NEWPORT — The MAC Center for the Arts in Newport will reopen for business June 3, with a limited schedule. The popular shopping destination for visitors on Main Street will be open Wednesday through Saturday, from 10-5 p.m. The MAC says all of the Vermont protocols will be observed for the opening, including masks, six-foot…
NEWPORT — An annual contest for festive headwear has been a tradition at the annual Prouty Beach egg hunts in Newport for decades, but this year things looked a little different. Newport Parks & Recreation, who hosts the spring celebration every year at the park, decided to take the contest digital after making an announcement…
NEWPORT — For Tod Pronto and Cynthia Shelton, nothing can stop the music. Hunkered down in reaction to the global pandemic, the two have teamed up to form a “Socially Distant Chorus,” inviting the community to harmonize and play along with Pronto on his version of “What a Wonderful World.” So here are the rules:…
NEWPORT — Three seniors in the art program at North Country Union High School are curating a new exhibit of Diana Mara Henry’s photographs in color at the Red Wall Meeting Place and Gallery on Main Street, in Newport. The opening of the exhibit titled “As Yet Unseen,” will take place on March 18, from…
NEWPORT — With ice as thick as 30 inches some winters, Vermonters never tire watching for any indicative sign of the changing season. To celebrate this time-honored tradition, Newport Parks & Recreation runs the annual “ICE OUT” contest for residents and visitors on Lake Memphremagog. Each year a weighted Ice Out “mascot” is placed in…
NEWPORT — Over 800 community members came out Saturday to enjoy Newport’s Winter Festival from a new location on the banks of Prouty Beach. The event, which had been hosted at Gardner Park for decades, included music, horse-drawn wagon rides, hot food, fireworks and thanks to some excavation work at the park this fall, a…
NEWPORT — The MAC Center for the Arts was invited to celebrate the Newport City Elementary School’s PEACE PROJECT, which is in full swing schoolwide. The colorful art concept was designed by Lynn Leimer-Flint, of a tree with every student’s hands adorned with peace symbols to represent leaves on the tree. Using the motto of…
DERBY LINE — Auditions for The Addams Family: The Musical will take place Saturday, March 7, from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. at the First Universalist Parish Hall in Derby Line. Borderline Players will present this production in the Haskell Opera House on August 7-8-9 and 14-15-16, 2020. In the kooky world of the Addams Family,…
NEWPORT — The MAC Center for the Arts in Newport is presenting a new series called ARTQUEST. These are five free workshops for youth beginning March 28 through May 9. Registration begins March 1 and is required as space is limited. Applications are available at the MAC Center for the Arts on Main Street. March…
NEWPORT — Ecosystems Through an Artist’s Eye, the upcoming and unique exhibit organized in collaboration with the MAC Center for the Arts, Memphremagog Watershed Association, and the Orleans County Natural Resources Conservation District, opens at the MAC Center on Friday, April 3. The show highlights farm visits, but for those who could not attend the…
NEWPORT — The 2nd annual NEVBA Pike Tournament on South Bay turned out to be a very lucky day for one unsuspecting fisherman. Jonathan Cote didn’t bring in the biggest fish that day, but he did purchase two raffle tickets from the Newport Recreation Committee to support the Gardner Park Playground and Splashpad project. The…
NEWPORT — Four septuagenarian women will be among the 90 winter swimmers participating in this year’s Memphremagog Winter Swim Festival on February 29 and March 1. They will be swimming in a 25-meter, two-lane pool cut in the ice near the EastSide Restaurant in Newport. Water temperatures typically run about 30.5 F and air temperatures…
NEWPORT — Recently, the MAC Center for the Arts underwent a major upgrade to become ADA compliant. The facility added a handicap bathroom and changed the blueprint of the floor plan to accommodate wheelchair accessibility. While the process was costly, they say the results are priceless. The renovation began January 5 with a concerted effort…
ISLAND POND — Organizers say the Island Pond Winter Carnival is bigger and better than ever this year and will kick off Friday, February 7, through Sunday, February 9. Brighton Recreation will be featuring a winter obstacle course all weekend in Lakeside Park behind the Brighton Town Hall. Visitors will see snow sculptures being erected…
NEWPORT — After weeks of renovations, the MAC Center for the Arts is ready to unveil their new and improved Gallery Space on Saturday, January 25, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come explore, browse, and rediscover the arts in this delightful redesign. Thanks in part to grants and fundraising, a new ADA compliant bathroom…
NEWPORT — Pianist Michael Arnowitt will return to Vermont with his ImproVisions Jazz Quintet, featuring the outstanding New York City musicians Dave Smith on trumpet and Rick Rosato on bass, joined by Vermont favorites Dan Silverman on trombone and Caleb Bronz on drums. The concert will take place Saturday, January 18, at 7 p.m. at…
DERBY LINE — Borderline Players will hold auditions for its spring and fall shows on Friday, January 3 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, January 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the First Universalist Parish Hall in Derby Line. The first production of the season will be the classic comedy Noises Off!…
NEWPORT — The Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) Brass Quintet and Counterpoint Chorus, join forces again to celebrate the snowy season with performances across the state featuring popular holiday melodies, carol singalongs, and all-around festive fun. The group will be at the United Church of Newport tomorrow, December 20. The show will start at 7:30 p.m.…
NEWPORT — The MAC Center for the Arts is getting ready for their final exhibit for 2019, titled “FACES.” The opening reception is Friday, December 13, from 5-7 p.m. in the Downstairs Connection. This is a free event and open to the public. As Kurt Vonnegut once said, “We are what we pretend to be.…
NEWPORT — The MAC Center for the Arts will be showing a new exhibit in the Downstairs Connection entitled “Owls Talking to You,” by renowned award-winning nature photographer, Elinor Osborn. The opening is Friday, November 8, 5-7 p.m. Osborn’s stunning work will also include a 30-minute talk, Owl Vocalizations, and a Q&A. This is free…
DERBY LINE — Borderline Players is getting ready to present the comedy Let’s Murder Marsha! by Monk Ferris at the Haskell Opera House. The show will run October 18-20 and 25-26. In this madcap romp of murderous plots, a happy housewife named Marsha, hopelessly addicted to crime thrillers, overhears her loving husband discussing her upcoming…
NEWPORT — The MAC Center for the Arts is getting ready to host an opening reception celebrating the extraordinary work of renowned artist, Victoria Mathiesen. The event will take place October 4, from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. in the Downstairs Connection. “Notably, a retrospective looks back, and at a certain age looking back seems to be…
STANSTEAD, QC – Eastern Townships writer Ross Murray will release his third collection of humor, A Jerk in Progress, at Black Cat Books in Lennoxville on Sunday, September 15 at 3:00 p.m. Subtitled “Various Nonsense,” the collection features more than 80 columns and essays that originally appeared in The Sherbrooke Record and Life in Quebec…
NEWPORT — MAC Center for the Arts is getting ready to present their first annual “Musings and Music” series, which they promise will “illuminate the colors of your world audibly.” The event will take place on September 22, from 2:00-4:00 p.m. at the United Church of Newport. Everyone is welcome to come explore and enjoy…
NEWPORT — The MAC Center for the Arts will be opening a new exhibit, ANECHOIC, by sculptor Sterling Trail. The opening reception takes place on August 23, from 5-7 p.m. in the Downstairs Gallery, located at 158 Main Street, in Newport. A truly unique title, ANECHOIC, defined as free from echo, artist Sterling Trail describes…