BRATTLEBORO-What a depressing time to celebrate Independence Day, as No. 47 and his obedient and...
Sarah Ellis is a writer and mental health advocate who grew up in Brattleboro and...
BRATTLEBORO-Analysis of Brattleboro's Charter Revision Survey reveals growing dissatisfaction with the current Representative Town Meeting...
GUILFORD-A term often used regarding a military action is "collateral damage." This term masks the...
Three artists will look to reconnect the community with the Connecticut River through a multimedia place-making project. From the River, to the River was selected as one of 13 projects considered by a six-member committee as part of the town's National Endowment for the Arts Our Town Grant application process. The three artists - Andrea Wasserman, Elizabeth Billings, and Evie Lovett - will have access to $56,000 for the project with $50,000 from the NEA and the remainder from additional...
I'll admit, I had been a little skeptical when I purchased the tickets to Tristan und Isolde earlier in the summer. Wagner is a major undertaking for the largest, most established opera houses in the biggest of cities - what could we possibly expect from a newly formed company (Tundi Productions) based in a town of 12,000 and performing in a jewel-box theatre mostly used for movies? And even though Tristan is relatively modest by Wagnerian standards - five main...
Tickets are on sale for Company of Muses and Brattleboro School of Dance's presentation of The Nutcracker at New England Youth Theatre the weekend of Dec. 22-24. After taking a year off, the dance studio is mounting a full-scale production of Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Christmas-themed ballet, complete with costumes and sets. Performances feature traditional and original choreography staged by faculty and performed by students and alumni. This year's production has a new artistic director in BSD faculty member Holly Johnson. Showtimes...
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