I love the sketch by Karen Becker of the chorus singing. How refreshing it is to have a drawing done on the site of local activities.
Would that The Commons have more illustrations like this one.
Voices
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The writers note that they originally sent this letter to their congregation. "We offer it...
WESTMINSTER WEST-Thank you to David Brooks for clearly saying in his Nov. 8 New York...
Hannah Sorila is a writer and community organizer who aims to align intention and impact...
Brattleboro has enjoyed continuous library service since 1821, when local citizens created a private lending library. Later, in 1842, to continue to build its collections, it became a subscription library. Finally, in 1882, a group of townspeople created a committee to recommend that Brattleboro's Town Meeting vote town funds to support a free, public library. This act spurred Brattleboro businessman George J. Brooks - who had built the Brooks House Hotel in 1872 - to donate funds to erect the...
I was recently in Washington, D.C. at the National Portrait Gallery. While walking through the various rooms I came across a painting, “Surrender of a Confederate Soldier,” by Vermont-born artist Julian Scott. The placard read: “At the age of fifteen, Julian Scott lied about his age to enlist in the Union army. He rose from drummer boy to infantryman, and for his service he earned the Congressional Medal of Honor.” “After his discharge he became an artist, initially focusing on...
Sandglass Theater, founded in 1982 by Eric Bass and Ines Zeller Bass, has a mission that's clearly manifest in all they offer. The nonprofit is "dedicated to the arts of theater and puppetry as a means of exploring contemporary issues, inspiring dialogue, and sparking wonder - by creating original ensemble performances and collaborations, presenting diverse theater artists, producing events that serve our communities, and teaching our art." Living up to it all, this venerable player on the area's lively arts...
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