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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK
- The family of winning pitcher Evan Corrigan had a lot to cheer about at Saturday’s state championship final at Centennial Stadium in Burlington, as Mount Abraham pulled off a 5-3 victory to earn the Division II title. Here, Evan’s youngest sister, Audrey Corrigan, waves a sign with a prescient message, encouraged by her cousin Nora Brown, to Audrey’s left, and Jennifer Corrigan (Evan and Audrey’s mother) behind. Independent photo/Steve James
- Susan Bruhl, of New Haven, was working on watercolors on Otter Creek at the Old Mill during the Sparrow Plein Air Festival on Saturday, June 13. Independent photos/Steve James
- Shirley Reid, of North Ferrisburgh (front) and Charon Henning, of Bristol, working at the Old Mill during the Sparrow Plein Air Festival on Saturday, June 13. Independent photos/Steve James
- Andrea Kerin, of Vergennes, applies paint to her canvas as she paints a scene below the Middlebury Falls on Saturday during the Sparrow Plein Air Festival, where artists tried painting outdoors for the first time or found a structured but relaxed weekend to ply their skills. The presence of so many artists invited impromptu conversations about color and composition. Independent photos/Steve James
- An artist applies paint to her canvas as she paints a scene below the Middlebury Falls on Saturday during the Sparrow Plein Air Festival, where artists tried painting outdoors for the first time or found a structured but relaxed weekend to ply their skills. The presence of so many artists invited impromptu conversations about color and composition. Independent photos/Steve James
- Katalin Tolgyesi, of Cornwall, who teaches at the Middlebury Studio School, paints in Middlebury during the Sparrow Plein Air Festival on Saturday, June 13. Independent photos/Steve James
- Kimberly Vannest of Essex, a teacher at UVM, paints in Middlebury during the Sparrow Plein Air Festival on Saturday, June 13. Independent photos/Steve James
- Elizabeth Bergland, of Vergennes, paints in Middlebury during the Sparrow Plein Air Festival on Saturday, June 13. Independent photos/Steve James
- Charon Henning, of Bristol, paints in Middlebury during the Sparrow Plein Air Festival on Saturday, June 13. Independent photos/Steve James
- An artist applies paint to her canvas as she paints a scene below the Middlebury Falls on Saturday during the Sparrow Plein Air Festival, where artists tried painting outdoors for the first time or found a structured but relaxed weekend to ply their skills. The presence of so many artists invited impromptu conversations about color and composition. Independent photos/Steve James
- Andrea Kerin, of Vergennes, paints in Middlebury during the Sparrow Plein Air Festival on Saturday, June 13. Independent photos/Steve James
- People lined up in front of the Cornwall firehouse on Sunday afternoon and patiently waited for a tasty chicken dinner at the annual fire department cook-out. In addition to a half a bird, diners consumed salad, a roll, baked beans (as always a big hit), a cookie and a drink. The first responders serving up meals appear to be pleasant in these photos, and locals didn’t mind the 20-minute wait because they got to chat with neighbors and friends. Photos by Colton Henty
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