Brattleboro

Online auction for refugee fund

BRATTLEBORO - The tag sale team of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church will host an online auction to benefit the St. Michael’s Interfaith Refugee Fund with bidding open from Saturday, February 19, to Sunday, February 27. The auction will raise funds to help facilitate the resettlement of Afghan...

Ice skating dance party

BRATTLEBORO - Next Stage Arts will partner with the Brattleboro Winter Carnival for a DJed dance party, “Disco on Ice,” at the Nelson Withington Skating Facility in Memorial Park on Sunday, February 20, from 7 to 9 pm. Tickets are $5 per person and skates can be rented for $3. The event will be...

Artful Ice Shanties return, displayed at Retreat Farm

BRATTLEBORO - Last winter over 1,000 people attended the inaugural Artful Ice Shanties exhibit, presented by the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center and Retreat Farm. Visitors saw ice shanties shaped like a giant iridescent fish, a black die with moon-shaped dots, a seascape with a...

February Break

Theater Camp BENNINGTON - Bennington Performing Arts Center will offer a fun, safe theater camp for kids age 5 to 11 years during the winter break from Monday, February 21, through Friday, February 25, from 10 am to noon.
Children will learn the basic techniques of...

Fund program for Brattleboro area

WINDHAM COUNTY - Funding is now available for Vermont organizations in the Brattleboro area through the Crosby-Gannett Fund grant program.
The purpose of the Crosby-Gannett Fund is to support endeavors that contribute to the betterment and vitality of the Brattleboro area. To help address...

Rob Mermin teaches pantomime to people with Parkinson’s.

Looking for location for classes

BRATTLEBORO - Access to circus arts is expanding this year as the New England Center for Circus Arts takes on fiscal agency for the Parkinson’s Disorder Pantomime project, created and run by legendary mime and founder of Circus Smirkus, Rob Mermin.
When Mermin was diagnosed with PD in 2014...

Workshops

Printmaking BRATTLEBORO - Daniel Chiaccio will demonstrate the basics of monotype printmaking at First Proof Press on Saturday, February 12, at 2 pm. This event is presented in partnership with the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.
Monotype printmaking is an ideal...

Left to right: David Hiler, Amy Brady, Pat Howell, and Peter Elwell.

Brattleboro Chamber award winners

BRATTLEBORO - On Tuesday, January 25, the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce held its annual meeting via Zoom and handed out its three major awards: Chamber member of the year, entrepreneur of the year, and person of the year. Additionally they honored businesses and organizations celebrating...

Torcoletti has done volunteer work in the Dominican Republic, Tanzania, and Native American reservations in the Dakotas.

Newfane vet joins humane society

BRATTLEBORO - Windham County Humane Society announced that Dr. Tara Torcoletti is the new veterinarian, taking over the position from Dr. Michelle Martino. Martino was the first veterinarian on staff, working two days a week at WCHS and three at the Monadnock Humane Society. She has accepted a...

Players follow COVID-19 protocols to perform safely.

Vermont Jazz Center brings back in-person ensembles

BRATTLEBORO - The Vermont Jazz Center has a wide selection of ensembles for all interested musicians. On Sunday, February 13, the VJC will launch its winter to spring educational programs. This season’s offerings are a hybrid of in-person and online opportunities that make good use of the jazz...