Elsie Lynn Parini
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Longest night shines: Local theater reflects on a season of engagement and learning
Wrap up the year with a solstice party for the whole family at Town Hall Theater.
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‘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.
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Buckle up! There’s a ‘Parent on Board’
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.
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Middlebury Performing Arts Series launches new season
A new season of stellar shows is headed our way… Tickets for the 2025-26 Middlebury Performing Arts Series are live now.
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Foodaroo celebrates 10 years of fabulous food with cupcakes
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.
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Cornwall barn provides intimate setting for Larry & Joe
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…
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GAME ON! Circus Smirkus gets ready to have some fun in Middlebury
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.
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Paint the town! Sparrow’s Plein Air Festival blends art & outdoors
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 —…
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Four friends make art together
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…
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A swinging sculpture in Monkton invites reflection
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……
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Vermont-born runner turns grief into grit
“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…
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Bid local. Buy local. Sheldon Museum opens season with art auction
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…
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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…
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Art and community come together in a monthly club
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…
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Little Ripton school stages ‘Big City Dreams’
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…
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Nature’s Mothers: Local author explores spiritual ecology and motherhood in new book
“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…
