Friday, Feb. 12—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION— Every winter JAG Productions invites 30-50 artists to the snowy mountains of Vermont to develop full-length plays at their new works festival of Black Theatre, JAGfest. They put up five companies of early-career theatre-makers in cozy dwellings for one week to support the development of audacious and alluring works that illuminate Black life and…

Feb. 13-21 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.— WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum will host its annual Maple Celebration, Feb. 13-21 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The Vermont traditions of maple sugaring will be on display—the tools, historic photos and exhibits on the maple sugaring process. Daily cooking demonstrations and samples of two popular maple recipes, maple popcorn and maple French toast cookie, will delight…

By Melinda Myers Whether planning your first, second or 10th vegetable garden it can be overwhelming. There are so many tasty vegetables and never enough space and time to grow them all. Start with a plan. Locate your garden in a sunny location with moist, well-drained soil. Save those partially sunny areas for greens like…

Inspiring Vermont entrepreneurs to ReFocus – ReImagine – ReEngineer RANDOLPH CENTER— More than 250 Vermont educators, business advisors, business leaders, and students will come together virtually on Feb. 10 from 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to join the 12th annual Vermont Student Entrepreneurship Day free event. The theme of this year’s event is Inspiring Vermont Entrepreneurs…

Artist Rob Mullen raised over $1,600 for the Vermont Wildlife Coalition (VWC) and over $700 for the Green Mountain Club by hiking 273 miles of the Long Trail this summer, painting along the way and selling his art to help raise the donations. Mullen made the trek over the course of four weeks, starting from the…

The Poultney Mettowee Natural Resource Conservation District is holding its annual plant sale. This year it is offering a variety of native trees and shrubs for landscaping or  naturalizing (balsam fir, sugar maple, serviceberry,and winterberry), native edible plants (red mulberry, American plum, elderberry, and hazelnut), as well as apple trees, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and asparagus.…

Good nutrition and daily active play can help kids grow up healthy. To help them learn lifelong healthy eating and activity habits, the University of Vermont Extension’s Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is offering a free, six-week class for Grade 3-6 students. The Choose Health: Food, Fun and Fitness curriculum will be taught via Zoom…

How to decide whether if it’s best to renovate on your own A do-it-yourself mentality has taken hold in millions of households across the globe. Popular television channels like HGTV and DIY Network as well as accessible home improvement content on apps like YouTube has inspired many homeowners to tackle renovation projects around their homes.…

LUDLOW—Please join the first ever Virtual Okemo Mountain School Winter Festival! Purchase a household ticket to join OMS on Zoom for a festive evening at home with live  music by Sammy Blanchette and special guest appearances. The silent auction that went live on Jan. 30 continues through the end of the virtual event on Feb.…

By Brooke Geery Shortly after the permanent sign for Flannels Bar & Grill went up at 74 US-Route 4 in Mendon, the people who’d named the restaurant sold it to Avery Chipka and Hunter Pike. This wasn’t all that surprising — the location has changed hands several times over the years. In the 60s it…

A Vermont inn and farm’s canine cousins get “pup close and personal” on Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl TV Jetson, the "canine concierge" of The Wilburton Inn and Stitch, his rescue dog cousin at Earth Sky Time Farm, will be featured on "Animal Planet’s" beloved Puppy Bowl XVII, which airs at 2 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb.…

By Brooke Geery Snowshoeing is one of the most accessible ways to enjoy the beauty and peace of Vermont in winter. All you need are snowshoes, a few layers of warm clothing, and perhaps a backpack filled with snacks to enjoy along the trails, fields, or really any snow covered surface. It is a low-impact…

By Tony Crespi Skiing has always been about more than tracking vertical at Killington. It’s always been more than just a sport. For many of us it’s a lifestyle. It’s, well, a way of life. Stopping by a local airport recently to examine a four-seater plane, I saw an empty world. Hangars were closed. Aircraft…

Saturday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m.—MIDDLEBURY—Some of the most memorable dramatic writing is in the form of the soliloquy, or monologue. Characters reveal their most urgent thoughts, feelings and dilemmas, and often unknowingly reveal more about themselves than they intend. And what will we be thinking and feeling 10, 20, or 30 years from now?…

Attorney General T.J. Donovan wants to hear from young Vermonters about their thoughts on the environment. For the first time ever, the Attorney General’s Office is holding an Earth Day Essay Challenge and asking 5th and 6th graders all around Vermont to submit essays on the environment. “Young Vermonters are in touch with our environment,” said Attorney…