Courtesy of CMAC “Sun on Your Wings” by artist Alice Sciore is part of the new exhibit at Compass, “What EMMA Loves.” Friday, Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. — BRANDON — EMMA member Karen Seward titled one of her recent paintings “For the Love of Painting,” which not only sums up the group’s upcoming exhibit at the…

Courtesy of Billings Farm & Museum A young visitor (reluctantly) pets one of Billings Farm & Museum’s honorary chickens. Aug. 15-16 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, is featuring Heritage Chicken Days on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A variety…

Submitted JOHN KING Saturday, Aug. 15 at 3:30 p.m. — KILLINGTON — John King will perform a free concert at the Killington Resort’s Snowshed Adventure Center on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Singer/songwriter John King blends the stylistic qualities of southern rock and country. King has opened for popular country artists such as Florida Georgia…

Courtesy of Brandon Music MISSISQUOI RIVER BAND Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Northern Vermont’s Missisquoi River Band brings traditional and original bluegrass music to Brandon Music on Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m. The group features Patrick Murphy and Jim and Cindy Weed, the songwriting and vocal backbone of the band. Their unique three-part…

Megan Stearns dances with Farm to Ballet. Formerly of Long Island, she lives in Burlington, Vt, where she is the creative director for Let’s Grow Kids, a statewide public education campaign. Sunday, Aug. 16 — POULTNEY — Farm to Ballet, a Burlington-based dance company, will stage throughout Vermont performances of an original composition linking farmers and food…

Courtesy of Jeff Nadler BICKNELL’S THRUSH Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. — BELMONT — If it sounds like someone turned down the volume on the birdsong chorus in the nearby trees, you’re not imagining things. Many species of songbirds in Vermont have declined dramatically in recent years. “Saving the Songbirds,” a free forum Wednesday, Aug. 19…

By Yvonne Daley Sunday, Aug. 16 — RUTLAND — This Sunday, a dinner auction will be held at the Vermont Farmers Food Center, home of the winter market, to raise funds to build a shared-use commercial kitchen and food storage and preparation facility. Three years after purchasing a dilapidated former warehouse and adjoining buildings along with…

Thursday, Aug. 13 — KILLINGTON —River Road Concert series ends with Samirah Evans and Her Handsome Devils. The concert begins at 6 p.m. at theSherburne Memorial Library. In New Orleans, a city known worldwide for its music, Samirah was one of its most popular jazz and blues vocalists. She first performed at the New Orleans Jazz…

By Gerrie Russell Thursday, Aug. 13 — KILLINGTON — Members of a local group called Killington Active Seniors are frequently found at the new Adventure Center, playing a round of golf or doing water aerobics at Pico. They go to Disney World, cruise the open seas and enjoy European travel. Some are interested in politics,…

Aug. 13-16 — WOODSTOCK — This August, Raw Shakespeare Company of Woodstock, in partnership with ArtisTree Theatre Company, offers “Twelfth Night”. In the spirit of their mission to milk Shakespeare’s text for all its meanings, the company has developed a production revelatory in its staging (the mezzanine of the Norman Williams Public Library), costuming (urban contemporary), and…

Friday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — On Friday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Gary Meitrott Unlimited will bring music of the world to Brandon with Limbo Lounge, Comet de Samba and  West African Djembe. The audience will be stirred by the rhythm and sounds of West Africa, Brazil, Cuba, the Middle East, Ireland, Aborigine…

Sunday, Aug. 16 at 12:30 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — The 7th annual Naked Table Locavore Lunch will be held on Sunday, Aug. 16 at 12:30 p.m. on the Middle Covered Bridge located next to the Town Green, Woodstock. Tickets are $65 per person with proceeds benefiting Sustainable Woodstock, a local not-for-profit organization dedicated to environmental and conservation education and…

Friday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. — RANDOLPH — Peter Sanders, cellist and artistic director, kicks off the 23rd annual residency of his Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival in Randolph the week of Aug. 10. Bringing with him eight colleagues from the New York area, some familiar, some new, he has seven events planned for the two…

Saturday, Aug. 15 at 12 p.m. — WELLS — Have you been to a chicken barbecue yet this summer? There’s still time! Join the great chicken barbecue at the Modern Woodman Hall lot on Main Street in Wells, Vt., taking place on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 12 to 3 p.m. The menu includes: barbecued large half of…

Sunday, Aug. 16 at 2 p.m. — HUBBARDTON — On Sunday, Aug. 16, the Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site in Hubbardton will be commemorating Bennington Battle Day with a Third Sunday program at 2 p.m. Site interpreter Carl Fuller offers a talk and walk around the battlefield, revealing why and how the July 7, 1777, battle of Hubbardton…