A participatory, improvisatory musical game-piece created by John Zorn. For instrumentalists and vocalists who are willing to make stuff up, listen, and pay attention. Cobra is a fun, fast-paced musical(-ish) game-piece by John Zorn. It’s structure might remind you more of a theater improv game than a piece of music. The musical/sonic material is entirely […]
A screening of POWER STRUGGLE followed by a panel discussion. Tickets: $12 advance online / $15 at the door / No one will be turned away for lack of funds. More Info & Purchase Tix: https://www.powerstrugglemovie.com/brattleboro-vt-screening Invite friends: www.facebook.com/events/434031377160032/ An 86-minute feature-length documentary about the grassroots political battle to close the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, directed […]
Hosted by Brattleboro Common Sense Documentary film, "Ice On Fire" by Leonardo DiCaprio, precedes an action oriented problem-solving discussion and planning. An eye-opening documentary (1hr 38mins) that focuses on many never-before-seen solutions designed to slow down our escalating environmental crisis. Following the film, the group will co-create climate solutions to be initiated locally / personally as […]
A presentation and community discussion for anyone curious about Extinction Rebellion, the international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimize the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. In Vermont, huge Extinction Rebellion groups are forming in regions like the Upper Valley and the capital, but our local chapter, […]
The Southern Vermont Dance Festival returns July 18th - 21st 2019 for its 7th anniversary, with an exciting round of dance classes, lectures and performances hosted at venues all around Brattleboro. As last year, festival attendees will be invited to attend dance performances each evening as well as a choice of many different classes each […]
Ult Mundane will teach a drum class from 6:00 to 7:00 pm and Tara Murphy will teach a dance class from 7:15 to 8:45 pm at 118 Elliot Street in Brattleboro, VT. The cost of the drum class is on a sliding scale from $10-12 and there are extra drums for those who need one. The cost of […]
WWAC, together with 118 Elliot, will host Jerusalem Peacebuilders who will offer a screening of “Within the Eye of the Storm” Followed by group discussions with the participants in the Jerusalem Peacebuilders’ Vermont Leadership Institute Please join us for a special program focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Jerusalem Peacebuilders will present the powerful Israeli film, “Within the Eye of […]
The Commons is hosting this community conversation moderated by the investigative reporting team MacLean (Mac) and Shanta Lee Gander. This conversation is an opportunity to invite everyone throughout the community to discuss some of the ways they are addressing some of the various topics that The Commons has covered in previous Special Focus sections especially […]
A People's Assembly will be held on Wednesday August 28th from 6:30pm - 8:00pm at 118 Elliot St. in Brattleboro to discuss the Climate Emergency Declaration that will be on the Brattleboro Select Board agenda on Wednesday September 3rd. The meeting will review the draft of the declaration and help prepare community members interested in […]
Yoga Locally Tuesdays 5:00 to 6:30 pm Thursdays 4:00 to 5:15 pm Saturdays 10:00 to 11:30 am Vinyasa yoga by $5-15 donation. All proceeds go to Food Connects, Women's Freedom Center, Turning Point of Windham County, and Windham Child Care Association. Live music accompanies some classes. Heal yourself, heal your community! For updates & more […]
