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Nowell Sing We Clear, via YouTube

Missed the performance? Watch it on YouTube

BRATTLEBORO - Those who missed the Tuesday, December 6, Sing Nowell event at the Latchis Theatre or those who were there and want to revisit a magical night are now able to view a video of the performances on YouTube.
Honoring the memory of Tony Barrand and hosted by the Brattleboro...

Bard Owl in 2017

Bard Owl to perform at Country Store pizza night

WEST TOWNSHEND - Breeze Verdant and Annie Landenberger will perform Friday, December 30, from 5 to 7 pm at West Townshend Country Store’s pizza night, Route 30. Verdant on guitar, vocals, and stomp box; and Landenberger on percussion and vocals will offer sweet harmonies, driving rhythms, old-...

Last year’s winning duck stamp featured a green-winged teal by Madison Grimm, 15, from South Dakota. US Fish & Wildlife

Submit stamp designs for national contest

VERMONT - The annual statewide Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is underway. The US Fish and Wildlife Service invites students from pre-K to 12th grade to create designs featuring ducks, swans or geese in their natural habitats. Designs are judged in four age categories with...

New Year’s Eve concerts

BRATTLEBORO - Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy, Stefan Amidon and Zara Bode, and Peter and Mary Alice Amidon will present their 21st Brattleboro New Year’s Eve concert Saturday, December 31, at the Brattleboro Music Center.
Two performances at 5 and 7:30 pm are scheduled for this annual...

“The Flying Coconut” Photo by Elsie Smith

Circus show inspired by holiday classic

BRATTLEBORO - The New England Center for Circus Arts will present their streaming on demand holiday show “The Flying Coconut” online from Saturday, December 24, to Sunday, January 1.
Inspired by “The Nutcracker,” this year’s show, “The Flying Coconut: On Demand,” veers off course when the...

An instructor aids a student in a circus trick.

Gain new skills and have fun with circus classes

BRATTLEBORO - NECCA will offer circus classes Wednesday, January 4 to Saturday, March 19, in one of two locations:10 Town Crier Drive or 74 Cotton Mill Hill. NECCA offers classes for all ages and levels, no experience needed.
Circus classes can help improve balance and dexterity with...

Emma P., artist-in-residence for 2022, taking pictures for digital tintypes.

Youth artist residency

BRATTLEBORO - In-Sight Photography Project is accepting applications for its 2023 Youth Artist Residency Program. Building on the pilot program from last winter, In-Sight is offering three to five local youths from 15 to 18 years old a unique opportunity to dive into an independent photography...

The Vault to hold pizza parties for students

WILMINGTON - This week The Vault, the new teen space in the Old School Community Center, will be hosting two pizza parties with the option to make an ornament to take home. Those who don’t want to make ornaments can come work on a vision board, play video games or just hang out.
A party...

Supportive Solstice writing circle

NEWFANE - The Moore Free Library will again offer “Writing to the Light,” a supportive writing circle for reflection on the darkest day of the year, Wednesday, December 21, from 5:30 to 8 pm. For the sixth year in a row, writer and educator Deborah Lee Luskin will facilitate the circle, which...

A benefit performance for the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry will be held this weekend at Memorial Hall. File photo

Listen to a holiday classic, support the food pantry

WILMINGTON - Relive the days of live radio and help support the Deerfield Valley Food Pantry on Saturday, December 17, at 2 pm at Historic Memorial Hall, 14 West Main Street. Inclement weather date is Sunday, December 18, at 2 pm.
Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” one of the most...