Friday, April 30 at 7 p.m.—VIRTUAL—Join Vermont fiddler, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Katie Trautz for a virtual house concert this month. The Live and In concert series, presented by Chandler Center for the Arts, will be streamed via Facebook Live and at chandler-arts.org/live-and-up. Admission by donation. Katie Trautz has toured nationally and internationally for 20 years, sharing traditional music…

From the studio into  the streets with LMNOPI (a retrospective) Saturday, May 1 at 5 p.m.—POULTNEY—Stone Valley Arts will be hosting the first solo retrospective from American muralist and printmaker Lopi LaRoe for the month of May. The opening reception will be held from 5-7 p.m. Saturday. The exhibit will span just under 20 years of…

New videos begin Mondays this May at vermontpbs.org  May 3-31 — VIRTUAL—The flowers are blooming, the bees are buzzing, and Mister Chris is singing! This May welcomes back the Emmy-award winning program “Mister Chris and Friends” with a series of five short, 4-minute videos all about routine. Join Mister Chris, Wishing Well, and their new friend Elephant as they…

Sunday, May 2—VIRTUAL—The Vermont Youth Orchestra (VYO) presents its third concert series of the season on Sunday, May 2, via livestream from the Elley-Long Music Center in Colchester. The VYO’s 80 musicians, under the baton of Music Director Dr. Mark Alpizar, will present four concerts throughout the day. In addition to featuring this year’s concerto…

Featuring the artwork of Rae Newell and Lynn VanNatta April 23-May 22 —S. POMFRET—The Artistree Gallery presents “The Way We See It,” an exhibit of oil paintings by Rae Newell and Lynn VanNatta. As artists, instructors, and friends, Newell and VanNatta share a passion for oil painting and a common interest in depicting the sights and landscapes of Vermont.…

Wednesday, April 28—VIRTUAL—Marv Elliott, treasurer and active member of Rutland County Audubon, will present a Zoom birding program on Wednesday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. This photo talk will follow a camping trip by Marv and his wife, Sue, from their home in Vermont to Alaska. The program will concentrate on birds, animals and plants,…

Looking for a unique way to spend Mother’s Day with that special lady in your life?  Grace Congregational UCC music committee and Fortnightly Group are offering a Mother’s Day afternoon tea take-out for $10/person. The afternoon tea includes cucumber with cream cheese and chicken salad sandwiches, a cake, two types of tea bags and a…

May 2­­— The Sherburne UCC, commonly known as “the Little White Church,”  will resume Sunday services this Sunday, May 1st at 9:00 AM.  Proper mask wearing and social distancing will be in affect. Everyone is welcome to attend. The church is located at 2326 US-4 in Killington.   For more information, visit killingtonucc.org.

Prizes include a fat-tire foldable e-bike  May 1-16 —The Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) in partnership with Way To Go! invites Vermonters and schools to participate in the Get Up & Go! Spring Transportation Challenge from May 1-16 to walk, bike, roll, carpool, or take the bus for a chance to win an e-bike and…

By Victoria Gaither If you have a ukulele, The Rutland Area Ukulele Hummin’ Strummin’ Sing-Along Band wants you to join their group.  Now that coronavirus restrictions are easing, and people are getting vaccinated, the members are excited to be back to playing the ukulele together as a group — albeit still wearing masks and socially distancing.…

Saturday, May 1 — The Vermont walleye fishing season opens on Saturday, May 1, marking the return of some of the best walleye fishing in New England. Excellent spring walleye fishing can be found in several Vermont lakes and rivers, including Lake Champlain and its tributaries — the Missisquoi, Lamoille and Winooski rivers and Otter…

It’s that time again for the Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District (RNRCD) to offer our spring trout stocking program that includes 6 to 8-inch and 10 to 12-inch rainbow and brook trout. Hy on A Hill Trout Farm will bring its fish tank truck filled with the 6 to 8-inch trout to the Conservation District…

Continued work on Sugar Hill Reservoir/Goshen Dam re-routes stocked fish, limits access GOSHEN—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. announced April 21 that trout originally planned for the 2021 stocking season at Sugar Hill Reservoir, also known as Goshen Dam, in Goshen will be stocked at other area waterways for anglers. The shift is being made…

Training workshop is May 1 in Castleton  Saturday, May 1 at 8:30 a.m.—CASTLETON—The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. is seeking volunteers to become Let’s Go Fishing instructors to pass on Vermont’s fishing tradition to the next generation of Vermonters. The department has rescheduled its one-day training workshop for new instructors to Saturday, May 1 at the…

Catcha Fish 101: Get outside, have fun and catch dinner, here’s how  As temperatures warm, songbirds return and the ice recedes, a shift in fish behavior also occurs, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. Many fish species found in lakes and ponds throughout Vermont become more active, feed more regularly and provide a…