Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning is excited to present the screening of 'What is Cinema?' This documentary by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Chuck Workman tackles the question of its title with over 100 clips and interviews with filmmakers such as Mike Leigh, Jonas Mekas, David Lynch, Robert Altman, Kelly Reichardt, Costa-Gavras, and Michael Moore, and featuring archival interviews from Robert Bresson, Alfred Hitchcock, Chantal Akerman, Akira Kurosawa, Abbas Kiarostami, and more. 'What is Cinema?' not only asks a poignant question but chronicles the best of filmmaking today and proposes where cinema will go, and should go, in the future. The screening will be followed by discussion with the filmmaker. Workman will also explain the process of filmmaking and how you too can make a documentary. Registration is $22 per person. For more information or to register, please call our office at 802-867-0111 or visit greenmtnacademy.org.
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes back arts educator Stacy Gates to lead this dot mandala on pottery workshop. In Buddhist culture, mandalas are said to transmit positive energy to the environment and to the people who view them. They are believed to effect purification and healing, and to achieve a sense of oneness with the universe. We will be painting our mandalas with ceramic glazes on a piece of pottery after learning the relatively easy methods for creating perfect symmetrical dots of all sizes. Your glazed plate will be fired in Manchester Art Studio’s kiln and will be ready to be picked up in a week. No ceramics or painting experience needed; we will be demonstrating how to make perfect symmetrical dots of all sizes. Not only would this workshop make a great pre-Valentine Day date, the plates will be fired and ready to be picked up in time to give as a Valentine gift. The fee is $45 for the workshop and includes materials. For more information or to register, please call 802-867-0111 or visit our website at www.greenmtnacademy.org.
The Spring 2023 Solo Exhibitions showcase diverse talent throughout the galleries of Yester House. The works, representing a range of media, are available for purchase. Participating solo artists are Domenica Brockman, Janet Cathey, Priscilla Heine, Rose Klebes, Lorna Ritz, Elise Robinson, Angela Sillars, Courtney Stock, Gregg Wapner, Susan Wilson, and Chloe Wilwerding. The opening reception is on February 11 from 2 to 4 p.m. There is free admission to the exhibition during the reception.
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes wine experts Nancy Koziol and Kaiya Kirk to lead this special wine-tasting class. Call it a Hallmark Holiday if you wish but Valentine's Day is celebrated around the world. In countries and cultures where it's not, there are other romance-based holidays and traditions that have been around for centuries (and some, despite sounding like a blast, have been banned). This year, learn about three Valentine's Day (and Valentine's Day-adjacent) traditions with GMALL. We'll be joined by our friends from couch + cork as they explore the globe and these love-fueled holidays. You'll receive a delivery of three wines plus a PDF with your shopping list and perfectly paired recipes for three light courses (a starter, main and dessert). Cook the meals together and then Zoom in for a fun discussion about culture, romance, food and wine. Learn about food and wine pairings, along with fun trivia, traditions and more! The registration fee is $75 per household and includes three bottles of wine that will be shipped to you. You must register by January 30!! For more information or to register, please call 802-867-0111 or visit our website at greenmtnacademy.org.
Local singer-songwriter, Patty Keough, will be performing live at The Copper Grouse on Fridays, February 17th and February 24th from 5-7pm. She’ll be playing some of her original music in a variety of styles, the perfect way to unwind after a work week in the relaxed and cozy setting of the Copper Grouse in the winter.
