Aug 24-30, 2005
ATVs In the Green Mountain National Forest; The Word on Vermont’s Famous Writing Retreat; Vigil Participants Support the Troops, Oppose the War
Crazyhearse
Folkabilly/Swamp Boogie. Address: David Kloepfer P.O. Box 303 , 05740 Phone: 802-236-1401 Web: www.crazyhearse.com E-Mail: crazyhearse4@yahoo.com
Pop. Art
Art review: “Cartoons for Social Change: Political Cartoonists Tackle the Population Problem”
Astrology 08.24.05
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Minnesota radio station KNUJ came up with a unique proposal for how the governor and top legislators could deal with their intractable conflict: They would have a wrestling match in a large vat filled with sauerkraut. I think you should adopt this idea for your own use, Aries – though I…
News Quirks 08.24.05
Curses, Foiled AgainTwo masked men barged into a hotel lounge in Oslo, Norway, and made off with what looked like three paintings by artist Edvard Munch. Police said that the Hotel Continental, which has a large art collection, had replaced its original Munch works with photocopies after the theft of two Munch masterpieces from an…
Temple Tolerance
Ohavi Zedek’s new Associate Rabbi is a musician, a lawyer and a gay man
Various Artists, Remembering Rachel
(Self-released, CD) Vermont songwriter Rachel Bissex’s untimely death from cancer earlier this year affected many in the local arts community. As a testament to her considerable body of music, Bissex’s friends and musical associates came together to honor her memory. The fruit of their labor is a double-disc set entitled Remembering Rachel. This tribute album…
The Smittens, A Little Revolution
(North of January, CD) The cuddly charisma of Burlington’s lo-fi pop champions The Smittens has won them fans in the Green Mountains and beyond. Featuring a who’s who of the local indie scene, the band strums and chums their way through cheekily romantic tunes with childlike enthusiasm. Their sophomore effort, A Little Revolution, improves on…
THE WEDDING DATE*1/2
Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney are paired in this romantic comedy about a single New Yorker whose trip to London for his sister’s wedding is complicated when it’s discovered that the best man is her ex-fiance. Holland Taylor costars. Clare Kilner directs. (90 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/the_wedding_date/
SIN CITY***1/2
Quentin Tarantino, Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez bring us this visually inventive screen interpretation of Miller’s hardbitten graphic novels. The cast includes Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Clive Owen, Benicio Del Toro and Jessica Alba. (120 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/sin_city/
