Sunday, March 19, 3 p.m.—WEST RUTLAND—The eighth annual West Rutland Variety Show will showcase local talent to raise money for the Rutland County Women’s Network and Shelter Sunday, March 19, a variety of local talent, featuring members of the West Rutland and Rutland communities and beyond, will be performing music, comedy, and dance at West…

Sunday, March 19, 1 p.m.–MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—Remarkable silent auction offers, local artists and craftspersons, merchants and professionals highlight the 29th annual Maple Festival of the Middletown Springs Historical Society Sunday, March 19, 1-4 p.m. The event will feature a demo of early maple sugar making in a cast iron kettle over an open fire. Local sugar…

Friday & Saturday March 17-18—KILLINGTON—O’Dwyer’s Public House at the Summit Lodge in Killington  will host the first annual Killington Irish Festival (Saint Patrick’s Day Weekend), March 17-18. The Festival kicks off Friday, March 17 at 3 p.m. (and again Saturday, March 18, 10 a.m.) in the Green Mountain Room of Summit Lodge, which will be…

Students, teachers, parents and community members will roll up their sleeves to create art this spring. A new project called th!NK​ is a collaboration between all the schools in the Rutland Northeast School District and the Compass Music and Arts Foundation in Brandon. The concept is to create a large collaborative drawing by engaging the…

Saturday, March 18, 10 a.m.—KILLINGTON—Students in search of a unique hospitality and resort education experience in the heart of the outdoors, look no further: Green Mountain College’s Killington School of Resort Management (KSRM) invites prospective students and their families to attend an open house at the school Saturday, March 18 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. for…

Saturday, March 18, 7 p.m.—GRANVILLE, N.Y.—The Slate Valley Museum is excited to again host popular celt band Gypsy Reel Saturday, March 18, 7-9 p.m. The night following St. Patrick’s Day the band will be playing Irish classics and their own mix of modern celtic flare. Gypsy Reel plays high energy stirring music rooted in the Celtic tradition but garnered from…

Saturday, March 18, 8:30 a.m.—NORTH SPRINGFIELD—The travel industry saw close to one billion international travelers in the first nine months of 2016 according to the World Tourism Organization—that’s 34 million more than the same period the prior year—and the U.S. Postal Service is ready to prepare travelers for such future excursions. To make it easier…

Tuesday, March 21, 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Maple Leaf Quilters Guild will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, March 21, 7 p.m. at Christ the King Parish Hall, 66 South Main Street in Rutland. This month features the guild auction for members and friends. Professional auctioneer Barb Watters will begin the auction promptly at 7 p.m. Auction offerings are donated by guild…

Thursday, March 16, 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—On March 16, the Rutland Area Farm and Food Link (RAFFL) will be showing “Big Night” at the Paramount Theatre in Downtown Rutland. The film is about two Italian immigrants who own a struggling restaurant, and their efforts to save the business through an elaborate feast. This event is free and…

On March 1, the Killington Aquatic Club with 34 swimmers swam for 2 hours to complete a very successful Swim-A-Thon at Pico Sports Center. Many of the older swimmers swam up to 3 miles in the two hours, while the younger swimmers (as young as age 5) swam the most laps they ever had without…

KILLINGTON—Bear Mountain’s Stash Park will be home to a two-day benefit banked slalom event to bring the East Coast snowboarding community together. Being held Saturday and Sunday, March 11 and 12, snowboarders will gather at Killington Resort’s “The Stash” terrain park to take advantage of the natural terrain and all the creative elements the mountain…

Saturday, March 11, 10:30 a.m.—KILLINGTON—Swing by Killington Resort’s Snowshed Lodge to taste some delectable treats at the Ski Vermont Specialty Food Day, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Saturday, March 11. From Vermont’s highly recognizable brands like Cabot Cheese, Ben & Jerry’s and Vermont maple syrup to local goodies like Kimball Brook Farm chocolate milk and Gringo Jack’s…

Saturday, March 11, 12 p.m.—RUTLAND—Join Heritage Family Credit Union for the fourth annual Shiver Me Shamrocks 5K Fun Run/Walk and Leprechaun Leap Fun Run for kids on March 11, to benefit the Wonderfeet Kids Museum in Rutland. The first 200 runners to sign up get a free long sleeve t-shirt. After the race, join fellow…

Saturday, March 11, 8 a.m.—MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—The trustees at the Middletown Springs Public Library have a sure cure for the wintertime blues: pie for breakfast. Due to popular demand of this annual event, the event venue has changed locations and the bakers are making more pie. Saturday, March 11,  8-11 a.m., the trustees will be serving…

Saturday, March 11, 3 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Chandler Music Hall brings Vishtén to the Main stage Saturday, March 11. The concert, starting at 7:30 p.m., will be an evening of driving rhythms and east-coast French-Acadian swing of the traditional music from Prince Edward Island (PEI) and the Magdalen Islands. A workshop is offered at 3 p.m. for musicians…