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PUTNEY-Next Stage Arts presents an evening of global music Friday, April 24, at 7:30 p.m., featuring kora player Ablaye Cissoko and French diatonic accordionist Cyrille Brotto.
In their new project, Djiyo — meaning “water”— Cissoko and Brotto create music that blends West African Manding traditions with the folk music of southern France. “The result is a sound that is meditative, lyrical, and deeply human,” wrote organizers in an news release.
Following nearly three years of touring and more than 100 concerts worldwide, the duo reunites. Their performance “unfolds as an intimate and expressive dialogue between kora, voice, and accordion — at times contemplative, at times quietly ecstatic—imbued with warmth, melancholy, and profound musicality,” said organizers.
Cissoko is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost kora players, known for his virtuosity, voice, and collaborations spanning world music, jazz, and classical traditions.
Water quality report now availableBRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Water Department's annual Consumer Confidence Report/Water Quality Report for 2025 is now available. This report can be viewed online at brattleboro.gov/water-supply. Printed copies are available at the Department of Public Works, the Tri-Park Co-op office, the Town Clerk's office, and at...
BELLOWS FALLS-Bellows Falls Pride will be presenting a short collection of episodes of sitcoms from the ’70s and ’80s following with an open discussion on LGBTQ+ representation from the past to present day at the Rockingham Free Public Library Saturday, April 25, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. While...
Obituaries • Helen Grace Bostock, 75, of Ludlow. Died April 14, 2026, at Springfield Health & Rehabilitation Center. She was born Jan. 22, 1951, at Fort Dix, New Jersey, the daughter of Robert and Rose Marie (Slanetz) Short. She graduated as valedictorian from Leland & Gray High School in Townshend with the Class of 1969. She married Paul B. Bostock on May 19, 1999, in Ludlow. Helen worked as an administrative assistant in the insurance industry. She also drove a...
BRATTLEBORO-Utilities Division crews from the Department of Public Works have begun spring flushing of the town water mains. Most work will be completed by Friday, May 1, with some daytime flushing continuing through May 8. Customers are asked to check the flushing schedule closely, as flushing causes water discoloration, low water pressure, and, in some areas, periods of no water. Water main flushing will occur during both night (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) and day (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.).
BELLOWS FALLS-Connecticut River Conservancy (CRC) once again hosts the “Wild & Scenic Film Festival” at the Bellows Falls Opera House Thursday, April 30. The tour event will feature a range of river-focused environmental films from across the globe, including one made by CRC right here in the Connecticut River watershed. The film selection will cover various topics with a common thread of human connection and stewardship of the natural world. “These films highlight inspiring stories of resilience, research, and community,”
DUMMERSTON-Vermont Theatre Company will present its annual “Play in a Day” festival Saturday, April 25, 7:30 p.m., at the Evening Star Grange at the junction of East-West and Middle roads. Auditions will take place the night before (also at the Grange) Friday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m., as five brand new plays, from prompt to production to performance, will be staged within 24 hours. Play in a Day “gives writers, directors, and actors the opportunity to work together in a...
GUILFORD-It’s “Shorts” season at Guilford Center Stage, which opens its 11th year with a program of eight short plays. Performances are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, April 30, and May 1 and 2, at 7:30 p.m., and May 2 at 2 p.m. at Broad Brook Community Center. Half of the playwrights are known in the area theater community, and the other half, gathered through a search, are from other states. The show opens with “Of Mice and Zen,” by Susan O’Hara,
BRATTLEBORO-On Thursday, April 30, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., join the Rich Earth Institute and Brightwater Tools for an open house at its offices, 355 Old Ferry Rd., to learn how these two local organizations are working in tandem to harness an abundant source of nutrients in “waste.” Organizers said in a news release that the ongoing war on Iran is leading to global fertilizer shortages and skyrocketing prices that are threatening farmers’ livelihoods and are putting food systems at...
BRATTLEBORO-The Latchis Theatre will present a screening of Now, Voyager (1942) Friday, May 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Main Theatre as part of its ongoing Classics at the Latchis series. The program is presented by Sages and Latchis Arts and continues the theater’s initiative to bring landmark works of American cinema back to the big screen for local audiences. Directed by Irving Rapper and starring Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, and Claude Rains, Now, Voyager is widely regarded as one...
BRATTLEBORO-On Sunday, April 25, at 4 p.m., Under the Maple presents a return performance by Dear Ella, a trio from western Massachusetts comprised of Annie Patterson, Mary Witt, and Ann Percival. Their repertoire includes a mix of folk, blues, swing, and gospel with three-part harmony, guitar, ukulele, banjo, bass, and snare drum. “Dear Ella love singing about themes of love and peace and social justice,” wrote organizers in a news release. “The band’s name, inspired by Ella Fitzgerald, is a...
PUTNEY-The Neurovisions Film Festival, a student-run festival dedicated to films by neurodivergent filmmakers and stories exploring neurodivergence, will return to Landmark College Friday and Saturday, April 24 and 25. Now in its second year, the festival continues to expand its mission of amplifying neurodivergent voices through film—highlighting perspectives, storytelling styles, and firsthand experiences that promoters say remain underrepresented in mainstream film and media. This year’s festival will screen 41 films from at least nine different countries, bringing together a global...
BRATTLEBORO-The Estey Organ Museum will open for its 24th season Saturday, May 2. Historic instruments manufactured in Brattleboro are ready to be seen, heard, and played by visitors to the museum. This year's special exhibition, "From the Parlor to the Salon: Marketing Reed Organs to Changing Victorian Tastes," was developed by board member Craig Cowing. The featured organs and images illustrate how the Estey Organ Company's marketing adapted to the development of their top-of-the line instruments from 1850 to 1890.
BRATTLEBORO-On Saturday, April 25, at 5:30 p.m., garden writer, designer, columnist, and lecturer Gordon Hayward will discuss how visual art, architecture, and place inspire the gardens we imagine and design. The talk will take place at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC). Hayward has been designing gardens professionally from his home in southern Vermont since 1985, with particular emphasis on gardens in the Northeast, as well as the eastern shore of Maryland. He wrote for Horticulture magazine for 25...
BRATTLEBORO-Epsilon Spires, 190 Main St., presents the second of three live contemporary and avant-garde music performances in April on Saturday, April 25, at 7:30 p.m., featuring New York City–based saxophonist Caroline Davis (solo) and long time southern Vermont/western Massachusetts pianist and composer Matan Rubinstein (solo). Davis’s work is steeped in Chicago’s avant-garde Jazz community, yet “she constantly strives to transcend the form, the instrument and their usual contexts,” event promoters wrote in a news release. Her music has expanded to...
BRATTLEBORO-Former Brattleboro Selectboard Chair Daniel Quipp has announced his candidacy in the Democratic Party primary for the Vermont House of Representatives seat in Windham-8, following Rep. Mollie Burke’s decision not to seek re-election [story, this issue]. In an April 17 news release, Quipp said he is running “to bring steady, collaborative leadership and strong constituent service to Montpelier.“ “Brattleboro deserves a representative who listens carefully, works hard, and is focused on getting things done,” Quipp said. “I’m running to represent...
GUILFORD-Ask the average American where their food comes from, they might say “the store.” In many ways, we’ve lost the conscious connection to how our food is grown and produced — your bread and carrots likely made their journey from bakery or farm to you via multiple trucks and at least one warehouse. But not if you got them from the Guilford Food Hub. Every other Wednesday, folks roll up to the Broad Brook Community Center (BBCC) to pick up...
BRATTLEBORO-Serving in the Legislature with Brattleboro’s Rep. Mollie Burke, D-Windham-8, has been “a lesson in grace,” said her colleague, Emilie Kornheiser, who represents the town’s Windham-7 district. When her term ends, Burke, a nine-term lawmaker, will retire after serving for 18 years. “Mollie is connected to so many people in our community,” Kornheiser said. “She helps folks access government and navigate tough times with a singular energy and focus. In the Statehouse, she makes quiet lasting friendships and navigates tough...
-Fans of Brattleboro baseball once again have a glorious environment to watch games now that the newly refurbished grandstand at Tenney Field reopened last week. Unfortunately, the Brattleboro Bears aren’t yet playing up to the level of their surroundings. The season opener at Tenney Field on April 14 against the Mount Anthony Patriots was suspended after four innings due to a line of thunderstorms in the area. That game will be completed on May 20 when the Patriots return to...
BELLOWS FALLS-Rep. Leslie Goldman, D-Windham-3, is leaving the Legislature when her third term ends this year. She is also leaving the district she has served, Bellows Falls and Rockingham. “I’m leaving for a couple of good reasons,” Goldman said. “One, I’m going to be 73, and I think it’s time for young people to step up. Then, I have grandchildren in California. I’m wanting to spend time there. So I’m going to be moving to San Francisco, California.” Goldman will...
BRATTLEBORO-Julie Perrin has been named the new director of Brooks Memorial Library. Perrin, who has spent the past nine years leading the Jaffrey (New Hampshire) Public Library, brings extensive experience in library program development, grant writing, and operations management. She will replace outgoing director Starr LaTronica, who is retiring, starting Monday, May 11. Asked why she wanted the job here, Perrin told The Commons she enjoyed meeting library staff members and town department heads when she visited. “They seem to...
