Arts

Wilmington 250 committee hosts historian, author Graffagnino

On Sunday, April 19, at 4 pm, the Vermont 250 Town of Wilmington committee will welcome Vermont historian J. Kevin Graffagnino to the Old School Community Center, to speak about “Why Vermont History Matters.”Graffagnino is the author of several works on Vermont history, including most recently “Ira...

BMAC hosts bookclub-style discussion

The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) hosts a bookclub-style discussion of Claire Dederer’s “Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma,” on Thursday, April 9, at 5:30 pm. The event is part of the museum’s new series BMAC Reads: conversations about books about art. Admission is free for BMAC members, $10...

Friends of Historic Memorial Hall announce programming schedule

Friends of Historic Memorial Hall, the nonprofit organization dedicated to making Memorial Hall the performing arts home of the Deerfield Valley, has announced its inaugural 2026 programming season. The organization has restructured its board and adopted new bylaws, signaling a reinvigorated...

ByWay Books & More honor poetry month with series

Tiny Theater and ByWay Books & More celebrates National Poetry Month with a four-weekend series of poetry readings honoring the diversity of poetic traditions across history and cultures. Poets and poetry enthusiasts are invited to participate in the readings. Those interested in reading poetry...

New exhibits at BMAC explore human relationships with the natural world

Five new exhibitions are now open at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC). The new exhibitions, which will remain on view through July 5, include solo shows by Jude Griebel, Robin Crofut-Brittingham, Deirdre Hyde, and Michaela Harlow, as well as the group exhibition “Test Plot(s).”...

“Distraction,” supposed modern day buzzword, focus of dicussion

On Thursday, April 16, at 6 pm, the Clark Art Institute hosts “Attention and Distraction, Then and Now,” a panel discussion exploring visual and literary interpretations of focus and distraction from the nineteenth century through the present. The talk takes place in the Manton Research Center...

Lama Tenzin: Avalokiteshvara - the Sand Mandala of Compassion.

Lama Tenzin comes to BMAC for creation of sand mandala

The River Gallery School of Art welcomes Tibetan monk Lama Tenzin Yignyen to Brattleboro, where he will create “Avalokiteshvara — the Sand Mandala of Compassion,” at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC), 10 Vernon Street. The process will begin on Wednesday, April 8 and continue to...

This Week in History

10 years ago Twin Valley School Board members touted the benefits of their K-12 consolidation plan. The plan called for consolidation of the Whitingham and Deerfield Valley elementary schools in Wilmington, and the existing Twin Valley middle and high school grades in...

Allison Stieger lecture at Williamsville Hall

The Rock River Players hosts mythologist Allison Stieger for a lecture entitled “The Power of Mythology in Creative Life” on Thursday, March 26, at 7 pm, at the Williamsville Hall, 35 Dover Road. With a master's in mythological studies in depth psychology and experience with the Joseph...

Grant applications available through VT Arts Council

The Vermont Arts Council is now is accepting applications for two grant programs, Arts Projects and Arts Operating. Organizations may either apply for the Arts Project or Arts Operating grant, but not both. Arts Project Grants support VT 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and...