MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury selectboard has agreed to extend the community’s “burn season” to Sunday, May 6, in light of a large number of burn-permit requests fielded in recent days by the Middlebury Police Department.
The burn season, by ordinance, ended the third Sunday in April. That coincided with a sizable storm that added to residents’ yard debris, so town officials agreed to the extension for residents who wished to seek burn permits.
Lucy Prebble has transformed one of the most infamous scandals in financial history into a theatrical epic — “Enron.” Director Cheryl Faraone and the Middlebury College Department of Theatre and Dance are bringing this black comedy to the stage at the Wright Memorial Theater at the end of next week.
SHOREHAM — Rebecca Rupp will speak on the topic "Wolf Peaches, Poisoned Peas, and Madame Pompadour's Underwear: The Surprising History of Common Garden Vegetables" in a Shoreham Historical Society talk on May 2.
The Addison Independent is proud to publish the Students of the Week from area High Schools each week. The students are chosen by teachers and administration from each school who would like to recognize their exceptional engagement in the high schools they attend.
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In a recent meeting up on the hill, my colleague began our time together by asking for name introductions and sharing of our superpower. The thoughtful and playful people in attendance had an array of fabulous powers: spacial prowess, google master, knucklehead whisperer, super-duper pooper-scooper. I was feeling spirited that day and chimed in with my diagnostic slam dunks of four rash cases in the clinic that week. It was a lively activity and opened our minds up before we settled in for the work in front of us.
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A Quiet Place — Running Time: 1:30 — Rating: PG-13
Just to level with you at the outset: I’m no fan of horror movies. When good reports began to sift in about “A Quiet Place” it seemed the best choice during this extremely weak movie spring. Just about two minutes passed before the originality and skill up there on the screen scared the audience into stone cold silence. Who is responsible for this wickedly absorbing movie?
It has been four years since the Middlebury Community Music Center opened its doors to aspiring musicians young and old. Since then it has become a vibrant and well-loved member of the community. The Center will celebrate its 4th annual Scholarship Benefit Concert at the Town Hall Theater on Saturday, May 5, at 1 p.m. Students and faculty will perform bluegrass, classical, jazz, and more, sharing lots of great music after a terrific year of learning.
