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Bring your little ones and join us on Wednesday mornings to sing songs, do fingerplays and play simple movement games!

Rhyme Time is held Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. in the Meeting Room at Brooks Memorial Library and is designed for children ages 5 and under and their caregivers. Rhyme Time runs from October through February and April through August.

Join Shadow Dancer for an opportunity to be expressive and elevate what you know.

Shadow Dancer 007 was the former choreographer for Deaf Jam Records.

This class is part of Move and Connect Series as hosted by Windham Movement Apparel.

Take one or both.
By donation.

Are you addicted to Sweets?
Does it seem like sugar rules your life?
Do you need a sweet treat just to make it through the afternoon?

Join Sharon Rousmaniere, Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor, for a helpful and entertaining free workshop to find out why sugar can wreak havoc on your health, weight, and emotions. Learn strategies that you can implement immediately to begin to kick your sugar habit without feeling deprived!

About the Presenter:

Sharon Rousmaniere is a Certified Holistic Health and Nutrition Counselor who specializes in helping women and men over 40 get to the root of their health, weight, and mood issues, through targeted food, supplement, and lifestyle changes.

For more than ten years, she has been working closely with her clients to achieve vibrant health and sustainable weight loss using an integrative and functional approach to nutrition and wellness. Learn more about her practice, Essential Health/Nutrition and Wellness Counseling.

The essence of design lies in its profound ability to affect how we think about and experience the world.

The Architecture & Design Film Series engages, provokes and inspires the community by exploring the impact and importance of design and beauty in our lives.

We invite you to join us for thoughtful discussion and light refreshments in hopes that this creative gathering will broaden awareness, foster connections, spark new ideas, and ultimately build momentum towards positive action.

Free screenings once a month on Wednesday evenings through April 2019 at 118 Elliot Street in Brattleboro.

Doors open at 6:00. The film starts at 6:30. It’s FREE! Spread the word. More info about the films:

Films

Here are the films coming in the following months.

Join MFCC for a night out celebrating YOUR HARD WORK!

FARMER MIXER AT BRANCH & BLADE BREWING COMPANY
17 Bradco Street, Keene
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
6pm – 9pm

MFCC will provide the food, you provide the camaradarie! Please join us!
Cash Bar

Come celebrate another great year of growing as we celebrate your contribution to our lives!

Please join us for our K-5 Winter Concert! We will be starting the concert at 6:30 to better accommodate the Town Theatre Program. The concert will conclude by 7:30 at the latest.

Welcome, you’re here because you might want to keep your placenta after birth but you don’t know the next step.

That’s what we are here for!

During this FREE one-hour class will start by explaining how beneficial your placenta is and how you can safely consume it.

Our goal is to not tell you what’s right or wrong but to help you navigate and decide what is best for YOU.

I’m really glad you’re taking this time to learn about your placenta and hopefully at the end of this you feel 100% confident in the choices you’ll make with your placenta.

This video class will be held Wednesday January 23rd, 7:00pm-8:00pm with Q&A to follow.

To join us, please register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/5e207228a3e5dfbf7c24e00bf0acd2b8

**You must reserve your seat by purchasing tickets online prior to the event: https://www.paintnite.com/events/_10122254**

Use code “TEAMREID” for 40% off tickets!

Monadnock native Matt “the Sax” Beaudin makes his debut at Willie McCoy’s! Don’t miss out on his unique mix of acoustic guitar, vocals, and alto saxophone as he plays songs you love, performed like you’ve never heard before. Pop, Rock, Hip-Hop, County… you’ll hear it all while you enjoy a delicious bite and cold pint like only Willie McCoy’s can deliver!

The Screaming Hearts

Huttch ∆ Windsor, ON

The Heavy Calm

Fighting Giants

Hawks and Reed Performing Arts Center
289 Main St, Greenfield, MA 01301

Several songwriter’s will show their stuff in one half hour slots. Great food cocktails and wines!

Please join us for one of three full day workshops focusing on innovations and best management practices for roadway stabilization, erosion and sediment control, drainage and low impact development. Our five presenters bring a strong and diverse cross section of experience and industry knowledge. All participants will receive certificates good for six (6.0) Professional Development Hours, breakfast and lunch, and all conference materials, all for a very modest registration fee.

Stratton Mountain is hosting the Eatern Region Championships sponsored by Phillips 66. SG training on 1/24, 2SG races on 1/25, GS on 1/26, and SL on 1/27.

Schedule: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18TFKoiQvx_6G2ledfZx5Kffj4o1Hy5eZ/view?usp=sharing
Registration: https://skiracereg.com/nems
Additional Info: https://usalpinemasters.org/er

Online registration deadline is 1/23/2019 at midnight.

Typical Schedule:
Registration: 7:30-8:30am
Inspection: 8:45-9:30am
Race Run 1: 10am

If you’ve been wondering whether an Antioch University New England’s Environmental Studies Master’s degree program is right for you, we welcome you to visit our campus, meet with faculty, and discover what makes AUNE such a unique place.
At our Visiting Day, you’ll have a chance to interact with current students, visit classes, and talk with faculty, as well as an admissions counselor, who will be able to answer any questions you have about applying to and attending AUNE.
Click here to register and reserve your spot! http://bit.ly/2A6xJ63
Register here and we’ll see you on January 24th!

Session 1: Aerial Rigging Basics: January 24 – 25
Session 2: Aerial Rigging Advanced Topics: January 26 – 27

Note: Enrollment in Session 2 requires prior participation in a Basic-Level workshop or permission of the instructor.

https://www.necenterforcircusarts.org/learn/workshops/

WORKSHOP SERIES OVERVIEW
Both Session 1:Aerial Rigging Basics and Session 2:Advanced Topics will feature practical demonstrations using computerized load-cell technology, and will provide access to an array of skills and techniques for safe and effective performance rigging. Topics to be explored include dynamic loads and forces (including shock loads with live performance demonstrations), strength and properties of materials and hardware (including destructive testing), design factors and determination of allowable loads, use of non-rated and invented apparatus (including bungee), risk assessment and risk management, inspection and retirement protocols, emergency planning, manual performance rigging techniques using mechanical advantage and counterweight, touring considerations, and rigging math. While we will touch on the basic principles underlying automated performer rigging systems, this is not an automation class and will not deal in any depth with specific systems, design, or operational considerations.

The workshop will also address the provisions of the American National Standards for Performer Flying (ANSI E-1.43 2015)

The workshop is led by experienced aerial rigger and trainer Jonathan Deull. ETCP Renewal Credits are available for participants with ETCP certification.

a 5-week music series for young children (ages 0-8)
Thursdays, 10:30-11:30am
January 17-February 14

A 5-week music series for young children (ages 0-8), January 17–February 14. Celebrate a brand new year with us, combining song, movement, and laughter. Live, interactive music by professional musician and educator Marcy Gregoire, accompanied by Hilary Lake, movement specialist. Puppets, Costumes, Musical Instruments and more will be a part of this weekly series. Learn a new song. Make a new friend! Come for one, any, or all the weeks!

$5 per child ages 1+, adults & infants FREE / $20 for 5-week package

Also, check out the Feb. 2 event—> Winter Carnival Jam-boree with Under the Tree Arts at Hawks & Reed!

Round one is Jan 17th The Outlaw Brewing Company vs Frogg Brewing
and the following week we have round two January 24th
$39.50 per person call 603-358-3335 to order your tickets
The second pairing dinner competitors are Monadnock Brewing Company, Inc. and Granite Roots Brewing They will be pairing their beers with the following menu
Beer Pairing Challenge
January 24, 2019
Granite Roots vs Monadnock

Grilled Spanish Shrimp
smoked paprika dust & salsa verde

Grilled Zucchini Rollatine
Basil Pesto Ricotta & Roasted Tomato Butter

Southern Fried Chicken Thighs
& Lemon Thyme Waffles
Pure Maple Syrup & Mustard Sauce

Revive, Reset & Restore (Thurs 5:30-7 pm) with Kate Peppard
>> NEW! Starts January 24
Want to de-stress, stretch, and relax? Join us for this class that incorporates thoughtful, breath centered movement, then flows into a slow, and restorative stretching sequence, and ends with a long yoga nidra (guided relaxation) to transition you into a calm and quiet evening. Beginners welcome. No yoga experience necessary. Runs Jan 24 – Feb 14. Drop in anytime!
Contact: Kate, 617-669-4891 or kate@highlandyoga.studio
Cost: $55 for 4-class series, $15 drop in

“Moving Forward” is the theme of the next local Toastmasters club meeting and Michelle O’Hearn-Deblois will emcee it. The group will meet on meet on the second floor of 28 Vernon Street (formerly the Marlboro College Grad Center.) It is the last time BrattleMasters will meet at this location before moving to the second floor of the Brooks House in February.

The 90-minute meeting includes three speeches, three evaluations, several exercises in extemporaneous speaking plus light refreshments. An ‘ah’ counter, grammarian and timer will give reports near the end of the meeting. Plus, another Toastmaster will give a general evaluation (pros and cons) of the entire meeting.

Current members live in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Guests are always welcome to visit, watch and listen at no charge.

For information about the local club, visit http://brattleboro.toastmastersclubs.org.

Swap clothes, books, whatever! A $3 Admission will get you 3 tickets for our fundraiser raffle! See you there!

Celebrate the new year with us Marlboro folk! Gather, gab, bring your instruments and jam, find out what’s up, share your thoughts, eat some chili, be one of the first 50 people through the door and have a beer or other beverage on us!

Come learn the basics of Aikido with Will Kirkpatric, Sandan in an 8-week course at Monadnock Aikikai!

Details:
– The first class is a free sampler!
– Every Thursday from January 10th – February 28th, 6pm-7pm
– $70 for the full series

About Aikido:

As suggested by its name: ai – harmony, ki – spirit, do– the Way, Aikido never resists or clashes but resolves conflict by blending with the oncoming force. Persistence is key, and mastery is the work of a lifetime. But many long-time Aikido practitioners will tell you, Aikido is worth a lifetime of practice. It has the power to transform.

On the physical side of things, the practice of Aikido develops balance, strength, flexibility, confidence and relaxed movement under pressure. Many aikidoka find that aikido awareness helps to support a greater sense of calm and confidence in daily life.

Why study Aikido?:

For the martial artist, student of yoga, dancer, athlete or for anyone interested in dramatically expanding and changing the way they move, think, and react; Aikido offers a uniquely different and highly beneficial approach to exercise and practice. Aikido training places an emphasis on timing and “blending”. Great size or strength is not required. Aikido may be practiced by men and woman of all ages. For ages 7-11, we have a kids class.

Given the discord in the current social climate, people and especially women and children need all the “inner” strength they can get. In addition to physical conditioning and martial skill development, Aikido practice helps to strengthen and cultivate awareness, confidence and positive body language.

Training at our dojo:
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You may begin your study anytime. Just sign up, attend class and start training. We gear our practice to accommodate the different levels of conditioning, experience and physical ability of each student. Wear loose-fitting gym clothes for your first free class or a gi if you have one. Once you sign up, wearing a gi is required. We will likely have a “loaner” gi for you to wear until you purchase your own.

Membership in our school entitles you to attend all 5 weekly classes. New students train with both beginning and advanced students during class. The essence of Aikido is cooperation and respect. This philosophy is expressed through Aikido’s unique use of pins, throws and locks, We train to blend with and transform the oncoming force while carefully protecting our training partner. We make a special effort to give all new students a strong foundation in the basics.

Vermont Theatre Company will host auditions for their production of Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton on January 24th at 6pm and January 26th at 10am at the Hooker-Dunham Theater, 139 Main Street in Brattleboro, VT. The production will be directed by James Gelter, produced by Justin Fetterman, and will perform on May 3-5 and 10-12, 2019.

Gaslight, sometimes known as Angel Street, is a victorian thriller written in 1938. The play brought about the term gaslighting, which means “to manipulate someone by psychological means into questioning their own sanity.”

Bella feels she is losing her grip on reality. This theory is propagated by her husband, Jack, who accuses her of being responsible for a series of strange incidents that have happened in their home. When the eccentric Detective Rough reveals to her that these incidents are not her fault, but are truly evidence of her husband’s brutal crimes, Bella must find a way to bring Jack to justice.

The audition will be in the form of a group workshop. All auditioners will be required to arrive at the beginning of the workshop with a small passage of text memorized. If you plan on auditioning or have any questions, please email the director, jamesgelter@gmail.com, with the subject line “Gaslight.”

Character Breakdown

BELLA MANNINGHAM – mid-20s to late-30s. A lonely, middle-class housewife whose sanity is being pushed to the brink. Knowing that her mother lost her sanity and unable to explain the strange happenings in her home, Bella begins the play fragile and desperate. She finds, however, that she may be more sane and strong-willed than she first supposed.

JACK MANNINGHAM – late-30s to mid-50s. Dark, mysterious, and masterful, Jack has manipulated his wife through extreme patience and cunning. His cold exterior hides his passion for debauchery and crime.

DETECTIVE ROUGH – late-30s to mid-60s. Rough seems a simple sort at first glance, but soon reveals himself to be eccentric and wise. He lives in regret of having not solved a case from his early days, but now has the chance and will do everything he can to see it through.

ELIZABETH – mid-30s to late-70s. The principal maid in the Manningham house. Her distrust of Jack runs deep and she will do all she can to help Rough bring him to justice and save Bella.

NANCY – late-teens to mid-20s. Another maid in the Manningham house. Nancy uses her youth and charm to get by in the world. She finds Bella a pathetic figure and believes Jack would be satisfied with a more confident woman, perhaps herself.

CONSTABLES – mid-20s to mid-60s. Two constables who help in the arrest of Jack. Non-speaking roles, but may engage in some light stage combat.

The Text

All actors auditioning are required to memorize the follow passage by Harold Pinter in its entirety.

Alice: Richard.

Richard: Um.

Alice: Do you think about me when you’re with her?

Richard: Not much. Sometimes. We talk about you.

Alice: You talk about me when you’re with her.

Richard: Sometimes. It amuses her.

Alice: It amuses her?

Richard: Um.

Alice: How do you talk about me?

Richard: Delicately.

Experience the Indian tradition of yoga as taught by master teacher Sri K Pattabhi Jois and his daughter, our teacher, Saraswathi Jois.

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays.

Students can expect to be led through part of the Primary Series practice.

$15 regular or $12 student/senior rate.

Interested in performing? Apply at https://www.reformer.com/gottalent/

The Bratteboro Reformer is proud to announce the second annual Windham County’s Got Talent!

This event will be held on January 24th 6:30-8:30pm at the Latchis Theatre 50 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, VT. Doors open at 6:00pm.

Sit back, relax, and watch twelve finalists compete for $1,000. The best part? You, the audience, will be the fifth judge! Hold on to your program, because it will give you the opportunity to vote at the end. We hope to see you there!

Twelve Finalists will be selected and will be given the opportunity to perform at Latchis Theatre on January 24th.

Sponsored by Whetstone Station
Cornerstone Sponsors: Brattleboro Subaru

Questions? Contact Warren Dews Jr at 413-496-6347 or email events@reformer.com.

SIT Sustainable Development faculty Udi Mandel Butler and Kelly Teamey present their film, Re-learning the Land: A Story of Red Crow College, as part of the Next Stage [FRAMED] film series.

The film presents the story of the Blackfoot First Nations community in southern Alberta, Canada, and how they were retaking control of their education system within Red Crow Community College. It traces the decolonization of their learning and the development of an innovative program, Kainai Studies, within Red Crow College, the same site as a former Residential School. The Kainai Studies program was reclaiming and teaching to a new generation the Blackfoot knowledge system that sustained their community on their land for thousands of years.

Next Stage Arts Project will present the original film Re-learning the Land: A Story of Red Crow College as part of its [FRAMED] film series at Next Stage on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at 7:00 pm.

RE-LEARNING THE LAND is a story of the Blackfoot First Nations community in southern Alberta, Canada, and how they were retaking control of their education system within Red Crow Community College. The film traces the decolonization of their learning and the development of an innovative program, Kainai Studies, within Red Crow College, the same site as a former Residential School. The Kainai Studies program was reclaiming and teaching to a new generation the Blackfoot knowledge system that sustained their community on their land for thousands of years.

The film, made by directors Udi Mandel and Kelly Teamey in collaboration with members from the Blackfoot community, raises a host of important questions related to the purpose of education and what it takes to create a deep ecological consciousness and connection with our local environment. By witnessing how students and faculty within Red Crow College are re-building relationships with the land around them, we see a greater sense of purpose, confidence and identity from amongst those participating and learning within the Kainai Studies program.

The screening will be followed by a conversation with the filmmakers and with Rich Holschuh from the Vermont Commission for Native American Affairs.

About the directors: Udi Mandel Butler and Kelly Teamey are co-founders of the Enlivened Learning Project and the Ecoversities Alliance. They are also current Faculty in Sustainable Development at the SIT Graduate Institute, developing a new MA program in Sustainable Development (and Regenerative Practices). Their work has included an examination and critique of traditional sustainable development and current higher education systems and a collaboration with alternatives (of higher education) that are emerging from social and ecological movements and indigenous communities across the world. For an introduction to the Enlivened Learning project see: https://vimeo.com/102593162

About Rich Holschuh: Rich Holschuh is a resident of Wantastegok (Brattleboro, VT) with Mi’kmaq, Wendat, and European heritage, and a strong interest in researching indigenous culture, especially in our local region of what is now southern Vermont. He serves on the Vermont Commission for Native American Affairs and as a public liaison for the Elnu Abenaki Tribe, representing with governmental agencies of oversight. He works with the contemporary Abenaki community, partnering with a wide variety of other groups to provide outreach and build connections.

[FRAMED] is a presentation by Next Stage Arts Project. Conceived in collaboration with former Tribeca Film Festival director Nancy Schafer, the series features feature length documentary films, each presented by the filmmaker or star in an intimate setting at Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill, in Putney, Vermont.

Tickets are $12 available online and at the door. For information, call 802-387-0102. Next Stage has a beer and wine cash bar.

Those attending the film can get a 20% discount on their entree at The Gleanery, with a reservation at 387-3052.

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Come on out for a night of fun at the hottest club in VT! Club VT will have JD & Bee back for another round of Karaoke! Have some tasty food, delectable drinks, fun friends and slammin’ karaoke tunes! NO COVER!

Doors at 7, Music at 8!
Tickets available at rootcellarbar.com

FACS sprung from the ashes of Chicago band Disappears in early 2017. Initially formed around Disappears members Brian Case, Noah Leger and Jonathan van Herik, the band now counts Alianna Kalaba (Cat Power, We Raggazi) as a member following van Herik’s amicable departure. FACS play stark post-punk from a rhythmic and abstract perspective, using minimalism and space to make modern art rock.

The band’s debut album Negative Houses was recorded at Electrical Audio by Grammy award-winning producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, War on Drugs, Roots) & will be released by Trouble In Mind records in March, 2018.
https://wearefacs.bandcamp.com/

Strange Fate (Western MA)
strangefate.bandcamp.com

Mr. Cancelled (Albany, NY)
superdarkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/half-dead-or-worse

The Fantastic Partnerz are on a mission to get butts moving. 100% original music from southern Vermont, the Partnerz blend their mix of influences into a sonic brew that defies categories. The Partnerz are old- and new-schoolers from a wide variety of past posses: Keene Carse (Urban Blight, The Beastie Boys, The Fleshtones) grounds the band with his smoothio vocals, trombone, and funky drumming; Trish Naudon (America’s Sweetheart, The Natch!) laces in her sexy vocal stylings and adds her beats on the kit; Dan Seiden (The Round Band, Lisa Loeb) brings his smart guitar and vocals to the formula; Dave Rountree (Text Betty, Smiley Bob) locks down the low end with his bumping bass and backing vocals; Eric DeLuca (Hungry Ghost, Lars) swipes flavorful keys across the top; and Chris Thomas (Lesion, furniture music) adds additional dirty guitar and vocals. Cooked on “high” for one year, the Partnerz are about to release their overdue debut album of tunes. Their agenda is simple and they will preach it: “You’ve got to get up to get down.”.

The Southern Vermont Snowboard and Freeski Series is one of the longest running USASA series in the country. It was created by Suzi Rueck in 1989 and at the time called The Green Mountain Series. From the early 2000’s Scott Palmer ran the series for 15 years until he passed the torch to Ross Powers and Paul Kelly for the 2016 season.

Snowboarding and freeskiing is not just about competing. The Southern Vermont Series promotes sportsmanship, camaraderie and pride.

Many of the top level snowboard and freeski athletes in the world have been a part of The Southern Vermont Series. We currently have the 2nd largest USASA Series in the country.

January 25-27 will feature seperate slopestyle events both days in Carinthia Parks (you must register for each day individually). These competitions typically fill up, so please make sure you sign up online early in order to guarantee yourself a spot!

If you’ve been wondering whether an Antioch University New England’s Environmental Studies PhD is right for you, we welcome you to visit our campus, meet with faculty, and discover what makes AUNE such a unique place.

At our Visiting Day, you’ll have a chance to interact with current students, visit classes, and talk with faculty, as well as an admissions counselor, who will be able to answer any questions you have about applying to and attending AUNE!
Register to save your spot here- http://bit.ly/2Lh52Zv
Register here and we’ll see you on January 25!

Come join us for our for our Fat Tire and Burger Combo every Friday in January and February (excluding holidays).

Children learn best while their hands are moving and their bellies full of healthy snacks. Send your child 6-13 to learn and grow with Lisa Holderness, MS – 30+ years of inspirational teaching. Join us on Brook Meadow Farm, just 5 minutes from Adacemy and Downtown Brattleboro, ten minutes from Neighborhood Schoolhouse. We’ll be growing and preserving food, doing fiber arts, building, caring for the animals, and caring for each other in a small, nurturing, highly intellectual and humor-filled environment. $50/day or $30/day prepaid. Includes healthy snacks, organic food and flower harvest to bring home and feed your family. First seven pre-paid registrations get transportation from Neighborhood Schoolhouse at 12:00 pick up. Other transportation may be available. Contact Lisa or Rachelle with any questions!

Artspace is launching a noontime open jam session on the fourth Friday of each month.
Sessions will run an hour and will be led by an Artspace music teacher. These are open to musicians on any instrument, some may be experienced, some may be learning and want to find other people to play with for the first time. There’s a piano at the ready as well. Come by at noon on Friday, January 25 – guitar teacher Kevin Dee will be leading a blues-oriented jam. We are at 15 Mill St., Greenfield (go down to the light at the bottom of Bank Row under the train tracks, and take a right). Future sessions will vary in theme along with the teachers who are leading. Suggested donation is $5-$10, but no one will be turned away for inability to pay. Help spread the word. Questions? Email: info@artspacegreenfield.com.

Join us for this special event recognizing the work of young artists. The 45th annual Artspace Teen Art Show features work by teen artists who live and study in Franklin County. This year’s reception is in honor of Mary Kay Hoffman, retired Artspace director who founded the teen show. The show will be on display in the gallery at Artspace Jan. 21 to Feb. 15. Artspace is open M-Th, noon-6 p.m., and Fri 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

What is Let Your Yoga Dance®?
It’s an amazing Chakra Fusion! A joy-filled power dance combining yoga, the breath, and user-friendly dance with fabulous music from all around the world. It is a funky, sacred, inspirational dance of the multi-dimensional self, bringing tons of fun and healing to body, mind, spirit. Let Your Yoga Dance® is for every single body and wonderful for all ages.

About Sarah Lavigne:
Sarah fell in love with the Let Your YogaDance® practice during the seven years she spent attending classes with Kelly Salasin in Marlboro, VT. She trained withMegha Buttenheim, the founder of Let Your Yoga Dance®. When she’s not dancing, she’s teaching and making art.

For more information about Sarah and her work, visit https://www.facebook.com/Let-Your-Yoga-Dance-with-Sarah-1795614580456218/

Cost: $15

Big wheels for little people are a lot of fun, and adults get to share in this cool experience too. Kids, bring your adult to class and work together as you hang and climb your way into the rolling jungle gym of a German wheel. We’ll start off with wheel walks where students will learn to move the wheel using their own bodies as momentum. If you are feeling brave, we’ll add straps and go all the way upside down, and try partnering with other kids for the fan-favorite, the Teeter-Totter. With your adult supporting you, try standing on top of the wheel (“Look ma, no hands!”). Last but not least, fly through the air while leaping through the wheel with the infamous “Happy Ninja Roll”. This is a great bonding opportunity for bigs and littles, and makes a memorable holiday gift.

UPDATE: Unfortunately our original teacher Chris Delgado is no longer able to teach this class, so NECCA fan favorite Zeb Galipeau will be leading this event!

Watch The Greatest Showman as you’ve never seen it before in this interactive movie event experience, where we invite the audience to dress up, shout out, eat snacks, and interact with one another in fun and hilarious ways. We’ll supply attendees with the lines and props that will make this viewing of the movie unlike any other. Advance registration encouraged to ensure supplies for everyone.

The Greatest Showman celebrates the birth of show business and tells the story of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. Twentieth Century Fox, 2017, PG, 1h 45min.

♫ It’s everything you ever want, It’s everything you ever need, And it’s here right in front of you, This is where you wanna be.♫

To register, visit our online calendar at https://ci.keene.nh.us/keene-public-library/calendar-events.

Haunts & History of Keene Walking Tours

Bring Your Flashlights as we walk the historic route of haunts and history in downtown Keene, NH!
This walking tour is coordinated by Brandie Wells, Compassionate Clairvoyant.

A fascinating itinerary will be expressed on this walking tour!
We will be meeting at the location of Keene Intuition & The 555; Paranormal Productions at 35 Main St, Keene NH.
We will be making several stops, going into buildings and even using metaphysical, paranormal & science based equipment to attempt connections with the spirit realm.

*Only $25 per person. All ages welcome, but recommended by 14 + due to content. Limited to 25 tickets.
Stay tuned for more information!
*YOU WILL BE PLACED ON A GUEST LIST. No physical tickets. ***CHECK YOUR PAYPAL EMAIL AFTER ORDER***
*NO REFUNDS
*Non-Transferable
*Rain, Snow or Shine

MEET at Soul Emporium Keene
35 Main St, Keene

Itinerary:

6:30 Meet at Soul Emporium

6:45 Investigate 35 Main St

7:15 walk

7:30 EF Lane/Marriot tour and Investigation OR other historic location

8:15 walk

8:30pm Optional Margaritas Restaurant for appetizers, drinks and socializing!

LINK: https://brandiewells.com/555-para-psychic-events/haunts-history-of-keene-walking-tours-adults/

The process of creating art requires one to relax, to focus, and to practice non-attachment, three attributes that are known to evolve through the practice of meditation. To create space for creativity, our gong meditation with singing bowls will encourage deep relaxation. Following gong, participants will partake in a poetry writing session, with prompts varying by month. All materials will be provided. No experience necessary and all ages are welcome. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. on Fridays. $15 suggested donation.

The process of creation and meditation requires one to relax. Through laughter yoga and the Indian art of Indian Bhangra dancing, participants will have a chance to let loose and enjoy, working out excess energy in preparation of a relaxing gong meditation with singing bowls. No experience necessary and all ages are welcome. 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. on Fridays. $15 suggested donation.

Expressive Dance!

Every Friday 7-9pm beginning January 4th, 2019

If music and movement is your passion, come join other joyful souls on Friday night to let loose and release the week’s stuff of life.

This is an opportunity to express yourself in whatever way moves you, in a safe space where community of spirit is celebrated.

For more information: Lindsay (603) 762-1946

Admission: $10-15 (sliding scale)

Live Jazz at the Lounge!

Eugene Uman

“I completed a project with Thomson Kneeland on bass and Steve Johns on drums that was never released. I listen back to it and it reminded me of how influenced I was by the ECM label and the Esbjörn Svensson Trio. This recording evokes shimmering, snow-covered landscapes and utilizes open sections surrounded by clear musical forms. Representative of that trio are Niño, Breath, and a version of Transform All Mishaps:”

This week’s FNM is a special SEALED event to celebrate the release of Ravnica Allegiance!!

$25.00 Entry

Kotoko Brass
Inspired by the traditional drum rhythms of Ghana, Kotoko Brass has created a unique, joyful, and improvisational style of West African dance music described by the Boston Globe as propulsive, infectious party music. The drums provide the heart and soul of Kotoko Brass merging syncopated African percussion polyrhythms with hard-hitting dance grooves on the drumset. The horns blend traditional sounds of New Orleans with
the famous West African brass band sound heard from Ghana to Nigeria, and the keyboard and bass evoke classic African and Caribbean styles of highlife, afrobeat, and reggae. A celebratory and energetic synthesis of music, people, and cultures from around the world, Kotoko Brass features musicians from Ghana, Antigua, Japan, and the United States playing together in unity. Kotoko Brass has shared the stage with
Femi Kuti, the California Honeydrops, Vieux Farka Toure, Innov Gnawa, Take 6, the Boston Pops, Rubblebucket, and more.

Celebration Brass Band emerged in 2009, under the leadership of New Orleans native and Langdon NH resident Peter Simoneaux, as a means of developing a community of musicians dedicated to the study of traditional and contemporary New Orleans style brass band music. This is the music of jazz funerals and street parades in New Orleans, the style that gave birth to the careers of Buddy Bolden, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, whose lineage continues to this day in the funky, driving street rhythms of groups like the Dirty Dozen, the Rebirth Brass Band, the New Birth, Treme, and countless others who have helped re-define the sounds of New Orleans music over the past 40 years

Vundabar w/ The Nude Party + Carinae at Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center

Hooray they are back!

What an excellent time had with DJ Digio, great music & dancing.
Now returning to ClubVT in case you missed the first show, DJ Digio will be spinning EDM, hip hop and throw backs all night!

Join us for a great night out dancing, meeting up or making new friends, having some great food & drinks and enjoy life. Leave the drama at the door.

21+ Event – $5.00 Cover charge and ID at door.

Check our Schedule & Events calendar for additional entertainment dates/times. www.clubvt.com

$42 lift tickets for members of The Goodmen Club. Sign up today!
www.thegoodmenclub.com

Snack & Storytime presented by the Brattleboro Food Co-op, stories and snacks to feed your imagination. A free event every Friday, stay and play for regular admission.
Thank you to the Co-op & the working members who volunteer to read! Interested in volunteering, contact Lizi at eocbfc@sover.net
For more info on great co-op happenings for children and families go to http://www.brattleborofoodcoop.coop/events/

Join us on Saturday, January 26 for an Ice Fishing Derby! This is Free Fishing Day, so no license to fish is required to enter the tournament and fish!
Derby will take place on the Retreat Meadows.
Registration starts at 6am on the ice.
Tournament entry fees:
Adults (13 years and older)- $10
Children (12 years and younger)- $5
There are two divisions- Adults (16 years and older) and Juniors (15 years and younger).
Each division will have two categories: Longest Panfish (Crappie, Perch, Bluegill), and Longest Other fish (all other legal species), and there will be a winner for each!

Winners will be determined at 2pm.

Tito’s Food Truck will be there selling their delicious tacos and burritos!

We will also have a door prize raffle for some great items!

Keep an eye out as we update this event with the prizes for each category

The 2019 SWAT Team will spend have a full 8-hour day, rehearsing and participating in workshops with local dance and theatre professionals.

Register online at homemattershere.org/how-to-buy-a-home or by phone at (802) 246-2116

Online workshop available 24/7 (register from same web site). Workshop cost (online or in-person) $99 per household.

After online or in-person workshops, household must meet at least once with a Homeownership Specialist in order to receive lender-required certificate of completion.

There is no charge for meetings with Homeownership Specialists.

The Southern Vermont Snowboard and Freeski Series is one of the longest running USASA series in the country. It was created by Suzi Rueck in 1989 and at the time called The Green Mountain Series. From the early 2000’s Scott Palmer ran the series for 15 years until he passed the torch to Ross Powers and Paul Kelly for the 2016 season.

Snowboarding and freeskiing is not just about competing. The Southern Vermont Series promotes sportsmanship, camaraderie and pride.

Many of the top level snowboard and freeski athletes in the world have been a part of The Southern Vermont Series. We currently have the 2nd largest USASA Series in the country.

January 25-27 will feature seperate slopestyle events both days in Carinthia Parks (you must register for each day individually). These competitions typically fill up, so please make sure you sign up online early in order to guarantee yourself a spot!

Session 1: Aerial Rigging Basics: January 24 – 25
Session 2: Aerial Rigging Advanced Topics: January 26 – 27

Note: Enrollment in Session 2 requires prior participation in a Basic-Level workshop or permission of the instructor.

https://www.necenterforcircusarts.org/learn/workshops/

WORKSHOP SERIES OVERVIEW
Both Session 1:Aerial Rigging Basics and Session 2:Advanced Topics will feature practical demonstrations using computerized load-cell technology, and will provide access to an array of skills and techniques for safe and effective performance rigging. Topics to be explored include dynamic loads and forces (including shock loads with live performance demonstrations), strength and properties of materials and hardware (including destructive testing), design factors and determination of allowable loads, use of non-rated and invented apparatus (including bungee), risk assessment and risk management, inspection and retirement protocols, emergency planning, manual performance rigging techniques using mechanical advantage and counterweight, touring considerations, and rigging math. While we will touch on the basic principles underlying automated performer rigging systems, this is not an automation class and will not deal in any depth with specific systems, design, or operational considerations.

The workshop will also address the provisions of the American National Standards for Performer Flying (ANSI E-1.43 2015)

The workshop is led by experienced aerial rigger and trainer Jonathan Deull. ETCP Renewal Credits are available for participants with ETCP certification.