Elsie Lynn Parini
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Middlebury DJ gives Foodaroo a new groove
Serena Kim is a “lowkey legend,” who DJ’d the New York Yankees’ third World Series victory party and was the features editor of the national music magazine Vibe,…
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‘Make Way’ for this Vergennes children’s book author
Shorter-form books were appealing to Kunkel because she has a few things on her plate as the mother of a fifth-grader and a seventh-grader, as well as the…
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Artists hook into history at Rokeby Museum
“This exhibition of hooked rugs is a beautiful and powerful display of Elizabeth Catlett’s 1947 series ‘I am a Black Woman,’” said Rokeby Museum Director Lindsay Varner.
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‘Schoolhouse Sessions’ shares lessons of love
From an 1800s, one-room schoolhouse in Lincoln, David Ogrodowczyk wrote the title track of his new LP, “Schoolhouse Sessions.”
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Otter Creek Music Festival makes music in Salisbury
For the past four decades, summertime in Salisbury has meant music — chamber music.
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Following Fran: What makes the life of an artist?
Fran Bull’s life as an artist has crossed time and space, grown and expanded to encompass various styles and various people, including one very special one.
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Songwriter Chad Conant makes debut album count
With the banjo, Chad Conant found his passion for playing and singing, and before long he was playing open mikes, putting together a band and writing his own…
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Podcasters trumpet the splendors of Orwell
What do you get when you put two middle-aged Orwellians in a closet with a microphone? Why, a podcast of course!
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The trip of a lifetime: Sas Carey takes the long road7
Since the first time Sas Carey stepped foot on Mongolian soil in the summer of 1994, she felt a “leading” — a calling to “support and document the…
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Dancers connect sound, movement and technology in The Wilds
Stretch your understandings and creativity in this new event where live dancers use motion capture technology and simultaneous animation to generate a world of sound, light and visual…
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1-2-3 Act! Bristol’s one-act plays are back
The stage is set; the audience is seated; the curtain rises… Putting on a play, is as easy as 1-2-3, right?
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For pastel painter, home is where the art is
Judy Albright not only reflects these values in her art, but also by using her work to benefit Habitat for Humanity of Addison County, which partners with families,…
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Skiers take on challenge for Alzheimer’s benefit
Early on in the event’s history, Bruce Beeken’s mother developed Alzheimer’s Disease and the Camel’s Hump Challenge focused its efforts on raising funds and awareness for Alzheimer’s Disease…
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Alyx Magic brings the wonder back this winter
Lucky for us, an afternoon magic show is slated for Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Vergennes Opera House, with magician Alyx Hilshey.
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Retired history professor helps find ‘Sasqua’
Before settling into a long and successful career as a professor of American and Atlantic-World history, Bill Hart started off in his early 20s as an actor.
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Year in review 2022
Over the past 12 months, 52 issues and over 800 pages, we highlighted the work of more than 39 local artists, actors, musicians and craftspeople; saw more than…
