Courtesy of Warren Miller Entertainment

Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton University will be the site of a Red Cross Blood Drive on Wednesday, Feb. 3. The drive will be held in the Campus Center’s 1787 Room from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Red Cross is facing urgent need for all blood types to replenish the national…

Wednesday, Feb. 3 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 Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. His talk, “The Shawshank Experience,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays lecture…

Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. — LUDLOW —  On Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Ludlow Town Hall auditorium, Jane Marks Hart will present a discussion on her book, “The Hidden Children.” The book is the story of many Jewish children who, in order to survive the Nazi Holocaust, were sheltered by other families, often…

Thursday, Feb. 4 at 6:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — Join the Relay For Life of Rutland County as they kickoff the 2016 relay season, expo style! The kickoff is to be held on Thursday, Feb. 4 at the Holiday Inn. 476 Holiday Drive off Route 7 in Rutland at 6:30 p.m. The theme for 2016 is…

Friday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. — CHITTENDEN — The holidays are over but the fun and music goes on! The First Friday Open Mic series continues on Friday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Church of the Wildwood, 347 Holden Road in Chittenden. Musicians, poets and storytellers of all ages are invited to perform.…

Friday, Feb. 5 at 9 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton University presents a diverse night of music as they host Total Backstage Access featuring an eclectic variety of Vermont bands on Friday, Feb. 5 at 9 p.m. in the Casella Theater. The annual concert has been a tradition for the past ten years, and allows concertgoers an…

Project 240 presents Republican Primary Debate with host David Redlawsk Saturday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Paramount Theatre and Castleton University present a broadcast of the Republican Primary Debate as part of the 14-month series, “Project 240: Celebrating the American Experience” on Saturday, Feb. 6 at the Paramount Theatre. Doors open at 7:30…

Courtesy of Shale Hill Adventure

Keep talking, listening, moving By Jasper Craven, VTDigger.org At his fourth campaign stop of the day on a recent Friday, presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders’ voice was hoarse from hours of talking. His energy level, however, was hardly flagging. Eight more forums, speeches and rallies were scheduled over the weekend. On top of that, Sanders had…

Submitted

By Lee J. Kahrs Last Tuesday, Jan. 19, voters in eight towns overwhelmingly approved a proposal to merge six school districts into two under the state’s Act 46 school consolidation law. The Rutland Northeast Supervisory Union, along with the Barstow School District, proposed a new side-by-side school district, which the state Board of Education approved…

Homestead properties see an 11 cent decrease, while non-homestead properties nearly flat By Stephen Seitz and Jim Haff KILLINGTON — Estimated taxes have been set for the 2016/2017 fiscal year. Acting Town Manager Dick Horner said the municipal tax rate has been set at $0.3198. Last year’s rate for an 18-month budget cycle was $0.4633…

By Stephen Seitz Except for Killington, there doesn’t seem to be much excitement in area races for local office on the east side of the Green Mountains this year. Killington town clerk Lucrecia Wonsor said that former selectman Jim Haff will challenge chairwoman Patty McGrath for the three-year seat. Otherwise, she said, the other candidates…

Saturday, Feb. 6 at 3 & 5 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — The 6th Annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series at the Billings Farm & Museum will feature the award-winning documentary “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 3 and 5 p.m. Banksy is a graffiti artist with a global reputation. Fiercely guarding his  anonymity…