Saturday & Sunday, March 24-25—Maple Open House Weekend, March 24-25, is Vermont’s most anticipated spring event, bringing an estimated 30,000 visitors to tour the sugar houses and meet the sugar makers responsible for leading the nation in maple syrup production (nearly 1.8 million gallons averaged over the past three seasons). The weekend celebrates the current…

Wednesday, March 21, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Rutland High School’s Encore Theatre presents “The Stallion Howl” by Dale Wasserman on March 21, 29, 30, and 31 in the Rutland High School Theater at 7 p.m. each night. What does it mean to have faith in someone? Can faith and love overcome the great trial of the instinctual jealousy…

Thursday, March 22, 1 p.m.—CASTLETON—The Castleton Community Center offers its next Great Course workshop series on Genealogy with video professor John Phillip Colletta, an independent genealogist, on Thursdays, 1-2:30 p.m. beginning March 22. Genealogy is a journey of discovery that can teach individuals as much about themselves as about those who came before the. Many…

March 22-23—KILLINGTON—“Women on Fire: Carrying the Torch” is the theme for the 2018 Vermont Women in Higher Education (VWHE) conference to be held at the Killington Grand Resort Hotel March 22-23. The annual VWHE conference brings together women working in colleges and universities throughout Vermont for professional development and networking. This year VWHE will host…

Saturday, March 24, 12 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The Vermont Brewers Association is pleased to announce its newest Winter Brewers Festival. For the past 25 years, the association has been running a successful event on the waterfront in Burlington, and is now bringing a second festival to the picturesque mountain setting of Killington Resort. Head to the Beast on…

March 21-25—CASTLETON—The Castleton University Theater Arts and Music Department presents “Guys and Dolls” by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows, with music by Frank Loesser, beginning Wednesday, March 21 at 7 p.m. in the Casella Theater. This 1950 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical is based on short stories by American author Damon Runyon, including “The Idyll of Miss…

Wednesday, March 21, 2 p.m.—RUTLAND—On Wednesday, March 21, College of St. Joseph will celebrate Founders’ Day 2018 with a special program and awards ceremony in Tuttle Hall at 2 p.m. Founders’ Day commemorates the Sisters of St. Joseph, who had the vision and perseverance to establish the college as a Catholic teachers’ college in 1956. The community is…

Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Two of the world’s leading masters of the traditional Celtic harp — Gráinne Hambly and William “Billy” Jackson — will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with an evening concert in the Upper Gallery at the Chandler Center for the Arts on Saturday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. The duo will kick off their…

Saturday, March 17, 3:30 p.m.—LUDLOW—While sugar makers all over Vermont are tapping trees and collecting sap for making maple syrup, Okemo Mountain Resort is tapping into the sweet sounds of 90s music sensation Blues Traveler. Okemo’s annual Sugar Daze is a free outdoor concert event scheduled to take place in the Jackson Gore Inn courtyard March…

Saturday, March 17, 3 p.m. & 5 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—The eighth annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series at the Billings Farm & Museum will feature the award-winning documentary “Once,” on Saturday, March 17, at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. in HD projection and surround sound, with complimentary refreshments. All films are open to the public and accessible to people with disabilities. Reservations are…

March 18-20—MENDON—Special Olympics Vermont presents the 2018 Winter Games at Pico Mountain, March 18-20. Athletes will compete in Alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing. The snowshoeing portion of the events will be held at Mountain Meadows XC Ski Center. Sunday will see the Parade of Athletes at 6:45 p.m., a procession through Pico…

Friday, March 16, 7 p.m.–GRANVILLE, N.Y.—The Slate Valley Museum is excited to again host popular celt band Gypsy Reel on Friday, March 16 from 7-9 p.m. The night before St. Patrick’s Day, the band will be playing Irish classics and its own mix of modern Celtic flare. Gypsy Reel plays high energy stirring music rooted in the Celtic tradition but…

Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—Acoustic double-neck guitarist and Candyrat recording artist Ian Ethan Case is quickly becoming recognized as “one of the most creative and engaging fingerstyle guitarists in the world,” according to the International Center for Creativity. He has wowed audiences and packed the barn at Brandon Music since 2014, with listeners quickly catching…

Saturday, March 10, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON— "I have literally seen people’s breath taken away when they first hear Julia Mark,” said Jay Ottaway, of the Plymouth Folk and Blues Festival. Julia Mark is a singer-songwriter and pianist of jazz-inflected folk/pop but her songs are unique in their subjects. She writes lyric-driven, optimistically dissonant songs about life on…

Sunday, March 11, 4 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater will bring the high-spirited energy of traditional West African music and dance to the Chandler Center for the Arts for a special matinee performance for families on Sunday, March 11, at 4 p.m. Founded in 1993, the Vermont-based ensemble is celebrating 25 years of bringing the…