Discover Dorset Vermont

Typewriter Beach: A Novel chat with authors Meg Waite Clayton and Caren McVicker
2025-07-29 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Southern Vermont Arts Center
Tuesday, July 29 from 10:00 – 11:30am at Southern Vermont Arts Center, Yester House
Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) welcomes New York Times best-selling author Meg Waite Clayton and Dorset author Caren McVicker for an insightful conversation about the inspiration behind Meg’s new novel, the research that brought it to life, the themes she explores, and her masterful approach to developing richly complex characters. Set in Carmel-by-the-Sea and Hollywood, Typewriter Beach is an unforgettable story of the unlikely friendship between an Oscar-nominated screenwriter and a young actress hoping to be Alfred Hitchcock’s new star. Typewriter Beach will be available for purchase at the event and at our local Northshire Bookstore.
Registration is $15 per person.
For more information or to register, please call 802-867-0111 or visit our website at https://greenmtnacademy.org/products/typewriter-beach-a-novel

Sounds Good! Free Friday Night Concerts at SVAC
2025-07-25 17:00 - 21:00
Free Concerts at Southern Vermont Arts Center
Outdoor fun for the whole family! Doors open at 5pm Shows start at 6pm
Food and Drinks provided by Curate Cookout and Earth Sky Time
July 25- Thus Love – Brattleboro’s own international touring post punk band. An American self-styled queer post-punk band recently featured in Rolling Stone’s Magazine’s “Artists You Need to Know” Openers: Luminous Crush, Sisphean Feat, Willowsmiths
August 1 – Howard Fisherman and the Biting Fish Brass Band – Co-presented by the Vermont Arts Exchange. A high-energy, highly contagious, exuberant five-piece New Orleans Brass Band
August 8 – Jonathan Whitney with Taconic Music: A special evening of jazz featuring original works and string quartet repertoire that promises to move your spirit adn stay with you long after the last note.
August 15 – Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem with Serenity Singers, our local Hospice Choir: “Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem dig deep into their collective souls, finding joy in the moment, peace in the harmonies, and rapture in the rhythmic drive.
August 22 – Eagles Stage Band: An 18-piece orchestra laying down swing and ballads, exploring a wide variety of dance and jazz music, all while maintaining its primary focus of performing great music from the big band era.
August 29 – Saints and Liars – One of Vermont’s favorite bands who have been blending their own variants of honky tonk, folk, bluegrass, and rock n roll since 2012. with opener Ida Mae Specker. “Fusing original, contemporary, and traditional material, while bringing heartfelt new life and relevance to the chain of American folk music.”
