March 13-15, at 7 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—”All the World’s a Stage...,” sung by Haley Symonds, opens the musical “As You Like It” at Woodstock Union High and Middle School next weekend (March 13, 14, 15). Adapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery, this ambitious work of participatory theater features students of all ages from the Windsor Central…

UPDATE: This event has been postponed until June 13. Saturday, March 14 at 7 p.m.—Rutland’s Got Talent is back and better than ever! This fun-filled event, with a worthycause, will take place at The Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland. The judging of acts is interactive so that the talent and the audience are able to…

Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m.—MENDON—The Mendon Historical Society will present a Vermont Humanities program at the Mendon Town Office with Deborah Lee Luskin speaking on “Getting from Here to There: A History of Roads and Settlement in Vermont.” The difficulties of traveling in Vermont played a significant role in the state’s settlement, development, culture,…

UPDATE: This event has been postponed until June 20. Friday, March, 13 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—EagleMania calls itself “the world’s greatest Eagles tribute band” and that isn’t their slogan by mistake! The members of EagleMania have dedicated themselves to faithfully reproducing the music of The Eagles. Since its inception, EagleMania has been thrilling audiences all over the…

Sunday, March 14 at 7 a.m.—KILLINGTON—“Skin Up. Ski Down. Repeat.” That’s the motto for Pico Skimo, The Endurance Society’s uber-challenging ski race on Vermont’s Pico Mountain. In line with many of the society’s events, Pico Skimo is cyclical, an equal feat of mental and physical dexterity. This year’s course  will offer two distance options: Single Climb…

Friday, March 13 at 1:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—OLLI, sponsored by UVM, promotes continuing education for area residents 50 and older. Curious adults are invited to a series of lectures at the Godnick Adult Center. On Friday, learn “The Meaning of a Map.” Bill Morris, cartographer and data scientist with Faraday, Inc. in Burlington, will speak. Using a…

Thursday, March 12th at 7:00 p.m.—ROCHESTER—Carl Russell has been farming and logging with draft animals on his farm, and in his woods, in Bethel since 1986. He will share a slide show “Understanding Draft Animals as Motive Power,” showing the many ways to use work horses and oxen. He will explain training and working methods,…

Sunday, March 15 at 9 a.m.—RUTLAND— Rutland Jewish Center is organizing a 1-Day University for the Rutland community on March 15 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Nearly two dozen classes will be offered by community members who will share their passions and expertise on subjects ranging from bagpipes to conflict resolution and DIY beer…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg This weekend is the 4th Annual Killington Irish Festival at the Summit Lodge. The headlining band is The County Down (TCD) and for this article, I’m featuring Reagh Greenleaf Jr. (vocals, bodhrán, percussion) of the band. He said, “I’ve happy to have been a part of it every year.” Besides playing…

By Marion Pickielnok Twin City Lanes in Barre hosted the Vermont High School Bowling Team Championship on March 7.  It wasn’t hard to find great bowling and unbelievable excitement. Each match winner was decided by the team winning 4 out of 7 games. Playing into the quarter finals  were No. 9  White River Valley defeated,…

If you’ve driven by the United Church of Ludlow on the corner of Elm and Pleasant Streets lately,  you may have wondered what all the scaffolding was about. The church is excited to realize a long-held dream of making the building accessible to all. A new addition to the rear of the church, will provide…

Vermont State Game Wardens located a deceased red fox on Feb. 23 off Webster Road in Pomfret. The fox had been illegally caught in a snare.  Upon completion of their investigation, the wardens charged Neil Lamson, 73, of Pomfret with four criminal counts of trapping violations. Lamson is scheduled to appear at the Windsor County…

By Gary Salmon I received an interesting gift this year from California relatives, that came probably from an estate sale. It is a library book from a long defunct library by [New Hampshire author] F. Schuyler Mathews entitled “Field Book of American Trees And Shrubs.” [1915] The givers were thoughtful enough to place my name…

By Mary Ellen Shaw When you get into your senior years you tend to spend quite a bit of time looking back. When I take a look back at the friends I have made it covers over 70 years of friendships.  My friends seem to fit into categories: childhood, school days, work days and “new…

The drive to recovery A work associate came to my office recently for a meeting. While we were chatting, he mentioned that he had just purchased a new Tesla Model 3. Being the curious type, I inquired what he thought of the reigning champion of the electric car world. He obviously loved his vehicle since…