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VPR's coverage of arts and culture in the region.

Vermont Furniture And Woodworking

J. David Bohl
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Shelburne Museum
This chest was made by an unknown Vermont artisan around 1825.

In 1839, Bennington cabinet-maker Hastings Kendrick placed an advertisement in the Vermont Gazette. His tagline? "Rich and tasty furniture." The used that phrase as the title for their big new exhibit: "."

The exhibit's curator, Shelburne Museum curator emerita Jean Burks joins us to talk about the varied and sophisticated world of Vermont furniture making in the nineteenth century. We're also joined by award-winning woodworker and furniture-maker of Randolph, 2014's Vermont woodworker of the year.

Also on the show, Chip Palombini, of  in South Burlington, joins us to talk about the company's collaboration with Tesla on that company's much-talked about Powerpack battery system.

And the music of , on .

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý program Vermont Edition.

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