Wine Observed: A tribute to vintner Bob Haas
By Marty Ramsburg As I write this in April, we are adjusting to the news that Robert Haas, founder of Vineyard Brands and Tablas Creek, died at his western home in Templeton, California, where Tablas Creek is. I say western home because Bob also maintained his eastern home, in Chester, Vermont. While cosmopolitan, Bob embraced Vermont. We can recognize the consistency between core values that Bob held, then embedded in the businesses...
Tourism Talk: Our take on Southern Vermont summer scene, marketing, and branding
A summer explosion of cultural events Southern Vermont’s summer awaits. Its mountains, lakes, and rivers beckon; its back roads invite bike rides and meandering walks, all nourishment for the outdoors enthusiast. For an aesthetic feast, though, check out Southern Vermont’s ever-growing menu of arts offerings, from world-class classical music to dynamic little theatre; circus, and puppetry to top-shelf drama; fine art to outstanding...
Upfront: Spotlights on notable happenings
Keep on truckin’… You read it here first! SO Vermont Arts & Living’s “Driven to delight: Southern Vermont’s top 10 food trucks” (Summer 2017) featuring Dosa Kitchen was a big hit with readers, and now we’re pleased to report that Dosa Kitchen owners Nash Patel and Leda Scheintaub have published the first cookbook dedicated to making dosas at home: “Dosa Kitchen: Recipes for India’s Favorite Street Food” (Clarkson Potter,...
At the museums
Laumeister Art Center 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington 10a to 5p, Mon–Sun (Closed Mon) http://www.artcenter.svc.edu, 802 442-7158 Now: Native American Art and Artifacts. Native American and Southwestern artwork, which is the product of more than three decades of serious collecting more than 300 paintings, 50 bronzes, 50 Hopi Kachinas, 85 hand-woven Navajo rugs, and numerous pieces of pottery, jewelry and baskets. Currently: The Eric Sloane...
Music festivals
Next Stage Arts 15 Kimball Hill Road, Putney http://www.nextstagearts.org May 20: John Gorka CD release of “True in Time,” singer songwriter from the 1980s folk scene, 7:30p. June 8: Seth Glier and Matt Nakoa, folk and pop singer/songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, 7:30p. June 23: Lisa McCormick, ukulele, guitarist and singer/songwriter with insightful lyrics and strong voice, 7:30p. Friends of Music at Guilford Organ Barn off...
Summer stage
Dorset Theatre Festival 104 Cheney Road, Dorset http://www.dorsettheatrefestival.org, 802 867-2223 June 21–July 14: “I’m Not Rappaport,” starring Judd Hirsch. A lifelong radical and world-class kibitzer, retiree Nat Moyer spends his afternoons spinning outrageous yarns that intrigue and infuriate fellow octogenarian Midge Carter, the half-blind building superintendent with whom Nat shares his Central Park bench. July 19–Aug 4:...
At the Galleries
Canal Street Art Gallery 23 Canal St., Town of Rockingham, Village of Bellows Falls Wed–Sat, 11a–4p http://www.canalstreetartgallery.com, 802-289-0104. May 2–June 9: The Long River. May 18, 4–8p. Wet Paint Party. June 13–Aug 11: The Arts of Resistance, with opening reception June 15, 4–8p and live music and performance July 20, 4–8p. Crowell Gallery At Moore Free Library, Newfane https://moorefreelibrary.wordpress.com, 802 365-7948...
Green thumbs in the Green Mountains
The Bunker Farm 857 Bunker Road, Dummerston http://www.thebunkerfarm.com, thebunkerfarm@gmail.com The Bunker Farm is a family run Vermont farm, which produces naturally raised meats, annuals, perennials, and award-winning maple syrup. It is also an agricultural educational center for students and the community and an emerging event space and offers a CSA. It’s becoming the source for rare and unusual seedlings with folks coming from...
Summer picks
Arts & Crafts Vermont Open Studio Weekend Statewide http://www.vermontcrafts.com May 26–27: Open Studio weekend is an annual statewide celebration of the visual arts, when Vermont artists and craftspeople invite the public to visit their studios. Most Vermont craftspeople work in studios in or near their residences. These are places of production and inspiration in downtowns and at the ends of dirt roads. Wherever their location,...
Special Events
Tiny House Festival June 22 during Gallery Walk, Brattleboro http://www.tinyhousefestvermont.com See website for ticket info During June 22nd’s Gallery Walk, there will be Tiny House Fest Vermont exhibitions to visit in the mix of art openings and events. Dine throughout town and shop at our unique stores and shops; June 23, 10-5p. Enjoy the street fest where you’ll find the Pop-up Tiny House Village, Housing and Placemaking...
Food festivals
Grafton Food & Spirits Festival July 7, Grafton, Vt. http://www.graftonfoodfestival.com The Fifth Annual Grafton Food & Spirits Festival celebrates Southern Vermont food and farms. We celebrate our local taste of place by featuring local food and beverage vendors with tastings, cooking demonstrations, and farmers’ market tables. This year, celebrity chef and cookbook author Sara Moulton joins the festivities as guest chef....
State of the Arts: What’s the future for the arts in Southern Vermont?
By Joyce Marcel Vermont, once famous for its cows, is now becoming famous for its culture. How big can a rural art economy get? Having taken a big hit in 2008, Southern Vermont’s arts organizations believe they’re riding a creative economy that grows stronger every year. Over the past 10 years, economic growth has also spiraled upward as many organizations—Brattleboro Music Center and New England Center for Circus Arts in Brattleboro,...
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