By Virginia Dean One of the unique aspects of the newly-opened Elderflower Esthetics is its true emphasis on the client — not just individual lifestyle and needs but customized products that touch the skin. With the business launched Aug. 20, owner Emily MacGregor operates her small, independent skin care studio under the premise that our…

Saturday, Sept. 4 at noon — PLYMOUTH — The 2021 annual “Shakespeare Alive! A Bard Based Variety Show” returns for an all-new, never-before-seen collection of scenes, skits, soliloquies and songs. Stand-Up Shakespeare is a collective of New York City-based actors who have become a veritable Vermont institution over a 21-year period. The troupe travels to…

RUTLAND—Grace Congregational Church has a wonderful season of music coming up this fall, featuring guest soloists and choirs as well as the Grace Church Sanctuary Choir, the Grace Church Festival Brass and Festival Orchestra. Fall kick-off Sunday with Choir and Festival Brass, Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. Vocal recital: Olivia Boughton, soprano, and Alastair Stout,…

Sept. 4-5 —PLYMOUTH NOTCH —The 16th Plymouth Folk and Blues Festival, which had been selected in 2020 by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce as a Top 10 Fall Event, will take place at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth Notch on Labor Day weekend, Saturday, Sept. 4 and Sunday, Sept. 5. Stars…

Friday, Sept. 3, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—The State Fairgrounds brings back your favorite WOH wrestling stars through the years and welcomed back former WWE NXT and reigning Impact Wrestling champion Deonna Purrazzo andWWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas, presented by Masters of the Toyverse. The event will also include Jeff Starr, DANGER, Punk, Shane & Eric Alden,…

Hartford Area Chamber prepares for Balloon Festival Sept. 3-5—QUECHEE—The Quechee Hot Air Balloon Craft and Music Festival, the longest running hot air balloon festival in New England, will celebrate its 41st anniversary when thousands are expected to flock to central Vermont, Sept. 3-5, 2021. Twenty balloonists headline the event with five flights slated throughout the…

Wednesday, Sept. 1 at 7:15 p.m. — RUTLAND — A song circle will be held Wednesday, Sept. 1, at the Godnick Adult Center in Rutland, and virtually by Zoom, from 7:15-9:15 p.m. The song circle welcomes singers, players of acoustic instruments, and listeners. The so-called Wild Woods Song Circle has gathered acoustic musicians and singers…

A youngster’s first hunt can mark the beginning of a lifelong passion for the outdoors and a commitment to wildlife conservation. There is no finer time to begin this journey than during Vermont’s upcoming youth waterfowl hunting weekend Sept. 25 - 26. “Vermont’s youth waterfowl hunting weekend helps ensure that young hunters get the quality…

The term “home theater” once made homeowners who love movies and sports dream of the day when they could dedicate a large area in their home to watching the big game or their favorite films. Such rooms are now widely referred to as “media rooms.” Though the terminology may have changed, media rooms are not…

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. says hunters are looking forward to Vermont’s upcoming Oct. 1-Nov. 12 and Nov. 29-Dec. 15 archery deer hunting season. A hunter may take up to four deer in Vermont’s two-part archery season if they do not shoot any deer in the other deer seasons. The purchase of an archery…

By Bonnie Kirn Donahue, extension master gardener — University of Vermont Summer can feel fleeting. Drying flowers is a great way to hold onto its essence. Flowers that work well for drying should have either nice color, texture, structure or a combination when dried. It is also important that you find the flower appealing. The…

(Can’t have one without the other) By Gary Salmon As a part of the Forestry Building display at this year’s state fair there was a very simple (as if anything chemical is simple) explanation of the relationship between photosynthesis and today’s hot forestry topic, forest carbon sequestering. In fact, I wanted to call the seedlings…

By Dom Cioffi I’ve been writing this column for over 25 years and in that time, I’ve reviewed well over a thousand movies. Prior to the pandemic, I visited the theater every week to review those films. I used to wish that I could watch new-release movies from the comforts of my own home, but…

RUTLAND — Last Friday, Chaffee Art Center hosted its BenchArt unveiling. Rutland mayor David Allaire, Downtown Rutland Partnership director Nikki Hindman and Chaffee Art Center executive director Sherri Birkheimer Rooker spoke about how this project will help further enhance the streets and culture of Rutland. Artists, sponsors and communtiy members mingled on the center's lawn…

By Ethan Weinstein RUTLAND—Some kids like to collect baseball cards, others play video games. Lyric, 9, and her brother, Luca, 6, of Little Diggers Worm Farm, have a different hobby: worms. Along with their grandmother, Kim Ray, the sibling team created Little Diggers Worm Farm, selling mini worm farm kits, vermicomposting starter kits, worm casting…