Can discrimination exist in an America where everyone is Black? That’s among the questions posed by The Flying Ace(1926), a rare surviving example of movies produced early in the 20th century for Black audiences in segregated cinemas.
Category: Arts
Local artists deal with common and uncommon threads
“Common Thread” is a new fabric and fiber arts exhibit by Althea Bilodeau Lamb and Judith Reilly.
Dorset Theatre Festival closes season with world premiere of Ronán Noone’s ‘Thirst’
The Dorset Theatre Festival’s 45th Season of professional summer theatre will conclude with the world premiere of Thirst, written by Irish-American playwright Ronán Noone and directed by the Festival’s resident playwright, Theresa Rebeck.
Catamount Pipe Band takes first in Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival
Look Park in Northampton, Ma, was overflowing with the music of bagpipes and drums on Saturday. Catamount Pipe Band brought a first-place trophy to Vermont from the Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival on July 16th.
Brandon’s silent film series scores a knockout with ‘Battling Butler’
He never smiled on camera, earning the nickname “the Great Stone Face.” But Buster Keaton’s comedies rocked Hollywood’s silent era with laughter throughout the 1920s.
EnerJazz keeps summer cooking with upcoming shows
For the last 14 years, fans of music and dancing in Rutland County have been lucky enough to shake a leg to the smooth but jumping sounds of the big band EnerJazz.
Small beauties: Ruth Stone’s legacy of letters endures in Goshen
Located 20 minutes south of the well-kept literary ballyhoo of Breadloaf, beyond the specter of Robert Frost, is the former home of a lesser-known but no less astonishing poet.
Barn Opera gets creative, pivots to film
Barn Opera’s founder and Artistic Director, Josh Collier, recently posted a video on Barn Opera’s website detailing his “tough-but-necessary” decision to cancel this spring’s in-person performances.
Fun with found objects
Two Brandon artists currently have work on display downtown that deals with a similar theme—found objects—albeit with idiosyncratic approaches.
Rusty DeWees comes to Brandon Town Hall, April 16th along with Patrick Ross
Actor/Comedian DeWees is known for his beloved and valued THE LOGGER persona through which he offers his stellar, hard earned, talents as full-on comedian, musician, ad libber, and story teller.
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