Killington Brewfest returned to the Pico Mountain Base Area on Saturday, September 21, offering attendees a perfect blend of Vermont's autumn foliage, live music, and a wide selection of craft beers, ciders, and seltzers. The event kicked off with a VIP tasting session, followed by a general tasting, attracting craft beverage enthusiasts from the region.…

Saturday, Sept. 28, 12-6 p.m. —SPRINGFIELD—The Okemo Mountain School (OMS) golf tourney, Okemo Mountain School’s 14th Annual Benefit Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday at Crown Point Country Club in Springfield.  Lunch and registration start at noon and lunch and a drink is included in the registration fee. 18 hole shotgun start at 1…

Friday, Sept. 27, 5-7 p.m. – RUTLAND – The Chaffee Art Center, invites the community to the opening of it's new Exhibit "Reimagined: The Art of Recycling”.  The exhibit will be both inside the mansion and outside with sculptures on our historic property. It will feature Artists of all mediums whose work includes recycled materials,…

Friday, Sept. 27, 7:30 p.m. – WEST RUTLAND – For its’ opening of the 20th season, Vermont Actors’ Repertory Theatre will present an adapted staged reading of the classic “Moby Dick” by Herman Melville. The show will be presented at the West Rutland Town Hall Theatre, 35 Marble Street, on Friday, Sept.27 and Saturday, Sept. 28 at 7:30…

By Curt Peterson Twenty-five people, fans and the curious, gathered at the Hartland Library Sept. 12 for Sarah Stewart Taylor’s introduction of her new crime novel, “Agony Hill” (Minotaur Books, 2024). The first in a new series by Taylor, “Agony Hill” has a local setting — Bethany, a fictional village in Vermont’s Upper Valley in…

WED 9/25 LUDLOW6 p.m. Off the Rails – Learn to Line Dance POULTNEY7 p.m. Poultney Pub - Open Mic with Danny Lang QUECHEE6 p.m. Public House Pub – Chris Pallutto RUTLAND8 p.m. Center Street Alley – Full PA/Backline Open Mic hosted by Josh LaFave THURS 9/26 BARNARD5:30 p.m. Fable Farm – DJ Dance Party BRANDON5:30…

WED 9/25 Woodstock Union High School Native Plant Sale9 a.m.-5 p.m. Woodstock Union High School, 100 Amsden Way, Woodstock. A selection of 30 species of native plants. Proceeds support the agriculture department's greenhouse and gardens. wuhsms.org S.E.A.T. Exercises9-10 a.m. (Wednesdays) Godnick Adult Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. $6 per individual class or $5 per class…

The 11th annual International Pie in the Face for Chase was held this past Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Summit Lodge in Killington and it was a huge success. At the event, 22 local celebrities took hundreds of pies in the face and raised $33,000 (matching last year’s record total) for Chase William Kuehl and…

Spartan athletes flocked to Killington the past weekend, Sept. 14-15, to participate in a the obstacles course race that was born in these mountains. “Joe’s Backyard” refers to the founder of Spartan, Joe DeSena, who hailed from Pittsfield at the time. There were a number of different challenges participants could choose from, with varied lengths…

By Adam Davis The inaugural MINT Soapbox Derby fundraiser took place during the annual Whoopie Pie Festival in downtown Rutland on Saturday, Sept. 14. Starting at the intersection of Center and Court streets, costumed drivers and their elaborately decorated cars raced down Center hoping to avoid hay bales and traffic cones before finishing just past…

 Saturday, Sept. 21—RUPERT—Rupert Village Trust and the R.K. Kittay Library will be hosting their annual fall events on Saturday, Sept. 21 as part of a joint community effort.  Rupert Village Trust will hold its annual fall basket raffle starting at 10 a.m. at the Sheldon Store, 2824 Route 153 in Rupert. The drawing for the…

Saturday, Sept. 21 at 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK— Take a horse-drawn wagon ride, try your hand at woodworking, or explore the forest on a guided nature walk. Witness the whole forest product cycle in action, from horse-logging, to board cutting with a portable sawmill to woodcraft demonstrations. Visit activity hubs to meet members of the Abenaki community, local…

Vermont Public has launched "Small Vermont Businesses in Small Vermont Towns," an eight-part series of short films by filmmaker Rocket, as part of the station’s Made Here Fund. Rocket is a storyteller and the driving force behind Eat Vermont and Stellar, a mobile application that empowers people to create custom recipes and navigate the kitchen. He’s an alumnus of…

Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20-21 at 7 p.m.—PITTSFORD/RANDOLPH—Grab a lawn chair, your friends and family, your favorite flannel and get ready to laugh as Rusty DeWees brings his show to the Pittsford Village Farm Friday then Chandler Music Hall on Main Street in Randolph, Saturday. Rusty DeWees, “The Logger,” grew up in Stowe where he was…

Sept. 19-29—SOUTH POMFRET—Kicking off the Grange Theatre’s 2024/2025 season is "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," running from Sept. 19-29. This hilariously heartwarming musical follows an eclectic group of six mid-pubescents as they compete in the spelling championship of a lifetime. Amidst the laughter and competition, the contestants reveal touching and humorous stories of courage…