By Brooke Geery Colleen Wilcox, 30, a Pittsfield-based artist whose hand-lettered designs brighten up Instagram feeds across the globe under the moniker Wander on Words, has always loved language and been drawn to the outdoors. “Growing up, my mom would […]
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Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Winterberry: a native of lasting beauty
By Nadie VanZandt, Extension Master Gardener intern, University of Vermont Dominated by shades of gray, the landscape appears bleak in winter. Look closer and you may glimpse muted mauves in the distant mountains or the warm glow that envelopes the land […]
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Catch Northern Harmony live-streaming from Chandler Center for the Arts
Tickets are $15 for viewing with your friends, family or pod Jan. 16 at 7 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Northern Harmony, an ensemble of 10 brilliant young singers led by Larry Gordon, presents a concert of seasonal songs from world harmony traditions as well as […]
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Southern Vermont Arts Center unveils new exhibition, Unmasked: Artful Responses to the Pandemic
Saturday, Jan. 16—MANCHESTER—Southern Vermont Arts Center (SVAC) is pleased to announce a powerful winter exhibition in which artists reveal their struggles, creative breakthroughs, perspectives, and personal relationships through new works of art. This thematic exhibition titled “Unmasked: Artful Responses to […]
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Chaffee hosts opening for new exhibit, Pictures and Words
Friday, Jan. 15 from 5-7 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Chaffee Art Center, your center for creativity, invites the community to the opening of its new exhibit, Pictures and Words on Jan. 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. An RSVP is required to […]
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SW Vermont Medical Center hosts online cooking party
Expert panel will feature recipes and tips specifically for cancer survivors and families Cooking and eating healthfully can be challenging, especially if you are undergoing cancer treatment, recovering from cancer, living with cancer, or living cancer-free. That’s why SVMC has invited […]
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Sherburne Memorial hosts stuffed animal sleepover and movies
By Mrs. Knipes, Youth Services Librarian Friday, Jan. 15—KILLINGTON—Sherburne Memorial Library will host a stuffed animal sleepover on Friday, Jan. 15. They are encouraging everyone (both kids and adults) to bring in a stuffed animal by 5:30 p.m. that day. […]
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Hunters take 6,136 turkeys in Vermont in 2020
A preliminary report from Vermont Fish & Wildlife shows that hunters brought home 6,136 wild turkeys during 2020, including 627 turkeys taken during the April youth weekend hunt, a total of 4,791 gobblers taken during the regular spring season, and […]
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Hildene launches live virtual education program: the Black Porters’ fight for social justice
2021 marks the 10th anniversary of the arrival of the Pullman Palace Car, Sunbeam, at Hildene. The 1903 meticulously restored wooden rail car came off the line during Robert Lincoln’s presidency of the Pullman Company and while he was building […]
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Billings Farm’s Winter Wonders Camp registration open now
Join us for a “fun”tastic time! Feb. 15-19, 2021—WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm’s Winter Wonders Camp will host youth ages 7-10, Feb. 15-19, 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. for a variety of engaging winter activities, indoors and outdoors. Campers will explore the wonders of winter including making ice […]