"Jazz Manouche" - Some call it gypsy jazz, some hot swing, in either case it is acoustic music in the spirit of Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli. Ex-Pine Island violinist David Gusakov, twins Rob and Jim McCuen on solo guitar and double bass, and rhythm guitarist Jared Volpe make up Vermont's newest acoustic, Hot Club style quartet. This is one of the hippest, happeningest music groups in the state, so don't miss out! For more information about these cool cats visit their website: www.swingnoire.com.
It's winter again, and this wonderfully talented trio usher in the new year with wit, whimsy, and world-class music-making. Enjoy an evening with musicians Bruce Catlin, Jeff Pratt, and Mitch Barron performing a hot mix of contemporary bluegrass and Celtic music. Don't miss it! For more information about them, visit their website at www.thehibernators.com.
Join the authors of The Unknown Rockwell – the artist you thought you knew, told
by the man who knew him best…for a fascinating evening. Meet the man who inspired Norman Rockwell: Rockwell’s most illustrated Boy Scout, next door neighbor, and dear friend. Hear about stories of Norman Rockwell, the private man, from the one man who knew him in a way no one else could – James P. “Buddy” Edgerton. Authors Buddy Edgerton and Nan O’Brien remind us of the courage that got our country through an incredibly tough time in the past.The book resonates with the memories of family histories told around the dining room table.The book is a first person account of two families – the Edgertons, poor dairy farmers/the Rockwells, successful due to Norman’s talents – sharing a love of family, and a consideration of one another that created a closeness of friendship.The book includes 32 pages of personal photos and photos from Norman’s modeling sessions, accompanied by the resulting illustrations.
The author of Under A Fig Tree … A Family Memoir will discuss her experience in recreating the three-generation story of her family’s assimilation to America.Her research pieces together photographs, letters, documents, recipes, and scraps of cultural lore. It is the story of her grandparents, as well as the Scafidi family, the broader Sicilian community of Rutland and her childhood in that community.It culminates with retracing her grandparents’ journey, first through Ellis Island, and eventually to the vineyards at the foot of Mount Edna and to her grandparents’ villages in Castiglione di Sicilia and Randazzo.She will discuss the challenges of creating a voice, maintaining discipline, and finding the missing pieces in compiling a family memoir.Join us for an evening of family lore and local history and leave with a signed copy of this amazing book.
