Melanie Finn's novel 'The Underneath' (Two Dollar Radio, 2016), a nominee for the 2017 Vermont Book Award, begins with Kay Ward's flashback to Africa where she re-experiences an attempted rape and … more

WESTON — On Dec. 4, 1956, a 24-year-old Carl Perkins was recording at Sun Records in Memphis, Tenn. A few years before, the virtuoso guitarist had burst on to the national music scene with his … more

DORSET — Playwright Kate Hamill is known for her creative theater adaptations of classical literary works, bringing some contemporary sensibilities to the stage while staying true to the intent … more

MANCHESTER — On Saturday, August 25 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at stART Space in Manchester, all are welcome to meet Vermont Art Guide's 2018 "Artist-to-Watch" Rodrigo Nava, who teaches figure … more

When Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" opened in 1879, audiences were shocked that a woman, even one suffering an unhappy marriage such as Nora, would choose to leave her husband … more

MANCHESTER — Keith Call didn't set out to make a living out of duplicating the experience of seeing The Rolling Stones in concert when he and Bernie Bollendorf decided to form their own tribute … more

DORSET — Dorset Theatre Festival's PlayTalks are returning at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, as Bennington College professor of literature Brooke Allen will present "The Ever-Modern Jane Austen" … more

MANCHESTER — Artist John Richey, whose site-specific installation "Twinning" is on display at the stART Space abstract art gallery in Manchester as part of the gallery's summer show, will … more

MANCHESTER —At the age of 7, Jamie Heath suffered a brain aneurysm and stroke. But a special opportunity made possible by a non-profit organization helped her through her recovery. Now 17, … more

MANCHESTER — We've all been regaled by the adventures of aviator Amelia Earhart, but what about the other pioneering women who took to the the skies alongside her? Over time, the tales of these … more