Thursday
Literary
Author event: 7 p.m. Nancy J. Thompson will discuss her new book, "Touching the Elephant: Values the World's Religions Share and How They Can Transform Us." Co-sponsored by the Bennington Bookshop. For more information, call 802-442-5059. Bennington Free Library, 101 Silver St., Bennington.
Friday
Theater
"Stupid F*%king Bird": 7:30 p.m. A new adaptation of Chekhov's "The Seagull" by Aaron Posner. Produced in partnership with Bennington College. Tickets $25 for adults, $10 for students 21 years old and younger. Contains adult themes and language. Hubbard Hall, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge, New York.
Miscellaneous
Open mic: 7 p.m. All genres. Coffee and snacks available. The Left Bank, 5 Bank St., North Bennington.
Saturday
Theater
"Stupid F*%king Bird": 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. A new adaptation of Chekhov's "The Seagull" by Aaron Posner. Produced in partnership with Bennington College. Tickets $25 for adults, $10 for students 21 years old and younger. Contains adult themes and language. Hubbard Hall, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge, New York.
"All My Sons": 2 p.m. Broadcast by Britain's National Theatre Live, starring Sally Field and Bill Pullman. Tickets $18 for adults, $12 for seniors and $5 for students. Tickets may be purchased online at bbatickets.com. Riley Center for the Arts, Burr and Burton Academy, Manchester.
"The Tortoise Versus the Hare: the Greatest Race": 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. A Missoula Children's Theatre production, presented by The Dorset Players. Tickets $15 for adults and $8 for youths; available at dorsetplayers.org or 802-867-5777. The Dorset Playhouse, 104 Cheney Road, Dorset.
"Present Laughter": 1 p.m. A broadcast of the London National Theatre production of No l Coward's provocative comedy, starring Andrew Scott. Tickets $18 ($16 for Clark members); available at clarkart.edu or 413-458-0524. All ticket sales are nonrefundable. The Clark Art Institute, 225 South St., Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Music
"The British Invasion": 7 p.m. A concert featuring a wide variety of songs by artists like The Beatles, The Animals, Dusty Springfield, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac and more. Performers include Mount Anthony Union students and staff, MAU alumni, and friends. Tickets $10; available at www.mauhsvt.booktix.com, the MAU main office or at the door. MAU auditorium, 301 Park St., Bennington.
Film
"Suffragettes in the Silent Cinema": 2 p.m. Part of the Women's Suffrage Film Series. Director, historian and novelist Kay Sloan will introduce the documentary film via Skype; the discussion afterwards will be led by Jyotika Virdi, professor of Cinema Studies at the University of Windsor in Ontario. Donations welcome. Oldcastle Theatre Company, 331 Main St., Bennington.
Miscellaneous
North Bennington Winter Festival: Daylong event, beginning at 9 a.m.; Penguin Plunge at Lake Paran at 11 a.m. Full schedule at www.bennington.com/winterfest. Various locations throughout North Bennington.
Sunday
Theater
"Stupid F*%king Bird": 2 p.m. A new adaptation of Chekhov's "The Seagull" by Aaron Posner. Produced in partnership with Bennington College. Tickets $25 for adults, $10 for students 21 years old and younger. Contains adult themes and language. Hubbard Hall, 25 E. Main St., Cambridge, New York.
Miscellaneous
"A History of the Concept of Race": 2 p.m. Professor William Edelglass of Marlboro College, presented by the Vermont Humanities Council speaker's bureau. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bennington, 108 School St., Bennington.
Tuesday
Music
Benning-Tones: 7 p.m. Monthly pop-up choir learns, practices and performs "Our House (In the Middle of Our Street)" by Madness. $10 admission includes one drink at the WunderBar. Directed and accompanied by Matt Edwards. Oldcastle Theatre Company, 331 Main St., Bennington.
Miscellaneous
Supreme Court talk: 5:30 p.m. Albany Law School professor Vincent Bonventre discusses recent developments on the court. Tickets $18 in advance or $22 at the door. For more information or to register, call 802-867-0111 or visit www.greenmtnacademy.org. Hunter Seminary Room, Burr and Burton Academy, 57 Seminary Ave., Manchester.
Ongoing
Student exhibition: Works by students of Bennington and Williams colleges. Through Feb. 8. Free. Open Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Cynthia-Reeves gallery, 1315 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, Massachusetts.
More Than Meets the Eye: A suite of exhibitions addressing important and topical issues. Through March 15. Southern Vermont Arts Center, 930 SVAC Drive, Manchester.
Stu Eichel paintings: Friday through Feb. 19. Opening reception Saturday from 3-5 p.m. Gallery hours Wednesday-Sunday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.The Small Gallery, Valley Artisans Market, 25 East Main St., Cambridge, New York.
Seline Skoug photographs: Landscapes photographed on back roads throughout the Battenkill and surrounding valleys. Through Feb. 12. Reception Saturday from 3-5 p.m. The Canfield Gallery, Martha Canfield Memorial Library, 528 East Arlington Road, Arlington.
The Banner entertainment calendar publicizes events that are open to the general public. It is printed on Thursday, and the deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Tuesday. Please submit entries to news@benningtonbanner.com.
