The Outside Story: The solar eclipse

In the cosmic dance of heavenly bodies, no phenomenon possesses the drama of a solar eclipse, when the moon passes directly between the sun and earth.

For around five decades, Jay Parini has returned to Frost’s poems as a reader, a fellow writer, an academic and a biographer. He spent more than 20 of those years poring over Frost’s work and interviewing those close to the poet to compile his 1999 biogra … (read more)

On Saturday, March 30, come to Town Hall Theater in Middlebury to see Bess O’Brien’s new documentary “Just Getting By.” This film is a sweeping, and yet intimate look at the lives of Vermonters who are struggling with food and housing insecurity.

‏If you missed her exhibit at Middlebury’s Ilsley Library this winter, experience the original, mixed-media artwork of New Haven artist Anna Fugaro on display now at the Bixby Memorial Free Library.

Applauded by the New York Times for her “eloquent, powerful” interpretations, world-renowned cellist Sophie Shao has a gift for assembling impromptu chamber ensembles that are brimming with passion and talent.

The Krishna Guthrie Band is coming to Vergennes for an evening of “hard rockin’, folkin’, blues” on Saturday, March 30. Bristol native Helen Hummel will open at 7 p.m.

This time of year, when plants are normally in their dormant stage, usually finds gardeners conducting late-winter pruning of apple and other fruit trees.

Boiling maple sap into syrup is a time-honored tradition in the Northeast, to the olfactory delight of anyone who has spent time in a steamy sugarhouse while inhaling the sweet maple scent of the season.

How do you confront atrocities committed half-way around the world from the comfort of your Vermont bubble? This is a question that Bristol residents Rebecca Ryskalczyk and Nick Dooley couldn’t shake in the face of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, now in its … (read more)

‏Town Hall Theater Wintertide Concert Series presents the Lena Johnson Trio in Middlebury on Friday, March 22

See the evolution and changing styles in how Jesus’ crucifixion and the Easter story is told on the canvas in this month’s edition of Great Art Wednesday. The documentary film will be screened at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury on Wednesday, March 20, at … (read more)

‏As a celebration of bringing joy and music to the community, the Hinesburg Artist Series will present its 25th Anniversary St. Patrick’s Day concert.

The next concert in the Five Town Friends of the Arts “Winter Into Spring Musical Library Tour” will be a performance by Nate Gusakov at the New Haven Community Library on Thursday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m.

Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Selects will screen “The Conspiracy” at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, on Thursday, March 21, at 7 p.m.

The Movement Matters Masterclass series welcomes dance artist Dr. Hye-Won Hwang’s Introductory Contact Improvisation workshop for movers of all levels.