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Billings Farm & Museum Offers Crafts & Activities To Go
March 17, 2020
Plus Virtual Tours: Meet the Animals & Behind the Scenes at the Farm & Museum WOODSTOCK, VERMONT... Beginning on Thursday, March 19, Billings Farm & Museum will offer options for local families with kids at home, and for folks farther away who want to explore our farm and museum: We will set up a “drive-through”…
Killington Irish Festival celebrates all things Irish
March 11, 2020
March 13-14—KILLINGTON— On March 13-14, the Summit Lodge in Killington will offer a series of events blessed with the luck of the Irish. At O’Dwyer’s public house, you won’t stop dancing the jig with live music from 3:30 p.m. to close on Friday and 12 p.m. to close on Saturday. County Down and Fiddlewitch will…
CCV hosts open forum for high school students
March 11, 2020
Wednesday, March 18 at 6 p.m.—Join an open forum at CCV-Rutland on getting college credits before you finish high school. All area high school sophomores, juniors, seniors, and parents/guardians are invited. Enjoy a slice of pizza, meet CCV staff, and find out about the many opportunities to start college for free during high school. Opportunities…
Russian National Ballet presents ‘Swan Lake’
March 11, 2020
Tuesday, March 17 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Russian National Ballet has been bringing timeless ballet classics to the stages of North America since 1999. Founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika in the late 1980s, the company used its new-found creative freedom, influenced by the political movement, to invigorate the tradition of Russian ballet…
Stay to Stay program encourages visitors to become residents
March 11, 2020
Saturday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The Stay to Stay program is an initiative to bring people to Vermont and show them the beauty of living here in hopes that they will choose to move here in the near future. The program organizes several Stay to Stay ski weekends throughout the state and one will be…
Experience an encore performance of ‘Der Fliegende Hollander’
March 11, 2020
UPDATE 3/13/20 This event has been cancelled. Sunday, March 15 at 12:55 p.m.—RUTLAND—The great bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel returns to the Metropolitan Opera for the first time since 2012, in the title role of the cursed sea captain doomed to sail the open ocean for eternity. Valery Gergiev conducts a new production by François Girard,…
VSO’s March Jukebox comes to Merchants Hall
March 11, 2020
Friday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s March Jukebox will present an age 18+ program, featuring music and composers that are scandalous, depraved, and decidedly adult – no kids allowed at this one! This innovative chamber music series, curated by Vermont composer and Matt LaRocca, features a singular concert experience. Tickets are $7-95. For…
Preston’s Bar: The quintessential ski bar
March 11, 2020
Daily Bread by Rick Daily Location: Downstairs in Killington’s Grand Hotel Favorite dish of the night? Artisan cheese board. It’s a surprising amount that kept six people snacking at the bar for half an hour. Honey comb and soft almonds are a nice addition to three local cheeses and our Long Trail mash crackers finish…
Summer youth musical auditions held
March 11, 2020
Sunday, March 15 at 12 p.m.—RANDOLPH— Chandler Center for the Arts invites local teens and elementary chorus performers to audition for “Bye Bye Birdie,” Chandler’s 2020 Summer Youth Musical. Auditions will be held beginning at noon Sunday, March 15, and Sunday, March 22. Set in Sweet Apple, Ohio, in 1958, “Bye Bye Birdie” is a Tony Award-winning Broadway musical filled with rock-and-roll dance…
West Rutland Variety Show raises money for food shelf
March 11, 2020
UPDATE: this event has been postponed until July 12. Sunday, March 15 at 3 p.m.—WEST RUTLAND—The 11th annual West Rutland Variety Show is coming to the West Rutland Town Hall. This year, the event will raise money for the West Rutland Food Shelf. A variety of local acts will perform, and the afternoon will include a 50/50 raffle…
Lt. Governor. Zuckerman to appear at climate forum
March 11, 2020
Monday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m.—MANCHESTER—Join Earth Matters and 350VT in Manchester for a meet-and-greet with Lt. Governor David Zuckerman and others during the Earth Day 50 Climate Candidate Forum at the Wilburton Inn, on River Road in Manchester village. Lt. Gov. Zuckerman is running for governor, and this will be a special opportunity to…
Middletown Springs Maple Festival offers sweet fun
March 11, 2020
Sunday, March 15 at 1 p.m.—MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS— Enjoy maple lore and demonstrations, sweet treats from local kitchens, a raffle and a silent auction featuring local artists and craftspersons, merchants and professionals, which highlight the 32nd annual Maple Festival of the Middletown Springs Historical Society. The event will feature a demonstration of early maple sugarmaking in a…
Extra Stout livens up the Wallingford Town Hall concert series
March 11, 2020
Wednesday, March 11 at 7 p.m.—WALLINGFORD—Extra Stout is the Green Mountains of Vermont’s favorite traditional Irish band. They have been playing together for upwards of 20 years. They bring all the variety that Irish music has to offer, from raucous drinking songs to ballads of home and county; from slow and haunting airs to rocking…
Join the Shiver Me Shamrocks 5k Run/Walk in Rutland
March 11, 2020
UPDATE 3/12/2020: In order to be in compliance with recommendations from health officials, we wanted to make you aware of some important changes: There will be no race day registration, only runners/walkers that have pre-registered online will have bibs for the event. The packet pick up location has moved! Please pick up your pre-registered packet…
Vermont Open celebrates snowboarding at Stratton, Friday
March 11, 2020
UPDATE: All events, including the silent disco, have been cancelled. Friday-Sunday, March 13-15—STRATTON MOUNTAIN—Described as an event designed for snowboarders by snowboarders, the Vermont Open celebrates the roots of snowboarding on Southern Vermont’s highest peak, Stratton. The Rail Jam, Retro Pipe, All Snow, and the new two-day Banked Slalom make up the event schedule for…