A Week of Cinephilia at VCFA

by Ethan de Seife Posted on April 25, 2014 at 3:09PM

Not all the events have to do with current indie cinema. A pair of talks on April 30 will offer new and personal perspectives on classic films.

"Before I Die" Exhibit Comes to MAC Center for the Arts

by Jenelle Roberge Posted on April 25, 2014 at 2:07PM

So what’s on the boards? Some people took a humorous approach, while others wrote bucket-list aspirations.

A Middlebury College Student Takes Whistling to a New Level

by Ethan de Seife Posted on April 25, 2014 at 8:46AM

Dog Mountain's General Manager to Depart

by Pamela Polston Posted on April 24, 2014 at 4:57PM

Brown, who is relocating to Manchester, N.H., for a new job, wrote an eloquent and moving farewell letter that speaks to her experience as employee and friend to the Hunecks. Here is an excerpt: 

Seth Rogen Comes to Burlington on May 1

by Margot Harrison Posted on April 24, 2014 at 3:11PM

UPDATE 4/25: Owing to concerns about security at Rogen's appearance, we have removed any mention of its scheduled venue from this post. Please be aware that the screening is not open to the public, and its venue may change without notice.

CCS' 'Applied Cartooning' MFA Helps Cartoonists Think Outside the Panel

by Ethan de Seife Posted on April 24, 2014 at 8:32AM

Bennett sees the value of the Applied Cartooning MFA as limitless. The new program, he adds, "also provides plenty of great collaborative opportunities and a sort of 'reality check' effect to the more theoretical (pure) practices; and vice-versa, an attentive applied department takes inspiration from the studio work of the 'pure' department."

Today in Not-News, Burlington's What Ales You Pub Will Grade But Not Report Your Sexual Assault

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on April 23, 2014 at 4:27PM

Ellsworth seemed puzzled by the belated media curiosity ("It's just a sign"), and added he "hadn't noticed that one" for years. A bit odd, considering that it's above the door to his establishment.

'Amulet' Author and 'Harry Potter' Illustrator to Speak at CCS Commencement

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on April 22, 2014 at 1:52PM

The Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction just announced its 2014 commencement speaker: Kazu Kibuishi, who created the best-selling Amulet graphic novel series and illustrated the new covers for the Harry Potter series, created for the 2013 re-release of the series' U.S. editions. Kibuishi was born in Tokyo but raised in California from childhood.

Former Vermont Photojournalist Releases Earth Day Photo Essay of Ecological Struggles for Justice

by Ken Picard Posted on April 22, 2014 at 1:16PM

Langelle's photos, which have appeared in publications as diverse as USA Today, the New York Times, the Progressive, the Christian Science Monitor and EarthFirst! Journal, were taken around the world, from the United States to Tasmania to England to Indigenous Peoples' territories in northern Québec, Chiapas, Mexico, and the remote reaches of Nicaragua.

Celebration of the Life of Wayne Beam, Tonight at Higher Ground

by Dan Bolles Posted on April 21, 2014 at 8:56AM

The Burlington community was shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Wayne Beam last week, following complications from diabetes. Beam, 54, was a fixture at local nightclubs dating back to the 1990s, having worked for 135 Pearl, Club Toast, Lift and, more recently, Higher Ground and the Monkey House.