Beoga: A new era in Irish musicIn keeping with its tradition of featuring Irish music for St. Patrick's Day, the Barre Opera House Celebration Series will present Beoga on Friday, at 8 p.m. Published on: March 11, 2010 |
Swing into Town Hall TheaterMIDDLEBURY Town Hall Theater offers swing dance lessons tonight just before a group of musicians from Middlebury College take the stage. Published on: March 11, 2010 |
Maple FestivalMIDDLETOWN SPRINGS Familiar treats, talks and raffles mark the 22nd annual Maple Festival. Published on: March 11, 2010 |
Flea marketPROCTOR A flea market will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at St. Dominic's Church in Proctor. Published on: March 11, 2010 |
Pancake breakfastWEST RUTLAND Gilman Chapter #88 Order of Eastern Star and Hiram Lodge Masons will hold a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 13, at the Masonic Temple, 63 Franklin St. Published on: March 11, 2010 |
Osher learningThe Rutland Area Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's winter lecture series is held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Friday afternoons at the Godnick Adult Center, 1 Deer St. (off Woodstock Avenue) in Rutland. Published on: March 11, 2010 |
A free rideA gathering at Killington Resort's Stash terrain park this weekend includes a competition and no cash required to try boards. Published on: March 11, 2010 |
The Local SpinThis just in: Are we losing our bands to Bennington? This weekend both Bogo Guppy and Moneyshott head south to rock things up a bit at JC's Tavern in Bennington. Published on: March 11, 2010 |
Southerly Exposure: A light through darknessThere is a scene in David Fincher's 1995 film "Se7en" wherein a crime detective enters the home of a man thought to be a recluse. In fact, the man is not a recluse, but rather has been tied to his bed for months, fed through tubes and suffering from extreme bedsores and atrophied muscles. Published on: March 11, 2010 |
'Our Family Wedding' surpasses stereotypeOne enters a movie like "Our Family Wedding" bracing for cheesiness. Published on: March 11, 2010 |
The Movie Diary: Hindsight is 2-0/20The 1998 Oscar race for Best Picture pitted two polar opposite films against each other: "Shakespeare in Love" and "Saving Private Ryan." Published on: March 11, 2010 |
Brandon Town Players holding auditionsBRANDON The Brandon Town Players will audition performers for a vaudeville-style variety show later this month. Published on: March 4, 2010 |
Southerly Exposure: Listening with your eyes: Author readings aboundIn Portland, Ore., recently, I stumbled upon a reading by New York author Joshua Ferris, reading passages from his new novel, "The Unnamed." Published on: March 4, 2010 |
The Local SpinI take my hat off this week to Susan McNeely at Christopher's this week. You would be amazed at how few bar/venue owners take advantage of the free press that the Local Spin offers this area. Published on: March 4, 2010 |
Folkie gives new meaning to 'grassroots'A 25-year-old Chicagoan, by way of Maryland, with a voice like a field-hardened Texan and a soul so ancient he nearly creaks, may be steering the music industry into its own evolution. Published on: March 4, 2010 |
The Movie Diary: Almost as good as winning a gold medalThe Olympic Games are over, and while they got off to a rocky start, things appeared fairly spectacular by the closing ceremonies. Published on: March 4, 2010 |
Honoring Blanche MoyseWhen Blanche Moyse conducted her last concert at the New England Bach Festival at the age of 95, it ended one of Vermont's most revered musical institutions. Published on: March 4, 2010 |
'Piecework:' Our French-Canadian heritage can be very funnyVermonters are surrounded by their French-Canadian heritage, but we are so accustomed to it that we no longer seem to notice. Published on: March 4, 2010 |
Free concert at Weston PlayhouseWESTON The Weston Playhouse Theatre Co. will offer a free concert at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Weston Playhouse. Published on: February 25, 2010 |
Osher learning series continuesThe Rutland Area Osher Lifelong Learning Institute's winter lecture series is held from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Friday afternoons at the Godnick Adult Center, 1 Deer St. (off Woodstock Avenue) in Rutland. Published on: February 25, 2010 |
The Movie Diary: I'd rather have a bottle in front of me …During the late summer and fall of 1977, a series of sexual assaults were committed on the campus of Ohio State University. A collective fear swept the area as police worked overtime searching for leads. Eventually a local man was apprehended when one of the victims made a positive ID after reviewing police mug shots of known sex offenders. Published on: February 25, 2010 |
Southerly Exposure: Finding a 'nowhere' with heartI've always despised the phrase "the middle of nowhere." What does it even mean? That an area has no skyscrapers or nightclubs, parking garages or Italian sausage delis to call its own, and thus cannot satiate the glaring demands of humanity? The issue calls into question what we value as "place." Published on: February 25, 2010 |
The Local SpinI really enjoy getting contacts from family members of musicians. They are often a bit shy yet clearly proud at the same time. Published on: February 25, 2010 |
Spoon Mountain Singers celebrate spring's returnTINMOUTH — The Spoon Mountain Singers of Tinmouth sing out the winter with songs of love and inspiration at the Old Fire House on Sunday. Published on: February 25, 2010 |
V-Day offers up a sequel to the 'Monologues'Audiences around the world have become familiar with author Eve Enslers' "The Vagina Monologues" and the V-Day organization as an all-woman look, sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, at female sexuality and violence against women. Published on: February 25, 2010 |
Twain's 'healing angel'While researching for his 2005 biography of Samuel L. Clemens, "Mark Twain: A Life," author Ron Powers came upon a little-known, but highly influential relationship in the legendary author's life. Published on: February 18, 2010 |
Paramount premieres local film festivalArea residents can see Rutland go down in flames this weekend on the big screen. Published on: February 18, 2010 |
Golf Classic registration openRegistration for the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce's 25th Annual Golf Classic is now open. Published on: February 18, 2010 |
Yankee Chank to perform at U.U.,Yankee Chank will be performing at the Night Coffee House Concert Series on Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Rutland. Published on: February 18, 2010 |
The Local SpinBefore I get to this week's goings-on, I gotta' tell you about some hot-off-the-press Paramount news. Published on: February 18, 2010 |
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