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Teens take an epic Lake Champlain adventure

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 1:49pm meganj

JASMINE LITTLE WAS one of the four local youths to paddle the length of Lake Champlain recently in a Lake Champlain Maritime Museum summer program. Her sister Kaitlynn was also on the trip. The sisters were junior leaders of the group. Photo by Nick Patch

On Monday, July 6, a group of nine intrepid teens along with Lake Champlain Maritime Museum trip leaders Mandy Smith and Ally Tanaka departed from South Bay, just north of Whitehall, N.Y., on an ep

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Activities around town for Jul. 30

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 1:42pm meganj

USE INDEX CARDS and your imagination when creating a Three-Card Theater, this week’s Make It Together activity.

Join a digital book discussion. The Vermont Humanities Council continues its digital offerings with a book discussion of “Refugees,” by Viet Thanh Nguyen on Friday, July 31, at 4:3

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ACORN launches second Food is Medicine program

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 1:32pm meganj

SUSAN SMILEY OF New Haven assesses the bags of produce awaiting distribution through ACORN’s Farmacy: Food is Medicine program. Photo courtesy of Lindsey Berk

MIDDLEBURY — ACORN’s Farmacy: Food is Medicine program began its second season of “healthcare CSA shares” on July 9, delivering farm fresh produce to 65 families.

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Artist eyes remote learning at Rokeby Museum

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 1:25pm meganj

STUDY, SELFIE, GRAPHITE on paper, Courtney Clinton. Courtesy of Rokeby Museum

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Lincoln news for Jul. 30

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 1:21pm meganj

LINCOLN — The MAUSD Expanded Learning Program Summer Adventure Camp presents “BOTS!” a new children’s musical starring the ELP Summer Musical Theater Group on Friday, Aug. 7 at 8:30 p.m.

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Brandon Auction team thinks outside the tent

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 1:20pm meganj

BRANDON — Due to COVID-19 issues, the 32nd Annual Great Brandon Auction will be taking place in a very non-traditional way this year.

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50 years ago this week: Jul. 30

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 1:19pm meganj

With summer weather at its height and many people with more time on their hands out on the roads 50 years ago this week, Addison County saw a substantial number of car crashes.

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Local summer music camp succeeds online

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 1:16pm meganj

MUSIC STUDENTS MET and took lessons on Zoom at Leicester’s Camp Point CounterPoint this summer, and many hope to attend the camp on the shores of Lake Dunmore in person next summer.

LEICESTER — Anyone who’s used to spending time on Lake Dunmore during past summers may have noticed that the lake sounds a little quieter this year.

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Contest invites kids to play with their food

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 1:06pm meganj

University of Vermont Extension 4-H is sponsoring an Edible Art Contest this summer to inspire kids, 8 to 18, to get creative with their food.

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Online music festival to bring vocal works to life

Thu, 07/30/2020 - 1:03pm meganj

THE VOCAL ENSEMBLE I Fagiolini will sing a program titled “Monteverdi – The Ache of Love” on Aug. 8 as part of the online music festival Live from London.

If your heart is hungry for live music of the vocal variety, New Haven resident George Jaeger is passing on news of an opportunity to hear some.

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