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Arts

BMC Chamber Series features Musicians from Marlboro on Oct. 31

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 — Issue 687

BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Music Center's Chamber Series features Musicians from Marlboro on Monday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m.

This is the first of the group's three tour programs this season and features nine outstanding musicians performing works from three centuries. They include Lauren Pearl, soprano; Abigail Fayette, Alina Kobialka, Anna Lee, and Scott St. John, violin; Kei Tojo and Sharon Wei, viola; and Tony Rymer and Judith Serkin, cello.

The program includes Respighi's “Il Tramonto”; Brahms' Quartet in B flat major, Op. 67; Orth's “You Shattered My Deafness”; and Mendelssohn's Octet in E flat major, Op. 20.

Tickets are $30 general admission and are available on the Brattleboro Music Center website - bmcvt.org - or by calling 802-257-4523.

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Don’t miss the solar eclipse on April 8

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Do you have Monday, April 8, circled in red on your calendar? Just in case you are someone who isn't excited about the upcoming total solar eclipse, I want to make sure you know why you should be. If you have seen lunar eclipses and partial solar eclipses, you might think April 8 will be similar. Consider this: the sun is so bright that even a 90% eclipse could go unnoticed if you weren't watching for it. That is not...

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Voices

Voters from Rockingham, villages should support EMS reorganization

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The writer is a member of the Rockingham Selectboard but submits this letter as a citizen. SAXTONS RIVER-On Saturday, March 1 at 2 p.m. at the Bellows Falls Middle School, the town of Rockingham will hold its first Saturday Town Meeting. Article 9 on the meeting warning asks if the town will establish a municipal Rockingham Fire and Rescue department. Voters from Bellows Falls and Saxtons River Villages should plan to attend to support this venture. Residents of the two...

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025 — Issue 812

BELLOWS FALLS-Canal Street Art Gallery, 23 Canal St., presents a solo show by Whitney Barrett, on display through June 14. Barrett presents paper collages and mixed media paintings using line drawings of anamorphic figures along with hand-stamped papers, gel prints, tissue paper, found words, and pages from romance novels. These new artworks continue a series Barrett has explored for the past two decades, creating visual metaphors to express her main interest: communication. "The artist's love of fairy tales, wonder tales,

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