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This is the season for giving thanks and, since 2007, Luz Elena Morey has organized an annual presentation of music, dance, visual art, poetry, and drama called Gathering in Gratitude.
On Saturday, Nov. 17, at 4:45 p.m. at the Latchis 4 in Brattleboro, Mahalo Art Center will present the world premiere of the short film, Gathering in Gratitude 2012: The Source, created by filmmaker Chip Duggan with Morey. In addition to the showing of the film, there will be an ensemble for a simple ceremony of gratitude. Proceeds generated by the event will benefit Project Feed the Thousands.
Morey said Gathering in Gratitude is a journey for community healing inspired by an ancient Native American practice of giving thanks for all of nature.
The event was inspired by the Haudenosaunee Thanksgiving Address. With the encouragement of the late Mohawk chief Jake Swamp, Tekaronianeken, who had been her mentor, Morey said the ceremony “unites the hearts and minds in the spirit of gratitude for our natural world. Gathering in Gratitude is created each time anew by a multigenerational ensemble who explore themes that work toward co-creating a gift that helps heal and transform reality.”...
The 17th annual fall concerts of the Brattleboro Women's Chorus will be Saturday, Nov. 17, and Sunday, Nov. 18, at the First Baptist Church in Brattleboro. Local women and girls led by the chorus' founder/director, Becky Graber, will present songs of pilgrimage - travels of spirit in a concert...
New England Youth Theatre's Theatre Adventure Program (TAP) will present a Theatre Adventure Fashion Show: Putting on our Finery on Friday, Nov. 9, at the West Village Meeting House in West Brattleboro from 7 to 9 p.m. The evening will include “fabulous fashions, live music, delectable desserts, and wild...
Next Stage Arts Project will present two of America's finest contemporary poets, Victoria Redel and Sydney Lea, Poet Laureate of Vermont, on Saturday, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. Following their readings, there will be a question-and-answer period, and both artists will be available to meet and sign copies of their work. Born in New York, Redel is a first generation American of Belgian, Rumanian, Egyptian, and Russian descent. She is the author of three books of poetry and three books...
Jacob Alan Roberts and Jessica Jean Weston recently established Equilibrium, a new community gathering place, calling it, “a positive lifestyle environment.” Equilibrium aims to add balance to people's lives by providing space that nurtures art, culture, community, and personal well being, according to its website. The founders envision this venture “as a stimulating multi-platform venue that aims to provide space for those seeking to live a more healthy, happy and harmonious life.” Equilibrium is part cafe, restaurant, retail store, performance...
On Saturday, Nov. 3, from 4 to 8 p.m., at the VFW on Black Mountain Road, Brattleboro Area Hospice will present its annual fundraiser, an auction with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres called “Chair-ished Goods.” Yes, the name of the event is a pun, because not only could the fine items being auctioned be called “cherished,” but the centerpiece of the event is the selling of a series of chairs that have been refurbished, hand-painted, and otherwise embellished in unique ways.
Forest of Mystery may be the biggest fundraiser for Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center (BEEC). However, being only a little humorous, BEEC's Director of Development Belle Coles asserts, “If it did not raise a cent, we would have to do it anyway. People come to us and plead for the event. They love it. It was not an option for us to cancel Forest this year.” For 17 years, Forest of Mystery has enchanted audiences by the stories of spirits that...
No one will be exactly calling an upcoming series of performances in the region a theater festival, exactly. It has no overarching name, nor poster, nor banner. However, this weekend and the next, the Men's Program, Crossroads, and the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont are sponsoring a series of three theater projects in Southern Vermont celebrating aspects of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19 and 20, Sandglass Theater in Putney will...
