Courtesy of NOFA Vermont This curious cow gets a closer look, just as folks  can do with local farms during Open Farm Week, Aug. 3-9. Aug. 3-9—STATEWIDE—The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) announces the first Open Farm Week, scheduled for Monday, Aug. 3 through Sunday, Aug. 9. A celebration of the “farm” in…

Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Limbo Lounge band, eight local musicians who have performed for two years running at Main Street Park, will be returning this year on Wednesday, Aug. 5 from 7 to 8:30 p.m., this time as part of Rutland Recreation’s Seven to Sunset summer concert series. The show is free to all.…

Saturday, Aug. 1 at 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON— come back to Brandon Music for an energetic evening of bluegrass music with the very popular collaboration between Snake Mountain Bluegrass and the Connor Sisters. Guests from past performances know the groups are highly entertaining with vocal, instrumental, and original songwriting talents, plus a great sense of humor, onstage…

Saturday, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. — PLYMOUTH NOTCH — The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site hosts “Plymouth Old Home Day” on Saturday, Aug. 1 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This annual event, sponsored by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, features traditional craft and farm demonstrations, wagon rides, country cuisine, and many more fun…

Submitted Hiroya Tsukamoto If you're free on Saturday night then you must head to Brandon Music at 7:30 p.m. to see Hiroya Tsukamoto. It's a show not to miss. He is a guitarist and composer from Kyoto, Japan who now resides in New York City. He began playing banjo when he was 13 years old…

Cal Garrison (a.k.a Mother of the Skye) writes weekly horoscopes for The Mountain Times. If you would like an emailed notification sent to you weekly, sign up for the newsletter, below. Want to hear more from Mother of the Skye? Check out Mother's Celestial Inspirations     Horoscopes for July 16 - July 22, 2015…

By Paul Holmes Early in the morning on Thursday, July 16,  Paul Holmes and his Golden Retriever Maggie hiked to the top of the mountain to watch the sunrise. “I have been waiting for a crisp clear morning with a potentially good sunrise with some wild flowers in the foreground,” said Holmes, a photographer in…

Walk, jog or run your way to the finish line! KILLINGTON — The Biggest Loser RunWalk is returning for another Half Marathon/5K and one-mile Kids’ Race on Sunday, July 26 in Killington. From the first-time runner to the elite athlete, the Biggest Loser RunWalk Killington encourages visitors and locals to hit the wooded roads and gear…

In honor of Thaddeus Lorentz’s signature attire, the family wore bow ties to his celebration of life, held July 18. By Karen D. Lorentz KILLINGTON — Stories, music, laughter, and wine flowed freely and lovingly at a celebration for the life of Thaddeus R. Lorentz held at Pico on July 18. The festivities were just…

Vermont Fish & Wildlife photo Jon Kimball and Chet MacKenzie of Vermont Fish & Wildlife with a lake sturgeon captured and released in the Winooski River in May. Record number of sturgeon collected, tagged in Lake Champlain tributaries RUTLAND—Fisheries staff from the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department are reporting that a total of 17 lake…

Submitted Music legend Neil Young (right) stands behind Gov. Peter Shumlin in support of Vermont Food Fight Fund,a safeguard for Vermont’s mandatory GMO labeling law. On July 19, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin along with music legend and activist Neil Young urged support for the Vermont Food Fight Fund, which was established to protect Vermont’s mandatory…

Submitted Jim Condos “Vermont is now at the forefront of the growing movement to bring greater transparency to campaign financing,” Secretary of State Jim Condos said. Secretary Condos announced last Thursday that candidates, PACs, and parties involved in the 2016 election have successfully completed the first mandatory online disclosure filing in the new web-based campaign…

By Robin Alberti and Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — On Friday, July 17, the Inn at Long Trail officially opened its dining room for summer visitors. “Rosemary’s” as the dining room was recently named, will be open Fridays and Saturdays 6-9 p.m. in addition to McGrath’s Irish Pub, which is open seven days a week serving food…

RUTLAND—On July 14, representatives from Rutland Young Professionals (RYP), Castleton Downtown and the Vermont Center for Emerging Technologies (VCET) announced the details of an upcoming statewide summit set for September. The 2015 Young Professionals Summit of Vermont will gather young professionals from around the state to discuss issues facing them and explore ways they can…

A new law that aims to give kids a jump start on saving for college got a boost last week when Gov. Peter Shumlin accepted the first donation–$25,000 from President and CEO of Subaru of New England Ernie Boch Jr.–to help fund the program and make it a reality. The Universal Children’s Higher Education Savings…