To mark the 10th anniversary Tropical Storm Irene and the devastation it brought to Waterbury village, a group of residents has launched a drive to raise money to install a two-story public art piece of a phoenix, the mythical bird that repeatedly rose from its own ashes.
Waterbury Arts wants to put the 22-foot by 21-foot piece, âPhoenix Rising,â designed by former Waterbury resident Jessi Zawicki, on the side of a Stowe Street building in the heart of the village.
Zawickiâs whimsical and colorful portrayal of the imaginary bird was the winner of a public design competition in 2019.
The group hopes to unveil the new piece Aug. 28 as part of a weekend commemoration of the 2011 flood.
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Jane Lindholm, Vermont Edition retired VPR host and now creator and host of the popular podcast But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. Photo: Adrian Hicks.
by Joyce Marcel, Vermont Business Magazine If you had a laboratory and wanted to cook up the perfect public radio host, the results would probably come out looking a lot like Jane Lindholm. She has all the ingredients you would expect: child of academics, well-educated, well-traveled, curious as hell and unafraid to try new things.
Lindholm even describes herself as a “back seat listener:” She was one of those little kids in the back of the car whose parents drove around listening to public radio; by default, she grew up hearing everything from “Car Talk” to discussions about the Holocaust.
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Jay Benson, CEO of Simon Pearce, left, Jerod Rockwell General Manager Simon Pearce Restaurant and Nick Karabelas the dining room manager at the The Parker Bar + Bistro go over details at the The Parker Bar + Bistro in Quechee, Vt., on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Simon Pearce and WhistlePig are joining forces in the reopening of the Parker House tavern. A photo of mill works on the right is the location of the Simon Pearce Restaurant. ( Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
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Waterbury Arts, a new group of volunteers dedicated to public art, has launched a drive to raise enough money to install