By Gov. Peter Shumlin When Julia Dunn arrived at middle school, she learned something troubling about education in her community. Students from certain towns were well prepared in math, and students from some other towns were not. Some students had strong arts education in elementary school, and others did not. Some had studied foreign languages,…

Courtesy of Paramount Theatre A comedy club is set up right on the Paramount stage, with comedians garnering laughs from a lubed-up crowd. Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. — RUTLAND — Beer and laughs — its going to be a BrewHaHa! Get your tickets early – past BrewHaHa’s have sold out in only hours! Tickets are $35…

Steampunk afficionados head to Springfield for the inaugural Steampunk Festival, Sept. 11-13. Sept. 11-13 — SPRINGFIELD — The first annual Springfield Steampunk Festival will take place Sept. 11, 12, 13 in Springfield, Vt. Steampunk comes alive in a fantasy retro-futuristic weekend featuring famed performers, workshops, musicians, tea dueling, Stargazer’s Ball, absinthe tasting, Thereminist performance, Victorian era bike…

Courtesy of PEGTV Meet Executive Director Tom Leypoldt and register to win a 50” Samsung smart TV at PEGTV’s open house. Thursday, Sept. 10 at 11 a.m. — RUTLAND — PEGTV, Rutland County’s public access television station, invites the public to its open house on Thursday, Sept. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Building 24…

Courtesy of Michelle Roche Media Relations JOE PASCARELL Friday, Sept. 11 — RUTLAND — After an almost three-year absence from the band, beloved singer/guitarist Joe Pascarell returns to “The Machine Performs Pink Floyd” beginning with the show at the Vermont State Fair on Friday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. Pascarell is one of the founding members of…

MemorEvents photo The Late Model division will race for thousands of dollars to win at the Vermont 200 Championship Weekend at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Sept. 12-13. Devil’s Bowl Speedway to give extra payout, extra laps in all divisions at asphalt championship finale WEST HAVEN – Devil’s Bowl Speedway is putting up big money for…

By Chandler Burgess, courtesy of The Foundry Citizen Cider’s “Dirty Mayor” is poured into a shaker in the creation of a mixed cider drink by pourer Amanda Wheeler. Saturday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. — KILLINGTON — Following a successful debut in 2014, the 2nd annual Vermont Cider Festival will be returning to Killington on Saturday, Sept.…

Emma Read Photography, courtesy of Brandon Music 9 HORSES Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — 9 Horses comes to Brandon Music on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 7:30 p.m. as part of its New England tour celebrating the release of the trio’s album “Perfectest Herald” (Sunnyside Records). 9 Horses’ fusion of classical, jazz, and Americana styles…

Metro image Love pugs? This day is for you! Join the pug social on Saturday, at the Sherburne Library in Killington. Saturday, Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. — Green Mountain Pug Rescue (GMPR) invites everyone to the 13th Annual Pug Social on Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Sherburne Memorial Library, 2998 River Road, Killington. The social…

Courtesy of CMAC “Cardinal” is a painted wood carving by Christine Townsend, this week’s EMMA artist featured at Compass Music & Arts Center. Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1 p.m. — BRANDON — The artists of the Rutland-based group EMMA (East Mountain Mentoring Artists) will conduct a series of artist talks, demos and classes to share their breadth…

Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. — POULTNEY— The 2015 visiting scholar for Green Mountain College's Master’s of Science in Environmental Studies (MSES) and Master’s of Science in Resilient and Sustainable Communities (MRSC) programs is Sandra Postel, founder of the Global Water Policy Project. Postel will be on campus for an intensive four-day residency for GMC…

Sept. 11-13 — WOODSTOCK — It’s the stuff of pulp fiction, the lore of the West, the romance of the outlaw and, best of all, it’s two talented young people from the Upper Valley riding to the challenges of bringing “Jesse and the Bandit Queen” to the Woodstock stage. BarnArts Center for the Arts is staging “Jesse…

Sunday, Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. — CAVENDISH — There are probably few readers in our area that aren’t aware of Phineas Gage, the railroad foreman who on Sept. 13, 1848 had a tamping rod pass through his head as a result of a blasting accident, and lived for 12 more years. What people may know less…

Friday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. — RANDOLPH — Just in time, while the presidential nominating process heats up, the famed and hilarious political satire group Capitol Steps swings by Chandler for an evening of political merriment on Friday evening, Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. The Capitol Steps began as a group of Senate staffers who set…

Friday, Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. — RUTLAND — Come learn that “Yes, You Do!” at Drum Journeys of Earth’s open house on Friday, Sept. 11. This free event will be held at 7 p.m. in Rhythm Hall on the 2nd floor of Building 5 at the Howe Center, Rutland. There will be demonstrations of ethnic drumming…