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Ice cutting weekend at Farm & Wilderness
February 11, 2015
Feb. 13–16 — PLYMOUTH — The sign on the Tamarack Farm front porch says “Work is Love made Visible.” This is never truer than at a Farm & Wilderness Work Weekend. Each weekend is complete with communal work projects, food, fun and a boisterous night of contra dancing. You will be a part of the time-honored tradition…
Learn to make maple syrup in your own backyard
February 11, 2015
Saturday, Feb. 21 at 9 a.m. — RUTLAND — If you have a few maple trees and would like to learn the basics of making maple syrup in your backyard, then join the workshop on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 9 a.m. at 271 North Main Street (Route 7), at the Vermont Forests, Parks, and Recreation offices, located…
The beer that men buy
February 11, 2015
One of several interesting aspects of Budweiser’s schizophrenic 2015 Super Bowl commercial—not the one with the puppy, the other one: the anti-microbrew ad that characterized craft beer drinkers as effete posers while asserting the unfussy superiority of plain old Bud (“proudly a macro beer”)—was its emphasis on Budweiser’s “beechwood-aging” process. The commercial’s central premise is…
Why we’re addicted to falling in love
February 11, 2015
By Dr. Rebekah Thomas “Romantic love” is the phrase humans use to describe feelings and emotions associated with a person to whom one feels both attracted to and passionate about. In some, it is associated with a racing heart, a sick stomach, a feeling of ecstasy, or that the other person can do no wrong.…
Love is a verb
February 11, 2015
By Dr. Robert Goddard Love is a verb. It is not a feeling. Love is an active verb; action has to take place to demonstrate love. Our cultural perspective on love is that of a feeling. “If I don’t feel love, then I am not in love.” Here is the opposite approach that we should…
From Victorian-era cards to “Tinder”: how pop culture has reflected romance through the decades
February 11, 2015
By Dr. Jonas Prida From gawky teens standing outside holding stereos overhead (the 1989 film “Say Anything”) to cupid shooting love arrows into us (Victorian-era Valentine’s cards) to the popular app “Tinder,” the American cultural landscape is filled with artifacts displaying romantic love. Yet the belief in romantic love itself has a history that shows…
The Outside Story: Catch a falling snowflake
February 11, 2015
By Barbara Mackay Who hasn’t marveled at a lacy snowflake coming to rest on a jacket sleeve? Do you wonder how it could survive the fall to earth in one piece, or if it’s really true that no two snowflakes can look exactly alike? A snowflake begins high up in the clouds, not as a…
Make the most of your night out this Valentine’s Day
February 11, 2015
Photo Submitted (MS) Chocolates and flowers may be staples of Valentine’s Day, but many couples take it one step further and dine out on Feb. 14. According to the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association’sValentine’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, 34.6 percent of respondents indicated that dining out would be part of their Valentine’s Day…
Billings Farm presents “Chasing Shackleton” for three showings
February 11, 2015
Photo courtesy of Billings Farm & Museum Billings will host the award-winning film “Chasing Shackleton,” on Saturday, Feb. 14 as part of the 5th Annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series. Saturday, Feb. 14 — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will host the award-winning film “Chasing Shackleton,” on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. (sold…
Bill Staines gives folk performance at Coffeehouse Concert
February 11, 2015
Photo by Larry Marcus BILL STAINES Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. — RUTLAND— Folk music entertainer, Bill Staines will perform a Coffeehouse Concert on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rutland, 117 West Street. Come early and enjoy refreshments at 7 p.m. and an opening act of “Pot Luck…
Fred Barnes and Sarah Stone give a romantic performance on Valentine’s Day at Brandon Music
February 11, 2015
Photo submitted SARAH STONE AND FRED BARNES Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Back by popular demand, Brandon Music presents jazz piano/vocalist duo Fred Barnes and Sarah Stone on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Packaging romantic standards by greats like Ira and George Gershwin, Burt Bacharach, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Hoagy…
Killington Arts Guild opens new show, “Spring Promise”
February 11, 2015
Friday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. — KILLINGTON — The Killington Arts Guild has a new gallery show, “Spring Promise,” opening Friday, Feb. 13, from 5-7 p.m. View the work of artist members in a variety of mediums; photography, watercolor, oil, acrylic, sculpture and mixed media – both originals and prints. Visit the Gallery upstairs at Base…
Join Proctor High School for a skate by candlelight and moonlight fundraiser
February 11, 2015
Saturday, Feb. 14 at 6:15 p.m. — PROCTOR — The Proctor High School class of 2020 is hosting a Valentines Day Luminaria Lighting event at the Proctor Skating Rink on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 6:15 – 8:45 p.m. Community members are invited to purchase a luminaria, which they can dedicate in memory or in honor of a…
Mardi Gras 2015 offers Cajun style food and dance
February 11, 2015
Saturday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. — PROCTORSVILLE — Is it time to chase away your mid-winter blues? Mardi Gras is almost here, and you can do so by dining and dancing with the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association at its sixth annual Mardi Gras celebration. This year the festivities take place on Saturday, Feb. 14 at…
Coolidge Foundation to celebrate Presidents Day
February 11, 2015
Saturday, Feb. 14 at 12 p.m. — PLYMOUTH NOTCH — In honor of Presidents Day Weekend, the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Foundation will host a lecture and open house at the President Calvin Coolidge Museum and Education Center on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 12 noon to 4 p.m. At 20 p.m., Rushad Thomas, Coolidge Foundation Program Associate, will…
