Music & Theater
Actors Theatre Playhouse Main St, West Chesterfield, NH http://www.atplayhouse.org, 877 666-1855 Sept 10-Oct 3: The Seafarer. In Conor McPherson’s recent Broadway hit, it’s a dark and stormy Christmas Eve in Ireland and Sharky has returned home to look after his irascible, aging brother who’s recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. Oct 10 & 17: Love, Loss,...
At the museums
Bennington Center for the Arts 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington 10a to 5p, Mon-Sun (Closed Mon) http://www.thebennington.org, 802 442-7158 Thru Dec 20: Impressions of New England. Annual exhibition including scenes of seashores, rolling hills, foliage and New England wildlife, all captured in paint and bronze, Thru Dec 20: Small Works Show, with figuratives, landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife, still lifes and more. Thru Dec 20: The Laumeister...
Fall Highlights
Brattleboro Film Festival The Brattleboro Film Festival, a 10-day event that draws moviegoers from four New England states to the historic art-deco, newly renovated Latchis Theatre in downtown Brattleboro, kicks off on Oct. 30 with a slate of regional premieres that include the best in global independent feature films, documentaries, shorts, animation and family fare. In a special salute to a new era in U.S. relations with Cuba, a...
Gallery openings
Ann Coleman Gallery 7 North Main St, Wilmington, 10a-5p daily http://www.artistanncoleman.com, 802 378-7090 Thru October: Ann Coleman’s watercolors inspired by nature and the outdoors of New England can be viewed at Quaigh Designs, 11 W Main St, Wilmington. Bennington Arts Guild 103 South St, Bennington http://www.benningtonartsguild.org , 802 442-7838 Sept 4 & Oct 2: Bennington “First Fridays.” Nov 22-31: Bennington Art Guild...
Festivals
Market Madness Street Fair Downtown Springfield http://www.springfieldonthemove.net Sept 5 • Maybe an old fashioned Street Fair is just what’s needed to celebrate and honor the close of a fabulous Vermont Summer. Low key, easy fun that doesn’t involve reservations, packing a bag, planes or trains. Come be a “local” for a day, we want to meet you. Local brew tent, BBQ, music all around and 40-50 vendors to answer all or most of what...
Columbus Day Weekend
Empty Bowls Landmark College, Putney http://www.brattleboroclayworks.com Oct 10, 5p and 6:30p • When Vermonters go hungry, their neighbors take action. That’s why for the eleventh year, volunteers are preparing for near sellout capacity at the Empty Bowls Dinner, an annual benefit for the Brattleboro Area Drop In Center. The Drop In Center is an essential resource for people in need in Brattleboro and the surrounding areas, who depend...
A new look for the heavens and the earth
The Latchis Hotel and Theatre Building, completed in 1938, was built as a memorial to the life and work of Demetrius P. Latchis. A Greek immigrant, Demetrius had developed Latchis Enterprises from a single fruit stand in Brattleboro into a family chain that at one time included 15 movie theaters and three hotels along the Connecticut River Valley. After his death, his four sons decided to honor their father with a building that would...
Popping up
Temporary stores emerge with local art for the holidays …in Wilmington Mother-daughter team Meg Streeter and Charlotte Hoffman with backgrounds in business, art and real estate will open a Holiday Pop Up Shop in Wilmington every weekend in December. The shop, called Display Wilmington, will be located in the historic Home Center at 1 East Main Street. It will feature a selection of art and gifts by artists from Vermont and...
The Hatch: Storytelling with a mission
It is rumored that the state of Vermont has more nonprofits per capita than any other state in the U.S. So why another one? That question was answered over coffee in early 2012 while the four founders of The Hatch were hatching their nonprofit plan, before they realized it was happening. The players were four Dummerston residents: National Public Radio and Motel 6 TV ad personality “We’ll leave the light on for you,” Tom Bodett, Rita...
Airbnb: A New Era of Green Mountain Hospitality
By Troy Shaheen “When I come up to Vermont and stay somewhere through Airbnb, I feel like I’m staying with old friends,” explains Marie O’Brien, a Connecticut resident who travels to Vermont often. She’s headed to Montpelier this week, and will be staying in the home of someone she has never met. Long a cultural staple and economic contributor in the Green Mountain State, the practice of renting out a room in one’s house has evolved...
Wine Observed: A bit of the Vermont terroir
Unique and delicious dessert spirits from the Green Mountain State By Marty Ramsburg For those looking to shop local and support Vermont businesses this holiday season, we have some truly unique and delicious dessert wines and ciders that make great additions to gift baskets. For those adventuresome wine drinkers with whom you want to share a bit of Vermont “terroir,” we highly recommend the following. Putney Mountain, Cassis The...
How Sweet Is Is: Vermont Maple Weekend
Open House Weekend, March 22-23 Plan to visit the 16th Annual Whitingham Maple Festival in Whitingham on March 22 and 23 to learn about sugar making and its historical importance in the town. Whitingham is the birthplace of Brigham Young and there are two monuments in town noting Young’s achievements. In addition that weekend, the town hosts a Craft Fair on Saturday /Sunday, Pancake breakfasts/luncheons on both Saturday and Sunday and...
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