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HOME >> vsmdgalery Published November 22, 2009 ART RESOURCE ASSOCIATION LOCAL ARTISTS STRUT their STUFF For more than a decade, the Art Resource Association has been showcasing the work of its membership – a diverse bunch of central Vermont visual artists – often at Montpelier's T.W. Wood Gallery & Arts Center. Published November 20, 2009 Musical happenings in and around the Capital City ow, I hardly know where to begin this week. There are so many great offerings around the area this weekend, it's hard to know where to start. Rest assured if you're looking for quality live performance, there's something for everyone, so, here we go! Published November 20, 2009 he daughter of legendary Brazilian singer-guitarist Joao Gilberto and beloved Brazilian singer Miucha, the New York City-born Bebel Gilberto has made a major name for herself as one of the sultriest singers alive. Published November 20, 2009 ohn Gibbons, a previously unknown artist to this writer, has re- leased his first CD, "Small Town Dance," and it highlights a musician with lots of promise. Published November 20, 2009 Virtuoso piano MONTPELIER – Pianist Ian Altman, a virtuoso in the "grand manner," will perform music of Scarlatti, Chopin and Prokofiev, tonight at 7:30 p.m., at Bethany Church, 115 Main St. in Montpelier. Altman has performed throughout the United States and Canada. Published November 20, 2009 Jazz Mass tonight WATERBURY – Imagine an unlikely marriage of a dignified and seemingly somber Latin Mass with somebody like tenor jazz saxophonist Coleman Hawkins playing free-wheeling riffs at the breaks. It sounds impossible but perhaps plausible only in the minds of fans who have attended the last several concerts of the Mad River Chorale. Published November 20, 2009 No Strings Marionettes RANDOLPH – Chandler invites families and children of all ages to usher in the holiday season and enter the wonders of traditional puppet theater with the No Strings Marionette Company's "Wasabi: A Dragon's Tale," at Chandler Music Hall on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 11 a.m. Published November 20, 2009 Dartmouth Symphony HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth Symphony Orchestra teams up with Hanover native Bonnie Thron, now principal cellist of the North Carolina Symphony, for an evening of music by Tchaikovsky, Shosta-kovich and Beethoven. The concert takes place on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m., in Spaulding Auditorium. Published November 20, 2009 Sing-along 'Sound of Music' WOODSTOCK – The worldwide phenomenon "Sing-a-Long Sound of Music" comes to Town Hall Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. Having started in the UK back in 1999, the show has now become a worldwide hit, playing to packed houses across the globe with more than 10,000 performances in nine different countries. Published November 20, 2009 Saturday, Nov. 21 Published November 20, 2009 EDWARD SHARPE AND MAGNETIC ZEROS 'High-energy love fest' ne of the most lauded indie bands around visits Vermont on Sunday, when the Los Angeles folk-rock collective Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros brings its celebratory, dance-inducing live show to Club Metronome in Burlington. Published November 20, 2009 Three Frenchmen win again in Capital Concert MONTPELIER – There's no way you could convince Saturday's audience at the packed-to-the-gills Unitarian Church that there is anything boring about chamber music. Three times they erupted in spontaneous standing ovations. Published November 18, 2009 Published November 15, 2009 Musical happenings in and around the Capital City here's no shortage of options this week of great live music. In fact, there's a straight up overabundance, so I'll give my regrets in advance if I cannot include everything, or if my editors need to do the same. Sometimes, there's just too much going on in our little neck of the woods to fit it all in – lucky us! Here's what's up. Published November 13, 2009 ochester-based Bow Thayer has released one of the best CDs I've heard this year. "Shooting Arrows at the Moon" is all acoustic, low-key, informal and laced with excellent songs and fine picking. With Thayer writing all 14 tracks, singing and playing guitar, banjo and uke, we have his best work to date. Published November 13, 2009 ONTREAL — It's nearly impossible to believe that Mozart wrote his most fun opera, albeit with characteristic depth, while he was dying. Published November 13, 2009 n unwilling poster boy for the so-called "freak-folk" movement, idiosyncratic Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart visits Higher Ground Thursday on the heels of his major label debut album, "What Will We Be." Published November 13, 2009 Sharing space: Idea touts collective workplace for tech, creative talent There’s a new concept in town that has been sweeping the country — and the world. It is called co-working, and has come to Burlington in the form of Office Squared at 106 Main Street. Published November 11, 2009 Published November 9, 2009 Published November 9, 2009 Published November 9, 2009 Published November 9, 2009 Spotlight on new business Papa Wheelies Published November 9, 2009 Online scams on the rise in Vermont While fraud can be committed through any means, including mail and telephone, most authorities are convinced that Internet and electronic fraud are the fastest growing areas. Published November 9, 2009 Satellite to aid emergency response Vermont has the honor of testing new satellite technology using the world’s largest commercial satellite to route emergency calls. Published November 9, 2009 Coalition aims to aid chronic-care patients A five-year-old program to help improve the health of chronic-care sufferers, particularly those with diabetes, in Windsor and Windham counties is proving to be successful. Published November 9, 2009 Vermont’s Green Hotels program ramps up Concerns about sound environmental practices in the Green Mountain State make it no wonder that many motels and hotels here are going green to attract potential clients. Published November 9, 2009 Serving up ambiance: Restaurants set sights on holiday season The final few weeks of the year is a time when more people are likely to make a special occasion of dining out with family and friends. Upper Valley restaurateurs are hoping this year’s traditional holiday period won’t be an exception, despite the slow economy. Published November 9, 2009 Home design: what’s hot, what’s not Given the economy and New England’s Yankee conservatism, the latest home decorating trends here in the Upper Valley seem to reflect a sense of tradition, a tendency to recycle and “repurpose” items and a movement toward green and eco-friendly materials. Published November 9, 2009 |
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