There’s some great music this Saturday at Okemo, which I highly recommend. Music on the Mountain, a donation-based concert celebrating recovery, presented by The Phoenix, will be from 2 - 7 p.m. in the Jackson Gore Courtyard with performances by Anders Osborne, Dogs in a Pile, and Saints and Liars. I had the pleasure of…

Sunday,  May 19 at 4 p.m.—RUTLAND—There will be a trumpet recital featuring Andrew Loose, trumpet, and Alastair Stout, organ and piano at Grace  Church, 8 Court St., in Rutland on Sunday at 4 p.m.  Originally from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Andrew Loose is an accomplished  jazz and classical trumpet recitalist, building a performance career in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh…

Sunday, May 19 at 10:30 a.m.—BARNARD—Races begin and end at Silver Lake State Park, 20 State Park Beach Road, Barnard, with courses encircling Silver Lake on town roads, dirt roads and single-track wooded trails with intermittent views of the lake. The challenging 10K route pops out of the woods on Royalton Turnpike and loops back…

Sunday, May 19, 12-2 p.m.—CUTTINGSVILLE—Laurel Glen, the property of John P. Bowman, a wealthy businessman who made his fortune during the Civil War, invites the public to an open house. Located across from the cemetery on Route 103 where Bowman interred his beloved wife and two daughters, will be open for exploration. Uniformed docents will…

Sunday, May 19, at 7 p.m.—STRAFFORD—The Upper Valley Voices (formerly the Thetford Chamber Singers) is holding a May concert at United Church of Strafford, 232 Justin Morrill Memorial Hwy, Strafford. It will be an evening of music that addresses the darkness of our times and offers a call to manifest our own healing light. History…

Thursday, May 16 — RUTLAND — On Thursday evening, May 16, The MINT Makerspace will reopen its downtown location with a fresh new feature: reMake Creative Reuse Shop. Essentially a thrift store for art supplies, reMake will operate in the same storefront that offers handmade wares for sale and hosts STEAM workshops for local youth.…

Thursday, May 16 from 5-8 p.m.—RUTLAND—The  popular Sip & Shop event returns to downtown Rutland, Thursday. Sip & Shop is  an evening that event pairs Vermont beverage and food producers with downtown Rutland businesses, offering you a unique opportunity to explore and indulge. More than 20 stops await, where attendees will have the chance to…

Sunday, May 19, at 3 p.m. —RANDOLPH—Upper Valley Baroque and its Artistic Director Filippo Ciabatti will present Bach’s "St. John Passion" on Saturday, May 18 (7 p.m.) at the Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon, New Hampshire and Sunday, May 19, at 3 p.m. at The Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph. This masterwork will…

Live Music Listings for May 15-May 21, 2024 WEDNESDAY 5/15 RSVP Bone Builders9-10  a.m. Wednesdays. Godnick Adult Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. Free. Full, waitlisted. Contact Retired Senior Volunteers (RSVP) at 802-774-8680 for a callback. S.E.A.T. Exercises9-10  a.m. Wednesdays. Godnick Adult Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. $6 per individual class or $5 per class when…

Killington Resort is slated to kick off the 2024-25 Audi FIS Ski World Cup races in the U.S., hosting the Stifel Killington Cup for the eighth time over Thanksgiving weekend. Over 40,000 fans are expected to cheer on the fastest female ski racers in the world, including six-time Stifel Killington Cup Slalom champion and winningest…

By Curt Peterson Robert Hecker has been appointed to take Steve Finneron’s seat on the Killington Select Board. The announcement came after an executive session Monday night May 13. The position lasts until next Town Meeting Day vote, when voters will choose the person to fulfill the remaining year of Finneron’s term.  Hecker was one…

Session was shaped by debates over property taxes, housing shortages, flood recovery and public safety By Sarah Mearhoff and Shaun Robinson/VTDigger After a tumultuous day of dealmaking on housing, land use and property tax measures, the Vermont Legislature adjourned its 2024 session in the early hours of Saturday morning, May 11. The Senate gaveled out at 1:18 a.m.…

Deal with landowner called ‘win-win’ By Polly Mikula The town of Killington will not pursue an eminent domain hearing scheduled for May 20, having recently resolved the case with the landowner.  Eva Nagymihaly and her sister, Theresa Rust, own land on the east side at the base of Killington Road to the intersection with Route…

The Agency of Natural Resources Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Vermont Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) announced May 8 that Thomson Timber Harvesting and Trucking LLC (Thompson Timber), a company that performs logging activities in Vermont, was fined $32,550 for violating the Vermont Wetland Rules and failing to follow acceptable management practices (AMPs) for…

By Polly Mikula Saturday, May 11, Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum held a grand opening celebration from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Merchants Row downtown. While the museum relocated to its current location (66 Merchants Row) last spring, this was the first time the organization has celebrated that expansion. The move allowed Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum to tripled in size with new…