When my husband returned from the Killington dump, he was excited and shared his surprise. “Guess what I encountered on River Road?” “A bear? A beaver? Canada geese?” Something MUCH bigger. “A moose!” he exclaimed. “When I turned on River Road, I couldn’t believe that a bull moose with a full rack or antlers…

  Frost, Shimmering, Swirls and twists, Of little shards of ice, Making beautiful designs, Little snowflakes join, Twirling in the air, Making everything so stunning, For all to enjoy, Shimmering frost.

  In an ideal world, we’d all like things to go smoothly. To go the way we want, the way we imagine and the way we aspire things to be. Progress of any kind is never linear. So why is it we beat ourselves up, get ourselves in an emotional state or even worse, play…

  Saturday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.—RUTLAND—Phoenix Books on 2 Center St. in downtown Rutland is holding a meet and greet event featuring author, attorney, and activist Robyn Gigl on Satuday. The event will celebrate her legal thriller series featuring criminal defense lawyer Erin McCabe, in which her book “Survivor’s Guilt” was named one of…

  Music director Michael Zsoldos and the BarnArts Chorale is beginning preparations for the highlight of its winter programming, “Winter Carols,” with rehearsals starting this week.  “Winter Carols" is a performance of carols with a focus on the themes of Winter Sostice.  The performance will be held at First Universalist Church and Society of Barnard…

  Friday-Monday,  Nov. 10-13—KILLINGTON—Veteran’s Day weekend annual coat drive held at Mission Farm in Killington.  Drop off new or clean gently used coats and winter outerwear.   Items will be donated to BROC Community Action in Rutland to help keep neighbors in need warm this winter.   Drop off bins can be found in the Mission Farm church…

  Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m.—LUDLOW—The Vermont Natural Resources Council will hold a community conversation on clean cater and climate resilience at the Ludlow Heald Auditorium at Ludlow Town Hall on 37 South Depot St. in Ludlow. As communities work towards repairing the damage caused by this summer’s floods, it’s important that to explore…

  Saturday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Chaffee Art Center on 16 So. Main St. invites the community to the 1st annual Cabaret & Silent Art Auction fundraiser, The Magic of the Heart, on Saturday.  Enjoy local musical entertainment, wine, hors d’oeuvres, and a silent art auction.  Doors open at 6 p.m. The Cabaret live musical entertainment promises to be a must see…and…

    Sunday, Nov. 12, 3-5 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—The Upper Valley Chamber Orchestra, the Upper Valley Music Center’s longest-running adult ensemble, will perform an evening of 19th and 20th century music at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 31 The Green, Woodstock. The program includes Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 in F Major and Germaine Tailleferre’s "Ballade for Piano and Orchestra." Tailleferre, a…

  Wednesday, Nov. 8, 6-8 p.m.—RUTLAND—Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG) will gather in the Fox Room at the Rutland Free Library on 10 Court St., Rutland on Wednesday evening to discuss the latest in their newest climate campaign. Attendees are encouraged to share their climate change experiences, and take action with one (or several)…

  Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 11 a.m.—BELMONT—The Mount Holly Library, on 26 Maple Hill Road in Belmont, will hold a mixed media mindful art journaling class in the Community Room on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.. The class, taught by Linden Eller, costs $25 and is for all levels. It has been designed…

  Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 9-11—RUTLAND—One of Rutland's most recognized and anticipated annual events. BROC Community Action along with The Community Cupboard and The Salvation Army all benefit from the generosity at this event. Stuff-A-Bus, which has been in existence for 25 years and helped thousands of Rutland County residents put food on the table, will be…

Artist reception for Vermont State University’s Nick Mango unites community members with their vocation Saturday, Nov. 11, at 5:30  p.m.—RUTLAND—Vermont State University Castleton Bank Gallery, 104 Merchants Row, Rutland will hold an artist reception for artist and photographer Nick Mango. Mango has created the exhibit titled “Hand in Glove,” a series of portraits of Tinmouth community members…

  Saturday, Nov. 11, 10 a.m.-Noon—RUTLAND—The celebration of Act 76 (the 2023 Vermont Child Care Bill) is hitting the road under the name of The Courage in Action Child Care Tour. The 2023 Child Care Bill, which was passed into law, has drawn the state closer to  closer to fully solving the child care crisis.…

  Sunday Nov. 12, 4-7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Masala Corner on 98 Merchants Row, Rutland invites  the community to celebrate Diwali together on Sunday, Nov. 12 between 4-7 p.m. Sample homemade Indian delicacies and learn more about the festival that’s celebrated by millions of people in countries around the world. Diwali, the festival of lights, takes place annually and…