Free chamber music concert celebrates Brahms, Schumanns

MIDDLEBURY — The year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer and pianist extraordinaire, Clara Schumann. To honor the occasion, the Heliand Consort presents “Kindred Spirits”, a new program of chamber music by Clara and Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms, along with letters detailing their deep love and friendship. This free concert will be held on Saturday, March 7, at 7:30 p.m., in the Mahaney Arts Center’s Robison Hall. The concert will offer a glimpse into the tragic and beautiful story o … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — The Department of Music presents a Celtic music concert exploring tradition and innovation in a genre that is at once ubiquitous, diverse and loosely defined. The performance, on Sunday, March 15, at 3 p.m., in the Mahaney Arts Center’s Robis … (read more)

MIDDLEBURY — In what has become an annual tradition, a group of local volunteers will host a free dinner for area residents on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25. The dinner will be held at 4 p.m. in the dining area of the Middlebury Commons, across from t … (read more)

Vermonters shouldn’t have to pay for access to their government’s public records. Government transparency is far too important to be revoked by government agencies when they feel inconvenienced. Generous access to public records is rooted in the Vermont C … (read more)