Change does not come easy in New England. We, as a people, take pride in our traditions, our celebrations and our festivals. Our weather might change at the drop of a hat, but a true New Englander knows what season is upon…
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… in lip balm and more By Gena MangiarattiVermont Country Magazine BENNINGTON — Vermonters know maple isn’t just for pancakes. Turns out, it even transcends food. When I spotted lip balm made with “100% Pure Vermont Maple Syrup” near the checkout at…
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Locally-based Hammond organist Kris Yunker will host the first in his series of “Funk Nights” at the Stone Church in Brattleboro Wednesday at 8 p.m. Yunker, who has played in various projects and bands including Goose, Alan Evans Trio, On The Spot…
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Arts venues sustain Brattleboro’s rich organ legacy By Bill LeConey, Vermont Country Magazine BRATTLEBORO — When Henry Danaher performed a free concert on the historic Estey pipe organ at Epsilon Spires on a weekday afternoon in December, he wasn’t merely “tickling the…
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These films depict the best of times, the worst of times By Dan Tebo, Vermont Country correspondent As 2022 crawls to a close, we once again find ourselves navigating the holidays through the dense fog of this relentless pandemic. While the threat…
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By Chris MaysVermont Country Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center’s “Forest of Mystery” is a fun way to celebrate the fall season by hiking at night and taking in a haunting but humorous story. James and Jess Gelter, a couple from Brattleboro, have been…
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By Jim TherrienVermont Country WOODFORD — Ghost towns in the Old West are depicted with sun-bleached wooden storefronts, saloon doors creaking in the wind and tumbleweed rolling down deserted streets. But that wasn’t the case in New England when early settlements were…
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By Shane CoveyVermont Country BRATTLEBORO — Halfway through a hip-hop class at Kelly’s Dance Academy in late July, all eyes were on a 9-year-old boy from Vernon. “C-Double-O-P” was about to bust a move. The fourth-grader at Vernon Elementary School squatted down…
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Biennial festival by Sandglass Theater set for Sept. 9 to 18 By Susan SmallheerVermont Country PUTNEY — Sofia Padilla grew up in Mexico City, and it was there, after drama school, she fell in love with puppets. “They are more magical, you…
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History, currency and spirituality on display at Brattleboro museum By Patricia HerleviVermont Country correspondent Before there were love beads, before the rosaries of Christian faith and long before vitamin pills, humans traded, prayed with and provided for their nutritional needs with beads.…
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Our reviewer goes for a walk with some flicks that might live forever By Dan TeboVermont Country correspondent It’s fall in New England, and the trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let the dead things go. At…
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