Arts

A previous Yellow Barn performance.

Yellow Barn festival set to open

PUTNEY - On Friday, July 11, Yellow Barn opens its 56th summer music festival. Over 70 musicians, representing 17 countries, will travel to Putney for five weeks of chamber music, including 19 concerts and five master classes in the Big Barn.
This season’s repertoire spans 300 years, from...

Artists build connections

BRATTLEBORO - 118 Elliot presents “These Colors Kill Fascism,” a group show of local artists opening Friday, July 4, featuring Mary Therese Wright, Gayle Robertson, Tina Olsen, Ellen Cone Maddrey, John Loggia, Nick Garder, and Liza Cassidy.
“This machine kills fascists” is a message that...

Clark Art Institute offers free events for Father’s Day

WILLIAMSTOWN - On Sunday, June 15, the Clark Art Institute celebrates Father’s Day with an art pop-up and free activities.
From 11 am to 1 pm, visit the Manton Study Center for Works on Paper to view “Dads in Art,” a pop-up exhibition of prints, drawings, and photographs that showcase both...

School receives VCL grant

WILMINGTON - Twin Valley Elementary School has received a grant from the Vermont Council on Literacy. The school will use this money to purchase a full audiobook set of the 2025 -2026 Golden Dome books. The Golden Dome award honors excellence in children’s literature.
Throughout the...

“Sundown,” gouache and pastel on paper, by Jeremy Aldridge, of Brattleboro.

Art show by people with dementia

BRATTLEBORO - “Moments in Time,” an exhibit of works by Vermonters with dementia, is on display through Tuesday, June 24, at Brooks Memorial Library. There will be a reception on Friday, June 6, at 3:30 pm. For more information go to brookslibraryvt.org.

Show opens

BRATTLEBORO - There will be an exhibit at the CX Silver Gallery of the works of Leonard Ragouzeos through August 24, with an opening reception on Saturday, June 7, from 1 to 3 pm. The exhibit is entitled “Works on Paper 2005-2025.” The CX Silver Gallery is located at 814 Western Avenue. For more...

Poetry reading

BRATTLEBORO - Former Vermont poet laureate Chard deNiord and former Brooklyn, NY, poet laureate D. Nurkse will read from their collections and share new poems at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, on Wednesday, June 11, at 5:30 pm. Admission is free. For more information and accessibility...

Affordable summer art camp for kids

DOVER - Vermont Academy at Mount Snow announces its summer art camp, which will run Mondays to Fridays, July 7 through August 8, from 9:30 to 11:30 am, at 248 Route 100. Children entering grades one through five are invited to attend; tuition is $50 per week.
Designed for all levels of...

Local, hand crafted, one-of-a-kind finds at Maker’s Loft

TOWNSHEND - The Maker’s Loft has opened inside the West River Community Project’s (WRCP) thrift store.
It is dedicated to showcasing handcrafted artwear and locally made goods, where every purchase directly supports the organization.
Neptune Chowder is the first participant,...

The Windham Philharmonic performing at a previous Red Door Concert at St. Mary’s in the Mountains church.

The Windham Philharmonic performing at a previous Red Door Concert at St. Mary’s in the Mountains church.

Church Sonatas, Bach, and Hayden part of St. Marys music performance

WILMINGTON - The Windham Philharmonic, in collaboration with Red Door Concerts, will perform on Saturday, May 24, at 7 pm at St. Mary’s in the Mountains, 13 East Main Street. Organist Michael Pennington joins string instruments to perform Mozart’s Church Sonatas for organ and small orchestra....