Arts & Life
Vermont officials urge residents to take caution as bears reemerge
HARTFORD — As black bears are starting to emerge from their dens for the spring, state officials are urging Vermonters to put away bird feeders and take other cautionary steps.
Hanover sports bar adds tacos to offerings
By MARION UMPLEBY
HANOVER — In its final hours of operation in early January, dozens of customers lined up at Lalo’s Taqueria for a meal before the Lebanon eatery shuttered for good.
Vermont agriculture community reels from federal funding changes
By EMMA COTTON
Funding aimed at making a struggling Williamstown farm more resilient has been paused. A program that distributes local, free food has been canceled. The Department of Environmental Conservation is missing $10.7 million for clean water quality projects.
A Life: April Frost ‘followed the beat of a different drum’
By JOHN LIPPMAN
April Frost, she might agree, probably got along better with dogs than her own species. But it was through canines that she believed people could open a new dimension into what it means to be human.
Watch the moon turn red during tonight’s total lunar eclipse
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN
NEW YORK — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere.
Art Notes: Sharon artist’s portraits celebrate ‘Fierce Females’
By ALEX HANSON
At first look, “The Fierce Females Project,” a sharp, concentrated installation of portraits by the Sharon artist Finnie Trimpi that went on view Tuesday at Artistree Gallery in South Pomfret, reads like its exterior, a grid of small square frames painted a metallic gold.
Stake on Mt. Mansfield logs near-record snow levels
By HANNAH HEAD
The snow stake atop Vermont’s highest peak, Mt. Mansfield, recorded an impressive 103 inches on Sunday, March 2. It was the third-highest snowpack reading for that date since 1954, when the stake was installed, making this winter one of the snowiest on record.
Upper Valley Music Center celebrates 30 years of making music together
By LIZ SAUCHELLI
LEBANON — This year, the Upper Valley Music Center is celebrating 30 years of growth, from small beginnings to becoming the largest provider of music lessons in the region.
100-plus sharks tagged off Cape Cod were detected along Maine: ‘White sharks that visit Cape Cod travel well beyond these waters’
By RICK SOBEY
BOSTON — Cape Cod isn’t the only spot in New England where great white sharks like to feast on seals.
Hanover native’s rock opera to debut in WRJ
By MARION UMPLEBY
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — In 2019, Kelsie Hogue put out a bubbly recording under her pop alter-ego Sir Babygirl, and seemed destined for stardom.
Fish and Game seeks data on state’s striped bass populations
By CLAIRE SULLIVAN
The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department is asking anglers for their help collecting information about the state’s striped bass populations.
Lobster catch drops as crustaceans migrate to colder Canadian waters
By PATRICK WHITTLE
SCARBOROUGH, Maine — The U.S. lobster industry’s catch keeps sliding as fishermen contend with the northward migration of the valuable crustaceans.
Arts groups seek voters’ support to revitalize old buildings in Bradford and Barnard
By MARION UMPLEBY
Bringing new life to old buildings will be up for discussion at upcoming Bradford, Vt., and Barnard town meetings.
Art Notes: North Country Theater to stage ‘Hello, Dolly!’
By MARION UMPLEBY
At last Friday’s rehearsal, director Lanni Luce West asked her teenage cast to circle up on the Lebanon Opera House stage and share one thing that made them each unique.
House votes to reduce penalties for improper fertilizer use, rejects ‘village district’ bill
By CLAIRE SULLIVAN
The House voted Thursday to remove certain penalties for incorrectly applying fertilizer, moving to change a law legislators passed in the fall over the veto of then-Gov. Chris Sununu.
Theater Preview: ‘Our Town’ director loves small-town life
By MARION UMPLEBY
Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” isn’t set in Vermont, but it might as well be. A treasure of American theater, the play traces 12 years in the life of the fictional New Hampshire town of Grover’s Corners.
Art Notes: Conductor sees opportunity for forming Upper Valley Philharmonic Society
By ALEX HANSON
John Masko has been involved in orchestral conducting in a variety of forms since graduating from San Francisco Conservatory in 2018.
Upper Valley barbecue purveyors bring their own styles
By MARION UMPLEBY
Travel around the United States and you’ll soon discover that, from the vinegar-based sauces of North Carolina to the mesquite pits of West Texas, every region has its own take on barbecue.
Art Notes: ‘Twelve Installations’ asks what determines a woman’s worth
By MARION UMPLEBY
In French painter Robert Delaunay’s “La Parisienne,” an elegant figure formed of bright swatches of pigment steps across an abstract color field.
Hartford High senior stays busy following singing competition
By MARION UMPLEBY
A few weeks ago, Hartford High School senior Macy Bettwieser traveled to New York City with her family and music teachers to compete in the final round of Broadway World’s Next On Stage competition.
