I moved to Vermont several years ago after having spent four summers here in the mid ‘90s. I came to escape the overcrowded summer conditions on Martha's Vineyard, which had been my home for some 25 years. I found the relief from stress I was looking for and also discovered a place filled with sensible, decent folk.

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The Sol Harvest Festivus for the Restivus photos / links:

VERMONT'S FESTIVUS FOR THE RESTIVUS IN GROOVE FOR 7TH YEAR JULY 17-19

Second Night, Sunday Show Added for Family-Friendly Roots and World Music Festival in Cabot; Discounted Pre-Sale Tickets Available Now

Toubab Krewe, Oumou Sangare, Barrington Levy, Midnite, Black Sheep and Earle "Chinna" Smith Featured

Remember that Mad River Valley "Tweet Up" Round Barn chef Charlie Menard organized a few weeks ago?

The Phineas Gage Band wrote a little "Tweet Up" tune for the occasion.

And here it is, courtesy of MRVTV and Tony Italiano.

Thanks, Charlie, for a great event!

Check our Mad River Valley neighbor-rising pop star Grace Potter's acoustic version of "I Shall Be Released" at that little Tenessee music festival that begins with a B.

Courtesy of that oh-so-hip music magazine Paste. What a fabulous publication.

Thanks for the song, Grace!

Maybe it should be Vermont's new secession anthem.

Release me, oh U.S. Empire.

Ah, Mary.

First of all, I'd like to thank my journalistic colleague Cathy Resmer of Seven Days for her wonderful coverage of the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility conference in Burlington the other day.

I think I found our new organizing strategy for Vermont independence.

This is gonna be great.

We need a choreographer - anyone?

by Jane Dwinell and Dana Dwinell-Yardley

It’s that time of year — we’re caught in the dark and the snow or the ice, wondering what to do, especially what to do that doesn’t cost a whole lot of money. Here are some of our favorite low- or no-cost things to do when being stuck inside starts to get us down.

Nocturnals as Tenenbaums.
First, the bad news.

I missed the New Year’s Eve Higher Ground show, in which the Nocturnals vamped as the Royal Tenenbaums.

See photo.

The good news?

I caught Grace Potter and the Nocturnals’ (GPN) December 29 Higher Ground show, two days before, and what a show it was.

Lucy...

“A truly gifted performer, full of enchanting songs,” gushes The New Yorker.

“The troubadour of modern city folk,” exclaims The Boston Globe.

“As warm and tasty as cinnamon tea, as hopeful as daybreak,” proclaims Rolling Stone.