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Antje Duvekot and Mark Erelli at Next Stage Friday, February 11th 7:30pm

by hahrenholz | Music

Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present a contemporary folk singer/songwriter twin bill with Antje Duvekot and Mark Erelli at Next Stage on Friday, February 11 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20 advance / $24 door / $5 livestream.

“Antje and Mark have been central figures in the New England, contemporary folk music scene for the last 20 years,” says Twilight’s Barry Stockwell. “They’ve headlined so many memorable Twilight Music shows in that time that I jumped at the chance to bring them together for a twin bill – two of the finest singers and songwriters that I know on our stage for one night only.”

WSESD Poll Warnings for Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, and Putney

by Not Signed In | Education

The legal voters of the Windham Southeast School District, including the towns of Brattleboro, Dummerston, Guilford, and Putney are hereby notified and warned to meet as follows. Polls will be open in Brattleboro at the American Legion, 32 Linden Street, Brattleboro, Vermont 05301 (between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.); in Dummerston at the Dummerston Town Office, 1523 Middle Road, Dummerston, Vermont 05346 (between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.); in Guilford a drive-through at the Guilford Central School, 374 School Road, Guilford, Vermont 05301 (between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.); and Putney at the Putney Fire Station, 21 Carl Snyder Drive, Putney, VT 05346 (between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.) on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 to vote by Australian ballot on the following articles.  

Article 1. To elect three (3) school directors from the nominees to serve on the school board of the Windham Southeast School District from the date of the election:

Antiques Roadshow Coming To Other End of Vermont

by cgrotke | Entertainment

A press release announces the fun:

“Antiques Roadshow is Coming to Shelburne Museum!

Time to rummage through your attic! ANTIQUES ROADSHOW will make its first visit to Vermont on July 12 at the Shelburne Museum for an all-day appraisal event as part of the series’ 27th production tour.

1916 Tech Mystery in Downtown Brattleboro

by cgrotke | History

As I sometimes do, I was reading the old newspapers of Brattleboro and came across this little bit of tech news from 1916 in the Phoenix. It’s a story of a mysterious sound that was interfering with a downtown Brattleboro business.  Vaughan & Burnett had a jewelry store on Main Street and were innovators in that they installed special equipment to accurately set clocks and watches.

How A Book Led Me To Release My First Album

by cgrotke | Creative
2022 cover

I released an album.

“But Chris, you aren’t a musician and don’t play in any bands.” Well, yes, technically that’s true, but let me explain.

Last year I read a book called “Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983 and 1984” by Duane Tudahl. The author goes day by day through studio logs and band member’s recollections and notes of every recording, rehearsal, and performance by Prince and his band the Revolution.

“Here We Are” with Sara Coffey

by Wendy O'Connell | Entertainment

For Sara Coffey, people come first. In this show, Sara shares stories of how anthropology, dance, and early travels widened her experience and her curiosity — and how she discovered community engagement as a mighty force that creates and connects, from the Arts arena to being a Vt. State Representative.

BCTV Schedules – Week of January 24, 2022

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 1/24/22

Monday, January 24, 2022

5:00 am New England Youth Theatre presents – Much Ado About Nothing
7:05 am The News Project – In Studio – The Opioid Epidemic Hasn’t Gone Away
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – Authors Heather Clark and Maggie Doherty
10:00 am Couch Potatoe Productions – Guilford Fair 2021 Part 2 – Fire Department Muster

WSESD Board Meeting Agenda and Meeting Minutes

by Not Signed In | Education

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 p.m. – David Schoales, Board Chair

II. Executive Session (approximately 20-30 minutes) – 1 V.S.A. §313(F) – Confidential attorney-client communications made for the purpose of providing professional legal services to the body.

III. Unfinished Business
• Sexual Abuse Investigation Update

Favorite Woodworking Classes Offered in February at HatchSpace

by HatchSpace | Creative

Favorite Classes Offered Again at HatchSpace

These classes filled up fast when offered in January, so we’re offering a second round in February!

Learn from the best!  HatchSpace instructors are experienced teachers, expert craftspeople and highly focused on safe shop practices. Classes are held in our new shop at HatchSpace, located at 22 High Street, Brattleboro VT.

These classes are suitable for beginners as well as experienced woodworkers who wish to learn new skills or refine existing skills.  Financial aid may be available, contact info@hatchspace.com for details.

BCTV Schedules – Week of January 17, 2022

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 1/17/22

Monday, January 17, 2022

5:30 am Addiction Recovery Channel – Preventing Overdose Fatalities – 12/17/21
6:30 am Open Exchange Vermont – EP 15 – Kevin Nathaniel – NYC Musician and Freedom Activist
7:00 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – Mateo Askaripour and Lauren Oyler – Real…and Unreal
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – Sabina Murray and Dariel Suarez – Families and Dictators

Candide Revisited

by Lise | Books, Culture

While I was reading Candide, the controversial 18th century fable by master satirist and troublemaker Voltaire, I mentioned to some fellow readers that I thought it was very funny.  I was met with a chorus of boos and hisses:  “Awful book.  Miserable book.  Thoroughly depressing.”  This made me wonder if we were talking about the same book, until I realized that they had both read it while still in their teens, when the bitterness of Voltaire’s satire must have proved overwhelming to their youthful optimism.  

It should be noted that the full title of the book is Candide, or Optimism, although admittedly there is very little in the story of our hero Candide and his teacher Dr. Pangloss to inspire one to an optimistic view of the human race.  Technically, it’s a satire on the views of the German thinker Liebniz, whose philosophy on the existence of evil is summed up in the famous saying that we live in “the best of all possible worlds.”  Voltaire disagrees.  But you don’t need to know the works of Liebniz to get Voltaire’s indictment of society which in Candide is corrupt from top to bottom.

BCTV Schedules – Week of January 10, 2022

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 1/10/22

Monday, January 10, 2022

5:00 am Vote for Vermont – Being Latino in Vermont 10/14/21
6:00 am Vote for Vermont – 12/2/21
7:00 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – Peter Filkins and Jennifer Militello – New England Poets
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast

The MADD Chatter Show

by sosqht | Media

Radio Show Sundays 3pm-5pm The MADD Chatter Show

1Hour Music followed by 1 hour Talk Radio

Share your stories of healing, spirituality or personal growth for inspiration and motivation!