GREENSBORO – The Texas Guitar Quartet was definitely something different as a chamber music group in the second concert of the Summer Music from Greensboro season, held July 16 at the Greensboro United Church of Christ. The quartet played a variety of well-conceived transcriptions of familiar classical works, mostly scored[Read More…]
Entertainment
Accomplished, Convincing Acting in “Much Ado”
EAST CALAIS – William Shakespeare (1564-1616) wrote almost an equal number of comedies, histories and tragedies, all populated by vivid characters of his creative imagination. In “Much Ado About Nothing,” now playing at the Unadilla Theater in East Calais, a plot veering towards tragedy is transformed at the last moment[Read More…]
“Uncle Vanya” Mixture of Comedy and Tragedy at Unadilla
Anton Chekov (1860-1904) wrote the initial version of “Uncle Vanya” in 1888-9, revised it in subsequent years, but it was not successfully staged until 1899. A classic psychological exploration of an extended middle class family on a rural estate in Russia, the play transcends its time to become universal in[Read More…]
Cabot Arts and Music Festival July 26, 27
CABOT – The Cabot Arts and Music Festival will be held Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27, on the Cabot Village Common. This is a multi-genre festival including 12 Bands on four stages, dances, children’s activities, food trucks, a maker’s market and a community art project. Artists at the[Read More…]
Quartet Plays with Intensity, Passion
GREENSBORO – The first concert of the season in the Summer Music from Greensboro series took place Tuesday, July 9, at the Greensboro United Church of Christ, featuring the Telegraph Quartet from San Francisco, the fourth time the group has been invited. Founded 10 years ago, the group consists of[Read More…]
Documentary Film at HCA July 18
GREENSBORO, ST. JOHNSBURY – “Just Getting By,” the new documentary film on Vermonters struggling with food and housing insecurity plays Greensboro and St. Johnsbury. The film by Bess O’Brien is focused on Vermonters struggling with food and housing insecurity and will play the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro[Read More…]
Events and Entertainment Calendar July 10 to 20
Wednesday, July 10 DEATH CAFE, an informal conversation about death, 6 p.m., Albany Public Library. Refreshments provided. Information: (802) 755-6107, albanypubliclibraryvt.org. Thursday, July 11 CRAFTERNOON at the John Woodruff Simpson Library, 3 – 5 p.m. 1972 E. Craftsbury Road, E. Craftsbury. All creative projects are welcome. Information: email [email protected]. TAI[Read More…]
Exemplary Cast, Strong Voices, Excellent Actors in “The Mikado”
The first production at the Unadilla Theatre in East Calais this summer season is “The Mikado” by William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, a masterful comic operetta whose witty lyrics and always engaging melodies continue to entertain audiences ever since its debut in 1885. Mary Jane Austin as music director and[Read More…]
Norman to Speak at Bookshop July 16
HARDWICK – Award winning novelist Howard Norman will read and talk about his new book, “Come to the Window” at The Galaxy Bookshop on Tuesday, July 16, at 7 p.m. The story, set against a backdrop of World War I and the influenza epidemic, follows an unexpected chain of events initiated[Read More…]
LCP presents Roald Dahl’s “Matilda, The Musical” July 18 to 28
HYDE PARK – Lamoille County Players’ 72nd season at the Hyde Park Opera House continues on with Roald Dahl’s “Matilda, The Musical.” Ears that stretch, circus performers, 15 fabulous students, and some quirky grownup characters will soon take to the Hyde Park Opera House stage, bringing Roald Dahl’s classic story[Read More…]
Events & Entertainment Calendar July 3 to 13
Wednesday, July 3 TWILIGHT ADVENTURES, 6:30 p.m., Jaquith Public Library, 122 School St., Marshfield. Star-gaze with George Springston. He will bring telescopes. Information: [email protected]. TOWN-WIDE BLOCK PARTY, 4 – 9 p.m., Craftsbury Village. Free food, live music, kids activities and fireworks. Thursday, July 4 MYRA FLYNN AND PAUL BOFFA, perform[Read More…]
White Water Gallery Exhibits Brehm’s Fiber Sculpture
EAST HARDWICK – Hosted at James Teuscher’s White Water Gallery on Main Street in East Hardwick, the exhibit of Lian Brehm’s work includes a display of her unique and colorful sculptures that resemble the flowering cacti of Mexico. Brehm uses a process that she developed, her own hand-made paper and[Read More…]
