Brattleboro

Quick Picks (11/18 - 11/25)

Open Sesame PUTNEY - Joe Fiedler, Emmy-nominated music director and staff arranger for the famed children’s show “Sesame Street,” will perform at Next Stage Arts on Friday, November 19, at 7:30 pm with his project Open Sesame. The sextet will perform music from the group’s...

Sarasa, Golka have colorful weekend

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Music Center will present two concerts this weekend.
On Saturday, November 20, at 7:30 pm, the BMC’s Guest Series will continue with the return of the Sarasa Ensemble, who will present “Kaleidoscope.” Tickets are $20 general/senior, students $10, under 18 free...

Awesome animals to visit Prouty center

BRATTLEBORO - The Southern Vermont Natural History Museum and Awesome Animal Academy have teamed up to kick off a series of after-school programs for kids who love animals. Join the two organizations for an open house on Saturday, November 13, from 1 to 3 pm at the Winston Prouty Center Gym, 60...

Katherine Paterson

Author to talk about recent youth novel

BRATTLEBORO - Award-winning author Katherine Paterson will speak about her recent novel for young people “Birdie’s Bargain,” on November 12, at 7 pm, at Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main Street, in honor of Veteran’s Day. Birdie’s father is returning for another tour of duty in Iraq. To save...

Orchestra to perform first indoor concert on Monday

BRATTLEBORO - The Windham Philharmonic will presents it first indoor concert on Monday, November 15, at the Latchis Theatre, at 7 pm. Directed by Hugh Keelan, the program, “Early Mozart–Late Beethoven,” will last approximately an hour. It will include Mozart’s Symphony No. 14 in A major K. 114,...

Jazz-fusion guitarist Al Di Meola will perform at the Latchis Theatre on Tuesday, November 16, at 7:30 pm.

Jazz-fusion guitarist to visit the area

BRATTLEBORO - Jazz-fusion guitarist Al Di Meola will perform at the Latchis Theatre on Tuesday, November 16, at 7:30 pm. Di Meola has been recognized internationally over the past four decades as a true virtuoso, a prolific composer, and a bona fide guitar hero. He has recorded more than 20 solo...

Val Jeanty will be performing in Brattleboro on Saturday.

Jazz, gender justice at festival

BRATTLEBORO - The Vermont Jazz Center will present its fourth annual Emerging Artist Festival on Saturday, November 13, at 72 Cotton Mill Hill. The event promotes new ideas and individuals affecting the future of jazz, a music that encourages creativity and lauds game-changing artists.
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Fans enter the “Twilight Zone”

BRATTLEBORO - On Saturday and Sunday, November 13 and 14, join Dr. Michael Ferrara and resident “Twilight Zone” scholar Bethany Kriger Thies for “‘Twilight Zone’ Examined,” an exploration of five episodes from Rod Serling’s original series over the course of a two-day interactive program. For...

Quick Picks (11/11 - 11/18)

NECCA alumni VERMONT - On Saturday, November 13, at 7 pm, watch dazzling performances by NECCA alumni in the one-night-only, online “Virtual Alumni Showcase.” Tickets range from $15 to $50; all ticket sales benefit NECCA’s outreach programming. For more information and...

Visitors exploring the first Artful Ice Shanties exhibit last February. Michelle Frehsee

Start planning an artful ice shanty

BRATTLEBORO - Last winter, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center’s inaugural Artful Ice Shanties outdoor exhibit drew over 1,000 visitors to Retreat Farm to view ice shanties shaped like a giant, iridescent fish, a black die with moon-shaped dots, a seascape with a three-dimensional octopus,...