Thursday, Aug. 18—RUTLAND—Research has shown that as little as 15 to 20 minutes of expressive writing can yield emotional and physical health benefits. Writing and journaling can help during stressful or emotional times as well as help individuals face difficult challenges with past or present experiences. In fact, expressive writing can help transform our health…

Saturday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—Brandon Music’s Live at Brandon Music offers “4 To The Bar,” featuring novelist and singer-songwriter Jon Clinch, teaming up with Gypsy Reel’s Graham and Camille Parker on fiddle and mandolin, and chantey-man Reagh Greenleaf on powerful vocals and bodhrán. “4 To The Bar” focuses on original songs, traditional Celtic material, and…

Saturday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—The Rutland Curbstone Chorus, the all male barbershop a cappella singing group, will perform at the Brandon Town Hall on Saturday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m. The Rutland Curbstone Chorus is well known for its barbershop harmony and has become one of the premier choruses in the musical arena of…

Saturday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m.—LUDLOW—The Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen’s 25th Annual Late Summer Arts and Craft festival will be held on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., rain or shine, at the Fletcher Farm School for the Arts and Crafts, located on Route 103 south of Ludlow. Juried crafts will feature…

Video by Andrew Christie Glenn Campbell speaks about his work at his foundry on Marble Street in West Rutland. The work was a commissioned project done in February.  

Wednesday, Aug. 10 & 17 at 7 p.m.—RUTLAND—Grace Congregational Church in Rutland, Vt., presents two topical programs honoring the Syrian people and their culture. On Wednesday, Aug. 10, “Maybe We Are One” will present the slam poetry group Muslim Girls Making Change, the first group of teen slam poets in over a decade to represent…

Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m.—WEST HAVEN—Devil’s Bowl Speedway is going mid-week racing next Wednesday night, August 10 at 7:00 p.m.  The 3/10-mile dirt track will host the double-points Mid-Season Championship presented by Whelen Engineering, which has been rescheduled after being postponed by rain last Sunday. The dirt track will continue to race every Sunday…

Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m.—WEST RUTLAND—The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center is hosting sculptor Stephanie Robison as artist-in-residence during August 2016. Robison will be creating new work during her residency here and will present her methods and aesthetic in an Artist’s Talk the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 7 p.m. Robison works and…

Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 6 p.m.—CAVENDISH—The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association presents the Cajun band Yankee Chank on the green in Proctorsville on Aug. 10 at 6 p.m. in last of the Wednesday evening concerts for the season. Yankee Chank is a Vermont group that performs traditional Cajun music from the heart of southwest Louisiana.…

Photo by Rick Russell Michael Barnhart as Hamlet Monday, Aug. 15, at 6 p.m.—WOODSTOCK— Three nights of stimulating conversation about works of William Shakespeare begin on Aug. 15 and continue on Aug. 22 and 29 at the Norman Williams Public Library, 10 the Green, in Woodstock. Michael Barnhart, artistic director of the Raw Shakespeare Company,…

Saturday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON—“The Brandon Town Hall is a snapshot of Vermont history, but at the same time, it’s very much a living cultural center of the town as it is right now. That’s why we want to play here,” said Rutland singer-songwriter Phil Henry, explaining his choice of venue for a public…

UPDATE: Cooler in the Mountains concert moves indoors This Saturday, Aug. 13, the Cooler in the Mountains concert series featuring Greg West as The Ultimate Aldean Experience will move inside. Although the summer weather has been mostly fine and dry here in Killington, it looks like some wet weather will be rolling through just in time…

Thursday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m.—FAIR HAVEN—The Michele Fay Band will appear on Thursday, Aug. 11. This band features original and Americana music that brings forth a comfortable groove of folk, swing, and bluegrass-influenced songs that are woven seamlessly together. Michele’s heart-felt lyrics are central to the ensemble, as she sings with a clear, authentic…

By Julia Purdy PROCTOR—The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice has been told and retold since ancient times, and this production is a new interpretation in music and dance by Ricky Ian Gordon. The story goes that Orpheus’ mother was a Muse, and he enchanted nature and all its creatures with his lyre. He wooed and…

Thursday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. —RUTLAND—This Thursday the Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland will offer a free screening of the award-winning movie “An Inconvenient Truth” on the occasion of its 10th anniversary. Come see or re-see the film that’s changed so many lives! Director Davis Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming with former U.S…