Vermont Hand Crafters' Craft VT Show [331]

11/23/13: The Vermont Hand Crafters held their 61st Annual Craft Vermont Show last weekend at the Sheraton Conference Center in South Burlington. Thousands of shoppers got a jump on their holiday buying at this well-loved artisan fair.

Music: "In the Hall of the Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg, "Jingle Bells" by James Lord Pierpont and "Deck the Halls" - as performed by Kevin MacLeod of Incompetech

This episode of Stuck in Vermont was made possible by Hotel Vermont and Vermont Tourism.

Deer Hunting Opening Weekend [330]

11/16/13: Deer rifle season began this Saturday and will continue through December 1st. Eva went out on her first hunting trip with Tom Rogers from Vermont Fish and Wildlife in Stowe Hollow. Then she talked to hunters at The Fly Rod Shop in Stowe and at the Jericho General Store in Jericho about this Vermont tradition.

This episode of Stuck in Vermont was made possible by Hotel Vermont and Vermont Tourism.

25 Years of BHS Musicals with Frau and Doris [329]

11/10/13: During the past 25 years, Leesa Guay-Timpson has directed over 100 Burlington High School Drama Club shows. Known to most as "Frau," she has taught German for 30 years at BHS and has helped share her love for theatre, language and the arts with her students.

Alongside Frau, Doris O'Brien has been choreographing the musicals at BHS since 1989. Thanks to their dedication year after year, the BHS Drama Club has introduced hundreds of students to the magical world of the arts.

Eva catches Frau and Doris in action at a rehearsal for their 25th musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which plays November 21-23 at Burlington High School.

This episode of Stuck in Vermont was made possible by Hotel Vermont and Vermont Tourism.

Cilley Hill Pumpkin Glow [328]

10/31/13: For 23 years, former teachers Dick and Ann Squires have been decorating their Cilley Hill Road neighborhood in Jericho with hundreds of pumpkins to celebrate Halloween. Over time, the two day event has been named the Cilley Hill Pumpkin Glow and it attracts visitors from far and wide. This year there were 460 carved jack-o'-lanterns sprinkled throughout the rainy landscape as onlookers arrived by car and on foot. For many, this has become a family tradition.

Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Fairytale Waltz" and "Mystery"

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Beth Robinson's Strange Dolls [327]

10/18/13: Beth Robinson's Strange Dolls have been delighting collectors and doll enthusiasts for the past decade. Eva visits Robinson's handmade doll army in her S.P.A.C.E. Gallery studio in Burlington and then it's off to Lakeview Cemetery for some atmosphere.

Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Industrial Music Box." "One-Eyed Maestro," "Supernatural," "Tenebrous Brothers Carnival - Act Two" and "Fairytale Waltz"

Lindsay & Sarah Dream Big [326]

9/15/13: Perhaps you saw Vermont dancer Lindsay Richardson when she appeared on Justin Timberlake's arm during his performance at the 2013 Mtv Video Music Awards? Or maybe you caught her striking poses in the Happy Socks ad campaign shot by David LaChapelle? Or shaking it next to Britney Spears in her Twister ad and Justin Bieber in his music video "Beauty and a Beat?" How did this Berlin-native wind up sharing the big stage with super stars?

As a teen, Richardson learned hip hop from Vermonter Sarah Cover who currently runs the studio Urban Dance Complex in Williston. Back in 2007, Eva interviewed the CVU senior and Cover for a Stuck in Vermont where they both talked about their hopes for the future.  Over the past 6 years, Lindsay and Sarah have worked together to make these big dreams a reality and now the teacher shares in her student's success.

Eva catches up with Lindsay at the UDC as she prepares to head out on Justin Timberlake's upcoming world tour which opens in NYC on November 6th.

Turns out, dreams do come true. And it helps when you have someone there to believe in you.

Music: Tchaikovsky, The Nutcracker, "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" and "Waltz No. 9 Op. 40" - performed by Kevin MacLeod

The Family of Ewe [325]

9/27/13: "The Family of Ewe" premieres at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center in Burlington on October 3 and plays through October 13th. It is an original play written and directed by Vermonter Carole Vasta Folley and presented by Girls' Nite Out Productions whose goal is to bring more female-centered shows to the stage. Eva visited a rehearsal to meet the almost all-female cast and got a sneak peek.

Music: Kevin MacLeod, "Tango de Manzana"

Archer Mayor [324]

9/14/13:  Vermont author Archer Mayor releases his 24th novel featuring detective Joe Gunther on October 1st. Eva took a train trip to Brattleboro on the Vermonter to meet Mayor and get a tour of the town which appears in many of his books. She also interviews the Windham County State's Attorney and a local police officer about working with Mayor who is also a death investigator for Vermont’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and a detective for the Windham County Sheriff’s Office.

Music: Erik Satie, "Gymnopedie No 2 & 3" as performed by Kevin Macleod

Kevin Macleod, "Fairytale Waltz" & "Industrial Music Box"

The Beautiful Game at BHS [323]

9/12/13: The Varsity Boys' Soccer Team at Burlington High School is perhaps one of the most diverse in the state, with players sharing a love of the beautiful game.  Eva meets the team at practice and watches them play a close game against their rivals, Essex High School.

Music: Barbacoa, "Captain 20," "Delerium Tremelo"

Shirley & Champ [322]

8/29/13: Shirley Chevalier is not your average great-grandmother. At 71 years of age, she has been piloting single engine airplanes for 3 decades. And in 2004, she started FliRite Aviation and added aerial photography to her bag of tricks. Not only does she fly the plane, but she takes photos too. Chevalier sells the images to local clients who appreciate her unique perspective.

Eva joins Shirley and her fully restored 1959 Champion (affectionately known as "Champ") for a flight from Burlington International Airport to Basin Harbor Club in Vergennes. Between them, they had four cameras crammed into the two-seater plane.

Music: Missy Bly, MB3, "Afraid to Fly"

La Strada, "Flying"

Camp Outright [321]

8/22/13: The 3rd Annual Camp Outright is organized by Outright Vermont in partnership with the Common Ground Center in Starksboro. Open to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and allied (LGBTQQA) youth, there are traditional summer camp activities with a queer twist. Eva visits for the afternoon to meet some of the campers.

Bread & Puppet Turns 50 [320]

8/18/13: Bread & Puppet Theater celebrates their 50 year anniversary this summer in Glover. Eva attended the Total This and That Circus in Two Parts on Sunday to meet some of the artists and activists.

Warren Pieces [319]

7/25/13: After Hurricane Irene hit the Mad River Valley in 2011, Matt Groom and Whitney Phillips met while fixing the flood damaged woodwork in Warren's Pitcher Inn. Dismayed by the amount of wood waste post-flood, the two formed Warren Pieces, using recycled wood to make unique skateboards and longboards. They call it "art you can ride" and Eva got a tour of their shop and a skateboarding lesson.

Music: Barbacoa, "Hoveround"

Bagpipes at the Boathouse [318]

7/17/13: For the first time ever, the sound of bagpipes rang through the air at the Auer Family Boathouse (AKA Charlie's Boathouse) in Burlington on Wednesday night. St. Andrew's Pipe Band of Vermont, the longest continuously operating pipe band in the state, brought the entertainment and the neighborhood turned out to listen. Charlie Auer and his sister Christine Auer Hebert were on hand to welcome the visitors and even a rainstorm or two didn't dampen the fun.

This episode of Stuck in Vermont was brought to you by

Cabot Creamery Cooperative.

Antiques and Uniques Festival [317]

7/13/13: The 43rd Annual Antiques and Uniques Festival was held Saturday in Craftsbury on the Craftsbury Common. Eva visited some of the antique, artisan and craft vendors to find out why the festival is such a favorite among locals and tourists alike.

 

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Cabot Creamery Cooperative.

Governor's Institute on the Arts [316]

6/29/13: This year The Vermont Governor's Institute on the Arts celebrates 30 years of bringing art and community to about 130 high school students from across the state in a two week intensive program.  A GIA alum, Eva traveled to the campus of Castleton State College in Castleton to soak up the creative energy.

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Ed Koren [315]

6/20/13: For over 50 years, cartoonist Edward Koren has been creating comics featuring his fuzzy and fantastic creations. They are fixtures in The New Yorker where Koren has published over 1000 comics and almost 30 covers. Eva met up with Koren at his house in Brookfield to talk about the fine art of cartooning.

You can purchase some of Koren's work for yourself at the Morrill Homestead's Gallery in the Garden art show and silent auction July 6-21 in Strafford.

Read Pamela Polston's cover story featuring Ed Koren from 2011.

Music: Bert Hirsch, "Little Things in Life"

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The Return of the Bike Ferry [314]

6/15/13: This Saturday at the "cut" in the Colchester-South Hero causeway section of the Island Line Trail, Local Motion supporters gathered to celebrate the reopening of the bike ferry. Record flooding in 2011 severely eroded the trail and put the bike ferry out of commission for 2 years. After the repairs, the causeway connecting Colchester and South Hero is back and better than ever, and the bike ferry has an extended season.

Community members and businesses gathered on a sunny morning to celebrate the success of The Big Fix campaign and take a short ferry ride across the cut. Eva rode her bike out to experience this one-of-a-kind Vermont trail with breathtaking views.

Music: Kangaroo, Demos, "Waters of the World"

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Cabot Creamery Cooperative.

Revolutionary War Reenactment [313]

6/8/13: This weekend The Warner Regiment, AKA The Green Mountain Boys, set up camp at the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum in Burlington in honor of Ethan Allen's 275th birthday. Eva travels back in time to 1776 to see the militia in action as they train to reinforce the American forces in Canada during the Revolutionary War.

Music: Fort Ticonderoga Fife and Drum Corps

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South End Truck Stop [312]

5/31/13: Hundreds of people crowded into the parking lot behind 400 Pine Street on Friday evening to sample the food, drinks and art at the 2nd South End Truck Stop hosted by ArtsRiot. This weekly food truck rally will be held every Friday from 4:30-9pm through November. The event was so popular that long lines led to long waits for vittles but the organizers promise to provide more food trucks next week.

Read Kathryn Flagg's story here.

Music: The Burlington Bread Boys

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