The AIDS Project of Southern Vermont is honored to host sections of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in honor of World AIDS Day. A 12’ x 12’ section of the iconic Quilt, including a panel for Ron Squires, Vermont’s first openly gay legislator, will be on display in the Main Reading Room at Brooks Memorial Library […]
The Brattleboro Selectboard will host a listening session on the FY27 budgeting process in the Main Reading Room. This is an opportunity for the public to share their ideas directly with the Selectboard outside the typical meeting format. This is an in-person event only; there will not be a Zoom or livestream option for this […]
WSESU and Spark Teacher Education Presents Voices of the People Making Connections to Stories of Resistance in The Past and Present Performed readings from Howard Zinn and Beyond Readings by Local Community Members, WSESU Students and Brattleboro Solidarity, for more information email: Sparkteacheredvt@gmail.com
Celebrate the launch of the new memoir, Reviving Artemis: The Making of a Huntress, with local author Deborah Lee Luskin in an inspiring discussion and book signing. Books will be available for purchase. About Reviving Artemis: The Making of a Huntress: Reviving Artemis is the unlikely story of a woman raised in mid-twentieth-century suburbia who lived […]
With Rob Mermin & Karen E. Gersch All are welcome to this exciting Vermont Circus Festival event. Come and hear Rob Mermin - founder of Vermont’s Circus Smirkus - and illustrator Karen E. Gersch for a discussion of Mermin's autobiographic book and stories from their long careers in the circus ring. Prior reading of the […]
All are invited to gather to celebrate poems of hope and warmth. Join James Crews and his husband, Brad Peacock, co-editors of Love Is for All of Us: Poems of Tenderness & Belonging from the LGBTQ+ Community & Friends, as they share poems about love of all kinds—romantic love, self-love, family & friend love, as well […]
Peter Westgate Thurrell presents his memoir of 72 short vignettes. All are invited to this author talk with local writer, Peter Westgate Thurrell. "Badji's Tales" are enthralling stories of a lifetime of adventure on the journey home to Self. Some books are a great story, others a profound lesson—and a rare few are both. Badji's […]
Come together with friends and neighbors to raise your voice and raise your spirit by singing a wide variety of favorite songs. Lyrics will be projected on a big screen by George Carvill, so we will all know the words. Live guitar accompaniment will be provided by Rich Grumbine. All ages are encouraged to attend--the […]
Adam Plunkett is a literary critic, has received fellowship support from organizations such as the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Leon Levy Center for Biography. His new book is Love and Need: the Life of Robert Frost’s Poetry, is a demanding and rewarding biography of Frost in which Plunkett threads together Frost’s life […]
Helen Whybrow is an Editor-at-Large for Milkweed Editions. She was the publisher of an imprint of W. W. Norton for many years before becoming a freelance editor and Editor-at-Large for Orion Magazine. With a focus on creative nonfiction, Helen has worked with dozens of well-known writers over the years, including Barry Lopez, Lauret Savoy, Robin […]
Peter Mendelsund is the author of seven books: including his novel The Delivery; “Gorgeously written; profound.” Michael Cunningham, author of The Hours), the novel Same Same described as: “Breezy and profound in equal measure.” —The New York Times, the non-fiction works What We See When We Read, (“Welcome and fascinating” Tim Parks, The New York […]
Write Action writers will present excerpts from their recently published books. Books will be available for purchase at the reading. See the Brattleboro Literary Festival 2025 website for details: https://brattleborolitfest.org/write-action-2023-events/
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