CRAFTSBURY – It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved mother and grandmother, Ruth Whiteway, 96, on April 23. May her ashes ride on the wings of a bird.Born to Francis and Alberta Toolan in Chelsea, Mass., Ruth had two sisters: Mary and Doris. She[Read More…]
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Young circus artists display amazing talents
GREENSBORO – The New England Center for Circus Arts from Brattleboro spent all of last week in a residency at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro, giving a sample of circus skills for local children on Wednesday and a full performance on Friday afternoon. This was the first[Read More…]
“Funnery” Shakespeare camp returning to HCA
GREENSBORO – Peter Gould’s “Get Thee to the Funnery” youth Shakespeare camp is coming back to the Highland Center. Camp will begin on Monday, July 27. “This will be our 29th summer” says Gould, “and we’re thrilled as always to be rehearsing and acting and learning on the HCA front[Read More…]
Youth Symphony to celebrate Silver Jubilee Anniversary
GREENSBORO – The Green Mountain Youth Symphony will celebrate its 25th anniversary at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro on May 2, at 7 p.m. It is the first time the Youth Symphony has been hosted in the Northeast Kingdom. The concert will be performed by the Symphony’s[Read More…]
“Quest!” on stage in Cabot
CABOT – “Quest!,” a play, featuring a large multi-generational cast of community members, will be performed May 7 to 9 at 7 p.m., and May 9 and 10 at 2 p.m. Performances will be at the Cabot School Performing Arts Center, located behind the main school building at 25 Common[Read More…]
Choruses come together in concert, May 3
ST. JOHNSBURY – “Shared Voices” is a collaborative concert bringing together the North Country Chorus, Halcyon Chorale, and St. Johnsbury Academy Hilltones to present music by 20th century composers. The concert will be performed at the United Community Church on Saturday, May 2, at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday,[Read More…]
Schumann documentary film premiers May 3
GREENSBORO – The world premiere screening of “An Artist Responds to War,” a new 45-minute documentary film portrait of Peter Schumann, the founder of the Bread & Puppet Theater, will take place at the Highland Center For The Arts, Sunday, May 3, at 1 p.m. “An Artist Responds to War”[Read More…]
For the love of books: authors and illustrators talk June 28
EAST CRAFTSBURY – Sunday, June 28, the East Craftsbury Presbyterian Church will hold a Vermont author and illustrator talk, from 3 to 5 p.m., with Katherine Paterson, Mary Azarian, Grace Worcester and Natalie Kinsey. This is an informal conversation with authors about their five favorite books. This is a fundraiser for[Read More…]
Wildcats down Paine Mountain in season opener
HARDWICK – The Hazen Union baseball team opened its season with a comfortable win over Paine Mountain last week before struggling at the plate against Division II, Harwood. Senior Grayson McNaughten earned the win on the mound, fanning nine and helped his own cause with a pair of hits and[Read More…]
Positive numbers for Caledonia United softball team
DANVILLE – Second-year head coach Jennie Moore has a large core of returning talent as well as an influx of newcomers to work with for her Cal United (Twinfield-Cabot-Danville) softball team in 2026. It was a developmental season in Moore’s first year in Danville, notching just one win for a[Read More…]
Fortin takes over Craftsbury Academy softball program
CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy (CA) softball team has a new head coach in Rileigh Fortin as they kicked off their Mountain League schedule earlier this week. Fortin, a former player from North Country, replaces Ashley Gravel after seven seasons at CA. Despite pooling players from Hazen Union in a[Read More…]
Eames wins relay title for Lady Badgers at NAC Championships
ORONO, Maine – Former Craftsbury Academy (CA) multi-sport standout Ida Eames led her VTSU-Johnson women’s track and field team to a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) title in the 4X400m relay over the weekend. Eames teamed up with Shelby Royea, Peyton Fairchild and Kali Wooster to blitz the field by 10[Read More…]
