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StoryhackVT: Presentations and Voting

Posted on October 20, 2013 at 9:56AM

Vermont's first-ever StoryhackVT comes to a close this morning. Participants are hacking together stories based on the theme "And none of this would have happened if you hadn’t arrived 5 minutes earlier." Teams will present their work live at 10:30 a.m. at ArtsRiot in Burlington, but you can watch live or archived video below.

Rickie Lee Jones Talks About Her New Album, the Music Biz, and Hitting the Low Notes

by Pamela Polston Posted on October 16, 2013 at 5:18PM

Freelancer Ethan de Seife interviewed Rickie Lee Jones via email and contributed this report to Seven Days.Rickie Lee Jones has been surprising and charming listenerssince the late 1970s with her distinctive voice, unique phrasing anddeft musicianship. She has steadfastly refused to be pinned down by any singlegenre, ranging instead across jazz, folk, rock, popular standards and numerousother forms.

A Movie Not to Miss: The Act of Killing

by Margot Harrison Posted on October 15, 2013 at 12:45PM

When people commit mass murder, they get locked up. Or maybe they evade prosecution, in which case they keep a low profile for the rest of their lives.

Movies You Missed & More: Extracted

by Margot Harrison Posted on October 11, 2013 at 2:24PM

This week in movies you missed: I play Netflix Instant roulette and watch a movie I never heard of with an intriguing description.What You MissedThis is a first feature from writer-director Nir Paniry. It is not Mike Judge's Extract.The description that made me watch:Thomas Jacobs can enter a person's mind and view their memories, until a freak accident leaves him trapped inside the mind of a criminal.

John Freakin' Turturro at the Savoy Theater?

by Margot Harrison Posted on October 11, 2013 at 1:41PM

Maybe it's because I just watched Five Corners and Miller's Crossing (again), and he's amazing in both of them. Anyway, that was my first thought when I read about this series of screenings the Vermont College of Fine Arts will hold later in the month at the Savoy for the fall residency of its inaugural MFA in Film program.Turturro, who's appeared in a score of Spike Lee and Coen brothers films (and, yes, some Transformers movies), will screen his own directorial effort, Romance and Cigarettes (2005, starring James Gandolfini), on Friday, November 1, 7 p.m. at the Savoy.

BCA Opens a Gallery Dedicated to Contemporary Vermont Artists

by Megan James Posted on October 10, 2013 at 10:34PM

Since it opened in 1995 (as the Firehouse Gallery), the BCA Center has been the place to go in Burlington to see contemporary artwork from artists in Vermont and around the country. Now, it's dedicating one floor of its Church Street space exclusively to artists based in, or with strong ties to, home.

A Different Kind of Happy Hour at the Mt. Philo Inn

by Pamela Polston Posted on October 10, 2013 at 8:09AM

Visitors to the newly renovated Mt. Philo Inn can expect to find more than cozy quarters, including the Charlotte inn's library pictured here. If you arrive at one of three upcoming Thursdays at 5:30, you can sit back with a Vermont beer or wine and listen to a speaker from a local museum.That's the idea behind the "History Happy Hour," which launches today in the inn's Ballroom with a salon-style talk by Jane Williamson, director of Ferrisburgh's Rokeby Museum.

New Tunes: "Stay-at-Home Soldier," Happy Jawbone Family Band

by Dan Bolles Posted on October 9, 2013 at 4:00PM

This just in from the Dept. of Musical Oddities (Southern Vermont Division), it's the official video for "Stay-at-Home Soldier" by Brattleboro-based experiemental folk outfit Happy Jawbone Family Band. The song is from the band's forthcoming self-titled full-length, due out on Tuesday, October 15, via NYC label Mexican Summer.

Movies You Missed & More: Room 237

by Margot Harrison Posted on October 4, 2013 at 4:58PM

This week in movies you missed: When Cinephiles Go Too Far, the movie.What You MissedSo you consider yourself a fan of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. Maybe you watch the 1980 flick every Halloween and croak "redrum" every chance you get.

Dale Chihuly Exhibit Extended a Week in Montréal

by Pamela Polston Posted on October 4, 2013 at 7:19AM

If you've been wanting to see the magnificent thing that is "Chihuly: Utterly Breathtaking" at the Montréal Museum of Fine Arts, you can procrastinate a little longer: The show has been extended one week, to Sunday, October 27.But I recommend you don't wait, because think of all those other people who will try to cram in during its final days. It's always better to have elbow room when looking at art, and that's particularly true when a show has been curated as a total, get-lost-in-it sensory experience.