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Arts

BFUHS Drama Club presents 'Romeo and Juliet'

Wednesday, November 12, 2014 — Issue 280

BELLOWS FALLS — The Bellows Falls Union High School Drama Club presents Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet” on Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.

This classic love story about a pair of star-crossed teenagers comes to life on the BFUHS stage. When these timeless characters are placed in a contemporary, urban setting, worlds collide as the feud between the Capulets and Montagues ends in fatal tragedy.

The players: Romeo: Aja Selbach-Broad; Juliet: Anny Brown; Escalus: Gus Slater-Dixon; Paris: Jourdan Metcalfe; Lord Montague: Austin McDaniel; Lady Montague: Antonia Dufort; Lord Capulet: Erik Worden; Lady Capulet: Nieva Schemm; Mercutio: Alden Parmelee; Benvolio: Jon Skrocki; Tybalt: Kaelan Selbach-Broad; and Friar Laurence: Ira Richardson.

Also: Sampson/Ensemble: Arianna Parris; Gregory/ Ensemble; Hollie Jackson; Abraham/Ensemble: Nina King; Nurse to Juliet: Lexie Larsen; News broadcaster/Ensemble: Zoe Schemm; Party Vocalist/Ensemble: Mackenzie Hall; Friar John/Ensemble: Anthony Mueller; Apothecary/Ensemble: Mikayla Weinzierl; and First Citizen/Ensemble: Alyssa Szuch.

Arts

Secrets and motives, tensions and suspicions

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Annie Landenberger

WILLIAMSVILLE-The Rock River Players (RRP) seem to be making a name as producers of new...

‘One of the things that makes jazz really special is connectivity’

By
Eugene Uman

BRATTLEBORO-The Emerging Artist Festival (EAF) is one of the cornerstones of the Vermont Jazz Center's...

Tasha Tudor Society wins publication award

MARLBORO-The journal of the nonprofit Tasha Tudor Society won first place in the Newsletters &

Documentary focuses on anti-trans legal battles

BRATTLEBORO-The Vermont premiere of a new documentary, Heightened Scrutiny, will be held Saturday, Nov. 1,

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News

A record primary turnout in Vermont

By
Randolph T. Holhut
Wednesday, August 12, 2020 — Issue 574

It was the heaviest turnout ever for a state primary, but you would have never known it by visiting polling places around Windham County on Tuesday. That's because, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented number of voters chose to cast their ballots early to avoid venturing out to vote. “This is like no election we've ever experienced,” said Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos at a pre-election news briefing on Monday. Statewide, 153,061 people requested absentee ballots, according...

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Voices

Smoke and mirrors

By
Donald M. Kreis
Wednesday, September 24, 2014 — Issue 273

Our state owes my Vermont Law School (VLS) colleagues and their co-conspirators hearty thanks for the publicity stunt they staged this week. Although the complaint they filed with the Federal Trade Commission accuses Green Mountain Power of deceptive trade practices, it is the contradiction at the heart of our state's energy policy that they have laid bare. The essence of the complaint, filed by the VLS environmental law clinic on behalf of VLS professor Kevin Jones as well as former...

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Arts

Builders of all ages to submit their creations for annual Lego competition

Tuesday, August 26, 2025 — Issue 829

BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) invites Lego enthusiasts of all ages to unleash their creativity and start building for the museum's 18th Annual Lego Contest & Exhibit. This community tradition celebrating innovation, craftsmanship, and pure imagination will take place Thursday through Monday, October 9 through 13, with an awards ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 5:30 p.m. Participants are encouraged to design and construct original Lego creations - anything from fantastical castles and futuristic vehicles to intricate cityscapes...

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