The 2023 stock car racing season roared to life at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, May 6, and the storylines already read like a novel. Third-generation driver Johnny Bruno was a first-time winner in his only planned appearance of the season, and Randy Ryan led an emotional charge for his family. Other first-time winners…

May—BARNARD—BarnArts fills May with live music in Barnard and Woodstock, and at schools throughout the Upper Valley! Two Global Music Residency artists will be visiting area schools for two separate weeks of workshops with additional public performances, and BarnArts 18-week Feast and Field Music Series kicks off May 25 at Fable Farm in Barnard with…

Saturday, May 6 at 5 p.m.—POULTNEY—Join Stone Valley Arts at 5pm on Saturday, May 6, for a celebration of writing and writers. For eight weeks in February and March, Middletown Springs author and writing coach Herb Childress led a group of 13 local writers through the process of creating a short story. From creating a…

  WEST RUTLAND—Stone sculptor Percy Kuta is scheduled to arrive on May 1 for a two-month residency at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center. A native of Zimbabwe, Kuta has worked primarily in local serpentine and looks forward to carving our famed Vermont marble. He will present his work in an artist talk during his visit.…

Saturday, May 6—RUTLAND—Head to Pine Hill Park for a community mountain bike fun ride and walk, adventure scramble, DJ, prizes, food truck and more. All to fundraise for Homelessness Prevention. Homeless Prevention Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Vermont families and individuals who are homeless or at-risk. Your participation in this all-ages outdoor community event…

Saturday and Sunday, May 6-7—POULTNEY & RUTLAND—Come Alive Outside and its partners are inviting Star Wars fans of all ages and abilities to get out on the trails for their third annual Jedi Trails! Jedi Trails will be taking place on May 6 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Poultney at River and Rail Trail near…

Every year volunteers in Vermont pick up the litter before the grasses and wildflowers start to grow. Green Up Vermont’s mission is to promote the stewardship of our state’s natural landscape and waterways, and the livability of our communities by involving people in Green Up Day while raising public awareness about the health, economic, and visual benefits…

  During the spring fish spawning season, the Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) reminds Vermonters that permitted lake encroachment construction projects (like shoreline stabilization or projects that disturb the lakebed) in public lakes and ponds are typically not allowed from March 15 to July 1. Examples of lake encroachment construction projects that are not allowed during…

By Deborah J. Benoit It’s finally spring (never mind any snow still on the ground). Daffodils have emerged, their buds anxious to open. Soon tulips (Tulipa), perhaps the most anticipated flowers of spring, will grace front yards and town squares.  Tulips are so plentiful that sometimes we take their presence for granted. They’re common flowers,…

  Proceeds benefit the Springfield Humane Society  Saturday, April 29, at 3 p.m.—SPRINGFIELD— Head to the Great Hall in Springfield this Saturday from 3-7 p.m., to enjoy art, live music, entertainment, appetizers, beverages, and learn about the Springfield Humane Society’s mission, present state, and future.  “We speak for those who cannot speak for themselves,” the…

Friday-Sunday April 28-30—RUTLAND—Vermont Actors’ Repertory Theatre, a nonprofit theater group located in Rutland, will present the world premiere of “Going Up the Country.” The play has been adapted from Yvonne Daley’s book of the same name. Performances of this play with music will be held this weekend on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29…

Upper Valley theatre brings a Black queer lens to a hilarious, immersive one-person show April 27 to May 14—WHITE RIVER JCT— JAG Productions is opening its new one-person comedy, “Every Brilliant Thing,” starring Jarvis Antonio Green, April 27 at Briggs Opera House in White River Junction. Green is JAG’s founder and producing artistic director. This is…

Submissions are open for all categories The guys who brought you the first ever Vermont Comedy Festival this past December are at it again with the first ever Vermont Film Festival. The comedy fest will be an annual thing and the hope for this is to follow the same blueprint. I sat down with founders/comedians…

April—POULTNEY—Take a stroll on Main Street and enjoy Poultney’s shops and poetry throughout the month of April!  More than two dozen poems by area poets are on display in storefront windows on Poultney’s Main Street.  A complete list of poems and locations is in the window at Williams Hardware. Start your stroll there and see…

Monday, April 24—CASTLETON—“Against My Will” is a public art installation featuring 20 double-sided banners along the sidewalk path on the academic side of campus. The installation was created in partnership with individuals that have experienced trauma due to sexual assault. The images were made in collaboration with Brooklyn, New York, based artist Traci Molloy, 10 former…