POULTNEY—The Poultney Earth Fair is an annual tradition that draws hundreds of people from the local region to celebrate the environment and community. This year the 9th Annual Poultney Earth Fair will be held on Wednesday, April 13 from 2-5 p.m. at Poultney High School, a week earlier than usual due to scheduling conflicts with…

Sunday, March 20 at 1 p.m. — MONTPELIER — Hunters, landowners and anyone else interested in Vermont wildlife should plan on attending one of the three events hosted by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department in late March. Each March the department holds three public hearings to provide the results of the deer hunting seasons and receive…

Thursday, March 17 at 4:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — Rutland Area Visiting Nurse and Hospice (RAVNAH) will be holding its spring Hospice volunteer training course at the RAVNAH offices on Albert Cree Drive, across from Rutland Regional Medical Center starting in mid-March. They are recruiting people of all ages and backgrounds for this important work…

Courtesy of Chaffee Art Center Local artist Ann McFarren will instruct the next Sip ‘N Dip class in painting this waterside landscape. Wednesday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — Join the Chaffee Art Center for arts night out on Wednesday, March 9 at 6:30 p.m. Follow along with instructor Ann McFarren to paint a waterside landscape…

Courtesy of Michelle Roche Media Relations LIVE AT THE FILLMORE Thursday, March 10 at 8 p.m. — KILLINGTON — Live at the Fillmore, the definitive tribute to the Allman Brothers Band, will perform at the Pickle Barrel Nightclub on Thursday, March 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance and $120 at the door. The venue is…

By Chris Hornbecker

Courtesy of Sony Pictures Photographer Sebastião Salgado has traveled for the past 40 years, documented in the film “The Salt of the Earth.” Friday, March 11 at 7 p.m. — GRANVILLE, N.Y. — The Slate Valley Museum will host its second Sip and Paint on Slate on Friday, March 11 from 7-9 p.m. The class will be…

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Courtesy of Brandon Music VERMONT VIRTUOSI Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Vermont Virtuosi returns to Brandon Music on March 12 at 7:30 p.m. with a program of chamber music. “Once Upon a Time” features music that is narrative in character and takes listeners on a sonic journey that is sometimes pastoral, sometimes lively,…

Submitted Saturday, March 12 at 12:30 p.m. — Bring your pets to the drive up and poke rabies clinic in the Bridgewater Marketplace parking lot on Saturday, March 12 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Pay inside, take a number, and head back to the car for the “poke.” Rabies shots are due every three years—be…

Courtesy of CHIARA STRING QUARTET Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. — RANDOLPH — The Chiara String Quartet, much venerated by Chandler audiences over the years, makes its return to Randolph on Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. On the program will be two works by composer friend Gabriela Lena Frank and a quartet by Bela…

By Tom Caravaglia

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By Darren Spafford Hand-made soup bowls are part of the ticket price, and the draw, for Soup Bowls for Hunger, a benefit for area food shelves. Friday, March 18 at 5 p.m. — RUTLAND — Mark your calendars for the tenth annual Soup Bowls for Hunger which will be held on Friday, March 18 at the Rutland…

By Bob Eddy Chandler Center for the Arts encourages high school students to showcase their talents in Next Generation. RANDOLPH — Chandler announces auditions for the eighth annual Next Generation performance on Sunday, April 10. Auditions are open to area high school age students age thirteen and up who are seriously studying classical music of all…