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VTDigger covers life in Vermont through reporting on the arts, history, cultural events and the stories of people across the state.
This section highlights features and reporting that explore the traditions, creativity and everyday experiences that shape Vermont communities.
At Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, curator Jason Moran turns spotlight to youth musicians
“To play a style of music that is not even remotely in style — that takes a level of bravery,” said the jazz trailblazer who learned piano at age 6.
Vermont Conversation: Celebrating and defending protest, America’s founding principle
Annie Leonard and André Carothers are co-authors of “Protest: Respect It, Defend It, Use It.” The activists have each spent over a decade with Greenpeace USA and on June 6 will offer a nonviolent resistance training in Vermont.
This Manchester mansion has history — and now the world’s largest private collection of 20th-century Vermont art
“We’re really trying to develop a cultural destination,” says a staffer at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, which is set to open a “transformative” expansion as part of a $14.5 million capital project.
Young Writers Project: ‘Delicious’
This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “Delicious” by Isla Segal, 15, of Woodstock. The photo, “Beach,” is by Aiden Baker, 16, of Hardwick.
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Vermont Conversation: ‘Action is the antidote to despair.’ Ben Cohen fights to save the soul of Ben & Jerry’s.
The Vermont ice cream company co-founder reflects on what’s become of his company’s social mission and the socially responsible business movement that he spearheaded, how he and Jerry Greenfield are trying to take back their company, and his activism.
May the lucky find morel mushrooms in Vermont
Morel mushrooms, an especially tasty wild fungi, crop up throughout Vermont in the spring. Only scavengers keen and fortunate enough can find it.
In local downtowns and across the globe, Vermont-hewn monuments honor soldiers’ service
“I think it’s going to be a really important, memorable day,” said one Hartford memorial committee member ahead of a new monument dedication on Monday.
Young Writers Project: ‘AI: The Worst Part’
This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “AI: The Worst Part” by Sophia Brooks, 15, of Westford. Photo is “Spring Dew,” by Lila Crowley, 15, North Middlesex.
Vermont Conversation: Journalist Jasper Craven on the toxic mix of militarism and masculinity
Craven’s new book, “God Forgives, Brothers Don’t: The Long March of Military Education and the Making of American Manhood,” investigates how the U.S. military has shaped American masculinity from the days of the American Revolution to the forever wars of today.
Young Writers Project: ‘Strawberry Teacups and the Möbius Strip’
This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “Strawberry Teacups and the Möbius Strip” by Maelyn Slavik, 15, of Burlington. Photo is “Looking Out Their Eyes,” by Astrid Longstreth, 16, of West Bolton.
Want to revisit and revise your life? Vermont writer Julia Alvarez knows how.
“What can I contribute that’s a spark of joy?” says the 76-year-old pioneering National Medal of Arts winner upon publication of a new career-spanning poetry anthology, “Visitations.”
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