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Visiting Tibetan monk working on mandala in Brattleboro
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Lama Tenzin Yignyen, a visiting Tibetan monk, has been working on a sand mandala of compassion at The River Gallery School of Art. According to the monk, the sacred art form symbolizes love, compassion, generosity, wisdom, and appreciation, and serves as a testament to the beauty and interconnectedness of all beings.
Musician sings of complex characters, distinct places
BRATTLEBORO-Singer-songwriter Margaret Glaspy is having a moment in the spotlight. Her new EP The Sun Doesn't Think was released on April 26, less than a year after her critically acclaimed album Echo the Diamond emerged to garner national attention from The New York Times, NPR, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and many others.
Soundbites: Indie Musician Christina Schneider on Moving to Vermont
A few months ago, I was down in Brattleboro talking with some local musicians and artists near the Estey Organ Museum. (No, it's not a museum full of livers and kidneys floating in jars. But yes, my brain went there as well.) The former factory for reed, pump, pipe and melodeon organs is something of a hangout, as area bands such as THUS LOVE live and rehearse in the apartments nearby.
‘We keep it fresh’
PUTNEY-Twenty shows - one per week - strikingly diverse and all outdoors. That's what the Next Stage Bandwagon Series offers again this summer. Next Stage Arts Project Executive Director Keith Marks promises this summer's offerings will surpass last year's record-breaker program for attendance and reach. A Covid-driven idea, the Bandwagon...
Seed advocate will sign new children’s book
BELLOWS FALLS-Heartfelt Seeds and Wild Goose Players will host a book signing and Mother's Day tea party to celebrate Lorna McMaster's Zoe and the Seed Garden on Sunday, May 12, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Wild Goose Players, 7 Westminster St. Illustrated by the author with 16 needle felted...
Hanneke Cassel Band at Next Stage
PUTNEY, Vt. – Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present Hanneke Cassel Band, featuring Keith Murphy and Jenna Moynihan, plus Yann Falquet, at Next Stage on Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m. Effervescent and engaging, Boston-based fiddler Hanneke Cassel’s fiddle music fuses influences from the Isle of Skye and...
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