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Photojournalist Peter Miller roasted a pig and went on the road to celebrate the publication of his new book, “A Lifetime of Vermont People.”
“When the book came out last August, I invited everyone to a pig roast party in my backyard,” Miller says. “[Burlington gallery] Frog Hollow then arranged a tour of the Vermont libraries that will be displaying photographs and text from the book.”
Through the month of October, the Brooks Memorial Library in Brattleboro, in association with Frog Hollow, a Vermont State Craft Center, presents an exhibit of the work of Peter Miller from “A Lifetime of Vermont People.”
Known for his iconic black and white photographs of native Vermonters and country scenes, Miller is showcasing a career's worth of images, as well as information about the photographs and a timeline which tells the story of the writing of his new book.
The Apron Theatre Company, in association with the Next Stage Arts Project, presents Arthur Miller's Pulitzer- and Tony-award-winning play “Death of a Salesman” at Next Stage in Putney on the next two weekends in October. Following successful summer productions of “Wit” and “The Cripple of Inishmaan,” “Death of a...
Comedian Paula Poundstone is headed to the Latchis Theatre Oct. 26 with Dummerston resident Tom Bodett, her cohort from NPR's “Wait Wait … Don't Tell Me!,” in a benefit show for the Windham & Windsor Housing Trust. Poundstone, celebrated for her spontaneous humor, and instantly recognizable in her trademark...
Three major institutions with a special interest in the English author Rudyard Kipling are joining forces in Windham County Oct. 7 and 8 to present “Kipling in America, 1892-1896.” This symposium, a project of the Kipling Society, Marlboro College, and the Landmark Trust Society of America, celebrates the author's Vermont years and legacy with a range of distinguished presentations and discussions. Kipling was a short-story writer, poet, and novelist, and is chiefly remembered for his tales and poems of life...
On Oct. 3, the first day of the 2013 Brattleboro Literary Festival, the Center for Digital Art (CDA) in Brattleboro hosts the fourth annual Words and Video Exhibition, a free screening of short films and video art pieces. The works are presented in collaboration with the Brattleboro Literary Festival and Write Action, a local writers' group. As in previous such exhibitions, the pieces selected for the Words and Video Exhibition were inspired by works of writing, or were made in...
A new alliance between Kingdom County Productions and Marlboro College dedicated to bringing high-quality performing arts events to Windham County will be presenting three world-class events at Marlboro College in the next couple of weeks. It all starts with singer/songwriter Ethan Lipton's Obie Award-winning show “No Place to Go” on Sept. 28, and continues with A.M. Doyle's humorous and poignant play, “Robert Frost: This Verse Business” on Oct. 5 and British early music vocal ensemble Stile Antico performing “Choral Treasures...
A new nonprofit working to promote understanding between the United States and the Middle East and North Africa region through cultural exchange is bringing two celebrated Egyptian musicians to Brattleboro. On Saturday, Sept. 28, at 7 p.m., Izdahar presents “Reverberations From Egypt,” a concert featuring violinist Osman el Mahdy and bass-baritone Omar El-Okdah, at the New England Youth Theatre. Afterward, the artists will discuss the effects of recent geopolitical turmoil on the arts scene in Egypt. “Egyptian musicians are eager...
Brooks Memorial Library is throwing a party backed by some of the best-loved American songs ever written, and you're invited. On Saturday, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m., at American Legion Post 5 on 32 Linden St., internationally acclaimed jazz musician Chris Bakriges and his quartet will present “The Great American Songbook: A Night of Jazz and Dancing.” What has become known as The Great American Songbook is a canon of the most important and influential American popular songs of the...
