The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The University of Vermont's Independent Voice Since 1883

The Vermont Cynic

The group Noname performs at Waking Windows 2018. This year, Waking Windows will feature headlining acts Twin Peaks, Tune-Yards and Sunflower Bean. The festival will also feature UVM’s own musicians Princess Nostalgia, The Onlys and Father Figuer.

Alumni host Winooski’s music festival for ninth year

Sarah Robinson, Culture Editor May 1, 2019

For one weekend each year, the neighboring city of Winooski transforms into a celebration of music, art, literature and more. The festival is the brainchild of former UVM students. Waking Windows is...

Trio takes on Vermont in first tour

Trio takes on Vermont in first tour

April 30, 2016

A young energetic trio will be playing its first Vermont show this Monday.The B Boys will take the stage and perform at The Monkey House in Winooski May 2.Based on their name, one might picture a peppy...

Student nonprofit hosts benefit concert

Jensen Wainwright April 21, 2016

UVM’s Books4Equality will be hosting a free benefit concert on the Redstone Green May 4. Books4Equality is a recognized nonprofit organization aimed at providing free textbooks to college students....

Small arts center wins big

Small arts center wins big

February 3, 2015

The leader behind the grant’s proposal and the vision it conveyed was DJ Hellerman, a curator and the director of exhibitions at Burlington City Arts.The grant was provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation.“I...

Spoken word artist takes on Burlington

Spoken word artist takes on Burlington

Caroline Shea February 3, 2015

Higher Ground patrons can expect much more than music this month. Buddy Wakefield, the three-time spoken word world champion and acclaimed poet, is returning to Burlington  Feb. 10 to perform at Higher...

Grease fans ready to reunite

“Grease” fans ready to reunite

January 14, 2015

PHOTO COURTESY OF SINGALONGA PRODUCTIONSThirty-six years since its release, only one musical movie remains at the top of the charts and still has audiences singing along - the 1978 hit, “Grease.”“Grease”...

Writer talks ‘Fun Home’ and Freud

Writer talks ‘Fun Home’ and Freud

November 18, 2014

The best book of 2006 wasn’t a book in the traditional sense, but a graphic novel called “Fun Home,” according to Time Magazine.“Fun Home” author and illustrator Alison Bechdel spoke about her...

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