Arts & Culture /arts-culture VPR's coverage of arts and culture in the region. en-US żŞÔĆĚĺÓý Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:15:35 GMT Burlington's First Juneteenth Celebration To Acknowledge Black History, Freedom & Resilience /vpr-news/2021-06-18/burlingtons-first-juneteenth-celebration-to-acknowledge-black-history-freedom-resilience Saturday is Juneteenth. It marks the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas received word of their freedom, more than two years after the signing ofâ€� Fri, 18 Jun 2021 21:15:35 GMT /vpr-news/2021-06-18/burlingtons-first-juneteenth-celebration-to-acknowledge-black-history-freedom-resilience Henry Epp 'We Have To Care': Nature Conservancy's First Artist-In-Residence Focuses On Connection To Land /vpr-news/2021-06-15/we-have-to-care-nature-conservancys-first-artist-in-residence-focuses-on-connection-to-land A new series of art installations hosted by The Nature Conservancy aims to connect hikers to the land through the art.Elizabeth Billings, the conservationâ€� Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:26:31 GMT /vpr-news/2021-06-15/we-have-to-care-nature-conservancys-first-artist-in-residence-focuses-on-connection-to-land Liv Nye Grief, Healing, Joy And Music /the-frequency/2021-06-11/grief-healing-joy-and-music A new VPR series explores Black grief and joy, through the lens of Vermont musicians of color. Plus, walk-in vaccine clinics, drought conditions and stateâ€� Fri, 11 Jun 2021 08:45:00 GMT /the-frequency/2021-06-11/grief-healing-joy-and-music Henry Epp, Brittany Patterson, Josh Crane Sequins, Feathers And Friendship: The Creation Of A Rutland Costume Collection /vpr-news/2021-06-07/sequins-feathers-and-friendship-the-creation-of-a-rutland-costume-collection This is a story about friendship, a love of theater and a shared passion for costumes. And how all those things have come together in a downtown Rutlandâ€� Mon, 07 Jun 2021 22:22:10 GMT /vpr-news/2021-06-07/sequins-feathers-and-friendship-the-creation-of-a-rutland-costume-collection Nina Keck The 400 Years Project Looks At Native American Identity Through The Native Lens /2021-06-06/the-400-years-project-looks-at-native-american-identity-through-the-native-lens The 400 Years Project is a pictorial collection of Native American life. It addresses colonization while centering the Native voice. Sun, 06 Jun 2021 11:13:55 GMT /2021-06-06/the-400-years-project-looks-at-native-american-identity-through-the-native-lens Sheyahshe Littledave Artist's Black Wall Street Project Is About Tulsa 100 Years Ago â€� And Today /vpr-news/2021-05-31/artists-black-wall-street-project-is-about-tulsa-100-years-ago-and-today Paul Rucker's multimedia work tackles mass incarceration, lynching, police brutality and the ways America has been shaped by slavery. His latest marks the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre. Mon, 31 May 2021 07:50:00 GMT /vpr-news/2021-05-31/artists-black-wall-street-project-is-about-tulsa-100-years-ago-and-today Neda Ulaby With New Ownership And A New League, The Lake Monsters Return This Weekend /vpr-news/2021-05-28/with-new-ownership-and-a-new-league-the-lake-monsters-return-this-weekend Baseball is coming back to Burlington this weekend. For the first time since 2019, the Vermont Lake Monsters will take the field. And since then, much hasâ€� Fri, 28 May 2021 19:34:34 GMT /vpr-news/2021-05-28/with-new-ownership-and-a-new-league-the-lake-monsters-return-this-weekend Henry Epp Reflection: On Kenny Rivero's Exhibition 'Palm Oil, Rum, Honey, Yellow Flowers' /programs/2021-05-27/reflection-on-kenny-riveros-exhibition-palm-oil-rum-honey-yellow-flowers What comes to mind when you hear the words: palm oil, rum, honey, yellow flowers? The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center has an exhibition with that title by Kenny Rivero. Kenny Rivero is a New York artist who works across mediums. And it was the title that drew me, in addition to other key things about this work that Kenny describes. Thu, 27 May 2021 18:36:46 GMT /programs/2021-05-27/reflection-on-kenny-riveros-exhibition-palm-oil-rum-honey-yellow-flowers Shanta Lee 'Very Fine Balance': Vt. Poetry Out Loud Champ Uses Cello Experience To Perform Verse /vpr-news/2021-05-24/very-fine-balance-vt-poetry-out-loud-champ-uses-cello-experience-to-perform-verse A classical cellist and Burr and Burton Academy senior became Vermont's Poetry Out Loud state champion back in March. And now IrĂ©n Hangen Vázquez's verseâ€� Mon, 24 May 2021 09:13:16 GMT /vpr-news/2021-05-24/very-fine-balance-vt-poetry-out-loud-champ-uses-cello-experience-to-perform-verse Mitch Wertlieb, Matthew F Smith Houses Of Worship Grapple With The Vaxxed And Unvaxxed Divide /2021-05-16/houses-of-worship-grapple-with-the-vaxxed-and-unvaxxed-divide Congregations are figuring out how to safely meet in person now that the COVID-19 vaccine is more widely available. But vaccination remains divisive even as it allows them to come together again. Sun, 16 May 2021 11:00:00 GMT /2021-05-16/houses-of-worship-grapple-with-the-vaxxed-and-unvaxxed-divide Blake Farmer, Blake Farmer