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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

UPDATE: This event has been cancelled.   Celebrating 15 years of musical partnership Saturday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—Brandon Music is delighted to welcome the Cerutti-Reid Duo on Saturday, when they will be performing an evocative and varied classical program of 19th to 21st century music on piano and viola. Pianist Alison Bruce Cerutti and violist Elizabeth…

Saturday, March 14 at 7 p.m.—PITTSFORD—Hiroya Tsukamoto is a one-of-a-kind composer, guitarist and singer-songwriter from Kyoto, Japan. He began playing the five-string banjo when he was 13, and took up the guitar shortly after. In 2000, Tsukamoto received a scholarship to Berklee College of Music and came to the United States. He formed his own…

March 13-15, at 7 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—”All the World’s a Stage...,” sung by Haley Symonds, opens the musical “As You Like It” at Woodstock Union High and Middle School next weekend (March 13, 14, 15). Adapted by Shaina Taub and Laurie Woolery, this ambitious work of participatory theater features students of all ages from the Windsor Central…

UPDATE: This event has been postponed until June 13. Saturday, March 14 at 7 p.m.—Rutland’s Got Talent is back and better than ever! This fun-filled event, with a worthycause, will take place at The Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland. The judging of acts is interactive so that the talent and the audience are able to…

Thursday, March 12 at 7 p.m.—MENDON—The Mendon Historical Society will present a Vermont Humanities program at the Mendon Town Office with Deborah Lee Luskin speaking on “Getting from Here to There: A History of Roads and Settlement in Vermont.” The difficulties of traveling in Vermont played a significant role in the state’s settlement, development, culture,…

UPDATE: This event has been postponed until June 20. Friday, March, 13 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—EagleMania calls itself “the world’s greatest Eagles tribute band” and that isn’t their slogan by mistake! The members of EagleMania have dedicated themselves to faithfully reproducing the music of The Eagles. Since its inception, EagleMania has been thrilling audiences all over the…

Sunday, March 14 at 7 a.m.—KILLINGTON—“Skin Up. Ski Down. Repeat.” That’s the motto for Pico Skimo, The Endurance Society’s uber-challenging ski race on Vermont’s Pico Mountain. In line with many of the society’s events, Pico Skimo is cyclical, an equal feat of mental and physical dexterity. This year’s course  will offer two distance options: Single Climb…