CALAIS – “Words Out Loud,” the Sunday afternoon readings of work by Vermont writers at the historic 1823 meetinghouse, the Old West Church, will feature Sarah Audsley and Nadine Budbill on September 24. Vermont poet Sarah Audsley and Nadine Budbill, daughter of poet David Budbill (1940–2016) and Literary Executor of[Read More…]
Entertainment
Mystery Dinner Theater Sept. 21-23
HARDWICK – A mystery dinner theater production, “Developed to Death!,” will be presented September 21, 22 and 23, at 6 p.m. each day with a matinee Saturday at 1 p.m., at the American Legion Post No. 7 by the Civic Standard. The plot of the mystery to be solved begins[Read More…]
KCP Presents Announces 2023-24 Season
The KCP Presents Performing Arts Series has announced the 2023-24 season, showcasing world-class international touring acts in the Northeast Kingdom. Renowned for bringing big city entertainment to Vermont’s small towns, KCP Presents will host a philharmonic orchestra from Bulgaria, a British chorale group, Swedish folk singers, and a Quebecois circus[Read More…]
Opera is Not Just For Opera Fans Anymore
by David Kelley, Community Journalist GREENSBORO – On Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m., the Highland Center for the Arts will present Opera Vermont. In this inaugural performance, with the Highland Center for the Arts as one of its new key venue partners, Opera Vermont will be taking classical opera[Read More…]
Final Caspian Monday Music Concert Focuses on Mozart and Hayden
by David Rodgers GREENSBORO – The concert of the Caspian Monday Music series, entitled “The Serenity and Virtuosity of Haydn and Mozart”, which took place on August 21 at the Highland Center for the Arts, featured compositions by Albinoni, Haydn and Mozart with soloists in the two concertos accompanied by[Read More…]
Hackett-Morgan Exhibit Begins Sept. 29
MONTPELIER – The T.W. Wood Gallery will present the work of Wendy Hackett-Morgen beginning Friday, Sept. 29, in conjunction with Montpelier Art Walk. An artist’s reception will be held on October 6, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and the exhibit ends November. 18. Wendy Hackett-Morgen’s paintings, which border somewhere[Read More…]
“Words Out Loud” Poetry Readings Begin Sept. 17
CALAIS – Words Out Loud marks the ninth year of Sunday afternoon readings of work by Vermont writers at the historic 1823 meetinghouse, the Old West Church, presented in tandem with the annual Fall Art at the Kent exhibit in Kents’ Corner. This year, “Words Out Loud: Poetry, Place, and[Read More…]
“Love Letters” at HCA was Fast-paced with Excellent Acting
by David K. Rodgers GREENSBORO – The Lakeside Players gave two performances of “Love Letters” by Albert Ramsdell Gurney at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro on August 24 and August 27. This play, which originally appeared in 1988, starred Daphne Ostle and Vince Rossano and was directed[Read More…]
Roosevelt Exhibit in Back Room Gallery
ST. JOHNSBURY – An exhibit of the work of Michael Roosevelt begins with an opening party on Friday, Aug. 25, at the Back Room Gallery of the Northeast Kingdom Artisan Guild. Michael Roosevelt began his studies at home in Philadelphia and while in high school extended his studies with college[Read More…]
Caspian Monday Music Concert Features Four Composers’ Works
by David K. Rodgers In its second concert of the summer season, Caspian Monday Music presented works by Schumann, Weber, Guastavino and Reger, featuring stellar performances by the musicians on the oboe, clarinet and piano, at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro, Monday evening, August 14. “The Three[Read More…]
Impressive Ann Young Exhibit Include Landscapes, Portraits
by David K. Rodgers HARDWICK – The artist Ann Young, of Barton, is having an impressive exhibition of her paintings at the Third Floor Gallery in the Hardwick Inn on Main Street. They consist of eight large works often with powerful political messages, nine medium sized peaceful landscapes, and then[Read More…]