Mary McCallum used to contribute regularly to the commentary series that used to air on...
Timothy Belknap describes himself as a "downtown resident and Brattleboro lover." BRATTLEBORO-The yes vote to...
WEST TOWNSHEND-When I learned, as a girl, about the lead-up to Kristallnacht, I had thought...
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Josh Davis, executive director of Groundworks Collaborative, recently joined me for a radio interview to discuss the programs and services that the agency provides. The Groundworks Seasonal Overflow Shelter opened in November in its new quarters on the Winston Prouty campus, with a number of changes in staffing and routines. For years, the shelter operated in downtown Brattleboro in the First Baptist Church. The new site is not as centrally located, so Groundworks is running a shuttle bus daily for...
We thank our volunteers who helped at our food table and info table at this year's Literary Festival. It's always a pleasure to be out there telling newcomers and travelers about us and our mission. The festival itself seems to have been a big success. Readings were mostly full, and attendees' feedback sheets were songs of praise. There were also some helpful - and always appreciated - suggestions as to how to make it even better. We are so happy,
Stone Church Arts presents two world-class musicians, pianist Virginia Eskin and mandolinist August Watters, on Saturday, Feb. 25, at Immanuel Episcopal Church, the stone church on the hill at 20 Church St. Watters is a multi-stylistic, improvising mandolinist, composer/arranger, and teacher in Boston. His work as an interpreter, improviser, composer, and arranger bridges contemporary classical music, jazz, folk-music traditions, and the historical concert-mandolin repertoire. He is the founder of the New England Mandolin Ensemble, Boston Mandolins, the Festival of Mandolin...
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