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By Cal Garrison, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week's Horoscopes are coming out under the light of an Aries Moon, in the wake of the Blood Moon Eclipse: if we're still here, all present and accounted for, then the apocalyptic gossip that preceded the event, was nothing but an exaggerated barrage of fear porn.…

Courtesy of Marla Leigh Goldstein Internationally recognized percussionist Marla Leigh Goldstein brings a rhythm retreat to Vermont’s Green Mountains. Oct. 2-5 — KILLINGTON — Experience the magic of drumming! World-renowned percussionist, educator and composer Marla Leigh Goldstein is coming to Killington Oct. 2-5 to offer a World Rhythm & Rejuvenation retreat at Mission Farm’s Church of our…

Courtesy of Chandler Center for the Arts THREE MEN AND A TENOR Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. — RANDOLPH — The singing comedy quartet Three Men and a Tenor brings its musical hilarity to the Chandler main stage on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. Which one is the tenor, you ask? If you were to…

Courtesy of FOLA Orson Welles stars in the 1958 thriller, “Touch of Evil” showing Oct. 3 at Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium. Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. — LUDLOW — The next FOLA film, “Touch of Evil,” will appear on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium, featuring an all-star cast in…

Courtesy of Brandon Music BEN COSGROVE Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Ben Cosgrove is a composer, pianist, and multi-instrumentalist based here in New England. He performs regularly both as a solo artist and as a sideman, tours widely all over the country, writes scores for films, plays, radio, and television, and has produced…

RUTLAND — If you wish to enter a float, marching band or ghoulish group in this year’s Halloween Parade, visit rutlandrec.com/Halloween for the registration form. Entries are due by the end of Thursday, Oct. 8. Line-up positions will be released the following week to all entered participants. Entry to the parade is free. Be a part of…

By Steve Costello A mother loon and her fledgling swim around Chittenden Reservoir, one of many species that calls the area home. Saturday, Oct. 3 at 9 a.m. — CHITTENDEN — Chittenden Reservoir Day, the annual cleanup and celebration of the 750-acre hydroelectric and recreational facility owned by Green Mountain Power, will be held Oct. 3 at…

Courtesy of Compass Music and Arts Center “Pink Door” by Lowell Snowdon Klock is on exhibit at Compass Music and Arts Center, part of the exhibit “What EMMA Loves.” Sunday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. — BRANDON — This week, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m., Compass Music and Arts Center presents artists Heather Shay and Lowell Snowdon…

Courtesy of Paramount Theatre ARLO GUTHRIE Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. — RUTLAND — Legendary folk music icon Arlo Guthrie will play the historic Paramount Theatre in Rutland on Oct. 6 as a part of his 18-month North American tour to celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the event that inspired the seminal song, “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree.”…

Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. — CHITTENDEN — The Wildwood First Friday Open Mic returns to the Church of the Wildwood, 347 Holden Rd. in Chittenden on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to enjoy some of mid-Vermont’s most creative talent performing at this popular community event. Musicians, poets and storytellers of…

Friday, Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. — CASTLETON — The Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland will feature the works of local artist Judith Stone running from Sept. 23 through Oct. 24, with an artist reception scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2 at 5:30 p.m. Entitled “See Feelingly: Weigh and Balance” the exhibit will feature a variety of…

Saturday, Oct. 3 — RUTLAND — The Rutland Rec Department is offering two classes starting this week. Join naturalist Tom Estill on Saturday, Oct. 3 in exploring the natural history of Pine Hill Park at the height of the fall foliage season for a family nature hike. This easy to moderate hike is designed for all ages. There…

Oct. 3-4 — In Honor of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, several area churches are offering annual blessings of the animals. Join the Rutland County Humane Society and Reverend Muller of Trinity Church in Rutland for their Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2 to 4…

Saturday, Oct. 3 — WEST WINDSOR — Join Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society for a day full of fun and celebration in West Windsor on Saturday, Oct. 3 for the fall festival and 5K-9. The day will kick off with the 4th annual 5K-9 and 1-mile fun run, which has quickly become Lucy Mac’s second largest fundraiser of…