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Arts

Dominican dance ensemble to appear at Marlboro College

Wednesday, March 20, 2019 — Issue 502

MARLBORO — Marlboro College presents Folklore Dominicano Ensemble in a free performance and workshop March 25.

The New York-based dance company is dedicated to preserving, creating, and presenting dance and music traditions that reflect and celebrate Dominican culture.

Following a Dominican dinner prepared by dining hall staff, FDE will offer a 20-minute performance of merengue, machaca, mangulina, and several other Dominican dances.

Community members are then invited to join FDE and Marlboro's Dance in World Cultures class for a workshop in Dominican Folkloric dancing.

For more information, visit marlboro.edu.

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

Selectboard approves annual meeting warnings

By
Wendy M. Levy
Wednesday, February 6, 2019 — Issue 496

February 3, 2019 Wendy M. Levy The Selectboard approved the warnings for the 2019 Annual Town and Town School District meetings, and Representative Town Meeting, at the January 29 special board meeting. The Board made one minor amendment to Article 23, which addresses the limited self-governance pilot program developed by the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) for consideration by the Vermont state legislature. If passed, it will signify the Selectboard and RTM supports a limited program for some...

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Voices

Let’s stop repeating false claims of consolidation

By
Tim Maciel
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 — Issue 819

Tim Maciel is a director on the Windham Southeast School District board and a member of the Rural School and Community Alliance. He emphasizes that "the opinions made here are mine and do not necessarily reflect the views of the [WSESD] board." BRATTLEBORO-The narrative that began with Gov. Phil Scott's education transformation bill, H.454, continues to echo across Vermont, from legislative halls to local school board meetings: Our education system - with its high per-pupil spending and low student-to-staff ratios...

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Arts

Saying what feels unsayable

By
Shanta Lee Gander
Wednesday, June 2, 2021 — Issue 615

Editor, author, poet, and queer mother of two, Diana Whitney is making waves in the world of young adult poetry. Her anthology, You Don't Have to Be Everything (Workman Publishing), was released this spring and has gone through multiple printings. It reached No. 1 on Amazon's new release list for the Self-Esteem for Teens & Young Adults category. The anthology features 68 intersectional and intergenerational voices across eight chapters: “Seeking,” “Loneliness,” “Attitude,” “Rage,” “Longing,” “Shame,” “Sadness,” and “Belonging.” Within a...

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