GREENSBORO – It was a perfect evening for an outdoor concert, after three days of high eighties temperatures last week, at the Highland Center for the Arts on July 4 for the 2026 Summer Pops Concert of the Vermont Philharmonic. Appropriately programmed for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of[Read More…]
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Vuong hopes to inspire, delight readers
GREENSBORO – Acclaimed poet, novelist, professor and photographer Ocean Vuong came to the Highland Center for the Arts Sunday afternoon and read a number of his poems as well as discussing his life and work, presented as the first of three talks of authors in the Back Roads Reading programs[Read More…]
Musicians in concert to support migrant community, July 18
GREENSBORO – On Saturday, July 18, at 7 p.m., Vermont’s musicians Patti Casey, Jess O’Brien, Will and Dan Lindner, Christine Malcolm, Don Houghton, Roy MacNeil, Krishna Guthrie and others will gather at the Highland Center for the Arts to celebrate Woody Guthrie’s birthday with songs of “resistance, solidarity and hope,”[Read More…]
Summer circus begins July 19
GLOVER – The Bread & Puppet Circus will present The Upside Down World Circus each Sunday, July 19 to August 30, at 3 p.m., on the Bread & Puppet Farm. The circus includes stilt dancers, paper maché beasts of all sizes, and a brass band. Following the circus, starting around[Read More…]
Budbill poetry read, performed, July 19
GREENSBORO – On Sunday, July 19, from 3 to 4 p.m., at the Highland Center for the Arts, Nadine Budbill, Jody Gladding, Abby Paige, William Parker and Mark S. Robers will perform of the late David Budbill’s poetry. The performance will weave together Budbill’s prose-like poems with his ancient Chinese-inspired poems.[Read More…]
Riege’s painting, pottery exhibited at library
GREENSBORO – During July, the Greensboro Free Library will exhibit “Painting Outside the Lines,” an exhibit featuring local resident Nancy Riege’s works in painting and pottery. The exhibit is on display during regular library hours. Riege will lead a hands-on painting workshop on Tuesday, July 14, from 2 to 4[Read More…]
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Clean sweep for Vermont at Twin State Baseball Classic
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION – The top high school baseball seniors in the state capped off a sensational spring sports season with a dominating performance over New Hampshire last week in the 2026 Twin State Baseball Classic. Vermont’s bats were as hot as the weather, punishing the Granite State 13-8 and[Read More…]
Schoenbeck makes history at Nationals
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – St. Johnsbury Academy’s (SJA) Sydney Schoenbeck shattered program and Vermont state records in the Girls Heptathlon late last month at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals. Schoenbeck’s 4,783 points secured a sixth-place finish against a national field over two days of competition across seven events. Her closing time[Read More…]
North dominates South in Senior Softball Classic
CASTLETON – The North flexed its muscles last week in a sweep over a pair of nine-inning contests last week in the North-South Senior Softball Classic, hosted by VTSU-Castleton. The North pummeled the South 24-4 in the opener and kept swinging for the fences in the nightcap with a convincing[Read More…]
McCarthy set to make Vermont history in upcoming MLB Draft
SAXTONS RIVER – Vermont Academy graduate and reigning Gatorade Vermont Player of the Year Kaiden McCarthy is predicted to be the highest-drafted high school baseball player in history this coming weekend. The 6-foot, 190-pound right-handed Chester resident is the nation’s No. 77 overall prospect coming into this weekend’s 2026 Major[Read More…]
Caspian Challenge set for later this month
GREENSBORO – The 15th Annual Caspian Challenge continues to grow each summer and is taking registrations for its classic scenic loop around historic Caspian Lake on July 26. The race consists of a 6.8-mile loop around Caspian as well as a 5K out-and-back walk-race option for enthusiasts of all levels.[Read More…]
