Mount Holly Newsflash- Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Mount Holly Newsflash - Wednesday, January 4, 2023  The weather today in Mount Holly - Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 37. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com All community bag purchases this month at the Rutland Hannaford's store will benefit Reinbow Riding Center. We appreciate the community support!  Thank you! Liz Karle Executive Director  Reinbow Riding Center phone: (413) 652-5440 www.reinbowridingcenter.org

Mount Holly Newsflash- Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Mount Holly Newsflash - Tuesday, January 3, 2023  The weather today in Mount Holly - A slight chance of freezing rain between 8am and 9am, then rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com For Sale Shearling Coat - $75 Size 42 Never worn, non-smoker 802.259.2116 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PLAY EVERY TOWN 251 252 Community Concerts for a Cooler Climate with pianist David Feurzeig CONCERT #22: Sunday, January 15, 2 pm United Church of Ludlow 48 Pleasant St, Ludlow VT FREE Admission Donations will be accepted to benefit 350 Vermont www.350vermont.org Contact: PlayEveryTown@gmail.com (802) 434-3819 www.PlayEveryTown.com    Facebook: playeverytownVT "Like so much of our everyday life, routine jet-plane touring is unsustainable—which means something it's literally not possible to keep doing. I want to model a performance culture that doesn't require hopping on a plane and flying all over the world." Last May composer-pianist David Feurzeig embarked on Play Every Town: 252 free concerts in each of Vermont's 252 towns to combat climate change through the power of community and music. With this project David will become the first musician to perform in every Vermont municipality. He is traveling in his solar-charged electric vehicle throughout the state, offering free concerts to bring attention to the interrelated issues of climate and community, while bringing the joy of music to his audiences. "I want to support Vermont's local communities with live performance in village centers and downtowns, while fulfilling UVM's mission to serve as a resource for the whole state." Feurzeig, a professor of music at UVM since 2008, specializes in genre-defying recitals that bring together music of an astonishing variety of musical styles, from ancient and classical to jazz, avant-garde, and popular traditions. These striking juxtapositions, peppered with informative and humorous commentary, create eye- and ear-opening programs that will change how you hear all kinds of music. Each program includes customization to the time or place. The Ludlow program will feature "Happy Birthday Martin," Feurzeig's tribute to Martin Luther King, born this day in 1929. Like every performance on the tour, this one will include its own unique Scarlatti keyboard sonata: Sonata no. 22 for this twenty-second concert in the project. The concert will include ragtime in surprisingly varied styles from Joplin to contemporary works, including Feurzeig's "Stride Rite", a ragtime parody of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, and "Celebration Rag" by Vermont composer Preston Murph. Short classical pieces will round out the program, including "Another Time" by Vermont composer Eve Beglarian. Feurzeig finds his approach attracts new audiences to so-called "classical" concerts and brings new insight to existing fans. "Classical music culture puts the 'Great Composers' on an almost religious pedestal. Once this was an indication of the audience's love and respect, but it distances people from the music. It turns away new listeners, who feel like they're in a stuffy museum instead of a live concert. Sure, the music can be serious, but there's no reason anyone should feel intimidated. And if I don't get a laugh from the audience in the first two minutes, I get worried!" Follow David on his journey on Instagram, find up-to-date events for your town via Facebook, or visit the website at PlayEveryTown.com. "Not just for stars, but in academia as well there are pressures on musicians to travel far and wide, to maintain an international presence. We take this and a thousand similar practices for granted—but they're simply not compatible with a livable world."

Mount Holly Newsflash- Monday, January 2, 2023

Mount Holly Newsflash - Monday, January 2, 2023  The weather today in Mount Holly - Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind around 13 mph. Archived Newsflash emails can be read at: https://mthollynewsflash.blogspot.com For Sale Shearling Coat - $75 Size 42 Never worn, non-smoker