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Stone Village Poetry Experience events celebrate National Poetry Month

Stone Village Poetry Experience events celebrate National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. Chester’s Stone Village Poetry Experience has arranged a series of Saturday events that will touch the hearts of poetry lovers of all ilks. All programs are free and open to the public. Saturday, April 8 Poetry Month will begin with a presentation by former Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea at 7 p.m. at Chester […]

After musical hiatus, GM hits the stage with ABBA hit 'Mamma Mia!'

After musical hiatus, GM hits the stage with ABBA hit ‘Mamma Mia!’

By Basil MacDonald Green Mountain Union High School presents its first musical since 2019. Catherine Johnson’s Broadway hit Mamma Mia!, which reignited a love for the 1970s pop music of ABBA, will be performed in the GMUHS auditorium on Friday, March 31 and Saturday April 1. “Putting on a musical is a really big task,” […]

Chester native Travis Van Alstyne awarded grant to complete film on Romaine Tenney

Chester native Travis Van Alstyne awarded grant to complete film on Romaine Tenney

By Shawn Cunningham © 2023  Telegraph Publishing LLC A Chester native who has been painstakingly working on a short, animated film, Love of the Land, since 2019 has been recognized for his work with a $4,100 grant from Vermont Public’s “Made Here Fund.” The grant will help Travis Van Alstyne, who now lives in Burlington, […]

Pianist Enger performs in Chester on March 30

Pianist Enger performs in Chester on March 30 Universalist Parish to host 'Celebrating Women Composers'

World-renowned pianist Carolyn Enger will bring music of women composers to the First Universalist Parish of Chester, 211 North St., at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 30. Celebrating Women Composers: Music HerStory exalts contributions that women have made to the world of classical music. Compositions spanning from 1805 to 1982, including works by Fanny Mendelssohn, […]

GM student exhibit at Whiting for Youth Art Month

GM student exhibit at Whiting for Youth Art Month

In honor of Youth Art Month, examples of  work created by middle- and high-school students at Green Mountain Union High School will be on display at Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, during regular library hours from Wednesday March 1 through Tuesday, March 28. The library is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on […]

Springfield High Theater Dept. presents 'Curious Savage' March 3-5

Springfield High Theater Dept. presents ‘Curious Savage’ March 3-5

Springfield High School’s Theater Department presents The Curious Savage by John Patrick. Performances will be at the Springfield High School Auditorium, 303 South St., at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 3 and 4, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 5. Admission is by donation. According to the Dramatists Play Service, […]

Vocal trio In the Rough performs Feb. 18 in Weston

Vocal trio In the Rough performs Feb. 18 in Weston

The vocal trio In The Rough will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 18 at the Old Parish Church in Weston, 100 Main St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The trio is made up of Lisa Brigantino, Lori Brigantino and Andover resident Susan Haefner. The concert will include traditional and contemporary folk songs and […]

Wildlife photographer presents talk, slideshow on Feb. 10 in Proctorsville

Wildlife photographer presents talk, slideshow on Feb. 10 in Proctorsville

Noted wildlife photographer and Proctorsville resident Tim O’Donoghue will present a slideshow and talk titled How to Photograph Wildlife at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10. This event was rescheduled from Friday, Feb. 3, due to weather. The presentation, illustrated with his photos, will take place at the Cavendish Fletcher Community Library, 573 Main St., […]

Stone Village Poetry Experience returns Jan. 12

Stone Village Poetry Experience returns Jan. 12

It’s time to pull out your poetry notebook for Series II of the Stone Village Poetry Experience. The Poetry Slams and Workshops will be led by Tuck Wunderle and surprise guest collaborators. They will take place on Thursdays — and one Tuesday — through March at the First Universalist Parish, 211 North St., in Chester’s […]

Denmark folk duo Gangspil joins Nordic Harmoni for a holiday concert on Dec. 9

Denmark folk duo Gangspil joins Nordic Harmoni for a holiday concert on Dec. 9

Nordic Harmoni will usher in the holiday season with a concert featuring traditional Swedish songs at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 9 at Second Congregational Church, 2051 N. Main St. (VT Route 11), Londonderry. Nordic Harmoni will be joined by two of Denmark’s leading folk musicians. Gangspil, featuring Sonnich Lydom on accordion and harmonica and Kristian Bugge on […]

Pianist Enger to perform in Chester on Dec. 4

Pianist Enger to perform in Chester on Dec. 4 Work sheds light on little-known aspect of Holocaust

World-renowned pianist Carolyn Enger will bring Mischlinge Exposé to the First Universalist Parish of Chester, 211 North St., at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. Mischlinge Exposé sheds light on a little-known aspect of the Holocaust. “Mischlinge” is a derogatory Nazi term used for those who were neither fully Jewish nor fully Aryan. This multimedia performance is an interweaving […]

GM Theatre presents 'Shakespeare (Abridged)'

GM Theatre presents ‘Shakespeare (Abridged)’ Two performances Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5

GMUHS Theatre presents The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. at the school auditorium, 716 VT-103 in Chester. Tickets are available at the door for $5 for students, $8 for adults, and $15 for a family of four. […]

Springfield High presents 'The Witch's Princess' this coming weekend

Springfield High presents ‘The Witch’s Princess’ this coming weekend

The Springfield High School Theater Department will hold three performances of The Witch’s Princess by Don Zolidis  in the SHS Auditorium, 303 South St. in Springfield, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6. In this rollicking and wild quest of magic […]

'Play Every Town' comes to Chester on Oct. 23

‘Play Every Town’ comes to Chester on Oct. 23

Composer-pianist David Feurzeig brings Play Every Town to Chester at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23. Concert #17 of 252 Community Concerts for a Cooler Climate will be held at the First Universalist Parish, 211 North St. In May, Feurzeig embarked on Play Every Town, a free concert in each of Vermont’s 252 towns to combat climate […]

Black River Academy Museum Players presents 'Greater Tuna'

Black River Academy Museum Players presents ‘Greater Tuna’ Two performances to benefit museum

Can’t pick a costume for Halloween? Well neither can Tom Field and Tuckerman Wunderle, the two actors in the Black River Academy Museum Players production of  Greater Tuna, to be performed at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21 and Saturday, Oct. 22 upstairs at the Black River Academy Museum, 14 High St., Ludlow. Field and […]

Woody Sez - beautifully crafted blend of song and story

Woody Sez – beautifully crafted blend of song and story

By Bob Behr ©2022 Telegraph Publishing LLC Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie, Weston Theater Company’s final offering of the 2022 season, is a beautifully crafted blend of song, storytelling, and musicianship. At Weston’s Walker Farm this week, the happy crowd was toe-tapping, clapping, and singing along to the songs of Woody […]

Vermont Open Studio Weekend Oct. 1 & 2

Vermont Open Studio Weekend Oct. 1 & 2

Vermont Open Studio Weekend offers visitors and collectors the opportunity to plan a tour that brings them through the small towns of Vermont to more than 100 studios where they can purchase beautiful objects and talk with the artist. Studios are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1 and Sunday, Oct. […]

FOLA continues Robin Williams film series Oct. 1 with 'Good Morning Vietnam'

FOLA continues Robin Williams film series Oct. 1 with ‘Good Morning Vietnam’

Friends of Ludlow Auditorium will continue its three-part series of films showcasing the comedic and dramatic talents of Robin Williams at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1 with the screening of Good Morning Vietnam. All events will take place in Heald Auditorium, which is located on the second floor of the Ludlow Town Hall, 37 Depot St. […]

Inaugural Vermont Prize winner to speak on contemporary art

Inaugural Vermont Prize winner to speak on contemporary art

Will Kasso Condry, a Brandon-based visual artist and the winner of the Vermont Prize, will be the speaker at Currently Speaking, a new series of talks on contemporary art topics. The presentation begins at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at The Current, 90 Pond St., Stowe. The Vermont Prize is a collaborative initiative of […]

Crowdsourced Cinema film 'Star Wars: A New Hope' Sept. 30 at Manchester Community Library

Crowdsourced Cinema film ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ Sept. 30 at Manchester Community Library

Enjoy an evening of film fun, geek glam, green screen photo ops and food from a galaxy far, far away to help celebrate Star Wars the crowdsourced way on Friday, Sept. 30 at the Manchester Community Library, 138 Cemetery Ave., Manchester Center. All ages are welcome. The festivities begin at 5 p.m., and the film […]