UVM Professor Emily Bernard Named a 2020 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

by Dan Bolles Posted on May 12, 2020 at 4:27PM

Bernard's winning proposal was for her forthcoming book, whose working title is Unfinished Women. Bernard described the book as a collection of narrative nonfiction essays that take an unorthodox approach to telling the stories of successful black women from a range of professions and eras.

Couch Cinema: 'Upload'

by Margot Harrison Posted on May 11, 2020 at 5:00PM

But if “Upload” is old-school TV, it’s good old-school TV — sharp, funny and inventive enough to keep me in binge mode. It’s hard not to root for Nathan and Nora’s seemingly doomed romance.

The Mask Is the Message on a Barre Sculpture

by Pamela Polston Posted on May 8, 2020 at 6:49PM

The sculpture, made of local granite, was designed by C. Paul Jennewein in 1921 and cut by Gino Tosi, Enrico Mori and John Del Monte in Barre. It was erected in 1924 as one of those memorials that honors fallen soldiers while making a plea for peace.

Quarantine Book Club: Reading Recommendations From the Flying Pig Bookstore

by Dan Bolles Posted on May 8, 2020 at 2:46PM

," she said. "It's been like Christmas."

Middlebury's McLeod Kredell Architects Named to Design Vanguard

by Amy Lilly Posted on May 8, 2020 at 10:22AM

attention. I thought we’d submit for a few years, and then they’d maybe decide to feature one of our projects.”

Rachel Bissex White Light Fund Launches $1,000 Mother's Day Songwriting Giveaway

by Dan Bolles Posted on May 7, 2020 at 2:38PM

Vermont Poet Laureate Mary Ruefle Named a Pulitzer Prize Finalist

by Chelsea Edgar Posted on May 5, 2020 at 2:06PM

“Did I celebrate? No. I told my husband when he came in from walking the dog, and I texted Jericho,” she told Seven Days by phone.

Couch Cinema: 'What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael'

by Margot Harrison Posted on May 4, 2020 at 5:56PM

Rob Garver’s documentary supplements material from Brian Kellow’s 2011 Kael biography with archival footage, readings from Kael’s work by Sarah Jessica Parker, and interviews with fellow critics and Hollywood luminaries such as Quentin Tarantino, Paul Schrader and Alec Baldwin. Some were inspired by Kael; others had run-ins with her.

Local Musicians Unite For Vermont Foodbank Compilation

by Jordan Adams Posted on May 4, 2020 at 11:44AM

Heltz suggested to artists that they select songs for inclusion that support the themes of togetherness and unity. Several artists submitted brand-new tunes written since the state government issued the Stay Home, Stay Safe order, including folk-rock artist Bow Thayer's uptempo "Fortress" and Americana outfit the Whetstone Wailers' earnest "Times Like These."

Jan Reynolds' New Book for Children Offers a Lesson for Us All

by Pamela Polston Posted on May 1, 2020 at 5:52PM

"I put together a free book for kids to read at home during the pandemic, that teachers and librarians can use for their classes, along with an author study," she noted in an email. "All my school presentations were cancelled this spring when schools closed.