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BRATTLEBORO-On a recent Monday night, The Commons stopped in to see and hear what all the fuss was about at the weekly Open Mic at the River Garden Marketplace at 157 Main St.
There, 15 or so musicians - guitarists, banjo players, pianists, accordion players, and many singers - each awaited the chance to perform a 10-minute set of two or three songs for an audience of approximately 25 people. Kevin Parry, a local musician and teacher who has run open mic programs...
‘The importance of this music is to bring people from all walks of life together’
BRATTLEBORO-Samirah Evans of Brattleboro (samirahevans.com) will be a special guest soloist joining the Brattleboro Women's Chorus for the group's May 12 concert. The Commons caught up with her by phone recently to find out more. Here's an excerpt from the conversation. * * *. Victoria Chertok: Hi, Samirah! What have...
Fit Body Boot Camp speaks of commitment and community
WESTMINSTER, Vt. – Located at the Allen Brothers complex on Route 5 in Westminster, Fit Body Boot Camp (FBBC) is a facility specializing in 30-minute, weight loss boot camps designed to challenge the body and deliver results in a positive and supportive atmosphere. Owned and operated by Bellows Falls...
‘I love finding songs that speak to me and sharing them with others’
BRATTLEBORO-The Commons met Brattleboro Women's Chorus Director Becky Graber at her home recently to talk about the chorus's upcoming spring concert, her long career, and what this repertoire means to her. Here's an excerpt of the conversation. Victoria Chertok: Tell me about your early career. How did you start the...
Honoring, and crediting, a rich musical heritage
BRATTLEBORO-The Brattleboro Women's Chorus spring concert, "Better Days," will showcase powerful and poignant songs by composers hailing from the African diaspora and will feature Brattleboro's own Samirah Evans as guest soloist. According to Graber, the concert, which takes place on Sunday, May 12, at the Latchis Theatre, was inspired by...
Co-curators, artists will offer tour of ‘In Nature’s Grasp’
BRATTLEBORO-Inspired by the natural world, artists have long contemplated diverse themes such as history, science, memory, and spirituality. Eleven contemporary artists explore these ideas and more in the exhibition "In Nature's Grasp," currently on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC). The public is invited to join a curator tour of the 32 artworks in the exhibit on Thursday, May 9, at 7 p.m.
In our national parks, some common ground
Lisa Chase is retired and lives in Putney when not exploring national parks. PUTNEY-If you find yourself frowning too much and assuming the worst of your fellow Americans, I have this to offer as a corrective. I don't get out much. Winters are long here at home in Vermont. No...
Landscape architecture students look at Route 30 with fresh eyes
NEWFANE-The students of the senior capstone landscape architecture studio of the UMass-Amherst Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning (LARP) Department will present designs focused on the Route 30/West River Valley corridor. The public is invited to drop by to meet the students and to view and discuss their designs at the...
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