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Outside Andrea Livermore's soon-to-be-former office window in the Robert H. Gibson River Garden, Bill “Wild Bill” Kathan practices jumping jacks. A fixture for six years in downtown Brattleboro as the executive director of Building a Better Brattleboro (BaBB), Livermore is stepping in a new direction. Livermore will leave her post at BaBB to become the development director at Brattleboro Area Hospice (BAH), effective April 12. “I'm ready to not be at the helm,” said Livermore with a smile. In an...
Canal Street Art Gallery, 23 Canal St., presents “A Changing Form: Fine Art Ceramics,” the gallery's fourth medium-focused group show. It opens Feb. 12 and runs through April 4. All are invited for the opening reception with the artists, on Bellows Falls 3rd Friday Gallery Night, Feb. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. The exhibit shares a collection from artists creating sculptural and functional original artwork using clay as a primary medium. Artwork by David Ernster, Kathie Gatto-Gurney, Deborah Goodwin,
After nearly 40 years, Bob Backus is retiring. Dr. Bob joined the medical staff of Grace Cottage Hospital in the early 1970s. The indispensable nurse-choreographer of the office, Sue Clark, would greet you as Dr. Bob buzzed out to escort you to his office and into a rocking chair draped with a well-worn crocheted throw. You'd sit amidst his museum/office festooned with photos of the people of the valley, his medical-related cartoons, and posters offering some none-too-subtle advice about smoking.
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