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Grace Church craft fair benefits missions

November 19, 2015
Nov. 20-21 — RUTLAND — This year, Grace Congregational United Church of Christ will hold its seventh annual holiday craft fair. This annual event is to provide additional funds to benefit missions both near and far. In the previous six years, the craft fair has raised a total of $32,500. Some of the missions that have benefited…

Encore Theatre adapts “The 39 Steps”

November 19, 2015
Nov. 19-21 — RUTLAND — Rutland High School Encore Theatre presents “The 39 Steps” adapted by Patrick Barlow which takes an Alfred Hitchcock movie and turns it into a farce with an on-stage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance!  Don’t miss this fast paced show with many students in multiple roles racing madly…

Sherburne Library holds holiday craft fair

November 19, 2015
Saturday, Nov. 21 at 9 a.m. — KILLINGTON — Join the Sherburne Memorial Library on Saturday, Nov. 21 for its holiday art and craft fair featuring local handmade arts and crafts, a bake sale and raffle. Lunch will be available. Proceeds to benefit Hand In Hand Community Service Programs and Friends of the Sherburne Library. Admission is…

MSJ Drama presents “110 Stories” portraying first-hand accounts of Sept. 11

November 19, 2015
Nov. 20-21 — RUTLAND — On Friday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Mount Saint Joseph Academy’s drama troupe will present the play “110 Stories.” The play centers on the experience of first responders and others who witnessed the events of Sept. 11 first hand. The event will take…

Get great prices on gear for the coming season at Okemo swap

November 19, 2015
Nov. 20-22 — LUDLOW — The Annual Okemo Ski and Snowboard Swap to benefit Okemo Mountain School will be held this year from Nov. 20-22. The Swap is the place to gear up for the winter with new and used gear at great prices, including skis, snowboards, boots, bindings, helmets, goggles, outerwear, and more! All proceeds benefit the Okemo…

Vermont Holiday Festival

November 15, 2015
Vermont Holiday Festival December 4-5, 2015 Killington Grand Resort Hotel Join us in 2016 for holiday fun and entertainment for all ages at the Vermont Holiday Festival! A portion of the proceeds from the Festival will go to the Vermont Foodbank to help make the holidays more joyful for local needy families.

Mary Gauthier sings Americana in Tunbridge

November 11, 2015
Courtesy of MountainFolk Mary Gauthier Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. — TUNBRIDGE — Acclaimed Americana singer/songwriter, Mary Gauthier, will be in concert on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tunbridge Town Hall. From her first national release “Drag Queens and Limousines” to her current 2015 album “Trouble and Love,” Gauthier has gone deep to…

‘Marv’elous poetry reading given in Woodstock

November 11, 2015
Courtesy of NWPL Marv Klassen-Landis Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Marv Klassen-Landis will read selections of his poetry ranging from free-verse to his experiments with forms such as the Persian ghazal and the Malaysian pantoum on Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at Norman Williams Public Library, 10 the Green, in Woodstock. His poetry…

Discover the secrets of iconic photo, “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” at Billings

November 11, 2015
Courtesy of Billings Farm & Musuem The iconic photo “Lunch atop a Skyscraper” was a mystery until the start of the 21st century. Saturday, Nov. 14 at 3 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — The 6th annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series at the Billings Farm & Museum will feature the award-winning documentary “Men at Lunch” on Saturday, Nov. 14…

Experience chilling, kindred folk-pop with the DuPont Brothers

November 11, 2015
Courtesy of Brandon Music DuPont Brothers Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — “Deeply passionate old souls with a new and refreshing take on contemporary folk-pop music” (The Mountaineer) describes the Indie-folk duo of Zack and Sam DuPont. The brothers, now based in Burlington, Vt., were reunited after years of geographical separation by a resonant…

Grammy winner, Dom Flemons performs at Chandler Music Hall

November 11, 2015
By Tim Duffy Dom Flemons Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. — RANDOLPH — Dom Flemons of the Carolina Chocolate Drops performs at Chandler Music Hall main stage on Saturday, Nov. 14 for a 7:30 p.m. show.  Flemons is the “American Songster,” pulling from traditions of old-time folk music to create new sounds. Having performed music professionally…

Scientists talk of Greenland’s glacier melt

November 11, 2015
Nicholas Beaird and Rebecca Jackson talk of their research of climate change on Greenland. Saturday, Nov. 14 at 4:30 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Greenland’s ice sheet is shrinking at an accelerating rate and is a major contributor to global sea level rise. The fate of the ice sheet is tied to it’s interactions with the ocean. Join scientists…

Chandler Film Society screens “Mon Oncle”

November 11, 2015
Courtesy of Chandler Center for the Arts Award-winning “Mon Oncle” to be screened at Chandler. Sunday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. — RANDOLPH — The 2015-16 season of the Chandler Film Society continues on Sunday, Nov. 15 with “Mon Oncle,” Jacques Tati’s vision of a too-quickly-modernizing Paris and his fears of what it might become. While serious…

Dark Star Orchestra recreates Dead show at Paramount

November 11, 2015
Courtesy of Paramount Theatre Dark Star Orchestra Monday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. — RUTLAND — Dark Star Orchestra has been delivering this to both old and new Grateful Dead fans since 1997, when a group of talented musicians came up with an original concept – to perform complete Grateful Dead shows from out of the beloved…

GMC theater department presents “The Laramie Project”

November 11, 2015
Nov. 12-14 — POULTNEY — Green Mountain College’s theater arts program presents its annual fall stage production “The Laramie Project” Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 12-14. Performances will be at 7 p.m. each evening in Ackley Theater on the GMC campus. The play is directed by professor Paula Mann (theater) and is performed by 10 GMC students. Written by Moises Kaufman and members…