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.

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 limited.

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.

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 — folks were out and about “painting the town”… oh, wait… That’s right, they actually were paintin … (read more)

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 alongside one another, and get ready for the opening of their first exhibit at … (read more)

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… environmental stewardship one year, drill-baby-drill the next… Back and forth we go… you get … (read more)

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 the Pacific Crest Trail. This extraordinary accomplishment came just eight m … (read more)

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 light, breezy layers.

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?”

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 talk about — what else? — art. Hello, Art Club.

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 shows begin at 7:30 p.m. Run time (hold on to your hats…. and bring your knitting) is 3 h … (read more)

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 a time of unraveling” on Tuesday, April 8. “I wrote a book about spiri … (read more)

A jazz trio swings for Havurah

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.

Allred is all about the arts

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)

Learn something new: THT expands creative offerings for all ages

“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!”

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