NEWFANE-The Crowell Art Gallery at Moore Free Library will present "Painting with Pastel" in September,
BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont Jazz Center is honored to host Grammy-nominated jazz pianist and composer Jason Moran...
BENNINGTON-Bennington College is now accepting submissions from high school students around the world for its...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-The Good Trouble Street Choir and its leader, Becky Graber, will host a musical...
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR) is excited to announce the formation and launch of a Southern Vermont VBSR Chapter. Designed to give forward-thinking professionals an ongoing forum to network with like-minded peers, learn about operating their businesses in a socially responsible context, and discuss issues unique to the region, the chapter is open to VBSR members and guests from Rutland, Windsor, Windham, and Bennington counties. “VBSR Chapter meetings are a great, informal way for our members to stay connected,”
After a year of planning and writing, The Vermont Suitcase Company will bring Robin Hood to outdoor venues around Vermont from July 16 to 30. But this is not your mama's “Robin Hood.” The Suitcase Company's version, tongue firmly tucked-in-cheek and with a few suspensions of disbelief, includes Dry Anthony and Wet William as the Sheriff of Nottingham's two charming pig deputies; woodland creatures, including a chipmunk named Chippie, the union man; Fisher, a fisher cat, always sharpening his knife;
Many thanks to Liza King who, in these pages, has added another voice of compassion for the many folks among us who are struggling mightily with poverty, homelessness, or disabilities of one sort or another. Those among us who are so privileged should be thankful for a roof over our heads, food in the refrigerator, and clothes on our backs - in short, a safe place of refuge. Often I think of a refrain sung by Joan Baez as I...
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