Eagle Times Staff BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) invites the public to explore natural dye techniques in a workshop on Saturday, June 8, at the museum. In collaboration with the Brattleboro Food Coop, BMAC Manager of Education Kate Milliken leads two introductory in-person sessions at[Read More…]
Lifestyles
Crime-solving entertainment in ‘Long Haul’
By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The Bookworm Sez “Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers” by Frank Figliuzzi c.2024, Mariner / $25.99 / 272 pages The guy on the road next to you takes up a lot of room. At least he’s not taking his good old sweet time; he has a[Read More…]
The Wonders of Aerial Insectivore Flight
The Outside Story When I worked at a barn one summer during college, I marveled at the swallows that nested in the structure’s eaves and corners. I watched the iridescent birds swoop, flutter, and dart with amazing dexterity between the small spaces above the stalls. These acrobatic birds are aerial[Read More…]
A rare southern warbler
By BILL CHAISSON Of a Feather Merlin occasionally has hallucinations, your first clue that it is an example of “artificial intelligence” creeping into our lives and the subject of such hype over the last year or two. It regularly mistakes the black-throated blue warbler for the cerulean, which makes me[Read More…]
Learn about the life of Ella Fitzgerald in ‘Ella’
By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The Bookworm Sez “Ella: A Novel” by Diane Richards c.2024, Amistad / $28 / 384 pages Beyonce does it. So does Misty Copeland, Drake, Alicia Keyes and Chaka Khan. You’d do it, too, if you thought you could sing and dance and make a living at it.[Read More…]
I Do – I Will – Who Knew?: Wedding ceremonies of the past and today
By MARY CARTER Local History Everyone loves a wedding. Today’s brides and grooms love the ability to choose something old and something new when planning their special day. Let’s begin with their guest arrival. Traditionally, guests associated with the bride sit to the left facing the aisle, and guests of[Read More…]
HCRS welcomes Jean Warner as Director of Developmental Services
Eagle Times Staff SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Health Care and Rehabilitation Services (HCRS), southeastern Vermont’s non-profit community mental-health agency, has announced the appointment of Jean Warner as their new Director of Developmental Services. Warner brings with her a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to enhancing the lives of people[Read More…]
1842- 1885: The short life of Clover Adams
By ANN ST. MARTIN STOUT Leaves Are Free I recently finished reading “Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life.” Often, if a topic comes onto my radar several times over a brief period, I sit up and take notice. Mary Carter’s story in the Eagle Times about the memorial to[Read More…]
Fun facts About the Old Farmer’s Almanac
By MARY CARTER Local History Within the year George Washington was re-elected president, a bookbinder, teacher, and hobby astronomer named Robert B. Thomas published the first edition of what was then called “Farmer’s Almanac.” Born in 1766, Thomas was raised on a Massachusetts farm. According to Thomas’ memoirs, his father[Read More…]
Fun history with a startling lesson in ‘The Year of Living Constitutionally’
By TERRI SCHLICHENMEYER The Bookworm Sez “The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man’s Humble Quest to follow the Constitution’s Original Meaning” by A.J. Jacobs c.2024 / Crown Publishing / $30 / 304 pages They say you have to fight for the right to party. You also have the right to[Read More…]