Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 14-15—BRANDON—The Brandon Artists Guild is a hub for Fall Open Studio Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14-15, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day. Statewide Open Studio maps are available there, too. Foliage season is a good […]
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Compass opens new exhibit by Susan Bull Riley, “Natural Affection”
Courtesy of CMAC “Madonna with Bluebird” is a watercolor by Susan Bull Riley, part of a new exhibit at Compass Music and Arts Center, “Natural Affection.” Friday, Aug. 25, 5 p.m.—BRANDON—Susan Bull Riley’s primary muse is Vermont’s natural world, which […]
Cooie’s Jazz Ensemble at Brandon Music
Courtesy of Brandon Music COOIE DEFRANCESCO Saturday, Aug. 19, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON— Drawing from the vast catalog of jazz classics of the 20th century, Cooie’s Jazz Ensemble lures you deep into the music. Cooie Defrancesco reaches the heart of a lyric […]
Warren Kimble to delight Brandon guild with artist talk
Saturday, Aug. 12, 11 a.m.—BRANDON—To the delight of his many fans, the Brandon Artists Guild is now showing the work of Warren Kimble. In a current mood of nostalgia, he is once again painting his signature animal, barn, and homestead scenes on antique […]
Brandon breaks ground on $20 million construction project downtown
By Lee J. Kahrs BRANDON — There are two things no one thought they would ever see this summer: the sun, and the start of the Segment 6 Route 7 improvement project. But the clouds parted over the weekend and […]
New Dakotas bring indie music to Brandon
Saturday, Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON— New Dakotas are a folk-rock-pop-psych band based in the Boston area, comprised of Alasdair MacKenzie (drums, vocals), Chris Haley (guitar, vocals), Juan Carlos Fernandez del Castillo (piano), and David Baler (bass). The band is out on […]
500 acres of wetland preserved in Brandon
By Lee J. Kahrs BRANDON — “I have a simple thesis. If you restore it, they will come.” With that thought, Rutland County Audubon Society Co-President Roy Pilcher summed up Friday’s preservation of 500 acres of wetland at the former […]
Merchants Hall Productions presents the Otter Creek Festival of the Arts
Courtesy of Otter Creek Festival of the Arts In its first season, the Otter Creek Festival of the Arts features 23 performances by local and international artists. Wednesday, June 30 at 8:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Otter Creek Festival of the Arts […]
Brandon Artist’s Guild showcases works in two and three dimensions
Friday, July 1, at 5 p.m. — BRANDON — The Brandon Artists Guild’s summer show, Solids and Surfaces, opens Friday, July 1, at the guild’s gallery at 7 Center St., Brandon and celebrates the natural environment with a presentation of handcrafted furniture […]
Brandon puts on town-wide Independence Day bash
By Rik Champine The finale of many July 4 festivities is the light show of fireworks held after dark. July 1-2 — BRANDON—The Brandon Independence Day celebration begins Friday, July 1, with food and a street dance at 5 p.m. in […]