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Arts

MSA presents a cabaret of Broadway favorites

Wednesday, February 28, 2018 — Issue 448

SAXTONS RIVER — Broadway comes to Saxtons River as some of the area's most talented performers present a cabaret of show-stopping tunes Saturday, March 3, at 7:30 p.m. at Main Street Arts.

My Favorite Broadway features cast members of the upcoming winter musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, which opens Thursday, March 29, for a two-weekend run at the Bellows Falls Opera House.

The cabaret promises a rousing evening of show-stopping tunes that will highlight the talent the performers are bringing to Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock musical later in the month.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youth and can be purchased at Main Street Arts or online at www.MainStreetArts.org.

Further information is available by contacting Main Street Arts at 802-869-2960, e-mailing info@mainstreetarts.org, on the website, or on Facebook.

Arts

'A Rafter of Crankies' returns to Craft Tour

PUTNEY-Sandglass Theater's "A Rafter of Crankies" is a candlelit celebration of storytelling through art, puppetry,

Sing Nowell’s return to Latchis on Dec. 2 benefits Groundworks

BRATTLEBORO-On Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m., the Latchis Theatre will ring again with the...

Jonathan Ryan Storm discusses his artwork

BRATTLEBORO-Artist Jonathan Ryan Storm will lead a walking tour and discussion of his outdoor exhibition,

Michael Tarbox and Wojcicki coming to Stage 33 Live

BELLOWS FALLS-Michael Tarbox brings his guitar playing and voice to Stage 33 Live for a...

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College-age students to return to Potash Hill

By
Annie Landenberger
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 — Issue 750

The former Marlboro College campus, which remains the home of the Marlboro Music Festival in July and August, will soon have students again. Potash Hill (potashhill.org), the nonprofit that purchased the campus of the former Marlboro College in 2021, has diligently worked to see that its grounds and buildings continue to be used by various groups for events, workshops, classes, retreats, and creative programming, according to Potash Hill Managing Director Brian Mooney. Mooney said that, in early December, Potash Hill...

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Voices

Speaking, writing, and teaching about the Holocaust

By
Centre Congregational Church
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 — Issue 828

BRATTLEBORO-For the fall semester at Vermont State College, I have been asked to teach on the Holocaust. As always, I endeavor to cross-pollinate that which I study and teach with that which I preach. A friend recently loaned me Confronting Genocide: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, edited by Steven Leonard Jacobs, and it includes a chapter written by Stephen R. Haynes, "'Death Was Everywhere, Even in Front of the Church': Christian Faith and the Rwandan Genocide." Haynes writes: "Genocidal Rwanda is reminiscent...

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Arts

Singing workshop seeks to dispel fear for beginners

Wednesday, August 22, 2018 — Issue 473

Nancy Salwen of The Fear of Singing Breakthrough Program is offering a full-day singing workshop/retreat for adults and teens, with a special focus on beginners, called “Fear of Singing: Learn to Sing Even If You Think You Can't Carry a Tune!” The workshop will take place on Sunday, Aug. 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Stone Church Center in Bellows Falls. “These workshops are always soul-expanding experiences,” Salwen said in a news release. “When there's something you...

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