By Alan Sculley, Last Word Features Not long ago – in 2019, to be exact – it looked like Toto’s long and successful run might have really come to an end. In the time leading up to the split, there […]
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$5,000 raffle held Friday
Friday, March 3 at 8 p.m. — CHITTENDEN — The Chittenden Dammers snowmobile club will be holding a “Dam Good Raffle” with a grand prize is $5,000! Second prize is $750 and third prize is $250. Only 150 tickets will […]
Okemo Parks hosts rail jam: Rockstar and Rails
Saturday, March 4 at 6 p.m. — LUDLOW— Head to Okemo Mountain Resort for Rockstar and Rails, a competition including insane fun, prizes, music, food and drinks under the lights at night. Event begins at 6 p.m. and ends around […]
Castleton film festival returns with four women-directed films
Tuesday, March 7 at 7 p.m.—CASTLETON—This month, Castleton University’s Film Festival returns with a series of films directed by and centering on women. The films feature themes of identity, womanhood, and coming of age from across the spectrum, each with […]
Join the Owl Prowl at VINS
Friday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m.—QUECHEE—Celebrate winter in Vermont! Explore the natural world as we hike the beautiful trails at the Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences (VINS) Nature Center (149 Nature’s Way off Route 4 east of Woodstock) and prowl […]
Annual Slash & Berm banked slalom event held this weekend at Killington
Friday-Sunday, March 3-5—KILLINGTON—Killington Resort, Darkside Snowboards, and Burton are teaming up once again for the 9th annual Slash & Berm Banked Slalom. Snowboarders will gather at The Stash terrain park in Killington to take advantage of the natural terrain and all the creative elements […]
Okemo to host the Vermont Family Adventure Run Obstacle Course Park by Toyota on Saturday
Hot Dog Hill at Okemo Ski Resort will will be hopping with excitement this Saturday from 12-2 p.m. to celebrate the addition of a new feature for their Vermont Family Adventure Run by Toyota. There will be a DJ jamming […]
Marshall Tucker Band takes the Paramount stage
By L. Kent Wolgamott, Last Word Features Friday, Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. — RUTLAND—The Marshall Tucker Band had its hits in the ‘70s. But when singer Doug Gray looks out at the audiences at the band’s shows, he doesn’t […]
Sweet Baby James, a tribute to James Taylor, performs at Paramount
Thursday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—No. 1 James Taylor tribute artist Bill Griese will visit the Paramount Theatre from Nashville with his acclaimed Sweet Baby James show. Check this show out for the timeless music of the 6-time Grammy winner, […]
A history of red tomatoes
By Deborah J. Benoit Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) have been on our tables and in our gardens for so long, it’s nearly impossible to think of them as growing in the wild. Once upon a time they did just that. That’s […]