2010-2011 Calendar of Events and Cultural Attractions in Brattleboro and Southern Vermont



			Arts and Cultural Events in Brattleboro and Southern Vermont "Brattleboro's cultural scene is extraordinarily rich in visual arts, music and literature. In our small town (pop. 12,000) you'll find more events each week than you can possibly attend. Every Thursday the Brattleboro Reformer newspaper has a separate arts and entertainment section called "Ovation!" Online, take a look at Brattleboro Tix for events and ticket purchases. Keeping a current schedule of arts events is a full time job. So we have included organizations and regular events below with links to their websites. Be sure to visit the Reformer online and Brattleboro Tix for a current look at the latest events.In June of 2010 American Style Magazine readers voted Brattleboro to be one of the top 25 art destination cities under 100,000 pop. in the United States. They did the same in 2009, 2008 and 2007.... It won't be hard to see why when you visit.". Search Our Site Search the Web

Brattleboro Area Farmer's Market
Each Wednesday 10- 2 at the Merchants Bank in downtown Brattleboro and Saturday (by the Creamery covered bridge on Route 9) May 1 - End of October (802) 257-1272
"Homegrown, Handcrafted, Homemade" New England's premier farmers' market with over 55 juried vendors offering agricultural products, crafts, food, and live music in a wooded, brookside setting. Discover flowers and organic produce, unique handcrafts, fresh-baked goods and globe-spanning cuisine. Homemade, homegrown, homecooked.
Creamery Bridge, Rt 9, West Brattleboro (Saturdays) Merchant's Bank Plaza (Wednesdays)

Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
10 Vernon St., Brattleboro (802) 257-0124
(Open 11-5, closed Tuesday & Wednesday, Admission $6; seniors $4; students $3, children under 6 free) The Museum features changing exhibits of contemporary art by regional and national artists, family-friendly activities, and events to inspire, educate and engage. info@brattleboromuseum.com, www.brattleboromuseum.org

Brattleboro Music Center (BMC)
38 Walnut Street, Brattleboro, VT, 802-257-4523
One organization, many opportunities for music education, participation, and performance: Chamber Music Series, Music School, Music in the Schools, Concert Choir, Windham Orchestra, Blanche Moyse Chorale, Summer Programs and Northern Roots Traditional Music Festival. For event & program information visit our website

The Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center
(802) 257-5785
BEEC carries out innovative community-based research and conservation programs for residents of all ages. We offer a wide variety of year-round school programs, youth camps, and after-school programs for children in grades pre-K through 8.

Brattleboro Clayworks
532 Putney Road (below Friends of the Sun), Brattleboro, VT (802) 254-9174 or Alan at (802) 387-4820
(Open Fri & Sat 10-5 and by chance or appointment) Featuring a wide variety of quality professional work, including functional pots and sculpture for home & gifts, all at affordable prices. Our Annual Holiday Show in December offers extended hours. Gift certificates available. info@brattleboroclayworks.com

The Church
3 Grove Street, Brattleboro (802) 258-4437
The Church is a very cool former church, with a capacity of about 250 people. The atmosphere is intimate and groovy, great for seated concerts or dancing shows. The church has a gothic feel, with a wooden interior and gorgeous Tiffany stained-glass windows. Most concerts are catered with food, beer and wine. The Church is not handicap accessible.

Estey Organ Museum
Birge Street, Brattleboro (802) 246-8366
Call for hours and admission. The Estey Organ Museum was founded in 2002 to celebrate the heritage of Estey Organ Company of Brattleboro by the collection, restoration, display and performance of Estey and other organs; by the preservation, research, interpretation and dissemination of historical information about the company, its products and manufacturing practices, its owners, employees, markets, customers and competitors, and its effect in the context of Brattleboro and American history over time.

Friends of Music at Guilford
37 Bee Barn Road, Suite 1, Guilford
Friends of Music at Guilford began on Labor Day weekend in 1966. Each year we return to this rural farmstead for our two day festival of organ recitals and other musical performances. FOMAG presents a variety of performances throughout the year in Brattleboro and Guilford.

Gallery Walk
Downtown Brattleboro (802) 257-2616
(First Friday of each month 5-8:30) Since 1995 the first Friday of each month transforms downtown Brattleboro (and beyond) into a festive celebration of the arts with more than 40 exhibit openings at galleries, eateries, and other art venues. A wide array of artistic talent from near and far is complemented by live music and special events at several locations. Most exhibits are open throughout the month. Pick up a Gallery Walk guidebook at locations throughout the town.

Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery
139 Main Street, Brattleboro 254-9276 for information
Performing and Fine Arts with a very active performance and exhibition schedule.

Latchis Performing and Fine Arts Center
50 Main St., Brattleboro (802) 254-6300
Presenting a schedule of performing arts and special events throughout the year. See our website Thursday's Brattleboro Reformer or Brattleboro Tix for performance schedule information or call.

Marlboro Music School & Festival
Box K, Marlboro, VT 05344, (802) 254-2394 (or 215-569-4690 Sept-June)
Come and celebrate the 60th anniversary of what TIME Magazine calls: "the most exciting chamber music in the U.S." World-class chamber music, weekend concerts from July 16 through August 14. Call Box Office for tickets or order tickets online. Programs announced on website one week ahead.

New England Center For Circus Arts
74 Cotton Mill Hill #300, Brattleboro, (802) 254-9780
Private lessons, summer camps, session classes, workshops, birthday parties, performances. For beginners through professionals, 18 months to 108. NECCA welcomes observers. Set up a lesson for friends or family!

New England Youth Theater
100 Flat St., Brattleboro (802) 246-6398, Ext. 101
Now in its tenth season, the New England Youth Theatre offers a conservatory-style acting training program for young people with a combination of classroom and performance work for beginning and advanced students. NEYT operates year round, producing eight to ten plays and/or musicals per season.

Sandglass Theater
Kimball Hill, Putney Village (802) 387-4051
An internationally known theater company specializing in the use of puppet and visual imagery. In the microcosm of theater, the puppet is a means of integrating, of pulling back together pieces torn apart from each other. The puppet is the embodiment of a world no longer ours, an abstraction of a memory, a dream which is recalled. It is other than us, but it lives through us.

Southern Vermont Natural History Museum
Located on Hogback Mountain, on Route 9 between Wilmington and Brattleboro (802) 464-0048
(Open 7 days, 10-5 from Memorial Day through late October. Open most weekends in winter.) A well done array of indigenous wildlife exhibits that is entertaining and educational. Live hawks and owls, wildflower exhibit in summer and fall, amphibian and reptile exhibit.

Strolling of the Heifers Parade and Celebration
Brattlteboro, downtown and various locations
This fun-filled celebration of heritage and agriculture entertains and educates the whole family starting Friday night, June 1st (2012) and continuing through Sunday June 3rd, highlighted, by the world-famous Strolling of the Heifers Parade, Saturday June 2nd at 10 a.m. sharp on Brattleboro's Main Street, followed by the Dairy Festival and Green Expo. The full schedule of events is available on our website

Vermont Jazz Center
Cotton Mill Hill, Brattleboro (802) 254-9088
The Vermont Jazz Center is an internationally recognized institution providing jazz education, programming and outreach. Founded by the legendary guitarist, Attila Zoller, we are now in our 36th year. VJC offers summer jazz workshops, teacher training programs and a monthly concert series. Eugene Uman, Artistic Director.

Yellow Barn Music Festival
The Yellow Barn, Putney (802) 387-6637 or 800-639-3819
From June 22 to August 6 (2011), the Yellow Barn Music School & Festival will present over fourty public events in the historic village of Putney, Vermont. Festival participants, faculty, and audiences will explore repertoire spanning the distance from recognized masterworks to works by composers defining the next generation of classical music. For more information and tickets, visit our website.

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