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April 2012

EARTH DAY NOW

Putney School Students Save The Date

A MAN OF ARTS
Stockwell Makes It Happen

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April 2012
Volume 1, Number 2
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Earth Day Lives
Putney students remind
us how the world turns.

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Calendar Listings
Theres more than enough
to keep us all busy.

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Crazy Like Foxes
Drowning in a stream of
consciousness at the ETC show.

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Art Is Everywhere
Down to earth in a
community space.

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Hot Dance and Jazz
When icons were sidemen and
we all danced to jazz.

Four One-Acts
Light and dark shine on
our areas stages.
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Cover Photo By Paul Clipper

EARTH DAY LIVES
Passion Versus The Machine At The Putney School
Article by Gary Smith

heres an old stone wall that and turned for farming. The wall is a

T runs through the woods behind

my house. Here and there its
lost its way, disrupted by the roots
constant reminder of the impressive
power of people who pulled each
stone from the dirt and laid it end to
of a towering oak, crushed beneath a end with innumerable others. That
fallen maple, or sent to pieces by the wall, now deep in a shaded wood,
tires of a logging skidder. But mostly it also reminds me of the insistent
makes an uninterrupted line forward force of nature. These are all new
across the countryside, and back- trees, in a manner of speaking, and
wards in time a hundred fifty years to theyve reclaimed their places when
when this land was stripped of timber the earth was left to recover.

Putney students and faculty: Noah Wetheimer, Alice Roby, Bela Shultz, Lily Bell, Catherine Davis, Sylvie Graubard, Dawn Zweig

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his month marks the 42nd anniversary of the
T first Earth Day. Conceived at the end of the
tumultuous 1960s, Earth Day escalated the
national consciousness of our degraded environment
and galvanized the will to fix it. Twenty million Ameri-
cans took to the streets on a single day of protest and
public action. Workers left jobs, students left school,
and in a broad array of marches and public theater the
nation expressed its desire for a cleaner environment.
Theres a popular mythology that environmentalism
was born on Earth Day. The truth is more complex.
Environmentalism, even if called by a different name,
dates back thousands of years to wise village plan-
ners who created rules of hygiene for their communi-
ties. Across millennia theres a long unbroken chain
of forward thinkers who made sewers, improved the
workplace environment, protested deforestation, de-
cried dirty water, begged for clean air, and extolled
the life-affirming and embattled beauty of nature.
The big names are easy: Thoreau, Emerson, Byron,
April 2012 | WhatsUpInTheValley.com
Old and new tech combine at the Putney School in Putney , VT.
Wordsworth, Audubon, Muir; even Benjamin
Franklin petitioned the Philadelphia Assembly to stop
water pollution and to remove the unhealthy stench of
tanneries from the commercial district of the City of
Brotherly Love. Environmentalism isnt the protest of
pollutants, its the advocacy for and the promotion of
the natural world, and of a lifestyle by which we might
appreciate and reap its benefits, forever.
Earth Day in 1970 was the largest attempt to date at
bringing the principles of environmentalism into the
popular consciousness just as the age of mass media
culture was hitting its stride. Senator Gaylord Nelson
of Wisconsin perceived the power of the protests of
the time and proposed a National Teach-In designed to
promote an environmental agenda. The previous year,
Nelson had seen first-hand the devastating effects
of the oil spill in Santa Barbara that spread black tar
over 100 miles of California beaches. When Clevelands
Cuyahoga River caught fire in June of 1969 it ignited
the imagination of the television audience. Something
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First Class Postage, 1970.
had gone terribly wrong in America. But abuse of the
earth wasnt new; what was new was the ability to cor-
ral the nation, and also the nations will to join together.
Word of the teach-in spread quickly.
Responses to the day were as varied as the population.
Students who stayed in school wore gas masks to class.
The House and Senate both adjourned so that politicians
could speak on what was the years most popular and
least dangerous political issue. Automobiles were banned
from parts of cities, though New Yorks Mayor Lindsey
kept his appointments in an electric car. In what now
seems a peculiar use of fuel, skywriters were dispatched
to spell AIR over populated regions.
Not everyone was cooperative. Thousands of under-
privileged publicly boycotted the protest saying, The
newfound fascination with the environment has dis-
tracted citizens from the misery of the poor. New
Yorks Senator Jacob Javitz added a warning against
letting the fight for the environment overwhelm other
important movements like civil rights and the end of the
Vietnam War.
On the evening news, anchorman Walter Cronkite
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summed up the day somewhat bleakly: A unique
day in American history is ending. A day set aside
for a nationwide outpouring of mankind seeking its
own survival. Earth Day. A day dedicated to enlist-
ing all the citizens of a bountiful country in a com-
mon cause of saving life from the deadly byproducts
of that bounty: the fouled skies, the filthy water, the
littered earth. Often its protests appeared frivolous,
its protestors curiously carefree. Yet the gravity of
its message still came through: act or die.
n April 22nd of this year, a new group of voices
O is added to the long list of environmentalists.
At the Putney School in Vermont, students
and faculty have created an Earth Day celebration
bursting with speakers and workshops. The idea
was hatched by Bela Schultz, 15, a freshman from
Newburyport, MA. Shes a firebrand with a certain
poise and a fierce intellect.
Schultz explains the genesis of this project, At the
beginning of the year, some students went to a 350
Vermont rally in Montpelier. It was unlike anything
Id seen, ever. I was so affected that on the ride back
I kept thinking, What can I do to bring this energy
and this passion to Putney and to people in places
Ive known in the past who havent cared this much
about the earth or Earth Day?
350 Vermont, part of a growing international move-
ment to mitigate the causes of climate change, is so
named because it seeks to bring the carbon content
of our atmosphere to 350 parts per million, the safe
upper limit to sustain the earths ecosystem in a state
approximating our pre-industrial history.
A clearer sense of the root causes of the problem
has evolved since 1970, but it was on the first Earth
Day that J. Murray Mitchell, a government climate
scientist, made his announcement to the American
Geophysical Union in Washington: Pollution, unless
checked, could so warm the earth in 200 years as to
create a greenhouse effect, melting the Arctic ice-
caps and flooding vast areas of the world.
With nearly a quarter of that time now passed, and
with scientific projections now accelerating the
pace of warming, one would think every year would
see a constant growth of demonstration and public
expression on the topic. It seems the protest has
gone indoors. The Earth Day Network, the organized
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progeny of that first day in 1970, has created a broad knows about the twenty million people who came
base of support in nearly 200 countries. It mobilizes out in 1970 and would like to find a similar moment.
movements around the world and connects them, on-
line, in a common space. The Networks Billion Acts of Theres always that period when people say lets
Green has amassed more than 500 million participants, do something about it, but then they stop talking,
Putneys actions among them. Despite the worldwide even though the problem is still there. She wants
participation, this year, in this the conversation to continue.
region, there appears to be only Not just repeating the de-
two publicly promoted Earth A childs world is fresh. pressing facts Ive been hear-
Day events: one at Antioch Uni- Its new, its beautiful, full ing all my life, but also devel-
versity in Keene, and one at the oping a love for protecting
Putney School. Bela Schultzs of wonder and excitement. this earth. I think one of the
idea has blossomed into a full- Its our misfortune that for most important things is to
fledged teach-in, based on a get people talking again.
premise of positive attitude
most of us, that clear-eyed
towards change. vision and that true instinct There may be no place more
for what is beautiful and suited to restarting the
n January, Ms. Schultz
awe-inspiring is dimmed. conversation. The Putney

I drafted a proposal to the

Putney School adminis-
tration outlining her ideas for
- Rachel Carson
the Earth Day event. She was
already working with the Putney Co-op on another
project, a plan to introduce area CSA farms to the
community, and by a fortuitous turn of events, the
Co-op became part of her Earth Day event. Ms. Schultz
School sits on a pristine site
overlooking rolling hills and
pine forests. Founded in
1935 by progressive educator
Carmelita Hinton, the farm-turned-school espous-
es principles of connection to the earth. Students
cook their own meals, feed and milk cows, and
shovel manure. Schultz teamed up with the schools
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Sunday, April 1
Registration Deadline for No Film
Film Festival (cinema) | Falls Area Com-
munity Television, FACT TV; 1 Hospital Ct;
Bellows Falls,VT | Contestants will have
one week to make a seven- to fifteen-
minute spoof of a classic American film. |
802-463-1613, www.nofilmfestival.org
Doubt: A Parable (performance) | 3 PM |
Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery; 139
Main St; Brattleboro,VT | A popular and
progressive young priest has come under
the watchful eye of the Principal Sister. A
vague incident with the schools first black
student arouses suspicions about conduct &
motive. www.vermonttheatrecompany.com
| 802-258-1344, www.hookerdunham.org
Monty Pythons Spamalot (performance)
| 4 & 8 PM | The Paramount Theatre; 30
Center St; Rutland,VT | Two shows!
Lovingly ripped off from the motion picture
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, its a musical
telling of the legendary tale of King Arthur
and his Knights of the Round Table like no
otherfeaturing beautiful show girls, flying
cows, killer rabbits, coconut-carrying swal-
lows, and French people. | 802-775-0903,
www.paramountvt.org
Red (performance) | 5 PM | Northern Stage;
Briggs Opera House, 12 W Main St; White
River Junction,VT | New York, 1958. In a
tension-filled studio, painter Mark Rothko
works furiously to complete a definitive
work for an extraordinary setting. As the
huge project takes shape, his internal strug-
gle to reconcile his growing wealth with his
artistic integrity threatens to destroy him. |
802-296-7000, www.northernstage.org
April 2012
Shower Wall (visual arts) | Through Apr
20 | BLCARTGRP Gallery; 295 Main St;
Chester,VT | Featuring NYC painter Mickie
Hoffmans stark, moving, raw workbleak,
yet inspirational. Iron sculptures by Adam
Howard are also on display. | 802-843-1162,
www.brycelevancushing.com
Trivia Night Lebanon (other) | 7 PM |
Salt Hill Pub; 2 West Park St; Lebanon, NH |
Live pub trivia every Sunday night. Fun and
prizes. | 603-448-4532, www.salthillpub.com
Trivia Night Newport (other) | 7 PM |
Salt Hill Pub; 58 Main Street; Newport, NH
| Live pub trivia every Sunday night. Fun and
prizes. | 603-863-7774, www.salthillpub.com
Monday, April 2
Sculpture Garden (visual arts, outdoors) |
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center; 10 Ver-
non St; Brattleboro,VT | Newly completed
Garden features two permanent artworks
that double as seating areas. | 802-257-
0124, www.brattleboromuseum.org
All About Air (education, family/youth) |
3:30 PM | Montshire Museum of
Science; One Montshire Rd; Norwich,VT |
Afterschool science program for children
grades 1-3. Launch parachutes, fly kites, and
make stomp rockets while exploring the
properties of air. Pre-registration required. |
802-649-2200, www.montshire.org
Tuesday, April 3
Open Wall (visual arts) | 11 AM | Gallery
at the VAULT; 68 Main St; Springfield,VT
| Theme: People, Places, and Things. Open
Wall is open to local artists to display their
work in a non-juried show. Exhibits change
every three months. | 802-885-7111, www.
galleryvault.org
Live Irish Trad Sessions (music) | 6 PM |
Salt Hill Pub; 2 West Park St; Lebanon, NH
| Its Irish. Its traditional. | 603-448-4532,
www.salthillpub.com
Swing & Salsa Dance Classes (education,
music) | 7 PM | Tracy Hall WB; S Main St;
Norwich,VT | Swing 7-8; Salsa 8-9. | 603-
643-5065, www.uvdance.net
Ballet Hispanico (performance) | 7:30 PM
| UMass Amherst, Fine Arts Center Concert
Hall; 151 Presidents Dr; Amherst, MA |
Magnetic energy and vivacious choreogra-
phy that fuses Latin dance with elements
of classical and contemporary forms. www.
ballethispanico.org | 545-2511 or 1-800-
999-UMAS, https://fac.umass.edu
Wednesday, April 4
Lilys Crossing (performance, education,
family/youth) | 10 AM | Claremont Opera
House; 58 Opera House Square; Clare-
mont, NH | Lily has planned a spectacular
summer at Rockaway Beach at her familys
cozy house on the Atlantic Ocean. But
by the summer of 1944, World War II has
changed almost everyones lives. Appropri-
ate for grades 3-8. Open to the public sub-
ject to seating availability. | 603-542-4433,
www.claremontoperahouse.com
Knitting Together (benefit/charity) | 1 PM
| Village Square Booksellers; 32 The Square;
Bellows Falls,VT | A community charitable
organization knitting hats, mittens, and
sweaters to donate to our local schools.

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Yarn donations are always accepted. | 802- invited to enjoy professionally supervised class.com/register.htm or contact your local
869-2077 jam sessions every Wednesday. | 802 254- Vermont library for more information.
9088, www.vtjazz.org
An Evening of Latin American Poetry Nearly Lear (performance, family/youth) |
(written word, cultural/historic) | 7 PM | 10 AM | Lebanon Opera House; 51
Brooks Memorial Library; 224 Main North Park St; Lebanon, NH | What
St; Brattleboro,VT | Amherst College if the great and tragic story of King
professor Ilan Stavans considers po- Lear were to be told by the kings
ems in which words are mechanisms closet companionhis own fool? This
of resistance against oppression. | is Nearly Lear. Appropriate for grades
802-254-5290, www.brooks.lib.vt.us 5-12. | 603-448-0400, www.lebanon-
operahouse.org
Rain Gardens: Everything You
Need To Know (education) | 7 PM | Jazz Trio (music) | 6:30 PM |
Rockingham Free Public Library; 65 Burdicks; 47 Main St; Walpole, NH
Westminster St; Bellows Falls,VT |
Bow Thayer | Jesse Carr, tenor saxophone and
What they are and how to build one.
& Perfect Trainwreck vocals; Eugene Uman, piano; and
Free and open to the public. | 802-
Thu, Apr 5 @ 7:30 PM the nationally renown bass player,
Bellows Falls Opera House
463-4270, www.rockingham.lib.vt.us Genevieve Rose. No cover. | 603-756-
Great lowdown country-inflected rock and roll 9058, www.burdickchocolate.com
Trivia Night Hanover (other) | 7
PM | Salt Hill Pub; 7 Lebanon St; Acoustic Thursdays (music) |
Hanover, NH | Live pub trivia every Thursday, April 5 6:30 PM | Fritzs; 45 Main St; Keene, NH
Wednesday night. Fun and prizes. | 603-676- | A hand-picked medley of local musi-
7855, www.salthillpub.com Online Courses for Vermont Library cians every Thursday. Musicians, contact
Cardholders (education) | Access over 500 acousticthursdays@yahoo.com to reserve
Jazz Jam Session (music) | 8 PM | online courses at no cost with just your a 20-minute slot. | 603-357-6393, www.
Vermont Jazz Center; 72 Cotton Mill Vermont Public Library card. These are fritztheplacetoeat.com
Hill #222; Brattleboro,VT | Listeners and non-credit, personal enrichment courses.
musicians of all levels and instruments are Register at http://vermontstate.universal- (next page)

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Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck
(music) | 7:30 PM | Bellows Falls Opera
House, Lower Theater; The Square; Bel-
lows Falls,VT | A kick-butt songwriter and
performer who makes great lowdown
country-inflected rock and roll. | 802-246-
6000, www.flyingunder-
radar.com
History of the Railroad
Open Mic Newport
in Cheshire County,
(music) | 8:30 PM | Salt
Hill Pub; 58 Main Street; 1844-1984
Newport, NH | Bring your
guitar, voice, harp, keys,
banjo, fiddle, what-have-
you. Play solo, or front the
house band. | 603-448-
4532, www.salthillpub.com
Open Mic Lebanon
(music) | 9 PM | Salt Hill
Pub; 2 West Park St; Leba-
non, NH | Local legend
Mike Benoit & friends. Play
solo, or front the house Historical Society of Cheshire County, Keene Street; Newport, NH | The
band. | 603-448-4532,
www.salthillpub.com
Friday, April 6
Gallery Walk (visual arts, music, perfor-
mance, cultural/historic, other) | 5:30 PM |
Brattleboro,VT | A year-round, 1st-Friday
festive stroll in downtown Brattleboro and
nearby locations. | www.gallerywalk.org
Family Dance (music, family/youth) | 6:30
PM | Keene Public Library; 60 Winter St;
Keene, NH | Free family dance for children
and adults of all ages and abilities. | 603-
352-0157, www.keenepubliclibrary.org
Almost Maine (performance, family/youth)
| Apr 6-8 & 13-15; Fri & Sat @ 7 PM, Sat &
Sun @ 2 PM | New England Youth Theater;
100 Flat St; Brattleboro,VT | All is not quite Fri & Sat, Apr 6-7 & 13-14 @ 8 PM | Hook-
what it seems in the remote, mythical town
of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights
hover in the star-filled sky above, Almosts
residents find themselves falling in and out
of love in unexpected and often hilarious
ways. | 802-246-NEYT (6398) ext 103,
www.neyt.org
Exhibit thru Apr 27
Ignat Solzhenitzyn Benefit Concert
(music, benefit/charity) | 7 PM | Green Moun-
tain Union High School; 716 VT Rte 103
S; Chester,VT | World renowned classical
pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn plays Beethoven,
Schubert, Prokofiev to support baseball and cultural/historic) | 10 AM | Billings Farm &
softball 100% of proceeds go to Caven-
dishs Greven Field. | cavendishbaseball@
gmail.com, www.ignatsolzhenitsyn.com
River, Mountain, Falls (education, cultural/ 2355, www.billingsfarm.org
historic) | 7 PM | Windham Antique Center;
5 the Square; Bellows Falls,VT | Archaeolo-
gist Gail Golec on 9,000 years of human
history in the Connecticut River Valley. |
802-732-8081, windhamantiquecenter.com
The Double Trouble Tour (performance) | PM | Mole Hill Theatre; 789 Gilsum Mine
er-Dunham Theater & Gallery; 139 Main St;
Brattleboro,VT | Two award-winning actors
use chameleon-like abilities to shape-shift
between characters for a laugh-yourself-to-
tears look at mental health & the happiness
industry. www.doubletroubletour.org | 802-
275-7262, www.brownpapertickets.com/
event/224265
California Guitar Trio
(music) | 8 PM | Tupelo
Music Hall; 188 S Main St;
White River Junction,VT |
A whirlwind of instrumen-
tal styles fusing classical,
rock, blues, jazz, world
music, progressive, as
well as the quintessential
California musical genre
surf music. www.cgtrio.
com | 802-698-8341, www.
tupelohallvermont.com
About Gladys (music) | 9
PM | Salt Hill Pub; 58 Main
Vermont funk rock trio
returns. | 603-863-7774,
www.salthillpub.com
Saturday, April 7
Baby Animal Day (family/youth, agriculture,
Museum; Rte 12 & River Rd; Woodstock,VT
| Meet the farms newest additions during
on-going family-centered programs with
the lambs, chicks, and calves. | 802-457-
Almost Maine (performance, family/youth)
| New England Youth Theater, Brattleboro |
See listing for Friday, April 6.
Santacroce Family Singers (music) | 4
Rd; East Alstead, NH | Music and perform-
ing arts in the unique setting of a working
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 HOST SPOTLIGHT
BLACK SHEEP RADIO
Interview by Mark Piepkorn

Crazy Like Foxes

The ETC Show Monday 7-8 PM

Five minutes into any ETC Show (Ellen Lawrence, Trish

Adams, and Cheryl Gay Sherwin), things have probably
already gone off the rails... in a very entertaining, non-
train-wreck way. We interviewed them during a recent thinking of Stevie Nicks? Shes blonde. Oh, I got a text
show. No effort has been taken in what follows to identify from Tuckerits actually Umbrella-ella-ella.
whos talking at any given timeits more than one of them
as often as not anyway. So Ellen said, Hey, lets get a radio show on that new
station in town. And I was like No! I cant be on the
Lively talk and music by three awesome chicks! radio! Trish was like Whatever. So finally I thought
When we wrote that down for them to read as we Well shell never follow through with it, so I said
went by in the paradewe do the parade every year OK... and she followed through with it! Our first show
weve never won thoughhe read it, and then said, was a half-hour long. Right, a half-hour. We were so
They wrote that, not me (laughter). Ohhh! He didnt stressed out (laughter), and weI had it all laid out,
want his kids to think that he was saying Chicks. minute by minute, what we would do and what we
would say. Yeahand it was very... you could hear all
Heythis is a really good song! I like that! I like that the click-clicks and pauses. So thats how it all kinda
one. I distinctly remember that song. I got a stereo came about. The station was brand new. Yeah. Yeah.
for Christmas, It was during a
and it was one of gallery walk too.
the first songs I
actually listened
Were not that interesting. Sorry. Because the sta-
tion happened to
to the lyrics of. - The ETC Girls be open during the
And I remember gallery walk and I
thinking, what?! wandered in here.
It was a creepy Oh! Yeah, because
song to me. Man from Mars who eats cars. She was so they had the little booth set up right therethey had
cool! I wanted to be like her. Shes a little scary. food and stuff. Thats right. Thats how they sucked us
right in. They havent done it again since then, have
We have different themes every week. So that guides they? I think we just had our fifth year, didnt we? I
us to a certain degree. Bruce, who follows us, picks think in June will be our sixth anniversary. I think. No
the theme from this poor black bag thats been taped one knows. I lost track.
back together cause I dont wanna recycle it, cause
this is the black bag. There was a paragraph-long one My husband suggested this songits not one of my
that had all these... OH! Two minutes, we have two favorite songs. Oh, I used to hate this song! But good
minutes. Are you talking about the one that... OH! choice. I still dont like it (laughter). When I was in
Sometimes theyll be like animalscolorsand other Buffalo New York this one time there was this Styx
times theyll be really... It was Foods that remind you cover band, and I had a migraine, and I was outside
of sex (laughter). That was the most difficult, I think. the bar puking the whole show. I cant stand to hear
them now. I still dont know why I dont like it.
Oh, I love Rhiannon. I thought she was a singer.
No, herthat singers name is Stevie. Oh, Rihanna! We just know each other so well that we know... I
Yeah, yeah, shes the one with the umbrella. Mary dont wanna say I know what theyre thinking, but I
Poppins? No, shes the one that goes Underneath my know where theyre going. What am I thinking right
umbrella-brella-brella. Ohhhhh. So this is a differ- now? Youre thinking that Im... (laughter). Our
ent one. Ohhhh... We still have two minutes. Is it conversations do go off on some tangent, and then
actually Fleetwood? Or is it Blondie? Its Blondie. Is off that way. Were not that interesting. Sorry. Oh,
Blondie and Fleetwood the same person? No. Are you weve got two minutes.

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Art Is Everywhere.
Exploring the connections with Barry Stockwell at the Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery
Article and photos by Paul Clipper

I
t is doubtful that a majority of river valley folks have ever attended an event at the tiny
Hooker-Dunham Theater. More likely the curious driver has noticed a small sign on the
east side of Main Street in Brattleboro while stalled in traffic approaching the turn
for Route 9 west. The sign says Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery, and more than a
few of us have wondered how anyone squeezed a theater down the back of that alley.

But art, you know, is everywhere. Actually that full quote is attributed to American
sculptor Louise Nevelson, a Russian migr who arrived in this country at the turn of
the 19th century. She said, Art is everywhere, except it has to pass through a creative
mind. If you look past the back alleys and unconventional locations you can see the art
potential in the most unexpected places. It just takes a little creative exploring.
Follow the alley away from the business of Main the renovation, Hooker-Dunham emerged as a gallery
Street, and take the stairs down a level and somewhat as well as a rather intimate theateronly 99 seats.
back in time. George Hooker constructed the main
building in 1884, hauling granite blocks down from The creative mind in H-DT&G was renewed in early
the hills to create an edifice overlooking the 2004, when Barry Stockwell came in to work with the
Connecticut River. Three years later the Dunham Wild Root Arts management team. Hes been there
brothers added their name to the front and built an ever since. Director Stockwell carefully sculpted a
addition on the river side.
Barry Stockwell in his office at Hooker-Dunham.
The annex served as a warehouse for Dunham Shoes
for most of the 1900s, and in 1984, a renovation
project left room in the basement for a small cinema
space. The space now occupied by the theater was
actually an alley between the two buildings; the
interior west wall of the theater is the stone
foundation of the original Hooker building. In the
early 90s the Hooker-Dunham Theater was a movie
house, designed after a small theater the building
owners, Leo and Simi Berman, had attended in Italy
on a vacation tour. They fell in love with the place,
our guide told us, and wanted to recreate it in the
Hooker-Dunham building.

What we see now inside the Hooker-Dunham Theater

took shape in 1999, when Wild Root Arts assumed
management of the seldom-used cinema space and
engineered a full renovation of the room. Following

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 program of visual and performing arts that
evolves to this day. The fact that we consider
this a community space is very important,
Stockwell told us, anyone can rent the gallery
or theater and hang their exhibition or stage
their performance. This is most obvious in the
gallery space, where youll see a wide range of
exhibits from photography to sculpture, from
paintings to multimedia.

H-DT&Gs ever-changing exhibits are as diverse

as the experiences of its director. A Putney
resident, Barry Stockwell is an accomplished
musician, band manager and impresario. Born
and raised in the Brattleboro region, he is
possibly best known for his musical work with
The Stockwell Brothers, a bluegrassor new-
grassband in which he performs with his two
brothers, Bruce and Alan. Newgrass, or new
bluegrass, is taking the more tradition bluegrass
of Bill Monroe, Flat and Scrubs, and incorporat-
ing elements of other styles of music, according
to Stockwell. Its more contemporary sounding,
and thats what really appealed to us.

The Stockwell Brothers have been perform-

ing together since 1969, making them arguably
the longest-running Vermont folk/bluegrass
group, according to their web site. Albums to
their credit include Stobro and Leave My Dreams
Alone; their first as The Green Mountain Boys,
and collaborating with other musicians on two
albums on the Flying Fish label. Theyve toured
extensively, with an 11-country six-week
European tour being a highlight. It was great.
We got to see the world and make a little money.
But were all married, with kids, and we cant
really tour like we used to. Its tough to stay
busy here, in this area, without traveling a lot.

As well as playing occasional dates with The

Stockwell Brothers, Barry also promotes
concerts at other music venues in the region
through his Twilight Music management
company, including the popular Twilight on the
Tavern Lawn summer concert series in down-
town Putney. Stockwell is also the part-time
manager of Next Stage Arts, a group that has
recently converted the old United Church of
Putney building into a performing arts center.
Next Stage has a larger capacity than Hooker-
Dunham, 180 seats, so if I have an act thats a

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little too big I can book them into Putney. The
Yellow Barn is also using Next Stage for some of their
concerts. Were also doing movies and spoken-word
events through the non-profit Next Stage Arts Project.
I love doing things right in my home town.
Stockwells menu for the Hooker-Dunham Theater
includes acoustic music events, spoken-word
presentations, films, and a series of stand-up comedy
acts in the past. In addition to what might seem like
a full plate, the Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery
is also available for rental to the general public for
live theater, music, exhibits, private parties, meetings
and other gatherings. The theater is also a popular
venue for the annual Brattleboro Literary Festival and
Brattleboro Womens Film Festival.
It was exciting to be able to connect them with
an audience.
There are more and more venues around, in
Brattleboro, but this place has always had a nice
niche. We encourage community involvement, we
love to see different groups coming in and using this
space. Its a busy time, but its extremely exciting.
Theres a lot happening in this little space a short
walk off Main Street in Brattleboroart is
everywhere! For the current schedule of events at
the Hooker-Dunham Theater and Gallery and Next
Stage, watch the listings in Whats Up in the Valley, and
check their website at hookerdunham.org.

The main thing I love about this space is that its

small. Its allowed me to book acts that were just
WELL STOCKED SHOWS
starting out, Stockwell says, We had Grace Music
Potter and the Nocturnals here with an audience of
about 40 people. Weve had Kate Moss. Obviously Sat, Apr 7 | 7:30 PM
Prydein and Friends
were too small for them now. But Gandalf Murphy, Next Stage
Lori McKenna, they played here on the way up. Celtic Rock quintet with
two highland bagpipes,
guitar, flutes, tin whistles,
bouzouki, mandolin, bass,
drums and vocals mixing a
traditional Celtic repertoire
with contemporary rock
sensibility. Plus Celtic trio
Randy Miller, Ross Kahle,
and Roger Kahle.
Wed, Apr 18 | 7 PM
Starry Mountain
Singers
Hooker-Dunham
Traditional songs from
around the world by an
eight-member choral en-
semble.
Sun, Apr 22 | 7:30 PM
Sierra Hull & Highway
111 w/ Mike Compton
Next Stage
International Bluegrass
Music Association award-
winning mandolin prodigy
Sierra Hull and her Tennes-
see-based bluegrass quintet.
Plus Mississippi mandolinist
and former Bill Monroe
protg Mike Compton.
Fri, Apr 27 | 7:30 PM
Cantrip and Friends
Hooker-Dunham
High energy Scottish music
from Edinburgh and New
England by bagpiper Dan
Houghton, fiddler Jon Bews,
and guitarist Eric MacDon-
ald. Plus Celtic trio Randy
Miller, Ross Kahle, and
Roger Kahle.
Other
Fri & Sat, Apr 6-7 &
13-14 | 8 PM
The Double Trouble
Tour
Hooker-Dunham
Two one-man shows: The
Rock N Wrestle Road
Show by Collin Chace and
SuperHappyMelancholyex-
pialidocious by Seth Lepore.
Tue, Apr 10 | 7PM
Messages From The
Other Side
Hooker-Dunham
Connect with your loved
ones who have passed and
receive their messages. Ran-
dom readings for audience
members by Intuitive Spirit
Medium and Paranormal
Researcher Lisa Lanno.

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 SUNDAY
1 2
Monty Pythons Spamalot
(performance) | 4 & 8 PM | The
Paramount Theatre; 30 Center St;
Rutland,VT | Two shows!
8 9
Trivia Night (other) | 7 PM | Salt
Hill Pub; Lebanon and Newport,
NH | Live pub trivia every Sunday
night.
15
West River Creamery Cheese
Tasting (food) | 12 Noon |
Vermont Country Store; 1292
Rockingham Rd; Rockingham,VT
22
Putney Community Earth
Day (education, cultural/historic)
| 10 AM | Putney School; 418
Houghton Brook Rd; Putney,VT
29
Keene Pops Choir (music) | 3
PM | The Colonial Theatre; 95
Main St; Keene, NH | Music from
Americas great legacy.
MONDAY
All About Air (education, family/
youth) | 3:30 PM | Montshire Mu-
seum of Science; One Montshire
Rd; Norwich,VT
Books and Beyond: Science
for Preschoolers (family/youth)
| 10:15 & 11:30 AM | Montshire
Museum of Science; Norwich,VT
16
April in Wonderland Kids
Camp (family/youth) | Mon-Fri,
Apr 16-20 | MoCo Arts; 76 Rail-
road St; Keene, NH
23
Keene Restaurant Week
(food) | Mon-Sun, Apr 23-29 |
Keene, NH
30
Free Balance Screening
(health) | 9 AM | Bellows Falls
Senior Center, 18 Tuttle St. |
Sponsored by Springfield Hospital.
TUESDAY
3
Open Wall (visual arts) | 11 AM
| Gallery at the VAULT; 68 Main
St; Springfield,VT | Theme: People,
Places, and Things.
10
History of the Railroad in
Cheshire County, 1844-1984
(cultural/historic) | Historical Soci-
ety of Cheshire Co., Keene, NH
17
Football Fields are for Band
Practice! (music, education) |
9 AM | Redfern Arts Center;
Wyman Way; Keene, NH
24
Swing & Salsa Dance Classes
(education, music) | Tracy Hall WB,
Norwich,VT
31
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

4 5
Lilys Crossing (performance, Jazz Trio (music) | 6:30 PM |
education, family/youth) | 10 AM | Burdicks; 47 Main St; Walpole, NH
Claremont Opera House; 58 Op- | Jesse Carr; Eugene Uman; and
era House Square; Claremont, NH Genevieve Rose. No cover.
6 7
Almost Maine (performance, fam- Baby Animal Day (family/youth,
ily/youth) | Apr 6-8 & 13-15; Fri & agriculture, cultural/historic) | 10 AM
Sat @ 7 PM, Sat & Sun @ 2 PM | | Billings Farm & Museum; Rte 12
New England Youth Theater. & River Rd; Woodstock,VT

11
John Willis (visual arts, educa-
tion) | 7 PM | Landmark College; 1
River Rd S; Putney,VT | How Might
We Use Artistic Practice in Service?
12
Zentangles! (spirituality, educa-
tion) | 6 PM | Springfield Town
Library; 43 Main St; Springfield,VT
13
Richard King w/ Jan Rosen
(music) | 7 PM | Sunapee Com-
munity Coffeehouse; Sunapee
Methodist Church, Sunapee, NH
14
Turn It Loose (music) | 8 PM
| Mole Hill Theatre; 789 Gilsum
Mine Rd; East Alstead, NH

18
What Went Wrong? The
Clash Between Islam and
Modernity in the Middle East
(education) | 7 PM | Brooks Me-
morial Library; Brattleboro,VT
19
Charles Simic (written word) |
4 PM | Keene State College;
Keene, NH | Former Poet
Laureate of the United States.
20
Tibetan Harmonic Healing
Bowls (spirituality) | 7 PM | South
Church; 20 Church St; Newport,
NH
21
Second Wind w/ Guests (music)
| 7:30 PM | Claremont Opera
House; 58 Opera House Square;
Claremont, NH | Classy, a bit sassy

25 26 27 28
John Nestle (education) | 7 PM Acoustic Thursdays (music) White River Indie Film Festi- Billings Farm Opening Day
| Brooks Memorial Library; 224 | 6:30 PM | Fritzs; 45 Main St; val (cinema) | Fri-Sun, Apr 27-29 | (agriculture) | 10 AM | Billings Farm
Main St; Brattleboro,VT Keene, NH White River Junction,VT & Museum; Woodstock,VT

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See our full listings inside for more information, or at www.WhatsUpInTheValley.com.
Check with the event promoter beforehand to make sure there hasnt been a
cancellation or rescheduling. Let them know you saw it in Whats Up In The Valley!
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tool & die shop. BYOB. | Directions: Gilsum
Mine Road to Baine Way; search Mole Hill
Theater on Facebook
Prydein (music) | 7:30 PM | Next Stage; 15
Kimball Hill; Putney,VT | Celtic rock quintet
Prydein featuring bagpipers Iain Macharg
and Dan Houghton. | 802-254-9276, www.
twilightmusic.org
The Double Trouble Tour (performance)
| Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery,
Brattleboro | See listing for Friday, April 6.
Red Molly w/ Mark
Erelli (music) | 8 PM |
Peterborough Players Great Mystery Bus Tour
Theater; 55 Hadley Rd;
Peterborouogh, NH |
The dynamic female trio
brings back their lively
music & engaging stage
presence. | 603-827-2905,
www.pfmsconcerts.org
Sat, Apr 14 @ noon | Mystery on Main Street, Brattleboro
NRBQ (music) | 8 PM | Bestselling authors
Tupelo Music Hall; 188 S Marklund, & M.J. Rosethe tours only northern New England stop.
Main St; White River Junc-
tion,VT | Known for live
performances containing a high degree of
spontaneity and levity, and blending rock,
pop, jazz, blues and Tin Pan Alley. www.
nrbq.com | 802-698-8341, www.tupelohall-
vermont.com
SIRSY (music) | 9 PM | Salt Hill Pub; 7
Lebanon St; Hanover, NH | Albany, NY indie community. | http://transition.putney.net
power-pop duo. | 603-676-7855, www.
salthillpub.com
Sunday, April 8
Almost Maine (performance, family/youth)
| New England Youth Theater, Brattleboro |
See listing for Friday, April 6.
Contra Dance Brattleboro (music,
family/youth) | 7:15 PM | Stone Church;
210 Main St; Brattleboro,VT | A twice-
monthly dance party featuring fantastic live
music, excellent calling, and a lively group
of friendly dancers. | 802-257-9234, www.
brattcontra.org
Monday, April 9
Books and Beyond: Science for Pre-
schoolers (family/youth) | 10:15 & 11:30
AM | Montshire Museum of Science; One
Montshire Rd; Norwich,VT | Combines
great childrens literature and hands-on
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activities for fun science learning and
exploration. For children ages 3-5 and their
parent or caregiver. | 802-649-2200, www.
montshire.org
Tuesday, April 10
History of the Railroad in Cheshire
County, 1844-1984 (education, cultural/
historic) | Runs through Apr 27 | Histori-
cal Society of Cheshire County; 246 Main
St; Keene, NH | Speed, Safety and Comfort:
A History of the Railroad in Cheshire County
illustrates the story of the railroad from its
construction through its demise. | 603-352-
1895, www.hsccnh.org
John Connolly, William Kent Krueger, Liza
Pub Night (education, cultural/historic) |
6 PM | JD McCliments Pub; 26 Bellows Falls An Evening of Poetry (written word)
Rd; Putney,VT | Transition Putney hosts Pub | 7 PM | Brooks Memorial Library; 224
Night every 2nd Tuesday: good food, drink,
and conversation about how we can build
a vibrant, localized, resilient, and connected
Live Irish Trad Sessions (music) | Salt
Hill Pub, Lebanon | See listing for Tuesday,
April 3.
Workshops On The Edge (performing
arts, education) | 6:30 PM | Heberton Hall;
72 Winter St; Keene, NH | Every 2nd Tues-
day, members of the Edge Ensemble share
their knowledge with any and all. | 603-352-
5657, www.edgeensemble.org
Astronomy Group Meeting (educa-
tion) | 7 PM | Whiting Library; 117 Main St;
Chester,VT | A monthly stimulating evening
exploring the universe through astronomy.
Free and open to all. | 802-875-6464
Messages From The Other Side (spiri-
tuality) | 7 PM | Hooker-Dunham Theater
& Gallery; 139 Main St; Brattleboro,VT |
Connect with loved ones who have passed;
random readings for audience members. |
802-254-9276, www.twilightmusic.org
Swing & Salsa Dance Classes (education,
music) | Tracy Hall WB, Norwich,VT | See
listing for Tuesday, April 3.
Wednesday, April 11
Knitting Together (benefit/charity) | Village
Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls | See
listing for Wednesday, April 4.
Chicago (performance) | Tue-Sun through
May 6 @ 7:30 PM; plus weekend matinees |
Northern Stage; Briggs Opera House, 12 W
Main St; White River Junction,VT | Nomi-
nated for 11 Tony Awards; the revival won
6 Tonys, including Best Revival of a Musical.
| 802-291-9009, www.
northernstage.org
John Willis (visual arts,
education) | 7 PM | Land-
mark College; 1 River Rd
S; Putney,VT | How Might
We Use Artistic Practice
in Service? Using pho-
tographic explorations,
artistic process, & educa-
tion as a way to relate to
others and attempt to
make a positive contri-
bution to the world. |
802-387-4767, www.landmark.edu
Main St; Brattleboro,VT | Join poets Tim
Mayo, Jeff Friedman, and Lucas Farrell for
an evening of poetry. | 802-254-5290,
http://brooks.lib.vt.us
Jazz Jam Session (music) | Vermont
Jazz Center, Brattleboro | See listing for
Wednesday, April 4.
Thursday, April 12
Zentangles! (spirituality, education) | 6
PM | Springfield Town Library; 43 Main St;
Springfield,VT | Easy to learn, relaxing, and
intuitive art form using repetitive
patterns. A great creativity kick-start.
www.pumpkinspun.com | 802-885-3108,
www.springfieldtownlibrary.org
Acoustic Thursdays (music) | Fritzs,
Keene | See listing for Thursday, April 5.
Open Mic Newport (music) | Salt Hill
Pub, Newport | See listing for Thursday,
April 5.
Open Mic Lebanon (music) | Salt Hill Pub,
Lebanon | See listing for Thursday, April 5.
info@WUITV.com | April 2012
Friday, April 13
Friday Morning Pageturners (writ-
ten word) | 10:30 AM | Springfield Public
Library; 43 Main St; Springfield,VT | A lively
and welcoming short story discussion
group meets twice a month and discusses
one short story at each meeting. | 802-885-
3108, www.springfieldtownlibrary.org
Almost Maine (performance, family/youth)
| New England Youth Theater, Brattleboro |
See listing for Friday, April 6.
Richard King w/ Jan Rosen (music) | 7
PM | Sunapee Community Coffeehouse;
Sunapee Methodist Church, Downstairs,
17 Lower Main St; Sunapee, NH | Old time
songs, Americana, and contemporary folk.
| 603-763-3241 (or after 6 PM, 603-763-
4301), www.sunapeecoffeehouse.org
Comedian Bob Marley (performance) |
7:30 PM | Lebanon Opera House; 51 North
Park St; Lebanon, NH | Youve seen Bob on
Leno, Letterman, Conan, Craig Ferguson...
now you can see him live on stage. | 603-
448-0400, www.lebanonoperahouse.org
Girls Night (performance, music) | 8 PM |
The Colonial Theatre; 95 Main St; Keene,
April 2012 | WhatsUpInTheValley.com
NH | Touching & hilarious tell it like it is
look at the lives of a group of female friends.
| 603-352-2033, www.thecolonial.org
Ravi Coltrane Quartet (music) | 8 PM |
UMass Amherst, Stockbridge Hall, Bowker
Auditorium; 80 Campus Center Way;
Amherst, MA | One of the most acclaimed
working groups in jazz today. Ravi
Coltrane is the son of the legendary tenor
saxophonist John Coltrane and jazz pianist
Alice Coltrane. www.ravicoltrane.com |
545-2511 or 1-800-999-UMAS, https://uma-
facweb1.admin.umass.edu
The Double Trouble Tour (performance) |
Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery,
Brattleboro | See listing for Friday, April 6.
Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks (music)
| 8 PM | Tupelo Music Hall; 188 S Main St;
White River Junction,VT | Hicks deftly
blends elements of swing, jazz, folk, and
country music to create the appealing
sound he sometimes calls Folk Jazz. Hes 7:30 PM | Stone Church Arts; 20 Church
a snappy dresser, too. www.danhicks.net |
802-698-8341, www.tupelohallvermont.com
Saturday, April 14
Great Mystery Bus Tour (written word)
| 12 Noon | Mystery on Main Street; 119
Main St; Brattleboro,VT | Bestselling
authors John Connolly, William Kent
Krueger, Liza Marklund, and M.J. Rose
discuss their novels, answer questions,
autograph books. The only northern New
England stop on this special tour. | 802-258-
2211, www.mysteryonmain.com
Almost Maine (performance, family/youth)
| New England Youth Theater, Brattleboro |
See listing for Friday, April 6.
SPELL CHECK! A Spelling Bee for
Grown Ups (other) | 6 PM | The Latchis
Theatre; 50 Main St; Brattleboro,VT | Trios
of spellers are pitted against one another
before a whimsical panel: MC Tom Bodett,
Judge Archer Mayor, and Beekeeper Jim
Maxwell. Rampant wordplay, anecdotes,
bicycle horns, and laughter. | 802-254-1109,
www.latchisarts.org
Eugene Friesen and Friends (music) |
St; Bellows Falls,VT | Top-notch musicians
give a jazz/world concert the likes of which
is normally only seen in big cities. | 802-
463-3100, www.immanuelepiscopal.org/
SCAConcerts.html
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BLACK SHEEP RADIO
Interview by Mark Piepkorn

Hot Dance and Jazz with Jimmie

The Jimmie Jazz Show Thursday 1-3 PM
We play hot dance, jazz, nostalgia, comedy, and
oddball; but mostly dance music of the 20s, the Jazz
Age, says Jim Baldwin, host of the Jimmie Jazz show.
In those days, people didnt know what jazz was,
so it was anything you could dance to. As long as it
wasnt a waltz or a tango, it must have been jazz. As
time went on, around 1923, 24, the better players in
these bands were allowed to stand up and take a solo
sometimestrumpet, trombone, bass sax; today, we
collectors call that hot dance.
Sometimes people ask me what kind of music I like,
and I say, You heard of Benny Goodman, Tommy
Dorsey, Glenn Miller? Well, I like to hear those people
in the bands they were in when they were side men,
paying their dues. Its not swing; that era started
around 1935... but the word wasnt used in the 20s.
The music I like had a swing feel, and people confuse
it with the swing era, but its two different things.
Even today, no one can really tell you what jazz is.
I read a book and it named at least 58 kinds of jazz
and the kind
I like wasnt
listed (laughs).
And theres a
lot of jazz
collectors, theyd sooner have a tooth pulled than
listen to a dance record. Because thats not jazz to
them. Everybodys got their taste.
I used to listen to a good disc jockey, Ray Smith of the
Jazz Decades out of WGBH in Boston, back 50 years
ago. He played my kinda stuff. I learned a lot from
that guy just listening to his show.
Jimmie Jazz will have been on the air seven years this
summer. It started out, actually, in Brattleboro, at a
station down there. They used to have parties for the
personnel, and at one of the parties this lady said to
me, You know, theyre gonna have one of these up
in Bellows Falls. So I asked around up here, and I was
able to get in on the ground floor. And Ive been here
ever since.

My folks bought me a portable record player from Sears Roebuck. I was just a young guy, 14. I had this pal, he
came over to the house with a record and asked if Id like to listen to it. I said Yeah. He had a copy of an LP by
The California Ramblers. And that record had great titles on itClap Hands, Here Comes Charlie, Col-
legiate, The Charleston, Everything is Hotsy-Totsy... I was hooked. I hoped my friend would never come
and ask for it back (laughs). Well, years later, at a record show, a guy had a box under the table. I pulled it out
and went through it, and there was that record! Man, I snapped it up. Its one of my favorite things.

Contra Dance Nelson (family/youth,
music) | 7:30 PM | Nelson Town Hall; 7
Nelson Common Rd; Nelson, NH |
Workshop/lesson 7:30, Dance 8-11. |
603-762-0235, www.monadnockfolk.org
Turn It Loose (music) | 8 PM | Mole Hill
Theatre; 789 Gilsum Mine Rd; East Alstead,
NH | Music & performing arts in the unique
setting of a working tool & die shop. BYOB.
| Directions: Gilsum Mine Road to Baine
Way; search Mole Hill Theater on Facebook
The Double Trouble Tour (performance) |
Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery,
Brattleboro | See listing for Friday, April 6.
Cheryl Wheeler (music) | 8 PM | Tupelo
Music Hall; 188 S Main St; White River
Junction,VT | Cheryls songs have been
covered by Dan Seals, Peter Paul and Mary,
Kenny Loggins, Garth Brooks, Suzy Boggus,
Melanie, Bette Midler, Maura OConnell,
Sylvia, Kathy Mattea, and Holly Near. They
think shes great. www.cherylwheeler.com |
802-698-8341, www.tupelohallvermont.com
Sunday, April 15
West River Creamery Cheese Tasting
(food & foodie) | 12 PM | Vermont Country
Store; 1292 Rockingham Rd; Rockingham,
VT | A selection of their cheeses. For
tasting. | 802-362-5950, www.Vermont-
CountryStore.com
Almost Maine (performance, family/youth)
| New England Youth Theater, Brattleboro |
See listing for Friday, April 6.
The Ariel Quartet (music) | 3 PM | The
Paramount Theatre; 30 Center St; Rutland,
VT | The American Record Guide de-
scribed them as a consummate ensemble
gifted with utter musicality and remarkable
interpretive power. | 802-775-0903, www.
paramountvt.org
Shower Wall (visual arts) | BLCARTGRP
Gallery, Chester | See listing for Sunday,
April 1.
Bluegrass @ Home (music) | 7 PM |
Lebanon Opera House; 51 North Park St;

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Lebanon, NH | Crunchy Western Boys and
Reckless Breakfast. Free. Donations accepted
at the door for the performers. | 603-448-
0400, www.lebanonoperahouse.org

John McCutcheon (music) | 7:30 PM | First

Baptist Church; 190 Main St; Brattleboro,VT |
Songwriter & storyteller par excellence, a
consummate performer of heart, wit, and
charm. One of the most respected and
beloved folk performers in the U.S. | 802-257-
1571, www.monadnockfolk.org

Monday, April 16
Abenaki Lifeways Childrens Camp
(family/youth) | Mon-Fri, Apr 16-20; Cheshire
County grades 3-8 students only | Histori-
cal Society of Cheshire County; 246 Main St;
Keene, NH | Children will learn the regions
Native history and cultures. Activities include
cordage making; identify & collect spring plants;
make toys & play games; make models & life-
size structures; cook traditional food; basket
making. Registration required. | 603-352-1895,
www.hsccnh.org

April in Wonderland Kids Camp (family/

youth) | Mon-Fri, Apr 16-20 | MoCo Arts; 76
Railroad St; Keene, NH | For 4-12 year olds.
Explore the world of Alice in Wonderland
through singing, dancing, acting, arts/crafts, cre-
ative writing. We will put on a musical theater
production with costumes & sets designed by
the campers. | 603-357-2100, www.moco.org

Calvin Coolidge: A Presidential Story

(education, food, cultural/historic) | 12 Noon |
First Congregational Church of Walpole; 15
Washington St (on the common); Walpole,
NH | Walpole Seniors meet for potluck and a
talk by the great-granddaughter of President
Coolidge. Bring a dish to share and any memo-
rabilia about pets. Fun and good socialization.

Tuesday, April 17
Football Fields are for Band Practice!
(music, education) | 9 AM | Redfern Arts Center;
Wyman Way; Keene, NH | A Music Education
Guest Lecture sponsored by the KSC Dept.
of Music: Mr. Glen DEon, band director at Fall
Mountain Regional High School. | 603-358-
2344, www.keene.edu

Live Irish Trad Sessions (music) | Salt Hill

Pub, Lebanon | See listing for Tuesday, April 3.

Swing & Salsa Dance Classes (education,

music) | Tracy Hall WB, Norwich,VT | See
listing for Tuesday, April 3.

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 make a difference. The hope and coming together as a
community adds up.

evertheless, the truth is inescapable: America

N was more receptive to ideas of public protest in

the early 1970s than it is now. There are many
reasons for this, not all of them negative. The Earth
Day movement and its slogan of Think Globally, Act
Locally actually caught on. Ideas of localism are now
de rigueur, as is seen in the locavore movement and
other popular efforts to bring social change home.

Im not sure its such a bad thing going local and

being more decentralized and being pervasive on a
local level, instead this one-day 20-million-person
event, Roby explains, It might be beneficial to have
2012 Anuhea Sebtad, Putney School it be within our lives on a more moment to moment
basis on a smaller level.
from page 7
Faculty member Dawn Zweig agrees. A graduate of
Sustainability Squad, a group dedicated to lessening
Antioch University, Ms. Zweig has been the faculty
the impact of the campus on a fragile earth. The teams
adviser to Ms. Schultz and has helped to keep this
leader, Junior Sylvie Graubard, sums up their efforts
project on track. Its hard because, as a teacher and
this way: We define sustainability as living in a way
someone whos passionate about this, she says, it
that the world can exist and sustain life in the future
makes me sad that we have to have just one day; oh,
similarly to the way we live now. This is our first really
heres this one day to talk about recycling and then
big event.
well wait til next year to talk about it again.
Its not always easy, Graubard says. Keeping the
The one day concept launched in 1970 was neither
Putney School sustainable is probably less challenging
the beginning of the movement nor of the legisla-
than other schools because this place is more suscep-
tion for which it is sometimes credited. Before Earth
tible to these ideas than elsewhere; but still there is
Day came the 1955 Air Pollution Control Act, the 1956
some resistance from students who get tired of having
Water Pollution Control Act, the 1963 Clean Air Act,
the ideas shoved down their throats.
the 1964 National Wilderness Preservation System, the
1965 Water Quality Act, the 1965 Solid Waste Disposal
No less than lawmakers and the voting public, young
Act, the founding of the Environmental Defense Fund,
people are far from immune to issue fatigue. The
Greenpeace, the Wilderness Society, and the National
pressure to fix these problems has been with them
Environmental Policy Act.
since birth, making contemporary students even more
reluctant to address what sometimes must appear an
unstoppable force.

To combat the discouraging import of the topics grim

realities, Schultz and her cohorts focus on the positive.
At the beginning of this project it took a while to have
my mind let go of the negative ideas, she confesses.

Faculty member Alice Roby agrees, Its hard to stay

away from the despair sometimes. This issue is so
enormous. [We ask] what is writing that letter going
to do, what is going to this workshop going to do. Its
important to learn that those actions collectively do 1970 Earth Day Committee of Philadelphia

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Part of the larger zeitgeist, Rachel Carsons 1962 book,
Silent Spring, was the most well-articulated accounting
of the perils of progress. It captured the publics imagi-
nation long before Earth Day, selling 100,000 copies
by the end of the first year. The books most compel-
ling chapter, A Fable For Tomorrow, imagined the world
poisoned by pesticides, all life extinguished and no
birds to greet the morning with song. President Ken-
nedy is said to have read the book and set in motion
the most important government studies on the topic of
pesticides. These eventually led to the ban of DDT and
the regulation of toxic chemicals in the environment.
Within two years of the books publication, Ms. Car-
son herself was dead from breast cancer but she left a
powerful legacy. The burgeoning literature of ecology
fueled a further public understanding of the gravity of
the issue.
You click and you sign something
you might not even care about.
-Sylvie Graubard, Putney Student
Despite the groundswell of opinion and legislation, be-
fore Earth Day 1970, Federal environmental protection
laws were weak on enforceability. Most government
funding left enforcement and regulation to state govern-
ments. The rapid growth of mass media in the decades
after the war had made it clear we were all living in one
connected world, interdependent in an entangled
ecosystem that extended from the equator to the poles.
The national outcry on April 22, 1970 did more than
arouse the public imagination; it united it in real space
and time which, if not truly the expression of a unified
public, was the largest such demand of the people in
history. Theres something about bodies in space that
fills each of us with a sense of the whole. This is what
April 2012 | WhatsUpInTheValley.com
the Earth Day Network is trying to achieve now using
the world wide web. The Putney students are of two
minds on that topic.
chultz starts the conversation like this: I was
S thinking about the internet and the many
possibilities it allows in promoting sustainability.
It should be good news for sustainability and spreading
the word. But I think whats getting in the way is tech-
nology being less of a way of communicating and more
of a distraction. Its not allowing people to think about
whats real and in front of your face.
She worries that the onslaught of digital information
intrudes on her ability to focus on the topic. When I
get on the computer to email about sustainability, Ill
get distracted by all of these other thingsnot just
specifically with the internet but also technology as its
growingprovides so many things to think about.
Sylvie Graubard agrees, Im on a hundred email lists
about things that are wrong and you click something
and you sign a petition about something you might
not even care about. But [our project] is something
tangible and local because this is our world. This is
our world.
Student Ellie Berler is less inclined to dismiss the
internet as a distraction and sees mobilization as
something of a two-tiered structure: The unmediat-
ed experience is whats needed on a local level, she
says, but by having all these experiences compiled
on the internet I can get that feeling that I am one in
two million people doing this same thing. Sophomore
Catherine Davis concurs, Some things cant always be
one big thing but, rather, multiple things all stacked
together.
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FOUR ONE-ACTS ON STAGE IN APRIL Article by Mark Piepkorn

One-act plays arent some new idea spawned in our attention-deficit era: Euripides was writing
them back in the day, in the 5th Century BC. And like a great short story can pack more
wallop than a mediocre novel, a powerful one-act can blow a bigger production off the stage.
We have two pairs of compelling single-acts playing in our region this April. At first blush the
sets appear to be diametric opposites; but a closer look uncovers that the four delve into similar
territory. All of them deal with alienation, as well as with changethe lack of change, or the
need for it. But the plays in The Double Trouble Tour are just about as light as the ones in Two Men
On The Edge are dark. All of them make for compelling theater.

TWO MEN ON THE EDGE THE DOUBLE TROUBLE TOUR

Two Men On The Edge is a night of one-act theater teaming the Two chameleonic actors shape-shift between characters in their
Samuel Beckett classic with a new work by Lionel Chute. Theres no respective one-act plays for a laugh-yourself-to-tears look at
hiding at the Mole Hill Theater. mental health and the happiness industry.

Regarded by many as the best one-man one-act ever written,
Krapps Last Tape is an absurdist masterpiece. Spanning a lifetime
of increasing self-loathing and despair using the clever conceit of
a reel-to-reel recorder, every line, whether spoken or on tape
and every silence as wellworks to reveal that life. The play isnt
devoid of humor, however. The actor tackling the work, Peter
Hendrick, told WUITV, Its a loaded play, and the intimacy of Mole
Hill will allow no hiding from the audience.
Round The Bend is an autobiographical consideration of Lionel
Chutes life, emphasizing his work as an environmentalist. He grew
up in New York City and was an actor there for 15 years before
packing it in for the woods of New England, where he became a
forester and botanist. He wound up leading a state program that
keeps track of rare plant and animal species. The crux is not
necessarily a spoiler: Today, Lionel says, I no longer believe that
human society can, or even really wants to, live in harmony with
nature and natural systems. Ouch. This hits especially close to
home on Earth Day weekend.
In The Rock N Wrestle Road Show, actor/author Collin Chace careens
between characters like potty-mouthed heiress Delilah Bardeaux
Counterbeea peace activist, because war is interfering with her
sex life; eight-year-old poet Luis Saragossa, sending Teen Beat his
poem Crazy 4 Justin Timberlake; and Huey Walker Lewis, a civil
rights activist-turned-British tube station announcer. Released
from a mental health ward, theyre rejoining the world with
their outsider perspectives on race relations, gay marriage, war,
and other big issues. The play affirms that the marginalized are
essential voices for social change.
Seth Lepore turns the happiness industry on its head in his play
SuperHappyMelancholyexpialidocious, unearthing the farcical ideolo-
gy of the positive thinking movement by scrutinizing its elements,
from Texas megachurches-turned-motivational-hothouses to the
latest Oprahs Book Club self-actualization testament. He uses
shrewd observations of our happiness hang-ups to expose the true
cost of this ongoing pursuit, weaving stranger-than-fiction yet all-
too-real characters into the fold, shifting on a dime.

In an intriguing bit of theatrical collaboration, each actor is Lepore and Chace combine their skills as playwrights and actors to
directing the others performance. The Mole Hill Theater, which spotlight societys overlooked with a wry grace. The Hooker-Dun-
has a day job as a working industrial machine shop, seems a ham is a comfortable, intimate theater. See the article beginning
particularly appropriate venue. on page 12 in this issue.

Krapps Last Tape by Samuel Beckett; Peter Hendrick, actor
Round the Bend by Lionel Chute, performed by the author
Mole Hill Theatre | East Alstead, NH
Three Performances:
Fri & Sat, Apr 20 & 21 @ 7:30 PM; Sun, Apr 22 @ 4 PM
The Rock N Wrestle Road Show, actor/author Collin Chace
SuperHappyMelancholyexpialidocious, actor/author Seth Lepore
Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery | Brattleboro, VT
Four Performances:
Fri & Sat, Apr 6-7 & 13-14 @ 8 PM

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Finding Home (music) | 7:30 PM | Red-
fern Arts Center; Wyman Way; Keene, NH |
Mezzo-Soprano Emily Jaworski is establish-
ing a reputation for excellence in perfor-
mance. Most recently seen as
Dorabella in Cosi fan Tutte, Idamante in
Idomeneo, and Aloes in Chabriers LEtoile.
Free. | 603-358-2344, www.keene.edu
Wednesday, April 18
Knitting Together (benefit/charity) |
Village Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls |
See listing for Wednesday, April 4.
The Starry Mountain Singers (music) |
7 PM | Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery;
139 Main St; Brattleboro,VT | Traditional
songs from around the world by an eight-
member choral ensemble. | 802-254-9276,
www.twilightmusic.org
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The Founding Fathers: What Were
They Thinking? (cultural/historic, govern-
ment, education) | 7 PM | Silsby Free Public
Library; 226 Main St; Charlestown, NH | An
examination of the prevailing conditions in
the 1780s and the circumstances leading to
the Convention of 1787. | 603 826-7793,
www.charlestown-nh.gov
What Went Wrong? The Clash Be-
tween Islam and Modernity in the
Middle East (education) | 7 PM | Brooks
Memorial Library; 224 Main St; Brattleboro,
VT | Humanities scholar Dr. Richard Wiz-
ansky provides a reading and discussion.
Fascinating portrait of a culture in turmoil.
| 802-254-5290, http://brooks.lib.vt.us
An Evening of Dance (performance) |
Wed to Sat, Apr 18-21 @ 7:30 PM |
Redfern Arts Center; Wyman Way; Keene,
NH | Annual modern dance event an-
nouncing springs arrival with new work by
students, faculty members, and guest artists.
| 603-358-2168, www.keene.edu/racbp/
April 2012 | WhatsUpInTheValley.com
Chicago (performance) | Northern Stage,
White River Junction | See listing for
Wednesday, April 11.
Jazz Jam Session (music) | Vermont
Jazz Center, Brattleboro | See listing for
Wednesday, April 4.
Thursday, April 19
Stagestruck! (performance) | Thu, Apr 19
@ 10:30 AM; Fri, Apr 20 @ 7 PM | New
England Youth Theater; 100 Flat St; Brattle-
boro,VT | A sleepy Midwestern town
comes alive with the inspiring costumes
brought by a traveling salesman. Gem City
wakes up with song, dance & romance! |
802-246-NEYT (6398), www.neyt.org
Charles Simic (written word) | 4 PM
| Keene State College Alumni Center,
Centennial Hall; Main St and Marlboro St;
Keene, NH | Poetry reading and Bow Thayer & Perfect Trainwreck
discussion with the former Poet Laureate Thu, Apr 5 @ 7:30 PM
of the United States. Free. | 603-358-2695,
www.keene.edu Proceeds benefit
The Friends of the
Acoustic Thursdays (music) | Fritzs, BF Opera House.
Keene | See listing for Thursday, April 5.
Presented by
Spring Meet the Authors (written Flying Under Radar
word) | 7 PM | Village Square Booksellers; and Vermont Festivals, LLC
in association with
32 The Square; Bellows Falls,VT | Authors
Elayne Clift, James Fowler, Toni Ortner, Cheryl Wheeler WOOL - Black Sheep Radio
Thu, May 3 @ 7:30 PM and Kicking & Screaming.
Franklin Reeve, and Skye Stephenson will
read from their new books. | 802-463-
9404, www.villagesquarebooks.com
An Evening of Dance (performance) | Classic Film Series
Redfern Arts Center, Keene | See listing for On The Big Screen this month:
Wednesday, April 18. April 4
The Knights (music) | 7:30 PM | UMass
TO Kill A MOCKINGBIRD
Amherst, Fine Arts Center Concert Hall;
April 11
151 Presidents Dr; PSYCHO
Amherst, MA | NYC chamber orchestra April 18
of adventurous musicians who cultivate SUNSET BOULEVARD
collaboration and engage audiences in the
shared joy of musical performance. www. April 25
thenights-nyc.com | 545-2511 or 1-800- STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
999-UMAS, https://fac.umass.edu Wednesdays 7 PM
Tickets $4; students & seniors $2.50
Open Mic Newport (music) | Salt Hill
Pub, Newport | See listing for Thursday, The Opera House screens
April 5.
first-run films all year!
Open Mic Lebanon (music) | Salt Hill Friday thru Tuesday,
Pub, Lebanon | See listing for Thursday, with 3pm matinees
April 5.
All tickets $5; Tuesday Bargain Night
Friday, April 20 Triple-Up at the Snack Bar
Medium Popcorn, Soda & Any Candy Only $5
BF3F: 3rd Friday Art Walk (visual arts, (802) 463-4766 bfoperahouse.com
food, music, written word, cultural/historic) | The Square in Bellows Falls, VT
Ms. Schultz is not so sure, Theres something so
beautiful and precious about ten million people doing
some thing all at the same time, as opposed to sitting at
home, by themselves, clicking a petition button. When
there are so many people actually together in person,
theres a kind of energy that rubs off between them
when their passion is actually being shared instead of
just doing something that is uniform on the computer,
on a machine.
his is a modern discussion, one not available in
Ms. Schultz says her dark imagination forces her
forward. She can imagine a different future when
things dont work out so well. The thing that scares
me, she says, with some trepidation, is that all the
changes that came from Earth Day came from the
participation of citizens. Lately, corporations and
governments have more power. Id love to believe that
things will have to change in a good way and, were it
up to the citizens, it might change in a good way. But
now that theres so much power placed in these things
above average humans that it might go another way.

T 1970. Then, the media went only in one direction

and though it was a powerful mobilizing force, it
was of less utility in promoting dialog. There is a grow-
My imagination goes astray when I think what it might
be if it goes the wrong way.

ing public awareness of the complexity of the prob- Rachel Carson was interviewed on CBS television
lemthe relationship of international economies. The shortly before her death in 1964. She praised the
dense web of commerce, politics, importance of youthful
and human rights figures so in- perspective, when [the]
extricably into the ecological dy- Passion vs. the machine is world is fresh. Its new, its
namic that its no longer sensible what it is for me... this idea is beautiful, full of wonder
to just demand a clean-up of the and excitement. Its our
environment. Long-term regula- still really important to think misfortune that for most of
tion comes at a short-term ex- about. -Bela Schultz us, that clear-eyed vision
pense to everyone. and that true instinct for
what is beautiful and awe-
Putney teacher Dawn Zweig puts inspiring is dimmed. She
it directly, The environmen- didnt mention the flip side
tal movement isnt just about of how easily we can see
sustainability, its about human the darkness when young,
rights. You cant take the social and how motivational that
piece or the government piece can be.
out of the equation. She never-
theless remains optimistic that hat stone wall in the
in all these nested systems there
are advocates for progressive
change, a fact that offers sol-
T woods behind my
house reminds me
of another thing: its a metaphor for how, individu-
ace to the students and forestalls fatigue. There are ally, each stone can be dislodged assembled in this
people working at all these different levels. A big part one place where they have stood the test of time. The
of what I try to do in my class, without overwhelming wall recalls of the passion of early farmers who lived
the students, is to explain complex systems. If people in a less tenuous balance with the earth, and with the
dont understand how these systems work, how will hands-on version of renewal.
they make good decisions?
Passion vs. the machine is what it is for me, Bela
Many aspects of this complex system can be explored
Schultz says, summing up neatly the simple enduring
at Putneys Earth Day event. More than thirty work-
force of Earth Day. ...This day is still important, this
shops will be led by area people. Local vendors will
idea is still really important to think about.
provide food, crafts, and information. The Putney Coop
will host local farmers and their services. There will
be live music throughout the day. Scheduled peakers For more information about the event, visit the site at
include a keynote address from Tom Wessels, whose
1997 book, Reading The Forested Landscape: A Natural
www.putneyschool.org/earthday2012
History of New England has become a classic.

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4 PM | Bellows Falls,VT | Every 3rd
Friday, downtown Bellows Falls opens
its doors for an evening of art, music,
local shopping, food, and fun. | www.
bf3f.org
Dim Sum Teahouse (visual arts,
food) | 5:30 PM | Brattleboro Museum
& Art Center; 10 Vernon St; Brattle-
boro,VT | Enjoy authentic dim sum
from a pushcart, surrounded by
BMACs current exhibits. | 802-579-
9088, www.brattleboromuseum.org
Contra Dance Woodstock (music,
family/youth) | 6 PM | The Little
Theater; 54 River St; Woodstock,VT |
Delicious vegetarian dinner included.
6-7:30 Family Dance; 8-10:30 Contra.
| 802-457-2075, www.facebook.com/
oldsampeabody
Samira Evans (music) | 7 PM | Stone
Church; 210 Main St; Brattleboro,
VT | Tax Relief night of dancing with
Samira Evans Band. Swing dance les-
son 7-8pm; Samira Evans, 8-10:30pm. |
802-348-6671, www.shallwedance.biz
April Bernard (written word) | 7 PM
| Village Square Booksellers; 32 The
Square; Bellows Falls,VT | The author
reads from her new book, Miss Fuller.
Her writing has appeared in The New
Yorker, the Boston Review, and the New
York Review of Books. | 802-463-9404,
www.villagesquarebooks.com
An Evening of Dance (perfor-
mance) | Redfern Arts Center, Keene
| See listing for Wednesday, April 18.
Stagestruck! (performance) | New
England Youth Theater, Brattleboro |
See listing for Thursday, April 19.
Tibetn Harmonic Healing Bowls
(spirituality) | 7 PM | South Church; 20
Church St; Newport, NH | Harmonic
Healing with Tibetan Bowls. Free.
A very relaxing hour, bring a mat
or blanket. | 603-863-3729, www.
thesouthchurch.org
Groove Culture (music) | 7:30 PM
| Putney Inn; 57 Putney Landing Rd;
Putney,VT | An exciting mix of funk,
latin jazz, and swing. | 802-387-5517,
www.putneyinn.com
Two Men on an Edge:Two One-
Act Plays (performance) | Fri-Sat,
Apr 20-21 @ 7:30 PM, Sunday Apr
April 2012 | WhatsUpInTheValley.com
22 @ 4 PM | Mole Hill Theatre;
789 Gilsum Mine Rd; East Alstead,
NH | Krapps Last Tape by Samuel
Beckett, and Round the Bend writ-
ten and performed by Lionel Chute.
Performed in the unique setting of
a working tool & die shop. BYOB.
| Directions: Gilsum Mine Road to
Baine Way; search Mole Hill Theater
on Facebook
Moscow Festival Ballet: Swan
Lake (performance) | 7:30 PM | Leba-
non Opera House; 51 North Park
St; Lebanon, NH | Performed in four
acts to music by Tchaikovsky, Swan
Lake was fashioned from Russian folk
tales and ancient German legend. |
603-448-0400, www.lebanonopera- A Sea of Color, 1000s of Rugs Deep
house.org
443 Winchester St., Keene, NH
Howie Day (music) | 8 PM | Tupelo 603-357-5152 800-339-5122
Music Hall; 188 S Main St; White www.MediterraniaOrientalRugs.com
River Junction,VT | Singer and song- v Hand Washing v Moth Proofing
writer Howie Day breaks his silence. Open 7 Days 9-5 v Repairs & Restoration v Appraisals
www.howieday.com | 802-698-8341,
www.tupelohallvermont.com
Saturday, April 21
Jungle Jack Hanna (family/youth, The Beauty of Nature in Glass
education) | 1 PM & 6 PM | The Para- Hand-sculpted and blown vases, collectible
mount Theatre; 30 Center St; Rutland, paperweights, seasonal gifts, and more.
VT | Two shows! The renowned
animal expert and host of TVs Jack Onsite gallery and glassblowing
Hannas Animal Adventures showcases demonstrations. By Chance or Appt.
some of his furry and feathered www.sherwinartglass.com
animal friends from all parts of the
33 Bridge Street Bellows Falls, VT 802-376-5744
world, live and on stage. | 802-775-
0903, www.paramountvt.org
Second Wind w/ Guests (music) |
7:30 PM | Claremont Opera House;
58 Opera House Square; Claremont,
NH | Classy, a bit sassy, and always
fun. Fresh-sounding contemporary
pop mixed with classic folk/soft
rockmusic played straight from
the heart... with a touch of fire. |
603-542-4433, www.claremontopera-
house.com
An Evening of Dance (perfor-
mance) | Redfern Arts Center, Keene
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Rob Bartlett (performance) | 7:30
PM | Lebanon Opera House; 51 $8.67
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North Park St; Lebanon, NH | Stand-up
comedian whose credits include Late Night
with David Letterman and stints with Conan
OBrien. | 603-448-0400, www.lebanonop-
erahouse.org
Les Amies (music) | 7:30 PM | Centre
Congregational Church; 193 Main St;
Brattleboro,VT | BMC Chamber Music
Series. Carol Wincenc, flute; Nancy Allen,
harp; Cynthia Phelps, viola. | 802-257-4523,
www.bmcvt.org
Tribute to Attila Zoller (music) | 8 PM |
Vermont Jazz Center; 72 Cotton Mill Hill
#222; Brattleboro,VT | Attila Zoller was
a top-tiered guitarist who performed and
recorded with the most noteworthy jazz
musicians of his time. This concert focuses
on Zollers music as performed by those
who knew him well. | 802-254-9088, www.
vtjazz.org
Cats Under The Stars
(music) | 8 PM | Tupelo Music
Hall; 188 S Main St; White
River Junction,VT | The
songs of the Jerry Garcia
Band; an experience you will
not forget. | 802-698-8341,
www.tupelohallvermont.com
Sunday, April 22
Putney Community
Earth Day (education,
cultural/historic) | 10 AM |
Putney School; 418 Hough-
ton Brook Rd; Putney,VT |
Instead of focusing on the
negative aspects of environ-
mental issues, the day will
have a optimistic feel, and will emphasize
some of the positive things that have been
happening. Workshops, music, movies,
booths, keynote speakers.
Dreaming Again (performance) | 2 PM |
The Colonial Theatre; 95 Main St; Keene,
NH | Dramatic play based on the authentic
stories of immigrants and refugees who
have resettled in New Hampshire over the
past 100 years. | 603-224-4071, www.nhhc.
org/FencesandNeighbors.php
Two Men on an Edge:Two One-Act
Plays (performance) | Mole Hill Theatre,
East Alstead | See listing for Friday, April 20.
Glenn Miller Orchestra (music) | 4 PM |
The Paramount Theatre; 30 Center St; Rut-
land,VT | The 19-member band continues
to play the original Miller arrangements
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that keep exciting fans young and old! |
802-775-0903, www.paramountvt.org
Contra Dance Brattleboro (music, fam-
ily/youth) | Stone Church, Brattleboro | See
listing for Sunday, April 8.
Sierra Hull & Highway 111 (music) |
7:30 PM | Next Stage; 15 Kimball Hill;
Putney,VT | Tennessee mandolin prodigy
Sierra Hull and her bluegrass band. | 802-
254-9276, www.twilightmusic.org
Monday, April 23
Keene Restaurant Week (food) | Mon-
Sun, Apr 23-29 | Keene, NH | Participating
restaurants offer a unique prix fixe menu.
This is the first annual event, spotlighting
Keene as a culinary and cultural destination.
| www.keenerestaurantweek.org
No Film Film Festival
Screening Weekend
Sat & Sun, Apr 28 & 29 | Bellows Falls
The best entries from the Festival Challenge
on the largest screen in Southern Vermont,
film/TV industry trade show, and festivities.
Business Coaching (education) | 9 AM |
Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce;
48 Central Square; Keene, NH | For
established and emerging business owners,
including non-profit organizations. Time
management, team building, and cash flow
management. Free. | 603-352-1303, www.
keenechamber.com
Writers Group (written word) | 6:30 PM
| Springfield Public Library; 43 Main St;
Springfield,VT | All writers and would-be
writers age 18 and older are invited to join.
Come and listen, get support for your writ-
ing, share your work if youd like. | 802-885-
3108, www.springfieldtownlibrary.org
Dreaming Again (performance) | 7 PM |
River Valley Community College; 1 College
Dr; Claremont, NH | Dramatic play based
on the authentic stories of immigrants
and refugees who have resettled in New
Hampshire over the past 100 years. This
performance is open to the public through
a suggested donation. | 603-224-4071,
www.nhhc.org/FencesandNeighbors.php
Tuesday, April 24
Keene Restaurant Week (food) | Keene,
NH | See listing for Monday, April 23.
History of the Railroad in Cheshire
County, 1844-1984 (education, cultural/his-
toric) | Historical Society of Cheshire County,
Keene | See listing for Tuesday, April 10.
Open Wall (visual arts) | Gallery at the
VAULT, Springfield | See listing for Tuesday,
April 3.
Live Irish Trad Sessions (music) | Salt
Hill Pub, Lebanon | See listing for Tuesday,
April 3.
Swing & Salsa Dance
Classes (education, music)
| Tracy Hall WB, Norwich,
VT | See listing for
Tuesday, April 3.
Wednesday,
April 25
Keene Restaurant
Week (food) | Keene, NH
| See listing for Monday,
April 23.
Young Scientist
Program (family/youth,
education) | Apr 25 - May
16 @ 9:30 AM & 1 PM |
Montshire Museum of Science; One Mont-
shire Rd; Norwich,VT | Geared towards
preschoolers and kindergartners ages 4-6.
Hands-on experiments, fun projects, and
individual explorations in the physical and
natural sciences. | 802-649-2200, www.
montshire.org
Knitting Together (benefit/charity) | Village
Square Booksellers, Bellows Falls | See
listing for Wednesday, April 4.
John Nestle (education) | 7 PM | Brooks
Memorial Library; 224 Main St; Brattleboro,
VT | The CEO and fighter test pilot will talk
about starting a high-tech avionics company
and flying jet aircraft. Not a lecture; a con-
versation about his extensive & long career.
| 802-254-5290, http://brooks.lib.vt.us
info@WUITV.com | April 2012
Chicago (performance) | Northern Stage,
White River Junction | See listing for
Wednesday, April 11.
Jazz Jam Session (music) | Vermont
Jazz Center, Brattleboro | See listing for
Wednesday, April 4.
Thursday, April 26
Keene Restaurant Week (food) | Keene,
NH | See listing for Monday, April 23.
Acoustic Thursdays (music) | Fritzs,
Keene | See listing for Thursday, April 5.
Open Mic Newport (music) | Salt Hill
Pub, Newport | See listing for Thursday,
April 5.
Open Mic Lebanon (music) | Salt Hill Pub,
Lebanon | See listing for Thursday, April 5.
Friday, April 27
Keene Restaurant Week (food) | Keene,
NH | See listing for Monday, April 23.
Friday Morning Pageturners (written
word) | Springfield Public Library | See list-
ing for Friday, April 13.
April 2012 | WhatsUpInTheValley.com
White River Indie Film Festival (cine-
ma) | Fri-Sun, Apr 27-29 | White River Junc-
TwilightMusic
tion,VT | Recent prizewinners from major
international film festivals and submissions
from regional filmmakers, selected for artis-
tic and social merit. Also panels, workshops,
readings, and parties. | www.wrif.org
Final Friday Coffeehouse (music) | 7:30 PRYDEIN & FRIENDS
PM | Stone Church Arts; 20 Church St; Twin bagpipe Celtic Rock quintet that mixes
Bellows Falls,VT | Our region brims with traditional repertoire and rock sensability.
talent! Open mic in the intimate setting of NEXT STAGE SAT. APRIL 7, 7:30PM
the Chapel Gallery. | 802-463-3100, www. 15 Kimball Hill, Putney
immanuelepiscopal.org/SCAConcerts.html
SIERRA HULL & HIGHWAY 111
Open Mic Sunapee (music, performance) The IBMA award-winning
| 7 PM | Sunapee Community Coffeehouse; mandolin prodigy and
her all-star bluegrass
Sunapee Methodist Church, Downstairs, quintet, plus Monroe-
17 Lower Main St; Sunapee, NH | Stop by style mondolinist, Mike
to listen or join in! Sign up for your 15 min Compton
or three songs. Storytellers also welcome. SUN. APRIL 22, 7:30PM
| 603-763-3241 (or after 6 PM, 603-763- NEXT STAGE
4301), www.sunapeecoffeehouse.org 15 Kimball Hill, Putney
CANTRIP & FRIENDS
Rag Rug Weaving (other) | 7 PM | Putney
High energy Scottish
Inn; 57 Putney Landing Rd; Putney,VT | music from Edinburgh
Learn the fun art of turning old clothes FRI. APRIL 27, 7:30PM
into beautiful rugs. Covers setting up the HOOKER-DUNHAM
loom, rag preparation, weaving and finishing 139 Main St., Brattleboro
techniques. | 802-387-2656, www.putney- INFO & TICKETS
inn.com 802-254-9276
www.twilightmusic.org
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I and Eye: Pictures of My Genera-
tion (visual arts) | 7 PM | Brooks Memo-
rial Library; 224 Main St; Brattleboro,VT |
An astonishing record of the far-ranging
experiences of a generation. Peter Simon
is a nationally acclaimed photographer,
photojournalist, author, and music historian.
| 802-254-5290, http://brooks.lib.vt.us
Cantrip and Friends | 7:30 PM | Hooker-
Dunham Theater & Gallery; 139 Main St;
Brattleboro,VT | High energy Scottish
music from Edinburgh and New England. |
802-254-9276, www.twilightmusic.org
Comedian Bob Marley (performance)
| Fri, Apr 27 @ 8:00 PM | The Colonial
Theatre; 95 Main St; Keene, NH | One of
the hottest comedians in the country. |
603-352-2033, www.thecolonial.org
Joan Rivers (performance) | 8 PM | The
Paramount Theatre; 30 Center St; Rutland,
VT | Comedian, TV host, and CEO Joan
Rivers is an icon of American culture. Shell
be serving up an original, wickedly funny
performance of gossip, music, and politically
incorrect one-liners with abandon. Mature
contentadults only. | 802-775-0903, www.
paramountvt.org
Greg Brown (music) | 8 PM | Peterbor-
ough Players Theater; 55 Hadley Rd;
Peterborough, NH | One of the best song-
writers in any style, marrying rugged roots
music to quirky, obscure, and frequently
sharp-witted lyrics. | 603-827-2905, www.
pfmsconcerts.org
Saturday, April 28
Keene Restaurant Week (food) | Keene,
NH | See listing for Monday, April 23.
No Film Film Festival Screening
Weekend | Sat & Sun, Apr 28 & 29 | Bel-
lows Falls,VT | The grand culmination of
the No Film Film Festival Challenge. The
best entries are being shown on the largest
screen in Vermont! Also a film & TV
industry trade show and other festivities.
| 802-463-1613, www.nofilmfestival.org
Painting Spectacular Flowers (visual
arts, education) | 9:30 AM | Gallery at the
VAULT; 68 Main St; Springfield,VT | Open
to all levels of painting ability with some
drawing experience recommended. Learn
basic floral painting techniques, with an
emphasis on values and composition.
Registration required. | 802-885-7111,
www.galleryvault.org
Billings Farm Opening Day (educa-
tion, family/youth, agriculture, cultural/historic,
outdoors) | 10 AM | Billings Farm & Museum;
Rte 12 & River Rd; Woodstock,VT | One of
the finest operating dairy farms in America
and a museum of Vermonts rural past
your gateway to Vermonts rural heritage. |
802-457-2355, www.billingsfarm.org
White River Indie Film Festival (cin-
ema) | White River Junction | See listing for
Friday, April 27.
Hungry Town (music) | 7:30 PM | Stone
Church Arts; 20 Church St; Bellows Falls,
VT | Old-timey folkthe good stuff. | 802-
463-3100, www.immanuelepiscopal.org/
SCAConcerts.html
Ira Glass (performance) | 8 PM | The
Colonial Theatre; 95 Main St; Keene, NH |
A beloved voice of public radio. Whether
backstories of favorite episodes of This
American Life or recounting elements of his
considerable experience in radio
broadcasting, you can rest assured that it
will be warm, witty and worthwhile. | 603-
352-2033, www.thecolonial.org
Sunday, April 29
Keene Restaurant Week (food) | Keene,
NH | See listing for Monday, April 23.
White River Indie Film Festival (cin-
ema) | White River Junction | See listing for
Friday, April 27.
Keene Pops Choir (music) | 3 PM | The
Colonial Theatre; 95 Main St; Keene, NH |
Music from Americas great legacy. Now in
its 33rd year, the POPS repertoire utilizes
the musicianship of the full ensemble as
well as soloists and guest artists. | 603-352-
2033, www.thecolonial.org
Additional info about these events,
and many more, are online at
WhatsUpInTheValley.com. New
events are added almost every day.
Listings are free! Click Submit An
Event on the website.
info@WUITV.com | April 2012
May Events Preview:
Wednesday, May 2
One Nation under Contract (Govern-
ment, Education) | 7 PM | Brooks Memorial
Library; 224 Main St; Brattleboro,VT | Pro-
fessor Allison Stanger provides a disturbing
look at an important trend in politics: the
privatization of American foreign policy and
its consequences. | 802-254-5290, www.
brooks.lib.vt.us
Friday, May 4
Willy Wonka the Musical (Performing
Arts) | Fri & Sat, May 4 & 5 | Claremont
Opera House; 58 Opera House Square;
Claremont, NH | Three performances! The
candy man and his quest to find an heir
comes to life in this stage adaptation. | 603-
542-4433; www.claremontoperahouse.org
Sunday, May 6
Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival
(Outdoors, Family/Youth) | 10 AM | Herricks
Cove; Herricks Cove Rd; Rockingham,
VT | Nature presentations, activities and
programs featuring live animals, guided
nature walks, a childrens wildlife parade
April 2012 | WhatsUpInTheValley.com
and crafts, tasty food, workshops, birding
and much more. Come for an hour or stay
all day. | 802-722-3355, search Herricks
Cove Wildlife Festival on Facebook
Wednesday, May 9
Scripting Hitchcock: Psycho,The
Birds, and Marnie (Cinema, Education) | 7
PM | Brooks Memorial Library; 224 Main St;
Brattleboro,VT | Explores the collaborative
process between Alfred Hitchcock and the
screenwriters of his greatest films. | 802-
254-5290, www.brooks.lib.vt.us
Friday, May 11
Fort At No. 4 Opening Weekend
(Family/Youth, Cultural/Historic) | Fri-Sun, May
11-13 | Fort At No. 4; 267 Springfield Rd;
Charlestown, NH | The Fort at No. 4 opens
for the season! | 603-826-5700, www.
fortat4.com
Saturday, May 12
Doo Wopp Hall of Fame (Music) | 8
PM | The Colonial Theatre; 95 Main St;
Keene, NH | Doo wopp returns with a
star-studded lineup. | 603-352-2033, www.
thecolonial.org
Friday, May 25
Whose Live Anyway? (Performing Arts) |
7:30 PM | The Colonial Theatre; 95 Main St;
Keene, NH | Hilarious improvised comedy
and song based on audience suggestions,
featuring comedians Ryan Stiles, Gregg
Proops, Chip Esten and Jeff B. Davis. | 603-
352-2033, www.thecolonial.org
Saturday, May 26
Vermont Open Studio Weekend (Visual
Arts) | Sat & Sun, May 26 & 27 @ 10 AM - 5
PM | Statewide;Vermont | The 21-year-
strong Springtime event visit craftspeople,
artists, and galleries all over Vermont. | 802-
223-3380, www.vermontcrafts.com
Wednesday, May 30
Slow Living Summit (Education, Health,
Cultural/Historic) | Wed, May 30 - Fri, Jun 1
| Brattleboro,VT | A major conference de-
signed to foster cross-sector solutions for
high-quality sustainable living in which com-
mon good takes precedence over private
gain. | www.slowlivingsummit.org
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