"Spirit of place refers to the unique, distinctive and cherished aspects of a place; often those celebrated by artists and writers..." (as defined in Wikipedia) The Westport Heritage House, summer home of the Champlain Valley Spirit of Place, invites all artists who live, … [Read more...] about Prepare for Spirit of Place: A Three-Part Champlain Valley Art Event, Centered in Westport, NY, July 2014
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Depot Theatre Announces 2014 Season
The Depot Theatre is hard at work preparing for its 2014 production season and is ready to announce the shows chosen to liven up the stage this summer. Are you ready? Here are the shows for the Depot's 36th season: My Way, A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra (July … [Read more...] about Depot Theatre Announces 2014 Season
Forced March
"Forced March" Old Spring awakes in all her glorious squalor. Great mounds of dirty snow Weigh down her spongy soil Littered with broken twigs and animal droppings. Fog, dank and chill, obscures both ground and mountains As ice rots on the lakes And limp grass … [Read more...] about Forced March
Oak Leaf
Curled, crisp and brown, clinging to the twig, an oak leaf twists and turns in the breeze. Driven by the winter storms, sheathed at times with ice, not until soft spring whispers, and the twig swells with new life, does the leaf release its hold. Blown into a … [Read more...] about Oak Leaf
Essex Theatre Company Holds Auditions for Over the River and Through the Woods
Essex Theatre Company, community theatre in Essex, NY, will soon be holding auditions for Joe DiPietro's family comedy Over the River and Through the Woods. This play is a delightful family comedy about two sets of Italian-American grandparents from New Jersey who don't want … [Read more...] about Essex Theatre Company Holds Auditions for Over the River and Through the Woods