That’s absurd! Student-actors become ‘The Maids’ to find meaning

Take a walk on the wild side and get tickets to go see the upcoming production of “The Maids” — the 1947 suspense thriller by French playwright Jean Genet. “In the absence of their mistress, two maids — Claire and Solange — indulge in a dangerous game of imitation and rebellion, taking turns embodying the capricious madam as they plot her murder,” reads the play’s description. “Their performance spirals into a ritual, where the line between fantasy and reality dissolves, and power becomes intoxicating. As t … (read more)

Beth Duquette and Mark Mulqueen have been quiet leaders of robust music scenes in Ripton, Lincoln and beyond. Steve Harris dug a little deeper to learn more about this musically motivated couple.

Let some rhythm wake you up from winter’s slumber. Come out for some lively jazz by Los Songoros at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury on April 11.

Meet Kash Monkey a 210-pound pup from Brandon!

Mean Girls proves high school drama never goes out of style. See the Middlebury College Musical Theater production April 16-18, at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury.

Dance performance and movement classes open minds and bodies at the Mahaney Arts Center in Middlebury.

Art abounds on campus. Learn more about art of all kinds through student projects and a Family Day at the Middlebury College Museum of Art on April 11.

Want to sing? Join a group on April 12 at McCullough on Middlebury College campus to practice shape note singing.

Spring has sprung! And now there’s a list of chores for the garden. Master Gardeners offer advice on spring gardening.

Two annual events will take place April 11 and 17 over in the Mad River Valley that you don’t want to miss…

Come see “Powersuits,” a bold, laugh-out-loud show created and performed by Middlebury College professors Michole Biancosino (Theatre) and Lida Winfield (Dance).

Ken Corey asks the question: Is there anybody out there? And takes a look at the astronomical answers to extraterrestrial life.

Meet Milo a happy Haflinger from Brandon.

Leigh Harder, Ann Jones-Weinstock, Linda Hampton Smith, and Sarah Sterzen-Flinn open their first exhibit together at Jackson Gallery in Middlebury on April 3.

Burnham Presents has two more shows for this season. Don’t miss out on Hildaland April 4 and The Tenderbellies on May 2.