What I'm Watching: "Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special"

by Ethan de Seife Posted on December 13, 2014 at 8:45AM

Seven Questions for 'Eat More Kale Guy' Bo Muller-Moore

by Alice Levitt Posted on December 12, 2014 at 7:17PM

, I wouldn't have known kale from kohlrabi. Once I started printing and selling enough shirts, I was going to be a hypocrite if I didn’t get on board.

Movies You Missed: Happy Christmas

by Margot Harrison Posted on December 12, 2014 at 3:00PM

Verdict: 15/20. Happy Christmas doesn't coddle or sentimentalize its characters. And, despite its irony, it does depict a happy Christmas (in a happy home, with a realistically rambunctious toddler and an awesome tiki-themed basement) as something worth having.

Public Invited to View Burlington's Lost Shul Mural

by Ethan de Seife Posted on December 12, 2014 at 11:56AM

A remarkable, historically important religious mural will make its public debut this week in Burlington. The Lost Shul Mural, which was nearly lost beneath layers of paint and decay in an apartment building in the city's Old North End, will be made available for public viewing for just two afternoons: 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, December 14, and Sunday, December 21.

Vermont Stage Company Releases 'Winter Tales' Anthology

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on December 11, 2014 at 5:51PM

"I wanted to do something special to recognize all the years we’ve been doing this show," Alicea says of the anthology, "and some of the people who’ve written for Winter Tales who have been doing it since the very beginning." Though booklets are printed each year with stories and songs from a particular show, "we've never put together something of this kind, collecting all the stories from various years," Alicea says.

Vermonter Oscar Williams to Appear in Fun Home on Broadway

by Pamela Polston Posted on December 8, 2014 at 11:28PM

Oscar Williams is just like any other 11-year-old. That is, any other 11-year-old who has performed in 20 theatrical productions and ads since the age of 7, and who has auditioned for a role in New York City.

ArtsRiot and ONE Arts Bring NYC Artists to Vermont

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on December 6, 2014 at 2:15PM

a need — from artists, patrons and consumers — that people weren’t buying art and that Vermont had a stale brand in art," Clark suggests. Through the Connect Series, she and Coleman want to demonstrate that "Vermont art" means more than than rural landscapes.

What I'm Watching: The Gambler

by Ethan de Seife Posted on December 6, 2014 at 9:51AM

The actors' performances are also realistic, at least according to the standards of 1970s film acting. They often mutter lines rather than enunciate; they use slang and dialect; they slouch and fail to return glances; their hair is mussed.

About Last Night: Sweet Honey in the Rock

by Dan Bolles Posted on December 5, 2014 at 11:51AM

If you ever want a clinic on vocal technique, check out a Sweet Honey in the Rock concert. The group's range, dynamics and blend are impeccable.

An Awkward Conversation with W. Kamau Bell

by Dan Bolles Posted on December 4, 2014 at 10:43AM

SD: That's probably fair. In your standup, you initiate many of those awkward conversations.