Arts/ Music

Vermont International Film Festival Panel: White Balls on Walls 10/26/2023

From VTIFF:

The world-renowned Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam allowed a camera behind the scenes of a process that raises uncomfortable and awkward questions.

Can a painting still be entitled “The Prostitutes”? When you appraise art, should you also take the skin color or gender of the artist into account? And how is one to engage with visitors who find all this “too politically correct”?

The film follows the new director of the Stedelijk as he attempts to change the museum’s policies and curation to be more inclusive and progressive. Presented with a slightly tongue-in-cheek tone, filmmaker Sarah Vos takes us into the most private conversations and arguments between the curators and managers. As so many museums around the world, including close to home in Vermont, struggle with how to reassess their collections and curatorial decisions, this film is as timely as it is entertaining. ~OY

***Followed by a Q&A with Kristan Hanson, the Fleming Museum’s Curator of Collections and Exhibitions.***

For more information visit: https://www.vtiff.org/festivals/2023-vermont-international-film-festival/

African Variety Show: Pam's Moda Fashion Show 10/26/2023

From Dr. Wetchi:

Host Dr. Wetchi interviews Ms. Pam Moda. She is a fashion designer who has been in the industry for over 15 years. Her collection is inspired by traditional tribes and the culture of Africa, juxtaposed with American culture.

Pam's Moda Present Fashion Show: November 4th, 2023, at 28 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, VT 054452. Event includes exposition of product, traditional dance, African food, and a documentary viewing.

CCS Bridging Program: Nature and Movie Discussions 10/25/2023

Emily Anderson, Bridging Coordinator, Champlain Community Services (CCS), introduces students from the CCS Bridging Program. In this episode, the students get an introduction and feel for making shows in the CCTV studio.

CCS Bridging Program: Interview with Dr. Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie 10/25/2023

Emily Anderson, Bridging Coordinator, Champlain Community Services (CCS), introduces students from the CCS Bridging Program. In this episode, we meet Dr. Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie.

In the World of Winooski: Halloween in Winooski 10/24/2023

From the City of Winooski:

Mayor Kristine Lott and Ray Coffey, Community Services Director, discuss the City's upcoming halloween events and interview students as they carve pumpkins. This episode takes place at the community pumpkin carving at the Senior Center in Winooski.

For more information visit: www.winooskivt.gov

Vermont International Film Festival Panel: After The Flood 10/21/2023

From VTIFF:

Will the flood that caused so much damage in Vermont in July 2023 happen again, and what can be done to mitigate the danger? This special festival event presents a short video from Vermont Public depicting the damage of the flood in the Montpelier area and its impact on residents and business owners, followed by a panel of conservation experts from The Nature Conservancy, exploring what we can do to prevent it in the future.

The Panel is moderated by Eve Frankel, State Director at the Nature Conservancy VT and features panelists Dr. Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, Vermont State Climatologist and TNC Vermont Advisory Council Member, as well as Lauren Oates, Director of Policy and Governmental Affairs.

For more information visit: https://www.vtiff.org/festivals/2023-vermont-international-film-festival/

Education and Enrichment for Everyone: Electrifying Flight and Building the Work Force of the Future 10/20/2023

Tyler Seeholzer and Dr. David Churchill present on BETA Technologies.

For more information visit: eeevermont.org

Neighborhood Media Internship Program: An Afternoon on Hyde Street 10/19/2023

The Neighborhood Media Interns take a walk along Hyde Street and meet some of the neighbors on the street.

On the Waterfront: Zach Campbell from Friends of the FRAME 10/18/2023

Host Mariah Riggs interviews Zach Campbell from Friends of the FRAME. Organized to facilitate the sustained use of The FRAME as an ever-evolving public space, Friends of The FRAME endeavors to present high-quality and inclusive public programming, support ongoing stewardship, and procure funding for The FRAME.

For more information visit: https://www.theframebtv.org/friends-of-the-frame

Bread and Puppet Theatre: Kropotkin Series Bedsheets & Kropotkin Biographical Performance 10/13/2023

Features Peter Schumann Kropotkin Bedsheet series (executed Spring? Summer2023) which were laid out on the studio floor of Jules and Helen Rabin cut to fit specific places on the library's walls, so as to create a travelling exhibit devoted to quotations of Kropotkin set into expressionist representational images.
1 - Alexis Smith brief Intro to Show
2 - Peter's introduction of this iteration of the Kropotkin series, in development over the last 2 years.
3 - Fiddle Rant.
4 - Kropotkin biographical scene cut from "4 Inflammatory Rants with Help from Kropotkin"_ 2022
5 - Bread and Aioli

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For more information: Jerome Lipani, Independent Artist <jeromelipani@gmail.com>.

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