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Is your snowmobile ready for winter? 

November 18, 2020
By Greg Kopf, brand ambassador at POWERSPORTSiD.com With winter fast approaching, many snowmobile riders may be itching to get back on their sled for the first ride of the season. However, there are a few key things to check on to ensure that you and your ride are in proper shape to hit the trails…

Register now for the Zack’s Place Turkey Trot

November 18, 2020
Zack’s Place has wonderful news. You can still have an awesome Thanksgiving Day. Zack’s Place is doing a virtual Turkey Trot! Yay! It is true. So how does it work? You go online at zacksplacevt.org and register for the Zack’s Place Turkey Trot. This year the admission fee is only $25 and if you want…

Vermont calls on local businesses to join holiday shopping campaign

November 18, 2020
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture and Vermont Dept. of Tourism will highlight local producers and merchants The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets in collaboration with the Dept. of Tourism will launch a holiday shopping promotional campaign to highlight Vermont producers and merchants. Supported via CARES Act funding, this campaign includes both statewide and…

VINS announces winter hours

November 18, 2020
QUECHEE—With shorter days approaching, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science announces that it is open for winter hours, now through April 2. It will be open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and will be closed on Thanksgiving, Nov. 26 and Christmas, Dec. 25. Winter is a special and beautiful time on the VINS…

MNFF announces Split/Screen online movie series

November 18, 2020
The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival [MNFF] and the Vermont International Film Festival [VTIFF] are partnering to present Split/Screen, an exciting online monthly movie series that begins in November 2020 and runs through June 2021.  The two festivals will each curate a selection of four or five films in alternating months, with MNFF leading off in…

‘JFK: The Last Speech’ streaming online, Nov. 19-22

November 18, 2020
Nov. 19-22—WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum’s 11th annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series features “JFK: The Last Speech”, available for online streaming. Many stories have been told about President John F. Kennedy, but few are less known or more revealing than the story of his friendship with Robert Frost, America’s most celebrated poet. “JFK: The Last Speech”…

Vermont record company to work with Italian music foundation in new international piano competition

November 18, 2020
Divine Art Records, independent classical music group based in Brandon and in the UK, is proud to announce its new collaboration with a major Italian music foundation to establish a new and unique online piano competition to be held at least once a year. The Ciccolini Prize Competition is administered by the Aldo Ciccolini European…

Slate Valley Festival of Trees goes virtual

November 18, 2020
GRANVILLE, NY—Every year for the last eight years, the Slate Valley Museum has ushered in the holiday season with its popular, regional Slate Valley Festival of Trees. This year’s event is still slated to take place, but it will be presented in a different format due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. “Given restrictions on mass…

The 40th annual Weston Christmas Bazaar goes virtual

November 18, 2020
It’s as much a Vermont holiday tradition as the turkey: the annual Weston Christmas Bazaar. Over 60 vendors with fabulous Christmas gift ideas, all unique, all handmade, all packed into the Weston Playhouse just waiting for hordes of Christmas shoppers to descend on Black Friday. But if the words “hordes” and “packed” stopped you dead…

Visit Craft Vermont fine craft and art show from home

November 18, 2020
Nov. 21-22 at 9 a.m.—Vermont Hand Crafters invites you to join them for their 68th annual Craft Vermont fine craft and art show, online Nov. 21 and Nov. 22, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Shop directly from a variety of Vermont artists and crafters, enjoy member demonstrations via live video from their home studios, live…

Fair Haven prepares park for the winter holiday season

November 18, 2020
The Fair Haven Itty Bitty Committee (IBC) wants to take this opportunity to thank all those who supported their Stick Figure Project and helped them dress up the park for the fall.  Some donors made more than one figure.  It was gratifying to see visitors at the park taking photos or just stopping by to…

Road construction report for the week of Nov. 16

November 18, 2020
Here is a list of road construction projects happening throughout mid-central Vermont. Please remember to drive safely in all work zones. Lives depend on it. I-91 Hartland – Travelers will see lane reductions northbound and southbound, with reduced speeds enforced in the work zone for bridge replacement operations. Bethel – The bridge along VT 12…

Vermont PBS announces live stream of programming

November 18, 2020
Watch Vermont PBS local broadcast live from the internet, mobile app and more Vermont PBS viewers can now enjoy a free, local livestream on the station’s website, mobile apps, and streaming devices such as Roku and Apple TV. “Vermont PBS is excited to launch free local livestreaming to our Vermont community,” said Steve Ferreira, Vermont…

Norwich University receives $20k grant for tiny house village

November 18, 2020
Norwich University has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation to fund the development of a construction management plan to create Vermont’s first tiny house community. This grant supports the development of the next generation of affordable tiny houses by students and faculty in the College of Professional School’s School of Architecture…

Turtle Fur announces scholarship for Vermont Adaptive athlete

November 18, 2020
As a company proud of its Vermont roots, Turtle Fur is excited to offer both financial and material support to Vermont Adaptive. Vermont Adaptive serves youth and adults of all abilities who have physical, cognitive, developmental, or emotional/behavioral disabilities, helping them gain self-confidence and independence through adaptive sports programs and activities in multiple locations throughout…