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Students learn the fine art of teaching

Posted on January 27, 2011 |
By Ellie Moore



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MIDDLEBURY — Last Friday seven tiny kindergarten students from Nikki Juvan’s class at St. Mary’s School filed into the Middlebury College Museum of Art. As part of the college’s MiddArts program, this visit was a carefully planned exercise in Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), a curriculum for teaching art to primary and secondary school students.

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Farm-fresh' radio picks up tempo

Posted on January 27, 2011 |
By Andrea Suozzo



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BRIDPORT — It’s not often that the goings-on at a rural beef farm are broadcast across five counties.

But nestled alongside the barns and fields that make up Wood Creek Farm in Bridport, a low wooden room adjoining a tidy farmhouse is the source of the radio stations WMUD 89.3-FM and Farm Fresh 102.9-FM. The two stations broadcast up to 1,000 songs each day into homes and cars around the Champlain Valley.

It might seem an odd combination, but Chip Morgan, who with his wife, Kathy, runs the two stations, said it makes sense.

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Picturing ups and downs

Posted on January 17, 2011 |
By John Flowers



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MIDDLEBURY — Everyone’s life has ups and downs: moments of triumph or defeat, of hope or despair.

Twelve Vermont youths (including some from Addison County) with difficult pasts recently got a unique opportunity to transform heightened moments from their own lives into works of art. 

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Local writer's book nets national praise

Posted on January 17, 2011 |
By Andrea Suozzo



MONKTON — Monkton writer Eugenie Doyle released her most recent children’s novel, “According to Kit,” in 2009. More than a year later, recognition for the book is still coming in.

When the Society of School Librarians announced its annual book awards in late 2010, “According to Kit,“ published by Front Street Books, was among nine novels for grades 7-12 given an “honored book” designation.

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Local musicians making their way

Posted on January 6, 2011 |
By Oliver Parini



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SOUTH BURLINGTON — On a cold Tuesday evening in South Burlington, the five members of the band Chamberlin — several of them Addison County natives — huddle together in a dimly lit room to warm up. They begin their ritual singing in a low voice, “Call… me… Neil…,” and then raise their voices higher, “Call… me… Neil….” At the top of their ranges, “Call… me… Neil…,” the door bursts open and everyone looks up.

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Bristol library celebrates its centennial

Posted on January 6, 2011 |
By Tamara Hilmes



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BRISTOL — The new year marks Bristol’s Lawrence Memorial Library’s 100th birthday, and to celebrate, the library is throwing itself parties all year long.

In 1911, local businessman and Addison County Sheriff William Lawrence gave the building at 40 North St. to the town for just one dollar. Lawrence dedicated the library to his two deceased wives, Minnie Peet Lawrence and Lockie Partch Lawrence.

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Artist previews album at alma mater

 

MIDDLEBURY — Singer/songwriter Ezra Axelrod’s upcoming album, “American Motel,” represents the Middlebury College alum’s journey through the last few years.

Axelrod’s music represents the meandering experience of many 20-somethings that publications like The New York Times and “The Atlantic” reported on this past summer.

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Reynolds to perform at THT

Posted on December 23, 2010 |
By Tamara Hilmes



 

MIDDLEBURY — Though local boy Luke Reynolds has made it big by joining the ranks of popular alt-rock band Guster, he hasn’t forgotten his roots.

On Wednesday, Dec. 29, Reynolds will return to Middlebury to spend the holidays with his family and to play a show at the Town Hall Theater (THT) to promote his newest solo EP, “Maps.”

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Guster uses Bristol as backdrop

Posted on December 23, 2010 |
By Tamara Hilmes



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BRISTOL — First, downtown Middlebury was featured for a second or two in a pair of “30 Rock” episodes on TV, and now downtown Bristol has made its own minutes-long debut on the pop culture scene.

In October, the popular alternative rock band Guster released a music video featuring downtown Bristol as its backdrop.

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Ferrisburgh couple sharing a vision on art, housing

Posted on September 30, 2010 |
By Andy Kirkaldy



FERRISBURGH — Ferrisburgh artists Denis and Judith Rey Versweyveld have shared a home for 48 years, and a passion for art for even longer.

But until two years ago, they had never directly collaborated on their art. Now, their latest show of their joint work — called “Shelter:Dwelling:House:Home,” sculptures of homes by Denis painted on by Judith, plus Judith’s paintings of homes — is on display in the Vermont Arts Council’s Spotlight Gallery in Montpelier through Oct. 29.

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