VENUES TO THE WEST OF DOWNTOWN

1. Tasha Tudor's Favourite Dresses Exhibit at Jeremiah Beal House
974 Western Ave. (1.3 mi. west of Exit 2), (802) 257-4444 Amy Tudor, www.TashaTudorMuseum.org
OPEN for Gallery Walk from 4 to 7 pm only: Now open for the season, the Museum continues to inspire visitors by immersing them in the world of author, illustrator, and early American lifestyle icon Tasha Tudor. For the Love of Frocks: Tasha's Favourite Dresses Exhibit is hosted by its curator during Gallery Walk on May 4. This new exhibit features dresses selected from Tasha Tudor's historic family heirloom costume collection, many displayed publicly for the first time. Included will be dresses worn, made, and illustrated by Tasha, as well as dresses exquisitely representative of the Romantic Era, Tasha's favorite period in history. Free Admission during Gallery Walk. Exhibit open through October 20, Wed.-Sat. 11-4 pm.

2. C.X. Silver Gallery & Dim Sum Teahouse
814 Western Ave., (802) 257-7898 or (802) 579-9088, www.cxsilvergallery.com
Continuing Exhibits: (1) Cai Xi's Wu Ji (Infinity Within) Painting Performance. (2) Landscapes from the "Earth and Sky" series, (3) work in the gallery Portrait Studio from a July 2010 fellowship at Vermont Studio Center; (4) Contemporary Chinese Art of Xi Cai featuring six-foot canvases of new calligraphic abstractions using mops and trowels as "brushes" and recorded live for viewing on youtube. Open for Gallery Walk, 4 to 8, otherwise Mon.-Wed. 10 to 8, Thu. & Fri. 10 to 1, Sat. & Sun. 4 to 8; appt. recommended.
Enjoy two monthly venues for Cai's Dim Sum Teahouse: Second Sundays -- May 13, 10-8 pm -- at the Gallery in West Brattleboro, featuring the à la carte menu (online at http://www.DimSumVT.com.), dining in, and orders to go as an option; and Third Fridays -- May 18, 5:30-8:30 pm -- at Brattleboro Museum featuring selected dishes from the monthly menu, prix fixe, all-you-can-eat, Dim Sum pushcarts, and solely dining in. The Museum event features Make Your Own Edible Sculpture - Art as Food as Art. Reservations for both venues are recommended: (802) 257-7898 x3. Advance orders of Dim Sum can be called in for take out at other times during the month.

3. Open Studio on Saturday: Art by Sarah Adam
270 Western Ave., 3rd floor studio and 1st floor porch (weather permitting), www.Madsahara.com - or - facebook: MadsaharaArt
OPEN Saturday, May 5, 1-8 pm ONLY: New paintings by Sarah Adam. This series focuses on silhouettes and patterns made by natural and manufactured objects. Painting on found objects as well as wooden furniture. Sarah's studio collection includes sweeping expressionist landscapes and portraiture, brightly colorful abstracts, and found-object collage. Also featured: whimsical children's illustration, books, and paper goods. Most artwork and illustration available for sale; commissions welcome. This is a free event. Studio on third floor, artwork also on display on first-floor porch (weather permitting). Parking on Western Avenue and Highlawn Road. Sorry, the house is not handicapped accessible; please plan ahead.

VENUES TO THE NORTH OF DOWNTOWN

4. The Marina Restaurant
28 Spring Tree Rd. (down behind 464 Putney Rd. - where the West River meets the Connecticut), (802) 257-7563, www.vermontmarina.com
Colorful canvases by Janet Picard are featured at the recently rebuilt Marina. Inspired by the Vermont landscape, as well as the dunes and seascapes of Cape Cod, Janet's paintings resonate with the restaurant's fresh new design: both are contemporary, big, bold, and pulsating with energy. The Marina Restaurant is a casual waterfront eatery with a sunset view; open 7 days 11:30 to 10, serving Sunday Brunch from 10 to 1.

VENUES IN OR NEAR DOWNTOWN

5. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
10 Vernon St., (802) 257-0124, www.brattleboromuseum.org
Admission is FREE during Gallery Walk. Live music with singer-songwriter Tad Dreis from 6 to 8 pm ( www.taddreis.com).
"Bridging Earth & Sky" opens BMAC's 2012/2013 season with six exhibits consisting of paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculpture by more than thirty artists exploring our physical and metaphorical relationship with trees -- botanical analogues for human life, spiritual touchstones, and expressions of family connectivity: DRAWING ON THE SKY · WITNESS TREES · HERITAGE TREES · SYLVAN FORMS · RAÍZES/ROOTS · WOODSTACK · THE GOLDEN GAME.
Regular Hours: 11 to 5 daily except Tues. and Wed. Admission: $6 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students, free to members, children 5 and under, and staff of other museums.

6. Windham Wines & The Wine Gallery
30 & 36 Main St., (802) 246-6400, www.windhamwines.com
In tribute to Windham Wines' offerings of wine from around the world, Brattleboro photographers Cynthia Stalker and Darrell Thomas DuPont are showing a sampling of their global fine art photography, highlighting some of the wine-producing areas of France. This photoart is presented in two formats -- gallery wraps and float wraps -- displayed on archival canvas or a variety of archival photographic papers. These selections for Gallery Walk, as well as others, can be viewed at www.stalkerdupontphotoart.com.
Windham Wines sells the area's broadest range of wines from around the world, as well as many unusual beers, and is open 11-7, Tues.-Sat. The Wine Gallery next door is available for private parties, special events, and semi-monthly wine tastings open to the public. Call Frank or Marty at Windham Wines for details about reserving the Gallery for a party or training.

7. River Gallery School of Art
32 Main St., (802) 257-1577, www.rivergalleryschool.org
Gallery spaces in the school feature work from the Children's Studio, Tots Class, and Teen Studio, including sculpture, paintings, and charcoal drawings from the winter/spring semester. Some of the items donated to the May 12 annual benefit auction at The River Garden are also on display.

8. Latchis Theatre
50 Main St., (802) 254-1109, www.latchis.com
Brilliant Pastels by Ann Coleman continue on display in the Main Theatre from May 1 through May 22. Having lost 38 originals and over 400 prints to Irene's flood waters, Ann is grateful to still have her archival giclée prints for viewing. She is actively fundraising in hopes of rebuilding her Wilmington, Vt. gallery that had been newly renovated when Irene swept it away in its entirety. This resilent artist has made Vermont landscapes and garden images her focus for the past 14 years. To purchase or see Ann's works go to: www.artistAnnColeman.com, or call her at (802) 368-7090.
Paintings by Mohammed Daoudi of East Dummerston during May. Originally from Tangier, Morocco, Mohammed came to the US in the late '70s, living in New York and Seattle prior to moving to Vermont in 1994 with his wife. His works are usually large oils striving to create a sense of whimsy by juxtaposing strange and curious subjects and objects. Meet-the-artist reception during Gallery Walk on May 4, 5 to 8:30 pm. The gallery is otherwise open Thurs.-Sat. 5 to 7:30 pm and by appointment. For further information, contact the artist at mmdaoudi@gmail.com.

9. Twilight Tea Lounge
41 Main St. - Lower Level (enter through Knit or Dye or on Arch St.), (802) 254-8887, www.twilighttealounge.com
Music by local guitarist Dan Lydon on Gallery Walk. Dan has been playing around southern Vermont, with groups and as a solo artist, for more than 20 years. Best known in the area as guitarist for The Rattlecats, his solo performances draw influences from pop, blues, reggae, latin, celtic, mountain music, and good old picking and singing. Take a pause on your stroll and enjoy some new and familiar songs and instrumentals, delivered with soul and wit. The Tea Lounge will be open for tea and treats until 10 pm for Gallery Walk. Regular hours are 12-8 daily except Monday, and until 9 pm on Friday & Saturday

10. Edw. Jones/Joseph LoMonaco
51 Main St., (802) 251-0405
Stop in during Gallery Walk to enjoy a continuing group show by area artists Susan Osgood, Barbara Merfeld-Campman, Carol Keiser, Carolyn Nelson, Judy Hawkins, and Ruby Rice. Susan Osgood says, "These drawings are made of powdered pigment, ink, and egg tempera on transparent rice paper; the title of the series is the name of an ancient Egyptian temple" ... Barbara Merfeld-Campman is showing images of light and darkness: new mixed-media works and an assemblage ... Carol Keiser shares, "I like to work from memory of intimate spaces, places of home and comfort, always with a view toward the world outside" ... Carolyn Nelson says, "I have loved collage and paper as another way to explore line and form" ... Judy Hawkins offers viewers dramatic color, expressive brushstrokes, and a bold interpretation of the Vermont landscape ... Ruby Rice is a visionary mixed-media artist displaying Fiber Wall Hangings for Sacred Spaces. Open for Gallery Walk as well as weekdays 9-5 and by appointment.

11. Flat Street Brew Pub
6 Flat St., (802) 257-1911, www.flatstreetbrewpub.net
"I'm trying for a 'glyphic' elementary simplicity in the work," says artist/musician Peetr Wilson. "To me, art IS language (without words) like hieroglyphics. Art is naive. Outsider. On the outside looking in to reflect a world, a galaxy, an emotion motivated and brought to fruition. There is no mission, just do it! Show your vision to the humans. The world needs vision. It's 2012. They say the world as we know it will be destroyed; I say no better year then to create! Create to evolve consciousness." While attending school in Keene, NH, Peetr's primary interests were topics of consciousness and visionary art and philosophy, not topics they go into very deeply in public school systems. "Now 20 years later I've traveled, discovered, lived and learned and finally settled in Brattleboro. It's been a blessing giving me the space and peace of mind to sink into Art and Music more completely than any other time in my life." The Pub offers 20 fine handcrafted ales and lagers on tap and the kitchen's now open and offering more great pub food. Open 5 days a week, Tues.-Sat., 4 to 12:30 last call.

12. Adivasi
8 Flat St., (802) 258-2231, www.adivasi.com
During Gallery Walk on May 4, Sadelle Wiltshire, a Certified Zentangle Teacher from Putney, will be demonstrating this meditative art technique. Zentangle, is a relaxing, intuitive, and easy-to-learn art form using repetitive patterns. Whether employed as a personal tool for improving focus, reducing stress, or to enhance creativity, anyone can create beautiful abstract images. Adivasi works directly with artisans from Rajasthan, India to design a tasteful collection of jewelry, textiles, clothing, and more. Open 7 days.

13. In-Sight Photography Project
45 Flat St., Ste. 1, (802) 251-9960, www.insight-photography.org
Works from the recent Exposures cross-cultural youth arts exchange are featured in May. Since February, participants in Brattleboro; Chicago; The Navajo Nation in Arizona and Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota considered their daily routines as indications of their own culture as they documented each hour of the day. Groups worked to create series of photos depicting a typical day in their region and the rhythm of daily life. View selected works and learn more about the Exposures program by visiting In-Sight's gallery during Gallery Walk or Monday through Friday between 9:30 and 5:30 throughout the month of May. For more information visit online (see link above).

14. Vermont Center for Photography
49 Flat St., (802) 251-6051, www.vcphoto.org
Christine Triebert's solo show "Shadowgraphs" is featured in May. These still-life botanical photographs were made without a camera, using locally found organic subject matter. Christine expresses nature's forms in clean minimalist lines, muted tones, subtle shadows, and the play of interacting shapes. Cameraless photography is a historic process in which light-sensitive paper is exposed in direct contact with an object. Combining early photographic methods with 21st-century technology is the basis for this work. Opening reception on Friday, May 4, from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. An Artist's Talk with Christine is scheduled on Friday, May 18, at 5:30 pm in the gallery. Gallery Hours: Fri. 1-6 pm and Sat./Sun. 12-5 pm, and by appointment.

15. Hope Gallery at Elliot St.Café
134 Elliot St., (802) 246-1251, www.facebook.com/ElliotStreetCafe
Stop in to see the "Climate Change Wall" with art related to climate change as well as information about what is happening in the state. Also on display are photographs by Rebecca Jones. Open during Gallery Walk on April 6, 5 to 8 pm; otherwise open Wed.-Sun. 8:30 to 2:30.

16. McNeill's Brewery
90 Elliot St., (802) 254-2553, www.mcneillsbrewery.com
Pub exhibits include Brad Roth's large paintings of comic book and cartoon character "stars" such as Superman and Betty Rubble (from The Flintstones), new work by Brattleboro's Eric Reagan, and New York artist Sacha's World of Circulism figurative paintings. Paula Lavender is offering her hand-dyed, brightly colored Marbled Fabric in four different sizes as napkins, table cloths, curtains, and large quilting squares.
Eric Reagan presents new and old works, a collection of large and small masks, prints, and a new wall-hanging entitled Sun Splash II. The new abstract work is a sample from Eric's upcoming Solar Project. A trained graphic designer, Eric is a self-taught sculptor working in many styles and mediums. He has been developing techniques for mold-making and casting, working primarily with clay originals.
Since 2003, Sacha has found a way to mix his colors by making circles, scratching the surface of the canvas and bringing out the whiteness of the canvas with a simple toothpick. These circles of movement are brought out in a technique which he calls Circulism. His work conceptually explores human suffering but is both exuberant and hopeful, with comforting symmetries and tender depictions connecting each subject with the viewer.
Ray McNeill has earned thirteen national and international awards for his brews since opening in 1992. Sixteen varieties are listed and described on the brewery's website. Stop by the pub for a brew and some good pub munchies.

17. Frankie's Pizza
75 Elliot St., (802) 254-2420
"Vermonster" and illustrator Elizabeth Neronski is April's featured artist. With brush and pens, she creates worlds and monsters that have described as colorful, cute, and creepy. Follow her work and adventures at neronski.tumblr.com. Frankie's is open 7 days, 11 to 11:30. Specials and changes are posted on the shop's Facebook page.

18. Metropolis
55 Elliot St., (802) 490-2255
Artwork by Rita Linley Ham Corbin (1930-2011) is featured in May. Beyond art school and studies at the Art Students' League in New York City under printmaker Harold Sternberg and abstract expressionist painter Hans Hoffman, Rita said her best education came from visiting art museums and galleries, exploring the city, and drawing the ordinary people she saw. In 1950, she became involved in the Catholic Worker movement and was a lifelong contributor as one of three primary artists for its publication The Catholic Worker. Rita lived in the Brattleboro area off and on from the early 1980s. She explored every medium she could and even experimented with computer drawing programs; but she considered her best work to be her drawings of the ordinary, the poor, and dispossessed. She also loved being outdoors and drew inspiration from nature. When an interviewer once asked her, "Do you believe the artist has a social responsibility?" she responded, "Everyone has a social responsibility." The Scott Griswold & Co. Band is featured on Gallery Walk evening from 8 to 11 pm. Enjoy a Spring Tapas menu of dishes created by Chef Megan Miller.

19. DIVERSITY DAY FESTIVAL
Harmony Parking Lot & other locations in downtown Brattleboro on May 4
STOP BY DURING GALLERY WALK FOR ART, MUSIC, FOOD, AND INFORMATION from a range of organizations whose work celebrates and supports Diversity.

PERFORMANCE STAGE IN HARMONY PARKING LOT:
5:00 - NEYT, Theatre Adventure Adult Troupe: Song "Stagestruck" by Tony Barrand
5:10 - NEYT AcTour Troupe: "Rock Your Boat"
5:30 - Andy Davis and Oak Grove School Students K-6
5:55 - Guilford School Chorus
6:15 - Mahalo Arts Center: "Songs for Peace & Vitality"
6:30 - New England Center for Circus Arts
6:50 - Brattleboro School of Dance: Belly Dance & Modern
7:00 - Nina Kunimoto: Flamenco Dance
7:10 - Northfield Mount Hermon African Percussion Ensemble
7:35 - Vermont Jazz Center: Latin Jazz Ensemble led by Julian Gerstin & Eugene Uman
8:00 - "Snaz": Area Youth Rock Band

BRATTLEBORO MUSEUM & ART CENTER LAWN: Art Installation by Brattleboro Area Middle School Students

RIVER GARDEN ART DISPLAYS: BUHS Diversity Tree & diversity artwork, Putney Central: poetry & art, Families First: collage, Ability Arts students, Guilford School: free-standing masks, Austine School art

HEADROOM STAGES: 7:00 Art Exhibit, 8:00 Poetry Slam, 10:00 Fenibo Afrobeat Funk

PLINY PARK: 6:00 Hip-Hop with "Lil'man"

BOOTHS: WSESU District Schools, Inspire, So. VT Therapeutic Riding Center, Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity, SIT Graduate Institute, Pax Cultural Exchange Program, Families First, Educational Praxis, Refilling Your Well Counseling, Jahved Chaudhri (BAICA/BAII Pakistani Groups), River Gallery, Sandglass Theater, Ability Arts Program, Rotary Club: 3 Corner Productions, Inclusion Matters, Brattleboro Community Justic Center, Asian Cultural Center of VT, Farming Connections, Special Olympics

FOOD VENDORS: Cai's Dim Sum House, Simply Savor, Megan Luces, Taste of Thai

20. Poetry Slam, Art & Music
Headroom Stages, 17 Elliot St.
Celebrating Diversity Days: A night of spoken word, music, and visual arts. Beginning at 7 pm on this night only, enjoy an exhibit of photographs, paintings, and collage by local Brattleboro and SIT artists. Ezra Distler photographs portraits and scenes from Brattleboro in HDR, including beautiful panoramas of our unique town. Sarah Adam is a painter/illustrator who works in various mediums including acrylic, oil, watercolor, pencils, and pen & ink. Jessica Babcock, a conflict transformation student at SIT, has recently starting combining black and white film photography, digital, and drawing/painting to create visual representations of how SIT has shaped her worldview. She will also share a public performance arts piece in town tonight!
Come for the Poetry Slam at 8 pm, followed by the Afrobeat-influenced beats of Fenibo! The theme of the night is Connecting Our Communities through Local Artistry
Sarah Adam's gallery: http://madsahara.com/ Ezra Distler's photography: http://distlerphoto.wordpress.com/ Fenibo: http://www.reverbnation.com/fenibo

21. Inferno
19 Elliot St., (802) 258-6529 Sarah Rice, www.gotoinferno.com
Alan Blackwell is showing a curious and eclectic collection of works spanning several years. From printmaking to ink to acrylic, this show features the randomness that is necessary to find a "style." "My thanks to Inferno for the opportunity," says Alan. Great selection of Craft beers on tap, specialty drink menu, trivia every day!

22. Through The Music Gallery & Studio
Out back at the Turn It Up! music store, 2 Elliot St., (802) 779-3188 Sarah Rice, www.myspace.com/throughthemusicgallery
Just go through Turn It Up!, head up the stairs, and Through The Music (TTM) is on the right. For the month of April, TTM is featuring artists Kathryn Briggs and Charles Vecchione.
Kathryn Briggs was raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia and began her art training studying figurative oil painting. After several artless years, she rediscovered watercolors, a medium that had fascinated her as a child, as a means to understand her own emotional process. Combining a spiritual connection to nature and an endless desire for self-awareness, her works catalog the changing seasons and an evolving human condition.
Charles Vecchione is an artist local to New Hampshire who uses a camera to explore, document, and discover the people and the world around him -- ever searching for the hidden beauty and humanity in everyday existence.
Opening reception during Gallery Walk on April 6, 5:30 to 9:30 pm. If you can't make it during the Walk, TTM is open throughout the month, April 6-25.

23. Mocha Joe's Café
82 Main St., (802) 257-7794, www.mochajoes.com
"The Apoptosis of God," an exhibit of over 30 paintings by Stephen Redmond, is featured in May. Redmond has been represented by The Modern Art Gallery in Sarasota, Florida, and by Wyndy Morehead Fine Art in New Orleans. His work has appeared at the University of Richmond, Southeastern Louisiana University, and Trinity College in Burlington. He has been interviewed on New Orleans Public Radio. Meet the artist at a Gallery Walk reception, 5:30 to 8 pm. Enjoy a cup of Mocha Joe's own freshly roasted coffee, a seasonal drink, and freshly baked pastries.

24. Vermont Artisan Designs & Gallery 2
106 Main St., (802) 257-7044, www.buyvermontart.com
Featured in May are Charlie Hunter's "Dispatches from the Winter That Wasn't Winter." These new oils by the noted monochromatist include experimentation with a squeegee as an artistic tool for his landscapes. "Most of the times I've seen squeegees used in painting, it's for wiping big areas of color," says Hunter. "I like it for defining rooflines and making tire tracks. It's also no slouch at capturing the essence of a pile of dirty snow."
Also featured are new oils by Tatiana Yanovskaya Sink, Susan Parmenter, and Mary Iselin. Pianist Jon Matthew plays the gallery's Yamaha baby grand from 6 to 8 pm during Gallery Walk on May 4. The gallery is open seven days a week and features work by more than 300 fine artists and craftspeople mainly from Vermont and other parts of New England. Call or visit online for additional information.

25. The Works
118 Main St., (802) 579-1871, http://worksbakerycafe.com
The Works is featuring photographs by Paul Miller, an active photographer for about 45 years, mostly with the Brattleboro Camera Club and more recently with Vermont Center for Photography. He has seen the transition from film to digital imaging, with both technologies shown in this exhibit. Paul's life has centered around the Miller Farm in Vernon, Vermont, where he was born. There he managed his Holstein dairy farm, raised his children, and is able to spend semi-retirement with his wife, Mary, of 52 years. "We hope you enjoy this show and it inspires you to count your blessings as we count ours," shares Paul.
The Kids Art corner in May features work by the Hinsdale Middle School Art Club (Rachel Mangean, teacher-adviser): Jhivan Abdul-Cobb, Serena Beard, Monika Costello, Alexa Greenia, Hayden Grover, Natalie LaRue, Shyanne Pratt, Emily Ricker, Allison Vigue, Lakia Wetherell, and Zachary Weslowski. Inspired by Mother Nature during Earth Day in April, students have created linoleum prints of animals, plants, and natural occurrences. Through their artwork and study of nature, they now recognize how important nature is to their daily life.
The Works offers a variety of breakfast and lunch sandwiches available on fresh-baked bagels, artisan breads, and wraps, as well as locally sourced desserts and beverages. Open daily from 6 to 6 and until 9 on Gallery Walk Friday.

26. The Artist's Loft Gallery & B&B
103 Main St., 3rd floor, (802) 257-5181, www.theartistsloft.com
The Artist's Loft Gallery presents works on paper and canvas by award-winning New England artist William Hays. See the latest of Hays' unique, multicolor linoleum block prints of New England and Brattleboro. Enjoy oils of the Vermont landscape and portraiture. Visit online and in person. Open 10 to 6 daily on Main Street and 24/7 online.

27. Amy's Bakery Arts Café
113 Main St., (802) 251-1071
Paintings by Scot Borofsky are featured in April. A Brattleboro native who graduated from Rhode Island School of Design in painting in 1981, Scot was awarded a painting scholarship at the Brooklyn Museum for 1981-82; received a Windham Arts Council mini-grant in 1982; and created a large outdoor installation in the East Village (The Pattern Walk, 1982-84). He exhibited with New York's Mokotoff Gallery, 1985-89; was widely reviewed and collected by major museums and private collectors; and received a Vermont Arts Council Creation Grant in 2005. Scot in turn reviewed many local artists for the Gallery Walk guide and Brattleboro Reformer. His work was featured in the Brattleboro Museum show "Studio in the Street/Street in the Studio" in 2007, curated by Mara Williams. His East Village work from the 1980s will be exhibited in the Dorian Grey Gallery in NYC this coming September in a two-person show with sculptor Ken Hiratsuka.
Scot left New York in 1992 to return to the Brattleboro area, where he has exhibited, raised two boys, and created indoor/outdoor public art works. Scot's three websites are linked online at scotsart.net.
10% of all sales will be donated to the effort to locate Marble Arvidson, missing from Brattleboro since September 2011.
Amy's offers European-style breads; soups, sandwiches, salads; specialty cakes, cookies, and other treats, including Bart's ice cream, Mon.-Sat. 8-6, till 8 on Gallery Walk, and Sun. 9-5.

28. Beadniks
115 Main St., (802) 257-5114, http://beadniksvt.com
During May, and in honor of Mother's Day, Beadniks' "History on a String" features the famous "White Heart" -- beautiful red beads with white cores. The red in this bead was created through a secret glass-color recipe that incorporated gold. This style of bead dates back to Venetian (Italian) glass beadmakers in the 1700s and was the basis for many other lampwork and polychrome beads. The colors and sizes varied through the years as supply and demand dictated, but the symbology of "pure heartedness" remained constant and shines through in all examples. Beadniks folks are back from yet another trade show, well stocked with many new beads, jewels, and more. It's time to "get your muse on"!

29. WVEW LP Brattleboro, 107.7 FM
139 Main St., Suite 706B, www.wvew.org
Community Radio returns to the air! Open Studio and 24-hour live broadcast starts at 5 pm on May 4 at the station's new location in the Hooker-Dunham Building. Live music, talk and fun. Refreshments. Tour the station, meet DJs, and take the opportunity to sign up for your own program or for membership in the WVEW-LP radio community!

30. In the Moment Music & Gifts
143 Main St., (802) 257-8171, www.inthemomentrecords.com
Peace Through Music: During Gallery Walk on May 4, join Greg Howe and Jonny Sheehan as they play an eclectic blend of semi-acoustic folk and blues, alt country, rockabilly, gospel, and more. Performing for the last five years, they use varied instrumentation and warm vocal harmonies, drawing from a rich repertoire that includes a growing body of original music. Continuing exhibit of screen prints by West Coast artist Alan Forbes, best known for his work with The Black Crowes. Alan's artwork has graced the covers of numerous LPs and gig posters. Commissioned by the bands and completely authorized, these prints are limited editions -- a few in batches of less than 50! Open Mon.-Sat. 11-6, Sun. 11-5, later for Gallery Walk.

31. Gallery in the Woods & Dante's Infurniture
145 Main St., (802) 257-4777, www.galleryinthewoods.com
Ceramic artist Marilyn Andrews moves between functional and nonfunctional in psychological, surreal, and dreamlike figurative clay sculpture. The function-based objects take on symbolic meaning, becoming a vehicle for understanding the ordinary as extraordinary. "The work refers both to the world of object we create and inhabit," says Andrews, "and to our selves as continuously created beings. I find it a satisfying challenge to use this small scale powerfully." Andrews has branched into bas-relief wall panels, extending the brief narrative moment into a more complex picture. Reception for the artist on Friday, May 4, 5:30 to 8:30 pm during Gallery Walk. The Moondogs perform original tunes.

32. Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery
139 Main St., down alley and downstairs, (802) 254-9276, www.hookerdunham.org & Facebook
In-Sight Photography's Annual Student Art Show celebrates their 20th year of offering photography courses to youth regardless of ability to pay. This year's show offers an array of darkroom and digital works from classes spanning Introduction to Black and White to Stop-Motion Animation. Thoughtful, adventurous, and often humorous, works on display demonstrate the experiences and views of our local youth. Join us during Gallery Walk to celebrate the hard work of local budding photographers and 20 years of In-Sight in Brattleboro! Gallery hours: during events at Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery and by appointment. Reception on Friday, May 4, from 5:30 to 8.

33. A Candle in the Night
181 Main St., (802) 257-0471, www.acandleinthenight.com
The featured artist in the central gallery space is Ahren Ahrenholz. Work by Larry Simons, B.Z. Reily, Rob Hitzig, Simi Berman, Torie Olson, Stephen Procter, and Mark Fenwick is also displayed throughout the store. Browse through Oriental carpets, distinctive furniture lines, and antique pieces from Africa, China, India, and other exotic places, as well as artful accessories from around the globe. Interior design services available for office and home. Hours: Fri. 10-8; Mon.-Thurs. & Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-5.

34. Take a Moment for Peace
Centre Congregational Church, 193 Main St., in the parlor, (802) 257-4588 Dee and Bob Keller
5:30-6 pm, Meditations for Peace: Gallery Walkers of all faiths and persuasions are invited into the church Chapel to share in quietude, music, and quotations dedicated to enhancing personal, family, community, and world peace. This month, "Faith as Creative Maladjustment" will be led by Steve Chase, a member of Putney Friends Meeting (Quaker) and the educational director of the environmental studies program at Antioch University in Keene. He is the author of "Letters to a Fellow Seeker: A Short Introduction to the Quaker Way" and co-founder of the Transition Keene Task Force, the first initiative in New Hampshire. Cynthia Hughes of Coracle plays her harp to open and close the meditation.

35. Brooks Memorial Library
224 Main St., (802) 254-5290, www.brooks.lib.vt.us
Selections from the library's Fine Arts Collection of more than 350 items -- sculptures, ceramics, paintings, rare books, maps, photographs, and historical and archaeological objects -- donated over the past 150-plus years -- are permanently displayed on three floors.
Through changing exhibits, regional artists show their artwork, and community collectors and organizations stage displays. During May and June, Mollie Burke, Arrin Fancher, Helene Henry, Jude Rondeau, Kate Spencer, and Lydia Thomson show their collages and oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings on the Main Floor. This group of six women artists meets each month to share reactions and encouragement on their work in progress. A glass case on the Mezzanine displays bronzes from the library's Henrietta Loud Collection. On the second floor, display cases opposite the Children's Room feature original artwork demonstrating how picture books are made. This month, Nan Rossiter exhibits her brand new children's book, "The Fo'c''sle: Henry Beston's 'Outermost House,'" a retelling of writer Henry Beston's year of living alone in a shack on Cape Cod's Nauset Dunes in the 1920s. Some of Rossiter's award-winning books for children are "Rugby & Rosie," "The Way Home," and "Sugar on Snow."
A brochure is available to lead visitors on a self-guided walking tour of the library's art during regular hours: Mon.-Wed. 10-9, Thurs. 1-6, Fri. 10-6, & Sat. 10-2.

36. "Shall We Dance" at the Brattleboro Stone Church
210 Main St. (cor. Grove, next to the PO), (802) 579-9990 Ray Warren, ray@shallwedance.biz, www.shallwedance.biz
The Brattleboro Ballroom of Shall We Dance offers a FREE Foxtrot dance lesson from 7 to 8 with Brendan McClure; open ballroom dancing follows from 8 to 10 pm. Cost of dance: $8 singles, $15 couples, $5 teens & seniors. Light refreshments. Please carry your dancing shoes. Check online calendar at www.shallwedance.biz for upcoming lessons and dances.

37. Brooks House Mural Project
Rounding corner of Main and High Sts., Info: starvingartist374@msn.com
The Mural Project is now complete! Last fall Steven Donovan was asked to paint a very long, continuous mural on the windows of some Brooks House storefronts vacated after an April fire damaged the building. He started with windows between the former Book Cellar and the Underground/Wasteland shop on Main Street, then moved to High Street to work from the "tunnel" to the Brooks House entrance. "The project is being funded and I am contributing myself, my gift to the town," shared Donovan a few months ago. "I'm benefiting from others' losses and am overwhelmingly grateful to the town and its people for this opportunity to keep practicing my mural-painting skills till the weather gets the best of me." He hopes to save intact as much of the mural as he can when the building reopens, and will keep it safely stored until it finds a good home. "To all the people who stopped and wandered around in my mural, Thank You ... and Enjoy!"

38. Baskets Bookstore
48 Harmony Pl., (802) 258-4980, baskets@sover.net
Painter/muralist Steven Donovan is exhibiting and selling affordable, matted copies of many paintings created over the past several years, plus a dozen or so recent original works. Donovan spent the past few months creating a mural on vacant storefront windows of the fire-damaged Brooks House on Main and High Streets (see previous listing). Baskets is a predominantly used-paperback bookstore tucked in the north corner of Harmony Place. Open Mon.-Fri. 10-5, Sat. 9-4, and Sun. 10-4 for the winter.

39. David Walter Jewelry Studio
22 High St., 2nd fl., (802) 722-9620, www.davidwalterjewelry.com
Designer, goldsmith, and platinumsmith David Walter produces one-of-a-kind, handmade, and bespoke jewelry in precious metals and gems. He also specializes in the repair, restoration, modification, and repurposing of all fine jewelry.

40. Hollow Tree Illustrator
22 High St., 4th fl., (603) 256-3229, www.hollowtreeillustrator.com
From the age of five, Holly Therriault was guided by her artist mother in her creative pursuits. The woods, fields and gardens in upstate New York gave her a wonderful foundation of colors and images to use in her drawings and paintings. After high school, she worked several years for a graphic designer and still photographer in California before her travels brought her to Brattleboro in 1991 -- where she was born and family resided. After three years of working for various printers in the area, doing graphic design and other free-lance projects, she started an illustrating and greeting card business in 1994 that's still a continuing enterprise. "A few years later I attended Keene State College for an art degree. In the fall of 2011, I set up a studio in Brattleboro, to devote more time to drawing and painting. I hope my illustrations and paintings bring an inner peace, a smile to the viewer."

SPECIAL REGIONAL EXHIBITS

A. SE Vermont Welcome Center
I-91 North, about a mile before Exit 1
Work by northern Vermont artist Adrien "Yellow" Patenaude is featured in May. Working in both acrylics and oils, he "finds interest and curiosity in the variation of art and enjoys miniatures and mural paintings." He is "drawn to shapes and shadows, moonlit objects, and the color in landscapes." An Adirondack Guideboat, rigged for sailing and made in Ferrisburgh, continues on display along with locally made wood furniture from Vermont Woods Studios. Historical and informational materials are available for the convenience of visitors and residents alike. The main gallery area is open from 7 am to 11 pm daily.