Sun., March 19, 3-5 pm: Group Art Show Opens at All Souls Church

by JoyW-P | Arts

West Brattleboro – Through the end of April, the foyer and other gallery spaces at All Souls Church (ASC) are featuring a group show of mixed-media, watercolors, and pastels by members of the Brattleboro Brush & Palette Painters and Saxtons River Art Guild. Participants include Carolyn Albee, Bob Askey, Barb Borek, Dawn Chattin, Maisie Crowther, Nancy DiMauro, John Dimick, Kathy Greve, Mike Hanley, Karen Hesse, Deedee Jones, Molly Martin, Patricia McPike, and Lois Reynolds. Some of these artists are members of both groups.

Brooks Library Main Reading Room & Mezzanine Closed March 19-25

by Brooks Memorial Library | Books

The Brooks Memorial Library Main Reading Room and Mezzanine will be closed due to renovations March 19-25. The Children’s Room and Teen Room will remain open. We will be installing flooring in our first floor reading room. Materials may be requested via email and picked up in the Children’s Room when their arrival has been confirmed. Thanks for your patience as we build an even better Brooks Memorial Library.

Student Art Month: Elementary School Art at Brooks Library

by Brooks Memorial Library | Arts

March is Student Art Month in Windham County. spotlights and gives public recognition to the outstanding visual art created by our elementary, middle school, and high school students. Make sure you don’t miss the 2017 displays in Downtown, Brattleboro and at Brooks Memorial Library.​

Digital Library Services: Hands-On Sessions at Brooks Library

by Brooks Memorial Library | Books

Have you discovered the free resources available with your Brooks Memorial library card on your home computer or mobile device? Are you curious about Overdrive and OneClick and want to learn more? Did you try some of this and get frustrated? Matt and Jeanne are teaming up for two hands-on sessions to get you cruising forward into the digital library world.

A Father’s Letter To His Son

by MarkTwain© | Family

A Jewish friend of mine gave me permission to share recent communication that he had with his son about their ancestry. The correspondence began when my friend asked about his son’s results from DNA testing:

Putney General Store Fundraiser

by jakemw | Putney

Join us on March 26th at Hot Wheelz Cycle Studio in Putney to Spin for The Putney General Store!  No experience is necessary.  Just come and have a great time for a good cause.  You can ride for an hour or more. There will be great music and great friends!  Donations will also be accpeted if you’d rather suppor that way.

VFW Lunch Specials 3-13 to 3-17

by Not Signed In | Food

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

Brattleboro Selectboard Special Meeting Agenda, March 15, 2017

by Not Signed In | Town News

The Brattleboro Selectboard will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 6:00pm, in the Academy School gymnasium, just prior to the Representative Town Meeting Informational Session. It is anticipated that the Board will enter into executive session at 6:00pm to discuss negotiating or securing of real estate purchase or lease options, and immediately adjourn after the executive session.

Garbage Bag

by SK-B | Creative

In her meticulous manner, Carla had wrapped Jerry’s big kitchen knife in stiff layers of cardboard, generously wound with black tape. Whatever torn wrappers, putrid chicken bones, dented old cans, sticky wet tissues and other debris may have filled the bag; they were merely the packing material to conceal the evidence.