Friday, Nov. 4 at 5 p.m.—BRANDON—Vermont is a special place in its seasonal transformations. As the golden leaves are falling to reveal the true form of trees and mountains, the Brandon Artists Guild members are preparing exciting new work in “The Spirit of the Season,” with an emphasis on “My Favorite Things.” This new collection…

Friday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m.—RANDOLPH—The distinguished and internationally acclaimed Lark Quartet returns to the stage at Chandler Music Hall on Friday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. On the program will be the Debussy “String Quartet,” “Five Songs” by Gershwin arranged for string quartet, “Chinese Folk Songs” written for string quartet by Pulitzer prize-winning Chinese-American…

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m.—PROCTOR—The 47th annual holiday bazaar of the Union Church of Proctor will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Union Church Parish House in Proctor. Get a start on holiday shopping with the selection of handcrafted gifts, Christmas ornaments and holiday items and help raise important…

Saturday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m.—LUDLOW—Black River Good Neighbor Services is holding its seventh annual Stick Season Social at Sam’s Steakhouse in Ludlow on Saturday, Nov. 5. The silent auction and the bar open at 6 p.m.; dinner starts at 6:45 p.m. “Stick season is that time between fall leaves and winter snow with no…

Thursday & Friday, Nov. 3-4—ROCHESTER—The Rochester School PTO’s Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the ExCel classroom in the high school on Thursday, Nov. 3 from 1-6 p.m. and Friday, Nov. 4 from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. There will be an online component from Oct. 28-Nov. 10 for those unable to attend at Rochester School. The online book…

Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The Greater Killington Women’s Club (GKWC) is hosting a free movie night on Thursday, Nov. 3, 6-9 p.m. at the Sherburne Library at 2998 River Road, Killington. There will be time to mix and mingle before the film starts at 6:30 p.m. The film “Calendar Girls” will be shown. This is…

Wednesday Nov.  2 at 12 p.m.—RUTLAND—Rutland County is in need of guardians ad litem (GAL). The State of Vermont mandates that a guardian ad litem be appointed when a child comes to the attention of the Family Court because of abuse and neglect. Judges may appoint a GAL for juveniles involved in delinquency cases or…

Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Dartmouth history professor Leslie Butler will consider how women were viewed in the early years of democracy in America in a talk at Rutland Free Library on Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. Her talk, “American Democracy and the Woman Question,” is part of the Vermont Humanities Council’s First Wednesdays lecture…

Nov. 2-20—VERMONT—Bald Mountain Theater presents a 13-town Vermont tour of its wildly original, all-ages adaptation of the classic story “Puss in Boots: or How to get Ahead in the World.” The story is touring Nov. 2-20. See schedule below. What does it take to get ahead in the world? When a third son inherits nothing…

Saturday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m.—RANDOLPH—A community music and dance party will be held on Oct. 22 from 6:30-10:30 p.m. at the Chandler Center for the Arts. This intergenerational social is the second of the “Live and Upstairs!” series of community engagement arts events to be hosted in the Upper Gallery. Dance callers Robin Russell…

Oct. 21-23, 27-31—WOODSTOCK—Pentangle Arts invites all to leave your troubles outside and come to its production of “Cabaret” based on the 1998 production directed by Sam Mendes and Rob Marshall. The show opens Friday, Oct. 21, and closes with a special Halloween performance on Oct. 31. This legendary musical takes the audience to Berlin in the 1930s, an…

Tuesday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m.—CASTLETON—Castleton University presents the world premiere of Michael Milligan’s latest one-man play, “Side Effects,” onTuesday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Casella Theater. As his physician father slips towards senility, Dr. William MacQueen strives to live up to the standards he has inherited. The frustration of forms, complicated coding…

Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m.—LUDLOW—FOLA (Friends of Ludlow Auditorium) will sponsor a candidate’s forum on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium. Candidates for the three Windsor County Senate seats, along with the two candidates for the Rutland-Windsor-2 (RW-2) House seat in Montpelier have been invited to participate in…

The Wheels for Warmth team is asking Vermonters to help their neighbors in need and donate old tires no longer in use to the 12th annual Wheels for Warmth tire recycle and resale event. Established in 2005, Wheels for Warmth’s three goals are to raise funds for emergency fuel assistance; create a resource of DMV-inspected…

Thursday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice (RAVNAH) is providing training for those interested in becoming hospice volunteers beginning on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 4:30-7:30 p.m.. The four-week session runs every Thursday and Saturday through Nov. 12. The training course will be held at RAVNAH, 7 Albert Cree Drive…