I am a Vermont Artist: Amber Skye Arnold
Healing is as much an art as a science. It often requires sound, movement, story, and that other creative mode, community. For this kind of healing you can turn to Amber Arnold of Brattleboro, a ...
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I am a Vermont Artist: A2VT
The idea for A2VT was sparked when Said Bulle “Jilib” and George Mnyonge “MG Man” met on a Burlington soccer field. It was there they discovered their shared love of music and shared refugee ...
Vermont-Based Böswellness Uplifts African Communities That Supply Frankincense and Myrrh
By KEN PICARD | photo credit LUKE AWTRY
During the season of giving, no holiday gifts are more traditional than frankincense and myrrh. A Vermont-based company produces essential oils made ...
Shapeshifters in Brattleboro Revolutionizes the Chest Binder Market
By MARGARET GRAYSON
Typically, beginners learning to sew are warned to be careful when choosing fabrics. Anything stretchy, slippery or finicky requires special equipment and know-how. Stick to ...
Ray Hamilton: Part of the Vermont Adaptive Sports family
Approximately four years ago, Ray Hamilton was looking for a change. A veteran from Upstate New York, Ray moved to Vermont looking to get away from a hectic home life. When he first got here, he ...
Vermont’s Cultural Leaders: Elise Brunelle
YOUR NAME and TITLE: Elise Brunelle, Executive Director
YOUR ORGANIZATION: Vermont Symphony Orchestra
YEAR YOU JOINED ORGANIZATION: 2020
MONTH/YEAR YOU WERE APPOINTED TO CURRENT ...
Singer Songwriter Mikahely
Mikahely is a self-taught musician who draws inspiration from traditional Malagasy rhythms and is based in Vermont who recently appeared on the podcast Rocket Shop Radio Hour, which features ...
Vermont’s Cultural Leaders: Erin Evarts
YOUR NAME and TITLE: Erin Evarts, Executive Director
YOUR ORGANIZATION: Lyric Theatre
YEAR YOU JOINED ORGANIZATION: 1999 (as a volunteer)
MONTH/YEAR YOU WERE APPOINTED TO CURRENT ...
Who Grows Our Food: A Conversation with Mr. Henry
Fall is just around the corner in Vermont. The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped folks from visiting their favorite farm stands and orchards to go apple picking and finding the perfect pumpkin to ...
A Pandemic Pregnancy
When New York City shut down in mid-March, Eliza Fitzhugh and Andrés Gutierrez already had a lot on their minds. The couple was expecting their first child, due on April 9th, along with a packed ...
Returning to Vermont Roots
“You’re going to need to figure something out,” Kiera Bratton-Lewis told her husband, Cory Bratton, over a phone call in early March. “It’s going to get bad.” She was referring to what was about ...
I Am a Vermont Artist: Shani Stoddard
By day Shani Stoddard is like many Vermonters: boots and caps, hikes with dogs, a house in the woods of Stannard. By night he is… “Shani.” In stilettos and braids, dancing himself sweaty for tips