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3/14/09: The Green Mountain Derby Dames take on Syracuse's Assault City Roller Derby in the GMDD's third bout.
A sold out Expo-crowd deliriously cheered on the spills, jamming, blocking, and carnage.
Your last chance to catch a GMDD bout this year - April 4th and May 9th.
Music: Missy Bly, Clean Bee, "Wanda"
1/30/09: The Peace & Justice Center celebrated their 30 year anniversary last Friday with thirty cakes paraded down Church St and a cake-eating party in the evening.
Mayor Bob Kiss declared January 30th Peace & Justice Center Day in Burlington. Eva talked to long time supporters of the PJC about why their mission is important to Vermont.
Music: Starline Rhythm Boys
Watch this video on YouTube here.
Editor's Note: This tasty Obama cake was donated to the PJC by my friend the Cake Mistress, Suzanne Lowell.
1/24/09: The third annual ONE Fashion Event sold out Higher Ground
Saturday. Local boutiques, designers and model-wannabes shook their
stuff at the fundraising event for the Boys & Girls Club of Burlington.
Even the Obamas made an appearance wearing self-referential Flashbag designs. For the grand finale, members of the Boys & Girls Club walked the runway and showed off designs of their own creation.
Music: Pretty & Nice, Pink & Blue, "Lazy Bumblebee"
1/20/09: Euphoric Vermonters flocked to Nectar's Tuesday morning to attend Obama-rama, an Inauguration Bash hosted by Democracy for America and Vermont Daily Briefing.
The 200+ rowdy crowd responded to President Barack's inauguration with spontaneous applause, the occasional boo (for guess who), Bloody Marys and mass consumption of gravy fries.
We spoke to some of the revelers about their current mood, what the day meant to them and their hopes for the future.
Music: Silent Mind, 2012 Here We Come, "Make it a Party"
Watch this video on YouTube here.
PS Check out Amber LeMay's pics here.
1/3/09: Farmers markets are not just for summer anymore. Winter markets are sprouting up all over Vermont this year.
Champlain Islands Farmers Market is a group of farmers, gardeners, crafters, artisans and bakers who have been selling their goods together for 4 years. This is their first season of winter markets and you might be surprised by their wide selection of tasty and colorful offerings.
It's definitely worth a trip out to the islands for Sophie's fresh buttermilk donuts, Sylvie's homemade soap and Jennifer's delectable sandwiches.
Music: Greg Davis, Curling Pond Woods, "At My Window"
Please note: There will be no Stuck in Vermont episode next week as Eva is escaping to the tropics.
12/20/08: Ken Haggett and his 18 Peace Pups are a home-grown dog sledding team in Lake Elmore. For years now they have been pulling dog-lovers through the wintry wonderlands of Vermont.
Exxon is the alpha dog (left), Dubois is the lead dog who almost died as a pup, and Muddy is a little jumpy. Each Siberian Husky is a complete individual with unique markings, a distinct bark and an urge to RUN.
Music: Lowell Thompson: Lowell Thompson, "Let Go"
Location: Lake Elmore, Vermont
11/24/08: Rice Memorial High School's annual talent competition Stunt Nite has been pitting classes against one another since 1929.
Almost all of the 400+ private school students sing, dance, act and perform and the winners become legendary.
Who will take the prize this year? Complete list of the winners on Blurt.
Eva attends their dress rehearsal to learn more about this unique tradition.
Location: Flynn Center, Burlington Vermont
11/7/08: FREE VERMONT FROM THE EVIL EMPIRE!
The Vermont Independence Convention, sponsored by The Second Vermont Republic, was held at the VT Statehouse in Montpelier on Friday.
Attendees discussed the possibility of VT seceding from the USA and forming its own republic.
Music:
Pete Sutherland and Friend
Bread & Puppet Band
Location: Vt Statehouse, Montpelier, Vermont
11/1/08: The 7th Annual Gory Daze parade takes over the deserted streets of White River Junction with a bagpiper, draft horses, a flame organ and hundreds of costumed participants.
What is it about WRJ that makes it so damn cool?
Music: The Pariah Beat
The 2nd Annual Quidditch World Cup was held on the Middlebury College campus this weekend. Teams came from across the country (and even from Canada) to compete for the prestigious title.
Whether you come to it for your Harry Potter fix or treat it as a legitimate sport, quidditch is a jolly good time for all.
Location: Middlebury College, Middlebury VT
And also new this week, Vermont 3.0 Creative/Tech Career Jam [7DTV14].
9/27/08: The first annual Army of Fun was a three day street festival organized by Langdon St Cafe in Montpelier Vermont.
Just what does the "Army of Fun" mean exactly? Let the Montpeculiar residents explain fun to you, what Langdon St Cafe means to them and why their town is so damn special.
[Editor's Note: For a fun game of your own, count how many times you hear the word FUN in this video! The winner gets a prize!]
Live Music:
The Prodigal String Band
Rose Polenzani with Session Americana
Location: Langdon St, Montpelier Vermont
9/20/08: Morgan horses, tasty food, a beautiful Vermont Fall day and the chance to meet the hosts of NPR and VPR in person! Oh boy!
The annual VPR Listener Picnic took place at the UVM Morgan Horse Farm in Weybridge last Saturday.
We spoke to Tom Ashbrook of On Point, Jane Lindholm and Bob Kinzel of Vermont Edition and found out what public radio means to them.
Location: UVM Morgan Horse Farm, Weybridge Vermont
Watch this video on YouTube here.
Also fresh from 7DTV this week, The Bands of Burlington and Nutty Steph's Chocolate Shop.
9/14/08: Authors, illustrators, cartoonists and readers spent the weekend reveling in the written word at the 4th Annual Burlington Book Festival.
What does the future hold for books in our increasingly technologically-driven society?
Is the written word dying a terrible death or is it merely adapting into video games and text messaging? You be the judge.
Music: James Kochalka Superstar, "Monkey Vs Robot," Monkey Vs Robot
Location: Lake and College Performing Arts Center, Burlington, Vermont
9/5/08: Burlington's South End heats up for the 16th Annual Art Hop.
600 artists throw open their studio doors and over 100 venues display their quirky paintings, sculptures, and performances.
Even if you spend more time socializing than looking at art, the Art Hop is one Burlington event that you just can't miss.
Music:
My First Days on Junk, No Order, "Try Hard," "Little Distraction"
8/23/08: They're baaaaack!
First year UVM students arrive one week early to participate in leadership, community and wilderness TREKs lead by UVM upperclassmen.
Trekkies are kept busy exploring Vermont, enriching their new community and making friends for life. There is little time left over for homesickness as students embark on their new adventures.
Music: My First Days on Junk, No Order, "Count Me In I'm Good to Go"
Locations: Davis Center, UVM Ropes Course, Humane Society, South Burlington and Burlington VT
8/8/08: The 6th annual Seven Daysies awards is a chance for Seven Days readers to recognize the best and the brightest local restaurants, businesses, artists, blogs and activities.
This year Daysies winners partied at the Echo Center alongside the Green Mountain Derby Dames and Spielpalast Cabaret.
Thanks to all of the Seven Days advertisers and readers for making us the best local alt weekly we can be!
Music:
The Smittens
The Coolest Thing About Love (their new album!)
"Baby, Don't You Know?" "All the Love in the World"
LOCATION:
Echo Center, Burlington Vermont
Watch this video on YouTube here.
** PLEASE NOTE: Next week there will be no Stuck in Vermont. We'll see you back on 8/27/08! **
7/17/07 & 7/29/08:
When did kale become so cool? Down at Burlington's Intervale Center, the Healthy City kids are growing vegetables, becoming farmers, volunteering in their community, working a summer job and changing the world, weed by weed.
Check out all the good things the Healthy City Youth Farm has to offer.
Music: Keith & Tony's Freestyle
Location: Intervale Center, Burlington Vermont
Watch video on YouTube here.
7/4/08: Thousands of people stormed the small town of Warren Friday for their 60th Annual 4th of July Parade.
Everyone was there, a camera-wielding Bush, candidates for governor, a Bummer of a Hummer, gigantic puppets, tractors and characters a plenty.
Rural Vermont is not as quiet as you may think. Boiling in the backwoods are activists fighting for political change, energy independence and the POWER of green.
Music:
Line in the Sand - Compilation by Wyld Stallions Records
d_Cyphernauts, "You Got Your War"
Son of Nun, "Right On"
Location: Main St, Warren, Vermont
6/21/08: For the past 15 years Phantom Theater (Facebook) has been producing original, fearless material in the Edgecomb Barn.
All-Purpose Dance Company performed original modern dance pieces to kick off the Phantom summer season. There are two months of performances remaining, you can check out their schedule here.
There was no thunderstorm but a barn cat did make a brief appearance. Also in attendance, a multitude of moths and bats.
Location: Edgecomb Barn, Warren Vermont
You can check out last year's performance of All Purpose Dance Company here.
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