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Joke of the Week: the Gateway Drug

by Dan Bolles Posted on March 20, 2017 at 9:16AM

It's Monday, which means it's time for your weekly dose of locavore levity: the Joke of the Week! This week's joke comes from Bridgewater's Collen Doyle.

Vermont Beardies contestants at ArtsRiot in Burlington

A Hirsute Pursuit for Make-A-Wish Vermont

by Sadie Williams Posted on March 19, 2017 at 2:50PM

destroying apathy." Vermont Beardies for Make-A-Wish definitely fit that bill.

Sam Harnett and Chris Hoff of "The World According to Sound"

'The World According to Sound' Brings Audio Show to Vermont

by Sadie Williams Posted on March 19, 2017 at 7:00AM

Correction, March 20, 2017: An earlier version of this post misstated the number of narrators in the live and radio shows. Both Sam Harnett and Chris Hoff provide narration.

Vermont Expat Comedians Rally Laughs and Loot for Stern Center

by Sadie Williams Posted on March 19, 2017 at 6:30AM

It’s not so much about that as it is about being able to act on the themes, the language, the settings and the tropes that exist within Shakespeare. SD: How do you get in the zone for that?

Trump's Proposed Budget Would Cost Vermont Arts Groups Millions

by Dan Bolles Posted on March 18, 2017 at 7:00AM

As presently constructed, Trump's budget is unlikely to pass. And it's already rankled even conservative lawmakers in Washington, D.C. Still, the president's proposal represents the clearest threat to federal arts funding in decades.

Playtime: Jay//Attik

by Amelia Devoid Posted on March 17, 2017 at 9:56AM

"Cuban Blunt" has a sunshine-soaked, rhumba boom-bap that induces longing for barbecue season. Keep up with Jay//Attik on SoundCloud for more beat snacks.

Know Thy Enemy: UVM vs. Purdue

by Dan Bolles Posted on March 16, 2017 at 12:37PM

UVM hasn't lost since December, a streak of 21 games, which is tops in the country. Coincidentally, Purdue has its own streak going: The Boilermakers have exited in the first round of the NCAA tourney in each of the last two years — presumably because they're just too polite to send their opponents home early.

International Women’s Day Event in Burlington Honors Local Advocates

by Kymelya Sari Posted on March 16, 2017 at 7:00AM

are strong; they can do anything they put their mind to.” Last year's honorees included Adrie Kusserow and Jake Agna. Kusserow, an associate professor of cultural anthropology at Saint Michael's College, co-founded Africa ELI, a South Sudanese and U.S. nonprofit that supports girls' education in that African country.

Joke of the Week: The Gift That Keeps Giving

by Dan Bolles Posted on March 13, 2017 at 9:32AM

It's Monday, which means it's time for your weekly dose of locavore levity: the Joke of the Week! This week's joke comes from South Burlington's Owen Foley.

Rabbi Jan Salzman reading the story of Esther

Purim, Revisited, Takes Over ArtsRiot

by Sadie Williams Posted on March 12, 2017 at 3:41PM

Other jabs at the current administration included the comparison of King A's hunt for a new wife to Donald Trump's infamous beauty pageants. And Esther's guardian, Mordecai, merged with the character of Bernie Sanders. Sonin played the Vermont senator with an impeccable Brooklyn accent.

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