Music / The Arts

Windham Art Gallery II: By Robin StronksPublished in The Message For The Week, Chester, VT, March, 2009
Brattleboro's Windham Art Gallery (WAG), which received funding from the Vermont Community Foundation as well as the Merchant Bank Foundation to paint and permanently install 25 door panels at the Vermont Veterans Home (VVH) in Bennington, recently hosted an exhibit displaying the door panels through February, before bringing them to the VVH.

The BandPublished in The Message For The Week, January 28, 2009
The flower–power era may have ended some 40 years ago, however on Saturday night, the hippie generation was alive and well in Rutland, Vermont as the Paramount Theatre welcomed one of the definitive pop bands of the time in The Turtles, featuring the one-and-only Flo & Eddie.

Nature artist John Pitcher: Courtesy of John PitcherPublished in The Message For The Week, December 10, 2008
Local artist John C. Pitcher, whose work is currently on display at the Gallery at Equinox Village in Manchester, has been creating his unique art of the “natural world” for more than 35 years, and is considered to be one of the great American Wildlife artists.

Charlie Hunter: photo by Robert F. SmithPublished In The Message For The Week, Nov. 12, 2008
If you happen to live in the Rockingham/Windham County area and enjoy The Arts or music, chances are you've come across artist, graphic designer, manager, music promoter and Bellows Falls resident Charlie Hunter.

Exsubel StudioPublished in The Message For The Week, Oct. 29, 2008
Nestled in the peaceful town of Saxtons River lies Exsubel Studio, an independent and musician owned record label, full service recording studio, live sound provider and distribution company that is both convenient and affordable for area bands, musicians and businesses.

Mr. Doug Bashaw 1964-2008Published in The Messager For The Week
Shenanigan’s Night Club in White River Jct. recently held a benefit show to honor the life of late local musician and sound engineer Doug Bashaw, who tragically lost his life in a motorcycle accident two months ago.
Mr. Bashaw was a long–time friend of the White River Jct. night spot, often providing entertainment both as a musician with his bands, as well as a sound engineer for various other bands and events held at the club.

Pinske with twig and resin chair: Photo courtesy of Barre PinskePublished in The Message For The Week, Oct. 15, 2008
If you have been in Chester recently and passed artist Barre Pinske's “gallery–in–the–works” establishment, you would see that this is one busy artist indeed.

Stonewall: all photos by Joe MillikenPublished in The Eagle Times, October 9, 2008/The Message For The Week, October 15, 2008
CLAREMONT, NH – Local rockers Stonewall have been working hard for nearly five years now, going back to their infant stages as The Few, and the hard work is no doubt, paying off .

Jules Olitski PaintingPublished in The Commons, Brattleboro, VT. September, 2008
As the New England summer moves towards fall, the Brattleboro Museum And Arts Center (BMAC) continues to offer exciting and diverse exhibits from both regional and national artists. With three new exhibits which started in early August and run through November 16, feature three unique artists offering a variety of mediums and philosophies.

Jules Olitski - "An Inside View"

Published in The Message For The Week, September 10. 2008Stonewall's Josh Parker
Several local rock and metal bands recently gathered at the Moose Lodge in Claremont, NH to play some high energy music and help raise funds for a most worthy cause, the fight to defeat ALS, or “Lou Gerhig’s Disease”.