Yomarie Silva-O'Neal, an artist in residencen at Mass MoCA, sculpts in her studio. Press photo by Thomas J. Logan, courtesy of Assets 4 Artists

Arts

Here are the Hill Country Observer’s articles about the Arts, listed from newest to oldest. Topics include theater, music, dance, painting, sculpture, film, and writing. The Hill Country Observer talks with artists and makers in many media, in New York, Vermont and Western Massachusetts.

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    Plan to gut historic theater draws howls

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    City to replace Saratoga Music Hall with new court space By THOMAS DIMOPOULOSContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.   Saratoga Music Hall was set up for a sellout crowd in 2013 for the local premiere of “Small Apartments,” a film based on the book by Saratoga Springs native Chris Millis. This spring, city officials backed a read more

    Plan to gut historic theater draws howls
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    Adirondack Theatre Festival troupe focuses on the fresh

    Adirondack Theatre Festival opens 22nd season devoted to new works By TELLY HALKIASContributing Writer GLENS FALLS, N.Y.   Ken Farrell and Kate Braun play Irv and Peg in last year’s production of “Kalamazoo” at Adirondack Theatre Festival in Glens Falls. This year’s festival runs through mid-August and features five new plays. Courtesy photo/Jim McLaughlin Chad read more

    Adirondack Theatre Festival troupe focuses on the fresh
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    Common Folk Collective builds a community through art

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    Common Folk collective aims for permanent role in North Adams By JOHN SEVENContributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass.   The Common Folk artist collective, which has hosted a series of arts and community events over the past year around North Adams, has a new home on Main Street downtown. Courtesy photo With its new location at read more

    Common Folk Collective builds a community through art
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    ‘A ghost or an illusion?’ — Celebrating writer Shirley Jackson

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    North Bennington celebrates centennial of writer Shirley Jackson By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt.     Shirley Jackson Day 2016:Readings of Jackson’s work with two of her children, J.S. Holly and Barry Hyman 7 p.m. Monday, June 27The Left Bank, 5 Bank St., North Bennington, Vt.For more information, call (802) 681-7161 “No one in read more

    ‘A ghost or an illusion?’ — Celebrating writer Shirley Jackson
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    From musical comedy to worldly intrigue

    In new season, Oldcastle Theatre aims to build on recent growth By TELLY HALKIASContributing writer BENNINGTON, Vt.   Elia Ganias and Amy Griffin play Matt and Sally in last year’s production of “Tallley’s Folly” at Oldcastle Theatre Company. The Bennington troupe opens this year’s five-show season on June 3. Courtesy photo/ Jon R. Davis Five read more

    From musical comedy to worldly intrigue
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    Staying true to the best in film

    New director keeps tradition alive as Images Cinema nears 100 By JOHN SEVENContributing writer WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.   Images Cinema got its start in 1916 as the Walden Theater, a silent-movie house on Spring Street in Williamstown. When Doug Jones took over as director of Images Cinema two years ago, he began to look to the read more

    Staying true to the best in film
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    Revival set for oldest N.Y. theater space

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    Hudson Opera House begins restoration of long-dormant main hall By JOHN TOWNESContributing writer HUDSON, N.Y.   Restoration work began this spring on the long-dormant main performance hall at Hudson Opera House. When the $8 million project is completed next year, a modern, flexible 300-seat theater will be ready to host performances on the landmark building’s read more

    Revival set for oldest N.Y. theater space
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    Charles Simic – From war to circuses, poems of vivid imagery

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    Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Simic to read at Bennington College By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer NORTH BENNINGTON, Vt.   Charles Simic, a former national poet laureate whose work is known for its vivid images and moods that range from intense sadness to comedy, will read his works May 11 at Bennington College. © Philip Simic Dark read more

    Charles Simic – From war to circuses, poems of vivid imagery
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    In Vermont, art from high-tech tools

    Museum show explores how digital advances are reshaping design By KATE ABBOTTContributing writer BENNINGTON, Vt. A sink carved from Vermont maple ripples in the exact topography of a valley in the Green Mountains. Karolina Kawiaka, the artist and architect who designed it, relies on new technologies that have led to advances in cancer treatment, jet read more

    In Vermont, art from high-tech tools
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    Behind pop-art splash, shades of darkness

    Consumer objects hint at deeper meaning in artist’s new MoCA show By JOHN SEVENContributing writer NORTH ADAMS, Mass.   The colorful work of the artist Alex Da Corte has the bursting presence and aesthetic immediacy of pop art, but it’s what lies underneath that matters. Da Corte, who’s based in Philadelphia, has a new exhibition, read more

    Behind pop-art splash, shades of darkness