Roundtable Discussion Series: Archives of Brattleboro
2018-10-18 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York)
The Brattleboro Words Project’s October second Thursday monthly discussion explores the various important archives available for research in and around Brattleboro. The Roundtable Series is free and open to the public and provides a regular way for participants in the Words Project to meet and discuss on-going research. Refreshments served.

Honoring the Victims of the Pinochet Years
2018-10-19 19:00 - 21:00
Patricia Perez Valdes, KSC-AIPR Global Fellow will speak on “Honoring the Victims of the Pinochet Years at Chile’s Museum of Memory and Human Rights.” She will address this topic drawing from her years of experience in the Education and Audience Department of the Museum of Memory and Human Rights, located in Santiago, Chile. Her talk will focus on the legacy of Chile’s military dictatorship from 1973-1990, the importance of memorialization in the construction of memory as a society, and the challenges faced by the museum since it was inaugurated in January of 2010.

Patricia Perez Valdes has been invited for an entire semester of sharing with the college community In a joint initiative by the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Academic Program at Keene State College (KSC) and the Auschwitz Institute For Peace and Reconciliation (AIPR).

BCTV Volunteer Appreciation Dinner & Producer Awards Party
2018-10-25 18:00 - 20:00
Join BCTV staff and board members for our Volunteer Appreciation Dinner and Producer Awards Party! Come and recognize local content producers for the amazing work they’ve done over the year and shared with viewers all over the world.
Thursday, October 25 from 6 – 8 PM
All are welcome – bring your posse/entourage/fan base and make some noise!
Awardees to be recognized:
Community Partner of the Year
Municipal Partner of the Year
Nonprofit Member of the Year
Volunteer of the Year
Producer of the Year
Series of the Year
People’s Choice Award

Democratic Party Social
2018-10-26 18:00 - 22:00
Join Democratic nominee for governor Christine Halquist and other candidates for a community gathering.

Brattleboro Clayworks 35th Anniversary Celebration
2018-10-27 17:00 - 21:00
Come celebrate Brattleboro Clayworks’ 35th anniversary with a pottery exhibit and raffle, delicious finger food, interactive clay display, cash bar, music and a trip down memory lane!

Brattleboro Clayworks is Southern Vermont’s ceramics resource center. Founded in 1983, Clayworks seeks to increase access to ceramic media for the southeastern Vermont, northwestern Massachusetts, and southwestern New Hampshire communities.

Gallery Walk: VJC Emerging Artist Festival & Exhibition Preview
2018-11-02 17:30 - 20:00
The Vermont Jazz Center’s Annual Emerging Artist Festival
7:00 – 8:30pm at 118 Elliot: The Archer Parks Trio
More about the Emerging Artist Festival
Headliners
Arcoiris Sandoval’s Sonic Asylum
Amaury Acosta’s King Klave
Darryl Kniffen’s Planet Kniffen
The Young Lions
The VJC combines its two seasonal Emerging Artist concerts into one major event this year. The festival welcomes youthful audiences and performers through inclusive presentations, attractive pricing and Q&A sessions with the artists.
Friday, Nov. 2nd
Local youth ensembles will perform in numerous downtown venues as part of Brattleboro’s monthly Gallery Walk night. Collaborators include area schools, BrattRock, Youth Services, the Boys and Girls Club, 118 Elliot, Echo, The Lounge and Strolling of the Heifers.

Saturday, Nov. 3rd
A full-day of showcases at the Jazz Center with college and high school ensembles performing on our stage. Each session will be followed by commentary from a panel of professional musicians. The late afternoon will include a Q and A session/clinic with members of our guest bands. The evening will conclude with a doubleheader concert featuring two exciting, up-and-coming youthful groups: Sonic Asylum, led by pianist Arcoiris Sandoval and King Klave, led by drummer, Amaury Acosta, both are from New York City.
This concert is made possible by the generous support of Janet and Jeremy Birch, Dave Snyder of Guilford Sound, and Diana Bingham
Purchase tickets at vtjazz.org

Also preview 118 Gallery’s November exhibition, ‘The Autographic Image,’ new work by Aron Namenwirth, from 5:30 to 8:00pm during Gallery Walk. The November exhibition officially opens Saturday, November 3; there will be a public reception beginning at 5:30 followed by a talk with the artist at 7:30. The show will remain up through November 30, 2018. Gallery hours are Saturdays from 2 to 6 pm or by appointment 802 380 9072.

Aron Namenwirth | 'The Autographic Image'
2018-11-03 - 2018-11-30 | 118 Elliot
OPENING - Saturday November 3rd (5:30 pm reception, 7:30 artist talk)
GALLERY HOURS Saturdays 2pm-6pm or by appointment

BRATTLEBORO — Brooklyn-based artist Aron Namenwirth will be featured in a new exhibition, ‘The Autographic Image,’ opening Saturday, November 3 at 118 Elliot, 118 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, Vermont. There will be a public reception beginning at 5:30 followed by a talk with the artist at 7:30. The show will also preview on Friday November 2 from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm during the Vermont Jazz Center Emerging Artist Festival. The show will remain up through November 29th, 2018. Gallery hours are Saturdays from 2 to 6 pm or by appointment.
Detailed line drawings on old and recently salvaged paper mark a departure from the political and socially conscious images Namenwirth rendered through a technical process of digital pixelation. This current work delves into a highly personal art, where each element is touched, edges felt rather than masked and taped.
The inspiration for the work comes from closely watching trees as they grow, observing the landscape, their exterior bark and inner bark, finally inside to the growth rings. These observations are translated through a process of abstraction, drawing freehand in ink. “As the tree grows so do my drawings, everything that happens in the process becomes part of the finished work – the moment is accepted as artifact,” said Namenwirth.
Namenwirth has exhibited at The Bronx Museum, Momenta, VertexList and Galapagos in New York and his “Video and Animations” have been screened at Diva in Miami. He also ran an art moving company that made the moving the art. The truck painted as a conceptual message board while using it as a gallery and performance space during art happenings in Soho and Chelsea.
This is Namenwirth’s first solo exhibition since 2008 at VertexList when he decided to step back from the socially oriented work he had been producing and began to study music and started a project growing trees from seed. It was only after planting trees all over New York and New England and becoming a regular performer on the New York experimental music scene that Aron returned to drawing. “When Aron first came to Vermont to perform, he planted some seedlings that have now grown into healthy saplings” said John Loggia, who curated the show in cooperation with Gallery Director Lisa Mendelsund. “His drawings are meditations on that process modulated by spontaneous variations inspired by improvised music.”
For more info or to inquire about purchasing art, email Anamenwirth@gmail.com.

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Private Event
2018-11-08 17:00 - 19:00
Private event for Edward Jones.

Drag Out the Fabulous: One Year Anniversary!
2018-11-10 21:00 - 23:30
November marks the one year anniversary of Drag Out the Fabulous in Brattleboro, VT!
Come join Lily DeValley and DJ GlitterBear once again at 118 Elliot for a night of celebrating our local queer community.
This month’s special guests include Bellows Falls queen Ciara Grey and Marlboro king Buck Wilder—come for the drag performances, stay for the dance party!
Drag Out the Fabulous is partnering with Green Mountain Crossroads this month, as the official party for their 2018 Out in the Open Summit for Rural & Small Town LGBTQ Folks.

Architecture & Design Film Series: In Between Mountains and Oceans
2018-11-14 18:00 - 20:30
A monthly film series running through May of 2019. November’s film is IN BETWEEN MOUNTAINS AND OCEANS The film is directed by Masaaki Miyazawa 2016, Japan, 78 Minutes

“In Between Mountains and Oceans invites the viewer to embark on a journey into a sacred forest where every twenty years, Japan’s Shikinen Sengu ceremony reinforces the bond between humanity and nature in the rebuilding of the Ise Shrine. Inspired by the idea of sending a message to the future in the same way this ancient shrine keeps alive the traditions of the past, acclaimed photographer Masaaki Miyazawa used an ultra-high resolution 4K camera to create a breathtaking visual journey linking the Ise forest with other forests throughout Japan. With crystal-clear photography, stirring music, and words of wisdom from twelve of Japan’s most intriguing personalities, this is a powerful, quiet and beautiful film.“

For more info, visit: https://adfilmseries.org/films/

"A Night of Surrealist Games" with Roger C. Miller
2018-11-15 19:00 - 21:30 | 118 Elliot
7pm to 9:30pm, Thurs., Nov.15, 2018. $10.00 tickets:
Sales via Eventbrite Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-of-surrealist-games-hosted-by-roger-c-miller-tickets-50582297012
At the door via cash, check or credit card.

Learn and play the riotous mind-bending games that were developed by Andre Breton and his co-conspirators during the 1920’s and ’30’s, the heyday of surrealism. Games include the Exquisite Corpse drawing game (advanced drawing skills not required!), the Dream Game (a board game where you end up creating a dream!), and many varieties of surrealist word games. The consummate master of ceremonies, Miller will not only explain and lead the games to kick off the event, but he’ll also DJ – providing a surrealistic soundtrack to the evening. (Paper and drawing/writing tools will be supplied).
Says Miller, “A great virtue is that these games are not at all competitive. A person who is an experienced artist may interact with a more naive drawer to produce a brilliant composition. It’s a thrill for me to see people, many who never met before they sat down together to play, collectively create something brand new.”

” ‘A Night of Surrealist Games’ was a first for us and an overwhelming patron favorite. His knowledge of Surrealism and skill in getting strangers to play together was a smashing success!” I.C.A. Boston
“A hilarious, creative, and healthy mix of mind-bend, head-clearing and humor-refraction.” 3S Artspace, Portsmouth, NH.

Surrealist Games Link: https://rogerclarkmiller.com/surrealist-games-night/
Roger C. Miller is the guitarist for Mission of Burma and the keyboardist for Alloy Orchestra. He has conducted “A Night of Surrealist Games” at Mass MoCA, the Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), Real Art Ways (Hartford, CT.), 3S Artspace (Portsmouth, N.H.,) and many others. He has shown his Surrealist drawings in solo and group exhibitions.
Roger Miller Link: https://rogerclarkmiller.com/about/
Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/709184286114836/

“In Between the Lines” with Aron Namenwirth & Friends
2018-11-17 19:00 - 22:00
A night of experimental music with 118 Gallery’s November artist.
Aron Namenwirth and friends play improvisations “In-Between The Lines” with Blise Siwula, Bonnie Kane, Ben James, Cyrus Shaoul, and John Loggia.

Brattleboro-West Arts Fine Art & Crafts Sales
2018-11-30 16:00 - 20:00
The fifth annual Brattleboro-West Arts Fine Art and Craft Sale featuring original works: paintings, pastels, photography, botanical etchings, pottery, textiles, woodworking, jewelry, glass.
Among exhibitors offering fine art and craft for holiday purchase are those whose works have been on exhibit at Harvard University; at the Reynolds Fine Art Gallery in New Haven, CT; at National Aviary’s Wings & Wildlife Show in Pittsburgh, PA and at the League of NH Craftsmen’s annual nine-day fair. Other recognition garnered has been widespread from Artist’s Magazine, from the St. Augustine, in Ceramics Monthly, by the Vermont Studio Center, in works of non-fiction and in documentaries, among others.

Lisa Charkey: A Reflection of My Everyday World
2018-12-07 17:30 - 20:30
Opening on Gallery Walk, Friday Dec. 7, 5:30 to 8:30pm
Gallery hours Sunday Dec. 9th from 12:00pm to 5pm

Join us in an appreciation for the work of Lisa Charkey. This show encompasses the work of one of Brattleboro’s most beloved artists.
Charkey boldly chronicles her battle with cancer in her “Cancer Journals” and “Cut up Woman” series. Also shown is the work which was inspired by her years living abroad in France and Morocco, as well as her student life in New York and some of her offerings as a teacher in VT. This show is a testimony to the power of art in the face of terrific challenge, as wielded by the unstoppable force that was and forever will be Lisa Charkey.

WWAC & HOST Present "Liberty in a Soup"
2018-12-09 17:00 - 20:00
The Windham World Affairs Council & Haiti Orphanage Sponsorship Trust present
Liberty in a Soup
WWAC & HOST celebrate Haitian independence with a screening of a documentary entitled “Liberty in a Soup.” In this film we’ll learn about the revolution that won independence for Haiti in 1804, and then we’ll enjoy a meal of “Soup Joumou,” the soup that Haitians prepare every year when they celebrate their independence on New Year’s Day. It’s traditionally a mix of squash, potatoes and meat, but we will also offer a vegetarian version as well as bread, cheese and beverages.
Suggested contribution for the dinner is $10 per person. All proceeds will be utilized to support HOST’s mission to meet basic needs for food, education, medical care, and other essentials for the children living at Foyer Evangelique Orphanage in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti.
To learn more about this mission, please visit https://www.orphelinatfoyerevangelique.org/
Watch film trailer below:

Architecture + Design Film Series: My Architect: A Son's Journey
2018-12-12 18:30 - 20:30
My Architect: A Son’s Journey
Wednesday Dec. 12, 6:30 to 8:30pm
Doors open at 6:00pm
The monthly Architecture + Design Film Series continues with MY ARCHITECT: A SON’S JOURNEY, a 2003 film directed by Nathaniel Kahn. “A riveting tale of love, art, betrayal and forgiveness, the son of a legendary architect undertakes a worldwide exploration to discover and understand his father, Louis I. Kahn.”
“A riveting tale of love, art, betrayal and forgiveness, the son of a legendary architect undertakes a worldwide exploration to discover and understand his father, Louis I. Kahn. While Kahn’s artistic legacy was a search for truth and clarity, his personal life was secretive and chaotic. His mysterious death in a train station left behind three families, one with his wife and two long-term affairs. Kahn’s only son Nathaniel sets out on a journey to reconcile the life and work of this mysterious man. Revealing the haunting beauty of his father’s monumental creations and taking us deep within his own divided family, Nathaniel’s personal journey becomes an investigation of identity, a celebration of art and ultimately, of life itself.”
All A+D Film Series screenings are free and open to the public.

Roundtable Discussion Series: Vermont's Own Highwayman: History, Legend, and Early Brattleboro Publishing
2018-12-13 18:00 - 19:00
The Brattleboro Words Project Roundtable Discussion Series: Vermont’s Own Highwayman: History, Legend, and Early Brattleboro Publishing
Celebrated local author Tim Weed will discuss the legend of ‘Thunderbolt’ and the unique Round Schoolhouse in Brookline at the Brattleboro Words Project’s monthly Roundtable Discussion on Thursday, December 13, 2018 from 6:00 to 7:00 pm at 118 Elliot.
The event is free and refreshments will be served.
Monthly Roundtables are a chance for the public and Project researchers to gather, swap stories and progress creating audio for the Brattleboro Words Trail.

Yoga & Chocolate for Planned Parenthood
2019-01-01 17:00 - 18:30
Yoga & Chocolate for Planned Parenthood
Tuesdays, 5:00 to 6:30pm
Saturdays, 10:15 to 11:45am
January’s Yoga Locally classes are dedicated to supporting our local Planned Parenthood clinic!
Brattleboro’s Planned Parenthood clinic is moving downtown this winter, and you can support their move by attending Yoga Locally classes on Tuesdays and Saturdays in January at 118 Elliot. After each class, enjoy a piece of Tavernier Chocolate and be entered to win a gift bag of Good Body Products, and make a donation that will go directly to the new Planned Parenthood Clinic in Downtown Brattleboro.
Learn more about Brattleboro’s Planned Parenthood clinic.

Sonic Vibrations: A Soundscape Experience
2019-01-06 15:00 - 16:30
A Sri Healing Arts event
“Sound is a powerful sense. One that can root you quickly into the here and now. One that alter consciousness. It can elicit relaxation, draw you towards the possibility of meditation or help you release tension. It touches our nervous system and subtle body energetics. In this journey, we will dive into a unique soundscape through the use of gongs, singing bowls, stringed instruments and other uncommon sounds to shift your relationship with your perception of sound. This is a sit down or lay out event, so bring your yoga mats, pillows, blankets, eye pillows and whatever else may help you relax into the experience. Led by Sher Levesque, a sound work practitioner & musician, who studies sound therapeutics with Mitch Nur.”
For additional info, visit www.srihealingarts.com.

Learning Through Place: A Teacher's Take on H.P. Lovecraft
2019-01-10 18:00 - 19:00
A Brattleboro Words Project Roundtable Discussion
Master teacher Jennifer Kramer and her students share their place-based research around renowned science fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft’s stories linked to sites such as Round Mountain for the January Brattleboro Words Project’s monthly Roundtable Discussion series.
The event is free and refreshment will be served.

Architecture + Design Film Series: California Typewriter
2019-01-23 18:30 - 20:30
The Architecture + Design Film Series continues with CALIFORNIA TYPEWRITER
Directed by Doug Nichol
2016, USA, 103 Minutes
PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
California Typewriter is a documentary portrait of artists, writers, and collectors who remain steadfastly loyal to the typewriter as a tool and muse, featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, David McCullough, Sam Shepard, and others. It also movingly documents the struggles of California Typewriter, one of the last standing repair shops in America dedicated to keeping the aging machines clicking. The film delivers a thought-provoking meditation on the changing dynamic between humans and machines, and encourages us to consider our own relationship with technology, old and new, as the digital age’s emphasis on speed and convenience redefines who’s serving whom, human or machine?
Doors open at 6pm. Films are free and open to the public.

Between Two Worlds: The Art of Jodina Meehan
2019-02-01 17:30 - 20:30
A 118 Gallery Popup Exhibit
“Between Two Worlds” is a multimedia exhibition of oil paintings and sound waves by local artist Jodina Meehan. Tracks the arc of her work from dream-inspired oil painter to Cymatic Artist who paints exclusively with sound waves. The work is about seeing beyond the ordinary world to the extraordinary, and traversing a path between seen and unseen worlds. Includes large oil paintings, images from dream journals, prophetic paintings of dream images, and sound-made-visible art pieces.

Yoga Locally
2019-02-02 10:15 - 11:45
Yoga Locally
Tuesdays 5 to 6:30 pm.
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 info: yogalocally.org: Yoga Locally on Facebook, yogalocally@gmail.com, or 802-579-6613.
Saturday classes have been suspended until further notice.
There will be no Tuesday yoga from June 1st through August 2019. Tuesday yoga classes will resume in September.

African Drum & Dance
2019-02-13 19:00 - 20:30
African Dance Class with Tara Murphy and LIVE drumming! All LEVELS WELCOME, $15/class. Tara is the founder and director of Cape Cod African Drum and Dance and has been teaching African dance for 15 years.
This dance will get your blood pumping and your heart soaring…. feel the rhythms and shake what you got! Participants will learn the basic style of African dance as well as traditional dances from Mali, Guinea and Senegal, West Africa. The class emphasizes community, self-expression and the joy of movement. We will let our spirits fly! Wear comfortable movement clothes and bring water.
No drum class this month; come back March 6th for drum class with Matt Dean.

Architecture + Design Film Series: The Black Museum
2019-02-20 18:30 - 20:30
The Architecture + Design Film Series continues with THE BLACK MUSEUM
Directed by Oliver Hardt
2017, Germany, 52 Minutes
PREVIEW ON YOUTUBE
The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C vibrantly explores America’s history and culture through the lens of the African American experience. Designed by British-Ghanaian architect David Adjaye, it has been met with overwhelming success during its first year of operation. Through interviews and observation, Director Oliver Hardt, who frequently addresses black history and culture with a strong emphasis on architecture, takes us through the remarkable physical spaces, the palpable engagement of museum visitors, and gives us insight into the challenges faced during the design process. The success of the project serves as a reminder that design and advanced storytelling can challenge the dominant political discourse and enable a diverse conversation.
Doors open at 6:00pm. Films are free and open to the public.

Drag Out the Fabulous
2019-02-23 21:00 - 23:30
Drag Out the Fabulous returns with your host, Lily DeValley!
More info coming soon.
Interested in performing in this February’s drag show? Click here to fill out the new performer application.

Debbie's Farewell Feast
2019-03-01 16:00 - 19:00
The Longueil family is hosting a Farewell Feast in honor of Deborah Longueil, who unexpectedly passed on January 31st, leaving behind her three sons Ebon, Devon and Adam. There will be a spaghetti supper with Garlic bread, salad, desert and a beverage.
Plates are 10 dollars and for children under ten 5 dollars. We will also be having a raffle with a few gifts. All of the proceeds will go directly to Deborah’s after life expenses.
More importantly this will be a chance for everyone to get together and celebrate my mothers memory. A chance to share stories and connect with people who knew and loved my mother.
If you have any photos of Deborah you’d like to share, please bring them to the supper. Write your name on the back of the photo to make sure you are returned your memory.
If you don’t have time to attend the event, please donate to the GoFundMe the family has set up.

Essential Oils and Natural Healthcare Presentation
2019-03-02 17:00 - 21:00
More info coming soon.

Long Essential Oils Workshop
2019-03-03 09:00 - 17:00
By invitation only.
More info coming soon.

African Drum & Dance
2019-03-06 18:00 - 20:30
African drum and dance with live drumming! All levels welcome.
Drum class: 6 – 7:00pm, sliding scale $12-$20
Dance class: 7:00pm – 8:30pm, sliding scale $15-$20.
More info on dance teachers coming soon.
