Alumni News

Sunfest at Bennington Bennington to Kick Off Annual Spring Music Festival

Sunfest, Bennington's annual, all-day music festival, will begin on Saturday, May 1, at 12:00 pm. This year's bill features a number of student bands and incoming acts, including Real Estate—featuring Alex Bleeker '08 on bass—whose self-titled album was ranked among the top 20 of 2009 by Pitchfork.com.

Image of Mitchell Lichtenstein Lichtenstein ’78 Offers Advice to Students

"Be enthusiastic about your work, but always stay humble," filmmaker 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.

Mountain Man Students and Recent Alums Garner Musical Acclaim

The 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.

Image of Holland Taylor 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.

Image of Savannah Dooley 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.