Friday, Aug. 15 — LUDLOW –  Okemo Mountain Resort will host a free concert on Aug. 15 featuring Tony Lee Thomas as part of the Jackson Gore Summer Music Series. Concerts are scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday evenings in the courtyard at the Jackson Gore Inn. Growing up in a musical family, Tony…

Friday, Aug. 15-Sunday, Aug. 17 — WOODSTOCK — Congregation Shir Shalom in Woodstock will host Rabbi Lawrence A. Hoffman, PhD., a charismatic national leader and visionary of the Reform movement. The weekend begins on Friday, Aug. 15 at 6 p.m., when Dr. Hoffman will lead a discussion entitled, “Builders, Baby-Boomers and Beyond: Looking for the American Jewish Identity.”…

Aug. 16-17 — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum is featuring Heritage Chicken Days on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 16 and 17, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Traditional livestock breeds are an essential part of our agricultural heritage and an important resource for the future. The farm programs will  feature a variety of heritage chicken…

Saturday, Aug. 16 — KILLINGTON — Changes in Latitudes will perform a free concert at Killington Resort’s K-1 base area on Saturday, Aug. 16 from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The concert is part of the Town of Killington’s Cooler in the Mountains summer series. Changes in Latitudes is the country’s premiere tribute show to…

Saturday, Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. — BRANDON — He was the Tom Hanks of his time: a leading man with a breezy charm who always got the girl. But the film career of William Haines, one of early Hollywood’s brightest stars, was cut short for an unfortunate reason: at a time when sexual preference was a…

Saturday, Aug. 16 — LUDLOW — Friends of Ludlow Auditorium’s annual Silent Movie Festival will be held on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium. The festival will feature the classic work of Charlie Chaplin in “City Lights” with an introductory short by comedian Buster Keaton. Glenn Brown will be featured at the…

Saturday, Aug. 16 — RUTLAND – Two Saturdays in August, Aug. 16 and Aug. 30, ARC Rutland Area’s Self Advocates Becoming Empowered – Rutland (SABE-R) group of adults living with developmental disabilities will be holding a car wash and selling baked goods to raise funds in support of their main goal of the year: To…

Saturday, Aug. 16 at 9 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Whether you’re age 16 or 60+, a sole owner or partner, own woodland by choice or circumstance, know something or nothing about caring for the woods, but want to meet others and learn, then Women Owning Woodlands is for you! The day-long gathering will be held on Saturday,…

Saturday, Aug. 16 at 10 a.m. — CASTLETON — The 76th Annual Castleton Woman’s Club Colonial Day House Tour will be held Saturday, Aug. 16 in Castleton, featuring outstanding private homes in a wide variety of architectural styles including Colonial Revival, Federal, Greek Revival, Queen Anne and Gothic Revival. The tour includes over a dozen sites throughout the village…

Saturday, Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. — Brandon Music welcomes Dan Kennedy, composer, pianist and recording artist on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 7:30 p.m. Classically trained, Kennedy got his start playing New Age/Contemporary Instrumental music at Oberlin College’s Cat-in-the-Cream Coffeehouse. Now his music can be heard on Sirius XM Satellite Radio (“Spa”) and his new…

Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. — PROCTORSVILLE — Sometimes the weather just does not cooperate. Thus, on Wednesday, July 23, the outdoor concert by Sensible Shoes that was scheduled for the Proctorsville Green was cancelled. The rescheduled concert will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Sensible Shoes is a local band that has played…

By Dave Hoffenberg Phat vs. McGrath’s Last week the Phat Italian played McGrath’s with the winner punching their ticket to the championship game. The Phat was vying for their first ever championship appearance and McGrath’s was seeking their second in a row. The Phat kept their hit parade going from Monday and came out swinging…

By Cindy Phillips I am currently facilitating self-defense classes for women at my firm. To be clear, I am arranging the classes – not teaching them. That would be a classic case of the blind leading the blind. Years ago I ran the community education program for our school district and we offered such a…

By Cindy Phillips Danny McKeever never met a stranger. He had the perfect personality for a bartender, a job he held for 20 years at the Summit Lodge coming on board back in 1993. An avid skier and golfer, the Killington region was a natural choice for McKeever to make his home. Originally from New…

KILLINGTON – The Killington Chamber of Commerce and Killington Resort have announced details for the 2014-2015 Killington Merchant Pass program. The 2014-2015 Killington Merchant Pass will be offered for $399 (plus Vermont and local sales tax) to members of the Killington Chamber of Commerce located in Killington, Mendon, Pittsfield, Bridgewater or Plymouth. Merchant Passes are…