The group, Midnight Capers, including (from left back) Stu Corso, Jeff Swift (middle), Ben Jeffries, Karen Mueller-Harder, and (front) Nathan Colpitts, Lisa Hantman, perform a Longsword dance during the Cabot Village Fourth Annual 12th Night Celebration, held January 5 and 6. The festival included live music, storytelling, theater, performances and workshops.
Vanessa Fournier graduated from Hazen Union School in 1973 and went to work taking photos in Bennington, then returned to Hardwick to work for Vin Zecchinelli of Farland Studio for several years. She started her own photo business in 1979. She's been in photography for over 50 years, working for The Hardwick Gazette for 44 years. She retired in 2023 and is still taking pictures for The Gazette because she still loves what she does.
