Arts/ Music

On the Waterfront: Interview with Orly Yadin about the Vermont International Film Festival 2022 08/17/2022

Mariah Riggs interviews Orly Yadin from VTIFF.

Orly Yadin, Executive Director of VTIFF since Jan 2012, is a filmmaker and producer of both documentaries and animation films and series. Prior to making films, she was a film researcher on historical programmes and since 2001 has been Managing Director of Footage Farm – an archival footage collection. Orly has also taught documentary film history and theory in universities in England and at Burlington College. In 1995 she co-founded and ran Halo Productions specializing in animation films. Many of Halo’s short films won international awards at festivals, and one, Silence, was shortlisted for the Academy Awards. Orly became a VT resident in 2004 and has been a US citizen since 2010.

This year's festival will take place October 21-30, 2022. Located at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center with some virtual options and a satellite venue at The Savoy Theater in Montpelier.

For more information: www.vtiff.org

Artful Word: Video Magazine - Sparrow 08/15/2022

From Media Factory:

Photos Model by James Gero.

Service Rendered: Straight Talk Vermont - Elaine Wang 08/12/2022

Host Bruce Wilson interviews Elaine Wang, City Manager of Winooski.

The Juxtaposition: Walk In Power 08/11/2022

From the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance:

A program about issues affecting Black Folks and Black Folks effecting change.

The struggles and advances of Black folks throughout our national history of slavery and its current legacy have infused in our DNA an indisputable resilience. Realizing the untapped power that exists in us is a life altering awakening. It is liberating, exhilarating and infectious. It is our challenge to walk in this power and cultivate it in others. We’re joined today by a community member who walks in power.

Guests: Rajnii Eddins, Spoken Word Poet/Emcee and Teaching Artist; Christine Hughes, Director of the Richard Kemp Center

Originally from Seattle Washington, Spoken Word Poet/Emcee and Teaching Artist Rajnii Eddins has been engaging diverse community audiences for over 27 years. He was the youngest member of the Afrikan American Writers Alliance at age 11 and has been actively sharing with youth and community in Vermont since 2010.

Christine co-founded Uncommon Alliance, the first grassroots, local effort to initiate race data collection with the local police department. She is the Principal of New SeasonsVT and the Director of CALEOVT. She served as the first Chair of the Racial Disparities in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Advisory Panel. Christine also created a Workforce Development program at the Burlington CJC as a contractor for the state for 12 years. Most recently she served as Senior Employment Consultant for Hireability and VABIR over the past four years.

Moments with Melinda: Interview with Russ Scully 08/03/2022

From Melinda Moulton:

Russ Scully is a businessman, entrepreneur, restaurant owner, documentary filmmaker, surfer, community leader, and visionary to name just a few of his accomplishments. Owner of Hula and The Spot restaurants!!

For more information: thespotvt.com | hulalakeside.com

Positively Vermont: Stowe Tango Music Festival 08/02/2022

Dennis McMahon interviews Hector Del Curto and Jisoo Ok from the Stowe Tango Music Festival.

More info: stowetangomusicfestival.com

Mission Bazaar - The Old North End Ramble 2022 07/30/2022

The Ramble is a free, annual event, celebrating the creativity and community of Burlington’s Old North End, held on the last Saturday in July.

The Ramble is a grassroots arts festival celebrating the unequivocally creative culture of The Old North End community, where the most racially and economically diverse population of Vermont densely resides with the highest concentration of Burlington’s working artists.

From Mission Bazaar:

Mission Bazaar hosts live musicians on Saturday, July 30 for the Old North End Ramble. We start with Tom Pearo, who will bestow blessings to help you start your afternoon. At 1:30pm, don’t be fooled by the name Happy Spangler, who will bring you on a roller coaster of emotions as you move your body. Then at 3pm Mickey Western will play his legendary tales of lives lost and found on the dusty trail. Finally, Caudia Maria will make her Burlington debut, 'tis a mystery that will be revealed. Everything subject to change!!! All this with food trucks, a shrimp boil, tarot readings, vendors, ping pong, and so much more.

The Old North End Ramble 2022 07/30/2022

The Ramble is a free, annual event, celebrating the creativity and community of Burlington’s Old North End, held on the last Saturday in July.

Bread and Puppet Theatre: The University of Majd 07/29/2022

From the organizer:

Opening performance of University of Majd, written and directed by Peter Schumann and featuring his cantastoria paintings and the B&P concert band.

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

Neighborhood Media Internship Program: Media Review Podcast - #2 07/22/2022

The Neighborhood Media Interns host a podcast where they dissect a TV show to discuss and interpret the messages within it. In this episode, the Neighborhood Media Interns discuss the nuance around racial identity, colorism, and white supremacy.

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