118 Elliot

Ben & Jerry 'Above the Law' Tour
2021-10-22 17:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | 118 Elliot
Come hear Ben Cohen (yes, the Ben of Ben & Jerry’s) talk about his new book Above the Law. Discussion – and free ice cream – to follow.

Sponsored by Everyone’s Books and 118 Elliot
Admission by Donation

Making Space: 5 Women Changing the Face of Architecture
2022-01-19 - 2022-01-24 | 118 Elliot

George Nakashima: Woodworker
2022-02-16 - 2022-02-18 | 118 Elliot
For info & free access to the film click here

Film Screening: Journey to the Safest Place on Earth
2022-02-26 15:00 - 19:00 | 118 Elliot
The Windham World Affairs Council (WWAC) will offer a free screening of a documentary on the global search for places to store nuclear wasteAbout this Event
The Windham World Affairs Council (WWAC) will offer a free screening of a documentary on the global search for places to store nuclear waste (including the abandoned Yucca Mountain project, which despite geologic concerns and intense local opposition, US law still names as the nation’s first permanent disposal site). “Journey to the Safest Place on Earth” (Documentary, Edgar Hagen, Germany, 2014, 110 minutes, English with some subtitles) will screen on Saturday, February 26 at 3:00 pm at 118 Elliot, 118 Elliot Street, Brattleboro 05301.
At 5:00 pm following the film, participants in WWAC’s nuclear study group will share details on the Biden Administration’s plans for new and continued nuclear energy production and a new generation of nuclear weapons deployment and open a discussion on how these plans impact our community and world. The discussion will help people understand and potentially contribute toward the US Department of Energy’s call for community comments on its new round of ‘consent-based siting’ for nuclear waste facilities by March 4, 2022.
The hour and 50 minute film can also be watched online for $5 at the Vimeo streaming service here: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/safestplace. People can opt to watch the film ahead of time then join the 5pm in-person discussion at 118 Elliot, or join others to watch it on the big screen at 118 Elliot starting at 3pm. The space offers excellent ventilation. Audience will be capped at a 30 person maximum with masks required.

The Call of The Loon: Extended
2022-03-04 15:00 - 18:00 | 118 Elliot

Alexander Calder
2022-03-16 - 2022-03-18 | 118 Elliot
A+D Season 9 continues next week with Alexander Calder. This will be a Screen from Home event only.
The acclaimed film shows Calder at work in his studio and never-before-seen archival films and photographs. It features interviews with Arthur Miller, Ellsworth Kelly, I.M. Pei, Brendan Gill, Marla Prather, David Ross, Calder’s daughters and grandson, Sandy Rower, and others.

For access, please visit our website ADfilmseries.org and follow the instructions on the home page. Viewing will be available beginning Wednesday 3/16 through Friday 3/18 only.

Brattleboro Tango Presents: Musicality for Tango Dancers Workshop Series with Joaquín Amenábar
2022-04-10 | 118 Elliot
Brattleboro Tango Presents:
Musicality for Tango DancersWorkshop Series with Joaquín Amenábar
April 10th, 2022
Join us for a wonderful day of delving intothe diverse rhythms and musicality of tango

Joaquín Amenábar literally wrote the book on how to teach tango musicality for dancers without any music training. We are most fortunate in having him return for a day of workshops while he’s visiting Vermont and Boston.
Schedule: 3 classes

The First class will be mandatory to attend either of the later classes.
A. Sunday 1pm The Rhythm of Tango:Dancing the rhythm in tango. Rhythmical units, How to use themDancing the melody in tango. When do we move? Differences for the follower How to dance the melody and it’s rhythmical changes in the improvised dance
B. Sunday 3pm Milonga: Simple time, double time and traspié : differences.How to follow the melody in milonga . When to use double time and when to use traspié
C. Dinner Break: 4:30-6 pm Take the opportunity to enjoy one of the many restaurants offering fresh and local food and beverages in downtown Brattleboro, check trip advisor or ask a local for recommendations
D. Periods Of Tango and More: 6:00-7:30 pm How do we move according to how the melody is being played. Changes in the way the melody is being played. Tango Style: the differences within different eras. Expression in the movement is NOT just about timing.
Location: Studio 118 Elliot 118 Elliot St.Brattleboro, VT
EVENT PRICING —Package: $90 with pre-registration for all classes ( a bargain @ $20 per hr. of class instruction)with payment received by April 3rd 2022Each class is 90 minutes longClass fees decrease the more you take — Pre-register below and you’ll tally your fee as follows:1st Class $35Your 2nd $30 eachYour 3rd Class: $25 each
After April 3rd, prices go up $5/class

Alumination
2022-04-13 - 2022-04-15 | 118 Elliot

Moving Toward the Light: Annual Spring Group Show.
2022-05-06 00:00 - 2022-05-30 00:00 | 118 Elliot

Creative Relations (Group Show)
2022-06-03 17:00 - 2022-06-27 21:00 | 118 Elliot
The Epigenetics of Creativity
​A group show exploring how relationships influence art…

including Schuyler Gould * Phyllis Odyssey * Tina Olsen * Liza King * Markie Sallick * Toto Feldman * Aron Namenwirth * Jason Alden * John Loggia * Julia Zanes * Finn Campman
‘In Her Mind’s Eye’ film by John Loggia shown on continuous video loop.
Show runs June 3 to June 25, 2022
Opening Reception June 3, 2022 5-9pm
with open music improv after 7pm
Open Artists Conversation: Thurs June 23, 5pm

Gallery hours Fri / Sat 4 to 7pm or by appointment
Call or email: 917-860-5640 118Elliot@gmail.com
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118 Elliot invites the community to join a conceptual painting and mixed media show entitled Creative Relations: The Epigenetics of Creativity. Creative Relations is a group show of Brattleboro artists who have invited family members, also artists, to hang work alongside their own. The premise of the show explores how family genetics, relationships and the social and cultural history of the artist informs their work.
Thursday, June 23 at 5pm these artists will share their views on the influences of relationships in their own work within a panel discussion entitled The Epigenetics of Creativity. We invite the public to think along with these artists about the intergenerational context that their artwork is embedded within. What’s the impact of DNA, family ties, environmental factors, nature/nurture? What evokes the creative urge? How does creativity relate to personal and ancestral trauma. How do certain traits or experiences get ‘passed down’? Is creativity one of them?
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Markie Sallick, a painter, grew up watching her mother, Lucy Sallick, create art. She remembers when her mother shared the slogan: “Do Your Own Thing” during the Feminist Movement in NYC. Markie was inspired by seeing her mother make her mark in the world. Markie’s images of bodies are juxtaposed with her mother’s portraits.
John Loggia, one of the painters, is including a film his mother made, with a sound track of music he composed. The film is called “In her own Eyes” which she filmed traveling throughout the world, in particular China in the 50’s (including images of public group Tai Chi practice)
For Phyllis Odessey, making art is healing. Creativity is a joyful and redemptive transmuting experience. She reported that her father, a very successful electrical engineer, when he took up painting found such joy in it that he set aside a room where he and all his children would paint. That is where Phyllis and her sister began their artistic careers.
Sky Gould grew up surrounded by antiques, which found their way into his light sculptures. He shared: Our lives are metaphors for how we see ourselves in the world. Our agency is our ability to act in the world. For example everything that an individual creates is a function of our agency – personal meaning in the world. An artist translates their sense of agency to share with others.
Tina Olsen, a painter, is including work created by her two daughters and grandchildren. She comes from a farming Mennonite background that stretches several generations before her birth. For her the Mennonite concept of being in the world and not of the world is part of what makes her an artist, helping her bypass the “what do the neighbors think” mentality and find her own path. This sense of personal freedom extended to her daughters being encouraged and comfortable expressing themselves in their own way.

Vermont Folklife Center at 118 Elliot: The Most Costly Journey: Stories of Migrant Farmworkers in Vermont and 'Golden Cage' Photos and Audio Stories of Mexican Workers on Vermont Dairy Farms
2022-07-01 00:00 - 2022-07-31 00:00 | 118 Elliot

Visions of a Sound: Portraits of jazz greats by Mary LaRose and Sara Wildavsky’s “Musical Art” featuring Illustrated Scores
2022-08-05 - 2022-09-01 | 118 Elliot
Visions of Sounds
Hours: Friday & Saturday, 4-7pm or by appointment.
The Gallery will remain open for viewing during all Nu Mu Festival Performances.
Opening: Friday, August 5, 5-8pm

Nu Mu Festival
2022-08-05 17:00 - 2022-08-28 17:00 | 118 Elliot
Nu Mu
August 5th – 28th
118 Elliot is launching a ‘Nu Mu Festival’ featuring more than 20 new music events by visiting and local musicians exploring a mix of improvisational styles, and the ‘Visions of a Sound’ exhibition on Friday August 5th during Brattleboro’s Gallery Walk and extending throughout the month.
Opening night will feature music by saxophonist Jeff Lederer with Jimmy Bosch and his Coco Mamas. They will play the Center Stage at Gallery walk and then continue after hours at 118 Elliot with a Cuban Descargas/Jam Session with Lederer, who will lead several other musical configurations throughout the month. These performances will launch the August-long Nu Mu Festival that will feature performances by both established and up-and-coming musicians including: Jeff Lederer, Mary LaRose, Sara Wildavsky, Jimmy Bosch, Jon Irabagon, Jamie Saft, Anna Webber, Erica Mancini, Stephen LaRosa, Eric Plaks, Aron Namenwirth, Zach Swanson, Avery Sharpe, Adam Lane, Gahlord Dewald, Paul Austerlitz, Ayizon Sanon, Julian Gerstin, Dan Dewalt, Wes Brown, Bonnie Kane, Anna Patton, Stephan Brandstatter and John Loggia.
Jeff Lederer is a Saxophonist/clarinetist/composer who has been included in the Downbeat Critics’ and Readers’ poll each year since 2014. He leads ensembles including the “Shakers n’ Bakers”, “Sunwatcher Quartet” and “Brooklyn Blowhards” and is the founder and director of the Visionary Youth Orchestra. Lederer also plays in the groups of Matt Wilson, Bobby Sanabria, Allison Miller, Jimmy Bosch and many others. Lederer was named as a “Musician to Watch in 2017” by JazzWise magazine in London and has appeared in the North Sea, Molde, Monterey, Chicago, Earshot Seattle, Azores and Guimaraes Jazz festivals where he was the 2017 artist-in-residence. Lederer is currently serving as Director of Jazz Studies and professor of Jazz Saxophone at Long Island University.
The ‘Visions of a Sound’ exhibition presents the visual art of Mary LaRose and Sara Wildavsky. Mary’s beautiful portraits of jazz luminaries and Sara’s intricately illustrated scores will be available for viewing in the gallery through August 28th. Gallery Hours are 4pm – 7pm Fridays and Saturdays or by appointment (917 333 5566). The Exhibition will be avilable for viewing during all performances
Friday Aug 55-8pm 118 Elliot: “Gallery Opening “Visions of a Sound”Mary LaRose/Sara Wildavsky (through August 28th)6-9pm Gallery Walk Center Stage: – Jimmy Bosch and Los Sazones9-11pm 118 Elliot: Descargas Jam Jimmy Bosch/Jeff Lederer/Nikki Denner,Jennifer Vincent, Willie Martinez, Mayra CasalesSaturday Aug 6 “Mother Ann’s Day” with the Shakers n’ Bakers4pm Next Stage: Bandwagon Children‘s Arts Workshop and Shakers n’ Bakers9pm Stone Church: Shakers and BakersSunday Aug 711am 118 Elliot: Sunday Sounds Jeff Lederer, Jamie Saft, John Loggia2pm Nextstage: “Balls of Simplicity” Chamber music of Jeff Lederer performedby the Morningside Tone Collective and pianist Jamie Saft7pm Tree Frog Farm: Screening Agriculture and performance9pm Tree Frog Farm: Elliot Gunzburg and bandThursday Aug 117pm 118 Elliot: Community Improvisation with Jeff LedererFriday Aug 127pm 118 Elliot: Saxophones with Vision Anna WebberSaturday Aug 137pm 118 Elliot: Erica Mancini/Stephen LaRosaSunday Aug 141pm 118 Elliot: Sunday Sounds Stephan Brandstatter7pm 118 Elliot: Julian Gerstin Trio with Dan Dewalt and Wes BrownFriday Aug 197pm 118 Elliot: Saxophones with Vision Jon Irabagon/Jeff LedererSaturday Aug 207pm 118 Elliot: Ayizan Sanon, Paul Austerlitz, Erik Plaks, Aron Namenwirth, Ben James,Paul Austerlitz, Zach Swanson and moreSunday Aug 211pm 118 Elliot: Sunday Sounds Paul Austerlitz6pm 118 Elliot: Screening Fire Music Directed by Tom Surgal Thursday Aug 257pm 118 Elliot: Community Improvisation with Anna PattonFriday Aug 267pm 118 Elliot: Saxophones with Vision Avery Sharpe Jeff LedererMary LaRoseSaturday Aug 277pm 118 Elliot: Bonnie Kane and Gahlord Dewald, Ras Moche, Ben James, Andrew Neumann, Greg KowalskiSunday Aug 281pm 118 Elliot: Sunday Sounds led by Jeff Lederer, Ras Moche, Bonnie Kane

Nu Mu

“Eggshells & Cheekbones” Works in boulder and paint from the family at Quill Nook Farm.
2022-09-02 00:00 - 2022-09-30 00:00 | 118 Elliot
Cheekbones hold your cheeks together so you can fully experience the art while choosing how to encounter your eggshells. Painters Alison Crossley and Felix Roberts, and land artist Tristan Roberts explore both, and invite you to join in!

Architecture & Design Film Series
2022-09-21 18:30 - 20:30 | 118 Elliot
“M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity” Launches Architecture + Design Free Monthly Film Series at 118 Elliot’s Ongoing Collaboration with American Institute of Architects Vermont and Burlington City Arts Features Simultaneous Showings and Virtual Day-Of Option
14 September 2022, Brattleboro Vermont: The Architecture + Design Film Series will kick-off its 10th season of free, monthly films shown in person simultaneously at 6:30 pm at 118 Elliot in Brattleboro, 118 Elliot Street, and at Burlington City Arts’ Contois Auditorium up north, on September 21, 2022 with “M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity” (2019, Robin Lutz, 81 minutes, Netherlands, mostly English with some subtitles). Doors open at 6:15 pm. Film showings are free and open to all (masking is optional but appreciated) and are also available for virtual viewing all day through the A+D Film website at: www.adfilmseries.org.
The film, equal parts history, psychology, and psychedelia, is the story of world famous Dutch graphic artist M.C Escher (1898-1972). Director Robin Lutz’s portrait gives us the man through his own words and images: diary musings, excerpts from lectures, correspondence and more are voiced by British actor Stephen Fry, while Escher’s woodcuts, lithographs, and other print works appear in both original and playfully altered form. “The public sees the film through the eyes of Escher himself: The camera is Escher,” Lutz writes.
“The film’s plot lines interlock like the labyrinth of an Escher print. And driving it all are those Escher words, filled with longing, growing dark (as someone wrote of Bach) with an excess of light,” Penn, of Penn & Teller, wrote in a review.
The Architecture + Design Film Series website https://adfilmseries.org/films/ offers the history of the film series and descriptions and trailers for all eight movies this season. Here’s the lineup so mark your calendars for these Wednesday showings: October 19 – OLMSTED AND AMERICA’S URBAN PARKS; November 16 – THE LAST ARTISANS OF VENICE; December 14 – FREY I: THE ARCHITECTURAL ENVOY; January 18 – FREY II: THE ARCHITECTURAL INTERPRETER; February 15 – DAVID HOCKNEY AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS; March 15 – LOUIS SULLIVAN: THE STRUGGLE FOR AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE; April 19 – MAU: DESIGN THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE.
The films will be introduced by Brattleboro-based architect Jim Williams, AIA Vermont Chapter board member and architect for 118 Elliot’s 2015 renovation, who said: “When we decided to expand the film series beyond Burlington four years ago, we chose 118 Elliot because the wonderful transformation of that dilapidated laundromat into a thriving gallery and community gathering space is a vibrant demonstration of the power of good design to effect positive change.”
118 Elliot Director John Loggia said: “We are pleased to present these thoughtfully curated films for free and open to all, underwritten by 118 and local sponsors as a service to the community to foster understanding and stimulate conversation about the impact of design and beauty in our daily lives.”
“M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity” (2019, Robin Lutz, 81 minutes, Netherlands, mostly English with some subtitles) tells the story of world famous Dutch graphic artist M.C Escher (1898-1972) through his own words and images: diary musings, excerpts from lectures, correspondence and more are voiced by British actor Stephen Fry, while Escher’s woodcuts, lithographs, and other print works appear in both original and playfully altered form. Doors open 6:15 pm, masking is optional but appreciated. Film is also available for virtual viewing all that same day through the A+D Film website at www.adfilmseries.org.

PORTALS | Art Exhibit
2022-10-07 17:00 - 21:00 | 118 Elliot
PORTALS
MUTSU CRISPIN
October 7-30, 2022OPENING: Friday, October 7, 5-9pm
hours: Thurs-Sat, 11-5pm, Sun 2-5pm (or by chance/appt.)
118 Eliiot St., Brattleboro, VT 05301
118 ELLIOT PRESENTS “PORTALS”, AN EXHIBIT OF SCULPTURE, DRAWINGS AND PHOTOS EXPLORING SPIRITUAL PASSAGE.
‘I like to boil a piece down until it’s essential, until it almost disappears, until the stark poetry of it rings clear.’ ~Mutsu Crispin
From October 7-30, 118 Elliot Street Gallery in downtown Brattleboro, VT will present a large exhibit of sculptures, drawings and photos entitled Portals by artist Mutsu Crispin (aka Johnny DiGeorge). The artist brings a playful energy to work exploring transformation and spiritual passage, including pieces related to the independent film Redbelly and to the upcoming children’s book, The Falling Stars of Emerworld.
After living in beloved Vermont for 2 decades, the artist is soon moving his base of operations to Haiku, Hawaii and the show represents both a retrospective of this period in New England, and a conjuration around the upcoming life shift.
Many of the sculptures are crafted from thin layers of vibrantly tinted plexiglass, laser cut and assembled into various designs, many fantastical or hypnotic. The eponymous Portals series utilizes a small number of simple elements to map the passage through various life transformations: Love, Initiation, Shadow Extraction… The pieces are puzzled together, with the same underlying designs explored through myriad palettes of color, mirrored reflection & transparency. Visual stories are told in multiple ways, drawing out nuances of the narrative and different poetic associations. In the series Uprising, ten variations of the same large sculpture chart personal and communal upheaval and ascension. LEDs and mirrors are utilized in several pieces to expressively utilize the illusion of infinite depth.
Also on display are pieces from his bouncy ball series, where 100’s of balls are coaxed into place between sheets of plexiglass, creating roiling pools of emerging and disintegrating shapes, suggesting essential forms discovered through a telescope, microscope, or x-ray.
“Much of my work is concerned with how to evoke or visualize subtle phenomena — physical, conceptual, emotional, spiritual — while taking a joyful interest in the qualities of diverse materials and precise engineering.”
Mutsu Crispin / John DiGeorge grew up in a rural suburb of Atlanta, GA and studied Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University. After a stint working in the film industry in New York City he moved to southern Vermont, splitting his time between artistic ventures and design work for many local businesses and individuals, including the Brattleboro Museum, VT Jazz Center, Brattleboro Hospice, Boys & Girls Club, Oak Meadow, GS Precision, Clear Solutions, Altiplano, Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts, Superfresh, Experiential Tools, Laura Zindel, David Brewster, Jared Flynn, Johnny Swing, and many others!
Special thanks to John & Lissa at 118 Elliot and to Roger, Tom and the staff at Clear Solutions in Hinsdale, New Hampshire where most of the pieces in the show were fabricated.

Brattleboro Literary Festival
2022-10-12 - 2022-10-16 | 118 Elliot
Don’t miss free readings/discussions with the best writers today as the Brattleboro Literary Festival takes over 118 Elliot from October 13 to 16…see the INCREDIBLE LINEUP! HERE.
The 2022 Brattleboro Literary Festival is celebrating the 21st year with its’ first live and in person, festival since 2019.
Books presented at the 2022 live festival from over 60 authors, both award-winning and emerging, will cover a range of subjects: rebellious women and women who were the first in their field, immigrants in America, abortion and eugenics, pigs, urban crime, Antarctic adventure, addiction, aging and legacies, ghosts and lovers, mystery, history, New England life, football in wartime, small towns, mushrooms, coming-of-age , clothing and cartoons! And many with books that were adapted to film or television. The Leftovers, Friday Night Lights, The Good House, Labor Day, Election, In the Gloaming, Little Children…and more!

Brattleboro Literary Festival 2022

The 2022 Brattleboro Literary Festival is celebrating the 21st year with its’ first live and in person, festival since 2019.
Books presented at the 2022 live festival from over 60 authors, both award-winning and emerging, will cover a range of subjects: rebellious women and women who were the first in their field, immigrants in America, abortion and eugenics, pigs, urban crime, Antarctic adventure, addiction, aging and legacies, ghosts and lovers, mystery, history, New England life, football in wartime, small towns, mushrooms, coming-of-age , clothing and cartoons! And many with books that were adapted to film or television. The Leftovers, Friday Night Lights, The Good House, Labor Day, Election, In the Gloaming, Little Children…and more!
Create a free account at this site–see upper right corner “Login”– to keep track of all of the sessions you want to attend. It is easy to do. View the video here if you need help:

Brattleboro Literary Festival 2022

2022 Schedule Final20220918.pdf

Architecture + Design Film Series continues with 'Frederick Law Olmstead and America's Urban Parks' on Wednesday October 17 at 6:30pm
2022-10-19 18:30 - 20:30 | 118 Elliot
The film features the voices of Kevin Kline and Kerry Washington.
151 years after Frederick Law Olmsted designed New York City’s Central Park with Calvert Vaux, it remains an undisputed haven of tranquility amidst one of the largest, tallest, and most unnatural places on earth.
Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks, a one hour documentary, examines the formation of America’s first great city parks in the late 19th century through the enigmatic eyes of Frederick Law Olmsted (1822 – 1903), visionary urban planner and landscape architect.
With incredible foresight that spanned centuries, Olmsted brought nourishing green spaces to New York, Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Atlanta, Louisville, and dozens of other US cities. Throughout his working life, Olmsted and his firm carried out over 500 commissions, nearly 100 of which were public parks. The parks, he held, were to be vital democratic spaces in cities, where citizens from all walks of life could intermingle and be refreshed.
Prior to officially committing to landscape architecture, Olmsted was a New York Times correspondent to the Confederate states, the manager of a California gold mine, and General Secretary of the United States Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. The man, a workaholic by today’s standards, plagued with chronic ailments, spent the latter half of his life devoting nearly every waking minute to creating restorative green spaces for overworked city dwellers. In large part through his own words, this film weaves together his engaging and poignant personal story with those of the lasting masterpieces he left for us today.

Completed On Camera Interview Subjects:
Charles Beveridge – Author, Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing the American Landscape; series editor, The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted, Department of History, American University, Washington D.C.
Witold Rybczynski – Professor of urbanism, University of Pennsylvania; author, A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth Century.
Arleyn Levee – Former chairperson, National Association of Olmsted Parks; board member, Emerald Necklace Conservancy; Olmsted historian.
Betsy Shure Gross – Co-founder, National Association of Olmsted Parks; former vice president, Emerald Necklace Conservancy; board member, City Parks Alliance.
Adrian Benepe – Commissioner, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
Doug Blonsky – President, Central Park Conservancy; administrator and landscape architect, Central Park.
Sara Cedar Miller – Official historian and board member, Central Park Conservancy; author and photographer, Central Park, An American Masterpiece and Seeing Central Park: The Official Guide to the World’s Greatest Urban Park.
Tupper Thomas – President, Prospect Park Alliance; administrator, Prospect Park.
Michael Dukakis – Former governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Democratic nominee for US President in 1980; professor of political science, Northeastern University.
Morrison Heckscher – Lawrence A. Fleishman Chairman of the American Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art; author, Creating Central Park.
Margaret Dyson – Director of historic parks, Boston City Parks and Recreation.
Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks was photographed using the RED One video camera system – the first digital video camera with a resolution that exceeds 35mm film.
All principal photography for Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks has been completed, and the film is now in its final stages of editing.

Key Personnel:
A Film By
Rebecca Messner is a first time filmmaker, and an Olmsted enthusiast. As a writer, Rebecca’s work has appeared in Johns Hopkins Magazine, Urbanite Magazine, and Time Out New York.
George deGolian, Academy Award nominated and Emmy winning filmmaker, produced such works as Academy Award nominated Gullah Tales, a series of films based on Southeastern Folk Literature; Emmy Award winning The Bitter Berry: the Life and Works of Byron Herbert Reece; and Voices in the Wind. Each of these projects aired on PBS stations throughout the United States and all remain in distribution to libraries, museums, and schools across the country.
Michael White, while working for Turner Broadcasting, served as Supervising Producer for the documentary series Liars and Legends and Off the Menu. He produced the TV series Southern Living Presents and Southern Home by Design. In addition to his eleven Emmy Award nominations, Michael has been nominated for the prestigious James Beard Award in recognition of his work on Off the Menu.
Executive Producer
Mike Messner has over 30 years’ investment experience on Wall Street. Mike is the co-founder with his wife, Jenny, of The Speedwell Foundation, sponsor of Olmsted and America’s Urban Parks. He is currently spearheading a nationwide initiative to bring more green space into our cities (www.redfieldstogreenfields.org).
Editor
Emma Joan Morris is an Emmy Award winning producer/director/editor whose work includes the feature documentary Something Within Me, winner of the Audience Award, Film Makers Trophy and a Special Grand Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival. She was a co-editor of Shut-Up and Sing, a feature documentary on the music and politics of the Dixie Chicks. Her other editing credits include the Academy Award winning documentary Close Harmony and A Stitch for Time, which received an Academy Award nomination. She has edited films for all of the major networks including HBO, PBS, A&E, CBS, ABC, NBC and Discovery Channel.
Music
Joel Goodman, acclaimed by The Hollywood Reporter as an “Indie Composer to Watch,” is a multi-talented, award-winning composer. Joel recently scored “Canvas,” starring Oscar winning actress Marcia Gay Harden & Joe Pantoliano, “Constantine’s Sword” (First Run Features), “Hear & Now” (HBO), “Walt Whitman” (PBS – American Experience) and the multi award winning film The Cats of Mirikitani. His original composition credits include work on Oscar and Emmy Award winning films, including “Sister Rose’s Passion” (2005 Academy Award Nomination); “The Collector of Bedford Street” (2004 Academy Award Nomination) and “Children Underground” (2002 Academy Award Nomination).

Yoga Locally
2022-10-20 17:15 - 18:45 | 118 Elliot
YOGA LOCALLY, THURSDAYS 5:15 to 6:45 pm with Laura Tabachnick and guest yoga leaders, suggested donation $5 to $20 per class. All proceeds benefit a different community non-profit each month. (Note: No class October 13 due to Lit Fest event, subsequent classes up to November benefit Groundworks but will be structured as open, loosely led classes due to Laura breaking her ankle; she returns in November when all proceeds will benefit CASP – Community Asylum Seekers Project) Keep up with Yoga Locally at their FACEBOOK PAGE.

Figuring It Out
2022-11-04 17:00 - 21:00 | 118 Elliot

Long River Tai Chi: Monday Evenings
2023-02-27 17:00 - 20:30
Tai Chi is back! Monday evenings 5:30-8pm. Please don’t park in the back lot on Monday evenings … Thanks!
For more info go to longrivertaichi.org or contact Patrick Cavanaugh (802)490-6405

Long River Tai Chi: Tuesday Mornings
2023-02-28 10:00 - 11:00
Tai Chi is back! Tuesdays 10-11am.
For more info go to longrivertaichi.org or contact Patrick Cavanaugh (802)490-6405

Tango Tuesdays
2023-02-28 17:30 - 20:00
Delicious tango right here in Brattleboro since 2000, with friendly classes, practicas, milongas, and special events. The Brattleboro Tango Community delights in welcoming dancers of all shapes, colors & sizes, regardless of genders or role preferences. We look forward to dancing with you! Come as you are. No partner required. Soft-soled shoes or socks – no outdoor shoes please. We hold classes every Tuesday at 118 Elliot from 5:30 to 8pm, and monthly ‘milongas’ or larger tango dances that attract enthusiasts from far and wide to Brattleboro for a sexy, sophisticated and culturally enriching night of dancing. Questions? Contact sally.brat.tango@gmail.com Join the Brattleboro Tango Facebook group to get the latest news on Argentine Tango events in our community.

I Want A Better Catastrophe: Navigating The Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
2023-03-09 18:30 | 118 Elliot
CELEBRATED AUTHOR, PRANKSTER, COMEDIAN ANDREW BOYD TO PERFORM FROM HIS NEW BOOK: I WANT A BETTER CATASTROPHE
The first in a series of live talks curated by 118 Elliot and Everyone’s Books with varied takes on climate emergency begins Thursday, March 9, 2023 at 118 Elliot with I WANT A BETTER CATASTROPHE: NAVIGATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor (New Society Publishers, February 2023) by renowned climate activist and prankster Andrew Boyd at 118 Elliot, 118 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301. Doors open at 6:00 pm, Boyd will begin at 6:30. Books will be available for purchase/signing.
The founder of creative protest measures including the Climate Clock and Climate Ribbon, Boyd says humanity is on a “path of profound grief” and to cope with this “impossible new reality” people will need the wisdom, rituals, and stories that literature and spiritual teachers offer. So his book does just that, featuring eight leading climate thinkers — from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer — asking them: “Is it really the end of the world? And if so, now what?”
First reviews of the book are terrific: “Exactly the kind of paradoxical truth-telling we need now more than ever!” writes Frances Moore Lappe, author, Diet for a Small Planet. “Stunning. Marks the emergence of a new and genuinely exciting kind of realism,” says Brian Eno, musician & environmentalist. Bill McKibben says Boyd’s book: “Proves it’s never too late for a good laugh, a good cry, and a good call to action!”
This event is free but donations are appreciated and pre-registration for this live event at Eventbrite is advised.
The series, all at 118 Elliot, will continue Thursday April 20 with Jon Erickson’s The Progress Illusion: Reclaiming Our Future from the Fairytale of Economics (Island Press, December 2022) and Thursday May 11 with Chuck Collin’s debut novel Altar to an Erupting Sun (Green Writers Press, publication in May 2023), a near-future story of people in the Brattleboro area facing climate disruption in the critical decade ahead getting terrific advance reviews.
SEE BOOK SITE: bettercatastrophe.com

Tango Milonga (Second Sundays)
2023-03-12 15:00 - 19:00
Delicious tango right here in Brattleboro since 2000, with friendly classes, practicas, milongas, and special events. The Brattleboro Tango Community delights in welcoming dancers of all shapes, colors & sizes, regardless of genders or role preferences. We look forward to dancing with you! Come as you are. No partner required. Soft-soled shoes or socks – no outdoor shoes please. We hold classes every Tuesday at 118 Elliot from 5:30 to 8 pm, and these monthly ‘milongas’ or larger tango dances that attract enthusiasts from far and wide to Brattleboro for a sexy, sophisticated and culturally enriching night of dancing. Questions? Contact sally.brat.tango@gmail.com Join the Brattleboro Tango Facebook group to get the latest news on Argentine Tango events in our community.

FREE! - Monthly Architecture + Design Film Series: Louis Sullivan
2023-03-15 18:30 - 20:30 | 118 Elliot
Also day-of, virtual screening option. See: https://adfilmseries.org/
Welcome to Season 10 of the Architecture + Design Film Series. We are excited to be hosting in-person screenings again along with same-day online viewing.The essence of design lies in its profound ability to affect how we think about and experience the world.
The Architecture & Design Film Series seeks to engage, provoke, and inspire the communityby exploring the impact and importance of design and beauty in our lives.
We invite you to join us for thoughtful discussion and light refreshments in hopes that this creative gathering will broaden awareness, foster connections, spark new ideas, and ultimately build momentum towards positive action.

Writers' Room
2023-03-20 09:00 - 11:00 | 118 Elliot
Writers Room with Clare Morgana
Writing group, open to everybody, no requirements, set your own objective for the time. This group does not read each other’s work or offer feedback, rather it simply provides a space to practice embodied shared writing, side-by-side, quietly, and in person. Bring whatever project you’re working on or focus on one of the artworks hanging at the gallery. Suggested donation $5 to help cover rent on the space. Contact claremorgana@gmail with any questions.
Parking in lot behind building. Fully accessible.

BDCC Refugees Event (private)
2023-04-02 13:30 - 17:30 | 118 Elliot

Health Care and Rehabilitation Services Community Art Show
2023-04-07 17:30 - 20:30 | 118 Elliot
OPENING RECEPTION, Friday April 7, 5:30-8:30pm
REGULAR GALLERY HOURS: Fridays (4:00-7:00 pm) and Saturdays and Sundays (12:00-4:00pm) throughout April.
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS), southeastern Vermont’s non-profit, community mental-health agency, serving 4,000 individuals challenged by mental health, substance use, and developmental disability issues each year, will host a multidisciplinary art show at the 118 Elliot Street Gallery in Brattleboro, Vermont, during the month of April.
The artwork, created by a vast array of talented artists, both classically trained and outsiders, all part of the HCRS community, reflects the health and wellness benefits of the creative arts.

PRESS RELEASE
HCRS TO HOST ART SHOW AT 118 ELLIOT IN BRATTLEBORO
Springfield, VT, March 21, 2023 – Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS), Southeastern Vermont’s community mental health agency, announced today that they will be hosting a multidisciplinary art show at 118 Elliot in Brattleboro, Vermont, during the month of April. The artwork comes from a vast array of talented artists, both classically trained and outsiders alike, who are part of the HCRS community. The show is expected to represent more than 50 artists who are employed and/or served by the non-profit agency.
An opening reception will be held on Friday, April 7, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm, featuring live music performed by Shishka Bob and Gary. Light refreshments will be served.
HCRS welcomes the community to join them at the opening reception to celebrate creative expression through the arts. The community is also welcome to view the artwork during the following open hours at 118 Elliot: Fridays (April 14 & 21) 3:00-7:00 pm, Saturdays (April 8, 15, & 22) 12:00-4:00 pm, and Sundays (April 9, 16, & 23) 12:00-4:00 pm.
The annual show is coordinated by HCRS Case Manager, Jonathan Mattoon, who also offers art wellness for the people he supports. According to Jonathan, “We’re excited to be hosting our 4th annual art show this year. Art can be a very powerful tool for self-discovery and growth, and through meaning, give people an opportunity for greater connection in the community. The opportunity for these artists to display their work is one more step in achieving wellness and sharing with the community.”
HCRS’ CEO, George Karabakakis, Ph.D., states, “Jonathan’s passion for the arts led him to organize this month-long art exhibition. HCRS believes in the therapeutic value of creative expression and looks forward to seeing the creative artwork entered in the show this year.”
Jonathan concludes, “We hope you will join us as we celebrate creativity, the arts, and expression, and how these all synergize for overall wellness.”
About HCRSFounded in 1967, HCRS is a non-profit, community mental health agency serving Vermonters in Windham and Windsor counties. HCRS serves over 4,000 individuals every year through its mental health, substance use, and developmental disability programs. The Agency provides holistic care for its clients, supporting them with employment, housing, transportation, and other social service needs. Visit www.hcrs.org for more information.
Press Contact:Alice J. BradeenHCRS(802) 886-4567 ext. 2191abradeen@hcrs.org

FREE! - Monthly Architecture + Design Film Series: Bruce Mau, Design the Time of Your Life
2023-04-19 18:30 - 20:30 | 118 Elliot
Also day-of, virtual screening option. See: https://adfilmseries.org/
This playful portrait explores the life of design visionary Bruce Mau, revealing his unlikely creative journey and ever-optimistic push to tackle the world’s biggest problems with design. Over the span of his career, this creative dark horse has completed the transformation from world-class graphic designer to designer of the world. From advising global brands like Coca Cola and Disney, to rethinking a 1000-year plan for Mecca, Islam’s holiest site. From working with the greatest living architects (Rem Koolhaas & Frank Gehry) on books and museums to rebranding nations such as Guatemala and Denmark. Bruce Mau is a pioneer of transformation design and the belief that design can be used to create positive change in our world.
Welcome to Season 10 of the Architecture + Design Film Series. We are excited to be hosting in-person screenings again along with same-day online viewing.
The essence of design lies in its profound ability to affect how we think about and experience the world.
The Architecture & Design Film Series seeks to engage, provoke, and inspire the community
by exploring the impact and importance of design and beauty in our lives.
We invite you to join us for thoughtful discussion and light refreshments in hopes that this creative gathering will broaden awareness, foster connections, spark new ideas, and ultimately build momentum towards positive action.
