Sanders Headlines Vermont’s March Against Climate Change
The topic was climate change, but the big event was the arrival of Bernie Sanders as the last speaker of the day at the March Against Climate Change at the…
Chagall in Montreal
Chagall: Color and Music — the Russian-French artist's swirling paintings, costumes, puppets, stained glass and ceramics, complete with a dash of klezmer music — at the Montreal Museum of Fine…
Last Gig at Charlie O’s
Last Saturday, The Suspects (Phil Hyjek, Chris Stone, Sam Burke, Lee Gardner, Al Roy) played their last gig together at Charlie O's, perhaps Montpelier, VT's, most famous institution except…
Two Banjo Dans with a Will
The Vermont Bluegrass Pioneers: Banjo Dan Lindner, left (on guitar), Will Lindner on mandolin, Danny Coane (of the Starline Rhythm Boys) on banjo. At the Whammy Bar, Maple Corner, Calais,…
John Jorgenson Quintet & U32
A violinist last night as the John Jorgenson Quintet performed with the U32 High School string ensemble at the Barre, VT, Opera House. You think you don't know Jorgenson, the virtuoso…
Lahti #12
A few more Lahti favorites, all from the men's 50-k, the last event in the competition. Below, Canada's Alex Harvey, en route to winning the race, and after.
Lahti #11
Favorites from Friday's men's 4-by-10-kilometer relay and today's women's 30-k at the World Nordic Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland. Long story short, as the two fans above indicate, the Norwegians…
Lahti #10: Favorites
Favorites from today in Lahti: East Montpelier, VT's, Liz Stephen, above, charging up the big hills as part of the US women's 4-by 5-k relay team. Liz hammered the hills…
Lahti #9: Iivo!
Iivo! Iivo! Iivo! screamed thousands of Finns as Iivo Niskanen (that's Eee-voh) sprinted the last hundred meters of the 15-K interval-start world championship race yesterday here in Lahti, Finland. Denied…
Lahti #8
I don't know what it's like to fly, but ski jumpers do. One of the nordic combined jumpers flies after taking off from the 130-meter ski jump at the world…
Lahti #7a
One from yesterday: Norway's Marit Bjorgen, en route to her 16th World Championship medal, first place in the 10-K interval start at Lahti. For details and more photos click here.
Lahti #7
One of a group of Finns dressed as part of a Suomi ski team from the 1950s at the World Nordic Ski Championships in Lahti, Finland.
Lahti #6
More high drama at the Lahti World Ski Championships in Finland yesterday: Americans Jessie Diggins and Sadie Bjornsen, wearing the US women's team's trademark striped socks, took third in the…
Lahti #5
Men's and women's skiathlon yesterday: Racers ski the first section of the race on classic skis and the second on skate skis: 15 kilometers for the women, 30 kilometers for…
Lahti #4
A few from today's Nordic Combined (ski jumping and cross-country ski racing): top, Germany's Johannes Rydzek celebrates the win; below, American Bryan Fletcher leads a pack near the start of the…