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"Mount Washington: The Crown of New England," on view at the Currier Museum of Art through Jan. 16, also features images from magazines, books, stereoscopes and other popular ways of reaching a mass audience.

Art Notes: White Mountains Majesty at the Currier

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterDecember 28, 2016

After seeing United Church of Bethel Pastor Tom Harty, left, struggle to lift a heavy and awkward historical marker sign to the top of its post, Jason Leno, right, crossed the street to lend a hand in Bethel, Vt., Wednesday December 21, 2016. The new sign recognizes the 200-year-old structure, built in 1816, the year known as "Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death." An Indonesian volcano erupted that year, sending up a plume of ash that caused cold weather and crop-killing frosts through the summer. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Built in a Time of Crisis

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterDecember 24, 2016

Author Viet Thanh Nguyen, who wrote "The Sympathizer," a book about defectors to America from Vietnam during the Vietnam War. (Bob Chamberlin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Three Upper Valley Booksellers Recommend Titles

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterDecember 16, 2016

The Main Street Museum opened 25 years ago in the former Lena's Lunch location on South Main Street in White River Junction, Vt. (Courtesy Main Street Museum)

Art Notes: Main Street Museum Looks to Its Future

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterDecember 15, 2016

Bente Torjusen, second from right, stands for a picture with her daughters and grandchild, Anna West, left, Vivienne Zayatz West, and Matilda West at her farewell reception at the AVA Gallery, in Lebanon, N.H., on Friday night, December 2, 2016. (Valley News - John Happel) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Bente Torjusen’s Three Decades of Influence on the Arts and the Upper Valley

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterDecember 12, 2016

Hanover High seniors rehearse "What Child Is This" as part of the 100th annual Christmas Mystery at Rollins Chapel in Hanover, N.H., on December 6, 2016. Two performances will be held on Sunday, December 11, at 4 and 5 p.m. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Hanover Christmas Pageant Celebrates 100 Years

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterDecember 9, 2016

"Winter River Series #9," an oil painting on board by Mary Jane Morse, is among the works on view at Zollikofer Gallery, in White River Junction's Hotel Coolidge.

Art Notes: White River Junction Gallery Scene Gets a ‘Pop-Up’ Branch

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterDecember 8, 2016

Opera North Sets Its Season

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterDecember 7, 2016

John Lunn makes flutes from silver and gold at his home in Newport, N.H. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Video: Newport Man Makes Flutes to Order in an Old World Style

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterDecember 6, 2016

At age 22, photographer Seth Goodwin, of Norwich, Vt., traveled to the Soviet Union for two weeks in the spring of 1988 with his history professor. He returned with images of daily life during a time when change was imminent. “It was the first time in my photographing that I felt I had a project and a goal in a place that was very photogenic.” “It was the first time all of that came together for me,” Goodwin said. Photos from his project are on display at the Norwich Public Library. (Valley News - John Happel) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Art Notes: Norwich Library Show Focuses on Soviet Life

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterDecember 1, 2016