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Pets with Potential: Meet Nala, Nutella, and Gemini
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - This week’s Pets with Potential come from Passion 4 Paws. Nala is 2 years old and 50 pounds of love. She wants to be involved in everything, whether it’s going for walks or a drive, or just hanging out on the couch. She’d be a great family dog, as she loves kids. She’d also get along well with another dog in the home, as she likes to play with other dogs at the rescue.
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What can we do? An answer from Vermont’s premiere theater.
The Flynn asked what it could do to address the uncertainty many of us feel about our nation's future. The answer, Women+ on the Edge of Democracy, takes the stage Saturday, October 24. Read the story on VTDigger here: What can we do? An answer from Vermont’s premiere theater. .
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Now Playing in Theaters, October 14-21
MUSK: Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) offers his “thorough and unvarnished analysis” of the tech billionaire in this documentary. (232 min, R. Essex) SENSE AND SENSIBILITY: Two sisters must seek husbands in director Georgia Oakley’s new take on the Jane Austen classic, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles. (131 min, PG. Capitol, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Savoy, Star, Welden)
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Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story
Gogol Bordello is a fascinating band. A blend of Slavic folk music and punk rock, Gogol Bordello has been an avant-garde musical experience on the periphery of popular music for decades. The band leader, Eugene Hütz, is a Soviet era refugee to America. In Scream of My Blood: A Gogol Bordello Story, we learn the entire life story of the esteemed Mr. Hütz from his childhood in Soviet Ukraine to his family immigrating to Burlington, Vermont, and beyond. Starting with listening to bootleg punk albums to the Gorbachev-approved performance of Sonic Youth in Kyiv in the late 80s, Hütz has been inspired to compose bohemian punk melanges.
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Burlington City Arts Announces New Grants for Visual Arts
On Friday, October 16, Burlington City Arts announced the Verge Artist Fund, a new annual grant program supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts’ Regional Regranting Program. Each year, the $60,000 fund will distribute between 10 and 15 grants ranging from $2,500 to $7,000 to local artists and artist groups.
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Tango keeps 87-year-old Williston man dancing through life
WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) - At 87 and undergoing treatment for prostate cancer, Michael Kiey is still teaching tango and bringing people together on the dance floor. As the saying goes, it takes two to tango. And Michael Kiey is on a mission to get many more on the dance floor.
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Doughnuts on the Rise: Biting Into Three New Vermont Shops
Until recently, northern Vermont experienced a bit of a doughnut drought. Plenty of restaurants and bakeries make and sell doughnuts, but the tubular treats aren’t those businesses’ raison d’être. While Burlington doughnut whiz Miss Weinerz brings weekly selections to local cafés and markets, and other options pop up here and there, the city hasn’t had a dedicated doughnut shop since Doughnut Dilemma closed in 2017. Hangry the Donut Bar opened in a St. Albans storefront in early 2023 and quietly stopped operating by fall of the following year.
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Nectar’s could be making a comeback in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The iconic Burlington nightclub Nectar’s that closed last year could be coming back to life. WCAX has learned of the possibility that Nectar’s will return after shutting its doors last summer, citing the impact of Main Street construction and staffing issues. It is unclear...
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Comedian Kendall Farrell Returns to His Roots
Kendall Farrell has a go-to whenever he comes back to Burlington. “I have a special, special place in my heart for Taco Gordo,” the comedian told Seven Days in a recent phone call. “I was an OG fan back when it was just a taco cart on Church Street, and I’d show up looking ratty as hell after standing at a hotel desk all day.”
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Breeze adds two new routes from Burlington
Vermont Business Magazine Breeze Airways, the high-value, low-cost airline offering direct flights from underserved markets, today announced one new nonstop route and one new one-stop, no-change-of-plane BreezeThru route from Burlington, with fares starting from $79* one way. Beginning today, Burlington travelers can book flights on Breeze to:. Fort Lauderdale, Fla....
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All Night Boogie Band – Shut Your Eyes and See | Album Review
The Burlington, Vermont band first formed in 2021 and won the 2023 Vermont Blues Challenge and represented them at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis where they were a semi-finalist. They have received numerous accolades in the New England area and in 2022 was featured in Relix magazine’s July 2022 issue as an “Artist on the Rise”. This album is the band’s third release following a debut album in 2022.
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New ceramics studio opens in Keeseville
Third Space Studios is located on Kent Street in Keeseville. — KEESEVILLE | Mollie Ward has loved ceramics since a 4th-grade summer program. That hobby has become a calling, and she recently opened her own studio, Third Space Studios. Located right on Kent Street, this new venture is a...