Nov. 21 - May 12 — MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival is bringing back MNFF Selects, its monthly in-person screening series at the Town Hall Theater in Middlebury. MNFF Selects will kick off its 8-month run this October, spanning through May 2022. For its “comeback” edition, MNFF Selects presents "Humans and Animals: Shared…

By Virginia Dean It comes once a year — well, maybe October 2020 was an exception — and celebrations are beginning to ramp up with Woodstock residents and visitors getting their costumes and Halloween décor ready, making sure there will be plenty of cider donuts and candy. At the Norman Williams Public Library, from Oct.…

Saturday, Oct. 30, 8 a.m. to noon — RUTLAND — The 16th annual Wheels for Warmth Tire Sale event is back this year. Established in 2005, Wheels for Warmth raises funds for provide emergency heating assistance to vulnerable Vermonters each winter; creates a resource of DMV-inspected tires that are deemed safe for at least one…

Sunday, Oct. 31 at 4 p.m. — RUTLAND — This Halloween Sunday, Grace Congregational UCC presents an in-person benefit concert in aid of the American Red Cross. Please join us in the spacious Grace Church sanctuary for frightful fun with the Grace Church Sanctuary Choir and Castleton Chamber singers, directed by Dr. Sherrill Blodget. Local…

Friday, Oct. 29 5-7:30 p.m. — WHITE RIVER JCT — WRJ VA Medical Center, 163 Veterans Drive, White River Jct. Open to the community! To reserve your arrival time for your family to walk through our 30 car display, please visit bit.ly/3b8J99q to ensure you have a time slot. Masks will be required while in…

Saturday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m. — KILLINGTON — Killington Mountain Bike Club, a chapter of the VT Mountain Bike Association, announces that it will host the first annual Haunted Hillside Relay Race, presented by Fox. The Fox Haunted Hillside relay is a fundraising event for the Killington Mountain Bike Club and will be held…

Saturday, Oct. 30, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. — QUECHEE — Join VINS for the day to celebrate Halloween. Our programs have a “Halloweeny” theme and includes Scales and Serpents and Owls in Myth and Legend. Schedule Animal artifacts 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Discover how much you can learn from pelts, bones and other…

Saturday, Oct. 30 at 9 p.m. — KILLINGTON — The legendary spine-chilling Wobbly Barn Nightclub opens its doors Oct. 30 for the most thrilling Halloween costume party in town! Wobbly Barn Nightclub is kicking off the season with the wizardly skills of DJ Stevie B on the 1’s & 2’s. You won’t want to vanish…

Carving jack-o’-lanterns is a Halloween tradition that both adults and children enjoy. It’s hard to resist an opportunity to carve a funny or scary face into a pumpkin that will soon make its way to the front porch, but there’s another irresistible element to carving pumpkins as well. Roasted pumpkin seeds make for a tasty,…

Stress can affect people’s lives at any moment. Some say that a certain measure of stress can be a good thing that pushes individuals to try their best to overcome obstacles. However, chronic stress is potentially dangerous for the mind and body. 2021 has been a stressful year for many people. A global pandemic that…

Every home chef should have a rich and filling soup recipe in his or her repertoire. These hearty meals are perfect for cold days spent shoveling snow or after coasting downhill on a sled. Baked sweet potato soup is a creamy soup that is reminiscent of a loaded baked potato. For those who are avoiding…

UPDATE: Oct. 31 "After a thorough process the parade organizers announce the City of Rutland’s Halloween Parade has been canceled tonight due to multiple factors," Rutland Rec stated on their website, on Oct. 31, Halloween. "We have had a large number of our entries pull out because of the weather prior to this email. The…

Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s traditionally popular 16-day regular deer season that begins Saturday, Nov. 13 and ends Sunday, Nov. 28. A hunter may take one legal buck during this season if they did not already take one during the archery deer season. The definition of a legal buck depends on…

The onset of fall sends Vermont’s bats into motion, which makes it an important time for conservation-minded Vermonters to learn about, and help conserve, our nine native bat species. If you have noticed bats roosting in your attic, barn, or office over the summer, fall is the perfect time to safely evict these uninvited guests…

RUTLAND—Local artist Melissa VanGuilder has been helping transform a former mattress store into the ultimate game store. The new store, Two Ravens Games, opened its doors Wednesday, Oct. 6. The store is located at 165 Woodstock Ave. (Route 4) and carries tabletop games, miniature games, RPGs, card games and more. It also features space to…