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New owners, familiar faces, take helm at Waybury Inn
EAST MIDDLEBURY — Chas Lyons was a longtime customer of East Middlebury’s historic Waybury Inn. His wife, Halina, used to work there. Now they own it — together with business partner and Waybury Inn chef Tony Petri. “It’s nice to continue the legacy that is the Waybury...
Oliver Stone takes a bow in Middlebury
Celebrated film Director Oliver Stone already has four Academy Awards on his mantel. Now he’ll make some room for his first VTeddy Award, which he accepted this past weekend as one of several honorees at this year’s Middlebury New Film Festival. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable...
Multi-million-dollar project Town Hall Theater will 'glow like a beacon' in Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY – The Town Hall Theater was a long time coming. Organizers including Douglas Anderson began talking in 1997 about turning the former Middlebury town hall into a space for the arts and other community events. The building finally welcomed the public in 2008, but the theater wasn’t perfect. “From the day we...
Editorial: Komesar’s second chapter brings culture, joy to us all
Lloyd Komesar received well-earned recognition at what was a fabulous 10th Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival. At both the opening night ceremony last Wednesday and the VTeddy Awards on Sunday night, the one-man, high-energy force behind the concept and launch of the festival received multiple standing ovations from a grateful and admiring audience.
Made in the Mountains Art Show
The Corner School Resource Center in Granville CSRC) finishes off a lively summer of programming with the opening of the second annual Made in the Mountains Art Show in the restored one-room schoolhouse on Post Office Hill Road in Granville on Sunday, September 1, from 4 to 6 p.m. The...
Vergennes Opera House Opens 2024-2025 Season with the Vermont Premiere of the Film BROOKLYN 45
The Vergennes Opera House will be opening their 2024-2025 Season with the Vermont premiere screening of the movie Brooklyn 45 on Friday the 13 at 7:30pm. The film is a SHUDDER original released on the Shudder streaming service in 2023. The film features Vergennes resident and TV/screen/stage actor Jeremy Holm.
City theater access project nets block grant
The Vergennes Opera House’s planned All Access Project got a boost last week when the Department of Housing & Community Development awarded the city theater a $150,000 Community Development Block Grant (CBDG) toward completion of that planned effort. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content! Please understand that...
Bluegrass/classical music mash-up at Phantom Theater this weekend
To the benefit of Central Vermont residents, Miranda Henne, a Boston-based, internationally-touring, classically-trained cellist has fallen in love with the Mad River Valley. She has returned to Phantom Theater annually for the past half dozen years, each time bringing with her a few hand-picked musical compatriots from a seemingly bottomless pool of staggeringly talented friends and acquaintances. This year’s performances, taking place Friday and Saturday, August 30 and 31, will feature Ellie Miller on fiddle and Greg Liszt on banjo, both of whom previously performed with Henne at the Phantom barn, and both of whom are formidable bluegrass players.
Ask a Master Gardener: Tomato trivia!
We purchase them at the market. We dine on them in salads and sauces. Some of us indulge in the joy of growing our own at home, but how much do you really know about tomatoes?. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund reporters covering local news, we need your help! For full access to this story and all online content, please log in or subscribe to the Addison Independent.
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