GRAFTON-Among the summer arts happenings gracing green hills with theater, fine art, craft, circus, puppetry,
DUMMERSTON-All are invited to the opening reception of "Watercolors by Linda Rood" at the Dummerston...
GUILFORD-Pride began with rebellion. Kopkind Colony, the living memorial to the late radical journalist Andrew...
MARLBORO-Bard Owl, the duo of T. Breeze Verdant and Annie Landenberger, will perform a benefit...
After eight years of custom-building, repairing, buying, selling, and inspecting motorcycles, Vintage Steele owners Josh Steele and Chris John are closing their business. The Canal Street shop will cease operations “at the end of the riding season,” Steele told The Commons. For Steele and John, their business undertaking didn't fail for lack of business - quite the opposite. “We have no downtime. We've been incredibly busy since day one, and we're still busy,” said Steele, who noted, “we have a...
More and more people are using the third person plural - they/them - as their personal pronoun. I understand why people would want to do this. Many of those who call themselves “they” are simply expressing that they do not want to be characterized by the rigid gender norms associated with either gendered personal pronoun. Others are re-defining their own gender identity by identifying as nonbinary or trans. I get it. But I don't like it. I first thought my...
Wear green and attend the 11th annual St. Patrick's Fiddle Frenzy on Friday, March 18, at 7:30 p.m., when Stone Church Arts celebrates St. Patrick's Day at the stone Church on the hill, Immanuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St. On tap is music from Celtic countries and the regions inspired to carry on the musical traditions. This year, they feature Vermont's own Pete's Posse. The show will be opened by fiddler Sarah Blair and guitarist Flynn Cohen. Pete's Posse is...
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