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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

Dan Hamel, of Claremont, reads from his book "Take The Bullying By The Horns" as illustrator Pam Hodgdon displays her pictures from the book during a visit to the fourth grade classroom of Jessica Taft at State Street School in Windsor, Vt., Thursday, November 17, 2016. Hamel, who has also published a book of poetry, based the story on a visit by Harlem Superstars owner Ricky Lopes to the Windsor schools and the advice he shared with students. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

An End to Bullying: Book Calls Attention to a Perennial Issue

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterNovember 22, 2016

The women of the Enfield-Mascoma Lioness Club join in the monthly business meeting under the leadership of their President Stella Butterfield, back middle, at the Enfield Community Building in Enfield, N.H., Thursday October 27, 2016. The service organization raises money to distribute to local causes and to put on their annual Easter Bunny Breakfast and senior ice cream socials. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Mascoma Lioness Club Carries On

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterNovember 19, 2016

Lawrence Nowlan Jr. works on a clay sculpture of 1939 Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick in his studio in Windsor. The University of Iowa commissioned Nowlan to do the sculpture. A bronze cast of the sculpture will be installed at the university next year.

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Art Notes: AVA Honors Sculptor Larry Nowlan

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterNovember 17, 2016

A cranberry-apple pie with crust made from lard in Tunbridge, Vt., on November 14, 2016. (Valley News - Geoff Hansen) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Occasional Baker Deploys Key Ingredient for Pie

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterNovember 16, 2016

"Thetford Barn," a painting by Louis C. Chap, is among the works on view at Royalton Memorial Library in South Royalton, Vt. An exhibition of Chap's paintings and illustrations is on view through Feb. 18.

Art Notes: Looking Back at a Grandfather’s Work

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterNovember 10, 2016

Joe Dukett paints in his studio in his home in Claremont, N.H., on Oct. 11, 2016. Dukett says his studio is his "man-cave," full of artifacts and photographs that inspire him. (Valley News- Sarah Priestap) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

In Watercolors, Claremont Veteran Draws on his Experiences as Laborer

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterNovember 4, 2016

Claxton Rabb, as David Heard, rehearses a musical number with the JAG Productions cast of Choir Boy at the Briggs Opera House in White River Junction, Vt., Wednesday, November 2, 2016. The play opens November 3. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

‘Choir Boy’ Provides Fresh Take on the Familiar Coming of Age Tale

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterNovember 4, 2016

Sarah Smith, of White River Junction, will exhibit her drawings, one made each day for over a year, at the Main Street Museum through the month of November. "I've never really seen myself as a gallery person," said Smith in Hanover, N.H., Friday, October 28, 2016. "I'm more interested in normal people having my work." Smith has thought of selling her art on a subscription basis customers. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Art Notes: White River Junction Artist Displays Daily Drawings

by Nicola Smith Valley News Staff WriterNovember 4, 2016