WEST RUTLAND—The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center seeks artists to design a marble sculpture honoring Ernie Royal (1917-1994), Vermont’s first African American restaurant owner and the first black member of the National Restaurant Association Board of Directors. The marble memorial will become part of the Rutland Sculpture Trail, a collection of public sculpture planned for…

The calendar is filled with stunning photos of Vermont wildlife, including white-tailed deer, moose, a bald eagle, gray tree frog, spruce grouse, swallowtail butterfly, pumpkinseed, peregrine falcon, woodcock, bobcat, and scenic Lake Willoughby.  It includes photos by many well-known Vermont photographers including Roger Irwin, Tony Smith, Tyler Pockette, Daniel Berna, Kurt Budliger, Ian Clark, Chris…

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. held its annual permit lottery for muzzleloader antlerless deer permits in September and says it now has unallocated muzzleloader antlerless deer permits available for use in the antlerless-only Oct. 29-Nov. 1 season and the regular Dec. 5-13 season. The unallocated permits are available because not enough people applied for…

Halloween food drive to benefit local food shelf Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—On Wednesday, Oct.28, from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., VELCO is hosting a drive-through trick or treating event at its Pinnacle Ridge campus to benefit the food shelf at Fair Haven Concerned. Families are encouraged to attend in costume and requested to…

Founders continue annual charity event to raise funds for Chase Kuehl By Dave Hoffenberg Pie in the Face for Chase started in 2014 and became an annual event where 20-30 people from the surrounding area volunteer to get pies splashed into their face at Moguls Sports Pub in Killington to raise money and awareness for…

The Vermont Bar Association diversity section and young lawyers division are co-sponsoring the 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. poster-essay contest for Vermont middle school students. Participating middle school students will create a poster and write a short essay interpreting Dr. King’s quote “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but…

Sunday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m.—ARLINGTON—Little Yellow House Studio presents “Make Yourself at Home,” a virtual living room concert featuring Broadway veteran and Andover resident Susan Haefner, with special guests Lisa and Lori Brigantino premiering on Okemo Valley TV’s YouTube Channel on November 1 at 5 p.m. As a gift to the community at a…

Kaitie Eddington, Program Manager, Upper Valley Trails Alliance (UVTA), was not given a middle name at birth. It seems like a small thing but her brother had one so why not her? Taking matters into her own, 8-year-old hands, she chose the middle name “Satin” but spelled it “Satan” on school assignments. “My teacher called…

Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m.—MONTPELIER—Producer Nick Charyk and Big Heavy world announced that they have wrapped filming on their feature length film “The Ballad of Ethan Alien” and that it will be shown to audiences on the state house green on Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m. “This entire experience has far exceeded our…

VT-based nonprofit is set to premiere its Vermont documentary ‘Community Through Crisis: a Vermont story’ Friday, Oct. 30—PROCTORSVILLE—Planet Axis is premiering its film about Vermont’s community resiliency through the pandemic. “Community Through Crisis: a Vermont story” is the first and only documentary about Vermont’s response to Covid, through the eyes of 10 small businesses. “It…

Halloween is almost here, and to prevent this holiday from becoming a scary one for you and your pets, it’s important to consider common items and activities that can be dangerous to your furry friends. The holiday will undoubtedly look different this year due to Covid-19, and Halloween activities will vary vastly between communities. Whatever…

AVA Gallery and Lebanon Recreation and Parks invite your to participate in the first #LightUpLeb event on Halloween night, Oct. 31. The goal is to safetly celebrate with the community by decorating Colburn Park for Halloween. They’ll create a safe, socially distanced Halloween. Community members can claim a stone pillar and drop off their Jack-O’-Lanterns…

A myth about black cats: There is no evidence that adopting out black cats around Halloween poses any greater risk to the pets than adopting them at any other time of the year. In most shelters, black cats are the last to be adopted, so saddling them with the additional baggage of taking them off…

Friday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m.—RANDOLH— Community theater is a magical thing. Not just a reason for members of the community to come together to create and playfully innovate, but also a way that as audience members, we are linked more intimately with one another. Those who act together in theatrical shows often remain in…

Saturday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m.—POULTNEY— Revive Church and several area organizations will be hosting a Trunk or Treat Treasure Hunt on Halloween, Oct. 31. from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the town of Poultney. The hunt for treats will begin at the church where families can pick up a map and clues. Following…