
	Music Calendar Thursday, Nov. 5 Jazz at Rick’s Where: Rick’s Tavern, Route 30, Newfane. Full Story Gallery Walk greets November with new faces, old friends and 40 listed stops BRATTLEBORO -- Gallery Walk, Brattleboro’s first-Friday celebration of the arts, returns this week with 40 listed venues, most in the downtown area. Full Story Mark Shelton sings at Boccelli’s BELLOWS FALLS -- Vocalist Mark Shelton will perform at the Bocelli’s on the Canal, 46 Canal St. Full Story Classes Transparent Watercolors When: Saturdays, Nov. 7, 14 and 21, and Dec. Full Story 7 local writers read on Friday BRATTLEBORO -- Seven local writers will read from their work published in Kaleidoscope: Lenses on Reality, the current issue of the Chrysalis Reader this Friday at the Book Cellar, 120 Main St. Full Story Jolson on film is a matter of taste KEENE, N.H. Al Jolson -- Complicated indeed is the world of DVD marketing today. Full Story The Bookshelf The Bookshelf features book reviews written by sixth-grade students from Oak Grove, Academy and Green Street schools who are participating this year in the BEEP Literary Club, organized by Flo Nestor, coordinator of Brattleboro’s Elementary Enrichment Program. Full Story Archer Mayor pays annual visit to Baker’s BRATTLEBORO -- Baker’s Hallmark on Putney Road welcomes Archer Mayor to discuss and sign his new book, "The Price of Malice," on Saturday from 11 a. Full Story Books calendar Madeleine Kunin -- Vermont Voices What: Former governor of Vermont and ambassador to Switzerland Madelein Kunin will present her book "Pearls, Politics and Power," in the second event of the Vermont Voices series. Full Story Maria Muldaur coming to BF BELLOWS FALLS -- Vermont Festivals LLC presents a CD release concert featuring the 1970s icon Maria Muldaur and her Garden of Joy Jug Band on Saturday, Nov. Full Story Jazz, paper, scissors By JON POTTER BRATTLEBORO -- In 1941, artist Henri Matisse, bedridden and sick with cancer, turned to a new medium after he found he could no use a paintbrush. Full Story Fearless Puppy reads at Kipling’s BRATTLEBORO -- The second annual His Holiness and The Dog Literary Festival at The Tavern will be held on Monday, Nov. Full Story Ansambl Mastika performs in BF BELLOWS FALLS -- Stone Church Arts presents Greg Squared’s Ansambl Mastika in a night of Balkan music at Immanuel Episcopal Church, 20 Church St. Full Story American Pop debuts at Adagio BRATTLEBORO -- American Pop, featuring Richard Mayer on drums, Kevin Parry on guitar and vocals and George Adair on bass makes its Brattleboro debut on Saturday, Nov. Full Story Local duo makes debut opening for Lonesome Brothers on Friday By DAVE MADELONI WILMINGTON I know Sharon Levenson as a music enthusiast of impeccable taste -- impeccable since her taste and mine are pretty much aligned. Full Story Art Costa speaks tonight in Putney Art Costa, unmasked, in Putney PUTNEY -- Putney artist and librarian Art Costa, who takes a cartoon attitude toward the arts, will speak about his work tonight, from 7 to 8:30 p. Full Story Coen Brothers in fine, funny, head-scratching form in ‘Serious Man’ HARRISVILLE, N.H. A Serious Man -- "What does it all mean? Full Story Gospel night at the Latchis is Saturday BRATTLEBORO -- Gospel music returns to the Latchis Theatre this Saturday, at 7:30 p. Full Story Marlboro students stage ‘Spinning Into Butter’ MARLBORO -- Marlboro College presents a student production of Rebecca Gilman’s play, "Spinning Into Butter," in the Whittemore Theater this Friday and Saturday at 8 p. Full Story ’If You Give a Mouse a Cookie’ presented in BF BELLOWS FALLS -- Northern Stage launches its second Family Theater Series with a live stage adaptation of Laura Joffe Numeroff’s tale of mouse mischief, "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie. Full Story Burlesque is back BRATTLEBORO -- Hooker-Dunham Theater & Gallery, 139 Main St. Full Story New exhibits ’Heart’s Journey’ Where: Crowell Gallery at Moore Free Library, 23 West St. Full Story Vermont Timbre performs benefit for food shelf PUTNEY -- Vermont Timbre, the singer-songwriting duo of Amelia Struthers and Mike Mrowicki, will be offering local musical produce in a concert to benefit the Putney Food Shelf on Saturday, Nov. Full Story Vermont Theatre Company roundup ’Seven Year Itch’ continues this weekend DUMMERSTON -- The Vermont Theatre Company continues its run of "The Seven Year Itch" by George Axelrod, directed by Bob DuCharme, at the Dummerston Grange with performances Friday through Sunday. Full Story Visual Arts Briefs Going once ... RAMP art raffle is Sunday BELLOWS FALLS -- The eighth annual Art Raffle hosted by the Rockingham Arts and Museum Project will be held on Sunday, starting at 3 p. Full Story Against all odds, telephone opera program clicks By JON POTTER BRATTLEBORO -- After 30 years of wrong numbers, busy signals, dropped calls, misdials and static, Don McLean can finally ask the question: Can you hear me now? Full Story Sandglass’ ‘Passages’ series opens Sunday PUTNEY -- Sandglass Theater’s new storytellers series, "Passages," begins this Sunday at 4 p. Full Story Mystery writer opens Vermont Voices CHESTER -- Vermont Voices 2009, in its ninth annual edition, will bring four Vermont authors to Chester on four Sundays in November, and it is a delightful mix -- a veteran mystery writer, a former governor and ambassador, an expert on Boswell and a Middlebury professor. Full Story Book Cellar hosts Archer Mayor BRATTLEBORO -- On Friday at 7 p.m., mystery novelist Archer Mayor returns to The Book Cellar, 120 Main St. Full Story Arts Council reps coming to BMAC for pot luck chat on Nov. 5 BRATTLEBORO -- Local artists, art enthusiasts, and representatives of arts organizations are invited to join staff of the Vermont Arts Council for networking and informal conversation over potluck supper at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center on Thursday, Nov. Full Story