Well, it’s almost here…Thanksgiving time! For most of us it’s all about the food. Family recipes are used to prepare many of the dishes that will be served. In some cases these recipes are on index cards and are handwritten. Some cards have a line with the words: “From the kitchen of…” I particularly love…

Band on the run This past weekend while I was sitting in our living room watching a football game, my son came bouncing down the stairs and then flopped onto the couch. He glanced over at me and in an upbeat voice asked, “How’s it going, dad? How’s your day?” Now, as most parents know,…

Some of us share a common experience. You’re driving along when a police officer pulls up behind you with lights flashing. You pull over, the officer gets out, and your heart drops. “Are you aware the registration on your car has expired?” You’ve experienced one of the costs of procrastination. Procrastination can cause missed deadlines,…

British soldier lichens are among the first wild things I remember being able to identify as a child. I loved spotting this lichen during forays into the woods – on a giant boulder or atop a decaying stump – its tiny, bright red caps seemed whimsical and somehow happy. I still love to find British…

By Cal Garrison a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Leo Moon. Over the last week I have done charts for four or five people, ranging in age from 19 to 65. Every time I do a reading I come out of it loaded with compassion…

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Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m.—MIDDLEBURY— The Metropolitan Opera presents Philip Glass’s modern masterpiece “Akhnaten.” “Akhnaten” explores the life of the avant-garde pharaoh, who introduced the concept of monotheism to ancient Egypt, using texts drawn from ancient hymns, prayers, letters, and inscriptions—sung in their original languages set to Glass’s distinctive music. Director Phelim McDermott tackles another…

Saturday, Nov. 23 at 5p.m.—RUPERT—What happens on the Saturday before Thanksgiving? The annual Rupert Volunteer Fire Department Game Supper! On Saturday volunteers from the RVFD, Auxiliary, and dozens of additional community members, will be setting out the china plates, serving guests, filling baskets with bread, and slicing dozens of donated pies. Serving at the Rupert Firehouse/Community…

Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—The folk duo Hungrytown is appearing in concert at the Rutland Unitarian Universalist Church at 117 West St. This will be a coffeehouse-style concert with some table seating and refreshments available for purchase. The 1895 marble Unitarian Universalist Church offers an intimate, comfortable, family-friendly venue and has a long history…

Saturday, Nov. 23 at 9 a.m. —KILLINGTON—Killington’s Loaded Turkey rail jam is back to kick off another great season of park competitions in the new Woodward Mountain Park.  They’re serving up Thanksgiving dinner on the podium, with a frozen turkey going out for first place and all the fixings going to second and third places.…

Saturday Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.—QUECHEE—Come warm your soul with good music and your belly with comfort food at the Public House in Quechee on Saturday, Nov. 23, when Kind Bud returns to perform. Taking the stage at 7 p.m., Kind Bud will bring his list of over 500 songs, which is circulated among patrons…

Saturday, Nov. 23 at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—The Woodstock Vermont Film Series at the Billings Farm & Museum presents Bess O’Brien’s acclaimed documentary, “Coming Home.” The film focuses on five people returning to their Vermont communities from prison. They receive help from the innovative COSA program (Circle of Support and Accountability) that helps reintegrate folks back…

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Lili Platt and Evelyn Seidner, Vermont Youth Lobby organizers and students at Harwood Union High School, Montpelier High School and Burr & Burton Academy respectively. Despite our state’s green reputation, Vermont has not made the necessary action to achieve its climate goals. Since 1990, Vermont’s carbon emissions have risen…

Saturday, Nov. 23 at 10 a.m.—QUECHEE—Three billion. That is the estimated number of individual birds lost in North America since 1970, according to a study published last month in Science Magazine. While it is not clear exactly why our ecosystems are less able to support birdlife, there are many simple steps individuals can take to improve…

Saturday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—The quartet, originally called the Four Aims, made their first single for Chess in 1956, and spent seven years on the road and in nightclubs, singing pop, blues, Broadway, but mostly four-part harmony jazz. When Motown’s Berry Gordy Jr. found out they had hustled a national “Tonight Show” appearance, he…