LECTURE: Activist Elaine Brown on "New Age Racism" in the “On the Record” lecture series. Marlboro College, in the Whittemore Theater. Thursday, March 6, 7 p.m. Information: Chris Lenois, 802-251-7644 or [email protected].
PERFORMANCE: A Midsummer Pirate's Dream. New England Youth Theatre, 100 Flat Street, Brattleboro. Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, March 6, 8, 9; 7 p.m. Thursday; 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets: $9 adults and $6 students. For reservations call 802-246-NEYT; visit www.neyt.org for more information.
ARTS: Gallery Walk. Downtown Brattleboro. Friday, March 7, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
ART OPENING: Student Art Month. Windham Art Gallery, 69 Main St. Brattleboro. Friday, March 7, 5:30–7 p.m. Information: 802-257-1881; www.windhamartgallery.com.
CONCERT: Samite, The Soul of Africa. Latchis Theatre, Main Street Brattleboro. Friday, March 7, 7:30 p.m. $18; $10, students. Information: 802-257-4523; www.brattleborotix.org.
LIVE MUSIC: Kevin Parry performs on guitar and vocals. West Dover Inn, Route 100, West Dover. Friday, March 7, 7–10 p.m. and Saturday, March 8, 4–7 p.m.
WORKSHOP: Trauma and Relationship Healing. The Taoist Center, Marlboro. Friday, March 7, all day. $75. Information or registration: 802-257-5833; [email protected].
CONCERT: The Wiyos. Vaudevillian ragtime-jugband-blues and hillbilly swing trio. Zara Bode and Emily Miller will open on Saturday. Hooker Dunham Theater, 139 Main St., Brattleboro, Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8, 8 p.m. $15; $13, students and seniors (Friday); $17, students and $15, seniors (Saturday). Tickets and information: 802-254-9276; www.hookerdunham.org.
PERFORMANCE: A Midsummer Night's Dream. New England Youth Theatre, 100 Flat Street, Brattleboro. Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, March 13, 15 and 16. Thursdays and Fridays, 7:30 p.m. $9, adult; $6, students. Information and reservations: 802-246-NEYT; www.neyt.org.
WORKSHOP: Writing for Wellness. Rockingham Free Public Library, 65 Westminster St., Bellows Falls. Saturday, March 8, 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Information: 802-869-2686; [email protected] or www.rockingham.lib.vt.us.
POETRY READING: River Voices Open Mic Poetry Reading. Village Square Booksellers, 32 The Square, Bellows Falls. Saturday, March 8, 2–4 p.m. Reservations for a place at the reading: 802-463-9404 or visit the store.
CONCERT: Concert for Japanese Bamboo Flute: Shakuhachi Master Elizabeth Reian Bennett. The Loft, 72 Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro. Saturday, March 8, 7 p.m. Asian Cultural Center of Vermont. $12 in advance. Information and to purchase tickets: www.brattleborotix.com, at The Book Cellar, or at the door.
PERFORMANCE: Poetry in Motion. A collaboration of Luminz Studio and Write Action. Luminz Studio, Cotton Mill Building, 3rd Floor, Brattleboro. Saturday, March 8, 8 p.m. $10. Information: 802-254-9200; www.luminzstudio.com.
WORKSHOP: The Heart of Communiction for Couples. The Taoist Center, Marlboro. Sunday, March 9, all day. $50–70, sliding-scale contribution. Information or registration: 802-257-5833; [email protected].
WORKSHOP: (Re)Learning to Feed Ourselves: Soil Building, Green Manure, Composting and Crop Rotation with Robert King. Post Oil Solutions; workshop at Brattleboro Savings & Loan Community Room, Main Street, Brattleboro. Free; donations appreciated. Sunday, March 9, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Information and preregistration (required): 802-869-2141; [email protected].
LECTURE: Author Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina. The Vermont Humanities Council's First Wednesdays series (postponed from February). Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St., Brattleboro. Sunday, March 9, 2 p.m. Information: 802-254-5290 ext 101; [email protected].
INFORMATION: Meet the Doulas. Brattleboro Birth Doula Services. Community Room, Brattleboro Co-op, Main Street, Brattleboro. Tuesday, March 11, 6:30-8 p.m., www.brattleborodoulas.com.
READING AND DISCUSSION: Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson. Part of the Founders and Presidents of the Past series. Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main St., Brattleboro. Wednesday, March 12, 7 p.m. Information: 802-254-5290 ext 101; [email protected].
FILM FESTIVAL: Women's Film Festival: A Benefit for the Women's Crisis Center Latchis Theatre, Hooker Dunham Theater, & New England Youth Theatre, Brattleboro. Friday, March 14-Sunday, March 23. $35 for 5 shows; $8 at the door; $100 Benefactor's Pass. Information: www.womensfilmfestival.org.
WORKSHOP: Rites of Passage: Putting the Edge back in Education Institute for Natural Living. Friday-Sunday, March 14-16. 802-254-5800; [email protected].
MARKETPLACE: Winter Farmer's Market. Live music by Jatoba; learn about worm composting (vermaculture) with James Warren. Saturday, March 15, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Robert H. Gibson River Garden, Main St., Brattleboro. Information: (802) 869-2141.
BOOK SIGNING AND DISCUSSION: Carbon-Free & Nuclear-Free: A Roadmap for U.S. Energy Policy. Saturday, March 15, 1 p.m. Greenfield Solar Store, #2 Fiske Ave, Greenfield, Mass. Information: (413) 863-8952, [email protected].
WORKSHOPS: Awakening, Celebrating Body, Spirit and Earth - Inner and Outer Nature (a workshop series to benefit local charities). $20-60. Saturday, March 15, 4 p.m. Prakriti Yoga Studio, 139 Main Street, Brattleboro. Information and reservations (requested): 802-257-4083; [email protected].
WORKSHOP: Me, Myself & I. Turning Point Recovery Center, 14 Elm St., Brattleboro. Three Mondays, starting March 17, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Information: (802) 254-9600.
WORKSHOP: "Loving What Is." A workshop on "The Work" by Byron Katie. $120-180 sliding scale; Thursday, March 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Information: (802) 387-5779.
FILM: The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo. Director Amy Stechler will present the film and host a Q & A afterwards. Friday, March 21, 7:30 p.m. The Great River Arts Institute, 33 Bridge Street, Bellows Falls. Information: (802) 463-3330; [email protected].
CONFERENCE: Plants, People and Possibilities: A Conference on Social & Ecological Renewal with Dave Jacke, Steve Chase, Bonita Ford, Tad Montgomery and others. School for International Training in the IC Cafateria, Kipling Road, Brattleboro. Free; donation requested ($5-10 suggested). Saturday, March 22, 8:15 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Information and preregistration (required): www.public.sit.edu/peopleplantspossibilities; 802.579.1090.
FILM: Dreamworlds. Part of "Elephant in the Living Room Film Series." Free; donations accepted (benefit Women's Crisis Center). Tuesday, March 25, 7 p.m.; tickets on sale at the door, 6:30 p.m. 3 Marlboro Tech Center, Brattleboro. Information:
(802) 258-2402.
PERFORMANCE: Volume of Our Voices: a benefit for the Women's Crisis Center. Monologues, skits, movement, and other forms of artful expression. Friday and Saturday, March 28 and 29, 7:30 p.m., SIT Graduate Institute, Kipling Road, Brattleboro. $8; $6, advance tickets, seniors and students. (Tickets available at Turn it Up! and Beadniks in Brattleboro.) Information: (802) 257-7751; [email protected].
PRESENTATION: "The Nuts and Bolts Of Adult ADD." An educational presentation with Susan Venman, certified ADHD Coach. Sunday, March 30, 1 p.m., Village Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls. Free; donations requested ($5 suggested). Information: 802-869-2601; www.ADHDCoachSue.com. Reservations (recommended): The Village Square Booksellers, 802-463-9404.