Monthly Archives: April 2012

Waldorf School’s annual Mayfest Celebration May 5

Jump into springtime fun at Lake Champlain Waldorf School’s Early Childhood Mayfest on Saturday, May 5 from 10 am-2 pm (rain date will be on May 6). This annual celebration is a beloved event for area families, designed for the young child – not too much noise or bustle, but lots of outdoor merry-making for… Read More

SCS News & Views

Rachel Unsworth by Shania Bunbury Rachel Unsworth was born on March 28, 1998 and raised in Shelburne, Vermont. Rachel now attends SCS and will be attending CVU next year. Her favorite subject is Social Studies, because it tells a story and is interesting to learn about life in the past. Rachel’s hobbies are making videos… Read More

Students earn first place in website design competition

Shelburne homeschooler Kali Adams and her partner Madeline Chairvolotti of Grand Isle, both 11 years old, won First Place in the Junior Group Website Division at Vermont History Day this March.  Their website, which explored the subject of communication and the 1927 flood in Vermont, was entered into the 6-8 grade level competition. The winning… Read More

Shelburne college student presents research at undergraduate conference

Virginia Intermont (VI) senior Lauren Fay of Shelburne is racking up the rewards and recognitions as each passing day brings graduation 2012 one step closer. Fay, whose name is well known throughout the college equestrian community, has also proven to be an articulate, bright student in the classroom. Fay, who will graduate with a double… Read More

VCS performs “West Side Story”

The Vermont Commons School in South Burlington sold-out both performances of “West Side Story” at the Main Street landing’s Waterfront Theater April 17 and 18. Local Shelburne performers include:   Camille Bartsch an eighth grader who plays the Shark girl Consuela and the Gladhand;   Oban Galbraith a sophomore who is cast as the Jet named A-Rab; … Read More

Local students visit State House

As part of their unit on Vermont, the Mater Christi School fourth graders took a field trip to Montpelier recently to visit the Vermont State House and the Vermont History Museum. During the tour, Governor Shumlin invited the group to a question/answer session and then “stamped” the students’ bill idea. Their teacher, Glenda Bedard, reported,… Read More

Silliness and serious singing “Lend Me A Tenor” by the Shelburne Players

review by Lin Stone I suspect that the Shelburne Players staging last Friday evening of Ken Ludwig’s madcap “Lend Me A Tenor” would have had my Swedish grandmother (she loved the opera, foolishness, and farce) hiccupping belly laughs throughout the entire second act as she subdued her guffaws enough to hear the two tenors sing. The… Read More

Petra Cliffs, area’s newest art gallery

Petra Cliffs is an indoor climbing center, mountaineering school, and a summer day camp. Two months ago, local artist Greg Forber was approached by Petra Cliffs to gauge his level of interest in using the indoor rock climbing facility as a backdrop for his work. Petra’s Jenny Jacobson explained to Forber that the business would… Read More

Two Artists, Two Locations, Two Mediums

Sage Tucker-Ketcham, Painting Pattern, mixed media.

Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery will be presenting “TWO/Tabbatha Henry and Sage Tucker-Ketcham: Two Artists, Two Locations, Two Mediums” at the FS Gallery, opening May 4 through June 5, with an opening reception on Friday May 4, 6-8 pm. There will be a concurrent exhibit of larger work by the two artists at Select Design, 208 Flynn… Read More

Art in New England, noted Vermont collectors subjects of upcoming lectures

The changing image of New England from the mid-19th century through the early 20th century as seen through art is the subject of a talk by Shelburne Museum Director Tom Denenberg.  Region as Nation: How the Image of New England Became our National Landscape is the title of Denenberg’s talk. The presentation explores the changing… Read More

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