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BCTV Schedules – Week of July 12, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1085 schedule for the week of 7/12/21

Monday, July 12, 2021

5:05 am Vermont State House – Presentation of the Final 10 Year Telecom Plan 6/22/21
7:30 am Montpelier Connection – Rep. Sara Coffey 6/24/21
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 Selectboard – Brattleboro SB Mtg 7/6/21

Summer Woodworking Classes at HatchSpace

by HatchSpace | Creative

HatchSpace is offering several woodworking classes for both beginners and experienced woodworkers.

Mastering the Card Scraper with Tom Bodett: In this 2.5-hour workshop, Tom Bodett shares his passion for woodworking and especially the Card Scraper – a simple and effective tool for creating a beautiful finish on wood.   Tom will cover how to use the Card Scraper and how to keep it sharp.  Each participant will receive a card scraper and the tools to keep it sharp – a diamond stone and burnisher.  Offered on July 17 and August 14.

Intermediate Lathe Techniques: An introduction to face-turning techniques on the lathe, with master wood turner Jeff Bower.  This 3-hour direct learning experience focuses on tools and techniques to create a wide-variety of simple forms. Includes safety, setup, design, and tool selection to take the mystery out of turning and inspire your creativity.  Previous lathe experience is required.  Offered on July 25 and August 1.

HatchSpace Re-Opens with Summer Woodworking Programs

by HatchSpace | Creative

HatchSpace, a non-profit 501(c)(3) community organization, re-opens in its new location at 22 High Street in Brattleboro, Vermont starting in early June. Summer classes and workshops will include an intensive beginning woodworking course with Gail Grycel, along with workshops on making a tile top end table, a Shaker Bench with guest instructor Tim Clark, intermediate woodturning with guest instructor Jeff Bower, carving with Noriko Isogai, bending wood with steam with Blake Johnson, intro to CNC with Gail Fletcher, designing your vision, using a card scraper with HatchSpace founder Tom Bodett, along with many others. For more info, see the complete course list at hatchspace.org or email info@hatchspace.org

“Here We Are” Brattleboro’s Community Talk Show

by Wendy O'Connell | Media

This week’s Guest: BILLIE SLADE, Green Mountain Camp for Girls, Executive Director

One of the coolest summer camps in Vermont, BILLIE SLADE is at the heart and helm of the Green Mountain Camp for Girls, right here in Dummerston. Tune in to hear great stories about this historic camp, 104 years old & going stronger than ever!

BCTV Schedules – Week of July 5, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 7/5/21

Monday, July 5, 2021

4:05 am GMALL Lectures – The Art Of Bees
5:30 am The News Project – Press Pass – 6/4/21
6:00 am Brattleboro Rallies – Rally in Support of our Asian American Community 5/18/21
6:50 am The News Project – BOMA Set To Build
7:00 am Brattleboro Gallery Walk – Zara Bode’s Little Big Band

WSESD Social Justice Committee Agenda and Minutes

by Not Signed In | Education

AGENDA

I. CALL TO ORDER – 4:00 p.m. – Thomas Nolan

II. Approval of Minutes – May 26, 2021

III. Discuss Strategies for Ensuring that a Wide, Diverse Field of Candidates is Interviewed for the Superintendent Position

IV. Discuss How the Chosen Candidate can Verifiably Deliver a Diverse Workforce as a Necessary Condition of the Position

BCTV Schedules Week of June 28, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

Monday, June 28, 2021

4:18 am North Branch Nature Center – What’s in a Name – Bird Subspecies
5:30 am North Branch Nature Center – Gulls Demystified
7:06 am HANDS in the Kitchen – Plant Based Proteins 4/15/21
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Juno Singles – Derrik Jordan – Suite for an Imaginary Country

New Map Shows Broadband (Lack of) Availability

by cgrotke | Sci-Tech

The NTIA has released a new map showing indicators of broadband need. It takes several data sources, combines them, and then shows how different parts of the country compare.

It’s a fascinating map, showing where people in the US are getting fast internet speeds (big cities, Silicon Valley, and a few places here and there), and how the rest of us are doing.

For Windham County the numbers are like this:

BCTV Schedules – Week of June 21, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 6/21/21

Monday, June 21, 2021

5:30 am North Branch Nature Center – Gulls Demystified
7:06 am HANDS in the Kitchen – Plant Based Proteins 4/15/21
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Juno Singles – Derrik Jordan – Suite for an Imaginary Country
9:30 am Community Conversation – Cutting the Cable Cord

BrattRock Seeks Youth Bands and Youth Musicians for Sept. 25 Festival

by Nanci Leitch | Music

BrattRock, a youth rock festival organized by Youth Services, is seeking bands and solo musical artists from around New England to take the stage at 118 Elliot in downtown Brattleboro on Saturday, Sept. 25. This is BrattRock 2021, the sixth annual Brattleboro Youth Rock Festival and the first live festival since before the pandemic.

Performances will take place on a outdoor stage, with indoor stage available for inclement weather, between approximately 5 and 10 p.m. Gates open to the public at 4:30 pm. In addition to up to five continuous hours of live music, the festival will feature food vendors, arts and crafts activities, and games.  All are invited to attend this fun-for-all-ages community event.

BCTV Schedules – Week of June 14, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 6/14/21

Monday, June 14, 2021

4:30 am The News Project – Press Pass – 6/4/21
5:00 am Keeping Up with Senior Solutions – Ep 17 – Windsor County’s Senior Center Directors
5:32 am The Manchester Community Library – 2021 Poetry Salon
7:00 am Southern Vermont Live Music – MOD (Molly on Drums) Gallery Walk May 7,2021
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am The World Fusion Show – EP 103 – Maetar

BCTV Schedules – Week of June 7, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 6/7/21

Monday, June 7, 2021

4:38 am GMALL Lectures – Mathew Brady – Portraits of the Civil War
6:00 am Brattleboro Literary Festival – Literary Cocktail Hour – Julia Cooke and Ann Hood
7:00 am Veterans Events – Yellow Ribbon Ceremony 2021
7:12 am Northgate TV – Guided Meditation – White Light Protection 5/31/21
7:30 am Red Newt Productions – Thinking of the Possibilities
7:35 am New England Cooks – Chef Stefano Coppola Making Napa Kimchi

Blog88.org Is Up and Running!

by SK-B | Creative

Blog88.org is my last dance, for which death must stop and wait.

On May 29, 2021, at about the same time that my mother gave birth to me 76 years ago, my wish to give birth to my new baby, Blog88.org, was fulfilled. As promised, 4 new stories appeared, not previously included in the earlier “Sneak Preview” version:

1. Remembering Wally White and Faith Ministries, originally published in the Religion Section of the December 19-20 Weekend Brattleboro Reformer is our lead story.

BCTV Schedules – Week of May 31, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

Monday, May 31, 2021

4:00 am Ideas for the Future of Vermont – Renew Civic Engagement & Strengthen Trust (Ep. 10)
5:00 am Ideas for the Future of Vermont – Protecting The Working Landscape (Ep 9)
6:00 am Indigenous Peoples Day – Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration Part 2 – 2020
7:50 am Southern Vermont Live Music – Single 8 by MOD from Gallery Walk May 7, 2021
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast
9:00 am Groundworks Collaborative – Camp For a Cause

BCTV Schedules – Week of May 24, 2021

by BCTVProg | Media

BCTV Channel 1075 schedule for the week of 5/24/21

Monday, May 24, 2021

6:00 am Ideas for the Future of Vermont – Reform Regional Coordination and Planning (Ep 8)
7:00 am New England Cooks – Chef Stefano Coppola Making Napa Kimchi
7:22 am Family Style with Jimmy and June Kennedy – Making June’s Super Secret Guacamole Recipe
7:30 am Rotary Cares – Ep 35 – John Mabie
8:00 am Democracy Now! – Democracy Now! Daily Broadcast