ST. JOHNSBURY – Catamount Arts and KCP Presents announce the vocal group, Naturally 7, on December 2, at 7 p.m., at St. Johnsbury Academy’s Fuller Hall. A confluence of musical traditions including a capella, gospel, doo-wop, and barbershop, New York’s “Naturally 7” also incorporates beatboxing and complex vocalizations to create[Read More…]
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“Hard Feelings” McCarthy Poetry Collection to Publish
WALDEN – “Hard Feelings,” Elizabeth McCarthy’s second poetry collection, from Finishing Line Press, will be available for shipment in March of 2024. McCarthy’s poetry is filled with close observations of birds and other wildlife found in the Vermont countryside. Through metaphor and simile, form and imagination, the poet transforms these observations[Read More…]
Rusty DeWees Coming to River Arts Nov. 18
MORRISVILLE – Rusty DeWees, local storyteller/musician/actor, will bring his Tiny Town Hall to Morrisville on November 18, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This tour was born from an idea DeWees had incorporating his material based in Vermont and creating connectivity with audiences. “My Tiny Town Hall show comes from[Read More…]
Author to Share New Runaway Pond Picture Book
GLOVER – Author Nancy Price Graff will share her new picture book “Runaway Pond,” illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline, a delightful retelling of Glover’s most famous legend on Thursday, No. 2, beginning at 5 p.m., at the Glover Public Library. Children and adults can enjoy a storytime by the author and then engage[Read More…]
Paintings by Peggy Watson On Exhibit to Nov. 11
ST. JOHNSBURY – Paintings by Peggy Watson will be on exhibit at the Back Room Gallery through November 11. Originally from Brooklyn, Watson moved to Vermont after a career as an art teacher, after receiving her degree at Pratt Institute of Art. She began teaching in her home area, but[Read More…]
Mal Maiz Brings Afro-Latin Dance Music to ArtPort
ST. JOHNSBURY – Catamount Arts will present Vermont’s own Mal Maiz, at Catamount ArtPort, Friday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m. A psychedelic take on Afro-Latin dance music, Mal Maiz promises an evening of rhythms. Costa Rican frontman and multi-instrumentalist Maiz “Brujo” Vargas Sandoval formed his Afro-Latin Orchestra 10 years ago,[Read More…]
Vermont Philharmonic in Concert at HCA Oct. 21
GREENSBORO – The Vermont Philharmonic opens its 65th season with a concert program that features orchestral musical connections across three centuries. Concerts are Saturday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m., at the Highland Center for the Arts and Sunday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m., at the Barre Opera House. The program opens[Read More…]
Fall for St. Johnsbury Brings Foliage Festival Activities Oct. 7
ST. JOHNBURY – After the announcement of the all-new “Fall for St. Johnsbury” festival on Saturday, Oct. 7, dozens of community organizations have come forward to offer events and activities during the festival. Currently, more than 30 activities are scheduled to take place all throughout the town. The full lineup[Read More…]
Vermont State House Features Ernest Haas: Lake Champlain Through Time
MONTPELIER – The Vermont State Curator’s office presents an exhibit of paintings by maritime artist Ernest Haas through October 29. Over 20 original paintings will be displayed in the State House Cafeteria and Card Room Gallery during the month of October along with historical context by historian Art Cohn. The[Read More…]
Delightful Concert of Opera Highlights at HCA
by David K. Rodgers GREENSBORO – The Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro was the venue for a delightful concert of opera highlights by five very professional singers, accompanied by an excellent pianist from Opera Vermont Thursday, Sept. 14. The well-chosen repertoire ranged from Mozart to Puccini, Verdi, Leoncavallo,[Read More…]
Musicians Entertain and Engage at Lakeview School Benefit
by David K. Rodgers GREENSBORO – On Saturday, Sept. 16, a group of six talented local musicians gathered at the Greensboro United Church of Christ to give a concert in support of arts programming at the Lakeview School which provides kindergarten through sixth-grade education to students from Greensboro and Stannard.[Read More…]