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Congolese Man Teaches Dance And Music Of His Native Culture
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The Vermont Folklife Center’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program has been focused on helping Vermont’s immigrant communities preserve the traditions of their home countries. For one Congolese man, that’s meant teaching young people the dance and music of their native cultureVPR News
Handing Down The Art Of Stonecutting
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Stonecutter Master George Kurjanowicz, teaches the art of stonecutting at the Vermont Folklife Center’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program.VPR News
Basket Maker Now Teaches Skills She Learned 20 Years Ago
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Basket maker, Jeanne Brink is co-author of A Western Abenaki Language Guide and she gives talks and workshops on Abenaki culture. She also was one of the first apprentices in the The Vermont Folklife Center’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program.VPR News
Stonecutters Ply Their Trade In Barre Granite Sheds
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Heather Milne Richie, an apprentice stonecutter in the Vermont Folklife Center’s "Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program," is currently working on a public sculpture commissioned by the city of Barre.VPR News
State Releases Irene Recovery Report
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A new report says report it’s likely that by the second anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene in August, much of the recovery work will be finished and the focus will shift to preparing for the next disaster.arts
Keeping Traditional Arts And Skills Alive
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Vermont Edition looks at The Vermont Folklife Center’s Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program, which has helped keep alive a variety of traditional arts and skills.VPR News
South Hero Joins Fight Against Dollar Stores
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Residents in South Hero are organizing to fight a proposed dollar store in their community. They join a number of towns where there is opposition to proposals to build the small box stores.VPR News
VTA Receives Grant To Expand Cell Service
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The Vermont Telecommunications Authority has been awarded a $1.6 million federal grant to expand cellular phone service and provide wireless internet in areas hit by flooding in 2011.VPR News