Brattleboro to speak out in $150K grant for ’Peoples, Places and History of Words
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), vice chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has awarded Peoples, Places and History of Words in Brattleboro a $150,000 National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) matching grant. This was one of three highly competitive NEH grants received in Vermont. The two other recipients were the University of Vermont and the Vermont Farmers’ Market Education Center. According to project director Lissa...
Next Stage lands $50K grant for storytelling
Next Stage Arts Project has received a $50,000 NEA grant, representing the entirety of NEA’s arts-based community development investment for Putney. The grant supports a collaborative project of Next Stage and the Town of Putney called “Legacy Putney: A Collaborative Celebration of Putney’s Arts History and Culture.” Partners include the Putney Historical Society, Putney Library, and area schools. The project has also received a...
Talk of the Arts: Thoughts of a man of a certain age
By Robert McBride So here we are, spinning around the sun, globally connected. I wonder whether the stress level is more or less than when our ancestors were worrying about the bison, climate change, an attack from a band of barbarians, and who their next leader might be. In the early 1960s, at the dinner table, my father would comment on U.S. politics and the economy, “It is the rise and fall of the Roman empire.” He’d often follow...
Echoes of the Past: Abandoned Photography
Linda Jane has photographed hundreds of abandoned places in more than a dozen states. Her images reveal the beauty of decay and the mystery of what people left behind. Many of the spaces rose and fell when handcrafting was valued. Heavy, carved doors, arched windows, stained glass, soaring ceilings, and forged fixtures remain after many years. She asks, “Why did businesses leave old ledgers and correspondence? Where are the students...
A little help from their friends: Putney celebrates Next Stage Arts Project
By Elaine Clift In 2010, when a few people gathered to contemplate starting a performance center in the village of Putney, they could not have imagined where their creative efforts would find them six years later. Today, the result of their energy and artistic vision is Next Stage Arts Project, a beloved part of the Putney community and a model for community-based theater. The idea for Next Stage Arts Project (NSAP) is rooted in...
Three intimate farm to table chef-owned restaurants that get it right
Chef-owned T.J. Buckley’s: Eight tables, dinner only, and amazing The movement that would sweep the world didn’t yet exist when Chef Michael Fuller went into business 34 years ago, but even then he was running his restaurant and living his life according to its main tenet: local is king. Fuller opened T.J. Buckley’s in a restored 1925 Worcester dining car that had housed a so-called greasy spoon eatery. “We served breakfast and...
Talk of the Arts: Together is how the arts will survive
By Kevin F. F. Quigley and Sara Coffey Sadly, the arts and cultural sectors are no strangers to budget cuts. They’ve endured a number of Republican-led efforts to reduce arts funding since the 1990s, and, in keeping with this tradition, President Trump’s budget blueprint, released in March, proposes significant cuts to virtually every agency except the departments of defense, homeland security, and veterans affairs. It also would...
At the museums
Bennington Center for the Arts 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington 10a to 5p, Tue-Sun (Closed Mon) http://www.thebennington.org, 802 442-7158 Thru Dec 23: Small Works Show. Every year our Small Works Show greets our visitors with beautiful work in a broad variety of subjects but a size limitation of 14 inches. June 3-July 9: Black & White. There is nowhere to hide in black and white work. Whether in charcoal, ink, oil, or even wire,...
At the galleries
Castleton Downtown Gallery Center Street Alley, Rutland http://www.castleton.edu/arts, 802 282-2396 Thru June 24: Notes From Underground: Elizabeth Michelman. Michelman’s artistic musings guide us through experiences of language-as-form, form-as-language, the poetry of video and music, and the politics of making art. July 1-Aug 12: Moments of Movement: Christine Holzschuh. Capturing the human figure in movement and candid moments of...
Music festivals
7th Frendly Gathering Music Festival Mt. Ellen – Sugarbush Resort, Waitsfield http://www.frendlygathering.com June 29-July 1: For three days at the end of June, we invite you to join us for music, camping, inspiration, and a big dose of friendship at the Frendly Gathering. This year’s music lineup includes Twiddle, Yonder Mountain String Band, Turkuaz, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, and many more. Tucked into the Green...
Summer festivals
Manchester Antique and Classic Car Show June 6-7 Dorr Farm Field, Route 30, Manchester http://www.manchestercarshow.com, 802 362-6313 The premier Antique and Classic Car Show in Manchester celebrates 29 years of the best antique and classic cars, food vendors, and flea market in the Northeast. First- and second-place winners, special awards, and first place in the “best of” categories awarded. Tailgate competition takes place and is...
Summer stage
Great River Theater Festival Runs July 6-9 at multiple locations in Putney Tickets for individual shows, and subscription tickets for the series, will be available at http://www.mainstreetarts.org and through select resellers. Information: Main Street Arts, 802 869-2960; mainstreetarts.org The First Annual Great River Theater Festival promises a “Who’s Who” of community and professional theater companies. Audiences will enjoy a mix of...
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