Saturday, March 11, 1 p.m.—MIDDLEBURY—On Saturday, March 11, downtown Middlebury will close its streets to welcome thousands of visitors to the 9th annual Vermont Chili Festival. Beginning at 1 p.m., this popular street party in on Main Street features performers, music, two afterparties and over 50 different kinds of chili to sample and enjoy. Entry…

Sunday, March 12, 3 p.m.—RUTLAND—The third concert of the 9th annual “Passages at the Paramount” classical series at the Paramount Theatre will feature pianist Dasol Kim, who was awarded the Paramount Award in the Young Concert Artists, Inc. November 2015 International Final Auditions. The award was presented by Paramount Theatre board member and classical-music lover Kathy…

Saturday, March 11, 11 a.m.—RUTLAND—Children and families are invited to celebrate the turn of the seasons when kids’ author and local farmer Eugenie Doyle visits Phoenix Books Rutland Saturday, March 11, 11 a.m. for an event featuring her new book, “Sleep Tight Farm.” All ages are welcome to this free event. There will be a…

Thursday, March 9, 7:30 p.m.—CLARENDON—Mill River’s Stage 40 will be performing its one-act festival play, “The Illusion,” written by Tony Kushner ,Thursday, March 9, 7:30 p.m. in the Mill River Auditorium. General admission is $5. Stage 40 will also be performing “The Illusion” at the Vermont Regional One-Act Festival hosted by Hazen Union School Saturday,…

Tuesday, March 14, 5 p.m.—LUDLOW—Members of the Ludlow Rotary Club will be conducting a mixer March 14, 5-7 p.m. at DJ’s Restaurant in Ludlow for people interested in considering membership in the club. The focus of the mixer will be to explain the mission of the club and the events it sponsors that enable it to…

Thursday, March 9, 4 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Grow It! workshops for community and school garden leaders are being offered at six locations around Vermont, including the Vermont Farmers Food Center in Rutland Thursday, March 9, 4-7 p.m. Grow It! provides timely training and networking opportunities for volunteers, coordinators, and others involved in supporting community-based gardens across the…

Saturday, March 11, 2 p.m.—BELMONT—The Mount Holly Town Library will be sponsoring a Vermont Humanities Council Program Saturday, March 11 at its location, 26 Maple Hill Road, Belmont. The program, titled  “One Regiment’s Story in the Civil War: The Ninth Vermont, 1862–1865” will be presented at 2 p.m. From guarding confederate prisoners incarcerated at Camp…

Saturday, March 11, 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—Point A to point B to point D—learn how to navigate through landscape and the forest using the Global Positioning System, GPS, Saturday, March 11 at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. Adam Kozlowski, National Park Service data manager/biologist for the Northeast Temperate Network will lead a discussion on how GPS works, including coordinate systems…

Tuesday, March 14, 7 p.m.—FAIR HAVEN—The Friends of  Fair Haven Liberty will be presenting the band Craic Agus Ceol (fun and music) for its Almost St. Patrick’s Day program Tuesday, March 14, 7 p.m. at the Fair Haven Free Library. The band features artists David Moore, George Burns, and Brad Peak playing instruments like the…

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July 14-16, 2017 Friday: Estate Tasting, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Killington Peak Lodge Enjoy a scenic gondola ride and kick off the Killington Wine Festival Weekend in style at the Killington Peak Lodge for an exclusive wine tasting. Meet the vintners and representatives behind the weekend's wines and take in the best views in Vermont. Estate &…

By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out in the wake of a New Moon eclipse in the sign of the Fishes. I could fill your heads with all kinds of nonsense that makes it sound like I know what this eclipse did to us, but it would be…

RUTLAND—The Cobra Gymnastics team recently competed in the 2017 Hip Hop Classic at Woodman Athletics in Brattleboro, Vt. Teams traveled from New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont to compete across eight sessions. This highly anticipated meet was fiercely competitive and full of energy, according to the Cobra coaches. With true dedication, the girls put their hard…