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Header image: (Left to right) Rutland’s Ethnic Festival, photo by Shawn Pemrick; a Catamount Arts concert in 2019; Vermont Symphony Orchestra at Farmers’ Night in the Statehouse; JAG Productions’ Theater on the Hill, photo by Lars Blackmore; Festival of Fools in Burlington, photo by Kyle Tansley.
Calling all songwriters, musicians, poets, and storytellers! Join us for our first Open Mic Night at GRACE. Sign up ahead of time to guarantee a spot, or drop in the night of to fill out the lineup. This is your opportunity to have 15 minutes of fame in a supportive, cozy setting.
Visiting Writer, Jason Schneiderman will give a craft talk at Vermont Studio Center on June 23, 2023, at 10:00 am ET. This event is free and open to the public. Jason Schneiderman is the author of five poetry collections, most recently Hold Me Tight (Red Hen, 2020), and including the forthcoming Portrait of Icarus as […]
One dimension of artistic creation is the conversation artists have with the works in a given genre. These works prompt artists to imagine what their work might be. One work incites another work. Over two days, we will discuss eight poems (four by various hands, four of mine) that display diverse aspects of poetry—its occasions, […]
VSC will also host "The Door Left Wide": New England Review Presents Irish Poets in Tribute to Eavan Boland on Monday, July 24 at 5:00 pm ET on Zoom.
Acclaimed Abenaki storyteller and musician Joseph Bruchac will present three events in the Lakes Region on Saturday, July 29. The events are part of Celebrating Abenaki Art, Heritage, and Culture at Stone Valley Arts in Poultney, where an art show of eight Abenaki artists is on display through Sunday, July 30th until the close of […]
Vermont poets Sean Prentiss and Scudder Parker will be the first to read in this year’s series, WORDS OUT LOUD: Poetry, Place, and the Passage of Time, at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 17, 2022, at the Old West Church, 758 Old West Church Road, Calais, Vermont.
A MULTICULTURAL GROUP ART EXHIBIT, FEATURING 20 MOTHERS, CAREGIVERS + NURTURERS Exploring both the physical and emotional fulfillment and toll of caregiving. Through a variety of material explorations, these artists attempt to communicate and visualize the invisible labor of care in birth, community, and death. ~ Painting, Photography, Ceramic, Fiber, Paper, Drawing, Sculpture, Glass, Metal, […]
Join sustainable artist and poet, JC Wayne, to explore the theme of "under the surface" by writing poetry in response to the library's current exhibit of sustainable Japanese woodcut art by Landa Townsend. For adults, teens and tweens. Sign up required: [email protected].
In 2012 David Celone couldn’t find a poetry reading group in the Upper Valley area, so he started his own, offering readings both at his then Long River Studios Gallery in Lyme, NH, and WRJ, where Lampscapes owner Ken Blaisdell opened his store to the event. The poets eventually named themselves the Lampshade Poets. As […]
An Autumn Poetry 6-week Workshop Zoom Series When: 6 THURSDAYS at 7-8:30pm EST Dates: October 5, 12, 19, 26 + November 2 & 9 DESCRIPTION: Join The Paper Poet as we write within an intimate, brave community centered around the theme of living authentically with grace. We’ll explore the question: “How can you be your […]
Reading and exhibition of veteran Vermonter Jon Meyer and wife Deborah at VINS, Nov. 11, 2023 at 1 PM (Veteran’s Day). This is the 50th anniversary of their first date. The exhibition runs through the end of 2023, and sales of all prints and books will benefit VINS programs. Their work is about harmony and […]
Sundog Poetry presents AMP NIGHT – a periodic event series that explores the interplay of art, music and poetry. At this special Fall AMP Night in the Upper Valley we welcome former Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea with special guests Djeli, Nana¡, Diana Whitney, Barbara Murphy, and Jolivette ‘the poet warrior’.
