BUHS Music Dept. offers sacred music concert
BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Union High School Music Department presents “the Mass Reimagined” at the BUHS Auditorium on Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m.
The concert will open with Norman Luboff's African Mass, sung by the Madrigals. This work uses traditional Latin text in conjunction with South African infused harmonies and grooves and will be accompanied by Steve Rice on timpani.
The BUHS Chorus will perform A World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass composed in 2008 by Carol Barnett with added text by Marisha Chamberlain. The chorus will be accompanied by Flynn Cohen, guitar, Becky Tracy, fiddle, Riley Goodemote, mandolin, and Jackson Levengood, bass. Elyse Wadsworth directs both ensembles.
No admission will be charged, and the public is invited to attend.
Pet vaccination clinic in Wardsboro
WARDSBORO - The Wardsboro Town Office will sponsor a pet vaccination clinic at the Town Clerk's office on Saturday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to noon.
Dr. Miles A. Powers of East Dover will vaccinate both dogs and cats. This clinic is open to anyone. For the convenience of Wardsboro residents, the Town Clerk will be present to issue licenses.
Fees will be $15 for rabies and $25 for a distemper-complex vaccine for either a dog or a cat, or $35 for both vaccinations. Dogs should be on a leash and cats in a carrier. For further information, call 802-348-7918.
Brattleboro dog licenses due April 2
BRATTLEBORO - Brattleboro dog and wolf-hybrid licenses are available for the 2018 licensing period. Vermont dogs and wolf-hybrids 6 months and older must be licensed on or before April 2 (There is a one-day grace period this year because April 1, the usual date, falls on Sunday).
Renewal licenses may be obtained in person at the Town Clerk's office, through the mail, or online at www.brattleboro.org. Dogs licensed in Brattleboro for the first time may be licensed in person or through the mail by printing the license form from that website.
Vaccination against rabies is required by Vermont statutes before licensing. If an animal has been spayed or neutered, the certificate issued by the veterinarian must be presented when licensing the animal for the first time. A current rabies certificate issued and signed by a veterinarian must be filed with the Town Clerk.
The licensing fees, due by April 1, are $19 for neutered animals and $29 for unneutered animals. Specially trained assistance dogs may be eligible for a reduced licensing fee.
Dogs and wolf-hybrids licensed after April 2 will be charged a penalty. In addition, any person failing to license a dog or wolf-hybrid may be fined up to $100 and the dog or wolf-hybrid may be impounded. If an animal licensed last year has died or been given away, contact the Town Clerk's office at 802-251-8157, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Osher lectures on Rumi and the Quran
BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Chapter of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute announces its Spring series of lectures, to begin Monday, April 2. The lectures' subject is “Reading the Qur'an with Rumi.”
Jalaluddin Rumi, the 13th-century Muslim contemplative who is today one of the best-selling poets in America, considers the Quran a map of the self and the Quranic stories to contain wisdom that can lead to a life of happiness and flourishing.
In this series of six lectures, Amer Latif, a professor of religious studies at Marlboro College, will serve as the guide to the Quran and to Rumi and his thoughts.
The Osher Lectures are held on six successive Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon at the New England Youth Theatre, 100 Flat St., Brattleboro. Parking and handicapped access are available, and light refreshments are served at the lectures.
The Osher Lectures are produced by the Brattleboro OLLI chapter. OLLI is a nationwide membership organization sponsoring programs for people 50 and over who wish to continue their education without tests, papers, or grades.
Payment of full membership dues ($30) entitles members to attend all six lectures in the present series. Couples are welcome to join as full members at a discounted rate of $50. Lectures are also open to nonmembers for a fee of $6 per lecture. For further information, contact Julie Lavorgna at 802-365-7278, or julielavorgna@gmail.com.
Brattleboro School Without Walls hosts open house
BRATTLEBORO - Brattleboro School Without Walls will host an Open House on Wednesday, April 4, from 6 to 7 p.m. The event will take place at the school's downtown learning center, at Oak Meadow in the Brooks House, 132 Main St.
Teachers and current students will talk about the program and answer questions. Refreshments will be served.
School Without Walls offers a high-quality, low-cost, hybrid learning environment for high school students. Students enroll in three full credit Oak Meadow courses and attend classes three days a week, freeing them to pursue their other interests or studies while earning an accredited diploma.
The school features a collaborative learning experience, one-to-one teacher support, college counseling, comfortable study spaces, wi-fi, and kitchen facilities.
Visit bsw2.org for more information. Applications are still being accepted for September.
The Grammar School presents art show at Hooker-Dunham
PUTNEY - Twenty-two students will hold a public opening to exhibit work created during The Grammar School's Art Elective Program on Friday, April 6, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Hooker–Dunham Theater and Gallery as part of the first Friday Art Walk in downtown Brattleboro. This event is free and open to the public.
The Grammar School's Art Elective Program is an annual six-week intensive during which seventh- and eighth-grade students focus on one of three chosen processes. This year students will exhibit work in black-and-white print photography created at InSight Photography, painting and mixed-media done at the River Gallery School, and sculpture created in the art studio at TGS.
Exhibiting artists are: Gerrit Blauvelt, Zoe Bollin, Ibby Hopkins, Ella Korson, Emma Newkirk, Taio Pilapil, Nya Ridgeway, Hannah Sardinas, Jack Sherrill, Kemp Wagenbach, Wylie Woods, Charlie Chang, Allison Cooper-Ellis, Willa Dana, Jasper Everingham, Lucas Feder, Georgia Hornsby, Otis Jacobson, Connor Larson, Gavin MacNeille, Zinnia Siegel, and James Townsend.
This exhibit will be on display for the month of April and open during regular events at the Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery, or by appointment by contacting Scott at 802-387-5364, ext. 209.
Brattleboro Area Hospice to offer two new support groups
BRATTLEBORO - Two new adult grief support groups, one for suicide loss and one for men who are grieving, will begin at Brattleboro Area Hospice in April. Both groups are free of charge and will meet at the hospice office at 191 Canal St.
Suicide loss can be an especially lonely experience, and people experiencing this kind of loss find it helpful to talk with others who have been affected by it. Hospice will offer support so people will no longer have to travel to attend a group.
The new suicide loss support group will meet for the first time on Thursday, April 5, and continue meeting twice a month on the first and third Thursdays of each month from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m., in the downstairs kitchen at Hospice.
This group is for adults who have lost a loved one to suicide. Janet Schreiber, who has extensive experience running suicide loss groups, is the facilitator. Drop-ins are welcome, but preregistration is appreciated by calling 802-257-0775, ext. 104, to speak to Connie Baxter.
Men often grieve differently than women, and many men find it easier to express their grief in the company of other men. The men's grief support group will begin on April 11 and will continue meeting the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month from 3 to 4:30 pm, in the upstairs meeting room at hospice.
This group for men who are grieving a death loss of any type is co-facilitated by Walter Slowinski and Neil Flynn. Preregistration is required before attending. Call Cicely Carroll at 257-0775, ext. 108, to ask about joining this group.
Bereavement Support Groups offer a safe, mutually supportive environment for sharing experiences through discussion, readings, simple activities, and suggestions for moving through grief. No prior connection with Hospice is necessary in order to participate.
Book donations sought for Geranium Festival & Book Sale
DUMMERSTON - The Lydia Taft Pratt Library is accepting donations of hardcover and paperback books, CDs and DVDs, for the annual Geranium Festival & Book Sale on May 19.
All donations should be in good, saleable condition. No textbooks. Bring all books, CDs, and DVDs to the library, located in the Dummerston Community Center, 150 West St., West Dummerston, during library hours: Tuesdays, 2:30 to 7 p.m., Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to noon. For more information, call the library at 802-258-9878.