Men, please join us in doing this work!

From the European witch hunts of the 1300’s to rape culture, male violence has been a troubling theme of modern history. And thanks to the visibility gained by social mobilizations such as the MeToo movement, one would be hard-pressed to argue that we have made much progress in decreasing it. In mainstream discourse, male violence is explained away as the actions of deviant individuals, “bad apples.” This explanation avoids questions that implicate the system in which we live. In order to really understand where male violence comes from, we need to situate our understanding in a larger analysis of history.

Grounded in readings from (but not limited to) Angela Davis, bell hooks, Silvia Federici, and Jackson Katz, we will focus on the following questions:

– Is male violence a men’s issue for men to analyze, discuss and end?
– What are the connections within the current political climate to historical events?
– How do our thoughts and ideology shape our actions and interactions?
– Does capitalism affect how men act in the world?

Details:

This is a closed group for men to talk about this topic. We ask that participants commit to all 4 Thursdays:

The group will meet from 5:30 – 7:00 on November 15, as well as 6:00 – 7:30 on November 29, Dec 6, and Dec 13.

We’ll meet in the Brattleboro Co-op Community Room. Readings will be provided. Refreshments will be served. This is a free event.

Please email us at brattleborosolidarity@gmail.com to sign up.

“A Night of Surrealist Games” with Roger C. Miller (Mission of Burma, Alloy Orchestra)
Thursday, November 15, 2018
7 pm to 9:30 pm
118 Elliot
Brattleboro, VT
$10.00 tickets, at the door via cash, check or credit card.

Fun for all ages and great games to play over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend!

Sales via Eventbrite Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-of-surrealist-games-hosted-by-roger-c-miller-tickets-50582297012

Surrealist Games Link: https://rogerclarkmiller.com/surrealist-games-night/

Learn and play the riotous mind-bending games that were developed by Andre Breton and his co-conspirators during the 1920’s and ’30’s, the heyday of surrealism. Games include the Exquisite Corpse drawing game (advanced drawing skills not required!), the Dream Game (a board game where you end up creating a dream!), and many varieties of surrealist word games. The consummate master of ceremonies, Miller will not only explain and lead the games to kick off the event, but he’ll also DJ – providing a surrealistic soundtrack to the evening. (Paper and drawing/writing tools will be supplied).

Says Miller, “A great virtue is that these games are not at all competitive. A person who is an experienced artist may interact with a more naive drawer to produce a brilliant composition. It’s a thrill for me to see people, many who never met before they sat down together to play, collectively create something brand new.”

” ‘A Night of Surrealist Games’ was a first for us and an overwhelming patron favorite. His knowledge of Surrealism and skill in getting strangers to play together was a smashing success!” I.C.A. Boston

“A hilarious, creative, and healthy mix of mind-bend, head-clearing, and humor-refraction.” 3S Artspace, Portsmouth, NH.

Roger C. Miller is the guitarist for Mission of Burma and the keyboardist for Alloy Orchestra. He has conducted “A Night of Surrealist Games” at Mass MoCA, the Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), Real Art Ways (Hartford, CT.), 3S Artspace (Portsmouth, N.H.,) and many others. He has shown his Surrealist drawings in solo and group exhibitions.

To learn more visit https://rogerclarkmiller.com/about/.

Janel Munoa began her singing career as a little girl Howling through the dark Oak forests at the edge of her tribes Reservation in Southern California, just an hour South of Los Angeles. Growing up Luiseno Indian, her native Howls now spill over into the rock, soul, blues, and laces of hip hop that infuse her music. Janel’s debut album “Howls From Deep in the Woods” is wild and full of her unique perspective. Her dark timbered voice conjures up a live performance that is full of energy, quirk, and ceremony, drawing the audience into her world.

“Living the dream,” that well-worn adage for getting everything that you’ve ever wanted, comes with a few of its own consequences. At least, that’s the realization which came to Emma DeCorsey, a Chilean-born, Wisconsin-raised New Yorker and front woman of lauded Brooklyn indie rock band I Am The Polish Army (whose last record “My Old Man” was named by Rolling Stone as one of the “15 Great Albums You Probably Didn’t Hear in 2017”), when her boyfriend and bandmate Turner Stough was going to be away on tour playing bass with acclaimed cult rocker Shilpa Ray for two months. Even though she was in the relationship she had always dreamt of and was doing what she’d always dreamt of doing, those dreams meant accepting the absence of her loved one.

Even with this understanding, it wasn’t easy to simply tuck those feelings away to be dealt with at a more convenient time. She felt a particular desire to address these feelings through music, but it would need to be something different than what she was doing with I Am The Polish Army, something distinctly aligned with her own emotional turbulence and the subsequent recognition of that ache. So DeCorsey went walking down the street to her friend Duane Lauginiger, who also happens to be a member of fellow Brooklyn band BIRDS, and proposed a new project of raw and spontaneous design. The resulting sessions led to four songs, each developing into a fevered love letter to Stough and collectively becoming her forthcoming solo EP, “The Dream,” which is due out on Lauginiger’s Time Castle Recordings label.

These songs would also differ from her work with I Am the Polish Army in the way that they approached their own construction. Whereas her previous work with the band was a labor of intense musical preparation, these new tracks were arranged and produced as impulse and instinct vied for control in the studio. Her desire to avoid the reality of loneliness presented by Turner’s absence was a motivating factor in her work, but these songs represent more than just one person’s desire to avoid negative realities – they were a way for her to build and sustain her own self-confidence, a chance to experience these feelings outside of a band dynamic and to discover that she could find strength and support within her own abilities and decisions. Whether reaching for some transcendental guitar-based revelation or reveling in the intimacy of a single moment spent with the object of your undivided affection, DeCorsey mines this landscape of love and longing as if it had never been broached before.

Based in Brattleboro Vermont, I Love You! is an amalgam of melancholy and orphic drive with infectious melodies and haunting lyricism. I Love You! is made up of all queer members who strive to create a safe queer space for queer show-goers.

Come have lunch, meet up with friends, do your shopping for the week, and listen to live, local music.

The Brattleboro Winter Farmers’ Market is open every Saturday November through March from 10am – 2pm.

Credit, debit & EBT welcome
EBT Double Up – Turn $10 into $20!

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“Above all else, the market provides an opportunity for members of our community to connect and truly support our neighbors…”
—Eben Viens, Brattleboro resident

50+ Vendors selling work for $50 and under.
All ages / Free!

WHAT: A vigorous flow and core-based yoga class for all, regardless of ability to pay. Not a beginner yoga class, but accessible to every body.
HOW: Suggested donation of $5-15
WHEN: Tuesdays 5:00 – 6:30pm with Laura
Saturdays 10:15 – 11:45am with Jonathan
WHERE: 118 Elliot, Brattleboro
WHY: All proceeds benefit The Women’s Freedom Center. And, it’s yoga.

Becoming a mother is absolutely amazing in so many ways….and it’s also very challenging. When we become mothers we sometimes feel as if we have lost a part of ourselves. We feel so tired and consumed by taking care of another being that it can feel impossible to care for ourselves in a meaningful way.

Life doesn’t look anything like it did before baby and reconciling that can be hard. We may ask ourselves:
*Where did all the time go?
*How do I get anything done?
*How am I going to do this?
*Am I doing this mother thing right?

And then there’s the exhaustion, stress, and overwhelm.

This weekend, join a circle of mothers who understand your experience and who will offer loving support wherever you are on the mama journey.

Join the Mama Retreat and reconnect with your whole self.

During this retreat you will:
-let go of stress and overwhelm
-get reinvigorated and re-inspired
-receive lots of loving support

THE MAMA RETREAT INCLUDES:
-BEING CREATIVE: Experience that wonder and playfulness that comes from exploring colors, textures, and making things with your hands. (no art experience needed)

-MOVEMENT: Explore gentle yoga poses to reconnect with your body and experience moving calmly and thoughtfully (versus the fast and furious mother’s pace).

-REFLECTIVE WRITING & SHARING: Spend time with your own thoughts and feelings as you write and share.

-VISUALIZATION & MEDITATION: Slow down, drop in, and realign with who you are and what you crave.

-MAMA CIRCLE: Sit in circle with mothers, who like you, know the pain of exhaustion, the lingering “Am I Doing this Right?” question, and the heart expanding experience of motherhood. Sit, listen, share, and be supported for who you are, as a woman and as a mother.

You are a mother and you are more than a mother. May this Mama Retreat reconnect you to your playfulness, creativity, vibrancy, and wisdom.

HOW YOU WILL FEEL AFTER THE RETREAT:
This retreat will help you show up to mothering with more patience, presence, and ease. You will remember, you CAN do this….you can get through the hard nights and tough moments….you are a warrior.

MAMA RETREAT
with Amanda Upton
Saturday, Nov. 17th | 1:00-5:00pm
$55
> > Sign Up Here: putneymoves.com/workshops < < **The Mama Retreat is for all mothers, especially those within the first year of motherhood. Babies in arms are welcome (please no crawlers or walkers). “I love Amanda’s gentle invitation to use the time (and canvas) for ourselves as mothers, and the space that she creates for us to ground ourselves, get connected, and process our experiences on many levels is a breath of fresh air.” - Anne

The First Annual Candlepin Classic, presented by The Glass Museum & Bowling Acres!

Teams / Tournament setup are being worked out now; please get in touch if you are interested in being a part of it! Lots of beginners, no pressure, all about having a good time. Teams should have at least 2 and no more that 5 players. Team cost will be posted shortly.

The grand prize will be weekend passes for the 2019 Thing in the Spring, t-shirts, posters, and gift certificates to Bowling Acres / Bowling Acres Grill for the winning team.

All the money from the bowling will go toward The Thing 2019 as well. We are a 501c3 non-profit, and it takes a lot of time, resources, and money to make this happen year after year. Thanks to Bowling Acres for partnering up with us! Be sure to get there hungry too; the Bowling Acres Grill is KILLER.

Also, there will be a couple of lanes with bumpers for the kiddos!

Leonids: Autumn Stars and Meteors
Saturday, November 17th 7 pm at BEEC
Free – donations welcome!
Join star gazer, story teller, and night owl Bob Anderson for a November night experience— watching the Leonid meteor shower from the summit of Heifer Hill. At 7, gather round the campfire. Bob will conduct a tour of the November constellations and tell the stories behind their names. The Leonid shower occurs when Earth crosses the orbital path of Comet Tempel-Tuttle, causing debris left in its path to vaporize when it enters the atmosphere. Dress VERY warmly and bring a flashlight, preferably with a red filter, and something to sit on.
Please let us know you’re coming: http://www.beec.org/what-we-do/public-programs-and-events/walks-talks/

Next Stage Arts presents jazz vocalists Wanda Houston and Samirah Evans Singing Classic Duets and more on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 7:30PM. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door, available online at nextstagearts.org and at Turn it Up in Brattleboro and Putney Coop three weeks in advance of the show.

Wanda L. Houston has lived and performed professionally throughout the U.S., Europe and Australia. She has performed on Broadway stages, in films, recordings and television. Living on the East Coast in New York and New England has returned her to the roots of her career, music, and connected her with musicians who share her joy and belief in the power of its effect on the hearts of the people who take the time to listen.

She has worked in varying capacities with Michael Jackson, Barbara Streisand, John Tuturro, Eddie Izzard, Natalie Cole, Eartha Kitt, Patti LaBelle and Sam Harris on the stages of Pasadena Playhouse, Universal Studios, Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden and Carnegie Hall.

During her career as a performer and recording artist, Samirah Evans has become known for her dynamic and soulful approach to music, especially in the jazz and blues genres. Her musical style is heavily influenced by the New Orleans sound where she was one of the city’s most popular and in-demand singers for nearly 20 years. Her 1990 debut at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival began a run of 15 consecutive appearances, either as a leader or featured vocalist, and she was a fixture in clubs and concert venues throughout the Crescent City, including Snug Harbor, Tipitina’s and the House of Blues. Evans has toured North and South America, Europe and Asia, sharing stages with a multitude of New Orleans notables and legendary artists, including James Brown, B.B. King, Dr. John, Aaron and Charles Neville, Sheila Jordan, Terence Blanchard, Donald Harrison Jr., Poncho Sanchez, Bob Dorough, Irma Thomas, Kermit Ruffins, Trombone Shorty, Jaimoie (of the Allman Brothers), and Sam Kininger.

“Evans’ assets — which once made her the toast of pre-Katrina New Orleans — include her sultry, sometimes silken, always smoking hot vocals and vibrant stage presence.” —Owen McNally, WNPR Jazz Corridor

Wanda and Samirah’s musical connection deepened when Samirah invited Wanda to be featured in her Ladies in Jazz Series, in which they shared duets as well as performed solo selections. Said Samirah about Wanda “ I loved her style and her spirit. When we met it was if we had known each other forever. We both felt like we had a deep connection from the past as if we were sisters. And when we appeared on stage for the first time it was electric!”

$15.00 Advanced Tickets On Sale Now
$20.00 day of show

The Lizards, Phish Tribute made their debut in November of 2013, playing sold out shows and festivals to hundreds of fans. The band’s main goal is to recreate the Phish Experience. Whether it’s their ever changing setlists, synchronized dancing (or trampoline-ing) or touring with their own lighting rig and director (TG5), the band is committed to giving people that same feeling as the one we’ve all felt many times before. The Lizards intend to show everyone that they, above all things, can once again bring together a congregation of like-minded people that all want the same things: good times, good music & sore legs!

Visit www.thelizardsband.com for tour dates.