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BCTV channel 8 schedule for the week of 7/4/16
Monday, July 4, 2016
12:00 am Springfield Community Chorus: Hydn’s Creation 6/6/16
2:00 am Chemical Nation: How Americans Became Guinea Pigs
3:15 am Nuclear Free Future: Children Suffer Nuclear Impact Worldwide
3:50 am Storycraft – Art Bell on Film Making
4:30 am Life of the Party: First Date Steak
(If There Were No Rich Men – Capitol Steps)
Richard Feynman was a physicist (won a Nobel).
He also played the Bongo Drums.
And, he loved Orange Juice.
Enjoy this little interlude:
ACT 46 STUDY COMMITTEE
Representing the Brattleboro Town School District, Dummerston Town School District,
Guilford Town School District, Putney Town School District and the Vernon Town School District
http://www.wssu.k12.vt.us
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Act 46 Study Committee will meet at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 in the WRCC Cusick Conference Room.
We think we’re very clever. Always have. Even when we know we’re being dumb as lemmings we’re awash in self-admiration. It’s irksome, but we don’t speak of it, the risk is too large. Lately I had a moment like getting hit on the head, when all goes foggy, but then focus comes back extra clear. It was a low epiphany, not a thing to boast about. Almost reluctant to bring it up. Just wondering if I’m alone with this.
In 2000, BHS trustee and former head ball coach of the BUHS football team, Bill Holiday, interviewed venerated Brattleboro sports legend Andy Natowich.
The BHS Podcast is proud to present that interview, in its entirety, for the first time.
This is an ad from the Phoenix here in Brattleboro in June of 1879. I include it here for all of you with dirty minds.
BCTV channel 8 schedule for the week of 6/27/16
Monday, June 27, 2016
12:00 am Your Investment Matters: Personal Divestment Workshop
2:10 am Tinmouth Old Firehouse Concert: Jenni Johnson and the Jazz Junketeers
3:30 am Zero Energy Now – Press Conference 6/7/16
4:00 am Hunger Mtn Coop: Pregnancy
5:10 am Chemical Nation: How Americans Became Guinea Pigs
One of my favorite urban design features is a water fountain. Just about anything that sprays water or features interesting pools catches my eye and ear.
One of my favorite things to do when living in DC, for example, was to visit all the water effects along the mall on a hot day. There’s a first ladies’ grotto by the capital that is very cool and refreshing, the Canadian embassy and East Wing of the art museum feature fountains, there are reflecting pools, fountains at the Navy exhibit, and a pond at Freedom Plaza, to name but a few.
Dick Mitchell was an active Trustee of the Brattleboro Historical Society. He was born in Brattleboro in 1917 and passed away in 1990. What follows are memories of his growing up in the 1920’s…
Learn to play the ukulele from scratch, with instructor Lisa McCormick.
In this beginner-friendly class in Brattleboro, you’ll learn all about tuning, playing basic chords, basic strumming techniques, and how to play several fun classic Folk and Boomer songs, in an easy-going small group setting.
Class will run for 6 weeks, at the Marlboro Graduate Center, 28 Vernon St., Brattleboro, featuring off-street parking and wheelchair accessibility. Tuition is a sliding scale between $140-$160.
Guilford, Vt. – Now in its 50th concert season, Friends of Music at Guilford is staging its series finale at a hilltop property in Guilford, not far from the junction of Hinesburg Rd. and Carpenter Hill Rd. The main house and yard overlook an impressive view of neighboring and distant hills, and the recently constructed barn offers shelter in case of inclement weather. The festivities are set for 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 25.
As usual, the annual A Cappella à la Carte menu offers three distinct elements: a membership meeting, a community potluck, and a vocal concert. The brief and entertaining Annual Membership Meeting sums up the year’s events, introduces plans for the following season, and offers a slate of trustees for a vote, among other agenda items. The gathering is open to all interested folks, but only members can participate in any voting; one can join the organization on the spot to participate fully in the meeting.
The Town of Brattleboro and the artist team of Elizabeth Billings, Evie Lovett and Andrea Wasserman invite the Brattleboro community to bring a picnic and enjoy ice cream floats by the river during Friday July 1 Gallery Walk to celebrate the opening of From the River, To the River, a public art project funded by the National Endowment for the Arts “Our Town” grant awarded to the Town of Brattleboro.
Town officials and the artists will welcome the community at 6 pm at the Brattleboro Transportation Center against the backdrop of River Wall, a kinetic sculpture of 38,000 sequins imagining water patterns on the the Transportation Center. Projected Water, a video of images of over 300 people in the Brattleboro community and water imagery, will play at the site throughout Gallery Walk.
SAXTONS RIVER, Vt. – A cool summer comedy comes to Saxtons River when Main Street Arts presents The Foreigner, beginning a two-week run Friday, July 1.
Called “one of the funniest shows in American theater,” Larry Shue’s award-winning comedy has grown into an audience favorite and a comic staple of regional theater companies across North America since its premier in the 1980s.
BCTV channel 8 schedule for the week of 6/20/16
Monday, June 20, 2016
12:00 am Voices Live! Homelessness Forum 6/8/16
1:30 am Reinventing Harmony Place: Unveiling the Vision 5/31/16
3:05 am GGE: Ep 4 – Global Social Entrepreneurs Lab
3:50 am Celebrating Burlington Poets
6:00 am 2016 Strolling of the Heifers Parade 6/4/16
The story of the Liberty is not well known. On the surface, it doesn’t make sense at all.
Yet it happened, and Lyndon Johnson covered it up.
Read what Phil Giraldi says about it:
“Last Wednesday at noon at Arlington National Cemetery I attended the annual commemorative gathering of the survivors and friends of the U.S.S. Liberty. The moving service included the ringing of a ship’s bell for each one of the thirty-four American sailors, Marines and civilians that were killed in the deliberate Israeli attack that sought to sink the intelligence gathering ship and kill all its crew.
I’m a sucker for good topiary. It’s unreal and unusual, unnatural and often results in something quite amazing and lovely.
My first memories of topiary are, of course, the gardens at Walt Disney World. Disney has long employed master gardeners and encourages creative topiary work that shows off their characters and other fanciful creatures. There was a sea serpent made of multiple shrubs, for example, that seemed to be swimming near the entry to the Magic Kingdom. EPCOT, by the way, hosts an annual garden festival.
(Another not-as-fond memory is the topiary in the remake of The Shining.)
This Sunday, June 19th, welcome to Chef Cai’s Dim Sum Buffet, the Dim Sum Teahouse, at C.X. Silver Gallery, 814 Western Avenue, Brattleboro, VT:
* seatings from 11am to 7pm. Fixed price, all you can eat, with gluten free and vegan options, a selection from the menu
* Call ahead for a visit or reservation: (802) 257-7898.
* other days, throughout the month, dining in, orders to go, or other catering can be arranged from the menu at dimsumvt.com and dimsumvt.com/party-menus.
In 1952 the first class at the new million dollar high school graduated. Here’s the story…
ACT 46 STUDY COMMITTEE
Representing the Brattleboro Town School District, Dummerston Town School District,
Guilford Town School District, Putney Town School District and the Vernon Town School District
http://www.wssu.k12.vt.us
NOTICE OF MEETING
The Act 46 Study Committee will meet at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 16, 2016 in the WRCC Cusick Conference Room.
AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER – 5:00 p.m. – Alice Laughlin, Committee Chair
II. REVIEW, PRIORITIZE AND ESTABLISH DESIRED OUTCOMES FOR MEETING BY CHAIRPERSON.
