Oct. 3-4 — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will host its annual Pumpkin and Apple Celebration on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 3 and 4, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The weekend features hands-on activities and programs, plus pumpkin […]
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Vermont Fermentation Festival returns to Poultney for third year
Saturday, Oct. 3 at 9:30 a.m. — POULTNEY — The third annual Vermont Fermentation Festival is happening Saturday, Oct. 3 at Green Mountain College in Poultney. The festival includes hands-on workshops and demonstrations, educational talks, vendors, and samplings. This year, Eliza Greenman, […]
Mt. Zion honors 18 years of autumnal hikes
Sunday, Oct. 4 at 2 p.m. — HUBBARDTON — It’s autumn and time for the annual Mount Zion hike in Hubbardton. Join Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site interpreter Carl Fuller for a guided walk up craggy Mount Zion on Sunday, Oct. 4 from […]
Business leaders invited to Rutland “Early Edge” breakfast to share their views on early childhood initiatives
Monday, Oct. 5 — RUTLAND — Let’s Grow Kids invites area business people to attend a special breakfast Monday, Oct. 5 from 8-9:30 a.m. at Rutland Regional Chamber of Commerce Conference Room, 50 Merchants Row in Rutland. Let’s Grow Kids is […]
GMP College Connections returns with discussion on the future of energy as Americans see it
Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 5:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — Green Mountain Power is hosting an energy talk on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at the Energy Innovation Center in downtown Rutland. The talk is part of the GMP College Connections lecture series, entitled “How […]
Biographer looks at British general’s campaigns during Revolution
Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. — RUTLAND — Award-winning biographer Willard Sterne Randall will look at British general John Burgoyne’s failed campaigns in the Champlain Valley in 1776 and 1777 in a talk at Rutland Free Library on Oct. 7 at […]
American history courses offered at Castleton Community Center
Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 1 p.m. — CASTLETON — The Castleton Community Center is pleased to add a new and exciting offering to its educational programming. This fall, Joe Mark will facilitate a course entitled The Skeptic’s Guide to American History. This […]
VSO begins it annual Made in Vermont statewide tour
JAIME LAREDO Friday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m.—STATEWIDE — The Vermont Symphony Orchestra begins its annual fall tour on Sept. 25 continuing through Oct. 4, presenting in eight towns and villages across Vermont. This tour marks the beginning of the musical season […]
From forest to farm to furniture, Woodstock hosts woodworking festival
By Jon Gilbert Fox Young participants watch a wood worker demonstrate his carving skills at a forest festival in Woodstock. Sept. 26-27—WOODSTOCK—Working farms and forests give Vermont its beautiful rural character and unique sense of place while serving as an […]
International pianist Andreas Boyde to play at Brandon Music on Saturday
Courtesy of Brandon Music ANDREAS BOYDE Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—Hailed by the critics as “Monsieur 100,000 Volts,” pianist Andreas Boyde’s performances have electrified audiences worldwide. The sought-after classical pianist’s wide-ranging repertoire encompasses all major areas of the piano […]