Saturday, Nov. 17, 3 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—The ninth annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series at the Billings Farm & Museum will feature the documentary, “Burned: Are Trees the New Coal,” on Saturday, Nov. 17 at 3: p.m. and 5:30 p.m. in HD projection and surround sound, with complimentary refreshments. Reservations are strongly recommended. Vermont filmmakers Alan Dater and Lisa Merton’s feature-length documentary…

Saturday, Nov. 17, 8 p.m.—MIDDLEBURY—Christal Brown is a choreographer, educator, performer, writer, activist, chair of the dance department at Middlebury College and creator of INSPIRIT dance. Brown is also about to turn 40 years old. In keeping with her generous spirit and love of community, she decided to celebrate this milestone in a different way:…

Sunday, Nov. 18, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Internationally recognized guitarist/composer Peter Griggs will transport the audience through the centuries and around the world without a passport or a time machine, in a concert titled, “500 Years of Music for Guitar.” On Sunday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m., Griggs will perform everything from an Irish jig, Spanish flamenco, and…

Saturday, Nov 17, 6:30 p.m.—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—Join JAG Productions at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 17 for JAG Juke Joint, a benefit dinner party with a feast of luminous performances by JAG artists and Southern home cooking prepared by JAG Founder Jarvis Antonio Green’s mom. Cocktails and dinner begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Newberry Market and performances…

ByMarguerite Jill Dye Since the leaves fell and gray skies appeared, bringing rain and more often now, snow, I realized I was feeling blue, unlike myself, with little joy. The hour changed, bringing darkness sooner, which didn’t improve my point of view. Had cabin fever already taken over, or “winter blues” in early November? I…

By Dave Mance III Deer hunters, like professional athletes, are always looking for an edge – it’s the nature of the pursuit. And so we’re susceptible to superstition, alluring gadgets, marketing campaigns. A classic genre that combines all three of those elements is the moon table – a chart that tells you when the best…

By Jim Harrison Amid high turnout, likely fueled by the discourse in Washington and anti-Trump sentiment in Vermont, along with successful efforts of the Democrat/Progressives’ “get out the vote campaign,” the Vermont House made a shift to the left statewide. While all the statewide incumbents were easily re-elected to new terms, there were some significant…

By Dom Cioffi As a young child, I reveled in picture books. It wasn’t that I loved to read so much as I loved looking at the illustrations. This is probably why, when I grew out of the picture book phase, my love for reading diminished considerably. It wasn’t until college that this quiet exercise…

Much of Windsor and Rutland County will see familiar faces in Montpelier next year. Here's a breakdown of the local results from the Nov. 6 election. *SENATE SEATS   Rutland County Senate Name Town Of Residence Party Votes BRIAN "BC" COLLAMORE RUTLAND TOWN REPUBLICAN 11,476 CHERYL HOOKER RUTLAND CITY DEM/PROG 10,875 JAMES L. MCNEIL RUTLAND…

Killington is scheduled to kick off its 2018-19 winter season at 10 a.m on Friday, Oct.19 becoming the first Eastern resort to open for skiing and snowboarding. The first turns of the season on Friday will be reserved exclusively for Season Pass, Express Card, Beast365 and Ikon Pass holders. The resort will open to the general…

The entertainment lineup for the World Cup Nov. 23-25 in Killington has been announced. Paul Oakenfold, KT Tunstall, Michal Franti and Guster (shown in photo) will provide free entertainment each day. Additional entertainment includes the World Cup Festival Village, fireworks, parades and a Friday night bib draw featuring top athletes. “Combining an expanded entertainment lineup with the United States’…

Staff report KILLINGTON—The U.S. Open of Mountain Biking is returning to Killington next year, Killington Human Resources Director Judy Geiger announced the annual Killington Pico Area Association meeting Sept. 26. The mountain biking competition, held Aug. 1-5, drew about 5,500 visitors to the resort in its inaugural year at Killington, Geiger said. Mountain biking has…

Staff report KILLINGTON—Killington Resort announced $25 million investment in advance of the 2018-19 season, including $16 million investment in upgrades, among which are a new Snowdon 6-person bubble chairlift, South Ridge quad installed, new and improved K-1 Express Gondola, new RFID gates and terrain improvements. “Our entire team is continuously focused on improving the guest experience and over the last few…

School is officially back in session and fall is here but there are still tons of great things happening this weekend. Here are some of our favorites: Harvest Fair Sept. 8  All day Rochester’s annual Harvest Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on the Park, Route 100 (Main St.) Rochester. Live entertainment all day, food, crafts, games, flower…

Staff report A two-day recount of votes in the Republican primary election for a Rutland County Senate Seat found more votes than before. short The recount showed 16,676 people voted, up from 16,569 votes previously counted—though the outcome hasn’t changed. Rutland County is comprised of three senators. Incumbent Brian Collamore received 3508 votes in the…