Saturday, Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. — BENSON — Shale Hill Adventure Farm in Benson offers a Haunted Halloween Obstacle Run, 5K or 10K options, with over 50 obstacles and challenges to get your spook on as you dash through the woods evading the great pumpkin. Capes are not permitted on the course, but feel free to wear…

Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. — POULTNEY — Welsh fiddler Siân Phillips, considered one of Wales’ best fiddlers, will perform at Green Mountain College’s Ackley Auditorium Saturday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. as part of the College’s Welsh Heritage Festival. The program “Siân Phillips and Friends” features traditional fiddle music by Phillips accompanied by Vermont guitarist John Mowad.…

Sunday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. — One of the faster growing sports in the U.S. right now is the sport of curling. Many followed the exciting matches on  during this past year’s Winter Olympics. Maybe you thought about giving it a try yourself? Well, now is your chance. There are many local people in the…

Monday, Oct. 20 at 5:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — David M. Kennedy, Criminology Professor and Director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York will present a community forum entitled, DMI and Beyond on Oct. 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland. Professor Kennedy…

Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 12:30 p.m. — CASTLETON — The Christine Price Gallery at Castleton College will feature the works of local Brandon, Vt. artist Don Ross running from Oct. 13 through Nov. 25, with an artist reception scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 12:30 p.m. Entitled “Collaborators, Photography and Fine Art” the exhibit will feature a…

Oct. 15 – RUTLAND — There’s no substitute for meeting your legislative candidates in person and asking how they will vote on key issues if elected. With that in mind, Rutland County Republican Chairperson Terry Burke is inviting the public to a pizza party with some politics on the side on Oct. 15 from 5:30 to…

Oct. 15-19 — CHESTER — For the period from Wednesday, Oct. 15 through Sunday, Oct. 19, the Young Americans, a group of about 44 young adults between the ages of 18 and 25, will be in the Chester and Black River area as they prepare for a major concert at Green Mountain Union High School. The Young…

Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton presents the musical talents of Turtle Island String Quartet on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. in the Casella Theater. Two time Grammy Award winners, Turtle Island fuses the classical quartet aesthetic with contemporary American musical styles, forever seeking to break new ground, which is something they…

Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. — POULTNEY — The invention of synthetic plastic created an era of disposable products. Watertight and endlessly malleable, plastic seems like the perfect invention. But its miraculous durability is also a curse because plastic never goes away. Join TV host and filmmaker Angela Sun for a public screening of her award-winning…

Wednesday, Oct. 15 — LUDLOW — On Wednesday, a group of Ludlow organizations will sponsor “The Last of the Doughboys,” a presentation by Richard Rubin. Terry Thayne is pictured explaining to Mark Gauthier who some of the Ludlow “doughboys” were who fought in what became known as “the war to end all wars.” The commemorative…

Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. — CHITTENDEN — On Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m., at the North Chittenden Grange Hall, 3 Lower Middle Road in Chittenden, the Chittenden Historical Society will host guest speaker Carrie Brown to present “Arming the Union: Vermont Gunmakers and the Technology that Shaped America.” During the Civil War, the Union…

Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 2 & 6 p.m. — KILLINGTON — The Sherburne Memorial Library in Killington will hosts two sessions in online education, to help the public learn ways to keep themselves protected. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, session one will be held at 2 p.m., entitled Being Safe in Cyberspace. If you’re just getting online for…

Sunday, Oct. 12 at 4 p.m. — RUTLAND —NEA Jazz Master and arguably the most famous jazz musician alive, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis is bringing his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JALCO) to the historic Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland, on Sunday, Oct. 12, for a 4 p.m. performance. Marsalis is an iconic figure in the evolution…

Sunday, Oct. 12 at 11 a.m. — PITTSFORD — The Rutland Area Shepherds (RAS) will hold the 21st Annual Pittsford Sheep Festival on Sunday, Oct. 12. The Festival will be held at the Pittsford Recreation Center on Furnace Road in Pittsford. The Festival hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Admission to the festival is free. The Festival will…

Sunday, Oct. 12 at 7:30 a.m. — WEST PAWLET —  The West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department will hold a pancake breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 12 from 7:30 - 11 a.m. All are welcome. The breakfast menu includes pancakes of several varieties including regular, chocolate chip, blueberry and cranberry, waffles, and West Pawlet’s world-famous home fries and scrambled…