BARNET – Ten years after her documentary on drug use disorder inspired a gubernatorial State of the State address, Bess O’Brien turns her focus to locals struggling to pay for food and shelter. A Vermonter who identifies herself only as Katelyn is explaining how, five months pregnant in the coldest[Read More…]
Entertainment
When Light Bends: Relativity and Eclipses
GREENSBORO – Who would think that using an overhead projector, a projector sheet with hand-drawn stars and a magnifying glass, plus an eclipse would help explain Einstein’s Theory of Relativity? The upcoming total eclipse of the sun is generating lots of creativity including a play “When Light Bends,” which had[Read More…]
Farmers Night Features Traditional Music with Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy
MONTPELIER – The Farmers Night concert at the Vermont State House on Wed., March 27, at 7:30 p.m., will feature an evening of traditional music by Becky Tracy playing fiddle and Keith Murphy on guitar, mandolin, piano and foot percussion. Tracy and Murphy are leading lights in the new traditional[Read More…]
St. Patrick’s Day Crowd at the Legion Celebrate with “Yanks in the Attic”
HARDWICK – “Yanks In the Attic” drew a big St. Patrick’s Day crowd in a celebratory mood to Hardwick’s American Legion Post No. 7 following its traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner on Saturday, March 16. The all-ages community dance was organized by The Civic Standard of Hardwick. “Yanks in[Read More…]
Folk Duo to Perform April 4
CABOT – The Cabot Folk Club will present “Hungrytown,” Thursday, April 4, 7 p.m., at the Willey Building Auditorium. Multi-instrumentalist and singer Ken Anderson and writer Rebecca Hall make up “Hungrytown,” a folk duo with arrangements, vocal harmonies, and a literary bent. “Hungrytown” create acoustic American folk songs with predominantly[Read More…]
Parker to Perform at Living Room Concert
HARDWICK – Anders Parker will perform at the Living Room Concert at the Civic Standard on Sunday, March 31, at 7 p.m. Across an almost 30-year career, Anders Parker has cut his own path, across roads and wilds of America with his music. Now based in New Orleans with roots[Read More…]
Paula Poundstone at BOH on April 5
BARRE – Comedian Paula Poundstone will be on stage when The Barre Opera House’s Community National Bank Celebration Series continues on Friday, April 5, at 8 p.m. Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit. She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast, “Nobody Listens[Read More…]
Exhibit of Four Family Artists on Display at Library
WOODBURY – An exhibit of four artists connected by familial ties and art is on display at the Woodbury Community Library. Woodbury resident and artist, Patricia de Gogorza Gahagan shares a sample of her work along with the work from her parents, Maitland de Gogorza and Julia Brodt, and husband[Read More…]
Calais Poet Reads from Debut Book April 13
MONTPELIER – Readings from the debut poetry book, “Stonechat,” by Calais poet Mary Elder Jacobsen will be part of a three-poet presentation on April 13, at 12:30 p.m., in the Poem City series at the Kellogg-Hubbard Library.In “Stonechat,” Jacobsen explores, sometimes in form and sometimes in invented form, the songful[Read More…]
Arthur Schaller Selected Works Exhibit Begins April 1
MONTPELIER – The T.W. Wood Gallery will present an exhibit of Arthur Schaller selected works beginning April 1. This exhibition consists of a compilation of collages, paintings, and mixed media work. An artist reception will be held April 4, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. A bricoleur at heart, Schaller has[Read More…]
Lena Jonsson Trio Performs March 21
CABOT – The Lena Jonsson Trio will perform on Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m., at the Willey Building Auditorium. On tour from Sweden, the Lena Jonsson Trio presents a mix of Swedish folk, jazz, American old-time, and electro-acoustic sounds. The trio includes guitarist Erik Ronström and bassist Krydda Sundström. The trio won[Read More…]
