Arts

Tasha Tudor strolled through her gorgeous gardens.

A look at Tasha Tudor

BRATTLEBORO- Tasha Tudor (1915-2008), was a prolific children’s book author and illustrator whose gorgeous gardens and 1830s New England lifestyle are admired worldwide. Acolytes, from especially Japan and Southeast Asia, often visit the area to experience the landscape which so inspired her...

Steven Kinder’s “Banjole”

New art exhibits

BRATTLEBORO- Eight new exhibits open at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center on Saturday, March 14, with an opening reception at 3 pm. All the exhibiting artists are expected to attend the reception, which is free and open to the public. The exhibits will be on view through June 14, except for...

Photographer empowers women at work through photos

PUTNEY- The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Next Stage Arts Project, and the Vermont Women’s Fund present “Grit and Grace: The Empowerment of Women at Work in Global Communities,” a talk by National Geographic photographer Alison Wright on Saturday, March 14, at 7:30 pm at Next Stage Arts...

Local quilter recognized for her work

READSBORO- Cindy Bartosewcz has been accepted as a contestant with her quilt,
“A Day Away,” at AQS QuiltWeek, in Paducah, KY.
The American Quilter’s Society, the largest quilting membership organization in the world, hosts AQS QuiltWeek. It features over 400 quilts from around the...

Lives of tables

Brattleboro- “Gordon Meinhard: The Lives of Tables” is on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center through March 7.
While the works in the exhibit could be described as contemporary still life paintings of tables, BMAC chief curator Mara Williams said that as the series progresses,...

Author talks barn restoration, history

WILMINGTON- On Saturday, February 22, at 4:30 pm, John C. Porter will discuss his book, “Preserving Old Barns: Preventing the Loss of a Valuable Resource.” Get those barn restoration and history questions ready.
The new edition of “Preserving Old Barns” is a wonderful resource for barn...

Winter expeditions in 1776 and 2015

“Skiing with Henry Knox: A Personal Journey Along Vermont’s Catamount Trail” by Sam Brakeley
Islandport Press, 2019
Sam Brakeley’s long-time girlfriend has just completed her medical studies at Dartmouth-Hitchcock. Now she has accepted a residency in Salt Lake City, thousands of...

Poet Sophie Cabot Black

Celebrated poet to read work

MARLBORO- Marlboro College welcomes back alumna and celebrated poet Sophie Cabot Black, ‘80, for a reading of her work. She will be presenting on Thursday, February 27, at 7 pm, in Apple Tree. The event is free and open to the public.
Black’s latest collection, “The Exchange” (2013),...

Auction items include certificates to area restaurants, theater tickets, and a daylong sailing trip.

Online auction

TOWNSHEND- To benefit its patient care fund, Grace Cottage Hospital is launching its sixth annual online auction on Valentine’s Day. Bidding on more than 80 items, donated by generous friends of Grace Cottage, will continue through February 24.
The auction features over 60 items for every...

Museum holds free open house

MARLBORO- Join the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum for an afternoon of backyard wildlife. The museum’s annual open house is free to the public on Saturday, February 15, from 1 pm until closing.
This year will feature opportunities to learn about the wild critters who call local...