‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ — local artist participates in Boston public piano project
Jeanette Staley, a resident of Westminster who has been painting for more than 30 years and who has run an art center, studio, teaching gallery, and performance space in Hudson, Mass., will participate in “Play Me, I’m Yours,” along with her daughter, Zoey Staley, a resident of Bellows Falls. And they’re far from alone. The event, part of a global project aimed at “inviting the public to engage with, activate, and take ownership of...
Green and Growing: A green-economy business cluster
Michael Knapp, CEO and partner at Green River Software in Brattleboro, says people move to southern Vermont to enjoy the area’s spectacular beauty. “We have no billboards on our highways. And it’s how we treat the environment that models our work. We’re really here to create a new economy that’s focused on sustainability and resilience. And the world needs it. That our local community is recognizing it is music to my ears,” Knapp...
River Gallery School of Art celebrates 40 years
Now celebrating 40 years, River Gallery School of Art has ground-floor studio space and invites the community in to pay a visit. The school has offered high-quality arts education since 1976. Founders Barbara and Ric Campman developed their vision of nurturing creativity starting with children’s classes at the Ingenuity Shops. With a move to downtown at 127 Main St., they began offering classes to students of all ages. Now the school...
Our view: Wind energy is not for Vermont
By Lynn Barrett, Vermont Arts & Living Editor Our small towns stand by a wonderful sense of community and trust. We depend on our neighbors. We come through for each other. Just think about how neighbors responded during Tropical Storm Irene; no one stopped to think about the other’s politics or whether they were a second homeowner or a permanent resident. Everyone pitched in to get the job done. But Vermont’s small towns are...
Music and theater
Actors Theatre Playhouse Main St., West Chesterfield, N.H. http://www.atplayhouse.org, 877 666-1855 Thru-Oct 1: The Boys Next Door. Playwright Tom Griffin’s comedy-drama depicts life in a group home for the developmentally disabled. Wavering on the fine line between comedy and tragedy, Griffin draws from both traditions to create a touching, funny, sad, and moving portrait in which five challenged men survive by discovering what it...
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 Currently: The Small Works Show, consisting of works 11 x 14 or smaller. Annual show allows our artists and patrons the privilege of being able to purchase a piece of art and take it home with them the same day. Currently: Wildscapes, juried by Donald Demers. Includes landscapes, seascapes, and scenes...
Grafton Museum highlights Vermont’s African American Heritage Trail
Occasionally overlooked as part of Vermont’s history are the African Americans who made Vermont their home. Over the centuries, they have tilled the soil, owned businesses, held public office, fought alongside fellow citizens in major wars, and worked to make Vermont—and the United States—a better place. The African American Heritage Trail was created to encourage black travelers to visit the state by offering journeys to exhibits and...
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