Arts/ Music

On the Waterfront: Musician's Booking Agent Sal DeFrancesco 02/21/2024

Host Mariah Riggs interviews Sal DeFrancesco, a local self-employed musician's booking agent, talent buyer, and event planner.

For more information visit: www.cooiesings.com

Service Rendered: Arts So Wonderful - Candace Owens 02/15/2024

Host Bruce Wilson, Executive Director of Service Rendered, chats with guest Candace Owens about her organization Poetry Pioneer LLC, of which she is the CEO/President.

For more information visit: www.artssowonderful.com | www.poetrypioneer.com

Finding Hope From Within: Art Created by Incarcerated Women in Vermont 02/10/2024

From the organizer:

An invitation to hear and engage in a discussion, not a debate, on the proposed new women's prison. The beautiful and powerful artwork created by incarcerated women at C.R.C.F. displayed on the walls of the Fletcher Room inform and bear witness to this heartfelt conversation. Participants on the panel: Tiffany Harrington of Free Her and formerly incarcerated at C.R.C.F; Heather Newcomb, manager of Justice Impacted Services with Vermont Works for Women; Toni Foote, Shelter Coordinator, CVOEO; and a representative with the Vermont Department of Corrections.

Positively Vermont: Federal Junior Duck Stamp Program 02/05/2024

Dennis McMahon speaks with Steve Agius, Wildlife Refuge Manager at the US Fish and Wildlife Service about the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Program.

The annual state-wide Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is underway in Vermont. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invites students from pre-K to 12th grade to create designs featuring ducks, swans, or geese in their natural habitats. Designs are judged in four age categories, with awards for first, second, and third places and honorable mentions. Entries must be received by March 15th at 5396 VT Route 105, Brunswick VT 05905. The judging of the artwork occurs on March 28th, 2024 at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science in Quechee, Vermont.

For more information visit: https://www.fws.gov/program/junior-duck-stamp

Gaining Ground Installation by Rebecca Schwarz (EDIT) 01/31/2024

Local artist Rebecca Schwarz hosts an art instillation at Champlain College from January 8-31, 2024.

Watch the full program here: www.cctv.org/watch-tv/programs/gaining-ground-installation-rebecca-schwarz

From Rebecca Schwarz:

Rebecca is a community engaged artist working to foster creativity and connectedness between people of many ages and abilities. Goals of increasing health on many scales from the personal, to community, to environmental levels, and patterns in nature inspire her work in a range of modes: sculpture, collaborations, and communication. She teaches at Champlain College, and works to connect volunteers, patients, families, and caregivers with the arts in the hospital - coordinating Art from the Heart, a program of Burlington City Arts and UVM Medical Center and Children’s Hospital.

For more information visit: www.rebeccaschwarz.com

Gaining Ground Installation by Rebecca Schwarz 01/31/2024

Local artist Rebecca Schwarz hosts an art instillation at Champlain College from January 8-31, 2024.

From Rebecca Schwarz:

Rebecca is a community engaged artist working to foster creativity and connectedness between people of many ages and abilities. Goals of increasing health on many scales from the personal, to community, to environmental levels, and patterns in nature inspire her work in a range of modes: sculpture, collaborations, and communication. She teaches at Champlain College, and works to connect volunteers, patients, families, and caregivers with the arts in the hospital, coordinating Art from the Heart - a program of Burlington City Arts and UVM Medical Center and Children’s Hospital.

For more information visit: www.rebeccaschwarz.com

Senator Bernie Sanders: First Responders Roundtable 01/29/2024

From the Office of Senator Bernie Sanders:

Sen. Bernie Sanders holds a roundtable discussion with Vermont first responders on Monday, January 29 at 10:00 a.m. to hear about challenges they face and what the federal government can do to support them.

The discussion with firefighters and EMS providers covers a range of issues, including recruitment, wages, training, and equipment costs. Sanders and attendees provide updates on several Congressionally Directed Spending projects for which Sanders secured more than $1.5 million in federal funding. The funding is being used to quadruple the number of spots at the Vermont State Firefighters Association cadet academy, establish more affordable EMS training, and build a new ambulance station in Waterbury.

Traveling For History with Patricia Araujo: Comments and Mitigation Techniques 01/26/2024

From Patricia Araujo:

Host Patricia Araujo discusses comments across her social media platforms, and ways to handle them.

Find Traveling For History on social media on the following sites:

Facebook: @TravelingforHistory

Instagram: @TravelingforHistory

TikTok: @TravelingforHistory

X (formerly Twitter): @TravelingforHi1

For more information visit: www.travelingforhistory.com

Town Meeting Day Election Forums: Town Meeting Day 2024 - Promo 01/24/2024

Town Meeting TV is your election connection for Town Meeting Day 2024.

Tuesday, March 5th is Town Meeting Day. You will have the opportunity to vote on your city or town’s candidates and issues, as well as Vermont’s presidential primary.

Before you vote: learn about what’s on your ballot directly from your community’s decision makers by watching our candidate forums- as well as forums on municipal budgets, school budgets, and other questions you'll see on your ballot.

Polls are open from 7am to 7pm, or you can vote early at your Town Clerk’s office or by mail.

Remember: In Vermont, you can register to vote on election day at your polling location!

After all the ballots have been cast, be sure to tune into Town Meeting TV on election night, March 5th at 7pm, for our live results show, featuring interviews with voters at the polls, timely election results, and conversations with newly elected representatives.

You can watch Town Meeting TVs’ election coverage on Comcast 1087, Burlington Telecom Channel 17 and 217 and on YouTube at YouTube.com/TownMeetingTV.

For the full Town Meeting TV forum schedule and more information, visit www.cctv.org/2024.

Burlington City Arts Releases Findings of Economic and Social Impact Study of Greater Burlington Area’s Arts and Culture Industry 01/17/2024

From Burlington City Arts (BCA):

Burlington City Arts unveils the local results of Arts & Economic Prosperity 6 (AEP6), a comprehensive economic and social impact study of the Great Burlington Area's nonprofit arts and culture industry. The study, conducted by Americans for the Arts in partnership with Burlington City Arts, demonstrates locally as well as nationally that arts and culture are a critical economic driver of vibrant communities.

Results of the study include total spending by nonprofit arts and culture organizations as well as event-related spending by their audiences–and the impact of that economic activity on jobs and tax revenue generated to the Greater Burlington Area, Vermont, and the federal government.

The AEP studies series is the nation’s largest and most inclusive study documenting the economic contributions of the arts and culture industry, demonstrating locally as well as nationally, nonprofit arts and culture are a critical economic driver of vibrant communities. Learn more at https://aep6.americansforthearts.org/

For more information visit: https://www.burlingtoncityarts.org/

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!