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Rockin’ the Region with Krishna Guthrie

February 28, 2018
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Krishna Guthrie has played all over the world with his famous grandfather, Arlo, but now feels right at home in the Killington and Rutland region. You can catch Guthrie at the Hide-A-Way Tavern on Tuesday nights where he runs an open mic. He also can be seen at the Killington Resort…

Blowing the whistle

February 28, 2018
By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Cancer Moon. At about 4:50 p.m., the Moon will turn Void-of-Course and remain in that mode until 11:42 p.m., when it enters the sign of the Lion. As much as I would love to be able to make…

America’s killing fields and sacrificial lambs

February 21, 2018
By Marguerite Jill Dye “Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over,” British journalist Dan Hodges tweeted when the gun debate ended after the Sandy Hook massacre where 20 elementary school children were gunned down. We have had 239 school mass shootings since Sandy Hook, and I ask our so- called leaders: “What…

Rockin’ the region with Garden State Radio

February 21, 2018
Garden State Radio (GSR) is not only a band not-to-be-missed, it’s a concert experience not-to-be-missed. They play all the top hits and have the best lights in the business. They describe their show as the ultimate experience in sight and sound, an audio visual event like no other. They transform a venue’s atmosphere. Having seen…

Waking up to it is no easy chore

February 21, 2018
By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of an Aries Moon, in the aftermath of last week’s eclipse. I am willing to bet that many things have been shaken and stirred since the last time we spoke. At the moment I am less concerned with…

This was the week that was

February 16, 2018
There is a magic that happens when everything goes right, and everything is going right. Not only has the snow been phenomenal, but this has been straight up one of the best, most important weeks of my adult life. And counter to my usual, this is not a week that was important because of bad…

The wonder of nature à la Rachel Carson

February 15, 2018
By Marguerite Jill Dye “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts . . . there is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter,” wrote Rachel Carson. It’s hard…

Rockin’ the region with Cam Thayer

February 14, 2018
By DJ Dave Hoffenberg This Friday don’t miss the first ever Vermont performance of Cameron “Cash” Thayer, age 21, at Outback Pizza in Killington, 6-10 p.m. Thayer hails from Scarborough, Maine, and is the only one in his family to be born and raised there. His family’s roots are spread from Franklin, Maine down to…

It’s a climactic period

February 14, 2018
By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Capricorn Moon, with aspects that fit right in with what happens when the Moon is in the last gasp of its waning phase. Right before the Moon turns “New” there is not much we can do…

Rockin’ The Region with Hayley Jane and the Primates

February 7, 2018
Copyright Andrew Scott Blackstein HAYLEY JANE AND THE PRIMATES By DJ Dave Hoffenberg This Thursday making their debut at the Pickle Barrel is a band not to be missed: Hayley Jane and the Primates. I first saw this band two years ago at Jerry Jam in New Hampshire and became an instant fan. I’ve seen…

The downward slide

February 7, 2018
By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Libra Moon. Earlier this week the moon turned Void-of-Course. We’ve talked enough about the Void-of-Course Moon for you to know that whenever we are under this influence we are pretty much off the hook and free…

Rockin’ the Region with Turkuaz

January 31, 2018
Courtesy of Dave Hoffenberg TURKUAZ By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Turkuaz makes its Killington debut Thursday night at the Pickle Barrel nightclub. I’m really looking forward to this show. A few weeks ago when I interviewed Rob Somerville of Kung Fu, he spoke very highly of them. That — and the songs I’ve heard online — make…

Awaken your dreams, fertilize your visions

January 31, 2018
By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Cancer moon, on the eve of a blue moon eclipse, on the Aquarius/Leo axis. On top of all of this Ground Hog Day, a.k.a. the Mid-Winter Cross Quarter, or “Imbolc” is coming up on Friday, Feb. 2,…

Racial segregation: how it came about

January 24, 2018
By Marguerite Jill Dye On Martin Luther King Day, while investigating the roots of segregation in America, I stumbled upon an article in The Atlantic that shocked even my husband, who grew up in segregated North Carolina. “Segregation Had to Be Invented” by Alana Semuels describes what occurred between the Civil War’s end and the…

The ties that bind

January 24, 2018
By Dom Cioffi The cold weather gripping the country has put a damper on a lot of people’s fun – including my son. Because of this, we allowed him to have a couple of friends visit this past weekend to hang out and have a sleepover. I’ve decided I hate sleepovers because the boys have reached…