Saturday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Chaffee Art Center once again hosts its annual Gingerbread Construction Contest in conjunction with the second annual Holiday Boutique. This year the contest is themed “Out of the Box,” where participants are encouraged to think up bizarre, innovative, or nontraditional designs. Awards will be given for best…

Saturday, Dec. 6 at 10 a.m. — PLYMOUTH NOTCH — Feeling overwhelmed by the rush of holiday shopping, crowds, and decorating? Return to a simpler time on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Coolidge Holiday Open House at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, in historic Plymouth Notch. Many of the museum buildings, including the Homestead where…

Saturday, Dec. 6 at 12 p.m. — FAIR HAVEN — A Christmas tour of the historic Marble Mansion Inn will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 12 - 4 p.m. Tours start at 12-noon, ongoing throughout the afternoon. Admission is $7 ($5 for seniors, free for children under 12). A silent auction and hourly door prizes will…

Saturday, Dec. 6 — RUTLAND — Join Rutland Recreation Department for a holiday clay ornament-making festive activity on Saturday, Dec. 6 and 13 at Hands On Minds On, 69 Center Street, Rutland. The first Saturday will be making four ornaments using clay and cookie cutters and the second Saturday will be glazing (painting) them. Both workshops are…

Dec. 6 & 7 — WOODSTOCK — Freelance Family Singers will present a holiday concert at the First Congregational Church, 36 Elm Street, Woodstock at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, and 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7. Under the direction of Ellen Satterthwaite, the chorus will present seasonal sacred and secular pieces in choral, small group,…

Sunday, Dec. 7 at 3:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. — RUTLAND — On Sunday, Dec. 7, Grace Church will present the annual performances of “Handel’s Messiah.” The Rutland Area Chorus, soloists and orchestra will perform the concerts at 3:30 p.m. and 7p.m., under the direction of Rip Jackson. The chorus and orchestra will also perform “We Praise…

Sunday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. — CASTLETON — On Sunday, Dec. 7, Science Pub will examine “What Are We Eating When We Eat GMO Foods?” Despite all the bad publicity GMO foods get, and a major lawsuit pending against Vermont for requiring labeling on GMO foods, few of us understand what we’re actually eating when we…

Sunday, Dec. 7 — LUDLOW — During this holiday season, Okemo invites skiers and snowboarders to consider the needs of those less fortunate. On Sunday, Dec. 7, Okemo Mountain Resort will host its annual Cares and Shares Food Drive. When guests donate at least five non-perishable food items, a new child’s toy or new clothing item,…

Sunday, Dec. 7 at 2:30 p.m. — BRANDON — The Friends of the Brandon Free Public Library’s Annual Holiday Auction will take place on Sunday, Dec. 7 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. This is the most important fundraising event the Library holds in the course of the year. The income from this auction and from the used book sale…

Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (RAVNAH) will host their annual Tree of Remembrance Tree Lighting Ceremony and Memorial Service on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. at the Franklin Conference Center in Rutland. The Tree of Remembrance is a time for community members to gather…

Dec. 5-20 — RUTLAND COUNTY — “Come in, -- come in! And know me better, man!” says the Ghost of Christmas Past in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Come in and get to know Shakespeare on Main Street (SoMS) better as it present this timeless holiday classic in intimate Readers Theatre style in Dorset, Manchester, Poultney, Rutland…

Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. — LUDLOW — “Unique Experiences” is the theme of BRAM’s silent auction which will be held at Stemwinder’s, 46 Depot Street, Ludlow, Vt., on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 6 – 8:30 p.m. There are many experiences on offer ranging from an apartment in New York City to a fiddlehead fern foray to…

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Twenty four Killington Mountain School student-athletes, six coaches, and two faculty members are packing up and heading to Mammoth for two weeks of training and racing, KMS reported Nov. 20. Coaches Tom Sell, Jack Bailey, Chelsea Marshall, Peter Girardi, Matt Beers, and Lon Brettell were scheduled to fly out of Boston on Friday for the much-anticipated…