• Chocolate Kissa – Ron Schneiderman

    Ron Schneiderman of Blueberry Honey's history in music is wide and deep: Spirit of Orr,  Sunburned Hand of the Man, Estey Organ field organ music, Blueberry Honey, Green Hill Builders, founder of the original Festival of Endless Gratitude which carries on in Denmark. Ron is gonna meet the room's vibes.... spinning electronic, ambient, dub, spiced […]

  • Chocolate Kissa: Scotty Tabachnick

    Tavernier Chocolates 128 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

    Scotty Tabachnick is a certified record geek, musician, and educator. The first record he ever bought was the New Kid in Town/Victim of Love 7” by the Eagles. As a budding collector, he eventually bought Hotel California. For over 30 years, Scotty has been playing piano and guitar, and singing in the rock band Moviola. […]

  • Chocolate Kissa: John Levin

    Tavernier Chocolates 128 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

    John Levin performs live electronic music on his fifty year old Arp Odyssey. Back in the 1980s John studied at Mills College’s notorious electronic music program in Oakland California. More recently he and his Arp have appeared on Michael Robert’s 2023 LP Sympathizer. Old time Brattleboro people will recall fondly his Tuesday night residency at […]

  • Chocolate Kissa: Candace Jensen art talk & poetry reading

    Tavernier Chocolates 128 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

    Candace Jensen will talk deep ecology, old songs, the universality of odes, and the celebration of complex, more-than-human beauty as an antidote for despondency and hopelessness in our time of polycrisis and collapse. We can only protect, nurture and restore that which we love- and Candace seeks to center the duty of loving interconnection and […]

  • Chocolate Forest Walk

    Forest Walk with Tavernier Chocolates and the Atowi Project / Sunday May 3rd 1-2:30pm / Retreat Farm Brattleboro Taste the forest! Enjoy a guided chocolate walk led by Rich Holschuh of the Atowi Project, and Dar Tavernier-Singer and John Singer of Tavernier Chocolates. Each participant will receive five delicious chocolates and a small sweet drink featuring flavors of the forest: white pine,spruce, birch, maple, and more. On the walk we’ll learn about these trees, edible plants and fungi, and ingredients Tavernier uses to flavor their delectable Brattleboro-made chocolates and we’ll be invited to consider these fellow residents as close relatives and co-participants in the fulness of life here. Space is limited and registration is required! Learn more and reserve tickets here The walk is SOLD OUT!

  • Chocolate Kissa: DJ Andujar – International Psych-Funk

    Tavernier Chocolates 128 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT, United States

    DJ Andujar will be spinning a set of international psych-funk. Come hear some jams from Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Brasil, Turkey, Japan and other hotspots. Sitting alongside Andujar will be his mom, Marlene, on this day-before Mother's Day fun. Marlene doesn't have any particular tendencies toward international psych-funk, but Marlene is a fan of […]

  • Chocolate Kissa: Sarah Yetter

    Sarah Yetter, having worked in record stores and collected records since her teens, djs all vinyl radio(WFVR South Royalton) and in person shows as a way to stay connected with the collection and share a feeling with all those who tune in. Favorite genres include italo disco, afrobeat, and misc. psychedelia.

  • Tarot and Palm Reading with Stacy Salpietro-Babb

    Stacy Salpietro-Babb, Traditional Soothsayer, Teacher of Witchcraft & Tarot, Maker of Lotions & Potions, Bird of Prey Handler, and Wayfarer Tarot Co-Creator will be in our back lounge giving private tarot card and palm readings. Drop in and sign up the day of, and celebrate the solstice. $25 per reading, a portion of the proceeds […]