A new folk-pop single by Melissa D blends humor and heart

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)

Havurah of Addison County will present an unforgettable afternoon of jazz this Sunday, March 30, from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society in Middlebury.

Each year 5-Town Friends of the Arts celebrates someone who makes a significant contribution to the arts in the five towns the nonprofit serves: Bristol, Lincoln, Starksboro, New Haven and Monkton. This year, Bristol resident Jennifer Allred will receive … (read more)

“We just launched our classes last week,” Town Hall Theater’s education director Lindsay Pontius said during a walk-through interview on Monday afternoon. “Enrollment is still very much open. We’re here and we want people to come in and use it!”

Most of us carry around digital phones that can recall memories in an endless scroll… So, it’s a curious thing that students at Middlebury College recently put together an exhibit that highlights actual, hardcopy, paper scrapbooks that previous Midd stude … (read more)

A newcomer to Addison County, yes, but Don Sheldon is anything but new to the folk music scene. Sheldon moved down to Weybridge just last fall, from his long-time home in Huntington, and he brought a passion for discovering lesser-known musicians and givi … (read more)

Watching pretty much any outdoor sports film riles up an energy; a feeling of “I’m doing this.” It’s like you’re plummeting down that craggy pitch and carving wide into a cloud of untracked powder; you’re launching a bike high over that mountain stream; y … (read more)

“As we celebrate a decade of music, growth and connection, I’m filled with gratitude for the incredible support of our community, the unwavering dedication of our faculty, and the inspiring accomplishments of our students,” said Sadie Brightman, Middlebur … (read more)

David Weinstock has been the shepherd of several poetry groups, including the Otter Creek Poetry Workshop, which has met every Thursday (except Thanksgiving) for the past 27 years.

The Middlebury College J-Term musical production of “Guys and Dolls” is coming to the stage of the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury beginning Saturday, Jan. 25.

What do libraries sound like these days? Well just ask Rick Ceballos and the 5-Town Friends of the Arts group that will be hosting the second annual Winter Into Spring Musical Library Tour.

Folk duo Mike + Ruthy of The Mammals are coming to Burnham Hall in Lincoln this Saturday, Jan. 4. It’s part of the Burnham Presents music series that features nationally touring and regional artists of note on mostly first Saturdays September through May.