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Killington’s spring Nor’Beaster continues with Dazed and Defrosted outdoor concert, Saturday

April 19, 2017
Saturday, April 22, 11 a.m.—KILLINGTON—Killington Resort will host its Dazed and Defrosted event on Earth Day, April 22, which will include on-snow demos, a photo booth and live music located at the base of Superstar Trail, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. The event will be a celebration and will showcase support for environmental protection on Earth Day,…

Paramount presents pianist George Winston

April 12, 2017
Wednesday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—Celebrated piano soloist George Winston will play at the Paramount Theatre Wednesday, April 19, 7:30 p.m. Since 1972, Winston has released 13 solo piano albums. This concert will feature his summer show, which will include melodic spring and summer-type songs, some of Vince Guaraldi’s “Peanuts” pieces, pieces inspired by the New…

Okemo hides a golden egg, holds Easter activities

April 12, 2017
Sunday, April 16, 8 a.m.—LUDLOW—On Sunday, April 16, Okemo Mountain Resort will celebrate Easter with a sunrise service and an on-mountain egg hunt. The lucky skier or snowboarder who finds a specially marked golden egg in the Easter Egg Hunt, and presents it at the Resort Services Desk, will win a special prize. Hundreds of…

Make a discovery with “Dig It!”

April 12, 2017
Thursday, April 13, 1 p.m.—WEST PAWLET—On Thursday, April 13, the Mettawee Community School’s sixth-graders will present “Dig It!, A Musical Tale of Ancient Civilizations” written by John Jacobson and Roger Emerson. There will be two performances: 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The community-at-large is invited to these free, handicapped accessible presentations. Through “Dig It!” the…

“The Opulence of Integrity” celebrates life and legacy of Muhammad Ali in show at Castleton

April 12, 2017
Friday, April 14, 7 p.m.—CASTLETON—“The Opulence of Integrity” is a theatrical, multimedia ensemble work inspired by the public life and inner searching of boxing’s outspoken superstar, Muhammad Ali. Inspired by Ali’s career as a boxer and life as a social activist, public martyr, and human being, choreographer Christal Brown deploys her eclectic movement vernacular to illustrate the…

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn to blend banjos on the Chandler mainstage

April 12, 2017
Friday, April 14, 7:30 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Join Chandler Friday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. to experience a captivating evening of music with Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, as they weave together the styles of gospel, chamber, blues music, and Appalachian murder ballads. Both musicians are innovators as banjo players and composers in their own eclectic avenues. Béla…

Acclaimed British actor Julian Sands brings Homeric theatre to Castleton

April 12, 2017
Tuesday, April 18, 7 p.m.—CASTLETON—Castleton Arts and the Castleton University Soundings program are thrilled to present the Vermont premiere of a truly remarkable collaboration featuring acclaimed British actor Julian Sands in “A Celebration of Harold Pinter” directed by John Malkovich. Billed as an “evening of Homeric theater with an extraordinary actor,” this unique production has…

Paramount continues National Theatre Live series Saturday, with “Amadeus”

April 12, 2017
Saturday, April 15, 1 p.m.—RUTLAND—Paramount Theatre continues its Live in HD broadcasts from the National Theatre of Great Britain with the second in a three-play series. The broadcast—Peter Shaffer’s masterpiece “Amadeus”—will screen Saturday, April 15 at 1 p.m. Lucian Msamati plays Salieri in Shaffer’s iconic exploration of music, power and jealousy. The production also features…

International pianist McLaughlin to premiere Compass Center’s Steinway

April 12, 2017
Saturday, April 15, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—Acclaimed and celebrated Scottish concert pianist Murray McLachlan will perform at the Compass Music and Arts Center April 15 at 7:30 p.m., the first recital to be given on a classic 1915 Steinway piano recently donated to the Compass Music and Arts Foundation by the estate of late New York jazz…

Spring craft party launches

April 12, 2017
T.A.G. Vision: Together, Art Grows RUTLAND—Welcome springtime into the neighborhood by decorating garden stakes, cute ladybug rocks, and other fun crafty creations during April school vacation. Tuesday, April 18, 4-6 p.m. there will be a Spring Craft Party in the Community Green Space at 113 Library Ave., Rutland. The rain date will be the next…

Killington to celebrate Easter with sunrise service, breakfast, egg hunt

April 12, 2017
Sunday, April 16, 5:30 a.m.—What better way to start off Easter Sunday than with a sunrise service at Killington Peak? Then, watch the kids as they search for treats left behind by the local Easter Bunny, including lift tickets and season passes. Easter sunrise service is set to begin at 6:30 a.m. at the Killington…

Brownsville church opens free music series with Good Friday concert

April 12, 2017
Friday, April 14, 1:30 p.m.—BROWNSVILLE—Brownsville Community Church will sponsor the first of a series of free concerts open to the public Friday, April 14. The first concert will be a Good Friday concert which starts at 1:30 p.m., followed by a brief service at 2:30 p.m. The concert will feature treasured works from Bach and more including…

CSJ hosts community Easter egg hunt

April 5, 2017
Saturday, April 8, 10 a.m.—RUTLAND—College of St. Joseph is hosting its annual community Easter Egg Hunt Saturday, April 8, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Children 10 years and younger are welcome to come and enjoy the search, with adult supervision. Children will search for eggs in two age groups—ages 1-5 and ages 6-10. A container to collect eggs will be provided. The event will…

Easter Bunny hops over to West Pawlet

April 5, 2017
Saturday, April 8, 9 a.m.—WEST PAWLET—On April 8, the West Pawlet Fire Department Ladies’ Auxiliary will hold its annual Spring Market at the West Pawlet Fire House, 2806 VT Rte. 153 (Main Street), West Pawlet, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Be early if you want Auxiliary member Ellie Park’s famous rolls, cookies, cakes and pies. They disappear quickly. The Easter food…