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Cat Power. Phish. Yo La Tengo. Death Cab for Cutie. These bands aren't typically associated with museums. But they're among the names on 270 works of art in a new exhibition titled "Sound, Art & Ink: Higher Ground Gig Posters" at the Shelburne […]

Barns feature prominently in Vermont's collective artistic oeuvre: red ones, yellow ones, barns at sunrise, barns at night, falling-down barns. The subject is a cliché or a classic, depending on whom you ask. But Billings Farm & Museum in […]

(Self-released, CD, digital) The Charlotte duo of Julia Beerworth and Anna Pepin started playing music together almost 15 years ago. The two — who are sisters in the legal sense, as Pepin is married to Beerworth's brother — began performing at […]

The bishop waited inside the courthouse foyer for his turn through the metal detector. On a clipboard ledger, he jotted his name — "John McDermott," omitting his honorifics — along with the time he was signing in, 9:32 a.m. on May 14, a […]

Dear Reverend, I really love being out on the water in a boat, but I don't think I'll ever be able to own one. I do know some people who have boats, but we're not particularly close friends. I'd like to go out with them sometime this summer, but it […]

The 98th annual Vermont All State Music Festival, held May 7 through 10 at Essex High School, hit all the right notes. More than 400 students from across the state attended and performed with the orchestra, jazz ensemble, concert band, chorus, a […]

As a frequent visitor to Québec, I keep select pleasures on heavy seasonal rotation. My warm-weather favorites include cycling along the Lachine Canal, outdoor shows at Montréal circus collective Le Monastère and visits to Eastern Townships […]

It is a truth universally acknowledged that rainy weekends are for horror movies. Two new ones are playing locally as of press time: tongue-in-cheek slasher Clown in a Cornfield, based on the young adult novel of the same name by Adam Cesare; and […]

First came a pandemic. Then two years of floods. Now, a belch of hot air from President Donald Trump is the latest disaster to plague Vermont businesses that have long courted Canadian customers. Trump's spasmodic, he-must-be-joking comments about […]

Novice sailors spilled off a school bus and onto the sun-soaked docks at the Community Sailing Center in Burlington, then boarded the four 23-foot boats reserved just for them. The crew of fourth graders from Essex was ready to take on the high seas […]

Publisher Paula Routly introduces Seven Days' new Report for America corps member, Lucy Tompkins. Her beat: immigration and immigrant communities in Vermont. Learn more about Lucy and how you can financially support this crucial coverage. […]

A self-described "weather geek," Mike Cannon says he's studied enough forecasts over his 66 years to warrant a degree in meteorology. Every morning, he reviews the National Weather Service's written forecast, a jargon-filled report posted on a web […]

In my experience, the people of Québec don't spend much time ruminating on Vermont, their smaller neighbor to the south. "Oh, yes, I know Vermont," said a kindly older Montréaler with whom I shared a table over the winter at country-music joint […]

Gaze into the future of Vermont's music scene — no crystal ball needed — this Friday, May 23, at Higher Ground in South Burlington. Sonic Futures: Youth Music Collective highlights the winners of the annual Harwood Union High School Battle of […]

Ask Middlebury's Clint Bierman about Shweebee, a flying disc game that he's been obsessed with for more than 20 years, and his eyes widen with enthusiasm that borders on religious fervor. This is the face of a true believer: Bierman is convinced […]

Summer is Vermont's finest season — at least if your measure is chamber music. Its practitioners fairly swarm the state from June through August, playing at festivals and concert series that span the length and breadth of the Green Mountains and […]

A creemee is a smoke break. A teen hands you a cup or cone, ideally through a dirty window. Then you stand outside or sit in your car and stare into the middle distance and do something with your mouth until there's nothing left to do. You can't […]

Piper Hall, Fisher Wagg and Dogface at Gihon Valley Hall in Hyde Park, Saturday, May 17 As we navigate venue changes and closures in Vermont's more populous areas, let's not forget the community spaces in small towns that have long been rural social […]

On May 12, Burlington temperatures climbed to 79 degrees, delivering a welcome breath of summer after a raw, rainy weekend. Twentysomethings headed to the beach. Parents and children hit the bike path. And Julie Silverman trekked to the mouth of the […]

An organization founded nearly 40 years ago to break down barriers in the arts is preparing to close its doors. Inclusive Arts Vermont, a leading advocate for accessibility and creative expression among Vermonters with disabilities, will officially […]

Vermont in the summer is treasure trove of outdoor live music. This year, the Ben & Jerry's Concerts on the Green series at Shelburne Museum features the likes of Lucy Dacus, Waxahatchee and Lyle Lovett. Big shows at the Champlain Valley […]

In addition to Bob Trevino Likes It, here's what is playing in Northern and Central Vermont movie theaters this week. Listings include new movies, vintage films and a directory of open theaters. new in theaters […]

For residents on a tight budget, exploring Vermont's 55 state parks can be cost-prohibitive. This summer, a pilot program aims to remove that barrier. Vermont Parks Forever will offer more than 100,000 income-eligible Vermonters free entry to all […]

Abenaki Died for U.S. [Re Abenaki Council of Odanak ad, April 2]: The Canadian Abenaki claim that, after the American Revolutionary War, English settlers in Vermont persecuted Abenaki people and forced them into exile in Canada. That is one of the […]

We know, we know. It doesn't much feel like summer out there right now. This week's run of cool, gloomy weather has more of a late-March mood than late May. Hailstorms in Charlotte! Snow on Mount Mansfield! But we promise, sunnier days are ahead. Or […]