AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoTicket-Talk in Vermont’s Orbit: Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey unveiled the Noah Kahan–inspired “Great Divide Act,” capping concert resale prices at 110% of face value, limiting resale fees to 10%, and banning “speculative” ghost tickets—Kahan backed the move after similar Vermont support earlier this year. Arts & Community: Opera North’s “The Ballad of Baby Doe” brings American history to life at Blow-Me-Down Farm in Cornish, with Vermont-born Horace Tabor at the center of the operatic soap. Local Golf Spotlight: Stowe Country Club reopened its redesigned 18-hole course, rebuilding the same land with a focus on walkability, playability, and sustainability. Health & Safety: Central Vermont Medical Center named Marc Kosak as its next president/COO, while the Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage as summer donations lag. Vermont Culture Calendar: Enosburg Opera House stages “Newsies” July 23–26, with understudies getting their own spotlight show. Upper Valley Notes: Norwich avoided a public records lawsuit by releasing unredacted documents, and Royalton issued a rabies warning after a bat tested positive. Arts Funding: Vermont Humanities awarded $99,137 in grants to 24 organizations.
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