BRATTLEBORO-Inspired by the natural world, artists have long contemplated diverse themes such as history, science,
BRATTLEBORO-Samirah Evans of Brattleboro (samirahevans.com) will be a special guest soloist joining the Brattleboro Women's...
BRATTLEBORO-The Commons met Brattleboro Women's Chorus Director Becky Graber at her home recently to talk...
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Women's Chorus spring concert, "Better Days," will showcase powerful and poignant songs by...
Memorial Day services are usually about past conflicts, and the fallen in wars that most Americans know about only from history books. This year's Memorial Day service on the Common focused on the wars that haven't ended yet - the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, where U.S. soldiers are still in harm's way - and remembering the sacrifices in a war that has faded from the headlines, but not from the hearts and minds of those who have served,
I landed in the shelter with my kids about six years ago. Having to accept help, instead of being the one providing help, is a horrible experience - degrading and depressing. For my kids' sake, I treated it as an adventure. (To this day my daughter remembers that time as having “so much fun,” but I cringe when she mentions “when we lived in the shelter” in front of others.) We're moving out of the area now, on an extremely...
Two acclaimed acoustic duos will team up for a night of original acoustic folk, country, and rock music, in a concert to benefit the South Newfane Schoolhouse, Saturday Aug. 26. Jon Fried and Deena Shoshkes, and Elena Skye and Boo Reiners, longtime friends, colleagues, and collaborators on the Americana and indie pop music scene who also share strong ties to the Williamsville/South Newfane community, will present an evening of “great songs, harmonies, and good times,” according to a news release.
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