HARDWICK – The Civic Standard Theater Project gave a production of a mock TV game contest, “Change Your Life! Hardwick’s Only All Human Game Show,” which attracted full houses to the Hardwick Town House on May 9, 10 and 11, putting a continuous smile on everyone’s face for almost two[Read More…]
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Young’s Works Explode with Natural World
HARDWICK – Mary Young is showing her paintings in a show called “Arisings” at the Third Floor Gallery in the Hardwick Inn, now through June. Her works represent a lifetime of appreciation for the exuberance of the natural world. Stems, leaves, blossoms and more find their way into her compositions. [Read More…]
Children Give Delightful Performance of Reimagined Fairy Tale
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…]
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…]
