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Author Talk & Book Signing: We Are Everywhere⠀ ⠀ September 7, 2019 @ 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center @brattmuseum ⠀ Matthew Riemer and Leighton Brown discuss their book "We Are Everywhere: Protest, Power, and Pride in the History of Queer Liberation". Riemer and Brown are the creators of queerhistory.com and Instagram’s @lgbt_history. Brown is an attorney and Riemer is a former attorney, writer, and lecturer. The two live in Washington, DC, where they enjoy “fighting fascists, spending time with their dog, and disrupting fundamentalists’ worldviews.” This talk is presented in conjunction with DONA ANN MCADAMS: PERFORMATIVE ACTS, a retrospective of work by the acclaimed photographer and activist. Riemer and Brown said of McAdams, “Cutting her teeth in Harvey Milk’s Castro as women and queer people demanded more, perfecting her eye in the East Village as a generation fought an epidemic, lending a hand to the fight against injustice and erasure wherever she lands, Dona is an activist, in the truest sense of the word.” Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event. ADMISSION: Free⠀ ⠀ Read more at BrattBeat.com/instagram/, link in bio @BrattBeat⠀ ⠀  ⠀ ⠀ #lgbtq #BrattBeat #Entertainment #Arts #Brattleboro #Vermont #Love #VTEvents #VermontLife #ilovevermont⠀ ⠀ #instagood #beautiful #happy #like4like #followme #art #instadaily #friends #artists #repost #fun #style #smile⠀ ⠀ #blogger #BrattBlog #entrepreneur #happiness #life (at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1_6qOIF76h/?igshid=ugwkxkiex7f6

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Vermont Excellence in Architecture Awards Exhibition⠀⭐ ⠀ September 6, 2019 @ 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm at 118 Elliot⠀ ⠀ Vermont Excellence in Architecture Awards Exhibition Friday, September 6, 5:30 pm at 118 Elliot 118 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, VT. The American Institute of Architects Vermont chapter's touring exhibition of the 2018 Vermont Excellence in Architecture Awards projects will show at @118Elliot this September. Among the 2018 award-winners are two local projects: the Brattleboro Music Center and Red Clover Commons Housing. The exhibit will feature all entries in the 2018 awards, from these local winners to remote lake camps and a variety of private residences. ⠀ Read more at BrattBeat.com/instagram/, link in bio @BrattBeat⠀ ⠀  ⠀ #BrattBeat #Entertainment #Arts #Brattleboro #Vermont #Love #VTEvents #VermontLife #ilovevermont⠀ ⠀ #instagood #beautiful #happy #like4like #followme #art #instadaily #friends #artists #repost #fun #style #smile⠀ ⠀ #blogger #BrattBlog #entrepreneur #happiness #life (at 118 Elliot Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/B16oWkhFzCN/?igshid=d38mn5f6pqqh

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Circus at the Museum⠀ ⠀ September 6, 2019 @ 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center⠀ ⠀ Brattleboro's monthly Gallery Walk is always a fun affair at BMAC, but this month it's even better, as students and faculty from the NECCA-New England Center for Circus Arts will perform outside the museum. Performance begins at 6:30 p.m. ADMISSION: Free⠀ ⠀ Read more at BrattBeat.com/instagram/, link in bio @BrattBeat⠀ ⠀ @brattmuseum @necca_circus ⠀ #BrattBeat #Entertainment #Arts #Brattleboro #Vermont #Love #VTEvents #VermontLife #ilovevermont⠀ ⠀ #instagood #beautiful #happy #like4like #followme #art #instadaily #friends #artists #repost #fun #style #smile⠀ ⠀ #blogger #BrattBlog #entrepreneur #happiness #life (at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/B135Bx1FVos/?igshid=16sbkr5o3b4na

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Listen/purchase: Gentleman Farmer by The Rear Defrosters

Recorded on a single wintry afternoon live in studio with no overdubs, The Rear Defrosters debut EP of original songs comes at you like the live shows they've become so famous for: raw, weird, loud, brash, and indebted to the greats of country music.creditsreleased September 7, 2018 Michael Roberts -- vocals, rhythm guitars Kate Lorenz -- vocals Sam Moss -- lead electric guitar Ethan Hazzard-Watkins -- fiddle Rick Contino -- pedal steel guitar Jeff Murphy -- bass Jesse Fox -- drums Written by Michael Roberts © Cold Cowboy Songs (BMI) Engineered by Ben Rogers, Loud Sun Studio Assistant Engineer Mia Govoni Produced by The Rear Defrosters and Ben Rogers Mixed by Ben Rogers, Michael Roberts, Jesse Fox, and Jeff Murphy Mastered by Carl Saff Artwork by Sam Moss

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The 40th Annual Putney Craft Tour, the oldest continuing craft tour in the country, timed to coincide with Thanksgiving and holiday shopping, did not spring out of a vacuum, but from the happy confluence of a number of trends including the back-to-the-land movement and the rise of American craft. No doubt, Vermont’s agrarian heritage created a culture of craft and an appreciation of the hand-made, which continue to this day. One of the founders is potter Ken Pick who arrived in Putney in 1969 after receiving an MAT from Antioch-Putney Graduate School. But pottery was never far away from his heart, and in about 1973, he began to earn his living from his craft. “There are still five or six of us here who were here from the beginning,” Pick said. “We banded together in one location before we evolved the tour concept.” In 1982, on the fourth annual tour there were 16 artisans working in 13 studios. The tour was advertised as the Annual Holiday Craft Tour, Open House and Seconds Sale, and the practice of going from studio to studio or ‘over the river and through the woods’ was established, inviting the public into the space where work is created to learn about the craft and talk to the person who made it. ~ Find out more at: brattbeat.com/thanksgiving-on-putneys-artisan-trail @brattbeat #BrattBeat #shoplocalbrattvt @putney_craft_tour (at Putney, Vermont) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp9zRKkhdBw/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qbrz0qqz3yza

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Listen/purchase: Raindrop Blue (Peaking Lights Ruff and Tuff Remix) by King Tuff

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MeToo Solidarity Rally on International Women’s Day

The Women’s Action Team invites the community to gather downtown on International Women’s Day. Meet at PLINY PARK at 5 pm. WEAR RED. Bring your signs and songs. In #MeToo Solidarity, we’ll rally against sexual abuse and stand with survivors of sexual assault and harassment. The #MeToo Movement gained momentum in October 2017, after the Weinstein “revelations” of sexual assault hit the media. A simple hashtag- #MeToo - spoke for millions and opened the floodgates for us to speak out, be seen, and support each other. Silenced no longer, we rally to give voice to our experience and change the way victims are treated in America. #MeToo is a global movement of advocacy and empowerment– let’s ride the wave here in Brattleboro.

Join us at PLINY PARK at 5 pm this Thursday. Be ready to march, shout, dance and dismantle the patriarchy. Male allies are welcome. Spread the word!

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Screening of “The Hidden Half,” Iranian film

Fri Mar 9th 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Centre Congregational Church - Brattleboro, VT

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Windham World Affairs Council Continues its “Understanding Iran Through Film series on Friday, March 9 at 6:30 pm at a new venue, The Centre Congregational Church, Memorial Hall, 193 Main St., Brattleboro.

There will be a screening of the Iranian film, “The Hidden Half,” directed by Tahmineh Milani, Iran’s leading professional woman film director. Her films have won awards both in Iran and at international film festivals. Our presenter is Professor Eric Hooglund, who has devoted his life to studying, researching and teaching about Iran.

The program is free and open to the public. We invite you to come at 6:30 for Iranian pastries and tea before the program, which starts at 7:00. For more information, please visit:  www.windhamworldaffairscouncil.org.

The 27th annual Women’s Film Festival!

This year the Festival is taking place over 3 weekends (from March 9th to March 25th) and features more than 50 feature films, documentaries, and shorts. There is truly something for everyone with films about sports, arts, friendship, activism, lesbian/queer lives, motherhood, gender roles, religion, romance, and more. Friday, March 9th is the Opening Night Gala event. Find out more about the schedule and see the trailers of these amazing films.

This year’s theme is REVOLUTION. 

Revolution! - The Women’s Film Festival Gala Event

Fri Mar 9th 7:00pm - 10:00pm

New England Youth Theatre, Flat Street, Brattleboro, VT

The 27th annual Women’s Film Festival Gala is here and it’s time for a Revolution!In honor of our exciting opening night film, Left on Pearl, our gala theme this year is revolution. Dress up as your favorite activist, be inspired by a revolutionary time period, or just rebel against patriarchal clothing standards by being your most glamorous, comfortable self!Kicking off the Women’s Film Festival, the Gala begins with a reception of champagne, wine & hors-d'oeuvres, followed by a screening of Left on Pearl. This inspiring documentary highlights a significant event in the women’s movement, when hundreds of Boston area women took over a Harvard-owned building to demand a Women’s Center and low-income housing for the community being displaced by the expanding university.  Tickets for the gala are $30 and are being sold now.  The Women’s Film Festival is a fundraiser for The Women’s Freedom Center, a nonprofit organization in Southeastern Vermont committed to offering support and advocacy to survivors of violence, as well as prevention and educational activities to help create a community in which violence is not tolerated.  To make a direct gift to support this important work, visit: http://womensfreedomcenter.net/get-involved/

5 movie passes can be purchased for $40 online,  via phone by calling the Women’s Freedom Center at 802-257-7364, or in-person at Everyone’s Books at 25 Elliot St.  Single tickets are available at the door for $9 general admission, $10 sponsoring admission, and if you need a lower price, sponsored admission tickets are also available for $8.

A Wrinkle In Time - Special Showing!

Sun Mar 11th 1:30pm - 4:00pm

Latchis Theatre, 50 Main St, Brattleboro, VT

Come out on opening weekend for A Wrinkle in Time. The Latchis Theater, with sponsorship from Elliot Street Fish, Chips and More and the Women’s Action Team, is celebrating this cultural phenom on Sunday, 3/11, 2pm matinee, with discounted tickets (5$) for the first hundred guests. Everyone’s Books is graciously giving away copies of the classic book to the first 25 kiddos, too! 

We hope you join us in celebrating this beautiful adaptation of a timeless story that champions fighting back the darkness of conformity and fascism. It’s ⭐️black⭐️girl ⭐️magic⭐️ in front of and behind the camera, and it’s giving us all something we can feel. Representation matters!

International Women’s Day campaign theme continues all year!

March 8th sees the annual IWD campaign theme kick off for the year ahead, although many groups around the world adopt and promote the campaign theme from early in the year. The IWD campaign theme provides a unified direction to guide and galvanize collective action. The campaign theme does not end on International Women’s Day. It’s just the start. Throughout the year many groups worldwide adopt the IWD campaign theme for further campaign work, gender-focused initiatives, continuing activity and events. A great example of this was in 2017 when the USA Women’s Hockey Team went on to adopt the #BeBoldForChange IWD campaign theme to later rally for equal pay, boycotting the national finals unless a suitable deal was struck. Many fans and further teams supported the campaign.  Find out more at www.internationalwomensday.com.

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Artist: Angela Deane 

Entitled: Ghost Photographs; series selections; photography; variable mediums; variable dimensions; 2012-2017; present?. 

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Artist Angela Deane covers people on found photographs with paint, subtracting the specific identity of each person and transforming them into anonymous ghosts for the viewer to project upon.  

A Statement from the Artist: 

“These are the ghosts of our moments.” We are the ever-living ghost of what once was.”- Ben Bridwell.     Through this body of work, I engage with found photographs. Already, these objects have a history unknown to me and speak of another’s memory, removed in both time and space. In these photographs, I cover the people with paint, subtracting the specific identity of each person and transforming them into anonymous ghosts for the viewer to project upon. In this way, a private and specific experience becomes an open and shared one through the material addition of paint on the photograph. Through this haunting of the material, the ghosts become us and we become the ghosts. 

We become the ghosts of our every day.“ 

Don’t forget to check out Visual Arts Curatorial.In Exhibition Format for more amazing artists! 

Sources: Angela Deane | Ignant | Art Fucks Me 

Also Check Out Angela Deane’s Other Websites! Instagram | Twitter 

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Mohannad Orabi (Syrian, b. 1977, Damascus, Syria, based in Dubai), Untitled, 2017. Acrylic on canvas.

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2018 Vermont Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

February 17 - March 10, 2018

BMAC is proud to serve as the Vermont affiliate for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a prestigious national program that offers exhibition opportunities and scholarships to young artists and writers. From February 17 through March 10, 2018, BMAC will exhibit this year’s award-winning work by students from throughout the Green Mountain State.

Click here for a list of 2018 Vermont Scholastic Art & Writing Award Winners by school or by last name.

Click here to view images of selected award-winning work.

The exhibit will culminate in an awards ceremony on Saturday, March 10 at 12 p.m. Keynote speaker to be announced. The ceremony is free and open to the public. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. (Special note to exhibiting artists: Please plan to take your work home with you after the awards ceremony.)

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For more information on the Vermont Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, please contact Sarah Freeman at 802-257-0124, ext. 102 or sarah@brattleboromuseum.org.

BMAC’s role as Vermont affiliate for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is supported by New Chapter.

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Tal National @talnational March 1 @ 8:00 PM @stonechurchvt42, 210 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301 Tickets: $10 (gen) - $12 (loft) Support from: #peaceandrhythm ### @peaceandrhythm DJs Andujar & Bongohead will open for #talnational with a selection of funky afro grooves on vinyl. #### “A rich, hybrid sound that draws on familiar West African elements to create something rewardingly fresh and different” - Songlines Magazine "Tal National are masters of lightning-speed time changes, able to lock into a slower bluesy guitar solo as easily as an impromptu mbalax dance break. In spots, the group even tap into some old school Ethiopian tezeta vibes, but sped-up and with a hypnotic psych rock edge." - Pitchfork "Theres no way you won’t dance to this...!” - NPR “The music keeps leaping ahead with one surprise after another: guitar parts that align and diverge and reconfigure, drumming that pounces on offbeats. The patterns are crisp, complex and tireless”. - The New York Times Their music can be found on @fatcat_records 📷: @dj_bongohead #brattbeat #brattleboro #livemusic #stonechurchvt #talnational (at The Stone Church)

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Tune in NOW to The Root Social Justice Center on Facebook Live!

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Listen/purchase: Friends Share Lovers by And The Kids

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Aura Shards live at Superfresh!

Sat Feb 10th 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Superfresh! Organic Cafe, Main Street, Brattleboro, VT

Aura Shards is a new experimental fusion project based in Brattleboro, Vermont. The group consists of Anders Burrows, primarily on handpan, and Jed Blume, primarily on tabla.

The instrumental music created by this combination of sounds is a blend and balance of Eastern and Western approaches. The tabla, rooted in the Indian classical tradition, has a rich heritage and lineage dating back thousands of years. Tabla are used to lay down complex rhythmic cycles and embellishing accompaniment. Playing melodic lines over these cycles, the handpan (also known as a Hang drum, a recent Swiss invention dating back to the turn of the twenty-first century) is a new age instrument with a crisp tonal timbre that evokes trance-like, ethereal reverberations.

Both of these instruments utilize rhythmic and tonal elements, creating a sound-scape that rivals a full ensemble of instruments. The original compositions of Aura Shards span across genres, and appeal to audiences with a wide variety of musical tastes.

FREE, donations welcome BYOB, kitchen open till 9pm

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Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø

Thu Feb 8th 7:00pm - 11:00pm

118 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, VT

Innovative Norwegian Composer Creates Enveloping Experience of Unusual Sounds In a rare US appearance, Norwegian composer and performer Henrik Munkeby Nørstebø will perform his highly original music that features deeply moving sounds and silences in complex compositions and improvisations. Born in Trondheim, Norway, Nørstebø chose the trombone and began playing in the local marching band at the age of seven. Not really knowing what he signed up for, 20 years later he is still wrestling with the instrument, using its simplicity as a creative challenge and vehicle to unearth it's seemingly limitless possibilities. Utilizing a wide spectrum of playing techniques, from pure long tones to noise and the almost inaudible, he often works balancing the intuitive with the precisely constructed. Since 2007, Henrik has worked extensively with solo material. His first record (“SOLO”, 2011) contained imaginary and widely different free form improvisations, while his second solo release (“Melting into Foreground”, 2015) was more of a compositional work, focusing on the inner energy of sound and the tension between empty and filled spaces. In his current setup, Nørstebø is utilizing heavy close amplification alongside acoustic elements, producing a multi-faceted body of sound. Having toured actively since 2010, he has played at venues and festivals all over Europe, as well as in Russia, Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia, USA, Brazil and Argentina. His working projects include the amplified voice and trombone duo BEAM SPLITTER with Audrey Chen, a duo with Austrian sound artist Daniel Lercher, and a trio with drummer Raymond Strid and bassist Nina de Heney. Mr. Nørstebø's set will be preceded by an opening act of local musicians who will also join ​him following his performance for a series of improvisations. 118 Elliot is a community arts, education and performance space in Downtown Brattleboro. For more information see www.118Elliot​.com​

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