Saturday, Feb. 1 at 9 a.m.—Enosburg—The next round of the Vermont High School bowling tournament is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 1. Enosburg, Essex, So. Burlington, and Burlington will bowl at Dairy Center in Enosburg Center at 9 a.m. Brattleboro, Windsor, Fair Haven and Hartford meet at Brattleboro Bowl in Brattleboro at 10 a.m., and White…

Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m.—WEST RUTLAND—Two popular Rutland singer-songwriters will team up to present an evening of rock, roots and original music. George Nostrand and Phil Henry will each bring his own band to West Rutland. The two bands, George’s Back Pocket and Phil Henry and the News Feed, will present a concert at the West Rutland Town Hall at 7:30…

Saturday, Feb. 1 at 12:55 p.m.—RUTLAND—One of America’s favorite operas returns to the Met for the first time in nearly 30 years. James Robinson’s stylish production of “Porgy and Bess” transports audiences to Catfish Row on the Charleston waterfront, vibrant with the music, dancing, emotion, and heartbreak of its inhabitants. “If you’re going to stage…

Saturday, Feb. 1 at 8 a.m.—POULTNEY—Slate Valley Trails (SVT) will be hosting its winter board meeting this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at the Poultney Community Library, 205 Main St. in Poultney. Interested community members are welcome to attend and learn how they can become involved. Other opportunities to get involved include joining…

Sunday, Feb. 2 at 3 p.m.—RUTLAND—350Vermont will hold its Rutland County meeting on Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 117 West St. in Rutland. They’ll be discussing plans to hold composting workshops around Rutland County and to build a bin system for hot composting at the Vermont Farmers Food Center. Starting July 1, Vermont State…

Monday, Feb. 3 at 7:30 a.m.—RUTLAND—The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce and Rutland Economic Development Corp. will host a Legislative Breakfast featuring Gov. Phil Scott on Feb. 3 at Southside Steakhouse.  The cost to attend is $20 per person and includes breakfast.  Space is limited. RSVP is required. Register at rutlandvermont.com. The Southside Steakhouse is…

Monday, Feb, 3 at 7 p.m.—CASTLETON—Mental Health Speaker Dennis Gillan will be at speaking at Castleton University in the Casella Theater. Eleven years after the suicide of his older brother, Mark, Dennis Gillan received the second phone call he will never be able to forget. His younger brother Matthew had died by suicide, as well.…

Saturday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m.—RUTLAND—Rutland County Pony Club and Horsemasters’ 4th annual benefit dinner and silent auction will be held at Grace Congregational Church. Tons of items are up for bidding. Grab a training session with Louise Duda, Ashley Glynn, Andrea Hathaway-Miglorie, Andrea Waldo, Kathi Bruce, Bethany White, Kiesrsten Vroman, Lisa Davidson, Lori Berger,…

Sunday, Feb. 2 at 9 a.m.—RUTLAND—The creative minds behind Überwintern and Winterbike are at it again! Mountain Bike Vermont has partnered with Pine Hill Partnership in Rutland to offer a day of fatbike stoke on cold-rolled singletrack this Groundhog Day. Join in as fatbikers from around New England and Quebec gather in Rutland to lead a charge with Old…

Monday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m.—RUTLAND—Living with chronic pain can affect every aspect of your life, from your ability to work and maintain relationships to shopping for food and making the bed. In fact, about 100 million Americans are currently living with chronic pain. That number exceeds those living with diabetes, cancer and heart disease…

Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m.— What is 2020 Rutland County Relay For Life kickoff? Come play Jeopardy with other Rutland County Relay teams for a chance to win some money to put towards your team goal and learn more about how you can get involved in this important cause. The American Cancer Society would not…

By DJ Dave Hoffenberg Kick off February with a mid-winter concert featuring two local bands, George’s Back Pocket and Phil Henry & The News Feed. The West Rutland Town Hall on Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. is the place to be. Tickets are available in advance at Be Music and Rick & Kat’s Howlin’ Mouse…

Sunday, Jan. 26 at 2 p.m.—SHREWSBURY—Peter Grace and Grace Brigham, both of Shrewsbury, will share the art, history, and lore of ice cutting at the Russellville Schoolhouse in Shrewsbury from 2 to 4 p.m. The program is free, with donations encouraged to support the story-sharing Root Words Project. Refreshments will be served. Audience members will…

Friday, Jan. 24 at 7:30 p.m.—MIDDLEBURY—Stephen Sondheim called it “dazzling.” The New York Times called it “the most intensely romantic score of any Broadway musical since “West Side Story.” Adam Guettel’s Tony Award-winning musical, “The Light in the Piazza,” comes to Town Hall Theater as the 15th Winter Term production, the annual collaboration between THT and the Middlebury…

“Auld Lang Syne” is a Scottish poem that was written by Robert Burns in 1788. Burns claimed when he wrote the words down and put them to music, and later sent the poem to the Scots Musical Museum, “Auld Lang Syne” was an ancient song but he had been the first to record it on…