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Concert nets $8,000 for North Country Children’s Museum

A sold-out benefit concert for the North Country Children’s Museum raised $8,000 for the museum’s educational and financial assistance programs. The concert was held Oct. 24 at the home of Crane School of Music Professor Deborah Massell. Crane students and faculty, including Dr. Keilor Kastella, performed alongside Crane alumna Cecilia Snow, a nationally recognized performer whose credits include national Broadway tours and Off-Broadway productions of “SIX,” “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” and “Ragtime.” Barstow Subaru and Dr. Lee Akin were major event sponsors. The evening also included a silent auction and catered food from the Blue House Restaurant. Proceeds support the museum’s needs-based discounted membership program, scholarship opportunities and programs.

Potsdam, NY · 1d
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‘Heartwarming’: Library getting help to cover boiler replacement

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The Massena Public Library is slated to receive more than half the funds it needs to keep the heat on for years to come. The North Country Library System recommends the Massena library receive a $617,000 state grant. The money would cover 67 percent of...

Massena, NY · 21h
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Hardwick Academy bell to be restored

HARDWICK – Two years ago, in the fall of 2024, the nearly 700 living Hardwick Academy (HA) alumni were given an opportunity to vote on the future of the school’s 1868 Meneely Bell that has been sitting in Memorial Park since the summer of 1976. A 60 percent...

Hardwick, VT · 2d
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Fight off your Election Day hangover with some concerts, shows in VT

Election Day has come and gone, so it’s time to turn your attention to registering your vote in favor of the Vermont arts and entertainment scene. Awkward political metaphors aside, the days after the march to the polls are busy, busy, busy in the creative world. That’s especially the case with music and theater, which dominate this list of things to do. Music ranges from folk singers and local rockers to string quartets and Prokofiev’s “Romeo & Juliet” for strings and percussion. Plays by Moliere and Rajiv Joseph lead the charge for Vermont theater companies. Now go out there and show your support! ‘Ballad of Maria Marten’ at St. Michael’s College 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5-Saturday, Nov. 7, the St. Michael’s College Performing Arts Program offers three nights of the Beth Flintoff play “ The Ballad of Maria Marten ,” which addresses domestic violence and will include representation in the theater lobby from STEPS to End Domestic Violence, McCarthy Arts Center, St. Michael’s College, Colchester. Free. smcvt.edu Make way for Moliere in Middlebury 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, an update of Moliere’s classic skewering of pomposity, “ Tartuffe ,” opens its run by the Middlebury Acting Company through Sunday, Nov.

Vermont · 1d

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Finding their layers: Milton High School students bring ‘Shrek the Musical’ to the stage

MILTON — Natalie Colantoni cried when she saw the cast list. The Milton High School freshman had performed in middle school productions, but she hadn’t expected to land the role of Fiona in the high school’s upcoming production of “Shrek the Musical.”. “I actually started crying....

Milton, VT · 1d

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Milton accepts $110,000 grant for accessible library entrance

MILTON — A new accessible entrance and relocated book return are planned for the Milton Public Library after the selectboard accepted a $110,000 grant Nov. 4. The project would give the library a separate entrance with automatic doors and move its book return from the back of the building to the front. Construction could be completed by fall 2027, depending on the time needed for a required federal environmental review, permitting and bidding.

Milton, VT · 23h

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Colchester native Nicholas Caycedo returns to Vermont to preview musical about his life and identity

COLCHESTER — A one man show, featuring a Columbian-American actor who grew up in Colchester, is coming to Vermont before making its New York City debut. The show, “Nick Nick Boom,” features actor Nicholas Caycedo’s exploration of his identity as a person of color and proud Vermonter. The comedy musical will be performed as a “preview” which unlike a debut is still in development and open to feedback via an in-person talkback at the end of the show.

Colchester, VT · 3d

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Harwood’s first new director in over 15 years

After 17 years of Scott Weigand serving as the one and only director of Harwood Union High School he decided to step down from his position. As of the 2026-2027 school year we have a new director: Wiley Delisa. As to be expected, there have been some ups and downs...

Moretown, VT · 2d

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Joe Agnello Comes Into His Own on Latest Solo Record

On the first track of his new album as Joe Something, Picture Pepper Potato Brain, singer-songwriter and guitar shredder Joe Agnello has Robert De Niro on his mind. “I’m your Midnight Run / I’m De Niro in Heat,” the Burlington musician sings on the chorus to the aptly named “Deniro in Heat.” The song, which starts out with the sound of a film projector being loaded, references Michael Mann’s 1995 thriller, Heat, starring De Niro.

Burlington, VT · 2d

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Now Playing in Theaters, November 4-11

THE CAT IN THE HAT: The feline (voice of Bill Hader) must cheer up depressed siblings in a new animated adaptation of Dr. Seuss’ classic, directed by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja. (107 min, PG. Bijou, City Cinema, Essex, Majestic, Marquis, Paramount, Star, Welden) DRUMMER BOY: Music brings hope...

Burlington, VT · 2d

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John Killacky, Former Flynn Director and State Legislator, Dies at 74

John Killacky, an artist, former Flynn executive director and Vermont state legislator whose steely resilience and dogged defense of artistic freedom came packaged in a courtly demeanor and serene smile, died at his home in South Burlington from metastatic prostate cancer on Monday, November 2, according to his husband, Larry Connolly. Killacky was 74.

South Burlington, VT · 3d

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Magnificent 7: Must-See, Must-Do Events in and Around Vermont, November 4-11

Halloween is over, but spooky season lives on at the Serial Killer Speakeasy at the Flynn Space in Burlington. The perfectly befitting basement digs transform into a true-crime lover’s paradise, with bespoke bevvies slung by mixologists who double as bards of twisted history. (We’re talkin’ freaky facts about the morbid motives of Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer and other notorious names.)

Burlington, VT · 3d

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Adirondack Reads 2026: New Books of Regional Interest

The forest and waters come alive in children’s book author Brian J. Heinz’s latest, Adirondack Spring (North Country Books, 2026), overflowing with engaging critter portraits by Michelle Garlock (32 pages, hardcover, $19.95, color illustrations, www.globepequot.com. Anne LaBastille’s book Woodswoman, recounting her life in a rustic, boat-access-only Twitchell Lake...

Saranac Lake, NY · 4d

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CCHA announces history presentations for November

Speakers will reveal some of Clinton County's lesser-known history, often illustrated with photographs and documents from CCHA's own archives. PLATTSBURGH | The Clinton County Historical Association (CCHA) has lined up a series of historical presentations for early to mid November, many richly illustrated with the Association's own archived photos and documents. All of these events are free and open to the public.

Clinton County, NY · 3d

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History of Fort Ticonderoga and the Lake Champlain Corridor

Aerial view of historic Fort Ticonderoga overlooking Lake Champlain in Essex County, New York. Photo: tokar / Shutterstock.com. At the southern end of Lake Champlain, near the place where the waters of Lake George begin their journey north through the La Chute River, stands one of the most important military landmarks in New York State. Fort Ticonderoga has been associated with French soldiers, British armies, American revolutionaries, and the difficult geography that made this corner of the Adirondacks strategically valuable long before the United States existed.

Essex County, NY · 6d

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PHOTOS: Burnham Memorial Library’s Trunk-or-Treat draws a crowd on a crisp Halloween day

COLCHESTER — Dozens of jubilant kids flitted from car trunk to car trunk, gathering candy and making memories. Burnham Memorial Library’s Trunk-or-Treat held Saturday from noon-2 p.m on the lawn and in the parking lot featured a variety of colorful e trunks decorated with creepy and cute Halloween decor. The event was held on Halloween day, and everyone young and old was dressed in costumes ranging from skeletons to Winnie the Pooh.

Colchester, VT · 3d

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Calico Withall transforms mundane routine into expressive paintings

Art major Calico Withall’s passion for painting started early in her life, with her mother being her biggest influence. Withall’s mother, an artist, had a studio in her house. Withall said she would watch her mother create art and began to love the medium as a result. “There...

Plattsburgh, NY · 4d