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Amanda will talk about creating a life on her own terms, including becoming a professional comedian and publishing thirteen books. Despite growing up with an undiagnosed panic disorder and an unspecified learning disability, she’s managed to live a full and joyful life. She’ll discuss the writing process and how she accomplished goals she was consistently told were out of her reach.
Amanda Stern is the author of The Long Haul and eleven books for children written under pseudonyms. In 2003, she founded the legendary Happy Ending Music and Reading Series, which required creative artists to take risks onstage. The multi-disciplinary series became the gold standard for literary events; many of today’s series are (knowingly and unknowingly) based on Happy Ending’s model. It was produced at Joe’s Pub and later at Symphony Space. The series ended in 2018.
Stern’s most recent book is Little Panic, a memoir about growing up with an undiagnosed panic disorder in Etan Patz era Greenwich Village is out now from Grand Central Publishing. Amanda is a mental health advocate, speaker, and advisory board member for Bring Change to Mind. She lives in Brooklyn with her dog, Busy.
The Brattleboro Women’s Chorus will begin their spring session with open rehearsals the first week of March. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, the theme of the songs will be of strength, solidary, and suffrage. Following the Chorus’s concerts in May, those who choose to can join a repeat performance of several songs at WomenSing100, a singing gathering in honor of women’s strength and voting rights to be held in Worcester, MA in August.
Open rehearsals are for any women or girls age 10 and older to check out with no obligation whether Chorus is right for them. The Chorus has been under the direction of Becky Graber since 1996 and is unique in that much of the music, even multiple and complicated parts, is taught by ear. Written music is available on occasion, but practice recordings and word sheets are always provided to help with learning.
Two rehearsal options are offered and will begin on Wednesday night, March 4 from 6:30-8:30 at All Souls Universalist Church in W. Brattleboro and on Thursday morning, March 5 from 10:00-noon at the Brattleboro Music School on Blanche Moyse Way across the Memorial Park. Can’t make the first rehearsal? Come the following week, which is also an open rehearsal.
The registration fee is $120 for individuals, $70 for students, and $190 for a family pair. Financial aid is available. Registration and more information can be found at www.BrattleboroWomensChorus.org or by emailing info@brattleborowomenschorus.org.
The Brattleboro Women’s Chorus will begin their spring session with open rehearsals the first week of March. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, the theme of the songs will be of strength, solidary, and suffrage. Following the Chorus’s concerts in May, those who choose to can join a repeat performance of several songs at WomenSing100, a singing gathering in honor of women’s strength and voting rights to be held in Worcester, MA in August.
Open rehearsals are for any women or girls age 10 and older to check out with no obligation whether Chorus is right for them. The Chorus has been under the direction of Becky Graber since 1996 and is unique in that much of the music, even multiple and complicated parts, is taught by ear. Written music is available on occasion, but practice recordings and word sheets are always provided to help with learning.
Two rehearsal options are offered and will begin on Wednesday night, March 4 from 6:30-8:30 at All Souls Universalist Church in W. Brattleboro and on Thursday morning, March 5 from 10:00-noon at the Brattleboro Music School on Blanche Moyse Way across the Memorial Park. Can’t make the first rehearsal? Come the following week, which is also an open rehearsal.
The registration fee is $120 for individuals, $70 for students, and $190 for a family pair. Financial aid is available. Registration and more information can be found at www.BrattleboroWomensChorus.org or by emailing info@brattleborowomenschorus.org.
Join our legislators at the Hermit Thrush brewery for a mixer to to talk about the upcoming election and issues relevant to millennials living, working, and raising families in Windham County.
Southern Vermont’s favorite puppet theater series for young audiences offers performances, workshops and school engagements. The Winter Sunshine Series is a lively celebration where the community gathers to share the warmth, laughter and magic of stories told through puppetry.
MARCH 7
The Fairy Circus
Tanglewood Marionettes
Through humorous interplay, the audience will learn about various forms of puppets, from the simple glove puppet to the sophisticated marionette. Featuring over twenty beautifully hand-crafted marionettes.
Show times are 11 am and 2 pm. Tickets can be purchased at sandglasstheater.org
As March roars in, come to the library to hone your reading and creative writing skills. These stand-alone workshops are open to teens and adults. Come to one or all; no prior registration required.
March 7: Thoughtful Reading: Many of us have trouble describing a book we’ve read beyond saying we liked or didn’t like it. Knowing how to evaluate a story is useful, whether you’re a member of a book club or in a writing critique group; someone who posts comments on Amazon and Goodreads or who simply likes to recommend books to friends. In this workshop, we’ll examine the elements in a story and consider questions to ask about stories. We will then practice applying these skills.
This is the first of four free workshops on reading and writing. This first one is for readers, though writers, too, would find it useful. The other three are primarily for writers.
Sponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library.
The Brattleboro Women’s Chorus will begin their spring session with open rehearsals the first week of March. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, the theme of the songs will be of strength, solidary, and suffrage. Following the Chorus’s concerts in May, those who choose to can join a repeat performance of several songs at WomenSing100, a singing gathering in honor of women’s strength and voting rights to be held in Worcester, MA in August.
Open rehearsals are for any women or girls age 10 and older to check out with no obligation whether Chorus is right for them. The Chorus has been under the direction of Becky Graber since 1996 and is unique in that much of the music, even multiple and complicated parts, is taught by ear. Written music is available on occasion, but practice recordings and word sheets are always provided to help with learning.
Two rehearsal options are offered and will begin on Wednesday night, March 4 from 6:30-8:30 at All Souls Universalist Church in W. Brattleboro and on Thursday morning, March 5 from 10:00-noon at the Brattleboro Music School on Blanche Moyse Way across the Memorial Park. The week of March 11 & 12 are also open rehearsals for new members to join.
The registration fee is $120 for individuals, $70 for students, and $190 for a family pair. Financial aid is available. Registration and more information can be found at www.BrattleboroWomensChorus.org or by emailing info@brattleborowomenschorus.org.
The Brattleboro Women’s Chorus will begin their spring session with open rehearsals the first week of March. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote, the theme of the songs will be of strength, solidary, and suffrage. Following the Chorus’s concerts in May, those who choose to can join a repeat performance of several songs at WomenSing100, a singing gathering in honor of women’s strength and voting rights to be held in Worcester, MA in August.
Open rehearsals are for any women or girls age 10 and older to check out with no obligation whether Chorus is right for them. The Chorus has been under the direction of Becky Graber since 1996 and is unique in that much of the music, even multiple and complicated parts, is taught by ear. Written music is available on occasion, but practice recordings and word sheets are always provided to help with learning.
Two rehearsal options are offered and will begin on Wednesday night, March 4 from 6:30-8:30 at All Souls Universalist Church in W. Brattleboro and on Thursday morning, March 5 from 10:00-noon at the Brattleboro Music School on Blanche Moyse Way across the Memorial Park. The week of March 11 & 12 are also open rehearsals for new members to join.
The registration fee is $120 for individuals, $70 for students, and $190 for a family pair. Financial aid is available. Registration and more information can be found at www.BrattleboroWomensChorus.org or by emailing info@brattleborowomenschorus.org.
Bring your family and friends down to the Stone Church and dance to the energizing music of VT Shakedown while helping support Windham Votes! and its get out the vote efforts. Good food, good drink, great music, and a perfect dance floor! Suggested donation is $10 at the door.
Southern Vermont’s favorite puppet theater series for young audiences offers performances, workshops and school engagements. The Winter Sunshine Series is a lively celebration where the community gathers to share the warmth, laughter and magic of stories told through puppetry.
MARCH 14
I Spy Butterfly
Faye Dupras
How does a nature-loving explorer become a bug’s best friend? Find out in this delightful eco-story about the ways we all grow and change.
PLUS A BUTTERFLY MAKING WORKSHOP $8 for the workshop $17 for performance ticket plus workshop.
Performances at 11 am and 2 pm. Tickets at sandglasstheater.org
As March roars in, come to Brooks Library to hone your reading and creative writing skills. These stand-alone workshops are open to teens and adults. Come to one or all; no prior registration required.
March 14 Writing Dramatic Scenes: Writers of fiction or creative nonfiction (e.g., memoir, personal essays, narrative nonfiction) need to be able to create dramatic scenes; they are the building blocks for your story. In this workshop we will work on creating and revising scenes that capture the reader’s interest and contribute to an outstanding story.
This is the second of four free workshops on reading and writing. This one is primarily for writers.
Sponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library.
Break out your leather jackets and your poodle skirts and be ready to get retro. From 7-11 PM, the Legion Hall goes back to the 50s and 60s with music provided by Freeway.
This event is open to the public. $10 at the door takes you back to the time and music of skinny Elvis!
And after all the dancing makes you hungry, we’ll have the grill running!
With the impetus of the release of his debut album on Blue Note Records, ‘KingMaker’, we are happy to present Ross at the VJC with his own ensemble.
As Jazz Times noted, “Not since Stefon Harris’ arrival 20 years ago has the jazz world heard a young vibraphonist intent on exploring so many dimensions.
KingMaker shows us a player deeply versed in the jazz vibes tradition who’s also internalized the atmospherics of ECM and EDM as surely as he has the grooves of hip-hop and M-Base. On his first recording, Ross oozes potential.”
“In a New York City crowded with hyperliterate young jazz talent, the 24-year-old vibraphonist Joel Ross… is the rare young talent able to inhabit the clichés of contemporary jazz while also challenging them”- NY Times, Best of Jazz 2019.
Joel Ross, vibraphone
Immanuel Wilkens, saxophone
Jeremy Corren, piano
Kanoa Mendelhall, bass
Jeremy Dutton, drums
Sponsored by Carlene Raper and Julian Raper
$20-40 general, $15 student- available online, at door, reserved by phone & In The Moment Records, Brattleboro. $1 extra per CC ticket
gingervjc@gmail.com
802 254 9088
www.vtjazz.org
74 Cotton Mill Hill #222
Brattleboro VT 05301
As March roars in, come to Brooks Library to hone your reading and creative writing skills. These stand-alone workshops are open to teens and adults. Come to one or all; no prior registration required.
March 21 Building a Strong Story Structure: Whether you are writing fiction or nonfiction, whether you are working on short pieces or a book-length manuscript, whether you are an outliner or a pantser, at some point in the writing/revision process you have to make sure your story has a sound structure. We will look at multiple ways to structure a story to make it so compelling that a reader cannot put it down. We will also practice analyzing the structure of several stories.
This is the third of four free workshops on reading and writing. This one is primarily for writers.
Sponsored by the Friends of Brooks Memorial Library.
Southern Vermont’s favorite puppet theater series for young audiences offers performances, workshops and school engagements. The Winter Sunshine Series is a lively celebration where the community gathers to share the warmth, laughter and magic of stories told through puppetry.
MARCH 28
Rock the Boat
Sandglass Theater
World Premier! A Poet in a boat, alone at sea, observing his routines suddenly finds his home filling with new characters seeking shelter and safety.
Performances at 11 am and 2 pm. Tickets are $9 and can be purchased at sandglasstheater.org