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PUTNEY-Cellist, vocalist, and composer Queralt Giralt Soler presents her trio at Next Stage Arts on Friday, May 15, for an evening of intimate, genre-blending music that bridges classical training, jazz improvisation, and Catalan folk traditions.
The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6:45 p.m. at Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill.
Based between the U.S. and Catalunya, Giralt Soler has cultivated a musical voice that fuses cello and vocals. Her work draws equally from contemporary composition, Mediterranean roots, and jazz, “resulting in music that feels both adventurous and deeply personal,” said organizers in a news release.
An internationally active artist, Giralt Soler has performed at venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Detroit Jazz Festival and has collaborated with musicians including Kenny Barron, Joe Lovano, and Latin Grammy–winning group Las Migas.
MARLBORO-The Brattleboro Concert Choir performs Brahms’s Ein deutsches Requiem. There will be two concerts: Saturday, May 16, at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 17, at 4 p.m., at Persons Auditorium on Potash Hill in Marlboro. “The Concert Choir is deeply committed to a high level of musical beauty, emotional...
PUTNEY-NXT Gallery at Next Stage Arts presents “Forgotten Not Gone,” an exhibition by Brattleboro-based artist Joey Morgan. It opens this week and runs through Aug. 9, with a reception Sunday, May 24, from 5 to 7 p.m. The gallery invites the public to experience this “deeply personal and visually...
PUTNEY-Twilight Music presents singer-songwriter John Gorka in concert Sunday, May 17, at 7 p.m. at Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill. Gorka has performed with his baritone voice, songwriting, and storytelling from his early days at the legendary Godfrey Daniels coffeehouse in Pennsylvania to tours across the U.S. and Europe. Organizers wrote in a news release that “Gorka has built a career grounded in authenticity, craft, and emotional resonance.” With 11 studio albums and collaborations with some of the most...
Senior lunch in Newfane NEWFANE — The monthly Newfane senior lunch will be served Thursday, May 14, at noon at Newfane Congregational Church. On the menu is meatloaf with mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green salad, and cornbread, with sliced apples for an appetizer and brownies for dessert. This meal, sponsored by Senior Solutions, is prepared and served by volunteers from the church and community. There is a suggested donation of $4 for this meal; $5 for takeouts. Call Winnie...
The Windham World Affairs Council (WWAC) will host a talk by Paul Vincent, “Unwrapping the Marshall Plan,” Friday, May 15, at 7 p.m. at 118 Elliot. Vincent, Professor Emeritus of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College, will examine how the United Sstates supported Europe through the Marshall Plan, a timely topic in light of recent U.S. interventions in Venezuela and Iran. In 1948, the United States launched one of the most ambitious foreign policy programs in history: a...
WEST CHESTERFIELD, N.H.-Actors Theatre Playhouse (ATP) announces its 2026 season, bringing an array of stories to the stage, with 10-minute plays, a 20th-century masterwork, a heartbreaking docudrama, an intimate examination of teaching and parenting, and a variety show from yesteryear. The season begins with the 10 Minute Play Festival, ATP’s annual theatrical potpourri, featuring seven mini-plays organizers say aim “to excite, amuse, and move audiences. Can Death get a break? Will a home care nurse cheer a stubborn patient? Can...
BRATTLEBORO-Arts Council of Windham County (ACWC) announces the grantees for the 2026 Brattleboro Town Arts Fund (TAF) program. Sixteen community-centered creative projects were selected from a competitive pool of proposals in the program’s sixth year. TAF supports the development and presentation of projects that strengthen community connection and contribute to the vibrancy and diversity of Brattleboro’s arts and cultural life. Funded projects engage social and quality-of-life issues, foster collaboration, expand access for underrepresented artists and audiences, and celebrate the unique...
BRATTLEBORO-Under the Maple (Brattleboro House Concerts) presents Joe Jencks Friday, May 15, at 7 p.m. Jencks is a 27-year veteran of the international Folk circuit, an award-winning songwriter, and a vocalist based in northern Illinois. He is known for his performances of “musical beauty, social consciousness, and invitational exploration of complex ideas,” wrote event promoters in a news release. “Jencks delivers engaged musical narratives filled with heart, soul, groove and grit,” said promoters. “Blending well-crafted instrumentals and vivid songwriting, Jencks...
Obituaries • Jeane Anne Martin, 92, of West Brattleboro. Died peacefully May 3, 2026, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her family, following a period of declining health. Jeane was born at home in St. Albans, Maine, Jan. 21, 1934, the daughter of George and Lura (Libby) Crocker. She was raised and educated in St. Albans, graduating from Hartland Academy High School in 1953. She went on to attend Sisters Hospital in Waterville and later Augusta General Hospital,
NEWFANE-The Historical Society of Windham County invites you to a special preview of the Michelman Gallery exhibit at the County History Museum in Newfane Sunday, May 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. The 2026 exhibit includes many newly shown paintings by Windham County artists, including Townshend landscapes by Lucy Booth on loan from the collection of Robert & Kathy DuGrenier, and a portrait painted by Booth loaned by Richard Michelman. On display for the first time will be a series...
BRATTLEBORO-The AIDS Project of Southern Vermont (APSVT) will hold the 39th annual Ron and Shirley Squires AIDS Walk on Saturday, May 23, from 10 a.m. to noon, starting and finishing at Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main St. “HIV is preventable and treatable, yet it still affects people in our communities,” wrote organizers. “Many believe HIV is a crisis of the past, but while science has transformed it, the health crisis is not over.” In southern Vermont, people continue to be...
BRATTLEBORO-The Early Learning Express (ELE) Bookmobile, the local literacy enrichment program run by the Winston Prouty Center for Child and Family Development, was a recent recipient of a national in-kind book award donation grant. The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Rev. Martin Luther...
WEST DUMMERSTON-Lydia’s Friends, the friends-of-the-library organization that supports the Dummerston Community Center & Library, hosts the annual “Geranium Festival, Silent Auction, and Book Sale” Saturday, May 16, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. Geraniums for the event are donated by Dummerston’s Walker Farm. This year’s silent auction is online, and bidding continues through May 16 at 2 p.m. To bid, click on bit.ly/865-geranium. Auction items will be displayed at the library on May 16 and folks may...
BELLOWS FALLS-Three contested races will appear on the ballot in the annual Bellows Falls Village Corporation election on Tuesday, May 19. Voting takes place at the Masonic Temple on Westminster Street from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For the one-year seat for village president, political newcomer Wendy M. Levy will face Deborah Wright. The position became open when longtime village president Paul Obuchowski chose to not seek re-election. Three candidates are running for two two-year seats for village trustee: incumbents...
WEST BRATTLEBORO-Arta L. Boutcher’s exhibit, “Journey in Color—A Retrospective: 2000–2026,” is on view at the All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church in West Brattleboro now through July 31, with a reception planned for Sunday, May 24, from noon to 2 p.m. Boutcher is an American artist of Romanian origin, who has exhibited in many shows in New York and New Jersey. The vivid colors and designs of her artwork are rooted in Romanian folklore. She now resides in Dummerston. Learn more...
VERNON-A Special Town Meeting will reconsider a decision by voters this year that changed the town treasurer position from elected to appointed. In response to a petition signed by 58 voters, voters will weigh two articles to reconsider the issue and specify that such an appointee to the office “have the professional qualifications to serve as finance director.” Vernon postal customers received a flyer with the meeting warning and a message from the Selectboard urging voters to “come out and...
Elayne Clift (elayne-clift.com) has written this column about women, politics, and social issues for two deecades. BRATTLEBORO-A little girl learning to read sits in a chintz chair in her bedroom, The Tale of Peter Rabbit in her hands. She found the story in the local library, thrilled that she can read and follow the tale page by page. That little girl was me. I was excited that I could read, and that story launched my weekly visits to the library.
-The Brattleboro Bears softball team have a 1-5 record, but they are a better team than their record indicates. Their biggest problem seems to be getting to off a good start in their games. In their last three games, the Bears fell behind early and rallied in the late innings. The result was a close 4-3 loss at Burr & Burton on April 29, a 10-5 loss to Bellows Falls on May 1 after trailing 10-0, and a 7-2 loss...
BRATTLEBORO-Like so many community organizations, Brattleboro Little League is an all-volunteer enterprise and has been that way for all its 74 years. A newly renamed concession stand and operations building at South Main Street Field now recognizes one of those volunteers, David Cyr, who has been involved in nearly every facet in his 42 years of service. The renaming was to have taken place at the field, but heavy rain cancelled a scheduled May 9 doubleheader, forcing the party to...
