The Performing Arts Preview Issue 2014
Performing Arts Preview; Lost Nation Nails ’39 Steps;’ A Vermont Health Worker in Liberia; Taste Testers at Keurig
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2014-15 Performing Arts Preview
The same thing happens at Seven Days every year: When the brochures from arts presenters begin to arrive, we feel (a) bummed that summer is…
Obituary: M. Robert Ciardelli, 1939-2014, Colchester
M. Robert Ciardelli passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Sunday, September 28, 2014, from brain cancer. Robert was born in Barre, Vt….
Kala Laura Ann Luczynski
On September 10, 2014, at Fletcher Allen Health Care, Lisa Morris and Chris Luczynski welcomed a daughter, Kala Laura Ann Luczynski….
Obituary: Armande Renee “Fugie” Daniel
Armande Renee “Fugie” Daniel 88 years old peacefully passed away in Starr Farm Nursing Center during the evening on Sunday, September 28. She was born…
Obituary: Donald Forrest Dennis, May 7, 1949-Sept. 22, 2014, St. George
On Monday evening, our dear friend closed his eyes and died peacefully at home. Don lived life to the fullest, unyielding to cancer for more…
Obituary: Christine Morwood Reynolds, 1946-2014, Winooski
Christine M. Reynolds has gone to be with the Lord to join her heavenly family. Christine was born on July 15, 1946. On September 25,…
Obituary: Louis F. Kannenstine, 1938-2014, Woodstock
Louis Fabian Kannenstine passed from this earth Wednesday September 24th at Dartmouth Hitchcock Memorial Hospital following a massive hemorraghic stroke. Lou, as he preferred to…
WTF: Are Tinted Car Windows Really Illegal in Vermont?
As of October 1, it will be illegal to operate a handheld phone while driving in Vermont. And if you’re thinking about tinting your car…
I’m Doing Drugs, Having Sex … and Wondering If I Should Stop
Dear Athena, My friends and I have been partying a lot lately. I never experimented much when I was younger, so this is new to…
Northern Bayou Cold Brew, Now in South Burlington
Chittenden County native Benjamin Lee started cold-brewing coffee at home while living in Boston for college. When Lee returned to Vermont last year — he…
Indie Films to Catch this Fall
That enticing, autumnal aroma you’ve recently been detecting isn’t just about leaves or meteorological shifts. Sniff again and you just might pick up the scent…
A Burlington Nurse Takes On Ebola in Liberia
Brant Goode is a nurse epidemiologist at the Vermont Department of Health. On a typical day, the 54-year-old father of two might analyze flu trends…
Vermont Products Vie for American Made Awards
Since MarthaStewart.com launched its American Made awards in 2012, a Vermont brand has yet to feel the love. But that could change this year, with…
News Quirks (9/24/14)
Curses, Foiled Again Police accused Ryan Mullins, 22, of breaking into a pharmacy in Swansboro, N.C., and stealing a safe containing prescription drugs. He made…
Rob Mermin’s Adventures in Mime and Space
Burlington-based Theatre Kavanah, along with Temple Sinai and Ohavi Zedek Synagogue, presents “Adventures in Mime and Space: The Legacy of Marcel Marceau with Rob Mermin”…
Digging Swale’s Remix Record, Direct Inbreds, With the Cheap Thrills Record Club
Last week, Burlington-based art-rock band Swale released a new album, The Next Instead. Backed by a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, the band unveiled the record…
Liberty Union Party Sticks to Its Ideals — and Keeps Losing
Can a political party be venerable without being successful? Consider the case of Vermont’s Liberty Union Party. Founded in 1970, the uniquely Vermont party that…
Young Farmers Take Root in Vermont’s Remotest Reaches
When Lila Bennett and David Robb set out to buy a farm in central Vermont, they had to get used to disappointment: Multiple land deals…
Swale, The Next Instead
(Self-released, digital download, LP) Veteran Burlington rockers Swale are back from a two-year hiatus with their second full-length album, The Next Instead. Swale’s core lineup…
Work: Hypnotherapist Maureen Finnerty Turner
Name: Maureen Finnerty Turner Town: Burlington Job: Hypnotherapist Maureen Finnerty Turner is not a hypnotist. Like others in her profession of hypnotherapy, she’s had to…
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St. Albans Raid [SIV370]
9/20/14: 150 years ago, St. Albans made history as the site of the northernmost land action of the American Civil War. A gang of Confederates…
Book Review: Pitiful Criminals by Greg Bottoms
We love stories about criminal masterminds, real or invented. Hannibal Lecter, Al Capone, Jordan Belfort, Walter White — their stories appeal to our fantasies of…
Silent Mind, Good Morning Mr. Bright
(Chakra-5 Records, CD, digital download) Jamie Bright seems like one helluva happy fella. On his latest release as Silent Mind, Good Morning Mr. Bright, he…
Keep the Change: Shumlin Warms Up to Fossil Fuel Divestment
Throughout his political career, Gov. Peter Shumlin has argued that the little state of Vermont should take big steps to reduce its contribution to climate…
Letters to the Editor (9/24/14)
It’s Not About You, Rick [Re Movie Review: Calvary, September 10]: I read the movie reviews as a guide sometimes — Margot Harrison’s are right…
Art Review: ‘Rock Solid In & Out,’ Studio Place Arts
Not many art exhibitions allow visitors to touch the art. “Rock Solid In & Out,” the 14th annual exhibition of stone sculpture at Barre nonprofit…
Locavore Pioneers Open Duo in Brattleboro
Stephanie Bonin and her husband, Keith Arnold, know a thing or two about opening an eatery. Their Denver restaurant, Duo, is a perennial on national…
Vermont Architect Designs an Eco Resort in Japan
Chester architect Claudio Véliz is particularly attuned to the environment in both his practice and his mindset. One of his favorite email signature taglines is…
Theater Review: The 39 Steps, Lost Nation Theater
Lost Nation Theater’s production of The 39 Steps is a loving exchange between audience and performers. The actors move a spindly 7-by-3-foot rectangle into place;…
Soundbites: New Record From the DuPont Brothers; DALY Residency; Thoughts on EXNE
Eating It Up Before we get into the meatier news of the week, I’d like to take a moment and offer a thought or two…
The Trip to Italy
When you think of comics taking their act on the road, you don’t typically think of comics, you know, actually renting a Mini and hitting…
Free Will Astrology (9/24/14)
ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s no secret. The wealthy 1 percent of the population has been getting progressively wealthier. Meanwhile, the poor are becoming steadily…
This Is Where I Leave You
When we see an actor often enough on-screen, that actor can start to feel like a member of our circle of friends. Soon we’re saying,…
Volunteer Tasters Test What’s New at Keurig Green Mountain
According to Tom Novak, 15 percent of American homes have one thing in common: a Keurig brewer. This may sound like a staggeringly high number…
Taste Test: Thai Dishes
After several visits to Thai Dishes — Burlington’s newest Thai restaurant, on Church Street just south of Main — I was stymied for words. The…
