Saturday, Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. — PITTSFORD — The tenth annual Harvest Fair and Craft Show will be held Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m on the Village Green, Route 7, Pittsford. The event will be held rain or shine. Find hand-made artisan home décor items, jewelry and gemstones, photography, locally grown produce, baked goods…

Saturday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. — ORWELL — Did you know that in 1791, the year Vermont became a state, future presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Madison visited the Champlain Valley and northern areas of the American Revolution? On Saturday, Sept. 27 at 2 p.m., the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell turns on the…

How far can your pooch soar? Bring your dock jumpers to the competition at Lake Bomoseen to find out how they stack up to the competition. Sunday, Sept. 28 at 12 p.m. — BOMOSEEN — The sixth annual dock diving competition to benefit the Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) will be held on Sunday, Sept. 28…

Sunday, Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. — HUBBARDTON — The Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site offers a guided hike on Sunday, Sept. 28, on the Hubbardton section of the 1776 military road that led to Mount Independence in Orwell. The tour is led by site interpreter Carl Fuller and runs from 2 - 5 p.m. How did…

Sunday, Sept. 28 at 2 p.m. — RANDOLPH — Chandler Center for the Arts’ new executive director, Kurt Thoma, took over the helm right after The New World Festival. To welcome and introduce him to the community, the board of directors is hosting an open house and reception on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2-4 p.m. Everyone is invited…

Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 12:30 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton College will host its annual Graduate School Fair on Tuesday, Sept. 30 from 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. in the Campus Center. More than 30 graduate school representatives will be in attendance, to explain a variety of advanced degrees. This event is free and open to the public,…

Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — On Oct. 1 at 7 p.m., the Castleton Free Library will host Rebecca Day discussing her nine months in rural Nepal working with the students of Kopila Valley School and Children’s Home. She created the first counseling program in the entire region of approximately 350,000 people. Rebecca developed…

Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 6:30 p.m. — KILLINGTON — The Sherburne Women’s Club (SWC) will host this year’s kick off event, Meet Your Neighbor Night, at the home of Ann Eckler at the Trailside Inn on Coffeehouse Road in Killington. Meet Your Neighbor Night is a great opportunity to meet new connections, catch up with  friends after…

Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. — WALLINGFORD — The Wallingford Historical Society will be presenting Gary Shattuck, author of “Insurrection, Corruption, and Murder in Early Vermont: Life on the Wild Northern Frontier” at its Sept. 30 meeting, 7 p.m. at the Wallingford Town Hall. Now retired, Mr. Shattuck is a Shrewsbury resident who spent 35 years as…

Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — Vermont Orthopedic Clinic and Rutland Regional Medical Center present an opportunity to meet the Spine Care Team on Tuesday, Sept. 30 from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn, 476 Holiday Drive, Rutland. Attend a short presentation by Michael J. Kenosh, MD, Matthew G. Zmurko, MD, and…

Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. — RUTLAND — Healthy eating starts with learning new ways to eat, such as adding more fresh fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, but a change to healthier eating also includes learning about balance, variety and moderation. Rutland Regional Medical Center is offering a four-part series entitled, “Eat Well Feel Great” presented…

Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 1 & 2 at 7:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — Castleton presents a Denver’s Edge Theatre Company performance of “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo” on Wednesday, Oct. 1 and Thursday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland. “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” by playwright Rajiv Joseph, was a…

Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 1 & 2 — RUTLAND — The Rutland Regional Planning Commission invites you to be part of “Finding the Sweet Spot: New Approaches to Economic Development in the Rutland Region,” a groundbreaking campaign to spur economic development and focus efforts on more locally-lead, regional efforts. The campaign will kick off with a series…

Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Rutland Free Library presents a Vermont Humanities’ “First Wednesdays” lecture on Oct. 1, in the Fox Room at Rutland Free Library. Middlebury College artist-in-residence Julie Emerson will discuss the fashions worn by Lady Mary and her family in the popular PBS Series “Downton Abbey.” Her talk,…

VERMONT — Vermont’s pick-your-own orchards offer a chance to win an iPod during the annual “Apples to iPods” promotion that kicked off Sunday, Sept. 14. In this technology-meets-agriculture contest, one specially marked wooden apple is hidden in an apple tree at 21 Vermont pick-your-own apple orchards. The lucky apple picker who finds a wooden apple…