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Museum visitors take turns as crime scene sleuths
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These days, television characters seem to be solving more crime mysteries than ever. So the Montshire Museum in Norwich saw an opportunity to explore the world of forensic science. Enter the exhibit “Crime Lab Detectives,” where there’s a mystery for everyone who walks through the door to solve.VPR News
Sounds of Town Meeting Day
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Town Meeting Day brings together many people, issues and sounds. It takes all of these to make up the distinctive tradition of Vermont’s grass roots democracy. VPR’s Betty Smith was with the hundred voters who turned out in West Windsor on a snowy morning and filed this audio postcard.VPR News
British company shoots film in Woodstock
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A British production company was in Woodstock this week to make a short, fifteen-minute feature film. VPR’s Betty Smith visited the set to see what brought them all the way to Vermont.VPR News
Voter turnout high despite weather
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Voters in Windsor County were not deterred by the rain and cold temperatures as they turned out to vote in what may turn out to be record numbers.VPR News
Backstage with ‘The Shrew Tamer’
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A new interpretation of “The Taming of the Shrew” levels the playing field for the sexes. The play Thursday night at Northern Stage in White River Junction.VPR News
Backstage with ‘Book Group’
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Thetford Vermont may seem a long way from Broadway, but for many years it’s been at the center of a vibrant regional theater community. The Eclipse Grange on Thetford Hill is home to the Parish Players and hosts a variety of independent productions. Currently the original comedy, “Book Group,” is making its debut there.VPR News
Development underscores Norwich Select Board elections
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You wouldn’t necessarily know it from the quiet Town Meeting in Norwich this year, but development has been a hot issue.VPR News
Backstage: ‘Ragtime’
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This summer the Weston Playhouse is presenting one of its most ambitious productions. It’s a musical adaptation of the sweeping portrait of America at the dawn of the twentieth century by E.L. Doctorow.VPR News