Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m.—GRAFTON—The Nature Museum is thrilled to host author and climate change activist, Bill McKibben, for an evening of education and inspiration. This event has sliding scale tickets and will be held at the Grafton Community Church, with tickets available at The Nature Museum website and at the door. A former…

Saturday, Feb. 8 at 11 a.m.—Vermont PBS presents the third of four Mister Chris and Friends in Concert shows in a winter concert tour series supported by Let’s Grow Kids and ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain. Join the fun at Pentagle Arts in Woodstock at 12 p.m. It is a sensory-friendly, ASL-interpreted children’s concert with STEM-based activities…

Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON— Melissa D is a highly talented singer/ songwriter  with an amazing soulful and honey-smoked voice from the green rolling hills of rustic Vermont. Her music is relaxing with reflective lyrics which touch the soul of the listener. Melissa is  a classically trained vocalist and former rock front-woman for The Alley Katz and…

Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m.—PAWLET—The Pawlet Public Library invites the public to an information meeting to provide details about the proposed library building accessibility improvements that will be on the Town of Pawlet voting ballot on March 3. The meeting begins with a presentation by the Library Board of Trustees, explaining the need for…

Friday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Scrag Mountain Music’s musical storytelling for all ages returns to the Chandler Arts Center by popular demand!  This season’s program centers around the world premiere of Scrag co-Artistic Director and composer / double bassist Evan Premo’s “Thumbelina,” a musical setting of Hans Christian Andersen’s tale by the same name. Joining…

Friday, Feb. 7 at 5:30 p.m.—QUECHEE—Celebrate winter in Vermont! Explore the natural world as we hike the beautiful wooded trails at the VINS Nature Center and prowl for owls. Find out “hooo’s” out there making raucous noises in the nighttime forest and discover the secret life of New England’s nocturnal residents at the Owl Prowl…

Friday-Sunday, Feb. 7-9—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—Every February for the past four, JAG Productions has invited African-American theatre artists to spend a week in White River Junction to further the development of a new play or solo performance. Over the course of the one-week residency, three to five projects receive an intensive workshop, constructive feedback, and a…

Saturday, Feb. 8—VERMONT— With only a few weeks to go in the Vermont high school bowling season, Windsor High boasts a three point lead over S. Burlington. Currently tied for third, Fair Haven High and Randolph have 52 points each. Howard Stockwell or Randolph leads the individual standings with a 207.7 average, with Cean Lieberman…

Monday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Vermont House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are seeking public input on the Governor’s recommended FY 2021 state budget and will hold a community-based public hearing at Rutland Public Schools’ Longfellow School Building Board Room, located at 6 Church St. in Rutland. The committees will take testimony on the…

Friday, Feb, 7 at 6 p.m.—RUTLAND— The 4th annual model and art show is this Friday in the Rutland High School cafeteria. All models, dioramas and original art are welcome. All entries are awarded a ribbon. This event it open to the public. Doors open at 5 p.m., judging begins at 6 p.m., and awards…

Friday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m.—WALLINGFORD— The Sparkle Barn is pleased to announce an Infinite Lit event on Friday. Infinite Lit is an evening of spoken word poetry coproduced by Michael Kingsbury and Bianca Zenella. Performers will stand up and in a poetic form share their original thoughts, ideas, and expressions. This month’s show will begin…

Thursday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m.—Middlebury Community Players presents Lillian Groag’s hilarious farce, “The Ladies of the Camellias,” at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. The show is based on an imagined 1897 meeting between the greatest French actress of the age, Sarah Bernhardt, and the most famous tragedienne of the era, Eleonora Duse. Since the women…

Thursday, Feb. 6 at 4 p.m.—PROCTORSVILLE—To help raise money to aid those most affected by the Australian bush fires, Cavendish Town Elementary School (CtES) students -part of the Carmine Guica Young Historians’ Preserve and Serve program- are partnering with the Ludlow Rotary and Murdock’s Restaurant. On Feb. 6, from 4-9 p.m., Murdock’s Restaurant on the…

Sunday, Feb. 9 at 8 p.m.—KILLINGTON— The Pickle Barrel Nightclub is set to host Lotus Land, an American Rush Tribute to the Canadian prog-rock band. Lotus Land will be at the house that rocks Killington to bring fans the well-known force of Rush live to the stage while honoring the ever popular band. Lotus Land’s…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg King Margo: Coats and Costa find their niche in Killington There’s a new act in Killington: King Margo. After seeing them last Thursday at the Wobbly, I plan on seeing them every chance I get. Their harmonies are incredible and as local skier Paul Padfield said, “They sing like birds.” Their…