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The seamstress’s apprentices
One of Prima Crisafalo’s costumes from NEYT’s 2015 presentation of “The Tempest.”
Arts

The seamstress’s apprentices

Grant allows NEYT to train a new generation of costume designers, with a little help from an up-and-coming Brattleboro-based corsetière
By
Richard Henke
Wednesday, May 25, 2016 — Issue 358

BRATTLEBORO — This story will be reposted soon with corrections.

Arts

A sonic journey

By
Alyssa Grosso

GUILFORD-Joel Veena Eisenkramer, known professionally as Joel Veena, has recently released a new album, Cardinal,

Gently down the (live)stream

By
Joyce Marcel

DUMMERSTON-What could be more fun than going out at night to hear live music, or...

Betty, plus DJ ezGirl, comes to Next Stage

PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts presents indie rock band Betty, plus DJ ezGirl on Friday, April 25,

‘Living Face of Gypsy Jazz’ to perform at Next Stage

-Next Stage Arts presents Stephane Wrembel, the "living face of Gypsy jazz," on Saturday, April...

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News

‘The backbone of what we do’

By
Nancy A. Olson
Tuesday, September 3, 2024 — Issue 780

PUTNEY-Putney Community Cares will hold an Open House and Volunteer Appreciation Party on Saturday, Sept. 14, from 2 to 4 p.m., in the Laura Heller Community Barn at 54 Kimball Hill. "We want to celebrate not only our amazing volunteers, but also the improvements to our physical space," said Ruby McAdoo, Putney Community Cares coordinator, who described the nonprofit's volunteers and donors as "the backbone of what we do." "Volunteers are the drivers and packers for our Meals on Wheels...

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Voices

Jazz has deep and rich connection with civil rights, Black solidarity

By
Jon King
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 — Issue 386

On Nov. 12, the Vermont Jazz Center presented an outstanding We Four concert dedicated to the music of John Coltrane. The band played wonderfully. The audience loved it. The heinous bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church church in Birmingham, Alabama, which killed four young girls, inspired Coltrane and his classic quartet to record a heartbreakingly beautiful work, “Alabama.” Coltrane is forever linked to the struggles of African-Americans for liberation and freedom. His music was an inspiration for the Black...

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Arts

‘Pageant of the Parables’ to delight and persuade at Guilford Community Park on Aug. 5

Sunday, July 30, 2023 — Issue 724

An original Guilford Community Church production of drama, music, and dance, The Pageant of the Parables, will be performed by local talent on Saturday, Aug. 5, in the Guilford Community Park Pavilion at 7 p.m. A parable is a short and user-friendly story in which Jesus illustrated simple truths about life. "Ours is a faith that is based on stories," explained Guilford Community Church pastor, the Rev. Elisa Lucozzi, in a news release. "One of the primary ways Jesus taught...

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