Friday & Saturday, Dec. 9-10—RUTLAND—Rutland Youth Theatre is proud to present “The King and I” on Dec. 9-10 at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland. The musical features music by Richard Rodgers; book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein, II; based on “Anna and the King” by Margaret Landon; with original Choregraphy by Jerome Robbins. Produced by…

RUTLAND—ARC Rutland Area and the Elks Club are holding a Christmas Dinner Dance for people with developmental disabilities and their families on Sunday, Dec. 18 from 12-4 p.m. at the Elk’s Legion on Pleasant Street, Rutland. Good food, family and friends, music, dancing, gifts and Santa, too, will be rounding out the afternoon. Please call as…

Dec. 9-10 at 7 p.m.—POULTNEY—The Green Mountain College Theater Department presents “The Flick,” a black box production written by Annie Baker and directed by GMC theater professor Paula Mann. Performances are Friday and Saturday, Dec. 9-10 at 7 p.m. in the College’s Ackley Hall. “The Flick” was produced by Playwrights Horizons in New York City…

Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 7:15 p.m.—RUTLAND—A song circle and jam session will be held Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the Godnick Adult Center in Rutland, 7:15-9:15 p.m. The song circle welcomes singers, players of acoustic instruments and listeners. A songbook of popular folksongs encourages group singing. Donations are welcome. Godnick Adult Center is located at 1…

Sunday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m.—WEST RUTLAND—Advent Lessons and Carols will be presented at St. Bridget Church in West Rutland on Sunday, Dec. 11 at 1 p.m. St. Bridget, St. Stanislaus Kostka, and St. Dominic churches will present a program of readings and hymns that recall the birth of Jesus. The presentation will include the…

Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m.—BRANDON—The Brandon Festival Singers, under the direction of Gene Childers, present the 35th annual Brandon Carol Festival featuring traditional, contemporary and original music for the Christmas season on Sunday, Dec. 11, 3 p.m. at the Brandon Congregational Church. The 30-voice choir will be joined by piano and other instrumentalists. In…

Storyteller Willem Lange among the special guests on Dec. 10 Saturday, Dec. 10 at 10 a.m.—PLYMOUTH NOTCH—Celebrate the traditions of the season at Plymouth Notch—one of Vermont’s most picturesque villages—on Saturday, Dec. 10 when the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site hosts the Coolidge Holiday Open House. Most of the museum buildings, including the homestead…

Saturday, Dec. 10 at 9 a.m.—RUTLAND—College of St. Joseph will host the fourth annual Freezing Finals 5K on Saturday, Dec. 10. The fun run or walk will begin at Clementwood Mansion, located on the CSJ campus at 71 Clement Road in Rutland, at 10 a.m. Registration starts at 9 a.m. The Freezing Finals 5K will…

Saturday, Dec. 10 at 12 p.m.—RUTLAND—On Dec. 10 from 12 noon until closing, the friends and family of Denise Everett will be holding a benefit dance at the Elks Club in Rutland. Everett is just 41 years old and has breast cancer. Admission by donation is $5 at the door. Funds will be raised for…

Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m.—WHITE RIVER JUNCTION—The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) invites the public to join in a discussion on global politics and climate change, Brain Buzz: World Climate Exercise, on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 6-7 p.m. at the Upper Valley Food Co-op, 193 North Main Street, White River Junction. The U.N.’s Paris…

Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.—POULTNEY—The Green Mountain College choirs and chamber ensemble will present the annual spirited holiday concert on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. in Ackley Hall. This popular event will offer lively music for the season and provide opportunities for the audience to join in the singing of favorite holiday carols.…

Friday, Dec. 2 at 10 a.m.—RANDOLPH—Chandler Center for the Arts is proud to present Her Majesty’s Secret Circus as part of the Daytime Performance Series on Friday, Dec. 2. Chandler invites families, school groups, and community members to this 10 a.m. show on the main stage. Her Majesty’s Secret Circus features professional acrobatics and juggling,…

Saturday, Dec. 3 at 5:15 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Paramount Theatre will present its annual benefit auction, Festival of Trees, on Saturday, Dec. 3. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. and the auction, under the direction of auctioneer Bob Prozzo, will begin at 6:45 p.m. This festive, high-octane party has become the area’s premiere not-for-profit benefit auction.  The 2016…

Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m.—RUTLAND—In 1964, the beloved stop-motion animated television classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” made its network television debut delighting audiences across the country. Now, the “most famous reindeer of all” from the longest running and highest rated television special will return live on stage with “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical.”…

Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.—RANDOLPH—Kamikaze Comedy will return to Chandler’s Upper Gallery on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.  Come “laugh your darn face off” with this Burlington based improv troupe. This wonderful comedy troupe has been performing together since 1995, creating outrageous characters, over-the-top stories, and games that involve the whole crowd for…