MANCHESTER—A horse-themed 60-inch square quilt, handmade by Ann M. Ashcroft of Bellows Falls, is being raffled off in support of the 2020 Komen Vermont Virtual Ride for the Cure® and the winner will be drawn, “live” online, on Monday, Oct. 12. Ashcroft has donated her quilt-making skills to the Ride for the Cure in Vermont. Over…

Fair Haven’s park is looking lovely with the addition of some new visitors. The creative talents of the citizens are really on display with this project to decorate the park for the fall season. Local artists, businesses, and organizations are taking part in this project designed to celebrate autumn, leaf peeping season, and to put…

DORSET—Though the Dorset Players 17th annual One Act Festival was cancelled in April of 2020, the Players are presenting two of the original One Acts along with a third for a virtual staged reading. Exploring the prevalent theme of connection, familiar faces and new came together to create this onscreen event. Actors include: Mary Jo Grego, Leslie Bremner,…

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION— At the start of September, JAG Productions, write-director Stevie Walker-Webb, 11 actors, two documentarians, a producer, and a chef set out on a month-long retreat to explore the question, “Can a play be created outside the power structures and without reference to whiteness, in a pure expression of Black Joy?” Or as…

Pico Ski Club Oct. 2-5 —KILLINGTON—The 2020 Pico Ski Club’s annual ski & snowboard swap and sale will be held virtually this year, from Oct. 2-5. To receive an email notification when the online swap andsale goes live and to shop Oct 2-5, visit picoskiclub.myshopify.com. The decision was made to shift from in-person to online,…

Knowing how to code can build a kid’s confidence, enhance problem-solving skills and expand future career opportunities. To introduce middle and high school students to coding, Vermont 4-H, in collaboration with the University of Vermont (UVM) College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences and Ohio 4-H, is offering a free six-session course, beginning Oct. 15. Sessions…

Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Join Phoenix Books as they welcome Vermont author Archer Mayor to the Phoenix Zoom Channel for a talk on his latest novel, “The Orphan’s Guilt.” In the book, a straightforward traffic stop snowballs into a homicide investigation after Joe Gunther and his fellow investigators peel back layer upon layer of history…

Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 from 6 a.m. - Sunday Oct. 4 at 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Vermont Great 2.4.6.8k Run/Walk, presented by Rutland Regional Medical Center will be held virtually this year. This means you can do your miles your way — pick your distance, your route and when you walk or run, anytime between 6 a.m.…

Saturday, Oct. 3—Every year, the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Vermont (NAMI Vermont) brings together hundreds of people with its annual walkathon to raise mental health awareness and funds to support its free programming. This year, they are taking a different route – “going virtual.” On Saturday, Oct. 3, NAMI Vermont will participate in NAMIWalks Your…

Saturday, Oct. 3 at 3:30 p.m.—PUTNEY— The Mammals, an “indie-folk supergroup” from New York’s storied Hudson Valley, will perform live in Cooper Field on Sand Hill Road in Putney on Oct. 3. Known for their jubilant, high-energy shows, The Mammals deftly move from older-than-dirt banjo duets to sound-the-alarm topical fare that’s right in line with the…

By Sarah Gibertoni, KMS student For the past three weeks students and staff at Killington Mountain School have been adjusting to a new normal, like every other school in the country. One of the biggest changes has been that our usual communal lunches have been split up by grade and sport, into small, socially-distant “pods”…

Vermont is currently experiencing abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions, and the Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation is reminding the public to exercise caution and follow all state laws and local ordinances with open burning. Open burning currently requires a permit from your town forest fire warden, and Vermonters should always check with their town forest…

BRANDON — The Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Brandon Alliance and other town entities are putting on a town wide event that Celebrates Brandon!! The Brandon Area Chamber of Commerce invites you to a celebration on Friday, Sept. 25 and Saturday, Sept. 26. The goal is to stir up buzz that weekend and showcase…

Vermont PBS and Vermont Public Radio have announced the 2020 VPR–Vermont PBS Debates, a series of pre-recorded debates among candidates for Governor, Lieutenant Governor and U.S. House of Representatives. The debates will be moderated by Bob Kinzel and Jane Lindholm during VPR’s program Vermont Edition and broadcast by Vermont PBS. The debates will take place…

By Kit Norton and Xander Landen/VTDigger The Vermont Senate voted Tuesday to override Gov. Phil Scott’s veto of the Global Warming Solutions Act — legislation that legally requires the state to meet targets for reducing carbon emissions in the coming years. Since the House had already voted to override the veto, the measure is now law. Without…