Lit News: SF Reading in Montpelier; Lehmann-Haupt at League of Vermont Writers

by Margot Harrison Posted on January 19, 2015 at 9:00AM

Organizer Andrew Liptak of Geek Mountain State says the readings will henceforth be held monthly rather than bimonthly, with upcoming events at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction and Quarterstaff Games and the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington. (Full disclosure: I read at one of GMS' events last fall.)

Got Mannequin? A Burlington Artist Is Missing One

by Pamela Polston Posted on January 19, 2015 at 8:00AM

Rifken charitably suggests someone might have thought it was trash and free for the taking, but he notes it's not the first time his mannequin has met with misfortune. Two weeks ago, he found her lying on her side and ripped apart, and the vandals had stolen her hands.

What I'm Watching: Dark Waters

by Ethan de Seife Posted on January 17, 2015 at 9:01AM

Movies You Missed: The Guest

by Margot Harrison Posted on January 16, 2015 at 3:56PM

1-4 points: Do the characters seem like real people? Failing that, do they look pretty?

12th Annual MountainTop Film Festival Brings Julian Assange Hologram to Waitsfield

by Ethan de Seife Posted on January 15, 2015 at 1:48PM

Fenian Historical Society Launches in Burlington

by Ethan de Seife Posted on January 15, 2015 at 7:37AM

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What I'm Watching: 'Gus Visser and His Singing Duck'

by Ethan de Seife Posted on January 10, 2015 at 9:04AM

Vaudeville, though, was going the other way. Though still fairly rich and multifarious in the mid-1920s, the art form proper was on a downward slope.

Movies You Missed: Beyond the Hills

by Margot Harrison Posted on January 9, 2015 at 4:51PM

At first glance, Voichita seems clinging, indecisive and childish (she calls the priest and Mother Superior "mama" and "papa"), while Alina seems dynamic and honest about her feelings. That changes, as it becomes clear that neither young woman has the tools she needs to live in an unforgiving world.

Cartoonist Ed Koren Responds to the Charlie Hebdo Massacre

by Pamela Polston Posted on January 9, 2015 at 3:48PM

This week's terrorist attack on French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo sent shockwaves throughout France and the world. And while any massacre of any humans is horrific and terrifying, this one particularly hit home with cartoonists, satirists and journalists worldwide.

BCA Gets $100K Grant From Andy Warhol Foundation

by Pamela Polston Posted on January 8, 2015 at 12:12PM

For the second time — the first was in 2008 — Burlington City Arts is thrilled to receive a substantial grant from the New York City-based Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The grant, for $100,000 over two years, is intended to support the creation and exhibition of new artwork, according to BCA communication director Eric Ford.