On Oct. 15, central Vermont’s theater world received a seismic shock. Jeff Tolbert, a beloved actor and filmmaker, died at the age of 58 as consequence of cardiac arrest, painlessly and peacefully while biking in the forest trails in Randolph.
Susan Haefner is what is known in theater circles as a “triple threat,” a consummate actress, singer and dancer — to say nothing of director, choreographer, producer and teacher. With a résumé full of Broadway, national touring and regional theater credits, she is one of a handful of theater…
Reflecting on 2020 and issues and experiences that it has brought to the forefront, Fleming staff and student interns selected artworks and objects from the museum’s permanent collection and wrote personal responses to them for “Reckoning.” Thoughtful and heartfelt, the responses offer viewe…
Studio Place Arts (SPA) has selected artist Austin Furtak-Cole to participate in its annual Studio Residency Program, now in its sixth year. Furtak-Cole is a painter from Vermont who received his master’s of fine art from Stony Brook University, New York, where he received the Provost’s Award.
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Jerry Jeff Walker, a Texas country singer and songwriter who wrote the pop song “Mr. Bojangles,” has died at age 78.
File--File picture taken Oct.21, 2020 a stain is on Sarcophagus of the prophet Ahmose inside the Egyptian Court of the Neue Museum after smeared with a liquid in Berlin, Germany. A large number of art works and artifacts at some of Berlin's best-known museums were smeared with a liquid by an…
BERLIN (AP) — A famous piece of art was vandalized at one of Berlin's most famous museums only days after authorities revealed that more than 60 other art works on the city's Museum Island were smeared with an oily liquid, German news agency dpa reported Saturday.
FILE - In this Friday Nov. 9, 2012 file photo, Nate Silver, statistician, unabashed numbers geek, author and creator of the much-read FiveThirtyEight blog at The New York Times, sits on the stairs at Allegro hotel in downtown Chicago.
Nate Silver sits on the stairs at Allegro hotel in downtown Chicago, Friday, Nov. 9, 2012. The 34-year-old statistician, unabashed numbers geek, author and creator of the much-read FiveThirtyEight blog at The New York Times, correctly predicted the presidential winner in all 50 states, and a…
NEW YORK (AP) — The one thing most likely to conjure nightmares of the 2016 election night for opponents of President Donald Trump is the Needle.
A matrix sign on the A48(M) heading towards Cardiff informing motorists to Wales entering a "firebreak" lockdown, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. A police force in England says it will try to stop people from leaving Wales, which has started a 17-day lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19. The Glouc…
Customers sit in the outdoor seating of bars and cafes in Cardiff prior to Wales entering a "firebreak" lockdown, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. A police force in England says it will try to stop people from leaving Wales, which has started a 17-day lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19. The Glouc…
LONDON (AP) — A police force in England says it will try to stop people from leaving Wales, which has started a 17-day lockdown to slow a surging rate of coronavirus infections.
Democratic candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to reporters before boarding his campaign plane at New Castle Airport in New Castle, Del., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, en route to Nashville, Tenn., for the final presidential debate against Republican candidate President Donald Trump.
Wind turbines stand on a hill as sun rays fall through the clouds near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A more measured President Donald Trump does not necessarily mean a more truthful one.
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The U.S. coronavirus caseload has reached record heights with more than 83,000 infections reported in a single day, the latest ominous sign of the disease’s grip on the nation, as states from Connecticut to the Rocky Mountain West reel under the surge.
A passersby strolls and takes photographs on Grand Place during an autumn evening prior to the curfew in downtown Brussels, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated eve…
People attend an open air dance event by Harald Hertel's Jam Swingers in the colonnades of the Museum Island in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animate…
A man wearing a superhero costume rides a scooter in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of drawing rooms and living rooms. …
A waiter clears a table at a cafe restaurant in Piazza Navona Square before the start of a curfew, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of drawin…
Commuters look up at the departure boards as they make their way home in London, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of drawing rooms and living…
Parisians take a drink on the terrace of a restaurant before the nightly curfew due to the restrictions against the spread of coronavirus, in Paris, France, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
A nun prays on the near empty Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
A waiter and waitress wearing masks serve their customers in the pedestrianized part of Old Compton Street in London, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening e…
A waiter closes the terrace of a bar on the Mayor square in downtown Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
Musicians perform at a bar in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of drawing rooms and living rooms. As Coronavirus restrictio…
Backdropped by the Suleymaniye Mosque people stroll along the banks of the Bosporous in Istanbul, Turkey Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of …
People walk along the street crowded with coffee shops and clubs full of guests in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extension…
A lone man sits in front of a bar in the main party spot in the Alt-Sachsenhausen district in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
A red heart carries a social distancing message in a near-empty Red Light District in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
A nun walks past the Astronomical Clock on a near empty Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of drawin…
Pedestrians walk along Las Ramblas of Barcelona, where terraces, restaurants and bar are closed due to the resurgence of the new coronavirus on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
Painter works at his studio at the Naviglio Grande district, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of drawing rooms and living ro…
A bartender wearing face mask to protect against coronavirus makes a cocktail at Strelka bar in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensi…
A drawing of a cross is placed outside an empty restaurant in Rome's Campo de' Fiori square, a popular evening spot of restaurants and pubs, to protest against the closing of the square, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
The owner of a restaurant stands in the doorway of the his establishment in the Naviglio Grande district, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
A woman wearing a face mask to curb the coronavirus walks in front of a mural created by street artist INO in the Psiri district of Athens, on Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
A woman sits on the balcony of her home on the Mayor square in downtown Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of drawing rooms and …
A couple kiss during a drink on the terrace of a restaurant before the nightly curfew due to the restrictions against the spread of coronavirus, in Paris, France, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestone…
A view of restaurants, some with diners, others with many empty tables, near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of d…
Terrace chairs are stacked outside a bar in the historic center of Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of drawing rooms …
A man sits outside an empty restaurant in Rome's Trastevere neighborhood, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of drawing rooms and living rooms.…
People leave and enter a so called 'Spaeti', a late night shop that sells alcohol and tobacco, amongst other things, near the RAW area, a popular nightlife spot at the district Friedrichshain in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020.
An entertainer plays for people sitting in restaurants in the old part of Bucharest, Romania, Friday, Oct. 23, 2020. In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of drawing roo…
ROME (AP) — In much of Europe, city squares and streets, be they wide, elegant boulevards like in Paris or cobblestoned alleys in Rome, serve as animated evening extensions of living rooms, places to gather and be seen, areas to laugh, chat and drink with friends.
A Lithuanian woman, wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus, casts her ballot at a polling station during early voting in the second round of a parliamentary election in Vilnius, Lithuania, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020. Lithuanians will vote in the second round of a parliamentary electi…
