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Fierce Competition of Youth Bands During November 6 Gallery Walk at River Garden

by Not Signed In | Music

Brattleboro–Area youth bands will compete at Youth Services’ Battle of the Bands at the River Garden on Friday, November 6, during Brattleboro’s Gallery Walk night, from 7 to 10 p.m.

The public is encouraged to attend and vote for their favorite group with their applause. Competing bands to date are: Negative Space, The Regulars, Wicked Thirsty, Raspberry Jam, Sometime Sunday, and Nomad vs. Settler. Opening the event will be a performance by the indie-rock band Snaz, which helped get their start as winners of the Battle of the Bands in 2012.

BCTV Schedules For The Week Of 11/02/15

by cgrotke | Media

BCTV channel 8 schedule for the week of 11/2/15

Monday, November 2, 2015

12:00 am More Than the Blues: Understanding Deppression and It’s Treatment

1:45 am Renewable Energy Conference: Keynote – Yoram Bauman PhD

3:00 am Building a Vibrant, Inclusive Vermont

4:25 am Cuban Bridge – Ep 44: Bob Merrill, Peter Concilio & Thal Aylward

5:00 am Energy Week Extra: Solaflect 10/1/15

5:45 Live: 10/30/15

by BrattleboroTV | Media

It’s a spooky edition of 5:45 Live packed with plenty of Halloween fun along with all the latest headlines, Guilford’s Selectboard Chair Anne Rider resigns, South Korea’s top news team tails VY’s Marty Cohn, the Brattleboro Selectboard dives into budget season, and much much more.

Gallery at the Garden Features Two New Exhibits in November

by MartinLangeveld | Arts

The Gallery at the Garden in downtown Brattleboro features two new exhibits for the month of November: “The Golden Cage,” an exhibit of photographs and interviews focused on Vermont’s dairy farmers and migrant workers, and “The Beauty of Relaxation,” with creations by Maureen Mansfield.

The gallery is located at the Robert H. Gibson River Garden, home of Strolling of the Heifers, at 157 Main Street. The gallery will be open during Gallery Walk (Friday, November 6, 5:30-7:00 p.m.). Normal November hours will be Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. (except during special events at the River Garden).

Brattleboro 2015 Halloween Costume List

by cgrotke | Creative

Here’s the official 2015 Cedar Street Halloween Costume list. Apologies in advance for anyone we missed (the rush of crowds is tough to document), and thanks and congratulations to all the 230+ kids who had such great costumes this year.

Trends seem to indicate wild animals, cats, ninjas, and law enforcement are as popular as princesses. Ghouls and zombies are in a slight decline.

Note: It’s getting so the parents costumes are now almost as plentiful as costumes for kids. This list is almost all just kids.

Peacock
Cowboy and cow
Bee
Vampire
Tinkerbell
Cat
Bee
Ladybug
Gumball machine

I Discovered A New Way To Fix A Dripping Faucet

by MarkTwain© | Sci-Tech

There was a leak from the bathroom sink’s cold water tap, which dripped to the floor, making a steady “tick, tick, tick” sound. The drip was intermittent, so I could wipe the water off the floor, and not hear it for awhile but it would always soon begin again.

Every so often, I checked the floor, but seeing no water I put it out of my mind. A couple of days went by with no leak. But then, in a quiet moment, I thought I heard something. I stopped, and listened. Yes, there it was… a faint, “tick, tick, tick.” Clearly the two-day reprieve was too good to be true: The leak was back.

Weekend Creativity Series: John Cleese

by cgrotke | Creative

One of the challenges of being creative is finding space, time, and confidence to create.

Confidence is quite important. We all have to get over fears of making mistakes, including our fears of the blank page, the rough draft, or getting into a rut.

Most creative people I talk to tend to notice their previous mistakes, while those around them don’t see those mistakes. Can we every really be confident about our own creations?

There’s also the question of what sort of mistakes we might feel we are making. In some cases, we should be proud to be at such a high level in our craft to be able to worry about “advanced” mistakes in our work. In other words, it takes great time and effort to be able to reach the point where we are able to make certain mistakes.

Brattleboro Area Hospice to host Dia de los Muertos Community Altar during Gallery Walk

by Not Signed In | Education

Brattleboro Area Hospice is excited to host its 13th annual Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) Celebration and Community Alter on November 6th, from 5:00-7:00PM at Experienced Goods Thrift Shop, 77 Flat St. in downtown Brattleboro VT.

The event is inspired by the Latin American holiday, Dia de los Muertos, a time when families gather to honor loved ones who have died. In keeping with this tradition, staff and volunteers from Brattleboro Area Hospice create an Ofrenda, or large community altar that will be available at Experienced Goods Thrift Shop. The public is invited and encouraged to bring a meaningful item to lay on the Ofrenda to honor their loved one. (Please use photocopied pictures and objects of no great value as items cannot be returned.) Colorful papers and pens will be available to write memorial notes to leave on the altar. Activities for children will take place at the event. This celebration can be particularly meaningful for children; a way for them to express their connection with and memories of a loved one who has died.

1892 Election

by BusyMom | History

This Day in History 1892:

“A partial eclipse of the sun last week was watched by many Brattleboro people. The next eclipse will be that of the Democratic party, which occurs Nov. 8.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1892

Book Talk: Archer Mayor & The Company She Kept

by Dummerston Community Center | Books

Join us for a book talk and reading with Archer Mayer on November 9th at 7 pm. Archer Mayor’s newest thriller will be available for purchasing and for Archer’s signature. Archer will read and discuss mystery # 26, THE COMPANY SHE KEPT. The Community Center is handicap accessible. Information: 802-254-9212 & 802-254-2415. Location: Dummerston Community Center, 150 West Street, West Dummerston, Vt. 05357

Entertainment Weekly magazine picked the brand-new Joe Gunther mystery, “The Company She Kept,” as one of their 10 Great Fall Thrillers. Read more .

Your Library Looks to the Future: A Presentation of New Uses of Library Space at Brooks Library

by Brooks Memorial Library | Books

In recognition of the Ronald Read bequest, please join us on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at 7 pm for a reception and presentation of “Your Library Looks to the Future,” as we present architectural plans that the staff, community members, and Trustees have been developing since May to make the Library space more welcoming, more functional, and responsive to the changing patterns of library use.

Latino-Americans Film Series at Brooks Memorial Library Oct 28 & Nov 18 7 PM

by Brooks Memorial Library | History

Please join us on Wednesday, October 28, at 7 PM for a screening and discussion of the PBS Documentary, Latino Americans, Episode 1: Foreigners in Their Own Land. Discussion will be facilitated by Patricia Pedroza González, Lecturer, Keene State College.

The second film will be screened on Wednesday, November 18, at 7 PM. For more information email the Library (info@brookslibraryvt.org) or cal 802-254-5290 ext 101. Sponsored by the .

Parking for evening Library events: The Municipal Parking Lot behind the Library is available for free parking after 6 PM. 

BCTV Schedules For The Week Of 10/26/15

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV channel 8 schedule for the week of 10/26/15

 

Monday, October 26, 2015

12:00 am Alex Passino’s Spontaneous Standup

12:12 am Efficiency VT: Heat Pumps

1:30 am Generator Presents: Big Maker – Natalie Jeremijenko

4:00 am Positively VT- Fairbanks Museum

Weekend Creativity Series: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

by cgrotke | Creative

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is known for his theory of “flow” and how it relates to creativity.

Flow is the state you get in when doing something you love. Time and space drop away. We’ve all had this experience. We start doing something we like doing, then look up and see that three or four hours have passed. That’s flow.

Petria Mitchell’s First Solo Exhibit at MGFA

by Mitchell • Giddings FIne Arts | Arts

On Thursday, November 5 from 5-7pm at Mitchell • Giddings Fine Arts, 183 Main Street, Brattleboro, the public isinvited to an opening reception for a solo exhibition of Petria Mitchell’s newest body of work. “Recent Work” will continue on exhibit through November 29th. An artist talk is scheduled for Sunday, November 15 from 4-6pm.

The gallery is especially pleased to present Mitchell’s exhibit, her first solo show since founding Mitchell • Giddings Fine Arts one year ago with her husband, co-owner, Jim Giddings.

Vermont Jazz Center (in collaboration with Next Stage Arts) Presents: Sofia Rei Quartet

by Not Signed In | Music

Vocalist Sofia Reí is everywhere these days: This fall season alone she will tour to Colombia, Panama, Ecuador and Florida, she’ll drop in at the Vermont Jazz Center on October 30th at 8:00 PM, make music in her adopted city of New York and then travel to Austria and Germany to play with her trio. This Argentinian singer is making a splash everywhere she travels. Her versatility and brilliance have the New York Times claiming: “the passion and clarity with which she assayed a tricky mix of South American rhythms and jazz-inflected harmonies made clear why she has been embraced by New York City audiences from Carnegie Hall to the hippest downtown haunts.”

On Friday, October 30th at 8:00 PM, Sofia Rei’s concert will mark the first collaboration between the Vermont Jazz Center and Next Stage Arts. Their managing teams agree that Rei’s complex yet accessible music fits both of their individual programming goals while supporting their shared vision. Rei’s repertoire is comprised of rich original compositions set over a well-spring of rhythms from Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, and Peru. Her music is naturally diverse and inherently beautiful and it thrives on grooving rhythms illuminated by carefully crafted arrangements and uncompromising musicianship.