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ARTS+LEISURE AUGUST 4, 2016
The Addison Independent
“I LIKE TO PHOTOGRAPH PEOPLE WHO HAVE STRENGTH AND DIGNITY IN THEIR FACES; WHATEVER LIFE HAS DONE TO THEM, IT HASN’T DESTROYED THEM. I GRAVITATE TOWARDS PEOPLE LIKE THAT.” — Paul Strand
Paul Strand captures Vermont
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aul Strand’s words hover over a series of black-andwhite photos featuring farmers, brides and scenes of an all-too-familiar rural Vermont in the Middlebury College Museum of Art this summer. The exhibition “Paul Strand in Vermont,” which runs through this Sunday, Aug. 7, displays some of the images that the world-famous photographer made while in Vermont from 1943 to 1946. The exhibit features 34 photographs — 28 of which are borrowed from the Philadelphia Museum of Art — and is the largest collection of Strand’s Vermont work ever displayed.
BY ELLIE REINHARDT
Richard Saunders, director of the Middlebury museum, curated
the Strand exhibit. “In the museum we’re always looking for ways to link important work that takes place in Vermont to the larger world,” Saunders said. Saunders first encountered Strand’s Vermont work in “Time in New England,” a book that Strand and Nancy Newhall, curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art, collaborated on in 1950. “I was interested in when was he here, why did he come, what did he decide to photograph, how did it relate to his earlier work, how did it relate to his older work, what were some of the SEE STRAND ON PAGE 7
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Helen Shulman GETTING TO KNOW HER LAYER BY LAYER
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he abstract works of Helen Shulman are constructed upon an architecture of inter-woven layers that create beautiful depths and nuances that invite the viewer to explore the world within the image. Each has its own personality, as complex and diverse as the individuals who look upon them. With pieces that are lively, full of energy, immersing you into its universe immediately with intense, vivid, bright color and intriguing texture to quiet and more subdued works with elegant pathways that gently lead you further and further into the piece like a late night conversation with an old friend. They are ever changing and evolving, as we do, and like the artist that creates them does. Edgewater recently sat down with Shulman to learn more about her and her path that led her to where she is today.
BY JESSIE STARK
Q: You’ve explored careers in science and earned several degrees in that area before devoting yourself to your art, do you wish you’d gone to art school in the beginning and how do you think your life may have been different if you had? A: Yes, I often do and I spin all these wonderful tales about how it might have been. What if I’d not felt I had to prove to my father that a girl could do high-level math. Then I’d have skipped the part about getting my Masters in math and teaching math. And what if I didn’t feel the need to understand better what makes people tick? Then I might have missed getting my MSW and having a career in mental health and I wouldn’t have had my psychotherapy practice. I probably wouldn’t have married and had such a happy relationship. And so, the fantasy of continuing to occupy the loft in New York, which I once occupied, the vision of painting more and better, of being better known, of pushing my art further and further, while still very enticing is also challenged by the realization that all the early stages have been invaluable. Just like my paintings are built layer-by-layer and just like their layers go off in directions that seem to have nothing to do with the final surface so, it seems my life has followed the same process. Q: Often others see people quite differently than they see themselves. What do your friends see in you that you may not see in yourself?
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A: Interesting — You’re right. There are some who tell me how much they admire traits they think they see in me. Two of them come to mind. One is that I’m disciplined and the other talented. The notion of “discipline” is based in my studio practice and in my going to the gym regularly. But these are the things I want to do! I go into the studio every morning. I retrieve my palette from the freezer where I’ve stashed it the night before (the oil paint is kept in excellent condition this way), I clean my work table if I’ve been too tired to do it the night before. I look at the pieces in progress searching for redeeming features that will show me the way to begin the next stages of development. Yes, the day may well be filed with frustration and discouragement. It may be a day when I see myself in a very negative way, yet it is still the place I want to be. What takes discipline is not going to the studio, cleaning the house, paying the bills, going grocery shopping… I agree I’ve been given a “gift,” but it is the urge to do what I do despite the setbacks. I have learned the rest. Now I do look at the world around me differently than I did before becoming an artist, but I learned how to do that just as I learned how to translate some ideas and feelings into the concrete form of paintings. Curiously, all of the people who tell me I’m talented have exactly the same attribute they’re seeing in me. I see them sticking with developing their projects, rearing their children, writing their memoirs, playing golf, volunteering as coaches, tutors, hospice workers, no matter how hard any day or period may be. SEE SHULMAN ON NEXT PAGE
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Q: In some of your artist statements, you talk about valuing quiet and loving to be alone. Could you tell me more about that and if that time is key to your creative process?
A: I grew up in a small town in Ohio in the midst of Amish country, though we were not Amish. Ours was the only house on the road that had electricity and I can remember the day it was installed. My folks had purchased an old farmhouse built in the early 1800’s. To me it was magical. The farmers around us used teams of horses in the fields. They owned no modern equipment. There were few man made sounds. A car passing on our road was such a rare event my brother and I would stop to look at it. Horses and buggies were common. My parents put a high value on imagination. Favorite playthings were formed from every day objects. My dad made up fanciful and wonderful bedtime stories. My mom sewed all my clothes and made the exact replicas for my only doll. When I was an adolescent I couldn’t wait to break free of the very things that had nurtured me. After college I headed to California and then to New York City where I sought noise, external stimulation and a certain amount of chaos, but the love of silence and solitude was deeply planted and eventually drew me back to it. And yes, I think the alone time I carve out for myself is essential to my health, my happiness, and my art. Helen Shulman currently resides part of the year in Quechee, Vt., and the other half in Naples, Fla., working diligently in her studio in either location. Her work is in several private and public collections along the east coast. Edgewater Gallery has a full range of Shulman’s work. Writer Jessie Stark works for Edgewater Gallery.
Rory Jackson ON EXHIBIT AT EDGEWATER GALLERY ON THE GREEN, MIDDLEBURY Rory Jackson will be the featured solo exhibit for August at Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury. Jackson will exhibit “All in One County” with paintings representing the journey from the mountains of Lincoln down to the edge of Lake Champlain, depicting scenes that move the viewer through the open fields and dramatic clouds of county of Addison. “I aim to give the works in this exhibit a feeling of saturation of color and light, through heavy brush stokes and thicker paint, while maintaining a very representational result,” said Jackson. Edgewater Gallery will host an opening reception on Friday, Aug. 12, from 5-7 p.m. — yes, there will be refreshments. For more info visit edgewatergallery-vt.com.
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OUT OF TOWN
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For the first time, Island Arts presents an evening of music performed by Jorge Garcia Herranz. This Spanish-born pianist began his musical studies in Madrid, AUGUST where he learned to love Spanish THURSDAY North Hero Community Hall composers such as Albeniz, Granados and Falla, whose music he regularly includes in his concerts. Herranz will perform on Thursday, Aug. 11 at 8 p.m. at the North Hero Community Hall. The tango is the national dance of Argentina originating in the 1880’s that combines both an elegant reserve and exuberant passion. He often accompanies silent movies working to find the musical style of each film. He has set music to some of greatest silent movies such as Metropolis, Nosferatu and Faust.
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Immediately following the concert, approximately 9:30 p.m., guests can dance the night away at the milonga (Tango dance). DJ music will be provided by Queen City Tango. All profits go to the Island Arts Youth Scholarship Fund. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 on the day of the event. They can be purchased on-line at islandarts.org and in person at Hackett’s Orchard and the Green Frog in South Hero, the Back Chamber in North Hero, the Alburgh Public Library, and the Isle La Motte Country Store. The event is handicapped accessible and sponsored by the Islander and the Thomas F. Staley Foundation. For more info visit info@islandarts.org or call (802) 372-8889.
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IN TOWN
26 pieces of lead HOW 26 PIECES OF LEAD CHANGED THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (Hint: they weren’t musket balls)
presses in Europe, and the introduction of the printing craft to the Colonies.
Learn how 26 pieces of lead printing type changed the course of the American Revolution during an informative and entertaining discussion of colonial printers, their secrets, and their penchant for stirring up trouble for the Crown. At Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Rabble in Arms Weekend ― Aug. 6-7 in Ferrisburgh ― master letterpress printer Ronald Kermani will show how colonial printers set type, printed pamphlets by hand one at a time, and distributed these thought-provoking anti-British missives throughout the colonies. “During the Revolution, the printing press was as powerful as the largest army in defeating the British,” said Kermani. During the program, Kermani will handset lead printing type and print Revolutionary War-style items on the museum’s vintage hand press. Attend his session and you may receive a personalized printed souvenir of the Rabble in Arms weekend. Along the way, you can learn about the history of printing, the invention of moveable metal type and printing
Kermani became immersed in typography and printing while studying at Syracuse University. He has taught graphic arts and letterpress printing, founded the awardwinning Kermani Press, and amassed a sizeable collection of antique wood and metal foundry types which he donated to the Albany Institute of History and Art. While the centerpiece of this event is LCMM’s replica 1776 gunboat Philadelphia, the Rabble in Arms weekend also provides a chance to see other eighteenth century skills in action, including encampment food preparation and open fire cooking presented by reenactors with years of experience in colonial cookery. Kids will have the chance to join the Colonial Army and learn musket drills (with wooden muskets of course), and more. On-water battle demonstration at 1 p.m. each day brings to life the confrontation between rebelling colonists and British forces on Lake Champlain. Camp is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m.-4p.m. Sunday. Want to learn more about Nautical Archaeology? A selection of maps, documents, and photographs from the collection of Lake Champlain historian Peter Barranco provides glimpses into the Battle of Valcour Island, the War of 1812, Lake Champlain’s steamboats, and the 10-year sonar survey of Lake Champlain’s 300+ shipwrecks.
At the Battle of Valcour Island in 1776, a hastily-built American fleet manned by inexperienced colonists stopped the British from advancing down Lake Champlain.
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Lake Champlain Maritime Museum is open daily through Oct. 9. Find out more about LCMM at www.lcmm.org.
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It’s Field Days time! Honestly there’s way too much to know about this awesome annual celebration of all TUES-SAT AUG things AddisonIn New Haven County-Ag, so check out the official program that came out last week or go online to find out what you need to know. Favorites include sheep city, Rosie’s racing pigs, maple everything, arm wrestling, the talented 4-H students, and, of course, the demo derby. Info: www.addisoncountyfielddays.com.
Lucien Paquette, who founded the Addison County Fair and Field Days in 1948 and started the fair’s Hand Mowing Competition in AUG 1978, turns 100 years old THURS. At Field Days on Aug. 14. At this year’s hand mowing completion, Lucien will offer a hand mowing clinic/demonstration for those interested in a few tips from a master hand mower or just wanting to join a celebration of Lucien’s many years. His demo is at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11, at the hand mowing site at Field Days. The Hand Mowing Competition kicks off at 10 a.m.
The centerpiece of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Rabble in Arms Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, AUG Aug. 6 and 7, will SAT & SUN In Ferrisburgh be the replica 1776 gunboat Philadelphia II, on which there will be battle reenactments. But the Rabble in Arms also provides a chance to see other 18th century skills in action, including encampment food preparation presented by re-enactors. Lots of events for kids. Schedule and directions: www.lcmm.org.
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The man and artist as revealed in his later works.
EXHIBITS ADDISON COUNTY IN PROFILE: SILHOUETTES FROM THE HENRY SHELDON MUSEUM ARCHIVES. On exhibit through summer 2016 at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, 1 Park St., Middlebury. 388-2117 or www. henrysheldonmuseum.org. COLLECTIONS AND RECOLLECTIONS: PRESERVING PETER BARRANCO’S LEGACY. On exhibit through summer 2016 at Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. 4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes, 475-2022 or www.lcmm.org. HOMER WELLS: REFLECTIONS ON REFRACTIONS. August Solo Exhibition at Edgewater Gallery at Middlebury Falls, 1 Mill St., Middlebury. 458-0098 or edgewatergallery.co. INDEPENDENCE MUST BE WON: THE ART OF ELLEN VIERECK. On exhibit for 2016 at Mount Independence State Historic Site. 497 Mount Independence Road, Orwell. 802-9482000 or www.historicsites.vermont.gov/MountIndependence. OBSERVING VERMONT ARCHITECTURE. On exhibit through Aug. 7 at Chimney Point Vermont State Historic Site, 7305 Vermont Route 125, Addison. 759-2412. PAUL STRAND IN VERMONT, 1943-1946. On exhibit in the Overbrook Gallery May 27-Aug. 7 at Middlebury College Museum of Art. 72 Porter Field/Route 30 South, Middlebury 443-3168 or www.middlebury.edu/arts. PEDALING THROUGH HISTORY: 150 YEARS OF THE BICYCLE, THE GLENN EAMES COLLECTION. On exhibit June 21-Oct. 16 at the Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, 1 Park St, Middlebury. 388-2117 or www.henrysheldonmuseum.org. PERSEVERANCE: JAPANESE TATTOO TRADITION IN A MODERN WORLD. On exhibit in the Christian A. Johnson Memorial Gallery June 10-Aug. 7 at Middlebury College Museum of Art, 72 Porter Field/Route 30 South, Middlebury. 443-3168 or www.middlebury.edu/arts. Museum is closed Mondays. QUAKER MADE: VERMONT FURNITURE, 1820-1835. On exhibit starting Sunday, July 10 at the Rokeby Museum. Route 7, Ferrisburgh. 877-3406. RORY JACKSON: ALL IN ONE COUNTY. August Solo Exhibition at Edgewater Gallery on the Green, 6 Merchant's Row, Middlebury. Opening Reception Friday, Aug. 12, 5-7 p.m. 9897419 or edgewatergallery.co. THE EFFECTS OF BIRDSONG ON SHIFTING STRATA: PAINTINGS AND POEMS. Works done by "Artists of the FortySeven Main Street Group." On display from Aug. 5-27. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, Aug. 7 from 1-3 p.m. Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr., Brandon. 247-4295 or www.compassmusicandarts.net.
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Strand (1890-1976) produced no more than about 100 photos while in Vermont, largely limited to the area where he was staying near Brattleboro because of the size of his equipment. The exhibit includes models of the two cameras Strand was using in Vermont, a Graflex 5 x 7-inch Home Portrait Camera and a Deardorff 8 x 10-inch view camera. Their size — the Deardorff alone is upwards of 40 pounds — was one of Strand’s greatest challenges as he attempted to trek through Vermont’s unfamiliar terrain. “What we were interested in doing in the show was trying to find out what some of the challenges of someone working with these bulky cameras was,” said Saunders. According to Helen Bennett, one of Strand’s Vermont subjects, he was often seen with a wheelbarrow, carting his equipment up and down the road, taking photos of everything. During the curatorial process, Saunders attempted to find the precise locations Strand photographed. He discovered that most of the photos were taken in a single town, on a single farm and even from a single building. “There was the aspect of the detective work of trying to locate some of these locations,” Saunders said. “Some of it was just my sense of curiosity but then what I really realized was the more places we can identify, the more puzzle pieces fit in. You realize he’s not really traveling all over the entire state, this is very focused.” Much of Strand’s work was inspired by his political views. Strand was an ardent supporter of the left, often voicing communist and socialist ideologies, which are reflected in his Vermont photos.
College Museum since 1985, began exploring Strand’s work and curating the exhibit without much direction.
“PAUL STRAND LOVED NEW ENGLANDERS AND VERMONTERS BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THEY REPRESENTED THE CHARACTER OF INDEPENDENT PEOPLE.” — Richard Saunders
challenges of taking photographs like these in the 1940s?” Saunders explained. “Really just, what’s this all about?”
“I didn’t know where this was going to lead,” he said. “But I found that it all has an explanation behind it. I think any good curatorial object should have a good narrative, but also it should be something that you think is worth sharing and something that is revealing that perhaps hasn’t been told before.”
“When he came to Vermont what he was really interested in was its weathered appearance,” said Saunders. “He loved New Englanders and Vermonters because he thought they represented the character of independent people.” Strand’s initial Vermont photos were produced specifically for a retrospective show of his own work at the MOMA in 1945. In the first retrospective show for a living artist, Strand displayed 20 of his Vermont photos to complete the 172-photo show. After the show, Strand and Newhouse decided to embark on “Time in New England.” Strand returned to Vermont for a second time to take photos that would be paired with historical texts chosen by Newhall. During Strand’s second visit to Vermont he pushed his radical leftist agenda with even more force. “It’s supposed to be ominous, it’s supposed to be the church and the life of early settlers,” said Saunders of one dark photo featuring only a church. “All of that fit with his ideology. It’s not a lovely summer day.”
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Strand’s Vermont photos are unknown to most people, but they are certainly an important reflection of Vermont in the 1940s, struggling to recover from the Great Depression and to survive in the midst of World War II. And yet, as Saunders points out, many of the images hold up. “If you ask different people why they came to Vermont, what brought them here, a lot of the responses will relate to the environment, the small towns, the preservation of architecture, sense of community and sense of place,” he said. “There’s a natural beauty here, but in addition to that the towns, the villages, the inhabitants I think add a lot. And I think Strand grasped that. And it continues to this day.” Cover image: Mr. Bennett, Vermont. Gelatin silver print, 1944.
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OPENING RECEPTION AT IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Aug. 4, 5-7 p.m., Edgewater Gallery, One Mill St. Opening reception for Homer Wells, part of “Art and the Alley,” offering extended hours to 7 p.m., store specials, live music and light refreshments. FEARLESS DRAWING WORKSHOP IN VERGENNES. Saturday, Aug. 6, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., KB Café at Kennedy Brothers. All adults welcome. No experience necessary. Information about this week’s lesson: http://WeeklyArtLesson.com/. GALLERY RECEPTION IN ROCHESTER. Saturday, Aug. 6, 5-7 p.m., BigTown Gallery, Rochester. Central Vermont painters Celia Reisman and Peter Fried, whose works are on display in a new show, “Painting in the Neighborhood,” will be on hand for the opening reception. OPENING RECEPTION IN BRANDON. Sunday, Aug. 7, 1-3 p.m., Compass Music and Arts Center, 333 Jones Dr., Brandon. Castleton artist Tom Merwin established the group known as “Artists of the Forty-Seven Main Street Group,” comprised of individuals with various challenges, offering them the use of his studio to paint. The group’s exhibit, “The Effects of Birdsong on Shifting Strata: Paintings and Poems,” will be on display from Aug. 5-27.
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FILM MOVIES IN THE PARK AFTER DARK IN BRISTOL. Thursday, Aug. 4, dusk, town green. “The Avengers.” Part of Bristol Rec’s annual outdoor film series with classics shown on a theatersize screen. Free. Bring a blanket and bug spray. Series runs weekly (except Aug. 11) through Aug. 18.
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MUSIC RECITAL AT ST. STEPHEN’S-ON-THE-GREEN IN MIDDLEBURY. Thursday, Aug. 4, 12:15 p.m., 3 Main St. Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer, soprano; Rev. Kim Hardy, cellist; Jack DesBois, baritone; and George Matthew, Jr., organist, perform Mozart, Mendelssohn, Bach, Franck and Herbert Howells. Bring a lunch. Light refreshments provided. Free.
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kids pick Before summer comes to a close, head to Bristol on Wednesday nights for live music and small town entertainment. Bring a lawn chair, blanket or picnic dinner and soak in the early evening light. — Eliza Eaton, MiniBury.com
HANCOCK GREEN SUMMER CONCERTS PRESENTS PETE SEEGER MEMORIAL CONCERT. Thursday, Aug. 4, 6:30 p.m., Hancock Town Green. Bring a chair and a picnic. Homemade desserts will be sold. Free. SUMMER CARILLON CONCERT SERIES AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. Friday, Aug. 5, 5 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns. The carillon in the tower of Mead Chapel will be played by George Matthew Jr., carillonneur for Middlebury College and Norwich University. He will play a program composed entirely by women. Free. Info: http:// go.middlebury.edu/carillon. DEB FLANDERS, ROBERT RESNIK AND MICHELE CHOINIERE IN CONCERT IN SALISBURY. Friday, Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church. Folk traditions from New England and French Canada. Free-will donations appreciated.
Camp Point CounterPoint faculty ensemble plays a program of Beethoven, Schubert and Mozart. Free-will donations appreciated. DAS SERAIL IN MIDDLEBURY. Friday, Aug. 12 and Saturday, Aug. 13, 8:30 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Middlebury College’s German for Singers Program present Das Serail, a medley of popular “Seraglio-operas” from the 18th century featuring music by Gluck, Haydn, Mozart and Weber. Pre-performance talk in English at 7:45 p.m. Info: 802-382-9222 or www.townhalltheater.org.
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ADDISON COUNTY GOSPEL CHOIR. At the Ripton Community House Saturday, Aug. 6, 7-8 p.m. At the Shoreham Congregational Church Sunday, Aug. 7, 7-8 p.m. And at Addison County Field Days Sunday, Aug. 9, 7-8 p.m. Come enjoy traditional spirituals and contemporary worship songs from the 30-voice choir and gospel band, including favorites such as “I Saw the Light” and “O Happy Day.”
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TOWN BAND CONCERT IN BRISTOL. Wednesday, Aug. 10, 7 p.m., town green. Bring a lawn chair, blanket or picnic dinner and enjoy an evening of small-town entertainment. BOB STANNARD AND THOSE DANGEROUS BLUESMEN IN BRANDON. Wednesday, Aug. 10, 7 p.m., Central Park. Some of the hottest blues Vermont has to offer. Bring your lawn chairs, enjoy food from vendors set up in the park. Part of the Brandon Summer Concert Series. SUMMER CARILLON CONCERT SERIES AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE. Friday, Aug. 12, 5 p.m., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns. The carillon in the tower of Mead Chapel will be played by George Matthew Jr., carillonneur for Middlebury College and Norwich University. He will play a program of Scandinavian and Irish carillon music. Free. Info: http://go.middlebury.edu/carillon. MUSIC FROM POINT COUNTERPOINT IN SALISBURY. Friday, Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m., Salisbury Congregational Church. The
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BARBARA KOPPLE SCREENS THREE DOCUMENTARIES AT MIDDLEBURY NEW FILMMAKERS FESTIVAL
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he Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival welcomes two-time Academy Awardwinning documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple to Middlebury as its Featured Guest for the 2016 Festival that kicks off Aug. 25 and runs through the 28th.
Kopple will screen three of her highly acclaimed documentaries, including a special 40th Anniversary Tribute screening of her groundbreaking film, “Harlan County, USA.” The screening will take place Saturday, Aug. 27 at 1:30 p.m. at Town Hall Theater. Released in 1976 as Kopple’s first feature film, “Harlan County USA” chronicled the bitter 1974 strike of Kentucky coal mine workers that began when the Eastover Mining Company refused to sign a standard union contract. “Harlan County,
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SATURDAY, AUG. 27 “Harlan County, USA.” 1:30 p.m. at Town Hall Theater
SUNDAY, AUG. 28 “Hot Type:150 Years of The Nation.” 10 a.m.. at Dana Auditorium
SUNDAY, AUG. 28 “Miss Sharon Jones!.” 7:20 p.m. p.m. at Town Hall Theater
DURING THIS YEAR’S
Kopple will also present two additional films at the Festival: “Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation”, screening at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 28 at Dana Auditorium and “Miss Sharon Jones!” which MNFF has selected as its Closing Night film on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 7:20 p.m. at Town Hall Theater. John Nichols, national affairs correspondent for The Nation magazine, will also appear at the “Hot Type” screening.
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“We are so incredibly fortunate to be able to bring Barbara to the Festival,” said Lloyd Komesar, MNFF’s producer. “She truly is one of America’s greatest documentary filmmakers. “Barbara Kopple has changed the face of documentary filmmaking,” said MNFF artistic director Jay Craven. “She has directed 35 films, including five within the last three years. She remains a filmmaker of exceptional talent and insight, still working at peak output. It will be a treat to welcome her and hear her thoughts about today’s state-of-the-art.”
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Beer pairing dinner with Two Roads Brewery Monday, August 8| 6-8 pm Four courses $40.00 1st course: Watercress Salad with Roasted Asparagus, Corn, and Scallions & Toasted Almonds dressed in a Tarragon Vinaigrette served with Orb Weaver Farmhouse Cheese & Potato Croquette. Pairing: Via Cordis – Abby Blonde Ale 2nd Course: Tandoori Chicken Wings with a Mint Yogurt Pairing: Workers Stomp Barrel-Aged Saison 3rd Course: Griddled Corn Hoecakes topped with Duclos & Thompson Chopped Lamb served with Hot Slaw & Kentucky Black BBQ Pairing: Conntucky Lightnin’ 4th Course: Chocolate “Autostrada” Tiramisu Pairing: Espressway Cold Brew Coffee Stout Only a few spots left. Get your tickets today http://www.middlebury.edu/arts/boxoffice Vegetarian options are available!
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MUSIC
Live recording PHAT FOLK TRIO RECORDS LIVE ALBUM IN BRANDON TOWN HALL
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he Brandon Town Hall is a snapshot of Vermont history,” muses singer-songwriter Phil Henry. “But at the same time, it’s very much a living cultural center of the town as it is right now. That’s why we want to play here.” On Saturday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m., the Phil Henry Acoustic AUGUST Trio will perform SATURDAY Brandon Town Hall a public concert at Brandon Town Hall, which will be recorded for an upcoming live album.
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Built in 1861, the Brandon Town Hall is a living example of early American architecture, featuring classic Roman columns in front and a lively acoustic auditorium inside. After a period of closure between 1979 and 2006, it was reopened as a town center and arts venue, now hosting concerts, dramatic performances, meetings, and even silent movies. “It’s a beautiful space, and we’d like to make it a part of our history, too” says Phil Henry. Rutland singer-songwriter Phil Henry has his own local history, also. He has lived in Vermont for the past 13 years, teaching K-12 music, chorus, jazz and rock at West Rutland School, and steadily building a catalog of his own original contemporary folk songs. He has released three studio albums during his time in Vermont, and garnered praise for his writing and performance along the way. In 2005 he was
The Phil Henry Acoustic Trio will record a live album at the Brandon Town Hall next Saturday.
awarded grand prize at Vermont’s SolarFest Songwriter Competition and Maryland’s Susquehanna Music and Arts Festival’s contest in 2009. He showcased his music at national folk festivals such as the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in New York and the Kerrville Folk Festival in Texas. Most recently, Henry won a Times Argus / Rutland Herald Tammie Award for Best Singer-Songwriter Album for his 2015 collection, “A berdeen.” Henry plans to record this performance to be released as a live album this fall. It will feature the Phil Henry Acoustic Trio (or PHAT, as they’re known by their fans) completed by
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hand percussionist Gary Moon and mandolin, accordion, and keyboard player Jeff Kimball. PHAT’s lush and groovy instrumentation, tight vocal harmonies, and irreverent stage interaction has made the band a favorite at coffeehouses and festivals across the Northeast. Catch this live concert next Saturday at 1 Conant Square in Brandon. The Brandon Town Hall doors open at 7 p.m. if you like to be early. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students, seniors and military. This performance has been sponsored by Lyn and Jim DesMarias.
live music The West Road Rockers in Middlebury. Thursday, Aug. 4, 7 p.m., 51 Main. Francesca Blanchard in New Haven. Friday, Aug. 5, 7:30 p.m., Tourterelle. The Resurrectionists with Crazyhearse in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 5, 9 p.m., Two Brothers Tavern. Cooie Defransesca in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 6, 7 p.m., 51 Main. Avant-Garde Dogs in Middlebury. Thursday, Aug. 11, 8 p.m., 51 Main. Dave Richardson in Middlebury. Friday, Aug. 12, 6:30 p.m., 51 Main. They Might Be Gypsies. Saturday, Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Jeff Salisbury Band in Middlebury. Saturday, Aug. 13, 8:30 p.m., 51 Main. Blues Jam in Middlebury. Wednesday, Aug. 17, 8 p.m., 51 Main.
I THINK MUSIC IN ITSELF IS HEALING. IT'S AN EXPLOSIVE EXPRESSION OF HUMANITY. IT'S SOMETHING WE ARE ALL TOUCHED BY. NO MATTER WHAT CULTURE WE'RE FROM, EVERYONE LOVES MUSIC. — Billy Joel
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adults, $2 children ages four to 13. Kayak rentals available for $10 per hour or $30 for half day. Contact leaders to confirm participation: paddle leader David Andrews, vtrevda@yahoo.com or 802-388-4894; or bike ride leader Jill Vickers, jvickers@gmavt.net or 802-759-3227.
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ADDISON COUNTY FAIR AND FIELD DAYS IN NEW HAVEN. Starts Tuesday, Aug. 9, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 13, Field Days fairgrounds. Vermont’s largest agricultural fair. Info: www.addisoncountyfielddays.com. THE PHIL HENRY TRIO IN CONCERT IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Town Hall. Phil Henry, Gary Moon and Jeff Kimball bring strong voices, rich songs and intricate and flawless guitar work. Tickets $8 adults; $6 seniors, students and military. Info: 247-6720. THEY MIGHT BY GYPSIES IN CONCERT IN BRANDON. Saturday, Aug. 13, 7:30 p.m., Brandon Music. Gypsy jazz. Tickets $20. Reservations recommended: 802-247-4295 or www.brandon-music.net.
CIDERFEST 2016 IN SHOREHAM. Saturday, Aug. 13, 3-8 p.m., Champlain Orchards, 3597 Route 74 West in Shoreham. Local food, cider donuts, horse wagon rides, apple picking and music from the four finalists of the Farmusic Series. Info: www.champlainorchardscidery.com/the-farmusic-series. PIE AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL IN FERRISBURGH. Sunday, Aug. 14, 1-4 p.m., Rokeby Museum, Route 7. Come enjoy peach, apple and berry pies of every kind. All proceeds support the museum. Info: 802-877-3406 or rokeby@ comcast.com.
SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES BAM! Fest in Bristol. Saturday, Aug. 6, all day, Bristol Hub. Music, food, skateboarding. GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB ANNUAL KINGSLAND BAY PICNIC OUTING IN FERRISBURGH. Saturday, Aug. 6, Kingsland Bay State Park. Come for one or all activities: morning hike, paddle outings, picnic at noon and optional afternoon bike ride. Admission to the park is free with Green Mountain Passport or $4
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THEATER “RABBLE IN ARMS” REENACTMENT IN FERRISBURGH. Saturday, Aug. 6 and Sunday, Aug. 7, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Join the crew of the replica gunboat Philadelphia II and experience life aboard during the American Revolution. Learn about the crew’s place in the pivotal Battle of Valcour Island of 1776.
ADDISON GOSPEL CHOIR PERFORMS THREE SHOWS
The Addison County Gospel Choir will perform two concerts this weekend followed by their annual appearance at Field Days. This renowned group, under the leadership of Suzanne Rood, is comprised of singers representing a dozen churches in Addison County. Each year they perform on the opening night of the Addison County Fair and Field Days,
but you can hear a preview at this concert on Aug. 6 in Ripton and Aug. 7 in Shoreham. The first show will take place at the Ripton Community House in the village of Ripton on Saturday, Aug. 6, 7-8 p.m. The next night, Sunday, Aug. 7, the group will sing at the Shoreham Congregational Church at 28 School Road in Shoreham beginning at 7 p.m.
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There is no charge for the concerts, but a freewill offering will be taken to benefit the Gospel Choir. People who attend are also encouraged to bring a can or box of food for the food pantry. All this is a prelude to the big performance at the Addison County Fair and Field Days. The Gospel Choir will appear at the Show Tent in New Haven, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9.
did you know? GOSPEL MUSIC CAN BE TRACED TO THE EARLY 17TH CENTURY, WITH ROOTS IN THE BLACK ORAL TRADITION.
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WILD
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getting to know the wild plants of Vermont
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Judith Irven found this solitary Wood Lily growing wild at the sunny end of Hogback Mountain in Goshen.
BY JUDITH IRVEN
With their beautiful colors and shapes, and sometimes a subtle fragrance, I have always had a passion for flowers. Of course, as a gardener, I spend countless hours contemplating the best ways to cultivate and display the flowers in my garden. But, perhaps even more, I am in awe of the diversity and beauty of wildflowers that — with absolutely no help or assistance from humankind — thrive in our mountains and meadows.
Some, like clover, daisies and milkweed, bloom prolifically for months on end, and we mostly know their names and their habits. Others are less common and may be quite unfamiliar to many of us. A few weeks ago, when hiking around Hogback Mountain behind our house, I discovered a beautiful solitary lily, shown in this picture. Its gorgeous orange flowers decorated with striking purple spots, seemed to smile at the sky. Amazingly it was growing all by itself, and yet it appeared to be flourishing among the thick ferns and grasses. So, that same evening, I asked my husband Dick to take the picture you see here.
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Now, with the photograph to remind me of the details of the flower and the leaves, I used a duo of wonderful new books, both published this year, to positively identify the plant I had seen. The first book, Wildflowers of New England by Ted Elliman (published by Timber Press) is an illustrated field guide of all the perennial, biennial and annual flowers that grow wild in the six New England states: The second, New Flora of Vermont by Arthur Gilman (published by the New York Botanical Gardens) is an in-depth reference book naming and describing all the plants found growing naturally in Vermont. In these books I discovered that its official English name is Wood Lily, and its Latin name is Lilium philadelphicum. Apparently Wood Lilies are found in dry woodlands or along the edges of fields and, in Vermont, they are considered uncommon or rare, and have only been seen in our eight southern counties. I also learned about two other lilies that grow wild in Vermont, the native Canada lily (Lilium canadense) and the Tiger lily (Lilium lancifolium) which was introduced from Asia. For me the bloom-time of the many wildflowers is a sweet reminder of the passage of the seasons — spring, summer and fall. And some wildflowers bloom just briefly, making them even more special. A few days later I returned to see my lovely lily once more, only to find that it was all done flowering for this year. So, unless I find a different plant, a whole year must pass before I see the wood lilies once more.
LEARNING TO SEE We humans love to name and describe everything we encounter — from our family and friends to the
“MY HEART FOUND ITS HOME LONG AGO IN THE BEAUTY, MYSTERY, ORDER AND DISORDER OF THE FLOWERING EARTH.” — Lady Bird Johnson numerous objects or ideas that interest us, and of course the plants we encounter in the natural world. We also group them with similar plants, a discipline called ‘taxonomy’. Plants that share certain characteristics are grouped together in families. Thus true lilies are classified in the genus Lilium and are grouped with other lily-like flowers into a ‘family’ known as Liliaeceae. So, if you come across an unknown plant, you can use its visible characteristics, such as the color and structure of its flowers and the shape and arrangement of its leaves, to both name it and find its position in the great hierarchy of all plants.
WILDFLOWERS OF NEW ENGLAND by Ted Elliman Ted Elliman, who has worked at the venerable New England Wildflower Society for many years, has created a beautiful and extremely comprehensive field guide, covering well over 1,000 wildflowers, both native and naturalized, that are found in our region. The book is organized around flower color—first the white flowers, followed by ones that are yellow, red, blue, green, orange and lastly brown.
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Entries must be home grown in the greater Addison County area • Only produce brought to the Addison Independent office between Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm will be eligible • Weekly front runners will be listed in the “Garden Game” column until another contestant provides a larger sample of that produce category (The largest entries as of Thursday noon deadline will be the front runners listed in that Monday’s edition) • One winner per category • Judge has final word • First place winners will be announced at sign of first frost.
| ARTS+LEISURE | Thursday, August 4, 2016 — PAGE 15 At the beginning of the book an easy-to-use identification key or index makes it relatively foolproof to identify and name that unknown flower you discovered on your walk. Start with the color of the flower, and then look carefully at the number of petals in each flower as well as how they are arranged. This lily was clearly orange, there were six petals and they were arranged in a circle. Next study the characteristics of its leaves. In the case of the wood lily it was easy to see that the leaves grew from the stem in whorls. This information was sufficient to take me directly to a page showing a small number of plants with these characteristics and, by looking at the color photographs and descriptive paragraphs, it was easy to identify the plant I had seen. The wood lily is grouped with other orange lily-like flowers including the tiger lily found today around old farmsteads but which originated in East Asia. And there is also the commonplace orange daylily that we see along Vermont roadsides in July and August. But, interestingly enough, the daylilies actually belong to a different plant family entirely.
NEW FLORA OF VERMONT by Arthur Gilman The New Flora of Vermont, the climax of years of painstaking solo research by Vermont native and life-long environmentalist, Arthur Gilman is a monumental reference book, where he both describes and categorizes over 2,000 vascular plants — from trees and shrubs to wildflowers, grasses, ferns and mosses — that grow wild in Vermont. The majority have been growing here for hundreds of years. Other have been ‘introduced’ by human activity — with some, but by no means all, of which are considered invasive. Still SEE GARDEN ON PAGE 17
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the movie CAFÉ SOCIETY — RUNNING TIME 1:36 — RATING: PG-13 Café Society — Woody Allen’s 47th movie — has been released to a public that has rarely been neutral about the man or his work. Discussion about each of his annual films usually breaks down into fans, naysayers and an inarticulate segment that dismisses him for various reasons. But do they go? You bet they do — millions of them. This year’s entry is a challenging mix of his strengths and weaknesses. The plot: A shy boy from the Bronx who is sick of his difficult family heads to Hollywood where he falls in love with the secretary to his uncle who is a big time agent to Hollywood stars. Will the uncle give him a job? Will the love affair last? In its strongest sections, the movie opens and closes in New York, where a classic Woody Allen family of nutcases sits around the dining room table babbling without listening. Bobby (Jesse Eisenberg) knows he needs to get out and announces his departure for Hollywood to ask his powerful Uncle Phil (Steve Carell) for a job. He falls immediately for Vonnie (Kristen Stewart), Uncle Phil’s secretary while doing menial office tasks. After complications develop, he heads back to New York where we return to the iconic family dinner table while Bobby moves up as an impresario in the nightclub world. And he meets Veronica (Blake Lively). Those strengths and weaknesses? Woody Allen has teamed here with Vittorio Storaro who has done a quietly magnificent job of lighting the Hollywood and New York segments so beautifully that we wish we could push a stop action button just to stay longer in each scene. He turns everything into a painting. The casting? That’s the problem. Allen tries to deliver 1930s Hollywood glamour by having Steve Carell’s thoroughly unconvincing power agent reel off the names of the stars of the era in stilted conversations designed to show his power. We need short film clips so young people can imagine Joan Blondell, Spencer Tracy, Joan Crawford, James Cagney, Sam
Jesse Eisenberg and Blake Lively in Café Society (2016).
Goldwyn, and other dozens who gave the era its flavor. They are simply names on a staccato list designed to elevate Steve Carell’s Uncle Phil. It doesn’t work, not for a minute. It’s an easy guess that Allen’s disgust for Hollywood is as deep as his love for New York. While Jesse Eisenberg is appealing as the shy boy, his insurmountable problem lies in playing opposite both Kristen Stewart and Blake Lively. These two thoroughly accomplished, sophisticated actors try mightily to subdue themselves for Eisenberg, but can’t. He is too young for their classiness even when he polishes himself up in the later nightclub scenes. The women, including Jeannie Berlin as Bobby’s marvelous Woody Allenesque mother, overwhelm the men even as they underplay their characters, and that’s because Jesse Eisenberg and Steve Carell, good as they have been in other roles, are miscast in these. Of course, you’ll see it anyway — and you’ll be glad you did. — Reviewed by Joan Ellis
the book AMERICAN HEIRESS — BY JEFFREY TOOBIN TRUE CRIME TREATS If you were a young kid in 1970’s America like I was, you remember a few distinct things, like gas lines, The Partridge Family, and Patty Hearst. This is the story you thought you knew. Patricia, as she preferred to be called, became known to our nation as a bundle of contradictions: a victim, a revolutionary, a rich girl and unreliable narrator of her own experience. We were fascinated and spellbound as the drama played out on national television, one of the first times this occurred, according to Toobin’s research. At the time of her kidnapping, Hearst was a sophomore at the University of California at Berkeley, nineteen years old and restless. She was the middle child of five daughters, “the rambunctious one, the one the governess (that was the term the family used) disciplined with a hairbrush.” She often displeased her mother but was her father’s favorite. With these details and more, Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author of The Nine, completes the incomplete picture of Patty Hearst and sorts fact from fiction, and Patty’s voice from the rambling rhetoric of the Symbionese Liberation Army, a completely made-up organization with disorganization as its single unifying trait. A stunning book. — Reviewed by Jenny Lyons of the Vermont Bookshop in Middlebury.
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, John Berendt Blood Work, Holly Tucker Duel with the Devil, Paul Collins In Cold Blood, Truman Capote Helter Skelter, Vincent Bugliosi Blood Will Out, Walter Kirn A Death in Belmont, Sebastian Junger
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others are relatively recent arrivals, pushing north as our climate changes. Gilman calls his book a ‘NEW Flora of Vermont’. In his quest to document the condition of our wild plants today, his starting point was the original ‘Flora of Vermont,’ first published in 1900, with a final fourth edition printed almost fifty years ago, in 1969. Then, every weekend for twelve long years, he would travel as far as New York and Boston to scour old plant records and dried plant collections archived in libraries, and then roam the length of the state to locate where the different plants can be found today. From here he delved into modern research, especially DNA analysis, to categorize each plant in its correct family and genus.
who would like to learn more about the myriad plants — from the very rare to the commonplace — to be found across our beautiful state.
PLANT DETECTIVE
description of the unknown plant, as I did with my wood lily. Now use the index in New Flora to read a longer description, where it is found, as well as information on the other plants in the same genus and family.
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by the wonderful world of nature!
program. You can subscribe to her blog about her Vermont gardening life at www.northcountryreflections.
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While the New Flora of Vermont provides an abundance of information on any plant you might encounter, using its key system to identify an unknown plant is a somewhat cumbersome process. A much better way is to use these two books in tandem. Use the Wildflowers of New England to find the name, photograph and a brief
In the case of the orange wood lily, this was how I discovered the existence of its very close relative, the beautiful Canada lily (which I missed entirely in the field guide where it is, quite logically, grouped among the yellow flowers), along with the fascinating detail that the Canada lily is pollinated by hummingbirds! I never cease to be astonished and beguiled
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