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Arts

NEYT seeks young actors for ‘Frozen Jr.’

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 — Issue 544

BRATTLEBORO — New England Youth Theatre is registering young actors ages 11-15 for its spring musical, Disney's Frozen Jr.

The adventure begins Monday, March 9, and goes until closing night, Saturday, May 9.

“Turning the traditional Disney fairy tale on its head, with flawed characters, a sun-loving snowman sidekick, and kick-butt girl-power, this musical embraces the power of the princess,” according to a news release.

Register online at www.neyt.org, email neytoperations@gmail.com, or call 802-246-6398. Financial aid is available.

Arts

Secrets and motives, tensions and suspicions

By
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

Former VP of Marlboro College seeks fresh look at finances

By
Stephanie Purifoy
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 — Issue 541

A former Marlboro College administrator has challenged the school's Board of Trustees to give him - and a “small team” that would include senior college staff - access to the struggling school's financial data. Trustees have promised a formal response to a proposal from Will Wootton, who served as vice president for institutional advancement at Marlboro for 19 years, that would result in a new alternative to the plan on the table bringing Marlboro's students, faculty, and educational philosophy to...

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Voices

Driving as if the rules don’t apply

By
Deborah Lee Luskin
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 — Issue 510

When I'm driving down Main Street in Brattleboro, I wish pedestrians would cross at the crosswalk, and when I'm walking down Main Street in Williamsville, I wish drivers would heed the speed limit. I've been wishing these things a long time. My first-ever article for the first-ever issue of The Commons lamented the speeding in Williamsville. That was more than 500 issues ago. If anything, the problem of people approaching 50 miles per hour through a 25-mile-per-hour village center has...

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Arts

118 Elliot presents paintings, land art by Halifax family

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 — Issue 678

“Eggshells & Cheekbones,” a group show by a family in Halifax, opens Friday, Sept. 2, from 5 to 8 p.m., at 118 Elliot in Brattleboro. The show presents recent work by Alison Crossley, Tristan Roberts, and Felix Roberts, a family of three who make art together and who are all now showing their work for the first time. Alison shares a painting studio with Tristan's 10-year-old son Felix, while Tristan sculpts outside with rocks and boulders on the land, a...

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