Category Archives: Middlebury

‘Othello’ broadcast in Middlebury Thursday

MIDDLEBURY – Nicholas Hytner’s acclaimed National Theatre production of Shakespeare’s “Othello,” with Adrian Lester in the title role and Rory Kinnear as Iago, will be broadcast to Town Hall Theater at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3.
“A breathtaking show of emotional firepower. Adrian Lester and Rory Kinnear are superb,” reported The Times.
Othello, newly married to Desdemona who is half his age, is appointed leader of a military operation to defend Cyprus from the Turks. Iago, his ensign, passed over for promotion in favor of young Cassio, persuades Othello that Cassio and Desdemona are having an affair.
Tickets are $17, $10 for students; call 802 382-9222, or go online to www.townhalltheater.org.

Handel’s ‘Guilio Cesare’ to close out Town Hall Theater opera season

MIDDLEBURY – The opera that conquered London in Handel’s time is the final broadcast in this year’s Metropolitan Opera “Live in HD” series. David McVicar’s production of Giulio Cesare stars countertenor David Daniels, in the title role, opposite Natalie Dessay as Cleopatra. Baroque specialist Harry Bicket conducts.  The broadcast can be seen at Town Hall Theater at 7 p.m. Monday, May 6.
The Huffington Post calls it “the Met’s “smashing new production … a thrilling operatic experience that is a feast for the eyes and ears.”  The New York Post called it “a masterpiece the Met is treating with just the right mix of respect and irreverence.”
Tickets are $24, $10 for students; call 802-382-9222, or go online to www.townhalltheater.org.

‘Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me!’ broadcast debut at Town Hall Theater

MIDDLEBURY – For many people, Saturday morning wouldn’t be complete without it. Radios all over the country carry the one-two punch of “Car Talk” followed by the laughter and political commentary that is “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me!”
Now those who wonder what the hosts of “Wait, Wait!” actually look like will be able to see them live, via satellite broadcast at Town Hall Theater. Peter Sagal, Carl Kassel and show regulars make their live cinematic debut at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 2.
The broadcast will feature the show’s most popular panelists – Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, and Tom Bodett – in a broadcast originating from the Skirball Center at New York University.
Tickets are $17, $10 for students; call 802 382-9222, or go online to www.townhalltheater.org.

‘Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me!’
MIDDLEBURY – For many people, Saturday morning wouldn’t be complete without it. Radios all over the country carry the one-two punch of “Car Talk” followed by the laughter and political commentary that is “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me!”
Now those who wonder what the hosts of “Wait, Wait!” actually look like will be able to see them live, via satellite broadcast at Town Hall Theater. Peter Sagal, Carl Kassel and show regulars make their live cinematic debut at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 2.
The broadcast will feature the show’s most popular panelists – Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, and Tom Bodett – in a broadcast originating from the Skirball Center at New York University.
Tickets are $17, $10 for students; call 802 382-9222, or go online to www.townhalltheater.org.

Escher String Quartet at Middlebury

MIDDLEBURY — The members of the Escher String Quartet bring their individual sound, artistry and cohesiveness to their Middlebury Performing Arts Series debut on Friday, March 8. The program will include Beethoven’s second “Razumovsky” Quartet, Britten’s Quartet No. 3 in D, and Mendelssohn’s String Quartet, Opus 44, No. 1.
“Put simply, this group has all the qualities necessary to be the next Emerson or Juilliard Quartet … rare musical insight and a profound level of cohesion,” reported the Denver Post.
Championed by members of the Emerson String Quartet, the Eschers became the BBC New Generation Artists for 2010-2012. Having completed a three-year residency with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s “CMS Two” program, the ensemble has already performed at prestigious venues and festivals around the world including Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Louvre, the Ravinia and Caramoor Festivals, and Wigmore Hall, to name a few.
The concert will take place at 8 p.m. in the Mahaney Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 72 Porter Field Road in Middlebury, just off Route 30 south. Admission is free (no tickets are required); for more information, call 443-MIDD (6433), or go online to go.middlebury.edu/arts.

Middlebury Town Hall Theater hosts reading of ‘The Chosen’

MIDDLEBURY – Theatre Kavanah, a Burlington-based company devoted to exploring the intricacies of the Jewish experience, will bring a staged reading of Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok’s “The Chosen” to Town Hall Theater on Thursday, March 7.
Directed by Mark Alan Gordon, “The Chosen” immerses its audience in the lives of two boys, two fathers, and two distinct Jewish communities, “five blocks and a world apart.”  Set against the backdrop of World War II, the revelation of the Holocaust, and the founding of the State of Israel, the play is at once heartbreaking and hopeful. Its themes of struggle, transformation, and, ultimately, understanding transcend time and circumstance.
Prior to the Middlebury show, award-winning playwright and recipient of the 2002 “New Voice in American Theatre” award Dana Yeaton will deliver a free talk about taking works from the page to the stage. This staged reading will feature G. Richard Ames, Bruce Chalmer, Adam Joselson, Jason Lorber, Matthew Winston, and Charlie Yarwood.
The pre-show talk begins at 7 p.m. in the Gallery, and curtain is at 8 p.m.  Tickets are $15, $10 for students; call 382-9222, or go online to www.townhalltheater.org.

Man dies after gunfire exchange with police

MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police say a local man who had threatened to commit “suicide by cop” is dead after an exchange of gunfire in the Vermont community.
Police say they don’t know if an officer fired the shot or shots that killed 57-year-old George Demarais on Thursday afternoon or if he shot himself.
At midday Thursday police say they received a 911 call from Demarais who said he wanted to die via “suicide by cop.”
After police responded Demarais came out of his home carrying a long gun. A note taped to his car read, “Come and get me, I hope you can shoot straight because I can.”
Police say both police and Demarais fired their weapons, but they did not say how many shots were fired.
State Police are investigating.

Woman recognized for work 71 years later

MIDDLEBURY — A 95-year-old Vermont woman has been recognized for designing a monument 71 years ago for which she never got credit.
Marion Guild was recently honored by town officials in Middlebury for her work on a 1941 monument to Emma Hart Willard, who gave the earliest known collegiate instruction for women there.
Vermont Public Radio reports Guild’s niece, Leslie Tucker, wrote a letter to Middlebury officials explaining how her aunt’s boss, Pierre Zwick, had taken credit for designing the monument. She wanted to set the record straight. She supported her case with newspaper clippings that showed Zwick, pressured by the public, had in fact, acknowledged Guild as the designer.
Guild said the ceremony was overwhelming, and that she was grateful.
The monument is just off Route 7 in Middlebury.

ACHS completes renovation

MIDDLEBURY — The Addison County Humane Society announced Monday the completion of it’s $1.12 million facility expansion and renovation project. An open house will be from 1 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 24.
The project, which began late last year, increased the Middlebury facility’s square footage by 65 percent. It includes a new entrance/reception area, medical quarantine area, and expanded medical examination room, new office space, and a conference room. An incoming area designated for all newly admitted animals, a “meet & greet” room for potential adopters, a free range, cage-free room for cats, and a separate dog barn are also part of the renovation.
Located at 236 Boardman St. in Middlebury, the shelter was originally designed to house 60 animals. Prior to construction, the space was shared by more than 140 cats, dogs, rabbits and hamsters.

Three people die in I-89 crash

Three people are dead in a crash early this morning on I-89 in Bolton.

The scene was recently cleared and traffic on both the north and south sides of the main route was held up for hours.

The crash occurred at 7:30 a.m. Police have not released the names of the victims.

State Police from the Williston Barracks, along with the Crash Reconstruction Team, are still investigating the crash.

Through the course of the investigation, police learned the driver and two occupants of a 1997 Subaru Legacy were all killed when it crossed from the northbound lane, across the median, into on-coming traffic in the southbound lane. The Subaru collided with a 2002 Chevy Silverado which was hauling a U-Haul flatbed with a Harley Davidson motorcycle. The driver of the Silverado was transported to Central Vermont Hospital to receive treatment for non-life threatening injuries.

 Bolton Fire, Waterbury Fire, Bolton Rescue, and Richmond Rescue responded for extrication, hazmat mitigation, and emergency medical services. Employees from VTrans and the Vermont Division of Motor Vehicles responded to help with traffic control and other incident operations.

To date, including today’s crash, there have been 27 traffic fatalities in Vermont this year. Compared to the same timeframe in 2010 and 2011, there were 14 and 20, respectively.

 

Shumlin in Middlebury today for late sheriff

 MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (AP) Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, former Gov. Jim Douglas and other top officials are expected to attend a service for Addison County Sheriff James Coons, who was the state’s longest-serving sheriff when he died earlier this month. The 59-year-old Coons of Middlebury was a former president of the Vermont Police Association and the Vermont Sheriffs Association. He died April 16. Coons became sheriff in 1983. The service is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. at Mead Memorial Chapel at Middlebury College.