JULY 2ND

"NEON STARS GLEE CLUB"...6:30 pm...Free Will Offering. Students in the 4th, 5th & 6th grades of the Leicester School will perform a variety of musical selections from Country to Pop. All proceeds will go to the Leicester After School Program and Friends of The Brandon Town Hall. Come on out and support our neighbors to the North.

JULY 5TH

Open house at the Town Hall from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm... Refreshments available for purchase. Come in and take a peek at all the improvements and hear about future plans! Also buy tickets for great prizes in our ongoing raffle. Drawings throughout the summer.

JULY 12TH

SILENT MOVIE...A SERIES OF COMEDIES STARRING BUSTER KEATON...7:00 pm. Free Will Offering. He never smiled on camera, earning him the nickname of "The Great Stone Face". Buster Keaton's comedies rocked Hollywood's silent era with laughter throughout the 1920's. Acclaimed for their originality and clever visual gags. The best short and feature length film of Buster Keaton. Music provided by our very own silent film accompanist and composer, Jeff Rapsis. Sponsored by: Brandon Artist Guild, Dolores Furnari -Country Owl Studio.

JULY 18TH

The Bert Prival School Of Ballet and Theater Arts presents "Annie". 7:30 pm. Tickets ...Adults...$10 Seniors and Students...$8 This heart warming Broadway musical, is always proving a promise of hope as it weaves it's well known tale around our vulnerable senses, tugging at our hearts, begging us to believe there is a better "Tomorrow". Don't miss this enchanting tale of rags to riches, good overcomes evil, and faith will help us endure! Tickets available at Carr's Florist & Gifts or at the door.

JULY 19TH

L.C.JAZZ SWING BAND....8:00 pm...Tickets, $8, Couples, $14, Students, $7. Back by popular demand this big band sound will have you dancing the night away. This is a benefit performance for the Brandon Town Hall and the LCJazz Scholarship Fund. LCJazz is a 17 piece volunteer Big Band with a mission, have a great time, play fantastic music and support continuing music education of area students through scholarships. Come listen and/or dance as this classic big band brings on the "swing". Tickets available at Carr's Florist & Gifts or at the

door. Sponsored by: Andrew & Bethany Menkart, Marine Engine.com, Cafe' Provence

JULY 23RD

RUTLAND'S SUMMER ENCORE THEATER..."THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD" ...6:30 pm Tickets, $4.00. Tickets available at Carr's Florist & Gifts or at the door. Summer Encore, an extension of Rutland High School's theatre program, will present "The Race to Save the World". This will be an improvised audience participation play which will have science as a key part of the plot. A mad scientist will be one of the

characters and the students will develop the story through improvisation which will engage audiences of all ages. Students in grades seven through twelve will be involved in the production of the play. Tickets available at Carr's Florist & Gifts or at the door. Sponsored by: The Vermont Country Store.

JULY 26TH

"PETE'S POSSE" CONCERT...7:30 pm...Tickets, $12 at the door, $10 in advance. Pete's Posse is a multi-generational string trio. The well known troubadour PETE SUTHERLAND lays down the dance groove with his inventive fiddle playing. OLIVER SCANLON has mentored much of Pete's phrasing and dynamics with twin fiddles and mandolin to energize dancers in an ever widening range. Along with the unstoppable

groove of TRISTEN HENDERSON'S multitude of fretted and percussive instruments added to the mix, Pete's Posse presents a truly unique group playing incredible Vermont folk music. Tickets can be purchased at Carr's Florist & Gifts or at the door. Sponsored by: Joe & Lois Acinapura, Joe Ammatuna, Frank & Ettie Spezzano.

Click on the link below for the Town Hall's whole summer of fun!! 

PERFORMANCES AT THE BRANDON TOWN HALL
 
  

Once again the town of Brandon, Vermont will become a colorful art destination. Head turning objects of beauty and creativity will be in the form of rocking chairs visible on the streets and in store windows. The members of the Brandon Artists Guild, under the leadership of Warren Kimble and Stacey Stanhope, have artfully hand painted vintage rockers of all shapes, sizes, styles and ages. This is the Brandon Artists Guild's 11^th Community Arts project starting with the Really Big Pig Show in 2003.  Work has been ongoing on the Art Rocks project since January.

The collection will include classic, Victorian, mission, and contemporary styles. Sizes and shapes will include cradles, children's rockers, and assorted larger rockers. Rocker art will include florals, landscapes, nature, whimsy, humor and eclectic themes..

Look for other Rocker events such as the outdoor painting of a giant rocker, and a showy float in the July 4^th parade, Sat. July 5^th.

The gallery will also be featuring some delightful painted rocks done by the Brandon Artists Guild members that will be available for immediate sale at the gallery.

At summer's end, the rockers will be auctioned. The "Art Rocks Brandon Auction" will take place at the Brandon Town Hall on Aug. 23rd.

Rockers, first enjoyed in the 18^th century and made popular by both Benjamin Franklin and John F. Kennedy, have an association with relaxation and pleasant moments. This is a special opportunity to own a unique piece of functional original art painted by a local professional artist. The proceeds will go towards support of the art programs in 8 local schools.

The Brandon Artists Guild is located at 7 Center St. Brandon, VT, and is open every day from 10am to 5pm, 802-247-4956.

More information can be found at www.brandonartistsguild.org.