Arts

Community center, library hosts children’s book author

On Saturday, July 11, at 11 am, at the Dummerston community center and library, 150 West Street, Rachel Wang Yung-Hsin will read from her book, “Little Monk Writes Rain,” and guide attendees through how to write the word rain in calligraphy form, and will share parts of the story in Mandarin....

Uriel Najera, Bread & Pupper Theater alum

Puppet making at 118 Elliot to celebrate America’s 250th

As Brattleboro commemorates America’s 250th birthday, 118 Elliot presents “I Lift My Light,” a month of events including a gallery show and puppet building, along with other artistic activities. As part of “I Lift My Light,” 118 Elliot is working with other community groups and Bread &...

Roden's pressed flower art has been exhibited at shows and in galleries throughout New England and featured in three national publications.

Learn the art of pressing flowers this summer

On Saturday, July 11, from 1 to 4 pm, Ellie Roden will introduce ways to turn flowers, leaves, and other plant material into beautiful art in the Old School Community Center, 1 School Street. Various tips for successful flower pressing will be shared, including microwave flower pressing for...

Robert George, 1994

Life in Brattleboro through the lens of Robert George

As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the River Gallery School of Art, 34 Main Street, presents “Shared Histories: Bob George Photographs Through the Decades,” a retrospective exhibition spanning four decades of life in Brattleboro. The exhibition will be on display in July and August,...

ByWay Books showcases poetry readings June 27

ByWay Books & More, 399 Canal Street, is hosting a showcase of poets from “The Country in the Mirror,” edited by Sharon Darrow, on Saturday June 27, from 4 to 6 pm. Headlining is Martin Espada, the first Latino to receive the Ruth Lily Poetry Prize. Espada is a professor of poetry at the...

Theater Makers Summer Camp enrollment open to grades 5 and up

Bennington Theatre, 331 Main Street, is offering two sessions of Theater Makers Summer Camp: Monday, July 13 through Friday, July 17, and Monday, July 27 through Friday, July 31, from 9 am to 3 pm daily. The camp is open to students entering grades 5 and up. Students are invited join the world...

Acrylic, collage, and mixed media on canvas.

CX Silver Gallery presents works by Debi Pendell

The exhibit, “Reading Meanings” by artist Debi Pendell, will be on display at the CX Silver Gallery, 814 Western Avenue, from Friday, July 10 to Saturday, September 26. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, July 11, from 1 to 3 pm. Pendell’s works are investigations of semiotics,...

Rock River Artists grows by three

Rock River Artists (RRA), a collection of fine artists and craftspeople whose studios stretch from Brookline to South Newfane, have welcomed three new area artists into the fold: Ed Jekot, painter and sculptor; Nancy Libby, painter; and Noelle VanHendrick and Eric Hendrick, clay artists of ZPOTS...

Harvesting Hues event happening at Retreat Farm

Looking ahead to a colorful summer, the Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Square, announces “Harvesting Hues,” a natural dye workshop series led by artist and educator Kate Milliken, featuring fiber artist Gail Callahan. The Saturday series invites participants of all ages and experience levels to...

"Working Theory"

Reception at 118 Elliot scheduled June 5 to showcase three artists

BRATTLEBORO - “Working Theory,” an exhibit featuring the artwork of Elizabeth Budington, Gayle Robertson, and Leonard Ragouzeos, will hang at 118 Elliot from Thursday, June 4 through Monday, June 29. The opening reception will take place on Friday, June 5, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. And on Sunday,...