Saturday, April 23 at 9 a.m. — RUTLAND — Vermont Maturity Magazine will present the fifth annual Central Vermont 50+ Expo on Saturday, April 23 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Rutland from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The expo is a day of fun and learning designed for Vermonters age 50 and older, though all…

Saturday, April 23 at 1:30 p.m. — RANDOLPH — Auditions for Paul Rudnick’s Obie-award-winning 1992 play “Jeffrey,” directed by Richard Waterhouse, are being held at Chandler Music Hall in Randolph on Saturday April 23, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Performances will take place on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 31, during Vermont Pride Theater’s sixth annual…

Saturday, April 24 at 2 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — BarnArts production of “The Realistic Joneses” by Will Eno will be the first Vermont or Northern New England showing. This play was first performed on Broadway in 2014 and features wonderfully quirky, real people caught between their romantic ideals and imperfect realities. Great ensemble acting roles are up…

Sunday, April 24 at 1 p.m. — ORWELL — Mount Independence springs into spring with the annual guided wildflower walk on Sunday, April 24 at 1 p.m. at the State Historic Site in Orwell. Amy Olmsted, a nursery professional for more than 20 years, leads this informative program.  Olmsted is a horticulturist with Rocky Dale Gardens in Bristol.…

Tuesday, April 26 at 6 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Sustainable Woodstock announces the kickoff of a Sustainability series the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, from 6-7:30 p.m., beginning April 26, to help evolve community dialogue and planning on sustainability—what it means, what it could mean, and what the community could and should do in response…

Wednesday, April 27 at 12 p.m. — RUTLAND — Interested in volunteering to help children in the community? The Vermont Guardian ad Litem program will be holding an open house on April 27 at the Rutland County Courthouse from 12-1:30 p.m. Currently, there’s a shortage of volunteer Guardians ad Litem (GAL) in Rutland County. Vermont Courts are…

By Steve McNicholas

By Ethan Bowen Donovan Piccicuto, left, and Jillian Sherwin, right, are newcomers to Bald Mountain Theater, starring in the latest production tour of “Hansel and Gretel.” April 14-May 1 — Based in Rochester, Vt., Bald Mountain Theater will embark on its first region-wide tour this spring, presenting an original adaptation of the folk classic “Hansel and…

By Robin Alberti

By Matt Dine

Courtesy of Carving Studio and Sculpture Center The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland welcomes teens to apply for the Stone Bench Project this year. Deadline for applications is June 10. WEST RUTLAND—The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center invites youth ages 13-18 from the Rutland area to participate in an exciting, collaborative project…

Courtesy of the Vermont Opera Project Vermont soprano Suzanne Kantorski will perform the role of Euridice in a summer production of “Orpheus and Euridice” at the Vermont Marble Museum. PROCTOR—The Vermont Opera Project will present its inaugural production on Aug. 12 and 13, in a fully staged opera at the Vermont Marble Museum in Proctor,…

Courtesy of Chandler Center for the Arts Students enjoy theatre camp at Chandler, a combined effort with Chelsea Funnery, during school vacation. RANDOLPH — Chandler Center for the Arts is mid-way through a busy April, continuing offerings to all ages. The Chandler Film Society’s final offering this year is “Mother”(1996) by Albert Brooks, on Sunday, April…

Wednesday, April 13 at 2 p.m. — POULTNEY — The Poultney Earth Fair is an annual tradition that draws hundreds of people from the local region to celebrate the environment and community. This year, the 9th annual Poultney Earth Fair will be held on Wednesday, April 13 from 2-5 p.m. at Poultney High School. There is plenty of…

Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m. — FAIR HAVEN — The Friends of the Fair Haven Free Library will hold a spring gardening program with Kathy Gentry of Mr. Twitter’s Garden & Gift Emporium on Thursday, April 14 starting at 7 p.m. She will discuss choosing bulbs, seeds and plants and getting them ready to plant for…