| Barnet | Shambhala Training: Level I — April 23rd - 25th Mindfulness-Awareness meditation allows us to recognize inherent goodness in our situation, enhancing our genuineness and appreciation for the world. This weekend is an ideal way to explore mindfulness in our contemplative environment and will be led by a senior teacher in the Shambhala tradition. It is appropriate for beginners as well as long-time students of meditation. Please register. $195. Location: Karmê Chöling Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Center, 369 Patneaude Lane. reception@karmecholing.org, 633-2384. | ||
| Barnet | Simplicity: Meditation for Real Life — April 23rd - 30th Join the daily life of Karmê Chöling's contemplative community in an open schedule that includes guided instruction in sitting and walking meditation, time for reading, reflection, and discussion, as well as time to enjoy our trails and views of Vermont's green mountains. This retreat is intended for all levels. You are welcome to attend for one or two days, or for the entire week. Please register. $245. Location: Karmê Chöling Shambhala Buddhist Meditation Center, 369 Patneaude Lane. reception@karmecholing.org, 633-2384. | ||
| Barre | The Sound of Music — April 16th - 18th & 23rd - 25th The Barre Players. Location: Barre Opera House, 6 North Main Street. staff@barreoperahouse.org, 476-8188. | ||
| Cabot | Spring Vacation — April 17th - 25th No school. | ||
| Hardwick | 7:00 p.m. | Film: Mystic River — April 22nd - 24th In Clint Eastwood's Mystic River, a murder mystery in South Boston unites three men who have been friends since childhood. Grippingly powerful performances from the entire cast — Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Marcia Gay Harden, Kevin Bacon, Laurence Fishburne, and Laura Linney — combined with gritty photography, an exceptionally emotional script, and a convincing working-class Boston setting make this film one of Eastwood's most consistent and penetrating works. Though they live in the same houses where they grew up, Jimmy (Penn), Dave (Robbins), and Sean (Bacon) have drifted apart over time. Their distance is due to a disturbing and violent episode that occurred when they were children. Even now, as adults married with kids, they have never managed to overcome their fear and guilt about what happened. Dave and his wife (Harden) still live next door to Jimmy, who is married to a tough-sexy blond (Linney) and has three daughters. When Jimmy's 19-year-old girl is murdered, he turns to Sean, who works as a policeman, and delivers an ultimatum: find the killer fast or I'll go after him myself. Little do they know, the culprit is the last person they'd ever suspect. Rated R. 137 minutes. $5/suggested donation. Northeast Kingdom Arts Council. 472-8800. Location: the Hardwick Town House, 127 Church Street. 533-7422. | |
| Lyndonville | 9:00 p.m. | Jennifer Marie All are welcome. Free. Catamount Arts Center. catamount@kingcon.com, 748-2600, (888) 757-5559. Location: Lyndon State College, LSC Student Center, 1001 College Road. 626-6200. | |
| St. Johnsbury | 7:00 p.m. | Film: The Company — April 23rd - 29th Robert Altman follows up the stunning success of the Academy Award-winning Gosford Park with The Company, a look at the world of ballet as only Altman could envision it. Throughout his extraordinary career, Altman has surprised, entertained and challenged audiences with vibrant, freewheeling films that stretch the boundaries of the medium. With The Company, this iconic director brings his fluid, masterful camera-work to the world of dance. Altman's vision for the film is an extremely intimate one: we will see the difficult daily work, the intense pressures of performance, the richly textured behaviors of the dancers — whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close — and of course the sheer beauty of dance: exhilarating, kinetic, and thrillingly observed. 112 minutes. PG-13. Location: Catamount Arts Center, 139 Eastern Avenue. catamountarts@charter.net, 748-2600, (888) 757-5559. | |