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Archaeology month activities continue
September 7, 2016
Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 10-11— September is Archaeology Month in Vermont, and activities continue throughout Vermont towns. Archaeology Day at the Montshire Museum will be held on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. How did Vermonters live in the past? What tools did they use and how did they make them? What…
Pancake breakfast season begins in West Pawlet
September 7, 2016
Event raises funds for VFD Sunday, Sept. 11 at 7:30 a.m.—WEST PAWLET—The fundraiser pancake breakfast season begins on Sunday, Sept. 11, sponsored by the West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department. The breakfasts are held at the West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department located at 2806 VT Route 153 (Main Street) from 7:30 to 11 a.m. The West…
SculptFest2016 opens Saturday at the Carving Studio
September 7, 2016
Saturday, Sept. 10 at 5 p.m.—WEST RUTLAND—An exciting group of artists will present sculptural installations and performances for SculptFest2016 at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center. The opening reception for the annual exhibition is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10. Proposals were submitted in response to this year’s theme of “Forecast…
Learn to square dance
September 7, 2016
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m.—PITTSFORD—The Cast Off 8’s Square Dance Club invites the public to join them for a special intro to square dancing on Wednesday, Sept. 14 and 21, 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Lothrop School Gym in Pittsford. There is no charge. Dress is casual. Come, have some fun, and meet new…
Rutland South Rotary Club holds annual fundraising raffle
September 7, 2016
Friday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Rutland South Rotary Club is holding its annual fundraising raffle, on Friday, Sept. 9 at Spartan Arena at the Diamond Run Mall. Doors open at 7 p.m., and drawings begin at 7:30 p.m. Grand prize is $10,000 plus numerous other cash and door prizes. A $110 donation admits two. Catering will be…
Annual walk and talk investigates famous Cavendish doctor
September 7, 2016
Sunday, Sept. 11 at 2 p.m.—CAVENDISH—There are probably few readers in the area that aren’t aware of Phineas Gage, the railroad foreman, who on Sept. 13, 1848, had a tamping rod pass through his head as a result of a blasting accident, and lived for 12 more years. What people may know less about is…
Historical Society presents Ethan Allen
September 7, 2016
Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m.—CHITTENDEN—On Tuesday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.m., the Chittenden Historical Society is pleased to welcome Richard B. Smith, whose presentation “Ethan Allen, the Revolution and Chittenden” will be accompanied by Powerpoint slides. This event will take place at the North Chittenden Grange Hall located at 3 Lower Middle Road in…
Popolo presents evening in the great outdoors
September 7, 2016
Saturday, Sept. 10—PLYMOUTH—If the mountain won’t come to Popolo, Popolo will go to the mountain. On Saturday, Sept. 10, the Bellows Falls community restaurant Popolo is presenting an evening in the great outdoors at Calvin Coolidge State Park in Plymouth. The night starts with a prix fixe five-course dinner featuring New England game and area vegetables prepared…
Race to the Peak Results
August 31, 2016
1MARY CIRELLI24 | F34:3416 2TOM GEISLER42 | M35:49115 3ELI ROSI11 | M36:1680 4TRAVIS RAWSON30 | M36:52104 5JARED RAWSON30 | M37:02105 6JACK FARBOR15 | M38:57121 7ROBSTACLE BUTLER43 | M39:4313 8SARAH BARNES41 | F40:224 9KARL JAANIMAGI35 | M40:5142 10MATT KINGSBAUER52 | M41:4347 11MARK ALDERMAN49 | M42:243 12RICHARD POPS54 | M42:48117 13DUAD DUAD44 | M43:00118 14BRADY GEISLER12 |…
GMHA Distance Days marks 80th anniversary
August 31, 2016
Friday, Saturday, & Sunday, Sept. 2-4—WOODSTOCK—Home of the longest continuously running 100-mile trail ride in the country, the Green Mountain Horse Association (GMHA) will celebrate its trail heritage with its annual Distance Days on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Sept. 2-4. Trail rides will range from the six-mile pleasure ride to the flagship 80th anniversary 100-mile…
Brandon Artists Guild opens all-member show celebrating autumn
August 31, 2016
Friday, Sept. 2 at 5 p.m.—BRANDON—Brandon Artists Guild ushers in the highest season in Vermont with an all-member show, “Colors of Fall.” The exhibit—on display from Sept. 1 through Oct. 31— features a collection of work done in many different media, including paintings in oil, watercolor, acrylics, and pastel. Also, mixed media, mobiles, ceramics, stoneware,…
One Bud keep music coming with “Kind Dubs”
August 31, 2016
Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m.—QUECHEE—Join Kind Bud for an evening of acoustic original looping at The Public House at Quechee Gorge on Friday, Sept. 2 for a 7 p.m. show. One half of New England’s premier acoustic guitar jam duo The Kind Buds, Bud is eager to launch his new project, “Kind Dubs.” On the jam…
Exhibit of Stephanie Stouffer’s decorative art opens at Compass
August 31, 2016
Friday, Sept. 2 at 4 p.m.—BRANDON—A Compass Music and Arts Center exhibit, “The Creative World of Stephanie Stouffer,” offers a rare opportunity to see and purchase the unique original work of one of the few artists to earn a living as an illustrative and decorative artist. The exhibit opens at the Compass Center on Friday,…
BigTown brings back ever-popular Bread & Puppet
August 31, 2016
Saturday, Sept. 3 at 3 p.m.—ROCHESTER—Perennial favorite Bread & Puppet Theater brings their Little Big Tour to BigTown Gallery in Rochester on Sept. 3 at 3 p.m. with “Whatforward Circus.” In the “Whatforward Circus,” a group of stone age technology puppeteers, brass players and percussionists check out the prominent forward moving passions and politics of…
SVM to host WPA poster making and chalk art competition
August 31, 2016
Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m.—GRANVILLE, N.Y.—The Slate Valley Museum welcomes families with youth in grades K-12 to unleash their inner artist and re-create Work Projects Administration (WPA) posters and mini chalk art murals in a friendly art competition. On First Friday, Sept. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m., head to the museum to view…
