BRATTLEBORO-The saying "it takes a village" rings true for "Efflorescence," the spring show of the...
BRATTLEBORO-The locally rooted Vermont Film and Folklore Festival (VFFF) casts a wide net. Based again...
BRATTLEBORO-A newly formed rock 'n' roll band, Black Rover - made up of four professional...
PUTNEY-After two sold-out events that brought together film lovers and foodies alike, Next Stage Arts'
At this year's Town Meeting, did resident Ken Estey make a motion from the floor asking voters to decide if Newfane should be “open and accepting” to immigrants and refugees? Or did the motion declare the town to be “welcoming and protecting” of the same population? This was a large part of the debate at the March 20 regular Selectboard meeting. Estey appeared before the Board on March 20 because, he said, he wanted Selectboard members to “know more about...
The Vermont Jazz Center welcomes Renee Rosnes and Bill Charlap, who will perform on two Steinway concert grand pianos at the VJC on Saturday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. A married couple, Rosnes and Charlap are considered among the finest jazz pianists of their generation. Charlap is an unparalleled expert on the Great American Songbook, and Rosnes is a five-time Juno Award–winning pianist/composer and artistic director of the Oscar Peterson Jazz Festival. Rosnes' and Charlap's devotion to the music and...
Gregory Lesch is executive director of the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce. As The Commons noted in its Jan. 10 front-page story by Joyce Marcel ["Vermonters ask: Where have all the workers gone?"], southern Vermont faces a serious labor shortage and a rapidly aging population that is compounded by a tight housing market. State-supported transitional housing for incoming refugees addresses these issues head-on. Welcoming these new Vermonters is not just a humanitarian effort, it's also a strategic economic measure. Since...
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