Nov. 6-8—WOODSTOCK— Billings Farm & Museum’s 11th annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series enters a new era with on-demand streaming of its 15 films. The film series begins November 6-8 with the award-winning documentary, “The Pollinators.” This visually stunning documentary, directed by Peter Nelson, is a cinematic journey across the country following migratory beekeepers and their…

Big Heavy World launched the #HEARVT campaign on Nov. 1 to support local music and Vermont’s independent musicians. Through #HEARVT, the state’s volunteer-run music office is coordinating with record shops, artists, Higher Ground, Hotel Vermont, the Vermont Association of Broadcasters, the Vermont Creative Network, and Calamity & Crowe’s Trading Post to offer several incentives for…

Saturday, Nov. 7 at 11 a.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND— Join Phoenix Books virtually for a series of author chats and readings through out November. On Saturday, Nov. 7 Robert Broder will lead a virtual story time of his book, “Crow & Snow,” at 11 a.m. Being apart can be hard, but…

Tom Verner and Janet Fredericks of Magicians Without Borders share the magic The award-winning magic team of Tom Verner and Janet Fredericks have released a virtual online course entitled “Become a Magician” and are offering the self-guided course to libraries throughout New England. “This course is an extension of our work with Magicians Without Borders,”…

LUDLOW— Tara Pollio, outreach director for Mentor Connector (MC), spoke at the recent meeting of the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) about the role that group plays in working Rutland County youth in need of personalized help. She noted that MC offers mentoring assistance to individuals, families, and community organizations.  Currently it is assisting 7,800 clients…

By Nadie VanZandt In the fall of 1621 the colonists joined the Wampanoags to partake in a thanksgiving celebration of the harvest. Historians believe that they shared cabbage, carrots and parsnips from their home gardens and native plants such as walnuts, chestnuts, Concord grapes, cranberries, garlic and an unsung hero, the Jerusalem artichoke. Contrary to…

By Melinda Myers Pumpkin is not just for dessert.  Consider using this low calorie, flavorful vegetable, botanically classified as a fruit, in any of the courses of your fall or holiday meals. The beta carotene that gives pumpkin its orange color is an important antioxidant.  Increasing the beta carotenes in your diet can reduce the…

Did you know that you can drop off your redeemable bottles and cans at the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) and help the animals?  Thanks to generous folks in our community, they have a dry and secure shed for supporters to drop off redeemable bottles and cans.  GE volunteers and 4 handy RCHS volunteers made…

WEST RUTLAND—The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center seeks artists to design a marble sculpture honoring Ernie Royal (1917-1994), Vermont’s first African American restaurant owner and the first black member of the National Restaurant Association Board of Directors. The marble memorial will become part of the Rutland Sculpture Trail, a collection of public sculpture planned for…

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. held its annual permit lottery for muzzleloader antlerless deer permits in September and says it now has unallocated muzzleloader antlerless deer permits available for use in the antlerless-only Oct. 29-Nov. 1 season and the regular Dec. 5-13 season. The unallocated permits are available because not enough people applied for…

Halloween food drive to benefit local food shelf Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—On Wednesday, Oct.28, from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., VELCO is hosting a drive-through trick or treating event at its Pinnacle Ridge campus to benefit the food shelf at Fair Haven Concerned. Families are encouraged to attend in costume and requested to…

The Vermont Bar Association diversity section and young lawyers division are co-sponsoring the 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. poster-essay contest for Vermont middle school students. Participating middle school students will create a poster and write a short essay interpreting Dr. King’s quote “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but…

Sunday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m.—ARLINGTON—Little Yellow House Studio presents “Make Yourself at Home,” a virtual living room concert featuring Broadway veteran and Andover resident Susan Haefner, with special guests Lisa and Lori Brigantino premiering on Okemo Valley TV’s YouTube Channel on November 1 at 5 p.m. As a gift to the community at a…

Kaitie Eddington, Program Manager, Upper Valley Trails Alliance (UVTA), was not given a middle name at birth. It seems like a small thing but her brother had one so why not her? Taking matters into her own, 8-year-old hands, she chose the middle name “Satin” but spelled it “Satan” on school assignments. “My teacher called…

Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m.—MONTPELIER—Producer Nick Charyk and Big Heavy world announced that they have wrapped filming on their feature length film “The Ballad of Ethan Alien” and that it will be shown to audiences on the state house green on Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m. “This entire experience has far exceeded our…