By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Cancer Moon. At about 4:50 p.m., the Moon will turn Void-of-Course and remain in that mode until 11:42 p.m., when it enters the sign of the Lion. As much as I would love to be able to make…

“Vanishing Vermonters” is the newest and most important of Miller’s five books on his home state. He recorded 23 Vermonters on how they cope in one of the most expensive states in the Union. The book includes 168 pages and 91 photographs that display life in Vermont rather than its iconic beauty. This book came…

Saturday, Feb. 24, 5:45 p.m.—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—With the Winter Olympics underway, many people are watching the fast growing sport of curling. While it is easy to understand curling, to truly appreciate the game is to experience it. The Upper Valley Curling Club will hold a Learn to Curl Clinic at the Barwood Arena in White…

Saturday, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce’s presentation of the Real Rutland Feud will take place Saturday, Feb. 24 at the Paramount Theatre, the culmination of the week-long Rutland Winter Fest celebration. The Real Rutland Feud will pit local businesses against each other in an effort to raise funds for the Regional…

Friday, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Tom Rush, one of the most celebrated folk and American roots musicians of our time, returns to the Chandler Center for the Arts for one night only on Friday, Feb. 23 at 7:30 pm. One of the most popular artists with central Vermont and Upper Valley audiences over many years, Rush will…

Thursday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Wyoming’s Teton Range is arguably the iconic mountain range of the American West. The Rutland County Audubon presents an evening program on Thursday, Feb. 22, exploring the history and geology of this spectacular region, and the challenges facing the National Park Service as it manages visitors and the environment in a…

Friday, Feb. 23, 4 p.m.—RUTLAND—Rutland Regional Medical Center (RRMC) will be transformed into a winter wonderland on Friday, Feb. 23. As part of the 2018 Winter Fest weeklong celebration, RRMC staff and volunteers will host Indoor and Outdoor Winter Fun from 4-8 p.m. in the CVPS/Leahy Community Health Education Center. This free, fun, family friendly event will include a…

Feb. 22-25, March 1-3—RUTLAND—Drama critics praise “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” by Christopher Durang as a hilarious and unforgettable adaptation of Chekov themes. For the third show of its 13th season, Vermont Actors’ Repertory Theatre will present the 2013 Tony award-winning show in the Brick Box at the Paramount Theatre, 30 Center St., on Feb.…

Thursday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m.—KILLINGTON—Vermont-based soul singer Kat Wright will appear in concert on Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Pickle Barrel Nightclub in Killington. The show is open to anyone 21 years of age and older. Wright’s sultry voice has been described as “a young Bonnie Raitt meets Amy Winehouse.”  Wright and her band entered the Vermont music scene…

By Marguerite Jill Dye “Once America decided killing children was bearable, it was over,” British journalist Dan Hodges tweeted when the gun debate ended after the Sandy Hook massacre where 20 elementary school children were gunned down. We have had 239 school mass shootings since Sandy Hook, and I ask our so- called leaders: “What…

Garden State Radio (GSR) is not only a band not-to-be-missed, it’s a concert experience not-to-be-missed. They play all the top hits and have the best lights in the business. They describe their show as the ultimate experience in sight and sound, an audio visual event like no other. They transform a venue’s atmosphere. Having seen…

By Karen D. Lorentz KILLINGTON—Hairball greets families arriving at Ramshead with hi-fives, a good morning or a “Yo” if it’s a teenager, and always a smile. He’s Killington’s first—and only—monkey-ambassador. Scenes of green-jacketed mountain ambassadors interacting with and helping guests repeat every day at Killington Resort. Glenn Jacobi gives “tame the Beast tours” and promises…

KILLINGTON—Thursday, Feb. 15 marked 100 consecutive days of skiing for the 2017-18 season. And Jackie and Jim Nimal from Killington skied all of them—perfect attendance. That includes the Saturday in January when Killington was unfortunately closed due to severe cold and wind conditions. That day they skied Pico mountain. Jackie and Jim Nimal were last…

Michael Botti KILLINGTON—Come gather to celebrate and share the life and times of Michael Botti, a.k.a. “Mikey.” All are welcome to join. The celebration will be held at the Lookout Tavern in Killington, Mikey’s favorite spot. Lookout owners Joy and Phil Black have generously offered to host the reception starting at 9 p.m. on Saturday,…

By Karen D. Lorentz KILLINGTON—With parents who were avid skiers, Kristel Fillmore was one of the lucky kids who skied from an early age. Although she was born in Somers Point, N.J., her parents took the family to Pico Mountain where Fillmore learned to ski at 4 years old. Taught by instructors in the Pico…