AJ Lee & Blue Summit and The Stockwell Brothers at Next Stage

by hahrenholz | Music

Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening of contemporary bluegrass and Americana music from far and near by California-based AJ Lee & Blue Summit and Vermont-based The Stockwell Brothers on Saturday, November 5 at 7:30 pm at Next Stage.

Although falling loosely under the bluegrass label, AJ Lee & Blue Summit generally plays without a banjo, with Sullivan Tuttle and Scott Gates on acoustic guitars, AJ on mandolin, Jan Purat on fiddle, and Chad Bowen on acoustic bass. Drawing from influences such as country, soul, swing, rock, and jam music, the band uses the lens of bluegrass as a vessel through which to express and explore the thread that binds and unifies all great music. Since their first concert in 2015, the quintet has performed around the world, released two CDs, and garnered numerous awards including Northern California Bluegrass Society’s Best Female Vocalist, Best Bluegrass Band, Best Mandolin Player, and Best Guitar Player, as well as International Bluegrass Music Association’s Momentum Vocalist Award and Freshgrass Band Contest winner.

BCTV Schedules – Week of October 10, 2022

by BCTVProg | Media

Monday, October 10, 2022

4:52 am Stuck in Vermont – Robert Volk Jr.
5:00 am Hooker Dunham Presents – William Shakespeare’s the Winter’s Tale 8/14/22
7:40 am Northgate TV – Guided Meditation – Relaxing and Remaining Calm 7/21/22
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Stories by Tego – Gilfeather Turnip: Rooted in Wardsboro

Melany Kahn on “Here We Are”

by Wendy O'Connell | Creative

Melany Kahn’s passion for foraging led her to write “Mason Goes Mushrooming,” a new book for children, with illustrations by Ellen Korbonski, and it’s just been published by our local publisher Green Writers Press.

Tune in to hear some great stories of Melany’s early years horseback riding overland in West Bratt, being a family mediator in town…….and wild foraging in the woods!

The Yearly Medicare Advertising Blitz

by RDavis | Health

It’s bad enough that we are being subjected to a barrage of political ads as the mid-term election approaches. Those of us in the Medicare eligibility pool are also experiencing the yearly lust to enroll by private insurance companies hoping you will switch to a Medicare Advantage plan. Medicare pays them extremely well when people sign up for Advantage plans.

My simple advice is that if you are enrolled in traditional Medicare stay there. Consider switching back to traditional Medicare if you are in an Advantage plan. From October 15 until January 15, 2023 Medicare beneficiaries can switch Medicare plans.

Understanding all of the implications of types of Medicare plans can be difficult. If you look at some of the most important issues, such as cost, then decisions can be easier. Medicare Part A has no cost for most people. In 2023 the standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B will be $164.90 and the annual deductible will be $226.

Wrong Aid!

by Dfk-b | Business

Unbelievably, when I attempted to purchase a lighter today at Rite Aid on Canal St., I was told that in order to do so, I needed to present my driver’s license! I don’t know what the f— that is all about, but maybe somehow I ended up in the wrong country? I know for certain, I’m on the wrong planet!

Shoot The Moon Theater Company Presents “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” at Hooker-Dunham

by ChrisLenois | Arts

Shoot the Moon Theater Company returns to live, in-person theater performances with a production of “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” for its 2022 Annual Halloween Spectacular.

Shows take place Fridays and Saturdays, October 21-22 and October 28-29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery. General Admission is $13.00. Tickets can be purchased at the door or reserved in advance by calling 802-451-0523.

“Jekyll and Hyde” will be the company’s first production in front of a live audience since January 2020, according to Shoot the Moon’s Artistic Director Joshua Moyse. “We stayed in contact through COVID-19, did some online readings, and did a digital Halloween show in 2020,” he says. “We’ve mostly been waiting until the time was right to rev back up, and now is that time.”

Hill Journey: October 12 Event on Poet William Mundell

by DonInGuilford | Arts

I’m pleased to invite you to this free program at Brooks Memorial Library next Wednesday evening. This is a wrap-up of the Words Project, which has focused on Lucy Terry Prince, Royall and Mary Tyler, and Mary Wilkins Freeman, authors from the past, who lived in Guilford and/or Brattleboro. The Wednesday program serves as a prelude to this year’s Brattleboro Literary Festival, which runs from Thursday through Sunday.

Now we turn to a more recent author, poet William Mundell (1912-1997), lifelong resident of South Newfane. Both his life and his work are of interest. At 6 pm we’ll have our traditional roundtable discussion with his nephews and with Andy Burrows, who worked with the poet on publication of his first book, Hill Journey, by the Stephen Greene Press. We’ll tell you about Mundell’s life as not only a fine poet, but a painter, photographer, town official, ski area developer, State Highway Foreman, stone mason, house builder …. There will also be a small exhibit at the library of Mundell items.

Brattleboro Selectboard Agenda and Notes – October 11, 2022

by cgrotke | Town News

The Brattleboro Selectboard will purchase almost $24,000 worth of 9mm pistols at their next regular meeting.

The board will also discuss a domestic violence resolution, extend a loan to Metalarts, begin modification of the Code of Ordinances regarding bicycles,  and more. You can bring up other items not on the agenda during public participation.

WSESD Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes

by Not Signed In | Education

AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER—6:00 p.m. — Michelle Luetjen-Green, Board Chair
II. ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE
III. New Business
A. Board Development Workshops Update/Scheduling
B. Superintendent Evaluation Rubric
• Review and Steps Forward with Sue Ceglowski, Executive Director of VSBA
C. Code of Ethics Discussion

WSESD Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes

by Not Signed In | Education

“III. Parliamentarian
• Motion: Shall the WSESD Board employ Deborah Lee Luskin to serve as Parliamentarian to help the WSESD Board learn Robert’s Rules of Order?

IV. PRESENTATION: Trauma Informed Practices / Social Emotional Learning”

Brattleboro Indigenous Peoples’ Day Closings

by Not Signed In | Town News

In observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, all Town offices will be closed on Monday, October 10, 2022, with the exception of emergency services.

Parking is free at all metered spaces and in the pay-and-display lots on Sunday and Monday, October 9 and 10, 2022. All other violations will be enforced.

Brattleboro and VT COVID-19 Regional Dashboard Summary – October 2022

by cgrotke | Health

It is time for the October 2022 dashboard summary. We continue semi-regular COVID-19 dashboard numbers from the Vermont Department of Health, and MA and NH counties that surround Brattleboro, as long as they continue providing them.  Scroll down the new comments for the latest.

Vermont and MA have very limited looks at what are going on these days, with weekly snapshots. NH attempt daily updates but doesn’t always give new totals. We try…. : )

Pierre Bensusan and Tim Sparks Acoustic Guitar Summit at Next Stage

by hahrenholz | Music

Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present an Acoustic Guitar Summit with guitar virtuosos Pierre Bensusan and Tim Sparks at Next Stage on Wednesday, October 26 at 7:00 pm. 

If World Music means the fusion of traditional, contemporary, jazz, classical, and pop music, then French-Algerian acoustic guitar legend, vocalist, and composer Pierre Bensusan is one of the most eloquent World Music musicians of our time.  Winner of the Independent Music Award for his triple live album “Encore,” voted Best World Music Guitarist by Guitar Player Magazine reader’s Poll, and winner of the Rose d’Or at the Montreux Festival for his debut album, Pierre is recognized as one of the greatest guitar players of the 21st century.  Since his first performances in 1974 in France, the “The Prince of DADGAD” has sold half a million albums and given thousands of concerts around the globe, both solo and through numerous collaborations.  “Pierre can only justly be compared to someone of the stature of Keith Jarrett; so total is his mastery of the solo instrument, his dazzling harmony, his many innovations, and his deft command of counterpoint, the jazz idiom, folk expression, and all genres between and beyond.” (Guitar Player Magazine)

Brattleboro Fire/EMS Survey

by RobertOeser | Op/Ed

The Brattleboro Fire Department (BFD) is currently undergoing a strategic planning process, facilitated by an independent consulting firm (AP Triton Consulting). A Sept 21 BFD press release, which you can find on the Brattleboro Town website brattleboro.org states the Department is ”developing an EMS [Emergency Medical Service] study and is seeking community input …. The deadline for submissions is Oct. 31. The Brattleboro Fire Department’s Community Survey can be found here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/bfdcitizens”

There is a long history here that we all need to review.

An Election 2022 Special Event! How To Be An Informed Voter: Cutting through the Spin and Disinformation

by KateOC | Media

The public is invited to attend an Election 2022 workshop sponsored by the Media Mentoring Project. The workshop will take place on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 7pm via Zoom.

The program, How to be an Informed Voter: Cutting through the spin and disinformation, will explore the impact disinformation has on elections, how citizens can cut through the noise to find accurate and credible information about the candidates and the election process, and the role state officials and the media can play in protecting election integrity.