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Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers to teach Grateful Dead guitar in Rutland

May 16, 2023
Sunday, May 21—Rutland—On Sunday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers will teach the techniques of the famous rock-jam band, The Grateful Dead. He will show the techniques The Dead used with chords and arrangements and also how to add cool embellishments and leads. The workshop is based on the best-selling Homespun video…

Rutland Garden Club to host plant sale

May 16, 2023
Saturday, May 20 —RUTLAND—The Rutland Garden Club Plant Sale is a local tradition and it’s coming back Saturday at 9 a.m. at the corner of Main and Center Streets in Rutland in front of the Hull Maynard Hersey Building. There will also be a bake sale with proceeds dedicated to our new Rutland Garden Club…

Cartoonist Tillie Walden to make appearance in Woodstock

May 16, 2023
Saturday, May 20—Woodstock—On Saturday, Tillie Walden, recently named the 5th Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont, will appear at the Norman Williams Public Library in Woodstock. Walden, a graduate of and currently a professor at the Center for Cartoon Studies in White River Junction, won the Eisner Award for best reality-based work for her graphic novel memoir "Spinning" at…

Rutland Youth Theatre to present ‘Into The Woods JR’ at The Paramount Theatre

May 16, 2023
Saturday and Sunday, May 20-21—RUTLAND­— On Saturday and Sunday this weekend, The Rutland Youth Theatre will perform “Into The Woods JR” at The Paramount Theatre in Rutland. Stephen Sondheim’s and James Lapine’s cockeyed fairytale will come to life in this adaptation of their groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning musical.  “Into the Woods JR” features all of your favorite characters…

3rd annual Tails on Trails dog training and trail run held at Northwood Park

May 16, 2023
Saturday, May 20—Northwood Park, Post Road, Rutland—On Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., join us in person or virtually for a canine education day and green up event, hosted by Every Day Canine. Proceeds go to Rutland County Humane Society & Vermont Police Canine Association. Food vendors, raffle baskets of dog food from local shops, police…

May 22-28 is emerald ash borer awareness week 

May 16, 2023
By Ginger Nickerson The week of May 22-28 has been designated National Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week to help increase public awareness of this tree-killing beetle and the damage it can cause to all species of native ash trees within the Fraxinus genus. The emerald ash borer (EAB), a native of southeast Asia, was first…

BarnArts 10th annual Race Around the Lake welcomes spring, celebrates community, and raises money for youth programming

May 16, 2023
Saturday, May 21—BARNARD—While serious runners will find interest and challenge in the 5K and 10K Race Around the Lake in Barnard on Saturday, many also come out for friendly exercise or just to celebrate the beautiful spring in Barnard.   The fundraiser is the primary supporter of BarnArts Summer Youth Theater, celebrating its 12th anniversary…

Rutland Farmers Market returns to the city center

May 16, 2023
Wednesday and Saturday May 17 & 20— RUTLAND­— The Farmers market has returned to the outdoors at Depot Park in Rutland having just returned from its winter location at The Franklin Conference Center in The Howe Center.  The outdoor market features farmers, potters, canners, bakers, jewelers, distillers, quilters, live music, an excellent selection of ethnic…

Piper to run mega-marathon on trails to fight substance abuse

May 16, 2023
By John Flowers, Addison Independent May 23-27—RIPTON — When Chip Piper clears a hurdle, he sets it higher for the next time. Last May, Piper (then 53) ran an endurance race called 88-K Invictus, originating at the Silver Towers Camp in Ripton, as a way to gather financial pledges for the Turning Point Center (TPC) of Addison…

Chaffee Flexes Muscle with First Devil’s Bowl Win in Five Years

May 16, 2023
Tanner takes SCoNE race; Munger picks up where he left off in Limited Sportsman Kevin Chaffee ended a long dry spell at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, May 13, and he did it with authority. The Bradford racer posted his first win at the track in five years, while six other feature races featured a…

GE Aviation-Rutland’s pie eating contest nets $2,100 for Imagination Library

May 16, 2023
GE Aviation’s pie eating contest event to raise money to benefit the Imagination Library at Rutland Free Library was messy but a very sweet success. The GE Employees Community Concerns fund donated $2,100 to support this literacy-based non-profit organization founded by Dolly Parton which gives free books to children under 5 who reside in Rutland…

Your weekly horoscope, May 17-23, 2023

May 16, 2023
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Wanting more

May 16, 2023
By Cassandra Tyndall This week brings a new astrological landscape which is set to shift priorities, plans and dreams. The question begs, what does abundance mean to you? How do you define wealth? Have you even taken the time to figure out what kind of life you actually want to lead? Are you living with…

Wanting more

May 16, 2023
This week brings a new astrological landscape which is set to shift priorities, plans and dreams. The question begs, what does abundance mean to you? How do you define wealth? Have you even taken the time to figure out what kind of life you actually want to lead? Are you living with meaning and purpose?…

Mountain Times – May 10-16

May 11, 2023
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