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Heating It Up With Ladies of the Rainbow March 2

by RDavis | Entertainment

Windham County Heat Fund Fundraiser – Heating it up with the Ladies of the Rainbow

“Heating it up with the Ladies of the Rainbow” on Saturday, March 2 at 8:00 p.m. at the VFW on Black Mountain Road in Brattleboro will be this year’s major fundraiser for the Windham County Heat Fund.

In 2005 Daryl Pillsbury and Richard Davis decided to find a way to help people struggling to pay for home heating fuel who were not eligible for existing programs. They simply decided to raise money and then figure out who was in need and help those people.

The Sweet Remains at Next Stage on Sunday, February 24

by stobro | Music

Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present folk/rock quartet The Sweet Remains, featuring singer/songwriters Rich Price, Greg Naughton and Brian Chartrand, at Next Stage on Sunday, February 24 at 7:30 pm.  Based in Burlington, VT, NYC and Phoenix, AZ, the trio has formed a unique musical kinship around three-part harmonies and shared songwriting that transcends geography and three solo careers.

Celebrating 10 years together and over 30 million Spotify plays in 2018, Rich, Greg and Brian each bring strong lyrical and melodic writing and lush harmonies to The Sweet Remains.  Rich and Greg first started collaborating for Rich’s 2004 Geffen Records debut – a CD that spawned his single “I’m On My Way,” featured on the multi-platinum “Shrek 2” soundtrack. 

BCTV Schedules – Week of 2/11/19

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 8 schedule for the week of 2/11/19

Monday, February 11, 2019

5:30 am Southern Vermont Live Music – The Gaslight Tinkers 2018-08-10 @ The Stone Church
6:05 am Gematria Today – Episode 1
6:30 am Keep Talking with the Brattleboro Retreat – Stepfamilies: Meeting the Challenges
7:00 am Magic with Jonas Cain – The Hero’s Journey to Happiness 12/7/18
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast

Scrabble Night – Drop In & Play!

by Brooks Memorial Library | Entertainment

Stop by and play a game of Scrabble with us at Brooks Memorial Library 🙂 The atmosphere is pleasant and mellow, with plenty of smiling and laughing! All levels are absolutely welcome to join the fun!!

Free Poetry Reading – William Forchion: Sacred & Sacrosanct

by Brooks Memorial Library | Books

Join us at Brooks Memorial Library at 7 pm on Monday, February 11th as William Forchion reads from his book Sacred & Sacrosanct: a collection of poems! Wiliam is a Director, Producer, Poet, Clown, Acrobat, Stuntman, Father, Friend, Minister, Coach, Writer, and Teacher, all in one package. His works have been called “resonant” and “insightful.” In addition to reading, he will offer insight into his #ApoemAday project, where he has been writing and sharing a poem every day for a year via Twitter.

BCTV Schedules – Week of 2/4/19

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 8 schedule for the week of 2/4/19

Monday, February 4, 2019

5:00 am Townshend Stone Arch Bridges – Townshend Stone Arch Bridges
6:40 am Landmark Broadcasters – “Finn”tastic News – Ep 3 (J-Term 2019)
6:55 am Snowboarding in Southern VT – Brian Knight
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Poets Speak – Conversations with VT Poet Laureate Chard deNiord – Partridge Boswell

The MILES Band at Next Stage on Saturday, February 9

by stobro | Music

Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present a dance party/concert featuring The MILES Band at Next Stage on Saturday, February 9 at 7:30 pm.  Next Stage rolls back its portable front row risers to double as a dance hall and concert venue, with a spacious dance floor between the stage and raked theater seating, for this special evening of funk, soul, rock & roll, folk/rock and reggae classics and contemporary hits.

Quest for Eagles: Wildlife Photography from Brattleboro & Beyond

by Dara Carleton | Arts

View the raptors and wildlife of Brattleboro through photographic images at the Brooks Memorial Library from February 26th through March 22nd. Photographs, by Dara Carleton Wildlife Photography, will include bald eagles, ospreys, cormorants, song birds, small critters, and water fowl images all taken within a 30 minute drive from Brattleboro. Come view the bald eagles and wildlife that’s right in your backyard! Opening reception will be Wednesday February 27th from 5-7pm.

BCTV Schedules Week of 1/28/19

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 8 schedule for the week of 1/28/19

Monday, January 28, 2019

5:00 am The World Fusion Show – Ep 40 – Shingetsu Billy White
5:30 am Voices Live! – The Future of Community Media 1/3/18
6:46 am Southern Vermont Live Music – Rock Voices – 01/04/2019- Let’s Hear it for the Boy
6:52 am The Rhema Word – Cure for Disease
7:40 am Brattleboro Area Prevention Coalition presents – Clean the Air Pt. 2

Guilford Center Stage 2019 Season

by DonInGuilford | Arts

Guilford Center Stage continues into its fifth year with spring and fall productions of plays ranging from nonsense to political satire, and having connections to Vermont, and Guilford, continuing its mission to present place-based theater on the stage at renovated Broad Brook Community Center.

“Alice” is the spring show, on the last weekend in April. The musical play, directed by Richard Epstein, is a reflection of a well-known Monteverdi Players production. The 1978 production of the familiar Lewis & John Carroll classic, which was performed on farm near Guilford Center, is condensed from the original 100-acre venue to the chamber-sized stage in the Grange hall, and will feature the musical score from the original play by composer Nicholas Humez. Evelyn McLean is vocal music director.

Valentines for Veterans: Free Workshop Activity

by Brooks Memorial Library | Creative

Join us at Brooks Memorial Library at 10:30 am on Saturday, January 19th, for a morning of card making for our veterans, some of the many men and women who have given so much in service to our country.
This workshop is absolutely FREE, and all materials will be provided.

Vermont Jazz Center Presents: Helen Sung’s “Sung With Words”

by vtjazz | Music

The Vermont Jazz Center welcomes Helen Sung and celebrates her Chamber Music America sponsored project, “Sung With Words” on Saturday, January 19th at 8:00 PM at the Vermont Jazz Center.  The pianist/composer will present a new body of work that embodies the alliance of poetry and jazz and then takes it to new places. The performers in the octet are Helen Sung (piano and composition), Jason Palmer (trumpet), John Ellis (woodwinds), Carolyn Leonhart and Alina Engibaryan (Vocals), David Wong (bass), Kush Abadey (drums) and Felipe Fournier (percussion).

BCTV Schedules – Week of 1/14/19

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 8 schedule for the week of 1/14/19

Monday, January 14, 2019

5:00 am All Things LGBTQ – Dana Dwinell-Yardley and Aaron Marcus
6:00 am Brooks Memorial Library Events – Valerie Abrahamsen 12/4/18
7:25 am Okemo Valley TV Documentary – SK8 VT
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Brattleboro Rallies – Indigenous Peoples Rally

Trump on the Couch

by tomaidh | Books

In 2005, Justin Frank, M.D., a psychiatrist , wrote a book “Bush on the Couch” in which he provided keen insights into the president’s mode of thinking-or not thinking.

Commenting on “W”, Dr. Frank noted we are “dealing with a potentially cornered man [who] could lash out, and it is possible that the best way would be to bomb Iran…. Whatever the root causes of Bush’s pathology, we have a dangerous man running things…grandiose and unchecked.”

BCTV Schedules – Week of 1/7/19

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 8 schedule for the week of 1/7/19

Monday, January 7, 2019

5:00 am Southern Vermont Dance Festival – Mid Summer Promenade – Retreat Farm
5:50 am Education and Enrichment for Everyone – Exploring London’s History
6:57 am Brattleboro Area Prevention Coalition presents – Clean the Air Pt. 4
7:00 am Vermonters for Justice in Palestine – Salaam / Shalom – December 28, 2018
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast