Brattleboro Democracy Forum: Racism, Secrecy, Lies and the Ascent of Donald Trump
2022-07-19 18:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Hybrid: Community Meeting Room and Online, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Democracy Forum with Nick Biddle and friends
Racism, Secrecy, Lies and the Ascent of Donald Trump
at the Brooks Memorial Library and on Zoom
Tuesday, July 19, 2022, 6:30—8:00 pm.
Two overwhelming forces have combined to shape the Republican Party. The first is racism, America’s oldest, most damaging evil. The second is secrecy compelled by the politics of nuclear weaponry. Fifty-eight years ago the Republican Party embraced a strategy to attract white voters by appealing to racism against Blacks. Fifty-eight years ago Democrats manufactured a lie about events in the Gulf of Tonkin to justify launching a war in Vietnam. This presentation will demonstrate how the Republican use of racism and National Security secrecy and lies created the conditions that empowered Donald Trump and his very real threat to democracy.
Nick Biddle is a retired history professor and a Brattleboro resident since 2013.
To join Democracy Forum Meeting on Zoom, click this link on July 19th
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86181587319

In person author talk on Futuresteading
2022-07-20 14:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join author and podcaster Jade Miles for an in-person discussion of her book Futuresteading, a practical and inspirational guide to living in a way that values tomorrow: a slower, simpler, steadier existence that is healthier for you, your home, and the environment. This handbook presents futuresteading concepts in an accessible and practical introduction, before venturing through six seasonal chapters: Awakening, Alive, High Heat, Harvest, The Turning, and Deep Chill. Filled with inspiration for the garden, including making fences and wicking beds, along with 30+ rewarding recipes for slow, nourishing and easy meals.
Books will be available for sale and signing.

Scrabble
2022-07-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-07-27 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-08-03 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-08-10 18:00 - 20:00, 2022-08-17 18:00 - 20:00 | 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Scrabble is back! Join the fun on Wednesday evenings, 6-8pm in the Quiet Reading Room on the mezzanine.

New Yorker Discussion Group
2022-07-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-08-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Do you read The New Yorker magazine regularly? Would you like to discuss recent articles with fellow readers? The New Yorker discussion group gathers on the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the Community Meeting Room on the second floor. Similar to a book group, participants bring their favorite articles in the magazine every month for comments and discussion.
The program is free, open to the public and accessible to people in wheelchairs. Because it will be held indoors, all attendees are required to wear masks by order of the Town. For more information call (802) 254-5290.

New Yorker Discussion Group
2022-07-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Do you read The New Yorker magazine regularly? Would you like to discuss recent articles with fellow readers? The New Yorker discussion group gathers on the third Wednesday of each month at 7pm in the Community Meeting Room on the second floor. Similar to a book group, participants bring their favorite articles in the magazine every month for comments and discussion.
The program is free, open to the public and accessible to people in wheelchairs.
Call the Library at 254-5290 for more information.

Outdoor Movie Night: Footloose
2022-07-22 20:30 - 22:30 | Parking Lot, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us in the library parking lot for a Teens Only outdoor movie night where we will be watching “Footloose”! Bring your own seating!

Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board.
“Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.

Game Cafe!
2022-07-23 14:00 - 16:45, 2022-07-30 14:00 - 16:45, 2022-08-06 14:00 - 16:45, 2022-08-13 14:00 - 16:45 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Come join game enthusiasts in playing Magic the Gathering in various formats (including Commander/EDH) as well as other fun and creative board & card games.
Bring your favorite games- All Ages Welcome!

Movie Matinee: The Mitchells vs. The Machines
2022-07-25 13:30 - 15:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us at 1:30pm for a Monday Movie Matinee showing of “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” (Rated PG)
Young Katie Mitchell embarks on a road trip with her proud parents, younger brother and beloved dog to start her first year at film school. But their plans to bond as a family soon get interrupted when the world’s electronic devices come to life to stage an uprising. With help from two friendly robots, the Mitchells must now come together to save one another — and the planet — from the new technological revolution.
Masks Welcome 🙂

Citizen Police Communications Committee
2022-07-25 17:30 - 18:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Monthly CPCC town meeting

Brattleboro Stamp Club
2022-07-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States

Sing & Dance with Robin
2022-07-26 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-08-02 10:30 - 11:30 | Brattleboro Commons, Park Pl, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
For Ages 0-5 and their caregivers, held on the Brattleboro Commons.
This lovely class is an enriching musical experience for toddlers and preschoolers, designed to support healthy cognitive, physical, and social development. Children will sing, clap, stomp, dance, and play along with the curriculum of traditional and modern folk songs. Parents will be encouraged to fully sing and participate with their child in the class.

Paracord Wristband Class
2022-07-26 13:30 - 14:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us at 1:30 to learn how to make a paracord wristband. Paracord wristbands can be taken apart to provide you with strong cord – very useful in all sorts of camping and survival situations.
Recommended for 6 and up

Read to a Dog
2022-07-28 13:30 - 16:30 | Children’s Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Come read out loud to Kelso the Dog (and his human, Everett). Kelso is specially trained to read with kids and LOVES to be petted and cuddled– give him a treat when you’re done, and you’ll have a buddy for life.
Come to the Children’s Room for a date with Kelso – dates experienced on a first come first serve basis. Bring your own books or come early to pick some of ours! All Ages Welcome.

"Dope is Death"
2022-07-29 20:00 - 22:00 | Brattleboro Commons, Park Pl, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us OUTSIDE on the Brattleboro Commons to watch “Dope is Death”. Run time 78 minutes. All ages welcome!
Dr. Mutulu Shakur, stepfather of the late Tupac Shakur, along with members of the Black Panther Party and the Young Lords, combined community health with radical politics to create the first acupuncture detoxification program in America
Presented by WSESU Office of Diversity, Equity, & Social Justice and the Brooks Memorial Library.

Seize the (rest of the) Summer Bingo: Summer Reading Fun for Grown-ups
2022-08-01 - 2022-09-05 | Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Starting August 1st, adults can join in the summer reading fun by picking up a summer reading bingo card at the downstairs circulation desk. Complete a row vertically, horizontally, or diagonally by reading books by Vermont authors and enjoying other home-grown delights. Bring back your card with your completed row(s) to be entered into our prize drawing. Each completed row earns you one entry. Don’t forget to add your name and contact info- we have gift cards from many great local businesses and you won’t want to miss out!
Drawing to be held Tuesday, September 6th.

Movie Matinee: Raya and the Last Dragon
2022-08-01 13:30 - 15:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us at 1:30pm for a Monday Movie Matinee showing of “Raya and the Last Dragon” (Rated PG).
Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. However, when sinister monsters known as the Druun threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, those same monsters have returned, and it’s up to a lone warrior to track down the last dragon and stop the Druun for good.
Masks Welcome 🙂

S'Mores Solar Oven Class
2022-08-02 13:30 - 14:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us at 1:30 to learn how to make a working oven – powered by the sun! We’ll create our ovens and then (if the weather cooperates) we will use them to make delicious S’Mores.
AGES 6 AND UP – Hot glue guns and sharp scissors will be used; patience and manual dexterity will be needed.
REGISTRATION REQUIRED – Limit of 20 kids. Please sign up in the Children’s Room or give us a call at 802-254-5290 x.1210

INDOOR Movie Night: "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar"
2022-08-05 20:00 - 22:00 | Main Reading Room
Update 8/5 4pm: Just in case it thunderstorms tonight, we’ll be inside the library on the 1st floor.
Join us in the library parking lot in the Main Room on the first floor of the library for a Teens Only movie night to watch “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar”, Rated PG-13, runtime 1 hour 49 minutes. Bring your own seating!

Elite NYC drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson are headed to the National drag contest in Los Angeles. The two take drag novice Chi-Chi Rodriguez under their joined wing and set off on a madcap road trip across America and struggle to make it to Los Angeles in time.

Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board.
“Teens Only” events are open to people in grades 7-12.

Movie Matinee: Ron’s Gone Wrong
2022-08-15 13:30 - 15:30 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us at 1:30pm for a Special Monday Movie Matinee Double Feature, starting with “Ron’s Gone Wrong” (Rated PG). (Addams Family 2 will follow at 3:30pm).
Barney is a socially awkward schoolboy who receives a robot named Ron — a walking, talking, digitally connected device that’s supposed to be his best friend. Barney is excited to finally have his own robot — until his new toy starts to hilariously malfunction, drawing the attention of a shady executive who wants to protect his company’s stock price at all costs.
Masks Welcome 🙂

Movie Matinee: Addams Family 2
2022-08-15 15:30 - 17:00 | Meeting Room A – Community Meeting Room, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, 05301, United States
Join us at 3:30pm for the SECOND showing of our special Monday Movie Matinee Double Feature of “Addams Family 2” (Rated PG). (Following “Rons Gone Wrong” at 1:30pm).
In an attempt to grow closer as a family, Gomez, Morticia, and the rest of the Addams clan embark on an adventurous road trip in a hideous and humongous camper.
Masks Welcome 🙂

Letter to a Stranger: A Write-In
2022-08-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Hybrid: Brooks Memorial Library and Online
Who haunts you?
Join us in person or online to write a letter to a stranger who has had an impact on your life.
Wednesday, August 17, at 5 p.m., in person at Brooks Memorial Library and online. For more information and the zoom link, contact info@brattleborolitfest.org.
Hosted by local author Barbara Morrison
We’ll talk about the anthology Letter to a Stranger: Essays to the Ones that Haunt Us, by Colleen Kinder, and then write our own letters.
This free event is sponsored by the Brattleboro Literary Festival, which also invites you to hear Colleen Kinder at the Literary Cocktail Hour on August 12.
