By Angelo Lynn/Addison County Independent BRANDON — It’s been almost a year since local singer-song writer Breanna Elaine, 25, quit her day job and dedicated herself to becoming a full-time professional musician. Since last January, she’s made her living singing […]
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Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Brandon music hosts ‘gypsy jazz’
Saturday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m.— BRANDON — Brandon Music is delighted to welcome back Swing Noire on Saturday Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. to perform their inimitable style of “gypsy” jazz. If you haven’t heard this music (especially live) you […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
‘Common Thread,’ a fabric and fiber art exhibit in Brandon
THREADS! We are all touched by threads every day. We wear them, sleep on them, and are warmed, cooled and sheltered by them. To artists who use threads, fabric and fiber as their medium, the word has yet another meaning. […]
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Snake Mountain Bluegrass perform authentic and toe tapping bluegrass at Brandon Music
Saturday, Sept. 17 — BRANDON — Bluegrass is the ultimate good- time music, honoring tradition whilst encouraging innovation. So Brandon Music is delighted to welcome back Snake Mountain Bluegrass on Saturday Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Always a firm favorite […]
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The covered bridges of Rutland County: tour No. 2
A roadtrip through Proctor, Pittsford, Florence, Brandon, Shoreham By Julia Purdy Who doesn’t love the romance, intrigue and bucolic setting of a covered bridge? Vermonters are no different — Vermonters cherish our heritage of covered bridges, and the Vermont Historic […]
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Brandon artist wins The Vermont Prize for Afrofuturistic art
Visual artist, graffiti scholar, and educator Will Kasso Condry of Brandon has been selected as the first recipient of The Vermont Prize, a new endeavor aimed at celebrating and supporting the best visual art being made in Vermont today. A […]
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Davenport Electric Fest to start buzz for EVs
By Mat Clouser, The Reporter BRANDON — Most Vermonters know the state has long been at the forefront of renewable energy in America, but it might surprise some to learn just how far back that tradition goes. Inspired by a […]
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Warren Kimble: Artful assemblages on display
May 6 – July 9 — BRANDON — The small town of Brandon, Vermont, takes the spotlight again, with a multifaceted art exhibit showcasing its best known octogenarian. Warren Kimble, at age 87, remembered everywhere as “the contemporary folk artist,” […]
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Otter Valley district board schedules budget revote
By Angelo Lynn & Gene DeLorenzo/Addison County Independent Otter Valley Unified Union School District voters will have another opportunity to decide the fate of their district budget via an Australian ballot vote on Tuesday, April 26. The Brandon-area district will […]
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Brandon Select Board unanimously supports solar site
Board allocates $500,000 in ARPA funds By Angelo Lynn BRANDON — The Brandon selectboard on Monday, Feb. 14, threw its support behind a proposed site for 2,200 kW solar array on private land off of Steinberg Road that has a […]