Past Events
Sat, Nov 26Epsilon SpiresNov 26, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAExperience Buster Keaton's timeless comedic genius and miraculous stunts executed with awe-inspiring precision with a live musical score performed by Jeff Rapsis on our historic Estey pipe organ! Our special program for Thanksgiving weekend features the films "The Scarecrow" and "Our Hospitality"
Sat, Nov 19Epsilon SpiresNov 19, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAFood and film curation by The Artlords: Negina, Abdullah, Meetra, Zuhra, Marwa. Members of the artist collective from Afghanistan who recently resettled in Vermont and are now collaborating with local artists to create the inspirational mural on High Street in Downtown Brattleboro.
Fri, Nov 11Epsilon SpiresNov 11, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USACelebrate 11:11 with a night of short experimental films with live soundtracks performed by Sunburned Hand of the Man. Opening support by John Bohannon & Ryley Walker on pedal steel and guitar. Films curated by Jeremy Pisani.
Wed, Nov 02Epsilon SpiresNov 02, 12:00 PM – Nov 03, 1:00 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAThe Vermont Chapter of the American Guild of Organists named Mark Howe Artist of the Year for 2013-14. In Vermont, he has performed as organ soloist with the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival and the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, and has given lecture-recitals at UVM.
Mon, Oct 31Epsilon SpiresOct 31, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAA rarely-seen silent horror film that still continues to shock, Häxan turns 100 years old on Halloween! Originally banned in the U.S. this legendary Swedish masterpiece offers a mesmerizing investigation into the fear of the unknown, a terrifying (yet enlightening) cinema-concert experience!
Sat, Oct 29Epsilon SpiresOct 29, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAThe Original German Expressionist Arthouse Horror classic that inspired Virginia Woolf, David Bowie and Tim Burton... brought back to life with an energetic new musical score by The Anvil Orchestra featuring Terry Donahue (Alloy Orchestra) and Roger Clark Miller (Alloy Orchestra, Mission of Burma).
Sat, Oct 22Epsilon SpiresOct 22, 8:00 PM – 9:30 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAThs Halloween season, celebrate the Centennial of Nosferatu (1922) by experiencing F.W. Murnau’s iconic horror masterpiece in our haunted Sanctuary with a mesmerizing live soundtrack performed on the 1916 Estey Pipe Organ by Dennis James, one of the nation’s leading silent film accompanists!
Fri, Oct 21Epsilon SpiresOct 21, 8:00 PM – 10:30 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAA premeire of original video art by Daniel James Cashman inspired by the erotic early anime masterpiece BELLADONNA OF SADNESS (1974) set to a live ambient musical score of exploratory soundscapes conceptually departing from the smooth soulful sounds of SADE.
Wed, Oct 12Epsilon SpiresOct 12, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAAn Epic Multi-Course Feast paired with a documentary about Regenerative Agriculture! In Partnership with Grateful Greens and Forage & Flourish, this celebration for the senses offers locally-sourced cuisine inspired by: KISS THE GROUND, the film screening in our Sanctuary after the dinner!
Thu, Oct 06Epsilon Spires
Wed, Oct 05Epsilon SpiresOct 05, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USACarson Cooman is an American composer and organist. He holds degrees in music from Harvard University and Carnegie Mellon and is currently the Composer in Residence at the Memorial Church, Harvard University. As an organ recitalist, Cooman specializes in the performance of contemporary music.
Mon, Oct 03Epsilon SpiresOct 03, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USANOVEMBER 8th is Voting Day! Here is an opportunity to engage with potential Representatives of Windham County. Confirmed are: Wendy Harrison, Nader Hashim, Rick Morton, Tim Wessel. Refreshments provided! If you have questions for the candidates please email them in advance to: kate@commonsnews.org.
Thu, Sep 29Epsilon SpiresSep 29, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAAFTER BLUE (2021) is a kaleidoscopic, erotic, queer fantasy that will astound, outrage and utterly delight! Midnight cinema for the connoisseur – subverting the Western genre and freeing the imagination. Before the film will be an interactive dance performance with the Kate Bush Society!
Wed, Sep 28Epsilon SpiresSep 28, 7:30 PM – 10:30 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAExperience this underseen masterpiece on the big screen, a controversial film that Fellini considered his “most complete, expressive, and courageous.” Before the screening will be a self-paced wine tasting experience showcasing wines from the Venetian/Veneto region curated by Sommelier Rob Forman.
Thu, Sep 22Epsilon SpiresSep 22, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAWith original music composed & performed by klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals and silent film pianist Donald Sosin. One of the most prophetic and provocative films of the 20th century, Die Stadt ohne Juden (1924) unleashes a bold satire that uncannily foreshadowed the rise of fascism in Europe.
Sat, Sep 17Epsilon SpiresSep 17, 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDTEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USAClassically- trained and employing obsolete technology and analogue tape loops, Basinski's haunting and melancholy soundscapes explore the temporal nature of life and resound with the reverberations of memory and the mystery of time. Opening performance by Lea Bertucci and visuals by Victoria Keddie
Fri, Sep 16Epsilon SpiresSep 16, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PMEpsilon Spires, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USATOGETHER We've raised the funds to activate positive change in our community! Celebrate the next stage of this collaborative public art project and have an opportunity to see proposed mural designs and meet the artists: Artlords from Afghanistan, and Calvin Laituri & Daniel Chiaccio from Vermont!
Sat, Sep 10The Backlot CinemaSep 10, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PMThe Backlot Cinema, 190 Main St, Brattleboro, VT 05301, USATonight's outdoor cinema event begins w/ a live musical performance by MOVING DAY followed by the quintessential cult film of the 1980s, Alex Cox’s sci-fi dark comedy REPO MAN, a hilarious punk odyssey that offers a politically trenchant take on President Reagan’s domestic and foreign policies.