GREENSBORO – Opera Vermont, from the Manchester area, returned on February 13 and 14 to the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro for the fourth time to give a compelling performance of “La Boheme” by Giacomo Puccini (1858 -1924), music that combines the composer’s rich melodic gifts with his[Read More…]
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Barnes paintings reflect life in Northeast Kingdom
WEST GLOVER – An exhibition of twelve recent paintings by Ben Barnes can be seen until March 10 at Parker Pie Restaurant in West Glover. Formerly a resident of the area, Barnes now lives in St. Johnsbury, and his subject matter ranges from landscapes to still lifes and urban scenes.[Read More…]
“Gone Guys” examines modern masculinity
GREENSBORO – Last Thursday evening, the documentary Gone Guys, set in Vermont was screened at the Highland Center for the Arts. The 45 minute film draws influence from Richard V. Reeves’ 2022 book Of Boys and Men, and dives deep into the issues of male mental health, tackling aspects from higher[Read More…]
Jeudevine Players present amusing drama
HARDWICK – The Jeudevine Library in Hardwick has its own theatre group now, called the Jeudevine Players and they put on an original play in the late afternoon of December 1 they had written in the Parker Ladd Room of the beautiful new wing. With nine enthusiastic members, the group[Read More…]
Albanian bicycle tour described at library presentation
HARDWICK – Andrea Brightenbach and Bruce Fortmann gave a fascinating presentation with many photographs of their nine-day bicycling trip through southern Albania last summer, at the Parker Ladd Memorial Room in the Jeudevine Memorial Library in Hardwick last Thursday evening. As they explained in their introductory remarks, Albania is a[Read More…]
McCoy illuminates everyday beauty with “Tricks of the Light”
GREENSBORO – “Tricks of the Light,” a new show by Brent McCoy in the Highland Center for the Arts (HCA) gallery, opened with a well-attended reception, early Saturday evening, Nov. 15. McCoy is a multidisciplinary artist and adventurer living in Greensboro. Much of his creative work focuses on developing connections[Read More…]
Heartwood’s “Well Tree” at the Highland Center for the Arts, Nov. 7
GREENSBORO – “The Well Tree,” an original storytelling musical illustrated by the moving scroll of a crankie was performed by Heartwood at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro on the evening of November 7. The trio of singers and instrumentalists were Willy Clemetson from Belfast, Maine, Heidi Wilson[Read More…]
“A Wedding Tale,” a hilarious journey of mishaps
HARDWICK – A perfect young couple deeply in love holds a perfect wedding: what could possibly go amiss? Evidently they had never read Robert Burns poem about “The best laid plans of mice and men oft go astray.” Or, more importantly, ever heard of Murphy’s Law, “If something can go[Read More…]
Celestial sounds from the Vermont Philharmonic
GREENSBORO – The Vermont Philharmonic came to the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro last Saturday afternoon and featured two masterpieces of classical music in their program: Mozart’s “41st Symphony” and Holst’s “The Planets.” Of all the arts, music seems to have reached levels of perfection most frequently, with[Read More…]
Stamey concert evokes cowboy life
GREENSBORO – Singer-songwriter Dave Stamey came all the way from California to give a concert of country western music at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro Saturday evening, performing more authentic evocations of the life of a cowboy than is usually depicted in Hollywood movies. The program was[Read More…]
Kent exhibit illuminates mementos, memories, shared humanity
CALAIS – Almost two dozen terra cotta and stoneware clay faces emerge from the surface, top to bottom, starting small and gradually increasing to full heads, creating the illusion they are coming into the room from the past. These are the faces of struggling people. Life’s hard for so many[Read More…]
Drury paintings exhibited through September
GREENSBORO – An exhibition of paintings by Harold Arthur Drury is currently being held at the Lauredon Place Gallery on 545 Laurendon Avenue, through the end of September. Harold Arthur Drury was born in Seattle, Wash., in 1926 but spent much of his youth in Australia and New Zealand, where[Read More…]
