanctuary on Friday, April 17 from 8 to 10 a.m.Sponsored by Berkshire Sanctuaries Instructor is Noreen Mole,

Berkshire Wildlife Sanctuaries. This is for an adult audience and there is a fee.

The meadows, forests, and wetlands of Canoe Meadows provide a variety of habitats that attract many birds. We will walk through these habitats in order to observe the changing birdlife. Because Canoe Meadows lies along a migration corridor adjacent to the Housatonic River and has a variety of habitat types, it’s one of the area’s most produc-tive birding locations year-round.

Instructions and Directions: Bring binoculars. Members free. Beginners welcome. Registration is required.

Berkshire Wildlife Sanctuaries, and Massachusetts Audubon Society, 472 West Mountain Road, Lenox, MA 01240. For further information, please call 413-637-0320, or check the Web site at www.massaudubon.org.

The Colonial Theatre Presents Ani Difranco with Special Guest

Joshua James The Colonial brings Ani DiFranco with special guest Joshua James to

Pittsfield on April 21 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the performance are $35-$55 and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street, Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; by calling 413-997-4444 or online at www.TheColonialTheatre.org.

Ani DiFranco is a songwriter, vocalist and guitarist perpetually on the move. From the raw folk-punk of her early albums through the jazz-funk grooves created while touring with her five-piece band, to the twists and turns of her current work as a solo artist, DiFranco’s restless creativity continually leads her and her listeners into ever more exciting territory.

This event is sponsored by WMHT Public Television and Radio.

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North Hill Gardens, Readsboro

“Our Life in the Garden” - North Hill Garden Presentation

On Saturday, April 11 at 2 p.m., Bennington Museum hosts the first June Arts event featuring Joe Eck and Wayne Winterrowd, partners in North Hill Gardens in Readsboro, internationally acclaimed lecturers, and authors of several books and articles on horticulture and garden design. They will speak on “Our Life in Gardens”, a highly personal account of over 30 years of experience in creating North Hill. Their talk is both a biography of a mature garden as well as an autobiography of a relationship and is composed of short readings from the book and spontaneous commentary. Garden historian Mac Griswold has called

North Hill “one of the ten best private gardens in North America”. Refreshments will be provided by the Bennington Garden Club.

This event is free with admission to the Museum.Located in south-central Vermont, North Hill is a garden of approxi-

mately seven acres under intense cultivation, and is surrounded by a larger tract of mature hardwood forest of beech and maple. Begun on raw ground in l977, it has now reached a settled maturity, and contains a comprehensive collection of plants hardy to zones 4 and 5, and with careful siting and protection, zones 6 and 7. Collections within the garden include plantings of heathers and dwarf conifers, antique and species roses, bamboos, unusual perennials and annuals, an extensive rock and bog garden, a large collection of hybrid deciduous magnolias, an ornamental vegetable garden and many tender conservatory plants. Most notable are large masses of naturalized bulbs, many thousands of which have been planted over the years.

North Hill has been featured in many American and British publica-tions.

The Bennington Museum is located at 75 Main Street (Route 9), Bennington in The Shires of Vermont. The museum is just a short ride from Manchester, Williamstown, and eastern New York. Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the museum is closed on Wednesday. Visit the museum at www.benningtonmuseum.org or call 447-1571 for more information.

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Spring Break Classes in SalemRegistration has begun for two fun children’s Spring Break classes at

The Historic Salem Courthouse in Salem, New York. Call 518-854-7053 to register today.

Introduce your child to the wonders of pottery making. This camp is designed for hands-on clay work with an emphasis on creativity and exploration. Students can create wonderful bowls, mugs, plates, bird-

houses, or sculptures. This class size is limited so reserve early.

Need some inspiration for what to give the best mom in the world on her special day? Handmade gifts are the best, as any mom knows, so join us and create a special present Mom will treasure for years! With felt, beautiful and personalized gift possibilities are endless, and easy to make. It’s a surprise for Mom, though, so what we’ll be making is a secret, but you’ll be using colorful felt, needles and embroi-dery floss, to make your one-of-a-kind Mother’s Day gifts! Join us and use your imagination to make a variety of cool felt crafts: pillows, wall art, name plaques, felt boards, doll clothes, journals... or whatever your heart desires.��

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Curves of Bennington Partners with Avon to Continue Fitness Study

Study participants in the single largest women’s fitness study ever conducted reported losing a total of two elephants —18 tons — last year. Based on the preliminary results from the 2008 Curves/Avon Fitness Study, 20,141 participants lost a total of 36,000 pounds — the equivalent of two elephants — during the 30-day study. And Curves of Bennington is looking for local women to participate in this study as it continues in 2009.

Participants will have access to the Curves workout for 30 days for a small fee, and must complete at least 12 workouts over a 30-day period, with a minimum of three workouts per week. In addition, participants will receive pre-and-post fitness evaluations, results you can track and compare, and supervised training from a Curves trainer. As an added incentive, each participant who completes a post fitness evaluation at the end of the study will receive a free gift courtesy of Curves and Avon.

For more information on the Curves/Avon Fitness Study, please con-tact Judy Brownell at 442-0600, or visit the Bennington Curves location at 901 E. Main St., Bennington.

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Small Jazz Ensemble at Williams CollegeThe Williams College Department of Music will present three small

student jazz ensembles coached by Freddie Bryant on Tuesday, April 14 at 8 p.m. in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall on the Williams College cam-pus. This free event is open to the public.

The small ensembles are: Jazztronauts featuring Geoff Rodriguez, Ben Peskoe, Rob Pasternak, Charlie Dougherty, and Sam Kapala; Thursday Night Trio featuring Alex Creighton, Jimi Oke, and Samyam Rajbhandari; and La Roca featuring Aspen Jordan, Paisley Kang, Connor Kamm, Rob Pasternak, Charlie Dougherty, and Kenny Flax.

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Afghans for Homeless VeteransThis is a wonderful opportunity for many people in our community

to assist some of the 150 homeless veterans in Vermont. You can do this without leaving your home or committing to a schedule. You can be young or old, in great health or fighting an illness, handicapped or agile.

We would like to supply homeless veterans going into this transi-tional housing program with a handmade “twin size” afghan, which they would receive when they arrive and would enable them to have a personal gift when they leave.

“The Veterans’ Place” will be opening in Northfield in May of this year. You can get all the information by going to: www.vermontveter-ansplace.org. The Veterans’ Place will be providing previously unavail-able resources in an all-in-one locale so the Veterans may regain their pride and reach their full potential.

Initial services, which will be provided to all resident Veterans, include: housing, food, legal, dental & eyeglasses, job seeking, substance abuse counseling, clothing and personal hygiene. The goal is to create the first Veterans’ Place transitional housing facility combined with assisting services within Vermont for Homeless Veterans and remove up to 26 homeless Veterans from the homeless population by 2010.

Another similar project, “The Canal Street Project” is expected to break ground in June.

This project is backed by the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary and The Ladies Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, both of Bennington. For information, call 447-7148 or by email at [email protected] to make arrangements for drop off or pickup.

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