HARDWICK – Five student composers from Hazen Union School and Craftsbury Academy, Lilly Cookson, Basil Crouse, Owen Foster, Garrett Sisk, and Losada Stoddard. saw their original works brought to life in a professional performance collaboration with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) and Music-COMP, June 5, at the Hazen Union Auditorium.[Read More…]
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Juneteenth commemorated with HCA concert
GREENSBORO – Last Friday afternoon and evening the Jubalo Singers from Berea College in Berea, Ky., came to the Highland Center for the Arts and gave a beautiful and inspiring concert entitled “A Journey of Freedom: Songs of Slavery and Emancipation.” The selections were based on the original research of[Read More…]
“The Addams Family Musical” explores deeper meanings of love and marriage
HYDE PARK–The Lamoille County Players are currently performing the highly-entertaining musical comedy, “The Addams Family Musical,” at the Hyde Park Opera House, with a superlative cast who combine beautiful voices with professional acting skills. Inspired by the hilarious cartoons of Charles Addams that appeared for decades in the New Yorker[Read More…]
“Hamlet,” as good as Shakespeare gets
PLAINFIELD – “Hamlet,” the first of three Shakespeare plays to be presented in the Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival this summer, was performed last weekend by the Plainfield Little Theater at the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, under the excellent direction of Tom Blachly. This work has a number of antecedents[Read More…]
Plainfield Shakespeare festival opens season with ‘Hamlet’
PLAINFIELD — The Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival presents its production of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, and director Tom Blachly couldn’t be more proud. “I’ve directed many, many plays over the course of my life, and I think this is one of the best casts I’ve[Read More…]
Thursday Concert Series
MARSHFIELD – Thursdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the Jaquith Public Library, hear some music, visit with neighbors, dance, try one’s luck at a 50-50 raffle and buy baked goods and books or buy dinner from the Tiny Cabin Kitchen. Performaner and dates include, July 2, Ernest James Zydeco Band; July[Read More…]
Dworsky exhibit opens June 26 at HCA
GREENSBORO – The exhibit, “Phase Change,” by Alisa Dworsky opens June 26 at the Highland Center for the Arts Gallery and runs through July 26. An opening reception with the artist will be held Sunday, June 28, 5 to 7 p.m. “Phase Change” brings together Dworsky’s works on paper and a[Read More…]
Music for hard times, June 27
EAST CRAFTSBURY – Saturday, June 27, 1 to 3 p.m., The NEK Death Care Community, together with the John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library, will hold a free community workshop about the power of music. This workshop will include stories from community members about the power of music when a loved one[Read More…]
Events Calendar, June 24 to July 6; Exhibits, Community Services, Weekend Services, Libraries, Town Clerks
Wednesday, June 24 Volunteer at the Trees for Streams Monitoring and Maintenance Days, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Tributary to Cass Brook, Jones Farm, Craftsbury. Information: [email protected]. Blind and visual impairment information table, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., by the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, St. Johnsbury[Read More…]
Lew-Smith wins third fiction prize
HARDWICK – Hardwick author Jodi Lew-Smith’s novel, “Asa James,” has been named in the National Indie Excellence Awards as the winner of the “Regional Fiction – Northeast” category. The competition recognizes top books among independent authors and publishers in both fiction and non-fiction categories. The novel has previously been recognized by[Read More…]
At 83, poet Hewitt is committed to the craft
BURLINGTON – Despite writing poems since his high school years, 83-year-old Geof Hewitt still doesn’t consider himself a poet. Even so, Hewitt is well known across Vermont for his poetry and performances. He is Vermont’s reigning slam poetry champion and has published several books on poetry. He has taught the[Read More…]
