The Vermont Bar Association diversity section and young lawyers division are co-sponsoring the 2021 Martin Luther King, Jr. poster-essay contest for Vermont middle school students. Participating middle school students will create a poster and write a short essay interpreting Dr. King’s quote “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but…

Sunday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m.—ARLINGTON—Little Yellow House Studio presents “Make Yourself at Home,” a virtual living room concert featuring Broadway veteran and Andover resident Susan Haefner, with special guests Lisa and Lori Brigantino premiering on Okemo Valley TV’s YouTube Channel on November 1 at 5 p.m. As a gift to the community at a…

Kaitie Eddington, Program Manager, Upper Valley Trails Alliance (UVTA), was not given a middle name at birth. It seems like a small thing but her brother had one so why not her? Taking matters into her own, 8-year-old hands, she chose the middle name “Satin” but spelled it “Satan” on school assignments. “My teacher called…

Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m.—MONTPELIER—Producer Nick Charyk and Big Heavy world announced that they have wrapped filming on their feature length film “The Ballad of Ethan Alien” and that it will be shown to audiences on the state house green on Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 p.m. “This entire experience has far exceeded our…

VT-based nonprofit is set to premiere its Vermont documentary ‘Community Through Crisis: a Vermont story’ Friday, Oct. 30—PROCTORSVILLE—Planet Axis is premiering its film about Vermont’s community resiliency through the pandemic. “Community Through Crisis: a Vermont story” is the first and only documentary about Vermont’s response to Covid, through the eyes of 10 small businesses. “It…

Halloween is almost here, and to prevent this holiday from becoming a scary one for you and your pets, it’s important to consider common items and activities that can be dangerous to your furry friends. The holiday will undoubtedly look different this year due to Covid-19, and Halloween activities will vary vastly between communities. Whatever…

AVA Gallery and Lebanon Recreation and Parks invite your to participate in the first #LightUpLeb event on Halloween night, Oct. 31. The goal is to safetly celebrate with the community by decorating Colburn Park for Halloween. They’ll create a safe, socially distanced Halloween. Community members can claim a stone pillar and drop off their Jack-O’-Lanterns…

A myth about black cats: There is no evidence that adopting out black cats around Halloween poses any greater risk to the pets than adopting them at any other time of the year. In most shelters, black cats are the last to be adopted, so saddling them with the additional baggage of taking them off…

Friday, Oct. 30 at 7:30 p.m.—RANDOLH— Community theater is a magical thing. Not just a reason for members of the community to come together to create and playfully innovate, but also a way that as audience members, we are linked more intimately with one another. Those who act together in theatrical shows often remain in…

Saturday, Oct. 31 at 2 p.m.—POULTNEY— Revive Church and several area organizations will be hosting a Trunk or Treat Treasure Hunt on Halloween, Oct. 31. from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. throughout the town of Poultney. The hunt for treats will begin at the church where families can pick up a map and clues. Following…

Thanks to Covid-19, masks aren’t just for Halloween this season. But on Oct. 28, the Community of Vermont Elders (COVE) will celebrate the year’s spookiest holiday - and Covid safety awareness - with a virtual awards ceremony for the winners of COVE’s Best Covid Halloween Mask. “We have spent the last seven months struggling to…

By Brooke Geery Rutland The parade may be cancelled, but that’s no reason to stay home. There’s plenty to do in Rutland on this spookiest Saturday of the year. Start your day at the Farmers’ Market in Depot Park. From there, enjoy the Halloween Parade decorated windows, and take a stroll to see the Rutland…

By Curt Peterson On Friday, Oct.16, Hartland residents celebrated the unveiling of the town’s new community pizza oven during the drive-through Farmers’ Market amid a significant downpour. Everyone who asked was served a free slice of pizza baked in the brand new wood-fired oven. “We made twenty pizzas with eight slices each,” Farmers’ Market manager…

Grace Congregational Church in Rutland will offer a take-out turkey dinner with all the trimmings on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 4:30-6 p.m. in their West St. parking lot.  During your scheduled pickup, servers will bring your order to your car to enjoy at home. Tickets will be required at pickup. For $15, enjoy turkey, stuffing,…

Satruday, Oct. 24 at 5:30 p.m.—QUECHEE—Join in on a family-friendly guided tour thats visits different fun, non-scary stations around the VINS Nature Center. You’ll be delighted by Lindsay and her Puppet Pals and treated to a tale or two by the storyteller Simon Brooks. Explore the power of wind at the science station and solve…