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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

New art gallery opens in Newfane

By
Annie Landenberger

NEWFANE-The former office of John Morrison, a longtime broker with Barrett & Valley Associates Real...

VTC opens season with four one-act plays

DUMMERSTON-Vermont Theatre Company opens its 40th season with "An Evening of One Act Plays" at...

‘Sing Nowell’ will benefit Groundworks

BRATTLEBORO-On Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m., the Latchis Theatre will ring again with the...

Brattleboro Women's Chorus presents fall concert

BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Women's Chorus (BWC) presents its fall concert, "We Toast the Days," on Nov.

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Worldwide climate protest hits home

By
Randolph T. Holhut
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 — Issue 502

The March 15 School Strike for Climate, an international walkout to demand immediate action to deal with climate change, saw area students joining with more than 1.5 million youths in more than 100 countries in one of the largest-ever global climate demonstrations. The youth-led strike was inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who last August helped start a movement that evolved from her solitary vigil outside the Swedish Parliament every Friday into the recent massive global walkout. Students participated...

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Voices

A life-or-death matter

By
Richard Davis
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 — Issue 690

Dear Sen. Sanders, I am writing to you because fuel prices are so high that it will become a life-and-death matter this winter. I know you are well aware of this problem, but I am hoping that there is something more that can be done by the United States to at least bring prices down a little. It is clearly a very complicated issue. In 2005, you attended the first fundraising event that the newly created Windham County Heat Fund...

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Arts

EOS Project looks to expand scope of classical music canon

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 — Issue 584

The Brattleboro Music Center is launching the EOS (Educate. Open. Strengthen.) Project, as a direct response to questions about social justice as it pertains to the world of classical music and institutions like itself. Developed and led by BMC faculty member Heather Sommerlad, EOS is envisioned as a collaborative effort of BMC Music School faculty and other local musicians to actively seek out and intentionally study and perform music by composers who are “Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, as...

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