Category: Arts & Entertainment

Champlain Valley Union senior and Shelburne resident Noah Marconi will be a guest soloist for the Hinesburg Artist Series (HAS) 17th Anniversary Concert on Sunday, March 17 at St. Jude Church in Hinesburg. Marconi is the co-principal cello for the Vermont Youth Orchestra. The concert will feature the South County Chorus and the HAS Orchestra… Read More

At one point or another everybody has imagined themselves running into a burning building to save a photo album or a stack of family movies. Nostalgic articles such as these are among our most valued material possessions. People surround themselves with images of places and people from the past in an attempt to greater know… Read More

The African Brothers, Benny Nduwayo, Ajing Daw, and Baudouin Felekeni, will be hosting their first concert on Friday, March 22 at 8 pm at Studio A, located at 294 North Winooski Avenue in Burlington. Tickets are $5. The three teens hail from Burundi, Sudan, and Congo, and bring a new hybrid flavor to hip-hop and… Read More

On a Wednesday afternoon in the All Souls Sanctuary, Fran Stoddard moderated a rich conversation with composer Sam Guarnaccia of Shelburne and Artist/UVM faculty member Cami Davis of Charlotte in the first of a three-part series of conversations entitled “Awakening to Transformation: Through Art, Education & Spiritual Practice.” Guarnaccia and Davis are part of a creative team developing the Emergent… Read More

Fran Stoddard, former Vermont Public Television host of “Profile,” moderates a three-part series exploring this idea with speakers from the community, in advance of “The Emergent Universe Oratorio” premiering this fall at Shelburne Farms. The following provocative conversation will be held in March at All Souls Interfaith Gathering: Awakening Power of Spiritual Practice, March 20… Read More

Shelburne Community School student Lexi Hall celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday in style by attending a reading marathon with related activities and snacks at the Town Hall on Saturday, March 2. Over three dozen community members enjoyed the event where organizer SCS Kindergarten teacher Joplin James, in conjunction with the Pierson Library, read 70 Dr. Seuss… Read More

Theatre Kavanah, a Burlington-based company devoted to exploring the intricacies of the Jewish experience, is pleased to bring a staged reading of Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok’s “The Chosen” to Ohavi Zedek Synagogue in Burlington on Sunday, March 10 at 2 pm. Directed by Mark Alan Gordon, “The Chosen” immerses its audience in the lives… Read More

Monday evening The Writers’ Barn in Shelburne will open its doors to celebrate the written and spoken word with renowned local poets, Daniel Lusk and Angela Patten, as they read from past collections and current work.  Irish-born Angela Patten received the prestigious Kroepsch Maurice Award for Exellence in Teaching in 2012, and she is the… Read More

Crafty kids, gather your pencils, paintbrushes, and paper. Young ones can participate in the annual Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest, an integral part of the eighth annual national Endangered Species Day, May 17. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and numerous conservation organizations will observe Endangered Species Day to recognize conservation efforts underway across… Read More