Photography & Cubism are Among Current Exhibits at Hood Museum

Just because classes are over doesn’t mean that the campus of Dartmouth College is on vacation. The Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth is open and filled with a number of dynamic, fascinating permanent exhibits. In addition to ongoing displays the Hood Museum of Art is hosting three, current exhibits on display over the summer.

Current exhibits on display at the Hood Museum of Art include:

Nature Transformed
Edward Burtynsky’s Vermont Quarry Photographs in Context
Through August 19, 2012
View beautiful photographs of the quarries in Vermont while learning how these images relate to the geological and sociological history in the region.

The Expanding Grid
Through August 12, 2012
An installation by the Class of 2012 puts the spotlight on cubism and grid-based abstract art.

The Box in a Valise
Through August 26, 2012
Marcel Duchamp’s Box in a Valise is his self-described “portable museum” of his own life’s work. This mixed media exhibit features photographs, color reductions and more that showcase over 80 of Duchamp’s pieces.

Visit Dartmouth this summer to soak up sunshine and beautiful art at the Hood Museum. For additional information on the Hood Museum of Art, visit their official website. While you’re on campus, stay at the historic and newly renovated Hanover Inn at Dartmouth College. Call 800-443-7024 to reserve you room today!

Tee Off at New Hampshire’s Hanover Country Club

Embrace the warm weather in New England with a round of golf at New Hampshire’s premier course -- the Hanover Country Club on the campus of Dartmouth College.

Hanover Country Club
Dartmouth College
36 Hilton Field Road
Hanover, NH 03755

Golfers can admire the links at the Hanover County Club, the oldest athletic facility at Dartmouth College. Beginning as a 9-hole course in the 1890s, the club was expanded to a full 18-hole course in 1922 designed by Orrin Smith. This championship course was most recently renovated in 2001 making this a meticulously maintained place to play.

This semi-private club offers memberships while also welcoming the public to play. Golfers of every level of play will be challenged and find their stride throughout the various hazards, roughs and fairways. Daily rates vary depending upon the time of day you’d like to play. For more information about a round of golf at the Hanover Country Club in New Hampshire, visit the Club’s official website.

The Hanover Inn at Dartmouth College hopes you enjoy a round of golf at the Hanover Country Club!

See Sweeney Todd, The King & I & Elixir of Love at New Hampshire’s Lebanon Opera House

For more than 80 years, the Lebanon Opera House has provided as place for arts and entertainment in the Upper Valley.  Home to a number of performing arts companies, the Lebanon Opera House is a premier cultural arts center in New England.

Lebanon Opera House
51 North Park Street
Lebanon, New Hampshire

Spend a summer night at the Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon, NH and take in an awe-inspiring performance of famed classics Sweeney Todd, The King & I and Elixir of Love. Listen and watch as these stories are told in beautiful, operatic song.

Sweeney Todd – July 13 – 15 & 19 – 21, 2012
The King & I – August 3, 8, 11, 16 & 17, 2012
Elixir of Love – August 7, 10, 15 & 18, 2012

The Hanover Inn at Dartmouth College hopes you enjoy the summer productions at the Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon, NH!

Learn about the Natural Wonders of the World at the VINS Nature Center

The Vermont Institute of Natural Science, or VINS, not only provides unmatched natural science and environmental conservancy education for children and adults but operates an avian wildlife rehabilitation refuge from its center in Quechee, Vermont.

Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences (VINS)
6565 Woodstock Road
Quechee, VT 05059

Open to the public, VINS Nature Center provides exhibits, trails, activities, camp opportunities and more to people of all ages wishing to learn more about the world around them. Exhibits, activities and trails include their Live Raptor Shows, Raptor Enclosures, Nature Audio Tour, Nature’s Playground, Scavenger Hunt, Nature Nook and much more.

Visit the VINS Nature Center website for full details on their programs, nature store, hours of operation and more. The Hanover Inn at Dartmouth College congratulates the VINS Nature Center on 40 years of education and service to the community!