By Stephen Seitz WOODSTOCK — The deadline is fast approaching for Woodstock area schools to get grants from the Woodstock Union High School Endowment Association. The organization, which serves schools not only in Woodstock but also Killington, Barnard, Bridgewater, Pomfret, […]
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Learn to Curl clinic offered in Woodstock
WOODSTOCK — Curling is one of the faster growing sports in the US right now. After the Winter Olympics coverage this past year many wanted to give it a try. Now Central Vermont locals or visitors have that chance. There are […]
Voted a “Top 10 Fall Event for 2015,” Billings features 31st annual Harvest Weekend
Courtesy of Billings Farm & Museum A young participant tries his hand at apple peeling at Billings’ Harvest Weekend. Oct. 10-11 — WOODSTOCK — The Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will host the 31st Annual Harvest Weekend […]
Billings rings in the harvest with pumpkin and apple celebration
Oct. 3-4 — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will host its annual Pumpkin and Apple Celebration on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The weekend features hands-on activities and programs, plus pumpkin […]
From forest to farm to furniture, Woodstock hosts woodworking festival
By Jon Gilbert Fox Young participants watch a wood worker demonstrate his carving skills at a forest festival in Woodstock. Sept. 26-27—WOODSTOCK—Working farms and forests give Vermont its beautiful rural character and unique sense of place while serving as an […]
Norman Williams’ next new thing: the Innovation Lab
Thursday, Sept. 24—WOODSTOCK—The Norman Williams Public Library has embarked on an exciting course of modernization. In May 2015, 50 community members gathered with library staff and trustees to plot the course for its transformation into a 21st-century library. The first evidence of […]
Reward increased for missing Bentley’s carousel lion
Submitted This wooden lion went missing from Bentley’s in 2012. WOODSTOCK — Stonewall of Woodstock, Corp., operator of Bentley’s Restaurant, announced a substantial increase to the reward being offered for the safe return of a (30-40 pound) wooden carousel lion […]
“Jesse and the Bandit Queen” shoots another round at the Little Theater
Courtesy of BarnArts Center for the Arts Love or deception? Belle Starr (Memory Apata) and the infamous Jesse James (Aaron Michael Hodge) perform in “Jesse and the Bandit Queen.” A Bonnie and Clyde-like couple create havoc on the stage in […]
Woodstock chorus seeks singers
Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — On Tuesday Sept. 22, the Freelance Family Singers of Woodstock will begin practicing for their Dec. 5 and 6 holiday concerts. The weekly Tuesday rehearsals are held at Woodstock’s First Congregational Church, 36 Elm […]
BarnArts opens “Jesse and the Bandit Queen” at Little Theater in Woodstock
Sept. 11-13 — WOODSTOCK — It’s the stuff of pulp fiction, the lore of the West, the romance of the outlaw and, best of all, it’s two talented young people from the Upper Valley riding to the challenges of bringing “Jesse and […]