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The Simple Gift of Open Mic

by RDavis | Arts

We live in a world that pushes for bigger and better where other people try to determine what is best for us. In our little corner of the world in southern Vermont most of us know better and we determine our own standards on our own terms. That is especially true in the town of Brattleboro.

Music provides a good example of what I am talking about. Our area is blessed with an abundance of gifted musicians. Some have risen to the level of star status, but most are happy to live life on their own terms in a place that they feel welcomes them.

Brattleboro Literary Festival at Twenty….A Virtual Celebration!

by Not Signed In | Books

From October 14-17, the 20th annual Brattleboro Literary Festival will host more than sixty authors featured in 40 events and discussions—all online and free! Books presented at the 2021 festival will cover a range of topics: rebellious women and feminist cowboys, homelessness, former presidents, immigration, New York, New Orleans, political upheaval, Banksy, aging, writers and lovers, fake accounts, hurricanes, and pandemics. 

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Menand will present The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War, a follow-up to The Metaphysical Club. He will be in conversation with National Book Critics Circle award-winner Michael Gorra.

WSESD Board Diversity Training Meeting

by Not Signed In | Education

NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

The Windham Southeast School District Board will hold a special meeting in the WRCC Cusick Conference Room at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 and remotely via Zoom. Purpose: Board Diversity Training

WSESD Special Board Meeting Agenda

by Not Signed In | Education

NOTICE OF SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

The Windham Southeast School District Board will hold a special meeting in the WSESU James E. Kane Conference Room, 53 Green Street at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 and remotely via Zoom. Purpose: Executive Session – Contractual Matter

BCTV Schedules – Week of October 4, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 10/4/21

Monday, October 4, 2021

6:30 am Epsilon Spires – A Celebration of Black Girlhood and Womanhood Pt 2 – 7/16/21
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Open Exchange Vermont – Ep 9 – Jeff Witzeman – How To Stop Vaccine Mandates
9:30 am Brattleboro Rotary Club Speaker Series – Ep 51 – Rev. Nicholas Porter, Jerusalem Peacebuilders
10:00 am Chester Vermont Volleyball League – Tate’s Tots v. Setting Ducks 9/18/21

BCTV Schedules – Week of September 27, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

Monday, September 27, 2021

4:33 am Vermont State House – Pension Benefits, Design, and Funding Task Force Pt3 8/25/21
5:00 am River Valleys Unified School District – RVUSD Bd Mtg 9/20/21
7:15 am Townshend Selectboard – Townshend SB Mtg 9/14/21
8:00 am The David Pakman Show – The David Pakman Show – Weekly Broadcast
9:00 am Energy Week with George Harvey – Energy Week #437 – 9/23/2021
10:00 am Brattleboro Development Review Board – Brattleboro DRB Mtg 9/15/21

WSESD Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes

by Not Signed In | Education

AGENDA

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

II. CONSENT AGENDA

• CLERK’S REPORT – Approval of Minutes – September 14, 2021

III. Public Comment on Non-agenda Items (10 minutes)

IV. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT

• Summer Enrichment Program; Family Outreach and Engagement in the First Month of this School Year

V. COVID Q&A – Dr. Elizabeth Richards

Online Auction To Benefit The West River Railroad Museum

by Not Signed In | History

The West River Railroad was established in 1880, ran from Brattleboro, Vermont, to South Londonderry, Vermont, and was discontinued in 1936. The Newfane Depot was one of ten on the line and had been used for different purposes through the years until the Historical Society of Windham County was given the opportunity to purchase the Depot in 2014.

The Historical Society set about to restore the Depot and make it a museum for the West River Railroad. The Museum opened in 2017 and has been open every year to the public free-of-charge on weekends from Memorial Day to Columbus Day.

BCTV Schedules – Week of September 20, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

Monday, September 20, 2021

4:30 am Senator Bernie Sanders – Virtual Town Hall on Climate Crisis 8/25/21
5:30 am Guilford Selectboard – Guilford SB Mtg 9/13/21
6:55 am Vermont Cannabis Control Board – 9/10/21
8:00 am The David Pakman Show – The David Pakman Show – Weekly Broadcast
9:00 am Energy Week with George Harvey – This Week’s Energy News
10:00 am Brattleboro Planning Commission – Brattleboro PC Mtg 9/8/21

“Here We Are” with Elayne Clift

by Not Signed In | Culture

Elayne always has her finger on the pulse of social justice, women’s rights and gender issues, and she keeps us up-to-date with her clear and incisive writing and commentary. She also talks about the joys of being a birth Doula and how travel connects her with others world-wide in powerful ways.

BCTV Schedules – Week of September 13, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1085 schedule for the week of 9/13/21

Monday, September 13, 2021

4:00 am West River Education District – WRED Bd Mtg 8/30/21
6:00 am Brattleboro Selectboard – Brattleboro SB Special Mtg 8/31/21
8:00 am The David Pakman Show – The David Pakman Show – Weekly Broadcast
9:00 am Energy Week with George Harvey – Energy Week #435 – 9/9/2021
10:00 am Brattleboro Planning Commission – Brattleboro PC Mtg 9/8/21
12:15 pm Dummerston Selectboard – Dummerston SB Mtg 9/8/21
1:00 pm Vernon Selectboard – Vernon SB Mtg 9/7/21

Fall Woodworking Classes for Beginners at HatchSpace

by HatchSpace | Creative

Learn something new and have fun in HatchSpace’s introduction to working classes.

Introduction to Woodworking: Build a Side Table

Through the creation of a side table, this class introduces students to the fundamentals of building furniture, the safe use of power tools such as the jointer, planer and table saw, a wide range of hand tools and techniques, and numerous design possibilities.  Instructor Doug Finkel has many years of experience teaching in schools and at craft centers.   Tuesdays, September 21 – November 9 (8 sessions); 6-9 pm.

9/11

by tomaidh | History

Today is September 11th, AKA 9/11, the 20th anniversary,
Let us take a few moments to reflect on this day of tragedy and the many innocent people who gave their lives.
I don’t pretend to know what really happened that day, but it’s different from the “Official Story”.