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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

Isabelle Huppert and Gabriel Byrne appear in a scene from Louder Than Bombs, which screens in the Briggs Opera House in White River Junction on Dec. 3 as a program of the Maine International Film Festival and the White River Indie Festival.

White River, Maine Film Festivals Join Forces

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterNovember 25, 2016

Larry Nowlan's bas relief of famed pitcher Sandy Koufax is among the works on display in a show at AVA Gallery and Art Center in Lebanon that memorializes the late sculptor.

Art Notes: AVA Gallery Opens Holiday Show

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterNovember 24, 2016