BRATTLEBORO-I recently spoke with jazz saxophonist and composer Jeff Lederer, who splits his time between...
BRATTLEBORO-When they reflect on the 10th anniversary of 118 Elliot, John Loggia and Lissa Weinmann,
PUTNEY-Natalie Dreyer, the new executive director of Next Stage Arts, brings with her a wealth...
PUTNEY-Yellow Barn's 56th summer season continues this week with four performances and a masterclass with...
It might seem awkward to run against a candidate who cannot campaign for himself, but William Manch, a Republican from Vernon, is up for the challenge. Manch is challening incumbent Windham County Sheriff Keith Clark of Westminster, now serving on active duty with the Vermont Army National Guard as a captain and company commander in Afghanistan. Federal rules prevent active duty military officers from campaigning for elective office. Clark's wife Bonnie has had to act as his surrogate during his...
There is going to be a revolution in farming, and it's going to happen soon. It has to. The revolution is called regenerative agriculture, and the winners will be farmers, soil, bees, and everyone who eats. The only losers will be the pharmaceutical and petrochemical companies that have taken over our food supply. Their wares (expensive GMO seeds, billions of pounds of pesticides, chemical fertilizers) will not be in demand. What we are finding out is that 70 years of...
BELLOWS FALLS-Dylan Patrick Ward celebrates the release of his new full-length recording, Ne'er-Do-Wells, at Stage 33 Live, 33 Bridge St., Saturday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m. Ward, described in a news release as "a folk misfit from Vermont's dirty south"- actually within walking distance of Stage 33 Live, where he played his first venue show. He has been performing ever since, recognized in the worlds of folk and indie music for his "imaginative and poignant songs steeped in irreverent dark...
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