PUTNEY — Sending love and condolences to Joyce Marcel [“The death of Rose Kagan,” Voices, Jan. 4]. I always loved reading her essays about her mother, Rose, in the paper and in her book, A Thousand Words or Less.
I love that her mom was buried with her red dance shoes. Funerals are for the survivors, and everyone knew Rose for her spunk and as a dancer.
May Rose's memory be for a blessing.
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“The reason we grieve is because we loved someone,” said Susan Parris, executive director of Brattleboro Area Hospice (BAH). But, adds the 16-year hospice veteran, “loss is a part of life.” When people experience losing someone dear, Parris said “it is valuable to talk out emotions.” Parris said part of the grieving process includes remembering how someone touched one's life and figuring out the emptiness in the realization that “they're gone and I'm here.” Grieving also involves learning how to...
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PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts presents the jazz combo Boom Chick Trio on Saturday, April 6, at 7:30 p.m. Described as "equal parts hot swing, snarky songwriting, and lyrical storytelling," this trio of violin, guitar, and bass plus three-part harmony vocals "will transport you to a speakeasy somewhere in the back of a bar." "Boom Chick! What a name to express the hot jazz trio that are masters of their craft," Keith Marks, executive director of Next Stage Arts, said in a...
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