Elsie Lynn Parini
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From gripping theater to world-class music: Mahaney Arts Center welcomes all to its 107th season
Guess who gets to claim the title of Vermont’s longest-running performing arts series? We do, that’s who! Middlebury College’s Performing Arts Series is celebrating its 107th season this…
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Chertok Wines goes buck-wild in Shoreham
Step onto Belmont Orchard in Shoreham, where Max and Katey Rose of Chertok Wines are celebrating their fifth season. Using traditional methods like foot-crushing and wild fermentation in…
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Co-op celebrates 50 years
The Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op turns 50! Come and celebrate this golden anniversary with a Party on the Park in downtown Middlebury and retrospective art exhibit opening to…
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Teens turn the heat up on ‘1776 the Musical’
This is not some boring history lesson about the Declaration of Independence… These teens get rowdy in “1776.”
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New graphic novel highlights Weybridge history
Charity and Sylvia debut as cartoons in Tillie Walden’s new graphic novel about 19th Century Weybridge life.
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Luke Bulla Up Close: New house concert series in New Haven connects community
Get up close and connect with musicians and community at these new house concerts in New Haven. Sadie Brightman’s next on June 28.
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Gather to see a fabulous floral mural in Middlebury
Flowers are popping up all over… including in the craft room at Gather on Court Street in Middlebury.
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Get into the Habit: It’s Nunsense
Five nuns walk onto a stage… They sing, they dance, it’s “Nunsense!” See the Middlebury Community Players production at Town Hall Theater beginning April 24.
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Trad music takes teens to Sweden
How far can traditional music take 24 teens? Find out from four Addison County musicians who tell us all about this year’s touring group.
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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…
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Plucky and Poignant: ‘Powersuits’ connects with comedy
Come see “Powersuits,” a bold, laugh-out-loud show created and performed by Middlebury College professors Michole Biancosino (Theatre) and Lida Winfield (Dance).
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Vergennes Opera House gets back in the groove with Gina Coleman & the Misty Blues Band
Get ready to celebrate in the Little City on March 28, when the Vergennes Opera House will reopen the main stage with a powerhouse show. Gina Coleman &…
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Art students advance to professional gallery
Senior MUHS art students at the top of their game will exhibit at Jackson Gallery on March 18-27.
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Provocative documentary film series to screen at Marquis
Frozen in the New Year? Heat things up with the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Selects monthly screening series that starts Wednesday, Jan. 14.
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Looking back at a year’s worth of Arts & Leisure
Arts+Leisure turned 10 this year! Elsie Lynn Parini reflects on a years worth of stories from 2025.
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Light it up Lumen
Light it up in Bristol with the annual Lumen Celebration of Fire & Light on Saturday, Dec. 20, beginning at 4 p.m.