GLASSTASTIC returns to Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

Surely you’ve heard the term “froggy,” but have you heard of “Oggy”? Can you imagine a creature named “Squish” or “Snuggs”? How about a glue creature, a henna, or an “I AM THE EGGMAN?”

Surely you’ve heard the term “froggy,” but have you heard of “Oggy”? Can you imagine a creature named “Squish” or “Snuggs”? How about a glue creature, a henna, or an “I AM THE EGGMAN?”

Next Stage Arts presents You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, a Weston Young Company production, at Putney Central School on Thursday, July 6 at 4:00 pm.

Weston Theater Company takes audiences for a musical ride chronicling Buddy Holly’s rise to fame in BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, playing June 28 - July 16 at The Playhouse stage.

Eight new exhibitions open inside and outside Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) on Saturday, June 24, at 10 a.m.

The Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series presents a salsa and reggae dance party on Saturday, June 24 at 6:00 pm at The Putney Inn.

Susanna Gellert, Executive Artistic Director of Weston Theater Company, announces the 87th season of Vermont’s oldest, award-winning professional theater.

Members of the Vermont Glass Guild will participate in 'Vermont Blown Away,' on Saturday, June 17, at 2 p.m., at Fire Arts Vermont in Brattleboro.

Eugene Uman Reinvents the Convergence Project with members of The Fringe, on Saturday, June 10th at 7:30 PM.

River Garden Marketplace hosts Dine & Drag, a live drag show, will be presented with no cover charge at the venue June 9 and 23, from 8-10 pm.

Gregorio Uribe to Perform at Cooper Field as part of The Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series, Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 6:00pm.

Every summer, Retreat Farm’s Thursday evening Food Truck Roundup signals the start of summer. With construction on Route 30 and the transformation of the North Barn into a gathering place for the community, Food Truck Roundup will evolve into a…

Crocodile River Music, the critically acclaimed world music ensemble, is set to perform as part of the Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series on Friday, May 27, 2023, at 6:00 pm. The concert will take place at Retreat Farm in Brattleboro,…

PUTNEY, VT— The NXT Gallery presents an art exhibit by Karen Becker titled “Bearing Witness, Part 2.” The exhibit will run from May 21 to August 13, 2023, at the NXT Gallery located at 15 Kimball Hill, Putney. The opening…

BRATTLEBORO, VT — Epsilon Spires and the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) will present a screening of “Hilma” by Swedish director Lasse Hallström, on May 21, at 8 p.m., in Epsilon Spires’ outdoor cinema. The film provides a nuanced…

Next Stage Arts is pleased to announce that the Bandwagon Summer Series will kick off on Friday, May 19 at 6pm with a performance by the Brooklyn-based Afrobeat band, Underground System.

KEENE, NH — MoCo Arts is thrilled to present Into the Woods Jr, a musical performance by its talented middle school students, on May 14 at 2 & 4:30 p.m. at MoCo Arts’ Black Box Theatre. Tickets to the performance…

The Vermont Jazz Center welcomes Renee Rosnes and Bill Charlap who will perform on two Steinway concert grand pianos at the VJC on May 13th at 7:30 PM. The married couple are considered amongst the finest jazz pianists of their…

Vermont-based artist Cathy Cone, whose work is on view in the exhibition “Portals and Portraits” at Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) through June 11, will take part in an online conversation with BMAC Director of Exhibitions Sarah Freeman on Thursday, May…

Guilford Center Stage returns after a 3-year intermission with a production of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, at the Broad Brook Community Center in Guilford. Performances are Friday and Saturday, May 5 and 6, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, May 7 at…

BRATTLEBORO, VT – “Brewing up adventure” isn’t just a motto for Whetstone Beer Co., it’s a way of life. Partners David Hiler, and Tim and Amy Brady were brought together by not just a love of beer, but also a…

Performed in MoCo’s black box, The Founder’s Theatre. Tickets to the performance sponsored in part by Season Sponsor @310 Marlboro Street and Show Sponsor Joe Flood Insurance Brokerage, Inc. cost $10. Tickets are selling quick! To purchase, call MoCo Arts…

The line separating Vermont and New Hampshire runs right through Whetstone Beer Co.’s taproom on the Connecticut River, inspiring the brewery to celebrate its unique location with the release of Borderline Pale Ale. The “interstate” nature of Whetstone Beer Co.…

PUTNEY, VT — Next Stage Arts announce the lineup for the third summer of its outdoor, cultural performance series running from May through October throughout Windham County. The series will include more than 20 performances ranging from a diverse group…

The Board of Trustees of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) on March 29 elected five new trustees to three-year terms on the board. According to BMAC Director Danny Lichtenfeld, the new trustees bring to the museum “invaluable personal experience and…

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Boston-based artist Daniel Callahan, whose work is on view in the exhibition “En-MassQ” at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC), will take part in two events focused on his unique practice of “MassQing,” a ritual marking of…

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — A Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) exhibition of drawings by famed pop artist Keith Haring, originally scheduled to close on April 16, has been extended to June 11. The works in the exhibition were previously slated…

Featured performers will include several contest-winning and touring comedians most often seen in the Burlington area. “We’ve got to keep laughing to handle the news, these days,” says Keith Marks, Executive Director of Next Stage Arts. “The Vermont Comedy All…

The intent is to shine a light on less-known styles and genres, providing a behind-the-scenes look at what curators need to consider when working with their medium. “For most, the arts are something we interact with as a finished product.…

The events are presented in connection with the exhibition “Keith Haring: Subway Drawings,” on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) through April 16. Subway as Studio To begin, on Thursday, March 16, at 7 p.m., art historian…

Walter Parks, longtime guitarist sideman to Woodstock legend Richie Havens joins accordionist extraordinaire Rob Curto in presenting their self-described “Swampalachian” acoustic and roots style – a blend of reels, hollers, spirituals, and blues. Their project reimagines the historic soundtrack to…

Modern acoustic singer-songwriter Brandon Ayre will be joined by uber-talented friends Natalie Blake and Shawn Magee to bring an evening of music to help support the South Newfane Schoolhouse Community Center on Saturday, Feb 25th at 7:30 PM. The concert…

“It’s an honor to host a virtuosic presence like Cecilia, coming from South America on her US tour,” says Keith Marks, Executive Director of Next Stage Arts. “The fact that we get to host her and Grammy Award-winning Eugene Friesen…

In spring 2019, artist Madge Evers saw Emily Dickinson’s “Herbarium” for the first time. Housed at the Harvard Library, the 66-page volume contains hundreds of pressed, dried plants, their scientific names written on labels in Dickinson’s distinctive script. Later that…

Next Stage Arts in Putney is receiving $4,000 in grant funds from AARP Vermont, one of six grants awarded to Vermont communities to initiate or enhance winter placemaking demonstration projects. The projects focus on creating or reinventing public spaces to…

The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) presents two events in connection with “(de)composed,” an exhibit of realistic sculptures by Judith Klausner depicting “ruined” items like moldy bread, a sprouted potato, and a blob of jam surrounded by ants. On…

Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an acoustic music Winter Solstice Mini-Fest featuring multi-instrumentalist Matt Flinner and folk/roots trio, Low Lily, on Saturday, December 17 at 7:30 pm at Next Stage. The four award-winning musicians, accompanied by double…

Saxtons River Distillery, a Vermont-based producer of award-winning craft spirits and liqueurs, has expanded its Snowdrop collection by introducing Snowdrop Vodka. A tribute to three generations of family distillers, the new Snowdrop Vodka launches this month with a traditional craft…

In the coming months, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) will present several events in connection with “The Space Between Memory and Expectation,” an exhibit of large-format photographs by Renate Aller of mountains, glaciers, trees, the ocean, and other…

At 17 years old, Carlos the Ox is the equivalent of a 2,000-pound, ninety-year-old man. As he continues to age, Retreat Farm is closely monitoring Carlos’s health and well-being in collaboration with the veterinary team at Green Mountain Bovine &…

PUTNEY, VT— 10/21/2022 — The NXT Gallery presents Elemental Abstractions: Works on Paper by Joe Norris, The exhibit opens on November 26, 2022, with a reception from 4:00 to 6:00 pm, free and open to the public; and runs through…

Submissions are due by December 16, 2022. Guidelines and entry forms can be found at brattleboromuseum.org or picked up in person at BMAC. Glasstastic Launched in 2011, GLASSTASTIC, a beloved biennial celebration of youthful imagination and creativity, grew from 250 submissions in…

The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) bestowed a 2022 ‘Award of Excellence’ upon the Trail as part of its Leadership in History Awards, regarded as the most prestigious national recognition for achievement in the preservation of state…
Join Weston Young Company alumni on December 3 & 4 at 7:30 PM for two fabulous evenings filled with seasonal music and mayhem. This fun, festive show directed by special guests, Cabaret Maestro Tim Fort, and returning cabaret veteran Piper Goodeve, is sure to get you into the holiday spirit! This event is a benefit for the Weston…

“Earlier this year, we hosted these musicians as part of the Berklee World Strings Ensemble,” says Keith Marks, Executive Director of Next Stage Arts. “These three were the highlight of the show, and when we had the opportunity to bring…

“We received 83 applications from artists around the world,” BMAC Director of Exhibitions Sarah Freeman said. “The work Lia Rothstein is doing with bioplastics struck us as incredibly creative, interesting, and hopeful. We are delighted that she will be our…

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — Artists, ice fishing enthusiasts, tiny house aficionados, design-builders, creative groups, and individuals of all ages and experience levels are invited to enter. The first fifteen artists to register will receive a $200 stipend upon delivery of their…

“We’re excited to celebrate this landmark and enter a new decade of achievement and learning to build an even stronger community,” shared founder Alaina Murphy. “We want to cherish and honor our community of clients who have helped build what…

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) invites creators of all ages to design and build original LEGO sculptures and display them at the 15th Annual LEGO Contest & Exhibit, taking place November 10 through 13, with an…

PUTNEY, VT— “The legacy of Ethiopian music has a rich history,” says Keith Marks, Executive Director of Next Stage Arts. “It’s amazing to watch the musicians of Ethiopia carrying and building upon that rich tapestry of cultural music coming out…

The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) presents the 15th Annual Domino Toppling Extravaganza on Sunday, October 16, at 5:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are available at brattleboromuseum.org or at the door. Admission is free for children 8 and under, $3…