Mar 22-28, 2017
Middlebury’s Christal Brown Brings Dance Inspired by Muhammad Ali; The Power and Pitfalls of Social Media for Vermont Pols; What’s the Story Behind Shen Yun?
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Christal Brown’s Choreography Is Inspired by Muhammad Ali
A young man in a business suit sits downstage reading a newspaper, while larger-than-life photographs illuminate the screen behind him. He looks up and addresses…
Obituary: Matthew Henry Young, 1948-2017
Matthew Henry Young was born on May 1, 1948, in New York City, the son of Leo and Shirley (Stein) Young. He had two sisters,…
The Parmelee Post: First-Ever Documented Maple Geyser Erupts in Jericho
Vermont maple producers predicted a particularly productive year in 2017, but no one could have foreseen how truly explosive the sugaring season would be. For…
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SD Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade [SIV483]
3/17/17: Friday afternoon was sunny and warm, good weather for people to sit outside and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The annual SD Ireland Parade provided…
Art Review: James Secor, Studio Place Arts
Nomophobia: It sounds like a fear of not existing, of being “no more.” The term is actually an abbreviation for “no-mobile-phone-phobia” — that is, the…
Follow the Leader? Stakes Are High for Vermont Pols on Social Media
If you want to inspect Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman’s swollen toe, find out Gov. Phil Scott’s favorite Girl Scout cookie or see Senate Judiciary Committee…
Movie Review: Live-Action ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Still Charms
How many times can you retell a “tale as old as time”? Disney’s 1991 Beauty and the Beast was the first animated film ever to…
Free Will Astrology (3/22/17)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Of course you want to get the best of everything. But that doesn’t mean you should disdain cheap thrills that are…
Clever Girls, Loose Tooth
(Self-released, digital download) The discovery of a loose tooth is cause for celebration — if you’re 5 years old and it’s a baby tooth. But…
Roastery at Capitol Grounds Expands and Rebrands
Since Capitol Grounds Café opened in 1998, more than a few Montpelierites have relied on the State Street café-roastery for their daily wake-up or afternoon…
BCO and Ray Vega Turn Up the Heat With Latin Jazz
Jazz and classical music seem inimical. One calls for improvisation every time a piece is played; the other involves reverent adherence to the written score….
Maple Sugaring Season Is Off and Running
Most Vermonters know that maple sap runs when temperatures are above freezing during the day and below at night, and that the season ends when…
My Guy Gets Angry When I Talk to Other Men
Dear Athena, My guy got so angry when I was talking to another guy about simple, polite stuff! I’m not allowed to say a thing…
The Herstory of Huntington Open Women’s Land
In 1974, Carol “Crow” Cohen moved to Richmond with her husband and small daughter. That year, shortly after giving birth to her second daughter, she…
Eyedos, Guerrilla Bars
(Self-released, digital download) Serial killing, drug binges and death camps are not topics that come up when you think about Vermont hip-hop. Buckle up, though….
Kirtan Rabbi Brings Chant to Ohavi Zedek
At a prayer service at B’nai Jeshurun, a synagogue on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Rabbi Andrew Hahn chants the Sh’ma, the most important prayer in…
Movie Review: ‘Ti Laurent’ Revives a Classic
“Well, what can a poor boy do / Except to sing for a rock-and-roll band?” mused Mick Jagger in the classic “Street Fighting Man.” One…
From Railroad to Statehouse: A Chef Comes Home
Shaun Murphy is up before sunrise at her house in Plainfield, and in the kitchen at 4:20. The coffee is all but ready for her,…
Theater Review: Grounded, Northern Stage
The applause at a curtain call congratulates the actors and also signals that an imaginary world must yield to a real one. At Thursday night’s…
Four More Local Albums You (Probably) Haven’t Heard
One of the blessings of our local music scene is its sheer magnitude and bounty. It’s also a curse. Seven Days receives so many album…
Soundbites: Banded Together
Ever since the current presidential administration took office — that is, when our nation began its descent into Mad Max-style chaos — we’ve seen an…
Up in Arms: Bill Would Let Cops Take Guns in Domestic Violence Cases
Stella Gravel sat before the House Judiciary Committee earlier this month and told her daughter’s tragic story: Early one morning in August 2013, Rhonda Gray’s…
Letters to the Editor (3/22/17)
Bad Deal for Burlington In “Size Wise: In Burlington, Upward Growth or ‘Vertical Sprawl’?” [February 22], Kevin J. Kelley did not go far enough into…
The Media Bern: Sanders Keeps Vermont Press at Arm’s Length
On his way out of the St. Johnsbury Academy gymnasium last Thursday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) stopped in the hallway and faced the media. For…
The Story Behind Lavish Chinese Dance Extravaganza Shen Yun
Have you heard that Shen Yun, the internationally acclaimed Chinese dance extravaganza, will perform two shows this weekend at Burlington’s Flynn Center for the Performing…
Vermont Inmate No. 144711 Is a 90-Year-Old Veteran
None of the professionals involved in his case thinks that 90-year-old Emery Woodall Jr. should be in prison. Not the police who arrested him for…
Little Vera, the Artist
“Will you take me out to Essex?” A short brunette — looking ultra-cute as she stood there shivering in her fluffy woolen hat — was…
A Musical Takes on the Global Economy
According to the New York Times, in 2011, an Oregon Goodwill manager named Julie Keith bought a package of Halloween decorations for $29.99 at her…
In Waterbury, Zenbarn Feeds Community
Waterbury, last Thursday evening: A local strummer sat by the stairs at Zenbarn, twanging homespun folk tunes and gifting warm smiles to all passersby. At…
Olé! Hot Tamale and El Toro Open in Morrisville
Over the past few months, the dining scene in Morrisville has been a bit of a revolving door. Thai Kitchen, which had taken over the…
