HARDWICK — The Hardwick Gazette Editor Paul Fixx, says he can no longer shop or eat in Hardwick area establishments because it seems like everyone in town wants to tell him what he’s doing wrong. Fixx finally drove to Morrisville last week where he was able to stock up on[Read More…]
Entertainment
War Plunder Unearthed in Cabot
CABOT – Artifacts taken from the 1759 raid on the Jesuit mission at the Indian settlement of St. Francis in Quebec, have been discovered in an undisclosed location in south Cabot. The location remains anonymous to prevent looting. A human skeleton was also unearthed near the artifacts, with metal remnants[Read More…]
The Town That Mispeling Saved
HARDWICK – In the quaint little town of Hardwick lives a notorious spell-checker named Sandy Atkins. Sandy is the self-proclaimed guardian of grammatical correctness in Hardwick. She takes her job very seriously. She is often seen prowling the streets with her red pen at the ready, poised to correct any[Read More…]
Robinson Performs April 5 in Calais
CALAIS – Dana Robinson, traditional musician, will perform at the Maple Corner Community Center on Friday, April 5, at 7 p.m. Robinson is an award-winning songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, based in Cabot, who combines a singing style with humor and observations about community and place. For over 30 years, Robinson has[Read More…]
Farmers Night Honors Pete Sutherland
MONTPELIER – On Wednesday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m., a leader of traditional and Americana music, Pete Sutherland, who touched and inspired many in Vermont and internationally through his composing, playing, mentoring and teaching will be honored by a Farmers Night Concert presented by the Vermont Legislature. Performing will be[Read More…]
Bread & Puppet Theater Begins Tour
GLOVER – Bread & Puppet Theater will kick off their 61st year with shows performing in Vermont before continuing down the Northeast and Eastern seaboard. The first three stops on the company’s spring 2024 tour are to the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro on Friday, March 29, the[Read More…]
New Film Puts Human Face on Vermonters Just Getting By
BARNET – Ten years after her documentary on drug use disorder inspired a gubernatorial State of the State address, Bess O’Brien turns her focus to locals struggling to pay for food and shelter. A Vermonter who identifies herself only as Katelyn is explaining how, five months pregnant in the coldest[Read More…]
When Light Bends: Relativity and Eclipses
GREENSBORO – Who would think that using an overhead projector, a projector sheet with hand-drawn stars and a magnifying glass, plus an eclipse would help explain Einstein’s Theory of Relativity? The upcoming total eclipse of the sun is generating lots of creativity including a play “When Light Bends,” which had[Read More…]
Farmers Night Features Traditional Music with Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy
MONTPELIER – The Farmers Night concert at the Vermont State House on Wed., March 27, at 7:30 p.m., will feature an evening of traditional music by Becky Tracy playing fiddle and Keith Murphy on guitar, mandolin, piano and foot percussion. Tracy and Murphy are leading lights in the new traditional[Read More…]
St. Patrick’s Day Crowd at the Legion Celebrate with “Yanks in the Attic”
HARDWICK – “Yanks In the Attic” drew a big St. Patrick’s Day crowd in a celebratory mood to Hardwick’s American Legion Post No. 7 following its traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner on Saturday, March 16. The all-ages community dance was organized by The Civic Standard of Hardwick. “Yanks in[Read More…]
Folk Duo to Perform April 4
CABOT – The Cabot Folk Club will present “Hungrytown,” Thursday, April 4, 7 p.m., at the Willey Building Auditorium. Multi-instrumentalist and singer Ken Anderson and writer Rebecca Hall make up “Hungrytown,” a folk duo with arrangements, vocal harmonies, and a literary bent. “Hungrytown” create acoustic American folk songs with predominantly[Read More…]
