Thursday, Oct. 6—VERMONT—The Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont (NOFA-VT) is holding its 22nd annual Share the Harvest event at more than 60 food businesses around the state on Oct. 6. Up to 15 percent of sales at participating restaurants, co-ops, and stores will be donated to NOFA-VT’s Farm Share Program, which assists limited-income Vermonters…

Thursday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m.—RANDOLPH—Chandler Center for the Arts is proud to present its first 2016-2017 daytime performance—“Romeo and Juliet.” Chandler invites families, school groups, and community members to this 10 a.m. show on Thursday, Oct. 6, on the Main Hall stage.  “Romeo and Juliet” is appropriate for middle and high school aged students. The…

Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 8-9—RUTLAND—The Chaffee Art Center is pleased to present the 110th Art in the Park Fine Art & Craft Festival being held Saturday, Oct. 8 and Sunday, Oct. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. The festival consumes Main Street Park in its entirety, at the corners of Main and West streets in…

Friday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—In a unique collaboration between the Paramount Theatre and Vermont PBS, the Paramount will host the Vermont premiere screening of “Hamilton’s America” on Friday, Oct. 7 at 7:30 p.m. The film was made during the creation of the original production of “Hamilton” and features Lin-Manuel Miranda at the center of…

Friday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m.—GRANVILLE, N.Y.—With Halloween just around the corner, the Pember Library and Museum and the Slate Valley Museum (SVM) are teaming up to host the third annual Halloween Party and Zombie Walk. “Zombie Walk III” will take place during the October First Friday event, Oct. 7, 7-9 p.m. at both museums. “Last year’s…

Sunday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m.—ORWELL—Enjoy the autumn foliage and history, too, on Sunday, Oct. 9 during the Hike into History event at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell. Mount Independence Coalition president Stephen Zeoli is the guide from 1-3 p.m. for the program. Zeoli’s tour will explore what 19th century author, historian,…

Sunday, Oct. 9 at 12 p.m.—RUTLAND—Opening the new season of the “Live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera” series at the Paramount Theatre will be the encore of a new production of Richard Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” from Lincoln Center in New York City on Sunday, Oct. 9 at 12 p.m. Wagner’s tragic love story…

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 1:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—BROC-Community Action in Southwestern Vermont is pleased to welcome U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy as keynote speaker at its 51st annual meeting. The event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 11, noon-1:30 p.m. in the ballroom at the Holiday Inn Rutland on Route 7, Rutland. “We are very proud of our…

Sunday, Oct. 9 at 1 p.m.—BRANDON—The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center announces the dedication of a public artwork on Sunday, Oct. 9, 1 p.m. in Brandon’s Kennedy Park, what will be a permanent installation. Led by master sculptor Nora Valdez, a team of teen carvers created the bench this past summer. The group includes Elijah…

October—WOODSTOCK—When Woodstock Farmers’ Market planned to celebrate American Cheese Month they looked no further than their own backyard. For the month of October—deemed American Cheese Month by the American Cheese Society—Woodstock Farmers’ Market will feature five award-winning hyper-local cheeses made less than 30 minutes from the market: Plymouth Artisan Cheese, Plymouth (Sept. 27-Oct.2); Vermont Farmstead,…

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m.—NORTH CHITTENDEN—On Tuesday evening, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m., the North Chittenden Grange Hall will welcome historian Donald Wickman with his program “Lake Champlain over the Years: A Visual and Historical Narrative.” This is a Vermont Humanities Council event, hosted by the Chittenden Historical Society. Lake Champlain, created by a…

Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 6:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—Voter training will be offered at the Rutland Library Fox Room on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 6:30-8 p.m. ARC of Rutland’s Self Advocates Becoming Empowered will help Vermonters learn how to vote and where to find unbiased information on who to vote for. Voting is easy—learn to make your vote your…

Saturday, Oct. 22 at 9 a.m.—POULTNEY—The 14th annual Horace Greeley Writers’ Symposium will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, 9 a.m.-5 pm. at the United Baptist Church on the Green, Poultney. Registration for this event is $75, with a special student rate of $20. The early registration discounted rate is expired, but one can still…

Sunday, Oct. 9 at 4 p.m.—PLYMOUTH NOTCH—The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site welcomes two outstanding regional musicians for the Grace Coolidge Musicale on Sunday, Oct. 9. Abigail Charbeneau and Kathleen Lyon-Pingree will perform in the Coolidge Museum and Education Center at 4 p.m. The 45-minute concert is free and open to the public; donations…

Sunday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m.—CAVENDISH—For many years, the last day the Cavendish Historical Society (CHS) Museum is open has been the society’s annual cemetery tour. This year, breaking with tradition, it will instead be an opportunity to learn about the creepier parts of Cavendish. Since the summer, CHS has been collecting stories about places…