Why are party stores selling "Sexy Cleopatra" Halloween costumes?Why did people in the 1980s want to "Walk Like an Egyptian?"The Egyptomania exhibit at the Fleming Museum attempts to examine those sorts...

Q: What's the story behind your band and album names?A: I came up with the name "tUnE-yArDs" when I was unaware that anyone would hear my music, ever. When I created my Myspace page, I was pretty daunted...

Burlington-based band In Memory of Pluto describes their origin as "a quintet of sock-obsessed aliens playing rock and roll and trying to get home."  They evolved quickly."[Our schtick] wasn't even...

"Arms and the Man" is a "quasi-comedy" — it is light and produces chuckles instead of hearty laughs.     UVM Theatre's production of "Arms and thse Man" almost makes it a comedy, but...

WednesdayThe Crave for Egypt at Home and AbroadFeaturing Elizabeth Smith12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.Fleming Museum Painted Word Poetry SeriesFeaturing Sue Burton and David Cavanagh6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.Fleming...

Artist Beth Robinson, once a painter, traded in paintbrushes for human hair and antique fabrics, and started making what she calls "strange dolls."Inspired by Japanese "ball-joint dolls" and put in surreal...

Burlington's Flynn Theater is a perfect venue for a modern-day rock opera, and that is what fans expected last Sunday. The Decemberists were set to perform their opus "Hazards of Love" in its entirety,...

Tucked away in Burlington's South End, the Soda Plant Artist Collective Environment (S.P.A.C.E.) looks unassuming from the outside, only to reveal an active community of artists inside. Functioning as...

Muses are tools to inspire, and the band Muse does just that. The musicians are fantastic, the lyrics are meaningful and the band works together to produce overwhelming songs. Muse's most recent album,...

Seeing Ingrid Michaelson sing in a small venue is sort of like watching a cool friend's gig — that is, if the friend had a killer voice and a recent CD release reaching number one on iTunes.On Sept....

Sarah Kinsella Waite's exhibit at Burlington's Frog Hollow Craft Center is a compilation of striking pen and ink illustrations. Her rustic montages contain factually relevant depictions of nature...

Yo La Tengo's 12th studio album doesn't deviate from the familiar sound veteran fans have come to love. However, new fans and enthusiasts of the shoegaze genre alike will enjoy Yo La Tengo's newest work,...