Deep in the green wilds of southern Vermont, the state’s cartoonist laureate held court outside his West Townshend art studio as the afternoon sun beat down. Rick Veitch, a tall, soft-spoken man of 71, stood staring toward his house and the nearby pond, both adorned with wildflowers and other plantings cultivated by his wife, Cindy.…
Burlington woman was supporter of Abenaki community, advocated for justice and equality for all
Mother and health care provider found joy in simple pleasures
Wrentham man completed many marathons and was fascinated by genealogy
Lifelong athlete went to nationals twice with slow-pitch softball teams
Wife, mother, friend and education professional touched the hearts of many
Please join us to celebrate the life of Deb Warner. There will be an informal gathering on Sunday, August 7, from 2 to 5 p.m., at Fiddler’s on the Green restaurant, located at Champlain Country Club in Swanton, Vt.
Lifelong Burlingtonian was awarded several medals for his Army service
Katori Hall’s 2009 play The Mountaintop is about a pivotal point in the civil rights movement, but this story departs from dry facts and lets a kind of magic clarify the stakes. Though the occasion is somber, Hall’s characters have some funny exchanges, and the production at Saint Michael’s Playhouse emphasizes the comedy. The two-character…
new in theaters BITTERBRUSH: Emelie Mahdavian’s acclaimed deep-dive documentary follows two young women who are spending their last summer herding cattle in a remote part of Idaho. (90 min, NR. Savoy) MARCEL THE SHELL WITH SHOES ON ★★★★1/2 A stop-motion-animated YouTube star comes to the big screen in this tragicomic mockumentary about a filmmaker (director…
The race for the Vermont Senate looks a lot different in Chittenden County this year. Reapportionment did away with the county’s familiar six-senator district in favor of three separate ones. The new map also gives the region an additional senator for a total of seven, boosting the county’s influence under the Golden Dome. About a…
James Wilson wasn’t a world traveler. A farmer born in 1763 in Londonderry, N.H., Wilson moved with his family in 1796 to Bradford, Vt., where he remained until his death in 1855. Though he lived into his nineties, he never sailed across the ocean or even ventured far outside New England. He didn’t have much…
Forget the Gentleminions! This week in theaters, it’s all about the crawdads. The movie based on Delia Owens’ mega-best-selling novel Where the Crawdads Sing grossed $17 million over the weekend. For a modestly budgeted drama aimed at women, that’s a big score. Controversy is brewing around the film, as Owens faces renewed questions about her…
At the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery last week, Montpelier artist Alisa Dworsky opined, “A work of art is not an emphatic certainty.” She was speaking at the July 6 opening of her exhibition of abstract drawings titled “The Folded Line.” Dworsky’s work is about process — an evolving, experimental and uncertain realm. The 15 works…
The golden dome topping the Vermont Statehouse is Montpelier’s iconic architectural feature. But a new structure in front of city hall is in the running for eye-catching color — at least until the end of July. For the past couple of months, Main Street passersby have been perplexed — and compelled — by a yurt-like…
I used to go to a lot of weddings and the occasional funeral. Now that I’m 62, it’s the other way around. Exacerbating the trend: Since COVID-19 changed our lives — and deaths — people have put off marrying and burying because it’s been too risky to gather in large groups. That’s the primary reason…
CANCER (Jun. 21-Jul. 22): Naeem Callaway founded Get Out the Box, an organization that mentors at-risk youth in low-income and rural communities. Here’s one of his central teachings: “Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tiptoe if you must, but take the step.” Even if…
(Self-released, digital) When you’ve interviewed as many Vermont musicians as I have, you hear a lot of things about their cohort. The consensus on Dan Bishop is that he’s in demand, held in high regard and, quite frankly, cherished. Primarily known as a bassist, he shows up in jazz combos, indie rock groups, global music…
More From Meyers In Chelsea Edgar’s recent story on the Democratic Congressional campaign [“Congressional Countdown,” July 13], she referenced me as one of the four candidates but failed to note that I have been working as a hospital physician at Rutland Regional Medical Center for over nine years and during that time have taken care…
The brass-and-glass ornamental was valueless. The grin on its owner’s face was priceless. “It’s an heirloom that’s been handed down in our family for over 200 years,” Martha from Colchester said, holding up a gaudy brooch, “and I learned that it’s really worthless. But I don’t care. I had a great time!” She was talking…
(Inside Edge Records, CD, digital) Mike T. Lewis, lead guitarist, main songwriter and producer of the Twangtown Paramours, has a request. “We want people to have fun, to cheer up, to dance, and to start sporting a positive attitude, dammit,” Lewis says on the band’s website. How does one achieve this? By releasing a full-band,…
Adrian Belew has always been a wanted man. When the guitar virtuoso and composer formed a fusion supergroup of sorts called Gizmodrome with Stewart Copeland in 2017, the former Police drummer said of Belew, “This is the man stolen from Frank Zappa by David Bowie.” While that’s a cool résumé topper — there are few…
Dear Reverend, I’m over 40, and I’ve never been on a date. This causes me a great deal of anxiety, because although I would like to meet someone and I fantasize about being in a relationship, I don’t know where to begin. I’m afraid to put myself out there because I’m worried what people will…
Wander the Capital City Farmers Market in Montpelier this summer and you’ll likely find a line of people waiting in front of La Bonne Crêpe. The food cart offers sweet and savory crêpes most Saturdays. Its revenues will help Montpelier High School students pay for an educational trip to the French-speaking Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. …
The subjects of Kerrin McCadden’s poems range from toy gorillas to her brother’s death from an overdose to the Irish immigrant experience. “I really like to [incorporate] my imagination and fuse that with my life,” the South Burlington poet said of her writing. Chosen to receive the 2022 Herb Lockwood Prize in the Arts, McCadden…
They envision it as a gathering place, like a general store, or “a long table in the kitchen.” The place will not be a community center, exactly, nor a performance hall, but something arguably bigger: a space for rescuing the ties that bind Hardwick. That’s the goal of the three-woman team behind the Civic Standard,…
The Burlington City Council is on the verge of approving a new contract for the city’s police union, the first agreement since the council’s controversial decision to cut the force two years ago. The tentative three-year agreement with the Burlington Police Officers’ Association would replace a contract that expired on June 30. The deal includes…
Against the drone of a bagpipe and the lilting of an Irish fiddle, Erin McNulty’s body expands and contracts in the familiar rhythm of a crashing wave. The hem of her gauzy black dress flutters at her ankles as she moves through the airy Corinth barn that serves as her stage. These images from a…
The first thing you notice is the smell of smoke, rising from a basket on the counter that’s piled with glistening sausages. A nearby cooler is filled with canned and bottled drinks, avocados, rhubarb cakes, and picnic-friendly sides, including jalapeño coleslaw, pimento cheese and curried chickpea salad. Another cooler is packed with seafood: oysters, mussels,…
Since it opened at 112 Lake Street in Burlington in 2016, Foam Brewers has been the Vermont Brewers Festival’s unofficial pregame and after-party spot. It’s a no-brainer: The Vermont Brewers Association’s annual tasting extravaganza at Waterfront Park is basically on Foam’s front lawn. But this year’s festival — running Thursday, July 21, through Saturday, July…
Louis Mossey of Milton distinctly remembers his grandfather cutting meat on his shop counter for eager customers. “He ground the hamburger right there in front of your eyes,” Mossey told Seven Days. His French Canadian grandfather Donat Danis co-owned Danis’s Cash Market, a grocery store in the Lakeside neighborhood of Burlington from 1926 to 1969,…
After 23 years in business, Cindy and Steve Goodman sold Goodies Snack Bar in West Addison to new owners last Thursday. Judy and Larry Marcelle of Bristol took over Goodies immediately and will retain the former owners’ menu. For more than two decades, Vermonters and New Yorkers alike have flocked to the snack bar at…
In Living Couleur Wednesday 27 It’s impossible not to dance when Dobet Gnahoré takes the stage. At the latest installment of the Middlesex Bandstand Summer Concert Series, the Ivorian superstar brings her irresistible Afro-pop beats and jaw-dropping moves to the Martha Pellerin & Andy Shapiro Memorial Bandstand for an evening of vibrant melodies and unbridled…
