Alumni News
Norris '69 to Speak as 2009 Olesen FellowBestselling author and Bennington alumna Kathleen Norris '69 will speak and read from selected works on Thursday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the College's Deane Carriage Barn. The event—this year's Candace DeVries Olesen '50 Lectureship for Distinguished Alumni—is free and open to the public.
Bennington Duo's Detroit Deli Defies Economy, CNNMoney.com SaysWhile the economic and automotive crises have forced many Detroit business owners to shut their doors, Jason Murphy '09 and Ben Hall '04 can barely keep the door of their deli closed.
SF Chronicle Lauds Jones '45 as "God Among Editors"San Francisco Chronicle food and wine editor Michael Bauer dedicated a recent blog entry to author and longtime Alfred A. Knopf editor Judith Jones '45, whose latest memoir, The Tenth Muse: My Life in Food, has received favorable reviews from The New York Times and elsewhere.
"Twilight" Keeps Rosenberg ’86 in the SpotlightFans of the best-selling Twilight book series are sinking their teeth into Melissa Rosenberg '86's highly anticipated film adaptation, which hit 5,500 screens starting with a midnight viewing on November 21.
Cameron '79 Brings Citywide Art Show to New OrleansDuring a post-Katrina panel discussion with a group of New Orleans-based artists in early 2006, Dan Cameron '79, then-senior curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, just blurted it out: "A biennial would go really, really well in New Orleans."