MONTPELIER – The 2026 Farmers Night Weekly Concert Series begins on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m., with Bob Wagner & Friends. Burlington-based musician Bob Wagner is known for his guitar work, vocals and songwriting. His collaborations bring together a cast of musicians. Joining him at Farmers Night will be the Josh[Read More…]
Entertainment
Quest! Auditions through Jan. 24
CABOT – Cabot Community Theater is seeking performers for its May 7-10 performance of “Quest!” Adults, teens and children are needed for parts of all sizes. The play has lots of lead roles, including wizards, elves, demigods and assorted heroes, as well as smaller parts and ensemble roles with no[Read More…]
String Quintet to perform Jan. 25
ST. JOHNSBURY – Young Concert Artists on Tour will appear on Sunday, Jan. 25, 3 p.m. at South Church Hall, St.Johnsbury, presented by the Northeast Kingdom Classical Series. The ensemble, viola, two violins and two cellos, includes four young, prize-winning musicians and their seasoned master artist. The concert will include[Read More…]
Ring out wild bells
“Ring Out, Wild Bells” is a poem written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson in the year of 1850, when he was appointed by Queen Victoria as England’s Poet Laureate. It was customary at the time to ring bells at full circle, a full arc, to mark the passing of the year.[Read More…]
Bread and Puppet 2025 films released
ADAMANT – Jerome Lipani and his Ad Hoc Films posted a playlist of 13 films titled “BreadAndPuppet 2025,” on the day of the Winter Solstice, Sunday, December 21 “I am finally able to release two dual-camera shoots in collaboration with Robbie Leppzer of this summer’s B&P Circus & Pageant, which[Read More…]
Fiction: Northern Star (1970)
Dad said he wanted to talk to me after we were done with our paper route. Now I had one more thing to worry about that afternoon, on top of how bitterly cold it was while I helped Frankie deliver papers, and always with the question of whether or not[Read More…]
Vermont Cello Duet in concert, Jan. 11
PLAINFIELD – The Vermont Cello Duet will perform Sunday, Jan. 11, at the historic Plainfield Opera House. The performance begins at 4 p.m., with doors opening at 3:30 p.m. The Vermont Cello Duet, Sierra Hiner and Ines Horozovic, formed in 2022 after meeting in a University of Vermont chamber music[Read More…]
Tallis Scholars perform medieval works
GREENSBORO – What a remarkable event to have the internationally renowned Tallis Scholars come to the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro last Friday evening for a concert of Renaissance sacred vocal music. This group, which was founded in Great Britain in 1973 by Director Peter Philips, has now[Read More…]
Winter concert, Dec. 13
CRAFTSBURY – Craftsbury students are working with music teachers Jonathan Chatfield and Jeffrey Reinhardt on choral pieces for the winter concert on the Craftsbury Common on Saturday, Dec. 13. The schedule includes a spaghetti dinner fundraiser sponsored by the 8th grade class from 4:30 to 7 p.m.; at 6 p.m.;[Read More…]
Jeudevine Players present amusing drama
HARDWICK – The Jeudevine Library in Hardwick has its own theatre group now, called the Jeudevine Players and they put on an original play in the late afternoon of December 1 they had written in the Parker Ladd Room of the beautiful new wing. With nine enthusiastic members, the group[Read More…]
Albanian bicycle tour described at library presentation
HARDWICK – Andrea Brightenbach and Bruce Fortmann gave a fascinating presentation with many photographs of their nine-day bicycling trip through southern Albania last summer, at the Parker Ladd Memorial Room in the Jeudevine Memorial Library in Hardwick last Thursday evening. As they explained in their introductory remarks, Albania is a[Read More…]
Art exhibit, Dec. 17
WOODBURY – An art exhibition, “Headwaters and Mind Puddles,”, featuring works by silkscreen artist Leif Goldberg will be held at the Woodbury Community Library on Wednesday, Dec. 17 from 4 to 5 p.m.
