Saturday, Jan.23 at 7 p.m.—KILLINGTON—Virtual event tickets are available now via Pico Ski Education Foundation for the PSEF Spotlight: Interview with Ski Pro Jimmi Ryan - Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. This is an all-ages, family event with all proceeds benefiting course development and safety for the Pico Junior Ski Racing Program. Join in…

MIDDLEBURY—The exciting online monthly movie series Split/Screen resumes with its January edition, beginning this Friday, Jan. 22, and running through Sunday, Jan. 31. Co-presented by the Vermont International Film Festival (VTIFF) and the Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival (MNFF) Split/Screen will continue through June 2021, with each festival curating a selection of four films in alternating months.  MNFF…

If you are 12 to 14 years old and want to learn about Vermont’s wildlife and gain outdoor skills, consider attending one of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept.’s Green Mountain conservation camps this summer. Specific details about whether the camps will be able to operate, and what protocols relating to Covid-19 will be in…

RUTLAND—Trees beautify our surroundings, help save energy and protect our waterways. For these reasons and others the Rutland Natural Resources Conservation District (a non- profit organization) is offering a spring planting program.  All stock is bare root and is being offered at a reasonable cost.  It is necessary to plant bare-root trees immediately, in order…

An American crime documentary about the largest art fraud in American history WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum’s 11th annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series features true crime drama with “Made You Look: A True Story About Fake Art.” The film tells the fascinating story of how M. Knoedler & Co., one of the most respected art galleries…

The pending ash tree crisis in southern Vermont, caused by the emerald ash borer (EAB), will be the subject of a Zoom meeting on Monday, Jan. 25 at 10 a.m. “The EAB has infested many areas in Vermont and will soon strike southern Windsor County,” noted Ralph Pace, chairman of the Regional EAB Resource Committee…

The Rutland County Humane Society (RCHS) is currently in need of foster parents who are interested in fostering dogs or cats for us. RCHS would supply everything you need including food, bedding, toys, litter pans, medications etc.  You would provide love, socialization, feeding and caring for them, giving them any necessary medications and maybe dropping…

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

By Brooke Geery Colleen Wilcox, 30, a Pittsfield-based artist whose hand-lettered designs brighten up Instagram feeds across the globe under the moniker Wander on Words, has always loved language and been drawn to the outdoors. “Growing up, my mom would send me to school with motivational quotes in my lunch box, so you could say…

By Nadie VanZandt, Extension Master Gardener intern, University of Vermont Dominated by shades of gray, the landscape appears bleak in winter. Look closer and you may glimpse muted mauves in the distant mountains or the warm glow that envelopes the land at the golden hour. If that doesn’t satisfy your yearning for color, consider planting winterberry…

Tickets are $15 for viewing with your friends, family or pod Jan. 16 at 7 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Northern Harmony, an ensemble of 10 brilliant young singers led by Larry Gordon, presents a concert of seasonal songs from world harmony traditions as well as Renaissance works on Saturday, Jan. 16,  at 7 p.m., at Chandler Center for the Arts…

Saturday, Jan. 16—MANCHESTER—Southern Vermont Arts Center (SVAC) is pleased to announce a powerful winter exhibition in which artists reveal their struggles, creative breakthroughs, perspectives, and personal relationships through new works of art. This thematic exhibition titled “Unmasked: Artful Responses to the Pandemic’’ unfolds over the sequence of 10 galleries in SVAC’s Yester House. Opening Jan.…

Friday, Jan. 15 from 5-7 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Chaffee Art Center, your center for creativity, invites the community to the opening of its new exhibit, Pictures and Words on Jan. 15 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.  An RSVP is required to attend. The exhibit will feature many talented authors and illustrators.  Fran Bull and B.Amore will…

Expert panel will feature recipes and tips specifically for cancer survivors and families Cooking and eating healthfully can be challenging, especially if you are undergoing cancer treatment, recovering from cancer, living with cancer, or living cancer-free. That’s why SVMC has invited Registered Dietitian Kristin Irace; Medical Oncologist Charlene Ives, MD; Executive Chef Laura LaCroix; and Radiation…

By Mrs. Knipes, Youth Services Librarian Friday, Jan. 15—KILLINGTON—Sherburne Memorial Library will host a stuffed animal sleepover on Friday, Jan. 15. They are encouraging everyone (both kids and adults) to bring in a stuffed animal by 5:30 p.m. that day. They will be tagged so they can return them to their rightful owners the next…