Friday, July 29 — POULTNEY — The Slate Quarry Park Group, Inc. and the town and village of Poultney announced the grand opening of the Slate Quarry Park located at 76 Main Street in Poultney on Friday, July 29, at 5 p.m. A cordial invitation was extended to the public. Speakers at the grand opening…

Friday, July 29 — RUTLAND — Friday, July 29 the Amtrak Ethan Allen Express train will begin service between New York City and Burlington. On that day, a celebration will be held at the James M. Jeffords Rail Passenger Welcome Center, locally known as the Rutland Amtrak station, as the Ethan Allen Express arrives from…

Sunday, July 31 — CAVENDISH —The Cavendish Association of Trails will hold a guided nature trail walk on the Hardy Hill trail in Cavendish on Sunday, July 31 at 10 a.m. This trail is the gift of Pieter Van Schaik to the community and his intention is for it to be handicap accessible. The trail…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime is finally bringing their show to Rutland, after it got canceled last time for bad weather. Badfish is kicking off the Friday Night Live Concert Series on Center Street this Friday 7 p.m. Badfish has been around for 21 years, currently in their 22nd year. I…

Friday, July 22 at 5 p.m.— RUTLAND —The popular Friday Night Live summer music series will return to Center Street for three weekends in July and August. The free concert series features Badfish on July 22, All-4-One on Aug. 5, and Dean Ford & the Beautiful Ones on Aug. 19. In addition to music, families…

Thursday, July 21 — FAIR HAVEN — “The Spirit of Johnny Cash- Harold Ford, Our June & The Cash Band” will make their first visit to the Fair Haven Green on Thursday, July 21. Members of this group are Harold Ford, Kelly Hurley, Archie Anderson, Heath Scott, and Les Wheeler. The band describes their genre…

Wednesday, July 20 — PROCTORSVILLE —The town of Cavendish will present the next concert in its 2022 annual summer music series on Wednesday, July 20 at 6 p.m. at the Svec Memorial Green in Proctorsville when The Morning Dudes will take the stage. The Morning Dudes play songs from the wide and varied repertoire of…

Saturday, July 23 — STATEWIDE— A selected artist will be painting at each of five Vermont State Parks for the day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visitors will be able to join the artist to watch as they create an original piece of work depicting the locale, as well as ask questions. There will…

Saturday, July 23 — WOODSTOCK — The Farm to Ballet Project is an original ballet about a farm through the seasons. Dancing vegetables, familiar animals, and even the seasons themselves come to life through dance in a joyful and entertaining show. The ballet explores the relationship between farmers and land, natural food cycles, and the human…

Wednesday, July 13 — CAVENDISH —The town of Cavendish will continue its summer music series with a concert by Rick Davis and Friends on the Svec Memorial Green in Proctorsville, Wednesday, July 13 at 6 p.m. Rick Davis has been a staple of the Vermont ski scene, on his own and with the Davis Brothers…

Thursday, July 14 — FAIR HAVEN — Fair Haven Concerts Committee welcomes back Blue Jay Way on Thursday, July 14 at 7 p.m. The Vermont-based rock & roll cover band has made several visits to our park playing to large and enthusiastic crowds. The band began in 1974 when two Castleton State College freshmen got…

The show is a long time coming after a two-year pandemic delay By Jacob Knipes The musical, about the iconic ogre Shrek’s journey to reclaim his beloved isolated swamp by rescuing a princess from a tower while along the way discovering new friends, love and self-acceptance, was dealt its own long journey to the stage.…

Tuesday July 26, the film, "Youth V Gov" will be available to watch for free as part of the Climate Change and Sustainability Film Series collection hosted by Sustainable Woodstock and Pentangle Arts. The film "Youth v Gov" follows the story of America’s youth taking on the world’s most powerful government, filing a groundbreaking lawsuit…

Festival is accepting comedic submissions for review Submissions are now open for the Vermont Comedy Festival Dec. 1-4, 2022. This four-day event will feature some of the country’s top comedians while showcasing Vermont products, vacation housing, restaurants and performance venues. With support from the Woolen Mill Comedy Club (Vermont’s longest running comedy club) and Pentangle…

Killington Music Festival musicians are featured guests Wednesday, July 13 — CASTLETON — The Castleton Community Center will hold an ice cream social on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. This year the evening will feature not only students from the the Killington Music Festival, but also their teachers who are international, professional chamber musicians on July…