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Dwight and Nicole Concert

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The University of Vermont's Lane Series presents Dwight and Nicole on Friday, Feb. 5.  Presenting masterful renditions of classic blues greats such as Albert King and Lighting Hopkins, covering songs by their vocal heroes Mavis Staples, Jimmy Witherspoon and Etta James, and creating their own original music, Dwight and Nicole have garnered a lot of […]

$20

NACHMO Dance Challenge Showcase

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The Vermont Dance Alliance presents 17 Vermont choreographers for this virtual dance performance showcase on Friday, February 5. The evening will feature all new works, created in the month of January during the National Choreography Month challenge. Meet new artists, see dance, find inspiration! This performance is a fundraiser for the Vermont Dance Alliance, a […]

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Spotlight on FEAST Farm

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Join Montpelier Park Supervisor Jacqueline Huettenmoser and FEAST Program Manager Sarah Lipton for FEAST's February Spotlight event, an engaging presentation about the origins and accomplishments of the city-run farm. FEAST worked with the Parks Department to grow more than 1,000 pounds of food in the first year of the program and then used those organic […]

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Young Reader Story Time with Miss Meliss

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Montpelier's Hubbard-Kellogg Library presents a weekly story time for young readers on Thursday mornings at 10:30 a.m. During the COVID-19 pandemic, presentations will be made online using Facebook Live.  A link to the Library's page is here.

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We Are Still Here

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Montpelier's Kellogg-Hubbard Library will host an online event with father and son storytellers and musicians Joseph and Jesse Bruchac of the Nulhegan Abenaki Nation.  The duo will use drum, flute, rattle, and vocals to address the continued presence and vibrant cultural heritage of the Wabanaki Nations of Ndakinna, with special emphasis on the years of […]

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Mid-Day Reset! Move, Breathe, and Feel Better

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Join Amy LePage for a "Mid-Day Reset" with ​gentle somatic movement and therapeutic yoga you can do at home, in the office or anywhere. Start this new year with a positive step toward your health and wellbeing. This is a great pause in the middle of your day, from wherever you are, from whatever you're […]

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Aldrich Library Online Auction Benefit

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The Friends of the Aldrich Public Library’s Winter Banquet and Auction is being replaced this year by an online auction. Items include antiques, art, crafts, food, and books given by Friends members and community library supporters. The auction is available here and will run from Feb. 1 to March 2. Some of the items include […]

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Virtual Family Art Saturday

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Burlington City Arts presents its next Family Art Saturday on January 23 at 11 a.m.  The BCA will post a video to its website with an activity and corresponding instructional guide connecting to their current exhibition Clay Mohman: Radiant Thought.  Participants will explore a simple STEAM project creating shadow wands combined with light and sound for […]

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A Martin Luther King Day Concert with the Taconic Chamber Players

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Bennington Museum's "Music at the Museum" series presents a Martin Luther King Day concert with the Taconic Chamber Players.  The concert is free and features string quartets by Florence Price, William Grant-Still, George Walker, Duke Ellington, Scott Joplin and Jesse Montgomery. Bennington Museum's Facebook page will stream the concert at 2 p.m. on January 18: […]

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Northern Harmony World Harmony Ensemble

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Northern Harmony, an ensemble of ten brilliant young singers led by Larry Gordon, presents a concert of seasonal songs from world harmony traditions as well as Renaissance works on Saturday Jan. 16,  at 7 p.m., at the Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph, Vt. All the singers are COVID tested, and have been quarantining […]

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Qualities of “Mercy?” Film Screening

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Vermont Humanities presents Peter Gould, founder of the “Get Thee to the Funnery” Shakespeare camp, and young actors in Vermont and Mumbai, India for the world premiere of their streaming film Qualities of ‘Mercy?’  During the pandemic, campers from Vermont collaborated with campers in India on Shakespeare's, The Merchant of Venice.  Campers used the play […]

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Clean Water Series: New Stormwater Three-Acre General Permit

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The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) invites the public to join them for a monthly virtual series highlighting efforts to protect and restore water quality in Vermont. Efforts to improve water quality provide many additional benefits -- protecting public health and safety, increasing flood resiliency, supporting outdoor recreation, and enhancing wildlife habitat. On January 7, […]

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Christmas Eve Candlelight Service (Prerecorded)

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Unitarian Church of Montpelier. Watch on our UCM YouTube Channel, our Facebook page, or via Zoom. Details can all be found on our website: UCMVT.org. Bring a candle to light during the service.

Northern Harmony: Christmas and Midwinter Music

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We have prepared a wonderful program of Christmas and Midwinter music. The whole concert will be viewable online for one week This show video will go live online December 24, 2020 at 12 p.m. and will remain online until January 3, 2021 at 12 p.m. The online video is hosted by our local Community Arts platform and to […]

Mad River Chorale Virtual Holiday Concert: Toward the LIght

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The Mad River Chorale will debut its first ever virtual concert, “Toward the Light” on Monday night December 21st at 7:30 p.m.  The concert will be on the chorale’s website, madriverchorale.net, through January so those who can’t see it immediately will still have an opportunity to tune in. Mad River Chorale has put on a December […]

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Scrag Mountain Music Concert: Handel’s “Messiah” Solos

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Scrag Mountain Music presents a new and innovative virtual format of the beloved "Messiah" seasonal tradition. Acclaimed vocalists and pianists including Vermont artists Mary Bonhag (soprano), Erik Kroncke (bass), Mary Jane Austin (piano), and Lynnette Combs (piano), together with Kelly Guerra (mezzo soprano), Daniel McGrew (tenor), and Eric Sedgwick (piano) showcase the rich solos that shape George Frideric Handel’s 1741 masterpiece. Interspersed with these solos will be readings […]

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Chandler Center for the Arts: No Strings Marionettes’ Treasure Hunt

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On Saturday, December 19th at 1:00 p.m. join puppeteers Barbara Paulson and Dan Beginski for a streamed performance of the show including a puppeteer Q&A talkback immediately following the performance.  This streamed version is a generous gift from No Strings to the Chandler Center for the Arts, and we are making it our gift to […]

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Lost Nation Theater Present Willem Lange’s Reading of “A Christmas Carol”

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Famed and beloved Yankee storyteller Willem Lange will be live and on stage at Lost Nation Theater performing his reading of "A Christmas Carol: a ghost story" by Charles Dickens. Lange uses the cutting of the novel Dickens himself used when performing the tale. Emmy-winner Lange’s tradition of reading Dickens’ Christmas Carol began in 1975, […]

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Benefit Concert by Patti Casey and the Wicked Fine Players

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Patti Casey and the Wicked Fine Players  via online video from 7 p.m. Nov. 20 (through noon Nov. 22). The concert can be watched by ticket only during those dates. This concert will feature vocal harmonies and rock acoustic instrumental work by  internationally recognized award-winning songwriters, pickers, and singers. Together their ease and humor  onstage […]

Vermont Humanities Fall Conference 2020: Harold Holzer “Presidents vs. The Press”

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How did we go from journalism as a trusted form of information to an era of “fake news” and “alternative facts”? Author and presidential historian Harold Holzer examines the tension between chief executives and their chief critics, from George Washington to the present. We'll premiere the recording of his presentation on our Facebook page, YouTube channel, […]