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Good day to you! We've been enjoying more in the way of cool and fair weather conditions over the past several days, but that is coming to a close as we push into the upcoming late-week and weekend period. The culprit for our impending dampness is a slow-moving cold front draped off of low pressure that will track into Hudson Bay, Canada. This front will be more or less parallel to the upper flow, which will cause it to slow...
The Vermont Theatre Company announced the casting of its spring production, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. With music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Rachel Sheinkin, the play is an adult musical that centers on the fictional Putnam County Spelling Bee. Six quirky adolescents compete in the bee, run by three equally quirky grown-ups. In an unusual twist, according to a news release, several real audience members will be invited to the stage at each performance...
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