Thursday, April 5, 6 p.m.—WEST RUTLAND—A new evening workshop, “The Art of Stained Glass,” will be led by local artist Karen Deets at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center beginning Thursday, April 5 at 6 p.m. Throughout four weekly sessions, participants will explore and learn the basics of glass art, while experiencing the interplay of light and…

Friday, April 6, 7 p.m.—GRANVILLE, N.Y.—The Slate Valley Museum is pleased to announce artist Richard Weis will open his contemporary art exhibit “Of Time and Place” on First Friday, April 6 between 7-9 p.m. The show will run through May 27. The show is both globally influenced and culturally diverse in content. While assembling this exhibition, Weis had time to…

Saturday, March 30, 9:30 a.m.—KILLINGTON—Another great season with Killington Parks is once again coming to an end. Before they put the metal back in the shop, come lap the parks for one last spring event — Hibernation Park Jam, Saturday, March 30. Soft landings, good vibes, goggle tans and lunch are all on the agenda. Go…

Courtesy BFM Staff Billings maintains a flock of between six and 10 breeding ewes and a lively group of lambs born each spring. These babies wear wool sweaters to help them to stay warm during chilly weather. Friday & Saturday, March 30-31—WOODSTOCK— Billings Farm & Museum will feature its annual Baby Farm Animal Celebration on Friday and Saturday,…

March 29-April 1—BROWNSVILLE— On Easter Sunday, the Brownsville Community Church is organizing an Easter egg hunt open to all children in the community. There will be surprises for all children who join the fun. On Thursday, March 29 at 6:30 p.m. there will be a Maundy Thursday Service preceded by a potluck soup and bread supper…

Courtesy Pentangle Arts Huntertones Thursday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.—WOODSTOCK— On Thursday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m., Pentangle presents the jazz-funk band, Huntertones at the Little Theater, 54 River St., Woodstock. This concert is part of a two-day arts education residency with music students from the Woodstock Union High School. In fact, the WUHS Jazz Funk Band will open the…

Saturday & Sunday, March 24-25—POULTNEY, MIDDLEBURY—Under the direction of Matt LaRocca, the Champlain Philharmonic will present its annual spring concert series at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 24 in Ackley Hall at Green Mountain College in Poultney; and at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 25 at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. The program, entitled “Lion and Lamb,” will feature an…

Friday, March 23, 7 p.m.—GRANVILLE, N.Y.—The Slate Valley Museum will host a Sip and Paint on Slate on Friday, March 23 from 7-9 p.m. The class will paint a spring bouquet with instructor Andrea Tabor, just in time for ringing in spring. A traditional sip and paint event is centered around enjoying drinks and the company of other people…

Friday, March 23, 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Castleton Bank Gallery in Rutland will feature the works of local artists Hannah Sessions and Joe Lupiani running from March 10 through April 21 with an artist reception scheduled for Friday, March 23 at 6 p.m. Entitled “From Farm and Field,” the dual-artist exhibit will feature a variety of works including paintings created…

Saturday & Sunday, March 24-25—Maple Open House Weekend, March 24-25, is Vermont’s most anticipated spring event, bringing an estimated 30,000 visitors to tour the sugar houses and meet the sugar makers responsible for leading the nation in maple syrup production (nearly 1.8 million gallons averaged over the past three seasons). The weekend celebrates the current…

Wednesday, March 21, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Rutland High School’s Encore Theatre presents “The Stallion Howl” by Dale Wasserman on March 21, 29, 30, and 31 in the Rutland High School Theater at 7 p.m. each night. What does it mean to have faith in someone? Can faith and love overcome the great trial of the instinctual jealousy…

Thursday, March 22, 1 p.m.—CASTLETON—The Castleton Community Center offers its next Great Course workshop series on Genealogy with video professor John Phillip Colletta, an independent genealogist, on Thursdays, 1-2:30 p.m. beginning March 22. Genealogy is a journey of discovery that can teach individuals as much about themselves as about those who came before the. Many…

March 22-23—KILLINGTON—“Women on Fire: Carrying the Torch” is the theme for the 2018 Vermont Women in Higher Education (VWHE) conference to be held at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel March 22-23. The annual VWHE conference brings together women working in colleges and universities throughout Vermont for professional development and networking. This year VWHE will host…

Saturday, March 24, 12 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The Vermont Brewers Association is pleased to announce its newest Winter Brewers Festival. For the past 25 years, the association has been running a successful event on the waterfront in Burlington, and is now bringing a second festival to the picturesque mountain setting of Killington Resort. Head to the Beast on…

March 21-25—CASTLETON—The Castleton University Theater Arts and Music Department presents “Guys and Dolls” by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, with music by Frank Loesser, beginning Wednesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in the Casella Theater. This 1950 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical is based on short stories by American author Damon Runyon, including “The Idyll of Miss…