Students in K-6: draw a picture of a job you’d like to explore for a chance to win For each of the next five weeks, two students and their families will win $50 in takeout from their favorite local restaurant […]
Category: Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Grand opening held for REclaimED Makerspace and Skills Center
Saturday, Sept. 26 at 12 p.m.—POULTNEY—A makerspace is a collaborative work space inside a school, library or separate public/private facility for making, learning, exploring and sharing that uses high tech to no tech tools. These spaces are open to kids, […]
Mark your calendars, adopt a (plastic) duck or two
Thursday, Sept. 24 at 5:30 p.m.—PITTSFORD— The ducks will have masks this year and will socially distance as they swim! Join the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) for our annual Duck Derby to raise needed funds for the homeless animals in […]
Billings hosts virtual workshop to can and preserve your harvest bounty
Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum will present the next workshop in the Billings Backyard Series, “Putting Food By: Can and Preserve Your Harvest Bounty” with Chef Emery Gray, a Woodstock-based chef. This virtual workshop will be presented on Zoom on […]
Covid-19 art installation headlines launch of the Pittsfield Makers Place
Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m.‚—PITTSFIELD—Patricia McDonough is an abstract artist currently creating a piece about Covid-19, which will be installed at The Pittsfield Makers Place (formerly known as Pittsfield Bazaar) on Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the […]
Check out free wood moisture meters at your local Vermont library
Vermonters can now check out a moisture meter from their local library for free, thanks to a new loan program from the Vermont Departments of Environmental Conservation and Libraries. The moisture meters are available at 48 public libraries across the […]
Ludlow Rotary cancels annual chili cookoff; seeks donations
“For the past 19 years, the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) has sponsored a chili cook-off regardless of the weather or other worldly problems. But 2020 will see the first cancellation of the event due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We believe […]
Golf outing to benefit elderly and disabled transportation
Friday, Sept. 25—CASTLETON—The 16th annual Castleton Community Center golf outing, Friday Sept. 25 at Lake St. Catherine Country Club, will benefit the center’s elderly and disabled transportation program. Over 3,000 rides were provided last year for essential travel to doctor’s […]
VRPA holds 77th annual Vermont Conference on Recreation
The 77th Annual Vermont Conference on Recreation is being held on Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 23 and 24. This year’s conference theme is “Creating Our Vision.” This theme was selected long before the onset of Covid. In hindsight, it seems […]
Chaffee hosts Vermont Watercolor Society fall awards show
RUTLAND—The Chaffee Art Center is hosting the Vermont Watercolor Society fall awards show, which showcases thirty juried works of art by VWS members. This exhibit offers a wonderfully diverse and dynamic exhibition of watercolor art, and will be on display […]