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Zara Bode’s Little Big Band gets into the swing at BMC

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 — Issue 703

BRATTLEBORO — The Brattleboro Music Center's Season Guest series welcomes Zara Bode's Little Big Band on Friday, Feb. 24.

Bode's group performs classic American swing. Inspired by the likes of Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, and Ella Fitzgerald, the Little Big Band features chanteuse Zara Bode (of Signature Sounds artists The Sweetback Sisters) and a horn section led by clarinetist and arranger Anna Patton.

The Little Big Band plays classics with new takes on the old radio hits.

The performance is set for 7 p.m. at the BMC. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door; they are available online at bmcvt.org, by calling the BMC at 802-257-4523 or emailing info@bmcvt.org.

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Green Up Day efforts, town by town

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 — Issue 662

Here's a list of what towns in Windham County are doing on Green Up Day, and whom to contact if you want more information: • Athens: Lynn Morgan, 802-869-2227 or jelpmorgan@yahoo.com. Leave full bags and large debris along roadsides. Routes may be worked on anytime through May 7. • Brattleboro: Brattleboro Subaru, 1234 Putney Rd., (bag pickup and drop-off); Robin Rieske, 802-275-7232 or rabiah@sover.net or Hilary Francis, 802-251-8157 or hfrancis@brattleboro.org. Bags available on Green Up Day from 8 a.m. to...

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Voices

For Gaza protest, blocking of Main Street was a mistake

By
Michael Bosworth
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 — Issue 746

On Dec. 23, I, joining many others, attended the Pliny Park (Brattleboro) protest of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza. I think it is irrefutable that the Hamas attack on innocent Israeli citizens on Oct. 7 was horrific and an abomination. In my opinion, however, the actions of Israel's Netanyahu-led right-wing government have been an abomination for years now, encouraging more and more Israeli settlement of Palestinian lands. Also, I believe the unquestioning support of the U.S. for Israel, and the...

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Arts

In Stile Moderno presents ‘Delights of the French Baroque’ at BMC on Oct. 18

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 — Issue 786

BRATTLEBORO-In Stile Moderno presents "Enfin la beauté: Delights of the French Baroque" at the Brattleboro Music Center Friday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m. The concert will feature airs and secular pieces by Étienne Moulinié, Sébastien Le Camus, Joseph Chabanceau de La Barre, and others. In Stile Moderno is an ensemble for early music, founded in Basel, Switzerland, in 2012 by soprano Agnes Coakley and lutenist/cornetist Nathaniel Cox. Named after the "modern style" of music which emerged in Italy around 1600,

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