Jun 17-22, 2015
Meet Mike Smith, Vermont’s Fixer-in-Chief; Plain Talk About Jane Sanders; Hops Heaven at Craft Beer Cellar
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Mike Smith Is the ‘Interim Fixer-in-Chief’
Burlington College was on the verge of collapse last September when Mike Smith found himself standing before a packed room of reporters, professors and students,…
Obituary: Carole Anne Fontaine, Burlington Vt
Carole Anne Fontaine died peacefully Thursday June 18 at home in Colchester. She leaves her husband of 31 years, Norman Fontaine. She was the daughter…
Taste Test: Edson Hill in Stowe
Midway through dinner, my friend put down her fork and stared past me in incredulous alarm. “Is that a peacock?” she asked, pointing into the…
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Threads and Thresholds [SIV403]
6/13/15: Threads and Thresholds is a new work directed and choreographed by Hannah Dennison in collaboration with visual artist Leslie Anderson and composer David Severance….
Ava Marie, Kettle Steam
(Feedbands, digital download, vinyl) The 2014 debut full-length from Poultney’s Ava Marie, In Our Garden. After the War. Your Eyes Close. I Breathe Out., was…
My Partner’s Away and I Don’t Miss Him
Dear Athena, I have been apart from my partner for several weeks, and I don’t miss him at all. Is there something wrong with the…
Jurassic World
Jurassic World should have been told from the dinosaurs’ point of view. I (sort of) kid, but consider the two most complex and intriguing characters…
WTF: What’s That Apron Around the Bike Path?
Anyone who’s been down to Burlington’s Waterfront Park since spring sprung has likely noticed the sweet new stretch of bike path on the park’s northeast…
Soundbites: Mavis Staples Thrills the Flynn; Tommy Alexander Comes Home
Marry Me, Mavis Well, folks, another Burlington Discover Jazz Festival is in the books. And though somewhat dampened by the weather both weekends, the early…
Talking Art With Alisa Dworsky
Alisa Dworsky is a familiar name to many art watchers in Vermont. Her large-scale crocheted installations wrapping the columns of the Bennington Museum and tree…
Theater Preview: The Bake Off, Vermont Stage Company
A.R. Gurney’s play The Dining Room is not about eating. Rather, the American playwright envisioned a series of overlapping but largely unrelated vignettes in which…
Amy Black Finds a New Direction
Some musicians find their way early in life and take a straight-arrow path. For others, the muse can be a bit elusive. That’s the case…
Vermont’s Prison Chief Says It’s Time to Decriminalize Drug Possession
Vermont Department of Corrections Commissioner Andy Pallito recalled spotting a young woman on a prison tour; he knew she was addicted to heroin, but she…
Jane Says: Sanders’ Secret Weapon or a Political Liability?
The corner office in Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign headquarters has two desks — one for the candidate and one for his closest political adviser:…
Will Peter Welch Ditch D.C. for Montpelier?
Last Friday in Washington, D.C., Congressman Peter Welch (D-Vt.) was immersed in a showdown over a controversial Pacific trade accord. When President Barack Obama made…
Peter and Meg Walker: A Landscape Architect and an Artist Still at Work
In 1964, two natives of Scotland, both graduates of the Edinburgh College of Art, met in Vermont. Meg Brannan, who was studying fine-metals jewelry design…
Flashback: Did Bernie Sanders Really Save the Burlington Waterfront?
When U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) launched his run for president at Burlington’s sun-washed Waterfront Park last month, he claimed the spectacular public setting as…
Letters to the Editor (6/17/15)
Tall Enough Now [Re “Time to Grow Up? Burlington Considers New Building Heights,” June 10]: Is Burlington a physically modest small city nestled between lake…
Dance Preview: Hannah Dennison’s ‘Threads and Thresholds’
Never in his wildest dreams would Abdiel Kent have imagined that dancers would one day take over his inn and dry goods store. The owner…
New Boxing Fitness Classes Hit Burlington
There’s nothing like a spousal spat to spur a good sparring session at a boxing gym. Still reeling from the one-two punch of an overdue…
Opinion: UVM: At What Cost STEM?
“We’re here to celebrate the start of a new era at the University of Vermont,” crowed UVM president Tom Sullivan at the May 15 groundbreaking…
Downtown Grocery Takes Over Kitchen at Weston Playhouse
Vermont theatergoers have long buzzed about the historic Weston Playhouse, an acclaimed theater and cabaret whose in-house company consistently attracts professional thespians from around the…
A New Multimedia Exhibit Explores Ancient Buddhist Guru
According to Buddhist legend, the first incarnation of the holy figure Padmasambhava occurred in the eighth century, when he appeared as a small child inside…
Free Will Astrology (6/17/15)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Would you like to stop pushing and struggling for a while? Is there a clenched attitude you would love to let…
Love & Mercy
The latest from director Bill Pohlad (Old Explorers) is that rare biopic that respects both its subject and its audience. Love & Mercy is the…
Enosburg’s 1906 House Adds Brunch
This spring, Jennifer Neville Bright started serving occasional brunches at the 1906 House in Enosburg Falls, the bed-and-breakfast that she renovated and recently opened. As…
Sarah-Lee Terrat’s Mural Looks Forward and Back
If you’ve ever seen the whimsically painted Fletcher Free Library van zipping around Burlington, or tiptoed over the floor murals at NRG Systems in Hinesburg,…
Michel’s German Food Comes to South Burlington
When most people think “takeout,” their minds conjure up pizza or Chinese food. But Chittenden County residents will soon be able to access fresh German…
Reverser, Southern Claw
(Self-released, cassette, CD, digital download) Local hardcore-punks Reverser are stingy when it comes to personal details. The quartet’s Facebook page does reveal the band members’…
Waterbury’s Craft Beer Cellar Curates a World of Brews
What’s your hankering: Even More Jesus or Even Less Jesus? How about some Yin & Yang, Sour Monkey, Kentucky Ryed Chiquen or Wet Hot American…
