Brattleboro

Humane Society offers cheap pet microchipping

BRATTLEBORO - Stuff happens: Fido is getting a bath, he’s naked, and he runs off. Or Fifi is home relaxing with no collar on and a guest leaves the door open. Now they’re running loose with no collar and no ID. And cats? Cats are superstars at slipping their collars.
Microchips are the ID...

Ice cream social, garden party from Friends of Brooks

BRATTLEBORO - The Friends of Brooks Memorial Library have sprung back to life with lots of news.
First, the FOBL invites people to an ice cream social fundraiser, Thursday, August 19, from 4 to 6 pm, at the Kiwanis Shelter in Memorial Park. The suggested donation is $4 per cone. While...

Free concert series continues

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Music Center and Retreat Farm “Music Under the Stars” summer concert series continues Saturday, August 14, with a performance by the dynamic duo of Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy.
The concert will be held at Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Square, and admission is...

Delita Martin

Artist to host talk about her work

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center will be hosting a free online talk by artist Delita Martin on Wednesday, August 18, at 7:30 pm, about her installation “Between Worlds.”
Through her work, Martin reimagines the roles of Black women in the context of collective Black...

Open-air circus

BRATTLEBORO - Hideaway Circus announces the launch of Stars Above, a brand new, open-air circus. It will premiere on Friday, August 13, at the New England Center for Circus Arts.
A modern take on the nostalgia and intimacy of early 19th Century touring circuses, Stars Above is centered...

Rain can make rivers unclean

BRATTLEBORO - Entering the heat of the summer season, one of the most-asked questions the Connecticut River Conservancy gets is if rivers are clean enough for swimming, boating, and other recreation. There are two ways to know if rivers are likely clean. The first is to think about the recent...

Free painting demo

BRATTLEBORO - In connection with the exhibit “Charlie Hunter: Semaphore,” currently on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Hunter will give a free plein-air painting demonstration at the Bellows Falls train station on Saturday, August 7, at 2 pm, followed by a tour of his nearby...

Evening of storytelling, dance

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro School of Dance and The Brattleboro Music Center have joined forces to present “Cave of Dreams,” an evening of storytelling, poetry, dance, and live traditional music. It will be held Friday, August 6 at 5 and 6 pm,
“Cave of Dreams” is a multidimensional show...

WWAF and Latchis present film on Nobel Prize winner

BRATTLEBORO - Windham World Affairs Council and Latchis Arts present “Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai,” a Spotlight series film on the first African woman and environmentalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize, locally known as a former trustee for the School for International Training near...

Harp-making camp planned

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Music Center is offering a unique, weeklong program this summer that allows participants to make and learn to play their own harp. Multigenerational music lovers are encouraged to make this a family affair.
Those attending the first-ever Hands on Harps Camp,...