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"A tour of the United States through books" on Electric Lit features The Secret History by Donna Tartt '86 as the recommended book for the state of Vermont. MFA faculty member Alexander Chee's novel Edinburgh represents the state of Maine. 

This summer five Bennington students from Bosnia explored the intersections between peacebuilding and theater through their work with The Center for Peacebuilding (CIM) in Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Now, they are bringing what they’ve learned back to Bennington. They will present their work at the Peacebuilding in Action panel on October 1 at the Center for the Advancement of Public Actions (CAPA).

Liz Deschenes has two new shows on view now—one at Miguel Abreu Gallery and the other at Paula Cooper Gallery. In both, her work is presented in conversation with that of acclaimed conceptual and minimal artist Sol LeWitt, who passed away in 2007. 

Marguerite Feitlowitz was interviewed by Andrew Graham-Yooll in ±Êá²µ¾±²Ô²¹12&²Ô²ú²õ±è;as an expert on the subject of the language of dictatorship on how she came to focus her work on Argentina’s history.

The winning plays from Dorset Theatre Festival’s Jean E. Miller Young Playwrights Competition, which is supported by 51³ÉÈËÁÔÆæ faculty, students, and alumni, will be performed on Wednesday, September 28, 6:30 p.m., at the Manchester Community Library.