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CALENDAR LISTINGS FOR Thursday, February
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Artist/Curator Conversation: Alison Moritsugu (Densho community activist), Erin Shigak (artist), Curator Sarah Freeman (Zoom/Facebook Live): Discussion: "Moons and Internment Stones" exhibit: "Paintings of the moon and of stones collected by Moritsugu's grandfather in the Santa Fe Internment Camp during World War II. Erin Shigaki is a yonsei (4th-generation) Japanese American who creates art that is community-based and focused on BIPOC experiences, such as those of members of her community incarcerated during World War II. She seeks to understand intergenerational trauma and explore the emergence of beauty and intimacy despite unspeakably harsh circumstances. She believes that wielding art and activism to tell these stories can educate, redress, and incrementally heal. 7 p.m. Hosted by Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. Presented in partnership with Densho - a nonprofit committed to documenting oral histories of Japanese Americans incarcerated during World War II. Free. Zoom. Information: Sign up: 802-257-0124 x 101 or https://tinyurl.com/352t6thc.
BRATTLEBORO "Dooryard Gardens, Pt. 2: Party in the Kitchen" by Vessna Scheff: Vessna Scheff is a multidisciplinary artist raised in the San Francisco Bay area, now based in Pawtucket, RI. She creates paintings, portraits, performances, sounds, and installations that use watercolors, movement, vocals, and projections as mediums of inquiry. Grounded in watercolors, her work reclaims a medium often described as "difficult" or "sketch" for its uncontrollable qualities, and rather conceptualizes the freedom of watercolors as an expression of Black liberation. This is part of BMAC's exhibit "We Feel Our Way Through When We Don't Know.". Through Sunday, February 12. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, 28 Vernon St. Information: https://tinyurl.com/2p82cxzc.
BRATTLEBORO Local Musician Brendan Taffee releases a new album of Gourd Banjo Music - "Heap of Horseshoes": Event includes fabulous guests: Eamon O'Leary (The Murphy Beds, The Alt) on acoustic guitar, Stefan Amidon (The Sweetback Sisters, The Devil Makes Three) on drums, Yann Falquet (Genticorum, Seamus Egan Project) on electric, Michael Roberts (The Rear Defrosters, Wooden Dinosaur) on electric, Colin McCaffrey (too many bands to mention) on electric, and the amazing Mia Bertelli on vocals. 12 noon-2 p.m. Brendan will be playing at the Brattleboro Co-op. Stop by and grab lunch or a coffee and get a taste of what is on the album. There may be surprise guests. Album will be released on 2/3. You can also check it out then at brendantaaffe.bandcamp.com. Free. Brattleboro Food Co-op, 2 Main St. Information: 802-257-0236; Click for more info on Web in new window.
LONDONDERRY AARP discusses Identity Theft: AARP Vermont and Elliott Greenblott, state volunteer coordinator for the AARP Fraud Watch Network, talks about identity theft and techniques used by identity thieves to steal information. He'll explain how and why it occurs, provides instruction on protective steps, and what to do if it happens. 2 p.m. Free. Neighborhood Connections, The Meeting Place, Rte. 100, 5700 Marketplace (across from the post office). Information: Call 802-824-4343 if you would like to attend.
