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AVA Hires a Familiar Face to Manage Exhibitions

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterSeptember 5, 2017

John Caswell, 60, reads from Shellback, his book of prose and poetry published by the Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center inside a tarp shelter he built near the base of the ski jump at Storrs Hill in Lebanon, N.H. Monday, February 22, 2016. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

A Life: John Caswell ‘Didn’t Put People in Boxes’

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2017August 4, 2025

Kristen Wiig, center left, and Matt Damon, center right, star in Alexander Payne's new film, "Downsizing," one of the Telluride at Dartmouth selections.

Directors Rule at Telluride at Dartmouth

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterSeptember 1, 2017

"October Processional," an oil painting on paper by Pomfret artist Peter Brooke, is on view at BigTown Gallery in Rochester, Vt., as part of "Land, Sea and Sky," an exhibition of Brooke's work.

Art Notes: Landscapes Between Real and Imagined

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterAugust 24, 2017

The woods of the Upper Valley might not be truly wild, but they are not to be taken lightly. Even close to home, it’s easy to get turned around and end up lost when venturing off the trail. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

The Art of Losing One’s Way

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterAugust 21, 2017

Marshall's grandmother Rose Bernstein, right, was photographed with her sister, Marshall's great-aunt, Necha Kempinska, left, and her husband, whose name is not known, on a visit to France in 1949. Necha Kempinska survived the war in hiding. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Grantham Woman Searches for Traces of Her Family in Poland

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterAugust 18, 2017

Casey Dennis, of Fairlee, is the author of four mystery novels built around his protagonist, private eye Vince Tanzi. Dennis, a financial advisor by day, also is the former bass guitar player for Dr. Burma. Photographed in West Lebanon, N.H., August 8, 2017. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Man of Many Talents Authors Crime Fiction Set in Vermont and Plays Bass Guitar

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterAugust 11, 2017

"Movie Night" by Shawna Gibbs, of Claremont, N.H., won the Cornelia M. Rahmelow Photography Prize in AVA's 2017 Juried Summer Exhibition, on display until Aug. 23, 2017.

Art Notes: Artists Blur Lines Between Media in AVA’s Summer Juried Exhibition

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterAugust 10, 2017

Opera Review: ‘Madama Butterfly’ Packs Powerful Emotions Into an Intimate Story

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterAugust 7, 2017

Review: Opera North Opens a Smart Production of ‘Kiss Me, Kate’

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterJuly 31, 2017