‘Anastasia:’ Mount Abraham Union High School takes musical theater to historic level

Mount Abe students will present “Anastasia” at the MAUHS Performing Arts Center Nov. 20-22.

Caution! Stay back! Parent on Board. Come poke fun at the beautiful chaos of parenting during the sketch comedy shows at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury, Sept. 18-20.

A new season of stellar shows is headed our way… Tickets for the 2025-26 Middlebury Performing Arts Series are live now.

Middlebury’s Foodaroo festival will celebrate 10 years at the Marble Works River Front Park in Middlebury on Sunday, Aug. 3, 4-8 p.m., with cupcakes, music and live entertainment.

On Sunday, July 20, Larry & Joe will perform a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music at The Barn at Bread Loaf View Farm in Cornwall. Tickets are limited.

Circus Smirkus will bring its 2025 Big Top Tour: Game On! to Middlebury on the green next to Mary Hogan Elementary School for four performances, July 5-6.

There was a lot going on this past weekend. Between the No Kings protests, the swearing in of Dog Mayor Tela and Porter Hospital’s Centennial Birthday Party — folks were out and about “painting the town”… oh, wait… That’s right, they actually were paintin … (read more)

Three friends floated into Amy Panitz’s home-studio on Weybridge Street on a Wednesday in May. It was the regular twice-monthly meeting time for these amateur artists to paint alongside one another, and get ready for the opening of their first exhibit at … (read more)

A pendulum swings — back and forth, back and forth. Sometimes a pendulum is used as a metaphor to explain large shifts: Democrats one year, Republicans the next… environmental stewardship one year, drill-baby-drill the next… Back and forth we go… you get … (read more)

“To the Gorge” follows Emily Halon’s experience breaking the record of the women’s supported Fastest Known Time, and the men’s supported record, on the 460-mile Oregon section of the Pacific Crest Trail. This extraordinary accomplishment came just eight m … (read more)

May is most definitely marvelous… Everywhere you look there’s a blossom smiling; everyone’s out-and-about soaking up the sun; and no-doubt many of us change over our closets favoring light, breezy layers.

Need to lighten up a little? Take a “hiatus from the hustle and bustle… with a side of silliness” and listen to East Middlebury folk-pop-musician Melissa D’s newest single “Will I Be Bored in Heaven?”

The best clubs often fly under the radar. Today, let’s expose one. This gem is celebrating two years of meeting on the second Sunday of the month to talk about — what else? — art. Hello, Art Club.

This year’s production, titled “Big City Dreams,” will be staged Friday and Saturday, April 11 and 12, at the Ripton Community House right there in the village. Both shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Run time (hold on to your hats…. and bring your knitting) is 3 h … (read more)

“They say you write the book you need,” explained Rochester author Chelsea Steinauer-Scudder, who is preparing to publish “Mother, Creature, Kin: What we learn from nature’s mothers in a time of unraveling” on Tuesday, April 8. “I wrote a book about spiri … (read more)