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Popular Indian restaurant inside Vermont gas station announces its closure
A popular Indian restaurant located in an unusual spot for Vermont – inside a gas station – announced this week on social media that it will be shutting down as of July 30. “Rickie's Indian Restaurant will be closing Tuesday, July 30th; PERMANENTLY.,” reads the announcement from the South Barre eatery. “We appreciate all of you who have helped us grow and become an integral part of the community. It was a pleasure to serve you all.” ...
Meet and greet the knotweed goats
The Mad River Valley conservation commissions and Mad Goat Initiative invite all to join them for a meet and greet with the goats on July 30 at Riverside Park in Warren. Come by to visit with goat herders and conservation commission folks, and learn about local efforts to control knotweed here in the Mad River watershed. This is the first year deploying goats to graze the knotweed and organizers want to give you, the public, a first-hand look at how it's going. A small herd of goats has been deployed at Riverside since early July and people can see them in action and pet some of the new baby goats.
Love What You Do -- Barrie Fisher
This periodic series of three images and responses to questions tells the stories of people of The Valley who love what they do. As Confucius once said, “Choose a job you love and you will never work a day in your life.”. This article features Barrie Fisher, photographer and...
Big Red Barn Art Show opens this weekend
The Big Red Barn Art Show returns for its annual visit in the Red Barn Galleries at Lareau Farm and Forest in Waitsfield, from July 26 to September 1. The 2024 show marks 26 years of showcasing the artists and artisans of the Mad River Valley. ----------------------------------- The show originated...
Waitsfield, Vermont, USA By Philip Bobrow
For the past 25 years, I have loved photographing my home state of Vermont from its many backroads. I have driven by and taken a picture of this lone tree many times. In mid-winter, snow to glorious sunsets to this pic in the fall season. It's located on an award-winning dairy farm for its amazing cheese and the wonderful farmers, the von Trapp family farmstead in Waitsfield Common.
Phantom Theater presents Millie Heckler in ‘Subtle Rage’
One of the pleasures of Phantom Theater is watching iterations of an artist’s work as it forms, transforms, and comes to fruition over multiple seasons. Fans of the dancer, composer and filmmaker, Millie Heckler, have that opportunity when she brings her new work, “Subtle Rage,” to the Edgcomb Barn, Friday and Saturday nights, July 26 and 27.
Audiences can escape to ‘The Prom’ at Lost Nation Theater through Aug. 4
Local theater fans have an upbeat summer musical comedy to check out at Lost Nation Theater in Montpelier where “The Prom: the Musical” is running Thursdays-Sundays, through Aug. 4. Marking its 35th anniversary, Lost Nation Theater chose the show inspired by real-life events and created by Tony winners...
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