I woke up this morning to the sounds of birds chirping outside my window. And not just one lonely, mixed up and confused bird desperately looking for a bite to eat buried underneath the snow. No, this was a plethora of birds, belting out their happy morning songs on another beautifully warm day. Last week’s…

Parents and children, if they’re lucky, will find a multitude of ways to bond. My son and I have been fortunate in this respect because we’ve always found common activities that have brought us closer together.  Early on, we bonded over Legos. I grew up enthralled with the plastic building blocks and subsequently passed this…

Frogs have hopped about Earth since before the time of the dinosaurs, and it shows. Celebrated for their amphibious lifestyle and cacophonous choruses, the long arc of frog evolution has yielded other awesome and efficient adaptations in organs from their lungs to their skin. Research on green tree frogs demonstrates that frog lungs also assist…

Building our Killington Dream dream lodge, Part 7 I felt I was living a double life since everything happened Friday through Sunday. Returning to “normalcy” in New Jersey resembled acting in a surreal play. We knew once we crossed the New York State line and entered Vermont, the magic would start. Our weekends were filled…

Colorful flowers, Purple, yellow, pink and white, Petals of color.

Monday morning and a bright new month begins, albeit on the back foot, as with Mercury, the planet of communication, thinking and logistics hits the brakes and heads in reverse. Don’t expect negotiations, agreements or deals to go according to plan. If you don’t get what you want, then you want nothing at all. These…

Ludlow Rotary Club hosts international exchange students at Okemo In early March international exchange students and their Rotary sponsors gathered for the weekend at Okemo Mountain Resort for snow sports and friendship. The students, who are studying in southern Vermont and New Hampshire for the school year, had a great time skiing, snowboarding and riding the…

Tuesday, April  9 at 4 p.m.—RUTLAND— After a successful business show last year, the Chamber & Economic Development of the Rutland Region (CEDRR) will again host its business show. The show will serve as an opportunity to promote local businesses or organizations to potential new customers and make important connections within the Rutland County community.…

Saturday, April 6 at Noon—LUDLOW—The Snowmelt: The Slush Cup is the biggest event of the year at Okemo Ski Resort and is the highlight of the day, where participants test their skills on skis or snowboards to see if they can glide across the slushy pond or take a refreshing dip. Prizes await those who…

Saturday, April 6 at 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—Wonderfeet Kids' Museum, Rutland’s very own children’s museum located in the Energy Innovation Center on Merchants Row, is bringing a fun-filled night of family entertainment to The Paramount Theatre stage, 30 Center St., Rutland this Saturday. Nationally renowned circus performer Troy Wunderle will be entertaining families for the evening, and…

Tuesday, April 9 at 1 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St., Rutland will feature two singers at the height of their powers—radiant soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor sensation Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s sumptuous Shakespeare adaptation, with Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s…

Saturday, April 6 at 7 p.m.—RANDOLPH—The Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N Main St., Randolph will host the 32nd annual Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, featuring "Goldberg Variations" for String Trio arranged by Dmitry Sitkovetsky. Michael Roth, violin. Joana Miranda, viola. Peter Sanders, cello. The"Goldberg Variations," originally for piano solo, work beautifully in this…

Sunday, April 7,at 3 p.m.—SOUTH POMFRET— Artistree Community Arts Center, 2095 Pomfret Road, South Pomfret will host the American pianist Matthew Odell. Odell began his studies at the age of 10 and has since won acclaim for performances of a wide range of repertoire as a solo recitalist, soloist with orchestra, and chamber musician. He has…

Thursday, April 4, from 6:30 -9:15p.m.—WOODSTOCK—The Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC) is coming to the Woodstock Town Hall Theater, 31 The Green, Woodstock on April 4 to host the 2024 Wild and Scenic Film Festival. The event will feature an  evening of inspiring short films about stewardship, recreation and the resilience of our communities and…

Friday, April 5 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Coming direct from Las Vegas, to Rutland's Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St., Rutland, is "Carpenters Legacy," the definitive show celebrating the music and legacy of the famed brother-sister duo. Starring Sally Olson as Karen Carpenter and Ned Mills as Richard Carpenter, the show is a re-creation of the Carpenters’ 1976…