The Performing Arts Preview Issue 2016
Burlington’s Foam Brewers Flows On; Ryan Miller and Grace Potter Talk Grand Point North
Cover Story
Welcome Back, Performing Arts Season
It may be human to err, but it’s also human to get things very right. That is, to pour devotion and diligence into a chosen…
Obituary: Docie Woodard, 1948-2016
After a long illness, Docie Eileen Falcone Woodard died on August 18, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was born in Shaoyang, China in 1948….
Lessons in Kindness: A Vermont Nonprofit Helps Kids Learn Empathy
Sam Drazin grew up in in Norwich in a neighborhood filled with families. His childhood included typical kid pursuits: biking, flashlight tag, trick-or-treating, sledding. But…
The Art Of… Bringing Kids to Museums
I had a revelation recently: At ages 5 and a half and 7, my kids might be ready to visit a museum that isn’t specifically…
Obituary: Bruce Butterfield, 1949-2016
BUTTERFIELD, Bruce, 67, a long time resident of the “Northeast Kingdom” of Vermont died on September 5, 2016. Bruce was born on June 18, 1949,…
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Bark & Brew [SIV459]
9/8/16: Joyful yaps, cheers and a blur of pooches. Rain didn’t deter a crowd of humans and their four-legged friends from gathering Thursday night at…
Shotgun Marriage? Johnson and Lyndon State Colleges Rush to the Altar
Two dozen Lyndon State College students streamed into a community room last Thursday for a lunchtime meeting with top brass. The topic? A proposal so…
UVM Prof: Bias Response Team Threatens Free Speech on Campus
A University of Vermont professor has waded into the national debate about academic free speech and political correctness with a broadside against the UVM team…
Unfinished Business: How Phil Scott Lost a Nightclub
Throughout his campaign for the state’s top job, Lt. Gov. Phil Scott and his allies have made much of his experience as a small-business owner….
Letters to Editor (9/14/16)
Moore on Burlington College Let’s get it straight, because Seven Days reporter Alicia Freese did not [Off Message: “Former Burlington College President Unloads on Board,…
Burlington’s New Foam Brewers Go With the Flow
After water and tea, beer is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. One could argue that it even helped shape the world: In…
Vermont’s EpiPen Problem Is About Price and Politics
Across the street from a Chinese buffet restaurant in downtown St. Albans, several men in pale blue shirts stood sentry outside a gated brick complex….
Niche at Rogue Artisans to Open in Morrisville
In 2015, chef Chad Hanley and Sumptuous Syrups of Vermont mix master Don Horrigan worked together as the opening chef and bartender, respectively, at Edson…
Windfall Orchard Starts Dinner Series
Windfall Orchard is known for its farmers market stands in Burlington and Middlebury, where its tables hold bottles of ice cider, cider blends, and crates…
When the Bough Breaks
In the 1990s, moviegoers flocked to a string of glossy thrillers that one critic of the era memorably dubbed the “from hell” genre. All their…
Why Are the Burlington City Hall Fountains Always Dry?
Cold weather will soon turn Burlington’s four decorative fountains into empty troughs for seven months. Meanwhile, one reader recently asked: Why haven’t the wildlife-themed dual…
Grace Potter and Guster’s Ryan Miller Talk Vermont
Grace Potter and Ryan Miller have had almost inverse Vermont experiences. As any local knows, Potter is the Waitsfield-born singer who has achieved international fame,…
A Dream World at the Kent Museum
The Kent Museum, a row of connected 1830s structures built by Abdiel Kent in Calais, is open to the public only about one month a…
A Vermont Ballerina Heads to the Bolshoi
Each year across the United States, aspiring ballet dancers don their best tights to audition for a spot at the Bolshoi Ballet’s yearlong trainee program…
Charlotte Potter’s Grand Point Weird
As always, this weekend’s Burlington waterfront music festival Grand Point North will be headlined by founder Grace Potter. The 2016 lineup includes Old Crow Medicine…
Capital City Concerts Expands to Middlebury
Now that the rich offerings of summer chamber music have ended, classical fans can pencil in a new round of chamber concerts from Capital City…
Soundbites: What’s the Point?
Can ya feel that, Vermont? I don’t even have to explain what “that” is, do I? You felt it the other day when you donned…
Aleck & Ivy, The Freak Beneath
(Self-released, cassette, digital download) A little more than a year ago, Vermont ex-pat Aleck Woogmaster and Portland, Ore., singer-songwriter Ivy Estelle released their debut EP,…
Banana Schlitz, Sports & Milk
(Self-released, cassette, digital download) Nostalgia is a powerful thing. And in 2016, it seems like we can’t get enough of it. Axl Rose and Slash…
Free Will Astrology (9/14/16)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Caution: You may soon be exposed to outbreaks of peace, intelligence and mutual admiration. Sweet satisfactions might erupt unexpectedly. Rousing connections…
I Can’t Deal With My Boyfriend’s Creepy Son
Dear Athena, I moved out of my boyfriend’s house because of his 19-year-old son’s behavior problems. I could not get my boyfriend to stand up…
Down Home Kitchen Offers Family-Style Dinners
Last September, Down Home Kitchen opened for breakfast and lunch at the corner of Montpelier’s Langdon and Main streets. The modest menu offered southern comfort…
Taste Test: Pork & Pickles Barbecue
At 1:27 p.m., when my friend Matt still hadn’t shown up for our one o’clock lunch plans, I figured he was lost. I imagined him…
Obituary: Timothy Appleton Grannis, 1949-2016
Timothy was born November 24, 1949, in Hartford Conn., to the late Caroline Kinloch Bull Grannis of Georgetown, S.C. and the late Peter Edwards Grannis…
