Brattleboro (where I haven't visited for eight years or so) has now made it into the big leagues with Kerry Secrest's appointment as honorary consul of Lithuania.
I congratulate The Commons on the fine coverage of this auspicious event, and hope you'll continue educating your readers on the meaning of the important consular institution as a whole.
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The feature act at the Brattleboro Film Festival's “Night in Havana” fundraiser is a performance by the sextet De Lomas y Sones, led by Cuban percussionist William Armando Rodriguez. Rodriguez, who lives in Brattleboro, was born in Santiago de Cuba. Although he began studying at Escuela Vocacional de Arte José María Heredia, an elementary school focusing on music, when he was 9 years old, music was not his first choice. “I love sports,” Rodriguez said, noting his father is a...
The year 2020 will go into the books as a memorable one. This pandemic has disrupted every aspect of our lives, including the usual rhythm of the Vermont General Assembly. We have seen how our collective actions of staying at home, social distancing, and wearing masks in public have helped to flatten the curve in our state. We continue to have a shared social responsibility to protect our neighbors and to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In mid-March, we pivoted...
Director Tony Lechner invites one and all to join Rock Voices, the area's only community rock chorus, for an evening of rock and pop classics. The concert will take place at Brattleboro's Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main St., on Friday, Jan. 4, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Backed by a professional rock band featuring Ross Bellenoit on guitar, this 100-plus voice choir will deliver the harmonies of many classic and contemporary favorites, performing the music of Phish,
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