PUTNEY-Twenty shows - one per week - strikingly diverse and all outdoors. That's what the...
BRATTLEBORO-Singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy is having a moment in the spotlight. Her new EP The Sun...
While a mandala may seem pure art, this configuration of images and symbols guides focus...
BELLOWS FALLS-Heartfelt Seeds and Wild Goose Players will host a book signing and Mother's Day...
Sitting at tables under a large tent that provides cover from a strong sun on this summer Saturday, a group of young artists excitedly but quietly work with markers, paint, and other art supplies. Several teens paint on three sturdy wood panels where the stark outlines of large, plain swaths of warm, bright colors have just begun coming into focus. Under the creative guidance of Juniper Creative Arts, a Black- and Dominican-based family arts collective based in Brandon, the young...
Voting is at the heart of the democratic process. The Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was a turning point in the work of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States of America. Several states have rushed to implement racially discriminatory anti-voter laws, including several states where the League of Women Voters had previously succeeded in blocking voter restrictions in the courts and state legislatures. Sadly, the U.S. Supreme Court recently gutted key components of the VRA. Only strong...
After a year of planning and writing, The Vermont Suitcase Company will bring Robin Hood to outdoor venues around Vermont from July 16 to 30. But this is not your mama's “Robin Hood.” The Suitcase Company's version, tongue firmly tucked-in-cheek and with a few suspensions of disbelief, includes Dry Anthony and Wet William as the Sheriff of Nottingham's two charming pig deputies; woodland creatures, including a chipmunk named Chippie, the union man; Fisher, a fisher cat, always sharpening his knife;
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P.O. Box 1212, Brattleboro, VT 05302
Physical address:
139 Main St, Suites 601A and 604, Brattleboro, VT 05302
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