New England Newsbriefs

Dateline: 05/22/98

 

  Tanglewood Adds to Popular Artists Series

Tanglewood has announced two new additions to this summer's Popular Artists Series. Liza Minelli will perform in the Shed on Monday, August 17. Bonnie Raitt, with special acoustic performance by Jackson Browne, will be at Tanglewood on Monday, August 24. Tickets may be purchased via Tanglewood's online box office, through TICKETMASTER's online box office, or by calling TICKETMASTER: Boston (617) 931-2000; Western Massachusetts (413) 733-2500; New York City (212) 307-7171; other areas 1-800-347-0808. Located in Lenox, Massachusetts, Tanglewood is the summer performance home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and hosts a variety of other musical events throughout the summer.

  Save on Advance Sale Tickets for Canon Greater Hartford Open

Save up to 30 percent by ordering your tickets for the PGA's New England stop at the Canon Greater Hartford Open which takes place this year from June 29 to July 5. This annual tournament brings together world-class golfers and attracts some of the biggest spectator crowds on the tour. To order tickets in advance, call the Canon GHO ticket line at (860) 246-4GHO (24-hour service) or stop by one of the Connecticut ticket outlets. The deadline for advance sale tickets is June22. Make your plans to attend this unique, star-studded Fourth of July golf event now!

  Grandma Moses Mystery Solved

The Wall Street Journal reported May 8 that seven paintings by renowned artist Anna Mary Robertson Moses (1860-1961), better known as Grandma Moses, have mysteriously reappeared after a 14-year absence. The paintings were bequeathed to the Bennington Museum in Bennington, Vermont, by the late Margaret Carr of Pennsylvania, but mysteriously vanished from her home and were never turned over to the musuem. On February 9, they were anonymously returned to the museum, which now has them on display with its existing Grandma Moses collection--the largest public display of the artist's works. While you're at the museum, you can also visit the one-room 1834 schoolhouse Grandma Moses and other members of her family attended in nearby Eagle Bridge, New York; it was moved to the Bennington Museum's grounds in 1972. Grandma Moses' life and achievements are captured in an exhibit at the schoolhouse.

  Dinosaurs & The Next Generation

Through September 7, 1998, Pepsi Cola presents "Dinosaurs & The Next Generation" at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut. Plan a great summer outing with the kids, who'll love the robotic dinosaurs that move and roar.

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