Thursday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m.—KILLINGTON—On Thursday, Feb. 15, Killington gets a big taste of New Orleans, as Richard James’ Krewe Orleans: A Mardi Gras Experience fills the Pickle Barrel Nightclub with the music and the spirit of The Big Easy. The show is open to anyone 21 years of age and older. Pink Talking Fish keyboard player Richard James has…

Thursday, Feb. 15, 12 p.m.—MONTPELIER—There will be an upcoming Mother Up! “climate action” day at the State House on Thursday, Feb. 15. This is an opportunity for parents and families throughout Vermont to come together to let state legislators know that not only is climate change a top priority, but also that now is the…

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Courtesy of Lightyear Entertainment The “cast” of “Tanna” are the natives of the South Pacific nation of Vanuata. Shown here are Dain and Wawa. Saturday, Feb. 10, 3 p.m. & 5:15 p.m.—WOODSTOCK— The eighth annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series at the Billings Farm & Museum will feature the award-winning documentary, “Tanna,” on Saturday, Feb. 10, at 3…

By Laura Carbone PAUL ASBELL Saturday, Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON— Paul Asbell will perform at Brandon Music on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. From his early years, playing blues on Chicago’s South Side, to his present multi-faceted career based out of northern Vermont, Paul Asbell has earned an underground reputation as a true musician’s…

Courtesy of JAG Productions Playwrights Nathan Yungerberg, Zhailon Levingston, Korde Arrington Tuttle, and NSangou Njikam. Feb. 9-11—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION— JAG Productions is pleased to announce the second annual JAGfest, a weekend performing arts festival of new works all celebrating the talents of African-American playwrights and performing artists. Presented Feb. 9-11 at Briggs Opera House in White River…

Courtesy of NWPL Though breastfeeding seems as though it should be easy, that is not always the case. Learn more through a support group in Woodstock, with other mothers, a lactation consultant and women sharing stories. Friday, Feb. 9, 3:30 p.m.—WOODSTOCK— Are you breastfeeding? Pregnant and plan to breastfeed? Meet monthly to discuss any breastfeeding related…

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Courtesy of VINS It’s becoming more and more common for humans and black bears to cross paths in places that are troublesome to both like the one shown above.

Saturday, Feb. 10, 6 p.m.—KILLINGTON— The Sherburne Memorial Library presents Sip & Spell: A Spelling Bee for Adults (18 years and older) on Saturday, Feb. 10 at The Summit Lodge, 200 Summit Road, Killington. Registration begins at 6 p.m., and the spelling bee starts at 7 p.m. The library will be pulling all of the…

Saturday, Feb. 10, 12 p.m.—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION— On Saturday, Feb. 10, Guntis Goncarovs will be the guest speaker at the monthly meeting of the Green Mountain Civil War Round Table (GMCWRT). The meeting will be held at the Bugbee Senior Center, 262 North Main St., White River Junction. Doors open at noon; an optional catered…

Thursday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m.—WOODSTOCK— Education in the United States has been conducted in a similar frame since Horace Mann copied the Prussian model of the division of education by subject matter, age, and ability in the mid-19th century. At the time, this helped mold great factory workers who could expect to support a family…

Thursday, Feb. 8, 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Infectious Disease Team (Dr. John Cotter, M.D.; Melanie McAtee, PharmD; and Stephanie Roach, LICSW) at Rutland Regional Medical Center will be hosting an event about the Hepatitis C Program on Thursday, Feb. 8, from 6-8 p.m., at the Franklin Conference Center at the Howe Center at 1 Scale Ave.,…

Courtesy of The Nature Museum Martens, once considered extinct in Vermont, have been sighted in the state again.

Courtesy of CCCA An owl sits patiently perched in a tree. His markings make him blend well with nature.