DERBY LINE — A group of singers from Vermont and Quebec gathers every month to sing shape note or sacred harp music at the Unitarian Universalist Church Hall in Derby Line. The group sings from the songbook The Sacred Harp, and the sing is followed by a potluck. An upcoming sing will occur at 3…
NEWPORT — The Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s (VSO) Brass Quintet is teaming up with Counterpoint Chorus for another year of celebrating the holiday season with traditional favorites, a carol singalong, and more. The pairing will present an evening of festive music and jubilee to Newport on December 21. The event will take place at the United…
DERBY LINE — After a highly successful debut season, Borderline Players will hold auditions for its spring and summer productions on Friday, January 4 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m and Saturday, January 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the First Universalist Parish Hall in Derby Line. The first show of the season will…
NEWPORT — Thinking about decorating for the holidays? Wondering how to make new memories and fun-lore to pass down to generations? The Mac Center for the Arts in Newport is offering the perfect unique experience to satisfy both. On December 15, from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., the MAC is welcoming everyone to come and celebrate the…
NEWPORT — The MAC Center for the Arts is getting ready to present their final exhibit for 2018. The show, titled “WINTER!” opens November 16, with a reception from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the lower gallery. The exhibit is free and open to the public and will run through January 19, 2019. The gallery is…
NEWPORT — The MAC Center for the Arts will be hosting a Halloween mask making workshop on Saturday, October 20. The workshop will kick off at 10:00 a.m. and take place in the downstairs gallery. Come out to have fun and create your own special disguise. The workshop is open to students ages 9 –…
NEWPORT — The Northern Third Quartet will appear in concert at the United Church of Newport, on Sunday, October 14. Members of the quartet include violinist Sofia Hirsch, violist Elizabeth Reid, cellist John Dunlop, and pianist Alison Bruce Cerutti. The quartet performs throughout Vermont. They have recently been featured on Vermont Public Radio, performing works…
DERBY LINE — One of the most popular plays of all time, the classic Agatha Christie murder mystery, The Mousetrap, will be showing at the Haskell Opera House October 12-14 and 19-21. This Borderline Players production of The Mousetrap is directed by Thomas Perry, who most recently directed the troupe’s sold-out summer production of Little…
DERBY — Jed’s Maple Products of Derby will be hosting their 6th Annual Fall Open House October 6-8 this year. Celebrate the flavors of Fall throughout the holiday weekend. They will be open from10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. all three days. This family event is free and includes wood-fired maple pizza, maple specialty food sampling…
NEWPORT — Newport’s Fall Foliage Festival is getting ready to kick off this weekend. The Scarecrow Contest starts on Saturday with many businesses and organizations showing whimsical scarecrows throughout downtown as they compete for prizes. Individuals are also displaying their scarecrows along the Main Street fence. In addition, an estimated 1000 international runners will be…
DERBY LINE — Kicking off the start to another colorful Vermont autumn, the Vermont Symphony Orchestra (VSO) will be traveling across the state beginning Sept. 27 to celebrate the many sounds and sights of the season. The Made in Vermont Statewide Tour will reach six communities throughout the state, sharing well-loved classics as well as…
NEWPORT — As part of the city’s centennial year, MAC Center for the Arts will hallmark the fete with a new exhibition called NEWPORT! The show will open Friday, September 14, from 5:00-7:00 p.m., with a reception in the Lower Gallery. This exhibit will feature work by MAC members, as well as Plein Air artists.…
DERBY LINE — If you like your musicals with a little bite, then you won’t want to miss Borderline Players’ production of Little Shop of Horrors, playing at the Haskell Opera House August 10-12 and 17-19. Based on the 1960 low-budget film of the same name, Little Shop was written by Howard Ashman and composer…
NEWPORT — The Eighth Annual Art in Bloom will open on Friday, August 10 at the MAC Center for the Arts, with a reception from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. The opening is a ticketed event benefiting the Four Seasons Garden Club and MAC Center for the Arts. The annual fundraiser, where nature meets art, can also…
NEWPORT — The MAC Center for the Arts has announced the second in a series of theatrical workshops in 2018 with the premiere Children’s Theatre Academy – ACT 1. On August 4, from 12:30-4:30 p.m. the workshop “Yankee Doodle Dandy,” tailored for ages 6-12 years old, will be held in the lower gallery at the…
NEWPORT — The MAC Center for the Arts is presenting a unique musical duo this Friday during the second installment of the Downtown Friday Night Shuffle in Newport. Come out to hear Saigelyn Green and Phoenix Malanga, and enjoy their dynamic musical stylings from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Green is a senior at the University of Southern…
NEWPORT — Two local graduating students were recently awarded scholarships from the MAC Center for the Arts. Logan Chaput of Newport Center, a 2018 graduate from North Country Union High School, was a recipient of the MAC Scholarship. Chaput will be matriculating to Ithaca College with a major in Music Education and Voice. Celeste Piette…
NEWPORT — The Goodrich Memorial Library will present Liberated Libretto: A Frolic with Gilbert and Sullivan as the finale performance in their CHAUTAUQUA series in celebration of the Newport Centennial. The MAC Center for the Arts is bringing this force of talent July 6, at 7 p.m. in the upstairs auditorium at the Goodrich. Anita…
On Saturday, the Leach Public Library hosted an Open House honoring the publication of “Points North,” by Howard Frank Mosher, in the town where Mosher and his wife Phillis made their home for 40 years. Phillis Mosher gave an informal talk of recollections of the Mosher family’s life in Irasburg. The beloved Irasburg author died…
NEWPORT — The North Country Friends of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s annual benefit party “Swing into Spring” will be hosted at Spates the Florist and Garden Center in Newport on May 24, from 6:15 – 8:15 p.m. The event will offer live entertainment by the Maple Leaf Seven, a traditional jazz group also specializing in…
NEWPORT — The MAC Center for the Arts is getting ready to present “A common Thread – Stitches and Stories from Fiber Artists Near and Far.” The opening reception will be this Friday, May 11, from 5-7 p.m. in the lower gallery. The event is free and open to the public. The exclusive showcase of…
DERBY LINE — Borderline Players, a new theater company registered in Vermont and Quebec, will present Fuddy Meers at the Haskell Opera House stage for four performances on May 11, 12 and 13. Written by American playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, Fuddy Meers tells the story of an amnesiac, Claire, who starts each morning with no memory,…
NEWPORT — A memoir workshop, drawing on the memories and stories behind photographs of life events, places, family, friends, or other significant people through prose narratives or poetry, will be offered next Saturday at the MAC Center for the Arts, in the Lower Gallery. The workshop takes place on April 28, from 1 to 4…
NEWPORT — Soprano Emma Strange will be performing her senior recital as a fund-raiser for David’s House at the Newport United Church in Newport. The concert will take place on Saturday, May 5, at 4 p.m. Emma, who is a senior at Lake Region Union High School, has studied classical singing for almost six years,…
ISLAND POND — The Island Pond Renewal Committee has organized an event they’re calling “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Weekend.” The weekend full of events will take place in downtown Island Pond from April 27 to 29. Events include a dinner tour, spa services, paint-’n’-sips, wine tasting, and a male revue show. The Vermont Comedy…