Sept. 23-24 — RANDOLPH — This fall, Chandler Center for the Arts will host the Catapult Entertainment Dance Company for a two-week artist residency. The renowned dance troupe mesmerizes audiences by creating shadow puppetry with their entire bodies. The Catapult dancers will be practicing for their tour scheduled to perform across the US.  Their residency…

Saturday, Sept. 25 at 9 a.m. — POULTNEY—Gently used and new clothing of all shapes and sizes will be available for free at Revive Church’s free clothing giveaway being held Saturday Sept. 25 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Modern Woodsmen Hall on Route 30 in the town of Wells. Adult and children’s clothing,…

Sunday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. —PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present Kat Wright and her trio plus Pete Bernhard as part of the 2021 Next Stage's Bandwagon Summer Series, an outdoor, socially-distanced concert series, on Sunday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. on the field behind the Putney Inn in Putney.…

Saturday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. — PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield’s Roger Clark Memorial Library and PCC (Pittsfield Community Connections) invites all in the area to meet up on Saturday, Sept. 25, on the Pittsfield Green from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to celebrate local artists, craftspeople, and makers at the 2nd Annual PCC: Maker Place.…

Sunday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. — FAIR HAVEN —For nearly four decades, Fair Haven Concerned has been offering a hand up to our neighbors in need here in Fair Haven and our surrounding communities. The organization is so grateful to everyone who continues to support the work, including the towns of Fair Haven, Benson,…

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 1 p.m. — BRANDON — Otter Valley Union High School will induct its 2021 Otter Valley Hall of Fame at halftime of the Otters’ Homecoming football game this Saturday, Sept. 26, against Mill River. That game begins at 1 p.m. This will be the eighth class inducted into the Otter Valley…

Sunday, Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. — FAIR HAVEN — The Fair Haven Concerned Board of Directors is excited to announce a new Fall Fundraiser to help us meet the upcoming costs of the winter season. These costs include helping to provide heating to our neighbors who may be in need. In addition to helping…

Interview with Julia Purdy of Rutland On Thursday and Friday, Sept. 16-17, radio listeners can tune in to NBC’s “America Tonight Radio” with Kate Delaney to hear an interview with Julia Purdy of Rutland, author of a new translation of the classic 1947 novel “The Sky Is Red” by Giuseppe Berto, a coming-of-age story of…

By Emma Cotton/VTDigger These days, birds are susceptible to a scourge of threats — pests, diseases, habitat loss and climate change among them. Still, one species has been thriving in Vermont: the common loon. This summer, across the state, more loons laid eggs than ever before. In 1983, seven pairs made nests in Vermont. This…

By Alan Sculley It’s no secret that like virtually every other music act, the a cappella group Straight No Chaser was unable to tour because of the pandemic, a situation that wiped out several 2020 tours for the ensemble. What the pandemic also did was to change plans for making the group’s latest holiday album,…

By Curt Peterson Word has spread across Windsor about Bistro Midva (Slovenian for “the two of us”), a newly-opened dinner spot along Route 5. Saturday, chef and co-owner Chad Lumbra arranged an outdoor dining table below the sidewalk with a view of the totally-renovated restaurant, which accommodates 25 diners. Lumbra shuns being “tied down by…

Saturday, Sept. 18 - Oct. 20 —WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock presents the Voices from the Land exhibit by celebrated Vermont photographer Jim Westphalen. The exhibit, in partnership with the Woodstock Inn & Resort, is open from Sept. 18 -Oct. 20. Voices from the Land will tell the story of Americans who…

Saturday, Sept. 18 — QUECHEE — Join the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) as it celebrates owls this fall. The annual owl festival will take place at VINS Nature Center in Quechee on Saturday, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This much-loved annual event is one that the VINS community looks forward…

Saturday, Sept. 18 — POULTNEY — Slate Valley Trails is partnering with MTBVT to host the first annual Meeting of the Grinds, an all-day cycling festival on Sept. 18. Bringing together cyclists of all genres, the event will raise money to support the stewardship efforts of Slate Valley Trails and is based out of its…

Saturday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Firm favorite Chelsea Berry returns to Brandon Music on Sept. 18. Berry is a singer-songwriter with the edge, power, and finesse of legends. Singer-songwriter Livingston Taylor calls her vocals “world class” and says of Berry, “A voice of remarkable power and control with a joyous soul.…