The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. reminds hunters that waterfowl hunting blinds may not be placed on or in the waters of the state earlier than the first Saturday in September. This year that’s Sept. 7.  Anyone who places a blind must have their name and address permanently and legibly shown on the blind by…

The Vermont hunting season for gray squirrels begins Sunday, Sept. 1and continues through Dec. 31, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. (VTF&W). “Vermont has a healthy population of gray squirrels, concentrated in southern Vermont and the Champlain Valley,” said Hunter Education Coordinator Nicole Meier. “They’re a fantastic small game species for new hunters…

Sunday, Sept. 1 at 4 p.m.—ROCHESTER— The Rochester Chamber Music Society will close its 30th summer season in Rochester on Sunday, Sept. 1 at 4 p.m. in the Federated Church in Rochester. Artistic Director Adda Kridler will present a concert of exciting new music with The Overlook Quartet. The program includes works by contemporary composers…

Vermont’s resident Canada goose hunting season will be held Sept. 1-25 to help control Vermont’s resident Canada goose population prior to the arrival of Canada geese migrating south from Canada according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. (VTF&W).  The season will be open statewide with a daily bag limit of five Canada geese in the…

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. (VTV&W) remind folks that bear hunting season starts Sunday. Vermont has two bear hunting seasons. The early season, which requires a special bear tag, starts Sept. 1, and continues through Nov. 15 with one exception. Nonresident hunters using dogs cannot start bear hunting until Sept. 15. The late bear season begins Nov. 16 and continues through…

Saturday, Aug. 31 at 12 p.m.—PLYMOUTH—The Stand-Up Shakespeare Company will present one free preformance this Saturday at the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth. The 2024 annual “Shakespeare Alive! A Bard-Based Variety Show” returns for an all-new performance. It’s a delightful mélange of Bard-based entertainment for all ages! The Stand-Up Shakespeare troupe of professional…

Saturday, Aug. 31—QUECHEE—Join VINS for a fairy special day! Discover the forest through hands-on play and celebrate creativity with the art form that is fairy houses, build for fun, or enter in our contest for a chance to win a private experience! Participants will hit the trails for a fairy hunt for the chance to explore and…

By Bruce Bouchard Editor’s note: Bruce Bouchard is former executive director of The Paramount Theatre.  The Middlebury New Filmmaker Festival (MNFF)celebrated its 10th birthday last week. The festival has grown into a formidable venture and is now recognized as a first-rate small festival. The festival welcomed Oliver Stone this past week, a great “get” for…

Saturday-Sunday, Aug.31-Sept. 1—WEST HAVEN— Since 2018, the best sportsman and modified drivers from all over the Northeast have gathered in West Haven in September for the biggest crate sportsman modified race in the country, the Vermont 200.  This young but historic event will run for the seventh time this year. It's a two-day event of…

Friday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m.—PITTSFORD— This Friday at Pittsford Village Farm, 42 Elm St. in Pittsford, the Vermont Symphony String Quartet perform a Sunset Serenade. From Elgar to Gershwin and Bach to the Beatles, this end-of-the-season program celebrates the beauty of a Vermont summer in music! This is a free event produced in collaboration…

Thursday, Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m.—BARNARD—Feast and Field summer music series continues its summer concert lineup every Thursday evening through Sept. 26 at Fable Farm, 1525 Royalton Turnpike, in Barnard. This week, it welcomes Pointe Noire, a Cajun band which finds its rhythm deeply seated in Southwest Louisiana, where many of its members have studied…

WED 8/28 BOMOSEEN6 p.m. Lakehouse Pub & Grille – Shakey PinesBRANDON6 p.m. Brandon Inn (Behind) – Music on the Riverbend with Red Hot JubaLUDLOW6 p.m. Off the Rails – Learn to Line DancePOULTNEY7 p.m. Poultney Pub - Open Mic with Danny LangQUECHEE6 p.m. Public House Pub – Chris PalluttoRUTLAND7 p.m. Main Street Park – Seven…

Sunday Sept. 1 at Noon— Chandler Center for the Arts, Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N.Main St., Randolph will host the 32nd annual New World Festival, Vermont’s premier Celtic and Quebecois music and dance festival.  Main St. is shut down each Labor Day Sunday performances are held on four stages, featuring over a dozen…

Saturday, Sept. 7 at 11 a.m.—BARNARD— The second annual Imagine Zero Music Festival will take place Saturday at Fable Farm Farm, 22 Orchard Hill Road in Barnard from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. at Fable Farm in Barnard with a unique vision for a future free of carbon emissions and single use waste. The festival organizers have…

Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sunday, Sept.1, from 2-5 p.m. —PLYMOUTH—During Labor Day Weekend the Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site in Plymouth Notch, comes alive with authentic Folk and Blues music with the Plymouth Folk and Blues Festival 2024 The Festival will take place at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, 3780 VT-100A, Plymouth.  Last…