Brattleboro

Easter services

The Jacksonville Community and Wilmington Baptist churches are planning Holy Week services and events.
Friday, April 18, at 6 pm, there will be a Good Friday service at the Wilmington Baptist Church. Guest speakers will be Rev. Robert McIntryre, Rev. Rick Gramlin, Rev. Doug LaPlante, and...

Lee Halpern is the new director at Food Connects.

New director announced

Food Connects has announced that Lee Halpern has been named interim executive director. This transition follows the departure of founder and executive director Richard Berkfield, which was announced earlier this year.
Berkfield will support Halpern and the organization in his new role as...

Michael Townshend of Tape Art. Photo by Kelly Fletcher.

Tape Art taking over Brattleboro

BRATTLEBORO- No, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center is not coming apart at the seams. The ribbons of colored tape that will soon be affixed to the front of the museum’s 1915 building are art. More specifically, tape art—the handiwork of Michael Townsend and Leah Smith, a Rhode Island-based...

Families enjoying food truck roundup. Photo by Vintage Steele.

Summer time fun at the Retreat food truck roundup

BRATTLEBORO- Every summer, Retreat Farm’s Thursday evening food truck roundup signals the start of summer. With construction on Route 30 and the transformation of the north barn into a gathering place for the community, food truck roundup will evolve into a ticketed event this season.
To...

Join Kevin Parry for open mic night

BRATTLEBORO- Kevin Parry hosts Open Mic every Monday evening from 6:30 to 9 pm at the River Garden Marketplace on Main Street.
For musicans only. To sign up for a 10 minute set visit www.kevinparrymusic.com.

Saxtons summer music series opens in July

BRATTLEBORO- Join Saxtons River Distillery to kick off the Saxtons summer music series on Saturday, July 1, featuring free live music, food trucks, lawn games, and signature cocktails.
The series will take place through Saturday, September 2, excluding Saturday, August 19. Join the...

Delicate Steve and others to perform in Brattleboro

BRATTLEBORO- On Friday, July 14, Delicate Steve and special guests Ruth Garbus and Mythless (Solo) will perform at The Stone Church at 8 pm.
Under the name Delicate Steve, Steve Marion has spent the better part of the last decade establishing himself as one of the most wildly innovative...

Practice with Cirque du Soleil coaches

BRATTLEBORO - The New England Center for Circus Arts announces a new partnership with Cirque du Soleil’s NexGen Program.
Cirque du Soleil’s NexGen is a collaboration between CDS and select talent training centers. NECCA is one of six partners from around the world. This partnership allows...

For last year’s Artful Ice Shanties exhibit, the Wardsboro School’s third and fourth grade classes designed a shanty that educated attendees on animals’ winter survival strategies. File photo

Register for Artful Ice Shanties 2023

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center and Retreat Farm are now accepting entries for Artful Ice Shanties 2023. Registrations will be accepted until Friday, December 16.
The Artful Ice Shanties outdoor exhibit is a place-based celebration of artistic talent, creative...

Shelter needs pet food donations

BRATTLEBORO - “No hungry pets” is the unofficial motto of the Windham County Humane Society’s pet food pantry. However, that motto is becoming ever harder to follow.
With an increase in the number of pet owners accessing the pet food pantry and the increased cost of pet food impacting the...