Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m.—RUTLAND— On Saturday, Sept. 26, Cast Off 8’s Square Dance Club will walk in support of the Northern New England Chapter  of “Walk to Defeat ALS.” Cast Off 8’s Square Dance Club is typically registering new dancers for their club square dance program in September, in which square dancers meet for 25-30…

Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m.—LUDLOW—FOLA’s next feature film, “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,” a satirical comedy, will be screened in Heald Auditorium of Ludlow’s Town Hall on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” is a 2004 American comedy film directed by Adam McKay in his directorial debut,…

Friday, Sept. 25 at 12 p.m.—RUTLAND—350 Rutland County plans Vote For The Earth, an event on Friday, Sept. 25 from 12-1 p.m.  This event is part of the 2020 Global Climate Action Day, and worldwide partners include: The Mother Earth Project, Global Citizen, and Climate Week NYC. The local 350 Rutland County event takes place…

Friday, Sept. 25 at 12 p.m.—SPRINGFIELD—The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce (OVRCC) is hosting its 11th annual golf tournament at a new location this year, the Crown Point Country Club (CPCC) in Springfield, on Friday, Sept. 25. Registration is scheduled from 12-12:45 p.m. and tee-off starts at 1 p.m. Join in for a chance to win the $10,000 cash hole-in-one prize! Thank you to this year’s…

NAACP and GMP partner to present film at Paramount Theatre Drive-in at Vermont State Fair Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—“Selma,” the powerful historical drama that chronicles the Montgomery voting rights marches with Dr. Martin Luther King, John Lewis and other important leaders of the 1960s civil rights movement, will be screened Thursday, Sept. 24,…

By Curt Peterson WINDSOR—Seventy-four-year-old Roger Book was very busy on Saturday, schmoozing among a sizeable crowd at the Windsor Welcome Center, all of whom had come to see his abstract art exhibit, “Crazy Heart.” A dozen of Book’s recent paintings were displayed inside the center. They are large pieces, about 4 or 5 feet square…

By Brooke Geery Early in the morning of Aug. 27, Hurricane Laura slammed into DeRidder, Louisiana, causing widespread destruction. Ruth Tolar, a 30-year resident of Killington, watched from afar as her hometown, and her entire family, sat directly in the hurricane’s path. “Even though the floods were not what was expected, there is extreme damage…

By Bonnie Kirn Donahue As I look out at my perennial garden this time of year, it looks...tired. The Rudbeckia fulgida (black-eyed Susan) is at its prime, but just about everything else has gone past. The weeds were difficult to contend with this year, even with proper mulching in the spring. Even my showstopper plants seemed to…

Nationwide cocktail fundraiser has raised over $63,000 for bee protection since 2017 Caledonia Spirits, the Vermont-based distiller that uses raw northern honey to make its flagship spirits Barr Hill Gin, Tom Cat Gin, and Barr Hill Vodka, announced that its popular “Bee’s Knees Week” initiative will have a new look in 2020. Held every September,…

Sunday, Sept. 20 at 4 p.m.—RUTLAND—Vermont Farmers Food Center, Rutland County’s food hub, is celebrating its 6th annual Harvest Festival Dinner with a locally sourced, take out meal on Sunday, Sept. 20 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the VFFC, 251 West St. in Rutland. Chefs Abbie Sweeney and “Sugar Bob” Hausslein will source…

Sunday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m.—POULTNEY— The Poultney Historical Society will team up with Slate Valley Trails to host a free lecture titled “Of Wheelmen, the New Woman, and Good Roads: Bicycling in Vermont, 1880-1920” on Sunday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. on the lawn in front of the East Poultney School house. Esteemed historian…

Jackson Hole-based Teton Gravity Research is stoked to announce the TGR Killington Outpost, a new retail footprint in Killington. Vermont is very near and dear to their hearts, as it is where the Jones brothers learned to ski. Working with the team that runs the TGR Stoke Mobile on the East Coast, they are opening…

BENNINGTON—Bennington College is now accepting submissions from high school students nationwide for its 2020-2021 Young Writers Awards. This annual competition, which accepts entries in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, is free to enter and open to all high school students in 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades. A first-, second-, and third-place winner is selected in…

PAWLET—The Board of the Pawlet Public Library announced its new fall fundraiser, “Root for the Library Raffle,” which runs now through Oct. 6 when the drawing will be held. Raffle items are valued at $100 and over, including 100 gallons of #2 heating oil, outdoor patio furniture, $100 gift certificates to local restaurants, $100 gift…

LEBANON, NH —AVA Gallery and Art is proud to host its 30th Silent Auction held at its 11 Bank St. location in Lebanon, New Hampshire. Preview and early-bird bidding will begin Friday, Sept. 18 and continue through Oct. 2, in their named galleries or online at avagallery.org. Bidding will conclude online Friday, Oct. 2, at…