WESTON PLAYHOUSE WESTON, Vt. — The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company announces “A Weston Winter Cabaret,” back for its third year at Walker Farm. Join Weston Young Company alumni on Dec. 13 and 14 at 7:30 p.m. for two fabulous evenings filled with the songs of the season. This fun, festive[Read More…]
Arts And Entertainment
Edward Snowden book coming out Sept. 17
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has written a memoir. The book by the man whose leaks of classified documents transformed the debate about government surveillance is coming out September 17. Metropolitan Books, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers, announced[Read More…]
In the Stream: Cartoons are for everybody, sometimes
By BILL CHAISSON By Bill Chaisson I like Guillermo del Toro’s films, but I am not inclined to watch most of them because most of them are horror films. I loved his “Hellboy” movies and that was brought home to me as I watched the recent reboot and walked out[Read More…]
Romance novels and weed etiquette
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. — Village Square Booksellers welcomes local novelist Eileen Charbonneau who will share her knowledge of and love for romance novels on Aug. 17 at 11 a.m. Bookstore Romance Day is a day designed to give independent bookstores an opportunity to celebrate Romance fiction — its books, readers,[Read More…]
Cornish fair music and entertainment
By Glynis Hart [email protected] CORNISH — The Cornish Fair opens this Friday with a strong music lineup, including up-and-coming New Hampshire country artist Tim Brick and singer-songwriter Morgan Myles from Nashville this Friday and Saturday. Rubicon, a Journey tribute band, is the headliner for Saturday evening. “It’s like being at[Read More…]
Storytelling: An Ancient Art With Modern Appeal
What do you think of when you hear the word “storytelling?” Parents telling a bedtime story to a child? Grandparents sharing tales about their own youthful escapades? Folktales or ghost stories told around an open fire at a Boy or Girl Scout summer camp? The ancient art of oral storytelling[Read More…]
Punk in the park is petering out
By Patrick Adrian [email protected] SPRINGFIELD, Vt.— Springfield musician and DJ John Ellis said that this year’s Punk in the Park, an annual free music concert he has held for 14 years in Rutland, will be one of the last. Ellis announced that Punk in the Park 14, scheduled for Saturday,[Read More…]
Verse averse: State poet laureate pick nixed after criticism
By HOLLY RAMER Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — There are poetry slams, and then there are slammed poets. New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu abandoned his pick for poet laureate on Friday amid growing criticism of the man’s work and how he was selected. Though he never formally nominated him,[Read More…]
‘A Star is Born’: an emotional crescendo One that could find Cooper holding an Oscar
By JASON GUYER iRate Often I am asked, “Why do you watch so many movies?” My answer is always the same, I like a good story. No matter the medium, a good story is in, whether it be books, films, or even newspapers, there are few things like a good[Read More…]
The balloon
By DAVID KITTREDGE RECOLLECTIONS OF A RENAISSANCE REDNECK Here’s one for you… The other day I bought a helium balloon that’s yellow with a smiley face printed on it to attract attention to a canoe in my yard that I was trying to sell. Luckily I bought the balloon in[Read More…]