Arts + Culture
Standup Gordon Clark Sets the Stage for Younger Comics
After decades as a political activist, the 66-year-old independent show producer is creating opportunities outside the established comedy club scene in Vermont.
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Invest in Your Neighbors’ Future With the Vermont Community Loan Fund
Impact investors are putting their money toward supporting affordable housing, child care and local businesses. It’s easier than you might think.
Stuck in Vermont: Floating With Justin Morgan-Parmett at Float Away Wellness Spa
Episode 764: A new spa in Williston helps clients defy gravity in float tanks filled with Epsom salt-saturated water. Eva Sollberger tries floating for the first time.
New Comic Recounts the History of Vermont’s First Pride Parade
‘Proud Little State,’ a short comic series, draws from the state’s rich pool of cartoonists to chronicle LGBTQ issues from Vermont’s past and present.
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association Buys Elley-Long Music Center
The VYOA purchased the 23,000-square-foot historic structure from the college for $200,000 with a gift from a single anonymous donor.
Q&A: Meet the Family Behind the Loaves of O Bread Bakery
Chuck Conway and Carla Kevorkian founded O Bread at Shelburne Farms almost 50 years ago. Go behind the scenes of this “Stuck in Vermont” video.
Visual Art
Yes! We Have No Bananas: What Should Art Cost?
Seven Days talks with a gallerist, an art collector and local artists about how to price artwork, mistakes we make doing it and why it’s hard.
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Music + Nightlife
Soundbites: New Music From Bob Wagner, Lily Seabird
A summer full of music gets an early start as several of Vermont’s best artists release singles. Plus, two mountain fests kick off a busy season of outdoor music.
Movies + TV
‘Project Hail Mary’ Explores the Sweet Side of Science Fiction
The adaptation of Andy Weir’s best-selling novel succeeds by making us care about its hero, a sartorially challenged teacher on a space mission.
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Theater Review: ‘The Children,’ Northern Stage
Two nuclear scientists have settled into retirement, but when a nuclear disaster occurs they must consider past decisions and future responsibilities.
WTF: Why Are There So Many Banks on Shelburne Road?
As banks in other states disappear faster than you can say “Blockbuster Video,” Vermont keeps adding them — particularly along a four-mile stretch of Route 7.
A New History Book Examines UVM’s Blackface Tradition
In ‘Darkology: Blackface and the American Way of Entertainment,’ Rhae Lynn Barnes spotlights the University of Vermont for hosting an annual Kake Walk until 1969.
Magnificent 7: Must-See, Must-Do Events in and Around Vermont (April 1-8)
Explore our editor’s picks for must-do events in Vermont this week, including quirky standup sensation Emo Phillips at Vermont Comedy Club in Burlington.
New Middlebury Play Aims to Save the World From Nuclear War
‘Treaty: A Play About How to Not Blow Up the Planet’ is equal parts theater, documentary storytelling and audience dialogue featuring real disarmament negotiators.
Book Review: ‘You Are Now Old Enough to Hear This,’ Aaron Starmer
The Vermont author’s new middle-grade novel is a twisty puzzle with a creepy atmosphere and themes that should resonate with readers of any age.
Skin Deep: Tattoos and Graffiti Shine at a Show in Barre
Studio Place Arts presents works inspired by tattoos and graffiti but made in other mediums, including collage, embroidery and photography.
Life Story: Robert Fuller Was ‘the Godfather of Chef-Restaurant Owners’
The energetic chef-restaurateur grew Chittenden County landmarks Leunig’s Bistro and Pauline’s Café, hatched Bristol’s Bobcat Café, and mentored many.
Magnificent 7: Must-See, Must-Do Events in and Around Vermont, March 25-April 1
Explore our editor’s picks for must-do events in Vermont this week, including smoky-vocals icon Melissa Etheridge at the Flynn Main Stage in Burlington.
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