Friday and Saturday, July 17-18 — KILLINGTON — The Blue Jay Way band got its start at Castleton College back in the mid-70s. Forged by their love of Beatles music, Tim Brown and Dave Sabatino began as a duo featuring great harmonies with guitar and bass. Terry Jaye joined the group a few months later on drums…

Saturday, July 18 at 4 p.m. — HUBBARDTON — Following a very successful and exciting Hubbardton 250th Birthday celebration in 2014, the town of Hubbardton has decided to have an annual Hubbardton Days celebration. This year, Saturday, July 18 will be the first annual Hubbardton Days celebration, held at the Hubbardton Battlefield, located on Monument Hill Road…

Saturday, July 18 at 11 a.m. — CASTLETON — Members of the Castleton Community Center Basket Party Committee have been busy collecting over 100 baskets and raffle items for the 8th Annual Basket Party Raffle to be held Saturday, July 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Castleton. Drawings start at…

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Tuesday, July 21 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton College is pleased to present Jamie Lee Thurston as part of the 20th Annual Castleton Summer Concert Series Tuesday July, 21 at 7 p.m. at the Castleton Pavilion. Jamie Lee Thurston was born in Montpelier and raised in Waterbury. A third generation musician, Thurston’s father was a renowned…

Saturday, July 18 at 4:30 p.m. — ROCHESTER — The White River Valley Players of Rochester present SummerNight on Saturday, July 18, 4:30-10 p.m. Have you ever attended a FirstNight Celebration? SummerNight is the same idea—offering many different performances at multiple venues of dance, music, poetry, art, and featuring the Burlington Taiko Drummers. Attend any or all…

RUTLAND — Award-winning Rutland Youth Theatre presents “Romeo and Juliet” July 21 through Aug. 2 as a traveling troupe. Produced by Saskia Hagen Groom and directed by Amberly Soto, this is Shakespeare’s famous tragedy about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. Today, the title characters are regarded as archetypal young…

By Tony Accurso The “Bubba” trail in the Green Mountain Trail system in Pittsfield is a technical freeride trail which descends from “Luvin It” and ends on “Fusters.” This may be one of the most technical trails in area, it is certainly the most technical trail I have ridden in Vermont to date. The entrance sets…

By Jerry LeBlond Riders take a break from the summer heat on Saturday, during the Farm to Fork Fondo. PITTSFIELD — The inaugural Farm to Fork Fondo – Vermont, debuted in Pittsfield this past Sunday, July 12. The cycling ride took off from Riverside Farm. The event highlighted Vermont’s local agriculture and the symbiotic relationship between…

The Killington Bike Park is open with brand new trails What’s New? BLUE MAGIC: From the top of the Snowshed Express Quad (or a quick pedal from the K-1 Express Gondola), make a right turn under the lift and look for this intermediate freeride trail loaded with step-downs, step-ups, tabletops, berms and rollers galore. Lower…

by James Mee It’s found in every season a beauty beyond measure. In the shadows of Green Mountains we see its soulful pleasure. Hers is the light of legend shimmering on these lakes. She glistens in December while falling with snowflakes. Her rivers share their swimming holes, band concerts on the green, stone fences visit…

By Carolyn Lorié On a recent damp May morning I walked around Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., with arborist Brian Beaty. While he is responsible for all of the trees in the center of the campus, our visit focused on a small number of trees that require an inordinate amount of his attention. These were…

Arguably, if there is a single style of beer that best represents the craft beer movement, it is probably IPA, or India Pale Ale. This may stir up some debate. (Good!) It’s a bold statement about a bold beer style which exists in a universe of great beer styles. It is a style with a…

This week I didn’t do much but work my little tail off. The office has been busy, the open mic is back on, and I have been being straight-up lazy. I have been using this respite as an opportunity to make a brief but well-earned swan dive into obesity. I am still as hungry as…

Are you a man? Do you own more than one pair of jeans? If so, you’ve probably wondered at some point why some manufacturers use button flies instead of zippers. Here is the answer: these jeans companies hate you and want to make your life harder. For men, the fly on a pair of jeans…