Live Culture

Broadway Star Kelli O'Hara to Perform at Flynn/Lyric Benefit

by Pamela Polston Posted on June 18, 2013 at 12:24PM

When one of Broadway's hottest stars got booked for a benefit concert at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, we were curious: What is four-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara's connection to Vermont?Turns out it's one of those six-degrees-of-separation stories. Flynn executive director John Killacky explains.O'Hara is married to actor/singer Greg Naughton.Naughton, a Middlebury College grad, is in a band called the Sweet Remains.Also in that band is Rich Price, a brand-new Flynn board member.Price gave O'Hara's agent's info to Killacky.

Dizzying Paintings by Three Generations of Wyeths Hit Shelburne Museum

by Megan James Posted on June 14, 2013 at 6:34PM

Andrew Wyeth, Soaring, 1942-1950, tempera on Masonite, 48 x 87 inches. ©Andrew WyethThere's something unsettling about the paintings of N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth.

Movies You Missed & More: Masquerade

by Margot Harrison Posted on June 14, 2013 at 4:54PM

This week in movies you missed: Curious about the toilet, sex and eating habits of absolutist monarchs in early-modern Korea? Learn all about them in this sumptuous costume drama with a touch of comedy.What You MissedIt's 1616.

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros on the Muddy Green

by 7D Staff Posted on June 14, 2013 at 1:29PM

Ben & Jerry’s Concerts on the Green brought EdwardSharpe and the Magnetic Zeros to the Shelburne Museum last Tuesday. And a nasty storm brought a steady downpour, transforming the Green into the Brown.Still, throngs came out in ponchos to hear the10-person band led by singer Alex Ebert — or Alexander, as you may have heard himcalled in the band’s 2009 hit “Home.” Umbrellas and raincoats don’t do much for mud, so fans waded in, ankle deep.

Another Reason Why I Love Vermont

by Pamela Polston Posted on June 14, 2013 at 1:07PM

So I was up in the Northeast Kingdom yesterday, visiting the Museum of Everyday Life and other points of interest (more on that another time). I sailed past one of those points — Parker Pie in West Glover — and, looking for a driveway in which to turn around, I saw this road sign.And that is another reason why I love Vermont.

Social Worker Launches Luxury Car Service With '75 Cadillac Convertible

by Megan James Posted on June 13, 2013 at 4:26PM

Caroll Spelke had every intention of selling the old car she inherited when her dad died last year. But then she tried to park it in Manhattan.

R.I.P., Vermont Musician Mike Deutsch

by Dan Bolles Posted on June 13, 2013 at 8:00AM

Mike DeutschThe local music community was stunned and saddened to learn that musician Mike Deutsch has passed away unexpectedly at the age of 41. Deustch, known familiarly as "Meistah," was a talented multi-instrumentalist who played in a number of local bands, including, among others, Outer Mongolia, the Black Sea Quartet and, most recently, Space Tiger.

Katharine Montstream Gallery Now Open in Downtown Burlington

by Pamela Polston Posted on June 12, 2013 at 5:54PM

It was just a couple weeks ago that we reported Silver Maple was moving on — that is, closing up the retail shop on St. Paul Street across from Burlington City Hall Park, and moving its still-popular art-lamination business to PhotoGarden in South Burlington. In that article, Megan James noted that local artist Katharine Montstream would be moving in.Well, she did.

Play-Me Pianos Pop Up Around Middlebury

by 7D Staff Posted on June 12, 2013 at 4:11PM

Five years since the Town Hall Theater opened in Middlebury, executive director Doug Anderson decided a celebration was in order. This past Memorial Day, he planted five pianos — painted and adorned by local artists — around downtown, then floated by in a glorified truckbed in the Memorial Day parade, playing a sixth piano.

New Tunes: The Pilgrims, "Duck and Cover"

by Dan Bolles Posted on June 12, 2013 at 2:38PM

After shaking and stomping to the new Persian Claws record all week, we're officially in summer music mode. Now, if only summer would cooperate and actually show up, eh? In the meantime, here's a new cut from cheeky Upper Valley punks the Pilgrims that we'll (hopefully) be blasting in the ol' ear buds at the beach from now until Labor Day.The song, "Duck and Cover," is the first single from the band's new album, Buss, due out on Windsor-based label What Doth Life in July.

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