Clemmons Family Farm releases video series for arts-integrated African-American curriculum
The Clemmons Family Farm is releasing Joy in Motion!, a free tutorial video series for teachers.
Feats of clay
Carpenter brings sculpture skills from D.C. to Charlotte.
This summer seems like so many books, so little time
So many books, so little time. And it seems this summer I have read a plethora of super good ones.
Summer reading trifecta for hot but beautiful days
I’m sitting in my kitchen listening to the gentle snoring of my pug and looking out over a very green field (watered well by recent rains), Mount Philo rising in the distance through a gauze-like veil of what they say is smoke wafted down from Canada. It is hot. But beautiful.
Enjoy music, connect with community at town green concerts
If something like a music concert is good, it’s worth paying for, right? And those who go to the concert should be the ones who pay, right? Well, maybe.
Circus Smirkus takes 36th tour of New England
The 36th Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour opens this Saturday, July 1, in Greensboro
Four books and two plays worthy of consideration
I know this is a “books and reading” column, but I want to take a bit of a different tack for a moment and recommend two plays I just saw on a recent trip to New York City.
Celebrating music
Music at Radio Bean in Burlington featured six international artists.
Calendar of Events; June 1-20, 2023
Events, classes, concerts and more!
Museum plans 40th building for Native American art
Although the Shelburne Museum has been focused on a new building to house Native American art for four years,…
Trio of engrossing whodunits
“Nobody owns life, but anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death,” wrote William S. Burroughs.
CVU students direct and produce spring one-act plays
The word theater has a long history, deriving from the ancient Greek word “theasthai,” which means to behold.
A compelling story of standing up to evil in World War II
Happy spring — even though the temperature feels more like winter at the moment. But the sun is shining, and the sky is mostly blue, so it isn’t inconceivable that spring will really spring.
Area events – March 9 – March 25, 2023
Area events and classes for all ages.
From senator to singer — Retirement means time for choral endeavors
Dennis Delaney says he’s not that religious. However, if it’s true that “The one who sings prays twice,” as St. Augustine is supposed to have said, then Delaney sure has prayed a lot since retiring.
Staying warm with Demon and Phuc
It is morning and the temperature is falling. According to my weather app it “feels like” negative 29 degrees, and yet as I look out my window, I see sun and blue sky.
From a Charlotte barn to regional roadshows, Very Merry Theatre puts kids center stage
Imagine walking into a rustic barn on a rolling Charlotte hill and, instead of finding animals in stalls and hay strewn about, seeing kids busily rehearsing lines, building sets and assembling costumes.
252 community concerts performed for a cooler climate
Last May composer-pianist David Feurzeig embarked on Play Every Town: 252 free concerts in each of Vermont’s 252 towns to combat climate change through the power of community and music.
With cold winter finally here, might be time for a book
Temperatures in the 50s and sap running in early January? An unsettling start to winter.