By Tiffany Danitz Pache, VTDigger.org A pilot program looking at ways to get more kids to eat school breakfast has confirmed what many might suspect: It helps to serve it after the start of the school day. The initial Breakfast After the Bell Challenge increased the number of students eating school breakfasts by at least…

Wednesday, May 25 at 2 p.m. — WEST RUTLAND — Energy experts are joining forces at the West Rutland Town Hall Wednesday, May 25 to offer local residents instant energy advice, special offers and same-day home visits to save people money and reduce environmental impacts right away. Through the second eTown meeting, Green Mountain Power, Efficiency Vermont…

May 27-30 — BENSON — Old King Farm Healing & Retreat Center announces its 7th annual Biodynamic Spring Fling event, taking place on Memorial Day weekend, May 27-30. Led by experts in the fields of biodynamic farming, eco-spirituality, and sustainable living, participants will learn key principles of practical ecology and how every person can help heal the environment. Event…

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May 28-29 — PLYMOUTH — The Town of Plymouth is sponsoring another indoor community Antiques and Treasures sale on Memorial Day Weekend, May 28 and 29. The sale will be held at the Plymouth Schoolhouse Activity Center located just north of the Municipal Building on Route 100, at 35 School Drive, Plymouth. Following previous successful sales that…

Wednesday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — Join Chaffee Art Center for an arts night out with a Sip ‘N Dip painting class on Wednesday, May 25 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Follow along with instructor Karen Seward. All materials are included in the cost of $30 per person or $25 per Chaffee member. It’s BYOB,…

Thursday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Learn to swing dance with instructor David Allan, who will teach beginner and intermediate level courses at Brandon Music, in association with the Compass Music and Arts Center. Classes will be held on Thursdays, June 2, 9, 16, and 23. The beginner class runs from 6:30-7:30 p.m., with…

Sunday, May 29 at 7 p.m. — RANDOLPH — As announced in February, the winners in Chandler’s 2015 competition for thoughtful new plays on current social issues by Vermont playwrights are Mike Backman of Quechee, Jeanne Beckwith of Roxbury, and Maura Campbell of Burlington. The plays have been presented in staged readings, followed by a talkback for…

Saturday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. — BELMONT — Join Mount Holly Library for an evening of gypsy jazz with special guest Anna Patton on clarinet and vocals on Saturday, May 28 at 7:30 p.m. Will Patton, David Gusakov, Clyde Stats and Dono Schabner are string instrument pros that will take you on an unforgettable musical…

Thursday, June 2 at 5:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — The United Way of Rutland County presents “It’s in the Bag” on Thursday, June 2 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Southside Steakhouse, 170 South Main Street, Rutland. This is a new event featuring a live and silent auction of bags of all kinds, from designer purses to…

Monday, May 30 at 12 p.m. — HUBBARDTON — On Monday, May 30 at 12-noon, the Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site in Hubbardton will observe Memorial Day with a flag raising and tribute paid to the soldiers of Revolutionary War Battle of Hubbardton at the battle monument. The Hubbardton Battlefield is the site of the only…

RUTLAND — Kids entering 4th through 8th grade in the fall are invited to play “Bookstore Bingo” this summer. Read books to achieve “bingo” and win great prizes. Visit any Phoenix Books location to sign up and get a bingo card. Sign-up begins June 1, but participants can join throughout the summer. The program runs through…

Wednesday, June 1 at 7 p.m. — RUTLAND  —UVM professor Tony Magistrale will discuss how literature is adapted to film, particularly with the popular movie “The Shawshank Redemption,” in a talk at Rutland Free Library on June 1 at 7 p.m. His talk, “The Shawshank Experience,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays lecture…

Friday, June 3 at 8:30 a.m. — CASTLETON — The lakes and ponds program of the Vermont Watershed Management Division and Vermont Federation of Lakes and Ponds will hold Vermont’s annual lake seminar on Friday, June 3 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Edward Kehoe Education Center at Lake Bomoseen, 636 Point of Pines Road,…

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