Music & Theater
Music &Theater Bellows Falls Opera House7 Centennial Square, Rockinghambfoperahouse.com, 802 463-3964March 9: VSO in Concert. March 17: St. Patrick’s Day Fiddle Frenzy with Eugene Friesen, cello & young fiddle stars, 7:30p.Brattleboro Music Center38 Walnut Street, Brattleborobmcvt.org, 802 257-4523Jan 27 & 29: Windham Orchestra: Romantic Voyage, 7:30p at Bellows Falls Opera House Jan 27, 3p Latchis Theatre in...
At the Galleries
At the Galleries Ann Coleman GalleryNow reopen at Quaigh Design Centre11 W. Main St, Wilmington, 11a-5p Fri-Sunartistanncoleman.com, 802 464-2780Ongoing: Due to damage from Tropical Storm Irene, Ann Coleman is displaying her works at the Quaigh Design Centre in Wilmington. She is working to get her gallery back on its feet.Asian Cultural Center of Vermontand C.X. Silver Gallery814 Western Ave, Brattleboroaccvt.org, 802...
Maple Open Houses
Maple Open House Weekend Visitors are welcome at sugarhouses all over Vermont on March 24 and 25, 2012 Pictured: “Sugaring Season” 6-color embossed linoleum block print by William H. Hays, courtesy The Artist’s Loft Fine Art Gallery, Brattleboro The 11th Annual Open House Weekend is a celebration of the maple syrup season and an opportunity to visit one or more “sugarhouses” throughout the state to learn about...
Discerning the taste of maple
Discerning the Taste of Maple A team of researchers, sugarmakers and sensory panelists collaborated over several years by evaluating maple syrup from throughout the state of Vermont to describe the terroir or taste of place of Vermont maple syrup, using a unique sensory map that captures the delicious qualities of Vermont Maple syrup.This interesting sensory tool was jointly developed by Professor Amy Trubek author of 2008 The Taste...
Classes, workshops & residencies
Classes, Workshop & Residencies In Vermont art flourishes year-round. There’s always a good time to learn, practice and perform. Here are a few programs and places to help you learn about classes or workshops in your area. Carving Studio and Sculpture Center636 Marble St, Rutlandcarvingstudio.org, 802 438-2097March 17-18: Introductory Stone Carving with Bill Nuff. April 21-22: Carving in Alabaster with Anne Dean....
Tubing to Terroir
Vermont Food & Wine Tubing to Terroir… Maple Comes of Age by Roger Allbee, former Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets for Vermont; Bruce Martell, former Maple Specialist for the State of Vermont; and Betty Ann Lockhart, author of Maple Sugarin’ in Vermont — A Sweet History. The official contact for the Vermont Maple Industry is www.vtmaple.org. Maple is often called the “Soul of Vermont” as it has defined...
Biodynamic Wines
Wine Observed: Biodynamic Wines by Marty Ramsburg What are Biodynamic® wines? Some people may explain that it is uber-organic, but that does not accord Biodynamic practitioners the respect they deserve.Vinters who embrace Biodynamic principles also commit themselves not just to winemaking, but to farming. For those wine producers who adopt Biodynamic principles, the objective is to create a self-sufficient living organism by...
Winter Farmers Markets
Vermont Food and Wine Winter Farmers Markets Bennington: Walloomsac Winter Farmers’ Market, Jan 21, Feb 18, March 17, April 21, 10a-1p, at St. Peter’s Church, walloomsac.org, 802 688-7210. Brattleboro: Brattleboro Winter Farmers’ Market, Saturdays thru March, 10a-2p, at the River Garden, downtown Brattleboro, postoilsolutions.org, 802 869-2141. Dorset: Dorset Winter Farmers’ Market, Sundays thru Feb 19, 10a-2p, at...