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BarnArts brings trailblazing Irish Singer-songwriter Karan Casey to Feast & Field

August 31, 2022
Thursday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m.—BARNARD—Karan Casey, Irish singer-songwriters and a leading advocate for gender equity in the Irish music scene, will take the stage at Feast & Field on Thursday, Sept. 1. The concert is presented by BarnArts as part of the Thursday Night Music Series at Feast and Field. The show begins at…

Resident Canada goose season starts Sept. 1

August 31, 2022
Thursday, Sept. 1 — STATEWIDE — Vermont’s resident Canada goose hunting season will be held Sept. 1 through Sept. 25 to help control Vermont’s resident Canada goose population prior to the arrival of Canada geese migrating south from Canada according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. The season will be open statewide with a…

Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival – Labor Day Weekend Highlight

August 31, 2022
Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 3-4 — PLYMOUTH — The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site will host the 17th annual Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival on Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 3 and 4 from 2 - 5 p.m. The festival has been selected by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce as a 2022 “Top 10 Fall…

Over 800 ducks race in shallow Black River

August 24, 2022
This past Saturday, Aug.20, members of the Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) gathered on the Depot Street Bridge, in the Black River, and under the Walker Bridge as over 800 ducks were dropped into the river in the 23rd annual Ralph D. Hogancamp Memorial Duck Race. Members of the LRC standing in the river did not…

What’s more whimsically fun than a whoopie pie?

August 24, 2022
Celebrate in downtown Rutland Saturday with a street party, Parade of Heros, concert and fireworks Staff report The whoopie pie — alternatively called a black moon, gob (term indigenous to the Pittsburgh region), black-and-white, bob, or "BFO" for Big Fat Oreo — is an American baked product that may be considered either a cookie, pie,…

Sundays On The Hill features flute, harp

August 24, 2022
Sunday, Aug. 28 — WESTON — The Sundays On The Hill concert series is delighted to host this talented flute and harp duo on Aug. 28 in the Church on the Hill (Community Church) in Weston at 4 p.m. Admission is still only $5 for adults. Children 12 and under may attend at no charge.…

Grace Coolidge Musicale features ‘Eloquent Expressions’ 

August 24, 2022
Sunday, Aug. 28 — PLYMOUTH — The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site will host a Grace Coolidge Musicale on Sunday, Aug. 28 at 3 p.m. The 45-minute concert, entitled Eloquent Expressions is free to the public thanks to the generous support of the Donchian Foundation; donations are welcome. Pianist Abigail Charbeneau and cellist Kate…

Habitat Improvement Tour, Aug. 27 at Birdseye Wildlife Management Area

August 24, 2022
Saturday, Aug, 27 — POULTNEY — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and the National Wild Turkey Federation are excited to announce an upcoming tour to highlight land management practices to improve wildlife habitat for game species at Birdseye Wildlife Management Area in Poultney on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 12 - 3 p.m. The tour…

Bringing Back the Barnard Street Dance

August 24, 2022
Saturday, Aug. 27 — BARNARD — BarnArts and the Barnard Rec Department are collaborating on the return of a cherished summer tradition, the Barnard Street Dance, this year at the Barnard Town Hall, Saturday Aug. 27. This family-friendly, non-alcoholic party gets started at 3 p.m. with the band, “ItsComplikated” providing the soundtrack for games and fun…

Wayward Goose Farm to host benefit concert

August 24, 2022
Saturday, Aug. 27 — WEST PAWLET — Wayward Goose Farm is hosting a benefit concert in their haymow on Saturday, Aug. 27, featuring the musical talents of Dayna Kurtz and Helen Gillet. They are raising money for the National Network of Abortion Funds, a grassroots network building power to remove financial, logistical, cultural and political…

Meet Mister Chris and friends at Barnard’s Feast & Field Thursday

August 24, 2022
Thursday, Aug. 25 — BARNARD — BarnArts Center for the Arts, a small community-based nonprofit located in Barnard presents Mister Chris and Friends, with support from NEFA as part of their Thursday Music Series at Feast and Field. Aug. 25, Mister Chris and Friends, will perform with support from the New England States Touring program of the New England…

Rutland Newly-Wed Game returns after two-year hiatus

August 24, 2022
Aug. 27 game will highlight Rutland Whoopie Pie Festival Saturday, Aug. 27 — RUTLAND — Eight fun and funny couples are lined up, and tickets are now on sale for Rutland’s Newly-Wed Game to benefit the Rutland Community Cupboard and BROC’s Community Food Shelf. The event is the part of the Aug. 27 Rutland Whoopie…

Car show debuts with cruise-in event Friday

August 17, 2022
Aug. 19-21 — LUDLOW — As part of the Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce 2nd annual Best of Vermont Summer Festival, there will be a car show and 5th annual Benson’s Chevy Cruise-In. The car show is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 21 in Ludlow at the Okemo Field on Route…

Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series presents Soggy Po’ Boys

August 17, 2022
Saturday, Aug. 20 — PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening of brass-fueled, swinging music of New Orleans by the Soggy Po’ Boys, as part of the 2022 Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series,t on Saturday, Aug. 20 at 6 p.m. at Cooper Softball Field in Putney. The jazz septet brings…

Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts second annual Best of Vermont Summer Festival

August 17, 2022
Aug, 20-21 — LUDLOW — The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce is excited to host the second annual Best of Vermont Summer Festival scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 21 in Ludlow. The event will take place at Okemo Field on Route 103. This festival is a great opportunity for everyone including…