Carpenter is one of many up-and-coming artists that will perform at the Rivershed Songwriters Festival, Oct. 1 The Rivershed Songwriters Festival is coming to Killington for the very first time. The festival is put on by owner Kara Tondorf and will take place on Oct. 1 from 7-10 p.m. at the Rivershed located at 747…

Sunday, Sept. 25 — POULTNEY — Join the Poultney Historical Society at our annual meeting in the East Poultney Schoolhouse on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. to celebrate an afternoon of history. The event will feature the presentation “The Things Our Fathers Saw” by local educator and historian Matthew Rozell. The program is free and open to the public. Rozell will discuss his work in engaging his high school…

When the Slate Valley Museum’s summer intern, program and visitor services assistant Estelle Kearns, asked about the possibility of organizing a small exhibition, Executive Director Sarah Kijowski couldn’t wait to hear her idea. Kearns is a Castleton native and recent graduate of College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, where she double-majored history and…

Tickets now on sale for a full day of inspiring speakers, interactive displays, food, swag, and live music Saturday, Sept. 24 — WOODSTOCK — TEDxHartlandHill will take place on Sept.24 at Billings Farm & Museum from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature local voices and TED Talks…

RUTLAND – Rutland residents will soon be able to enjoy a new mural on Rutland City Hall thanks to a recently launched crowdfunding campaign. The campaign is sponsored by the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development’s Better Places program and is led by the Chaffee Art Center. “Murals bring a sense of unity, strong…

Saturday, Sept. 24 — RUTLAND —The Alzheimer’s Association Vermont chapter is inviting residents from Rutland and surrounding communities to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Rutland Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Main Street Park on Saturday, Sept. 24. The Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to…

Saturday, Sept. 24 — POULTNEY — Every fall for over 30 years, downtown Poultney has hosted the annual chili cook off. This year, Poultney Rotary Club is pleased to announce that the event will be filling the streets once again on Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “We’re looking forward to this year’s…

Sept. 24-25 — STATEWIDE — 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 on Sept. 24-25. “Vermont’s youth waterfowl hunting weekend helps ensure that young hunters…

Thursday, Sept. 22 — RUTLAND — It’s time to "adopt" duckies for Rutland County Humane Society’s 16th annual Duck Derby to raise needed funds for the homeless animals in Rutland County. On Thursday, Sept. 22 at 5:30 p.m., adopted duckies will be launched into the stream at the Pittsford Recreation Area. The first four ducks to reach…

Saturday, Sept. 24 — KILLINGTON — Wet your whistle with a backdrop of Vermont’s finest autumn foliage and enjoy live music, fabulous food offerings, and dozens of the finest craft beers in the region. Brewfest is one of Killington’s most distinctive annual celebrations. With the summer Adventure Center and Bike Park operations continuing to grow…

By Deborah J. Benoit Editor’s note: Deborah J. Benoit is a UVM Extension Master Gardener from North Adams, Massachusetts, who is part of Vermont’s Bennington County Chapter. Summer ends and all those lovely annuals we’ve grown so fond of will soon come to an end, too. But it doesn’t have to be. Some of those…

Sunlight glinted off the water as we paddled our canoe along a winding channel which led through a marsh of tall grasses and wild rice. Two white, long-legged birds – great egrets – stalked the shallow water, poised to spear fish with their pointed bills. A bald eagle landed in a tree, squawking as it…

I got out of work on Saturday around 11 p.m. and like so many of my compatriots in the restaurant industry, I am always too restless to go home. To go from the mad dash of bartending to the stillness of my house is always an eerie feeling and some nights I just can’t handle…

An eclectic blend of Baltic history, contemporary humor and danceable fun! Thursday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m.— BARNARD—Estonian zombie folk duo Puuluup will be performing Thursday, Sept. 15th at Feast & Field as part of BarnArts Music on the Farm Thursday Night Music Series. The eclectic duo blends surrealist humor, ancient instrumentation and creative melodies and…

By Brett Yates Last year, the Velomont Trail Collective (VTC) broke ground on a long-term project to make the length of Vermont navigable by mountain bike. This summer, the proposed 485-mile trail has seen considerable progress. According to Interim Executive Director Angus McCusker, a new five-mile segment of singletrack crossing the Addison-Windsor county line finished…