Real Estate Performs on NPR’s World Cafe

A live performance by Real Estate, the acclaimed indie rock band featuring Alex Bleeker ’08 (above, left) on bass, was aired on a recent episode of NPR's World Cafe, a nationally broadcast program that showcases indie rock, singer-songwriters, folk, alternative country, blues, and world music. Listen here.

Dinklage ’91 named best supporting ACTOR (Again)

Peter Dinklage ’91 won a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor in a TV series, miniseries, or movie for his portrayal of Tyrion Lannister in HBO’s Game of Thrones—the same role that earned him an Emmy for best supporting actor late last year. Watch.

Tom Sachs '89 Named One of Wall Street Journal Magazine's Top Innovators

Artist Tom Sachs ’89 was featured in Wall Street Journal Magazine’s “Special Innovator’s Issue” which described his recent short film 10 Bullets as a “brilliantly twisted homage to corporate training films as well as an amusing look at Sachs’s exacting studio process.” Watch it here.

Bennington Band BOBBY’s Debut Album Previewed on NPR’s First Listen

A year after forming as Tom Greenberg ‘10's senior project in music, BOBBY, a band made up of current Bennington students and recent grads, has been signed by Partisan Records and will be releasing their self-titled debut album on June 21. The album was featured this week on NPR's First Listen series, which previews select, upcoming albums in their entirety. Listen here.

Peter Dinklage ’91 Wins Emmy for Game of Thrones Role

For his role as Tyrion Lannister in the critically acclaimed HBO series Game of Thrones, Peter Dinklage '91 earned a 2011 Emmy Award for best supporting actor in a drama series. Casting director Julie Tucker '91, a five-time Emmy nominee and two-time winner, was nominated for two awards this year for her casting of Showtime's The Big C and Nurse Jackie. Read more.

Actor Alan Arkin ’55 Discusses new Memoir on NPR

Award-winning actor Alan Arkin ’55 discussed his recently released memoir An Improvised Life last week on NPR’s Talk of the Nation. Listen here.

Will Stratton ’09 Back in the News with Third Album

A recent profile in the New York Press placed singer/songwriter Will Stratton '09 in good company, likening music from his latest album, New Vanguard Blues, to "Nick Drake ... suddenly blessed with John Fahey's blues guitar picking skills." Read the article here.

Bret Easton Ellis ’86 Reflects on Bennington in Recent Interview

Iconic writer Bret Easton Ellis '86 was on Northeast Public Radio last week promoting his new novel Imperial Bedrooms, the sequel to his bestselling debut Less Than Zero, which, published by Vintage in 1985, launched the 21-year-old Bennington student into literary stardom. Listen to the interview here.

award-winning Composer Elizabeth Swados ’73 Profiled in LA STAGE

Award-winning musician, director, and composer Elizabeth Swados '73 looked back on her Bennington days in a recent LA STAGE article announcing the revival of The Good Woman of Setzuan, a play for which she composed the original score. Read the article here.

Actress Holland Taylor '64 Discusses Upcoming Solo Show on NPR

Emmy Award-winning actress Holland Taylor '64 was on NPR's Morning Edition this week to discuss her upcoming one-woman play about former Gov. Ann Richards of Texas, one of her personal heroes. Listen to the interview here.

Carol Channing ‘42 Documentary Makes NYT ‘Critic’s Pick’ List

A new documentary on legendary actress Carol Channing ’42 was dubbed a “Critic’s Pick” this month by The New York Times. The film, Carol Channing: Larger Than Life, follows the actress from childhood through her 91st year—a span in which, the documentary affirms, she’s hardly lost a step. For the entire Times review, including a clip of the film, click here.

A Conversation with Actor Alan Arkin '55

Actor Alan Arkin ’55, best known for his Academy Award–winning performance as the grandfather in Little Miss Sunshine, returned to campus for a Q&A with current students. As student blogger India Kieser ’12 writes, it was an inspiring conversation for all. Photos here.

Mountain Man scores rave review in new york times

Mountain Man, the up-and-coming folk trio of Amelia Meath '10, Molly Sarle '12, and Alex Sauser-Monnig '09, continued to impress on their recent summer tour, which included a stop at the 2011 Newport Folk Festival (listen on NPR), and an "engrossing performance," according to The New York Times, at the famed Mercury Lounge. To read the entire Times review, click here.  

Author Kiran Desai ’93 Reflects Upon Journey to America in The New Yorker

Man Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai ‘93 was one of six immigrant authors to share their coming-to-America story in a recent issue of The New Yorker. In her essay “Fatherland,” Desai discusses the guilt that she and many of her Indian peers felt when leaving their parents to immigrate to America. Read the essay here (subscription required).

Mountain Man performs on NPR’s World Cafe

A live performance by Mountain Man, the harmonizing folk trio of Amelia Meath '10, Molly Sarle '12, and Alex Sauser-Monnig '09, was aired this month on NPR's World Cafe, a nationally broadcast program that showcases indie rock, singer-songwriters, folk, alternative country, blues, and world music. Listen here.

Melissa Rosenberg ’86 Establishes Performing Arts Scholarship

The College is pleased to announce that screenwriter, producer, and alumna Melissa Rosenberg '86 has made a gift to establish an endowed scholarship in the performing arts. Read more.

Faculty Member, Alum Earn Tony Award Nominations

Faculty member Scott Lehrer and alumnus Alexander Dodge '93 were nominated for 2010 Tony Awards for their behind-the-scenes work on two critically acclaimed Broadway productions. Read more. 

Sarah Stanbury ’71 Wins Guggenheim

Alumna Sarah Stanbury '71 has been awarded a 2010 Guggenheim Fellowship for her ongoing work in medieval English literature. An English professor at the College of the Holy Cross, Stanbury's work examines what manmade objects in the work of Chaucer tell us about the people and period. Read more.

Gretel Ehrlich ’67 Wins Thoreau Prize for Excellence in Nature Writing

PEN New England has named author Gretel Ehrlich ‘67 winner of the 2010 Henry David Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence in Nature Writing. Read more.

Bennington Students, Recent Alums Garner Musical Acclaim

Late Show with David Letterman, Rolling Stone magazine, NPR, and Spinner.com are just a few of the news and entertainment outlets that have featured music by Bennington students or alumni in the past month. Read more.

Holland Taylor ‘64 Wins 2012 Arts Leadership Award

Actress Holland Taylor ’64 has earned this year’s Public Leadership in the Arts Award from the Americans for the Arts organization. Given in recognition of “an elected official or artist who plays an important role in the advancement of the arts and arts education,” past recipients include public officials Nancy Pelosi, Edward Kennedy, and Arnold Schwarzennegger, as well as artists Herbie Hancock, Harry Belafonte, Tony Bennett, and Gloria Estefan. Read more.

Remembering Modern Art Icon Helen Frankenthaler ’49 (1928–2011)

The entire Bennington community mourns the loss of Helen Frankenthaler ’49, who died on December 27, at the age of 83. Read more.

Liz Lerman ’69 Awarded $50,000 Artist Grant

Choreographer Liz Lerman ’69 (above, center) was one of 50 artists this year to receive a $50,000 fellowship from United States Artists (USA). Read more.

Real Estate (feat. alex bleeker '08) Scores High Marks for New Album

Real Estate, the acclaimed indie rock band featuring Alex Bleeker ’08 (second to left) on bass, recently released their second studio album, Days, which Pitchfork.com called “evidence that great music doesn’t have to sound hard to make, even if it is.” Watch the video for their new track, “It’s Real”. For more on the band, click here.

Stegner Fellow Mogelson ‘05 Pens NYT Magazine Story on Accused U.S. Soldiers

Luke Mogelson’s investigative exposé on the alleged murders of three Afghan civilians by U.S. soldiers appears on the cover of the May 1 New York Times Magazine. Recently discharged from the National Guard, Mogelson was one of 10 writers out of nearly 1,900 applicants this year to receive the prestigious Wallace Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University’s creative writing program.

Susan Rethorst '74 wins $75,000 Alpert Award in Dance

Choreographer and performer Susan Rethorst '74 is one of five artists to receive the 2010 Alpert Award in the Arts, a $75,000 prize to support her ongoing work in contemporary dance. Read more.

Alumni-Owned Theater Earns Praise in NYT

Alumni Sheila Lewandowski ’97 and Brian Rogers ’95 were the focus of a recent New York Times piece lauding their management of the award-winning Chocolate Factory Theater in New York. Read the article here.

Actor, Activist Tim Daly ‘79 to Deliver Commencement Address

Bennington is pleased to announce that actor, director, producer, and activist Tim Daly '79 will address this year's graduating class at the College's 76th commencement dinner on Friday, June 3, at 7:00 p.m. on Commons Lawn. Read more.

Lincoln Schatz ’86's Portraits for Esquire to be Displayed in Smithsonian

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has selected Lincoln Schatz's 2008 commission for Esquire magazine, Portrait of the 21st Century, for inclusion in their collection. The series of 19 portraits, which includes George Clooney, Jeff Bezos, and LeBron James, will be on view through 2011 in the exhibition "Americans Now." For more information, or to view a documentary on the project, click here.

Filmmaker Mitchell Lichtenstein ’78 Offers Advice to current Students

"Be enthusiastic about your work, but always stay humble," alumnus Mitchell Lichtenstein '78 told a room full of Bennington students as part of the "Beyond Bennington" speaker series, which invites alumni to campus to discuss their careers with current students. Read more.

Savannah Dooley ’07 to Pen New ABC Family Series

A television series conceived by Savannah Dooley ‘07 when she was a student at Bennington has been picked up by ABC Family and will air on the network this summer. Read more.