'Refuge' and Readings in East Calais

by Amy Lilly on September 26, 2017 at 12:38PM

The church is open year-round — there's no lock on the door of this completely original 1832 structure — but carpe diem comes into play with the Kent: It’s open only one month a year, thanks to the volunteer efforts since 2007 of three East Calais residents who happen to be curators: Allyson Evans, Nel Emlen and Vermont state curator David Schutz. A fourth, poet Mary Elder Jacobsen of North Calais, started curating the accompanying poetry series four years ago.

Frog Hollow Craft Gallery Builds a Wall of Love

by Sadie Williams on February 4, 2017 at 3:58PM

Filmmaker Jay Craven's Tribute to Howard Mosher

by Jay Craven on January 31, 2017 at 1:50PM

In reflecting on what Howard contributed to my life, I’m awash in a stream of feelings. I never thought about him not being close at hand, to share a story, grab a quick laugh or imagine how defiant old logger (and Where the Rivers Flow North protagonist) Noel Lord might react to the work-related obstructions we both routinely endured.

A Reporter Remembers Howard Frank Mosher, 1942-2017

by Mark Davis on January 29, 2017 at 9:03PM

I expected Howard Frank Mosher to live in a more memorable home. I figured “the bard of the Northeast Kingdom,” as a Vermont arts organization rightly described him last week, a man who made a life writing honestly but lovingly about the region and its people, would live off a long dirt road in a house screened from passersby by a grove of trees, with views of the nearby mountains.

Author Howard Frank Mosher in Hospice With 'Untreatable' Cancer

by Mark Davis on January 23, 2017 at 1:55PM

Mosher, who set much of his work in his adopted Northeast Kingdom, noted last week that his forthcoming novel Points North, which features his longtime characters the Kinneson family, would be released this winter. In his Facebook message, Mosher said that his wife of 52 years, Phillis, would handle further announcements about its publication.

Are You in a Long-Distance Relationship? We Want to Hear From You

by Pamela Polston on January 21, 2017 at 11:39AM

For a future story, Seven Days is interested in talking to couples who experience frequent or lengthy separation due to a job (urban commuter? touring band?), military deployment or simply living at a geographical distance from each other.

2016 Aptronyms

by Ken Picard on December 30, 2016 at 8:00AM

But this year's most prominent aptronym — Trump — is various defined as "outranking or defeating someone or something, often in a very public way;" "to get the better of;" and as a noun, "a dependable and exemplary person." Clearly, one netizen took issue with that last definition and inserted her own, as a verb: "to expel gas through the anus, often in a highly audible way."

Joke of the Week: The Name Game

by Dan Bolles on November 21, 2016 at 9:15AM

Sky Sandoval is a comedian and musician. He once released an album with a friend wherein in they sang songs about things like citrus fruit and not wearing pants.

Ideas on Tap at ArtsRiot

by Sadie Williams on November 17, 2016 at 5:14PM

ArtsRiot's bar and kitchen are open during each Ideas on Tap event. Every table comes equipped with a bucket of menu cards, which attendees can quietly fill out and clip to a plastic wand attached to the edge of their table, signaling that they're ready to order.

Joke of the Week: Pun Fusion

by Dan Bolles on November 14, 2016 at 12:55PM

Owen Foley is a pharmacist, comedian and storyteller who performs all over Vermont. He produces a monthly comedy show at Havoc Mead in Colchester.