Free Diversity Day Film Screening: I Am From Here

by Brooks Memorial Library | Culture

Join us at 7 pm on Thursday, May 2nd as we present a FREE screening of the movie: I Am From Here, in honor of Diversity Day.

This is an instructional film, originally created for public school staff, teachers, and administrators in Vermont. It was commissioned by the Vermont-NEA Racial Justice Task Force in collaboration with the National Education Association. Bess O’Brien from Kingdom County Productions produced the 30-minute film. She interviewed parents, community members, educators, and students from Vermont. Bess filmed their accounts of living in and going to school in Vermont.

Pete Seeger Centennial Tribute Singalong Concert

by GeorgeCC | Music

WEST BRATTLEBORO — Folk singer, activist, musical conscience for the U.S., Pete Seeger, would have been 100 this year. All Souls Church, 29 South Street, will host a singalong concert on Sunday, May 12, at 7 p.m. to celebrate Seeger’s music and his life-long efforts on behalf of peace, justice, and the earth.

The concert will feature well-known performers with deep connections to Seeger, including Sally Rogers, Emma’s Revolution, Peter Siegel, Annie Patterson and Peter Blood.

Those who attend the tribute concert will have the chance to sing together using a new songbook containing fifty classic songs Pete Seeger led throughout his life. Publishers Peter Blood and Annie Patterson of Rise Up Singing fame designed this new book for the Seeger centennial.

Early Voting in Brattleboro – Ballots Available

by Not Signed In | Politics

Early/absentee ballots for the Special School Merger Election to be held May 21, are now available in the Brattleboro, Town Clerk’s office.  Anyone wishing to vote prior to May 21 may apply for an early/absentee ballot until 5:00 p.m. on Monday, May 20.

Early/absentee ballots may be voted in person in the Clerk’s office, mailed to the voter by the Clerk’s office, picked up by the voter, or if a voter is in need can be delivered to the voter’s residence by two Justices of the Peace.  All voted ballots must be received by the Clerk before the polls close on election day in order to be counted.  For more information or to request an early/absentee ballot call 251-8157.

Keelan, Jewett Face Off In Concert At Main Street Arts

by Not Signed In | Music

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

by BCTVProg | Media

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

by Not Signed In | Activism

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

by LisaL | Food

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

by BCTVProg | Media

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

by Brooks Memorial Library | Living, Town News

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

by Brooks Memorial Library | Education

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…