Keelan, Jewett Face Off In Concert At Main Street Arts

SAXTONS RIVER, Vt. – Hugh Keelan on the piano and Joe Jewett on the violin face off Sunday, May 12 at 3 p.m. in a Classic(al) Saxtons River Spectacular as Main Street Arts continues its Hands On! concert series.

Concertgoers are invited to see all the action up close as Keelan interprets the music of Johannes Brahms on the MSA piano and Jewett matches him on his own instrument with works by Lou Harrison.

While Brahms is a familiar name to classical music fans, Lou Silver Harrison’s may not be.


BCTV Schedules – Week of 4/29/19

BCTV Channel 8 schedule for the week of 4/29/19

Monday, April 29, 2019

4:00 am Vote for Vermont – Zero Suicide
5:00 am Talking Nerdy – Ep. 17 The Nerdy News Returns!
6:55 am Osher Lifelong Learning Institute – Democracy in Iran
7:58 am Promos – EMF Cell Tower Awareness PSA
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast


Community Asylum Seekers To Receive Unsung Hero Award

BRATTLEBORO – The Community Asylum Seekers Project will receive the Unsung Hero of the Year award Friday in a ceremony at 6 p.m. at River Garden.

Stephen Crofter, one of the founders of CASP, will accept the award from Compassionate Brattleboro on behalf of the Brattleboro area volunteers of the organization he helped found in 2016 that provides material and moral support to those seeking asylum from violence and poverty in their home countries.


VFW $6 Lunch Specials Open to the Public 4-29 to 5-3

The Brattleboro VFW located at 40 Black Mountain Road is open to the public for lunch. Lunch is served Mon-Fri from 11:30 – 1:30. Specials listed below are only $6 a plate. Hand made burger, fries, sweet potato fries, wings, onion rings, soups and sandwiches are also available. Take outs available by calling 257-0438


BCTV Schedules – Week of 4/22/19

BCTV Channel 8 schedule for the week of 4/22/19

Monday, April 22, 2019

4:00 am Mad River Glen Today – Donnie Simpson
5:00 am Turning Point Windham County – Ep1 – Recovery Movement
5:11 am Promos – Youth Services – Can Windham County Dance?
5:15 am Dummerston Conservation Commission – Wild Play: Parenting Adventures in the Great Outdoors
6:30 am Vote for Vermont – Zero Suicide


Compassion: Town Government and the Police – A Free Panel Discussion

Join us on at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, April 24th, at Brooks Memorial Library, as Compassionate Brattleboro brings Brattleboro Town officials together for an FREE, open panel discussion.

Speakers will include: Brattleboro Town Manager Peter Elwell, Police Chief Michael Fitzgerald, a member of the Brattleboro Selectboard, and Doug Cox, moderator. This program is a part of Compassionate Brattleboro’s series of conversations around exploring how to make compassion actionable in Brattleboro.


Free Foundation Fundraising Workshop

Join us at 1 pm on Thursday, April 25th, at Brooks Memorial Library, as Richard Wizansky of Bold Moves Consulting joins our own Jeanne Walsh for a FREE public program about foundation fundraising…


Jill Lepore: These Truths – Free Author Talk

Join us at 7 pm on Saturday, April 27th, at Brooks Memorial Library, as Harvard professor, New Yorker staff writer, and best-selling author gives a FREE public talk about her new book, in our Main Reading Room. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.


VFW $6 Lunch Specials Open to the Public 4-22 to 4-26

The Brattleboro VFW located at 40 Black Mountain Road is open to the public for lunch. Lunch is served Mon-Fri from 11:30 – 1:30. Specials listed below are only $6 a plate. Hand made burger, fries, sweet potato fries, wings, onion rings, soups and sandwiches are also available. Take outs available by calling 257-0438


“Alice” Play Next Weekend in Guilford

“Alice,” a Musical Play, opens the fifth season at Guilford Center Stage, on April 26-28, at the Broad Brook Community Center in Guilford. The work is performed as a tribute to an iconic 1978 outdoor production in Guilford. Performances are Friday and Saturday evenings, at 7:30 pm, and Sunday afternoon at 2 pm. Tickets are $12 general admission.