Higher Ground and Burlington City Arts Announce New Event Series, Backside 405

By Jordan Adams Posted on May 25, 2021 at 10:28AM

Higher Ground and Burlington City Arts are teaming up for a new outdoor event series in the South End. Backside 405 will take place behind BCA Studios at 405 Pine St., and feature live music and DJs, food trucks and alcohol sales.

Potter Jeremy Ayers Fends Off Corporate Copycat

By Pamela Polston Posted on May 14, 2021 at 5:21PM

, people working out there," Ayers said. "I love to share this.

Burlington Discover Jazz Festival Announces Lineup

By Jordan Adams Posted on May 11, 2021 at 2:49PM

Vermont Pride Theater Evolves Into Vermont Social Justice Festival

By Margaret Grayson Posted on May 1, 2021 at 8:00AM

“We’re in the worst situation we’ve ever been in, and yet the amount of support the community has shown us suggests that the arts are a priority,” she said. “I think our reach is much broader than just the 4,000 people that live in Randolph.”

'Pandemic Passings' Video Documents Transitions in the COVID-19 Era

By Elizabeth M. Seyler Posted on April 23, 2021 at 9:13AM

The Passing Project had been largely latent during the pandemic, and Penfield sought to revive it with “something informal.” She and Holbrook invited friends to contribute to Pandemic Passing if doing so felt beneficial. Pullman responded by sending videotaped interviews with her LA friends Miledes Martinez and Kyle McNeill.

Burlington Mourns Beloved Bartender Monique Ford

By Dan Bolles Posted on April 6, 2021 at 4:53PM

As her friend Ben Rutter wrote in a message for the GoFundMe campaign, "She was everyone’s favorite and for so many reasons." Sometimes it was her impeccable music playlist, he noted.

Media Note: Josh Crane and Myra Flynn Join Vermont Public Radio

By Jordan Adams Posted on March 23, 2021 at 5:14PM

Crane and Flynn are the first to fill the new positions and start work on Wednesday, March 31. Crane and Flynn each have roots in Vermont.

Judge Says Vermont Law School Can Cover Controversial Murals

By Margaret Grayson Posted on March 17, 2021 at 6:00PM

Kerson, who lives in Québec, declined to comment when reached by email, citing dissatisfaction with Seven Days’ previous reporting on the mural case. He attached a caricature of this reporter.

The Bushy Tale of Peanut the Squirrel

By Sally Pollak Posted on March 4, 2021 at 8:12PM

to kill her,” Brown wrote. By Thursday afternoon, three days after she organized the petition, the movement to save Peanut had more than 9,000 signatures.

State Issues New Guidelines for Indoor Music Practice in Schools

By Margaret Grayson Posted on February 18, 2021 at 4:20PM

“It was difficult for a lot of us to see guidance moving forth for athletics and not for music, knowing what we knew about aerosol spread,” Bushey said. He stressed that he doesn’t want to pit music and sports against each other, and that both are important to students.