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Growing up, Leila Weefur knew of Frederick Douglass, the writer, activist, and former slave turned abolitionist.  “As a child, my mother put me in an all-Black elementary school in Oakland,” Weefur, a UC Berkeley lecturer and a member of artist network The Black Aesthetic said.  “In kindergarten we were learning to read on [Douglass’] slave narratives. We recited the Black National Anthem every morning and we were practicing Kwanzaa principles. It was a very Black cultural experience.” As part of a larger exhibition inspired by the life of Douglass, Weefur has curated a program of...

'Miracle on Green Tree Drive' 1. Razzle Dazzle Over the course of several months, more than 100 performers and dozens of crew members came together (safely) to harness the spirit of the holiday season. The result is Lyric Theatre's Miracle on Green Tree Drive: A Lyric Family Christmas Special. From December 20 through January 20, audience members may access the South Burlington theater company's original take on a 1960s variety show, prerecorded at Vermont locations including Lyric's rehearsal space on Green Tree Drive (hence the show's title). Pre...

St. Pete mayor’s race still has candidates weighing their options Insiders expect jockeying to begin in earnest next month.   By William March Updated Dec. 14, 2020 As speculation continues about candidates in the upcoming St. Petersburg mayoral race, and insiders expect jockeying to begin in earnest next month, former state Rep. Wengay Newton said this week he’s “definitely considering” running. Businessman and civic activist Deveron Gibbons said people have asked him to run and he’s thinking about it, but that family considerations might get in the way. Newton lo...

VJC Big Band BRATTLEBORO — What can you do on a chilly December evening after finishing a hearty winter meal? How about joining the Vermont Jazz Center community for a live-stream, virtual swing dance with your sweetie? So roll up the rug, put on your dancing shoes and prepare your favorite beverage in anticipation of a night of swinging, danceable music. At 8 p.m. tonight, the Vermont Jazz Center will present its annual swing dance gala. Formerly scheduled as a concert with Wanda Houston and the VJC 7, the live element of this show has been scaled down from eight musicians to just two.

East Montpelier raconteur Willem Lange has been delivering his reading of Charles Dickens’ beloved “A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story” every year since 1975. For those 45 years, he has performed the version Dickens presented in public readings some 127 times including in the United States. “Dickens had the gift of finding the sensitive spot in each of us — rather like scratching a puppy in a particular place and making it wave a hind leg,” Lange said. “I love the moment in the story when Scrooge, emerging from the horror of seeing his plundered corpse in his ...