Come with what you are currently working on or anything else you’d like to share.
We are a supportive, caring community of writers.
Feedback is positive, constructive, and can be life-changing!

Writers, fledgling or published, all are welcome at our monthly gatherings of Writers’Wertfrei at the Waterbury Library. “Wertfrei” comes from the German “Wertfreiheit” meaning non-judgmental or value-free. These ...

Come with what you are currently working on or anything else you’d like to share.
We are a supportive, caring community of writers.
Feedback is positive, constructive, and can be life-changing!

Writers, fledgling or published, all are welcome at our monthly gatherings of Writers’Wertfrei at the Waterbury Library. “Wertfrei” comes from the German “Wertfreiheit” meaning non-judgmental or value-free. These gatherings are a place where writers can come, share their work, receive comments and suggestions in a supportive, caring environment.

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89388634821

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Sunday, January 19, 2022 @ 5pm
(Every third Sunday of the month in 2022!)
Grange Hall Cultural Center
317 Howard Ave, Waterbury Center, VT 05677
Reserve your spot by email us at: [email protected], or reply to this newsletter.
Please let us know in your email:
1) 2 songs you would like to play and in what key so others may play with you (you are free to bring extra if there is extra time), or
2) ...

Sunday, January 19, 2022 @ 5pm
(Every third Sunday of the month in 2022!)
Grange Hall Cultural Center
317 Howard Ave, Waterbury Center, VT 05677
Reserve your spot by email us at: [email protected], or reply to this newsletter.
Please let us know in your email:
1) 2 songs you would like to play and in what key so others may play with you (you are free to bring extra if there is extra time), or
2) If you are sharing (up to 10 minutes of) written work (all kinds!), or
3) If you are joining as a part of the audience (we need you too!).

All instruments, ages, abilities, and styles are welcome.
***Please know that masks and proof of vaccination (no proof if you're a kid younger than 12) are required for everyone in the building.
***Please, share this invitation with your friends!
FREE event! (donations welcome, not required).
We're so excited to see you!

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What does it feel like to… just…chill?
Okay ya’ll, this is going to be chill. And when I say ‘chill’, that’s what we’re aiming for; hang out in the library with some tea and a book you’ve been meaning to open; make an espresso and chat in the kitchen; use the Flow Room for some quiet sitting, a catnap or movement. The vibe is slow, free-feeling, and relaxed. It’s an opportunity for you to separate yourself from your da ...

What does it feel like to… just…chill?
Okay ya’ll, this is going to be chill. And when I say ‘chill’, that’s what we’re aiming for; hang out in the library with some tea and a book you’ve been meaning to open; make an espresso and chat in the kitchen; use the Flow Room for some quiet sitting, a catnap or movement. The vibe is slow, free-feeling, and relaxed. It’s an opportunity for you to separate yourself from your day to day happenings: Who are you underneath all the obligations and rushing? What will you discover?!

Bonus! Maggie Mae will be teaching a restorative yoga class at 4p and Garin will be offering meditative nature walks for anyone interested. You can join or do your own thang. Head to our Yoga and Meditation page and click on Maggie Mae and Garin for more info around their offerings. Hope to see you there!

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Please join us for our first community dinner! The plan is to hold a day of rest and community dinner once a month (Day of Rest from 11a - 5:30p). These days are designed to inspire relaxation and community. The potluck dinner will be simple and communal. We're expecting a random, variety of food that may not go together at all. Smorgasbord style! So don't be shy. Bring a family recipe or something simple you snagged from the grocery 10 minut ...

Please join us for our first community dinner! The plan is to hold a day of rest and community dinner once a month (Day of Rest from 11a - 5:30p). These days are designed to inspire relaxation and community. The potluck dinner will be simple and communal. We're expecting a random, variety of food that may not go together at all. Smorgasbord style! So don't be shy. Bring a family recipe or something simple you snagged from the grocery 10 minutes ago. Please have an idea of what's inside it for those sensitive or particular, and come with an open spirit. We're very much looking forward to being with you!

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Live at The Phoenix Gallery and Music Hall
Waterbury, VT
Tuesday,, April 23rd 2024
7pm doors / 7:30pm music
all ages
$15-30 sliding scale

Join vocalist and Hardanger d’amore player Zosha Warpeha for an evening of intimate and meditative music in anticipation of her forthcoming album silver dawn. Matthew Evan Taylor will open the night and then join Zosha for a duet performance.

Zosha W ...

Live at The Phoenix Gallery and Music Hall
Waterbury, VT
Tuesday,, April 23rd 2024
7pm doors / 7:30pm music
all ages
$15-30 sliding scale

Join vocalist and Hardanger d’amore player Zosha Warpeha for an evening of intimate and meditative music in anticipation of her forthcoming album silver dawn. Matthew Evan Taylor will open the night and then join Zosha for a duet performance.

Zosha Warpeha is a composer-performer working in a meditative space at the intersection of contemporary improvisation and folk traditions. Using bowed stringed instruments alongside her own voice, her long-form compositions explore transformations of time and tonality. She performs primarily on Hardanger d’amore, a sympathetic-stringed instrument closely related to the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle, as well as five-string violin. Her current acoustic and electro-acoustic work is informed by the cyclical forms, rhythmic elasticity, and the physical momentum of Nordic folk music.

Composer and improviser Dr. Matthew Evan Taylor (1980) has been hailed as a composer of “insistent and defiant…envelopingly hypnotic” music (Alan Young, Lucid Culture). Dr. Taylor’s work is sparked by his curiosity about the surrounding world and the inherent social bonds built through music. Whether he is addressing issues about the nature of time or the bounds of the human breath on musical performance, Dr. Taylor writes music that is engaging, surprising, and unmistakably human. His aesthetic is typified by vibrant instrumental colors, mercurial juxtapositions, and an affinity for groove.
Innovative projects such as Life Returns, Say Their Names, Postcards to the Met, and The Unheard Mixtapes were created as new templates for composition and performance in the wake of the pandemic. His ongoing series The Living Score aims to decolonize the compositional process by democratizing the most precious Western musical artifact – the musical score.
Dr. Taylor’s music is available through New Amsterdam Records. Dr. Taylor is based in Vermont, where he is Assistant Professor of Music at Middlebury College. He also serves as Artist-Teacher in Composition at The Longy School of Music of Bard College.

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