GREENSBORO – Saturday afternoon, April 22, 24 children from the Mountain View School District gave a delightful performance of “Boots- the Musical,” at the Highland Center for the Arts. Students from Greensboro, Hardwick and Woodbury schools, with several home-schoolers, presented the traditional “Puss in Boots” fairy tale as re-imagined by[Read More…]
Reviews
The Sheep Shop Café is Open for Business
SOUTH WOODBURY – I stopped at the Sheep Shop on Route 14 in South Woodbury to see how the recently opened Sheep Shop Café was coming along. I have been a faithful customer of the Sheep Shop because of their wonderful sheep milk and sugar facial scrubs, especially the lavender[Read More…]
Prophecy Chocolate Sweetens Hardwick’s Streets
HARDWICK – I stumbled upon Prophecy Chocolate one evening as a friend and I were heading up the street to another restaurant. A sign promising tamales and chocolate drinks was too much to resist. We opened the door to the aroma of marvelously rich chocolate wafting out. Inside the door,[Read More…]
New Film Puts Human Face on Vermonters Just Getting By
BARNET – Ten years after her documentary on drug use disorder inspired a gubernatorial State of the State address, Bess O’Brien turns her focus to locals struggling to pay for food and shelter. A Vermonter who identifies herself only as Katelyn is explaining how, five months pregnant in the coldest[Read More…]
When Light Bends: Relativity and Eclipses
GREENSBORO – Who would think that using an overhead projector, a projector sheet with hand-drawn stars and a magnifying glass, plus an eclipse would help explain Einstein’s Theory of Relativity? The upcoming total eclipse of the sun is generating lots of creativity including a play “When Light Bends,” which had[Read More…]
St. Patrick’s Day Crowd at the Legion Celebrate with “Yanks in the Attic”
HARDWICK – “Yanks In the Attic” drew a big St. Patrick’s Day crowd in a celebratory mood to Hardwick’s American Legion Post No. 7 following its traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner on Saturday, March 16. The all-ages community dance was organized by The Civic Standard of Hardwick. “Yanks in[Read More…]
Alex Bottinelli’s Works at Front Gallery
MONTPELIER — The contrast between Alexandra Bottinelli’s sensuous organic forms and the angular writing on The Front Gallery’s windows lets the visitor know immediately that they are in for a treat. Open entering, one’s eye is drawn to a row of sculptural forms along the left wall. Driftwood, prepared with[Read More…]
Emers Collection on View at Third Floor Gallery
by Olive Ylin, Community Journalist HARDWICK – Charlie “Bread” Emers will have a reception for his latest show, “Beyond Bread”, on January 26, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Third Floor Gallery at the Hardwick Inn. This show is a multifaceted collection of paintings, drawings and sculpture, full[Read More…]
“It’s A Wonderful Life” Theme Resonates with Season
by David K. Rodgers, Community Journalist GREENSBORO – Last Thursday evening and Saturday afternoon the Lakeside Players gave a heart-warming performance of “It’s A Wonderful Life; a Live Radio Play” at the Greensboro United Church of Christ. This production featuring nine local actors, was an adaptation for stage by Joe[Read More…]
Holiday Concert Brings Holiday Joy to Appreciative Audience
by David K. Rodgers, Community Journalist GREENSBORO – It was a virtual sellout last Saturday night for the Highland Holiday Concert at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro, which featured singer-songwriter David Mallett, guitar and vocals, Michael Burd from Maine on bass, and some 17 very talented local[Read More…]
Rick and the All-Star Ramblers Release New CD
by Cheryl Luther Michaels, Community Journalist EAST MONTPELIER – So here I am again, the reluctant reviewer doling-out my considered opinion. As you may remember, if you read my book review of Stephen Russell Payne’s novel “You Were Always There” writing reviews of anything (plays, books, music) is just not my[Read More…]