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Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Featured
Kenny Mehler Band to perform at Jackson Gore Summer Music Series
Friday, Aug. 22 at 6 p.m. — LUDLOW — Okemo Mountain Resort will host a free concert on Friday, Aug. 22 featuring the Kenny Mehler Band as part of the Jackson Gore Summer Music Series presented by Vermont Properties and Development, Inc. […]
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Vintage, hand painted rockers offered in Art Rocks Brandon auction
Saturday, Aug. 23 at 7 p.m. — BRANDON — The “Art Rocks Brandon” auction will take place at the Brandon Town Hall on Saturday, Aug. 23, 7 – 9 p.m. Preview starts at 4 p.m. Refreshments will include a huge cake made […]
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Cooler in the Mountains free concert series presents multi-genre artist, Will Hoge
Saturday, Aug. 23 at 3:30 p.m. — KILLINGTON — Will Hoge will perform a free concert at the Killington Resort’s K-1 Base Area on Saturday, Aug. 23 from 3:30 – 6 p.m. The free concert is part of the Town of Killington’s […]
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Rutland group boycotts Mac’s, again: Unsafe work environments and mistreatment of employees is at the heart of the protest
By Robin Alberti RUTLAND — On Sunday, Aug. 10, citizens banded together for a second time to hold a protest in front of Mac’s convenience store and gas station on South Main Street in Rutland. The group is encouraging folks […]
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Killington sees summer progress: Resort identifies potential benefits to region
By Karen D. Lorentz Approximately 73 percent of the nation’s major winter resorts are open this summer, according to information provided to the National Ski Area’s Association (NSAA) in the Kottke National End of Season Survey for 2013/14. In the […]
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Downtown mural highlights Rutland Blooms
RUTLAND – Rutland’s growing collection of public murals blossomed again Friday, Aug. 8, as a mural highlighting Rutland Blooms was installed downtown. Artist Kathryn Wiegers painted the 19-foot-long mural in her Rutland studio this summer and installed it Friday on […]
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Longboarders reach daredevil speeds at the Downhill Throwdown
By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — This past weekend, Aug. 9-10, the town of Killington hosted the Downhill Throwdown, a two-day competition for a variety of daredevil disciplines including standup skateboard, street luge, and drift trike. The competition kicked off at 1 p.m. […]
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Pitch perfect at the Peak
Photo by Jerry LeBlond The Killington Music Festival finale took place Saturday, Aug. 2 atop Killington Mountain, in the new Peak Lodge. While fog was a factor, sweeping views were a worthy backdrop for the final show.