Courtesy of Castleton Downtown Gallery Shown is a painting by Ruth Hamilton that is part of an exhibit hanging in Castleton Downtown Gallery. Friday, April 10 at 6 p.m. — CASTLETON — The Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland will feature the works of Vermont artist Ruth Hamilton running from April 1 through May 2, with an artist…

Courtesy of Green Mountain College REHOBOTH WELSH CHOIR Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. — POULTNEY — The Green Mountain College Choir will host the Rehoboth Welsh Choir (Côr Cymraeg Rehoboth) in concert on Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. on campus in Ackley Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.   The Rehoboth Welsh Choir…

Courtesy of Brandon Music WILL WOODSON AND ERIC MCDONALD Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Brandon Music presents the dynamic duo of Will Woodson and Eric McDonald on Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. Joining them will be special guest Tim Cummings. Woodson and McDonald are known as two of the finest young proponents of…

Saturday, April 11 — RANDOLPH — Vermont Pride Theater at Chandler announced this week that auditions for its fifth annual summer pride theater festival will be held on the morning of Saturday, April 11, at Chandler Music Hall. Actors from ages 15 –51 are again needed for this festival, which will continue VPT’s tradition of presenting multi-generational…

Courtesy of Chaffee Downtown Create a watercolor painting using coffee to paint, with Kleng T. Walker, in Chaffee’s Sip N’ Dip class. Sunday, April 12 at 2 p.m. — RUTLAND — Chaffee Downtown offers a Sip N’ Dip painting class on Sunday, April 12 from 2-5 p.m. with Kleng T. Walker. The class will be held at…

Courtesy of West Pawlet Fire Dept. Ashley Woods and Carolann Herbst, future members of the West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department wish everyone to know that the fire department breakfasts are “yummy!” Sunday, April 12 at 7:30 a.m. — WEST PAWLET — On Sunday, April 12, a pancake breakfast will be held at the West Pawlet Volunteer Fire…

Courtesy of Compass Music and Arts Center Young participants of CREATE 1 camp proudly display their own creation. Monday, April 13 at 8:30 a.m. — BRANDON — Following a very successful arts camp called CREATE 1, Compass Music and Arts Center offers a second opportunity for young people to create and have fun. CREATE 2 is a spring…

Friday, April 10 at 7 p.m. — CHITTENDEN — The Chittenden Wildwood Church open mic event will be held on the second Friday, April 10, due to a conflict with Good Friday observance. The open mic will be held at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Wildwood, 347 Holden Road in Chittenden. Musicians, poets and storytellers…

Saturday, April 11 at 9 a.m. — RUTLAND — The fourth annual Central Vermont 50+ Expo will return to Rutland on Saturday, April 11 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The Expo is a day of fun and learning designed for Vermonters age 50 and older, though all ages are welcome to attend.…

April 10 and 11 — RUTLAND — College of St. Joseph will hold its fourth annual Popular Culture Conference, “Serials, Sequels, and Remakes: Refashioning Popular Culture,” on April 10 and 11 on the CSJ campus at 71 Clement Road in Rutland. Presenters will cover topics ranging from film genre and history to analysis of the apocalyptic narrative…

Thursday, April 9 at 7 p.m. — ROCHESTER —  Bo Muller-Moore, creator of “Eat More Kale” t-shirts and bumper stickers, will be telling his story on Thursday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Rochester Public Library. Bo Muller-Moore stood up to corporate America and won when many before him had backed down. His iconic “Eat More…

Saturday April 11 at 9:30 a.m. — CASTLETON — High school students and parents should attend Vermont Student Assistance Corporation’s 14th annual College Pathways, featuring free workshops. On Saturday, April 11 at Pathways will be at Castleton State College in Castleton, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Lunch will be provided. Attendees will be entered in drawings…

Saturday, April 11 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — The National Park Service’s Northeast Temperate Network (NETN) monitors nature’s calendar of plant blooming, bird song, and frog peeping in many national parks in the northeast. Observing this schedule gives insights into nature’s patterns and changes. These patterns, called phenology are important to pollination, agriculture, and other important ecological relationships that…

April 11 and 12 — RUTLAND — More than 30 percent of children in middle school are home alone after school, and many are responsible for watching their younger siblings until their parents are home from work. Safe Sitter® classes at Rutland Regional Medical Center can give your child the skills they need to be safe,…

Sunday, April 12 at 2 p.m. — RANDOLPH — Vermont Technical College, BALE (Building a Local Economy) and Chandler Center for the Arts have partnered together to host a screening of “Just Eat It,” a documentary film about food waste in America that will be followed by an informal discussion, on Sunday, April 12 at 2 p.m.…