Sep 4-10, 2019
From Campus to Politics to Business, Memes the Word; Meet Shannon MacVean-Brown, Vermont’s First African American Bishop; Kristian Brevik’s Giant Whale Sculpture Illuminates a Crisis
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From Campus to Politics to Business, Vermonters Use Memes to Get the Word Out
Katie Corrigan really just wanted a place to kvetch. It was the spring of 2017, and Middlebury College was all over the national news. On…
Vulgar Display of Poutine Opens in Island Pond
Hand-cut fries, local cheese curds and scratch-made gravy form the foundation of the food at Vulgar Display of Poutine, a poutinerie that opened over Labor…
In Memoriam: Kenneth Fishell, 1931-2019
Please join us for a celebration of Ken’s life. Sunday, September 22, 2019, at 3 p.m. UVM Alumni House, 61 Summit Street, Burlington. Reception to…
In Memoriam: R.F. Glenn Ravdin, 1952-2019
A Quaker Meeting for Worship to memorialize Glenn Ravdin will be held in the manner of Friends at the Burlington Friends Meeting house, 173 N….
Birth Announcement: Lydia Anne Curtis
On September 4, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Morgan (Lacillade) Curtis and Dana Curtis welcomed a girl, Lydia Anne Curtis….
Birth Announcement: Knox Clarence Scott Snyder
On September 3, 2019, at Porter Medical Center, Miranda Snyder Cary and Clinton Snyder welcomed a child, Knox Clarence Scott Snyder….
Eat This Week, September 4 to 10, 2019: Barrels of Fun
Mill River Brewing BBQ & Smokehouse in St. Albans is hosting a fundraiser for Friends of Northern Lake Champlain called Project: Rain Barrel, featuring an…
Kristian Brevik’s Whale Sculptures Illuminate a Crisis
Kristian Brevik says he started making art “as far back as I can remember.” Recently, at his family’s home in Port Townsend, Wash., he unearthed…
Shannon MacVean-Brown Is the First Black Woman to Lead Vermont’s Episcopal Church
By the time she entered an Episcopal seminary in 2004, Shannon MacVean-Brown thought she knew what sort of priest she wanted to be. In her…
Theater Review: ‘A Fantasia on the Life of Florence Foster Jenkins,’ Grange Theatre
The story of a tone-deaf socialite who gives singing recitals could be a one-note joke, but the Grange Theatre’s production is a funny and sweetly…
Howard Center Uses Grant to Buy Solar Lanterns for Burlington’s Homeless
A new program will allow some of Burlington’s less fortunate to see better at night and recharge. The Howard Center plans to use a $2,500…
Steven Yardley Examines Love and Romance on the Pyros’ New EP, ‘Christian Mingle’
Depending on how you look at it, being single rules, or it sucks. Most uncoupled people would likely agree that singlehood is a balancing act…
Photographer Dona Ann McAdams Considers Her Remarkable Career
What do goats, Pride paraders and porn stars have in common? The answer is photographer Dona Ann McAdams, who always has her subjects’ backs while…
Hackie: The Scent of Marinara
“Jernigan, do you remember Sharon?” It was Greg on the line. In my Stable of Loyal Customers, he was a member in good standing. Greg’s…
Jenna Rice, ‘Bottle Collection’
(Self-released, CD, digital, vinyl) Southern Vermont songwriter Jenna Rice’s debut LP, Bottle Collection, speaks (and sings) to the bravery of seeing through a labor of…
A Green Mountain Gathering Performs and Celebrates Monteverdi
It’s September, so it must be time for a concert by the Green Mountain Monteverdi Ensemble of Vermont. Once a year, founder and bass singer…
The Stranger Play Festival Focuses on Works by Women Playwrights
As the bell-voiced Vermonter Neko Case once crooned, “The most tender place in my heart is for strangers.” These words could be a mission statement…
The Red Newts, ‘This Lonesome Town’
(Self-released, CD, digital) The Red Newts are a Burlington outfit with an interesting sound that’s equal parts straightforward Americana and bluesy bar rock. Their debut…
Letters to the Editor (9/4/19)
Cherish Your Co-op I need to call out reporter Courtney Lamdin on her cheap shots at our Onion River Co-op in her August 28 article…
Issue Drama ‘Luce’ Tries to Push Buttons But Gets Nowhere
You know what’s not helping with global warming? Director Julius Onah’s latest. It’s so overloaded with hot-button topics that it threatens arctic ice, tropical rainforests…
Free Will Astrology (9/4/19)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): I don’t know if the coming weeks will be an Anaïs Nin phase for you. But they could be if you…
‘American Factory’ Offers an Enlightening Look at Culture Clash and the Future of Work
In 2014, China’s Fuyao Glass opened a branch near Dayton, Ohio, in a former General Motors factory. The gigantic plant, where as many as 10,000…
Soundbites: Some Thoughts on Pinegrove
Pining Away One of the oddest revelations during the 2017 peak of the #MeToo movement was that of Evan Stephens Hall, front person of Pinegrove….
I’m Looking for Love but Self-Conscious About Neuropathy
Dear Reverend, I’m divorced, 67 and have neuropathy in my feet that makes me self-conscious about trying to find another woman for a relationship. How…
27th Annual South End Art Hop Goes ‘Flynn to Flynn’
This has been a watershed year for Burlington’s South End Arts and Business Association. In late 2018, executive director Adam Brooks stepped down after about…
Burlington 101: High Schoolers Use the City and Lake Champlain as a Classroom
Two dozen people sat in neatly arranged folding chairs at Burlington’s Old North End Community Center. One by one, they aired city-related grievances: Why are…
Martin Philip Talks Baking, Conversation and Humanity
Would you let a stranger into your house if he offered to make you biscuits? Martin Philip, baker and author of Breaking Bread: A Baker’s…
At Kismayo Kitchen, Somali and American Fare Share the Menu
The jasmine rice at Kismayo Kitchen is long grain and speckled with color: glints of orange, yellow and green light up the dish. The grain…
Michael’s on the Hill Is Open and for Sale
Michael and Laura Kloeti, married restaurateurs who opened Michael’s on the Hill in June 2002, are selling their restaurant at 4182 Route 100 in Waterbury…
Bucky’s Pub Is Open in Hinesburg
Bucky’s Pub is now open daily and serving drinks and pub fare at 104 Ballards Corner Road in Hinesburg. Ruchel St. Hilaire, who owns the…
