Meara Seery has placed third - second runner-up - in this year's Miss Vermont competition. The contest was held April 16 at Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center in Stowe. “I had a great weekend,” said the 2018 Brattleboro Union High School graduate, who competed with 10 other women. “It was such a fun time. The women were incredible, and I feel very lucky to get to know all of them. I'm very glad I did it.” So, are pageants anything...
What will it be like, I wonder, when this terrible pandemic ends? Sure, we will never take toilet paper, pasta, or flour for granted again. We may feel less guilty about binge watching TV. Maybe we'll even say “I love you” more often. But how will we be changed personally, professionally, culturally? What lifestyle changes will we choose to make? What will “community” look like? Where will we work, and how will we play? No one knows for sure how...
When writer and performing artist Seth Lepore's grandmother died last year, he was on tour. The former Vermonter was devastated. He had been very close to her, and he knew a vital part of his existence was now gone. As a way to deal with his grief, Lepore decided to write a memoir about their relationship. But not long into the project, he realized that a one-man show would be the best vehicle to pay tribute to a woman that...
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