Thursday, April 21 at 11:30 a.m. — RUTLAND — During the next few months, the Community College of Vermont (CCV) will hold four financial aid workshops at its Rutland academic center for local residents to learn about available federal and state student aid and receive guidance on completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). For…

Thursday, April 21 at 7 p.m. — LUDLOW — The Fletcher Memorial Library holds a slide show program presented by author and editor Jan Lambert in the Community Room, 88 Main Street, Ludlow. Are you concerned about floods, droughts, violent  storms and rising temperatures in our region? If so, you are not alone! But there is a…

Friday, April 22 at 7:30 p.m. — TINMOUTH — The Tinmouth Old Firehouse brings new music from band Hilton Park at 7:30 on April 22. Hailing from southern Maine, Hilton Park is known in the northeastern U.S. for earthy, emotionally expressive and superbly crafted Americana, folk and blues. Every song tells a story, and there’s a story…

April 22 & 23 at 10 a.m. — QUECHEE — Join the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) as they celebrate Earth Day on Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The Nature Center is open until 5 p.m.  On this 46th Earth Day, celebrate love and appreciation for our…

Saturday, April 23 at 4 p.m. — WEST RUTLAND — The Handbell Association of Vermont will be holding the 35th annual Vermont spring ring, “Marble Valley Rings,” at West Rutland School on Saturday, April 23. The event will culminate in a free 4 p.m. concert for the public. Each spring this event travels around the state to give access to…

Saturday, April 23 — KILLINGTON — Saturday, April 23 is the Dazed and Defrosted Festival with on-snow demos, live music and season pass holder appreciation party! Pico Mountain season pass holders and midweek pass holders too are invited to the barbecue, and can head direct-to-lift and ski for free on Saturday, April 23. There will be a…

Saturday, April 23 at 9 a.m. — RUTLAND — Vermont Maturity Magazine will present the fifth annual Central Vermont 50+ Expo on Saturday, April 23 at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Rutland from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The expo is a day of fun and learning designed for Vermonters age 50 and older, though all…

Saturday, April 23 at 1:30 p.m. — RANDOLPH — Auditions for Paul Rudnick’s Obie-award-winning 1992 play “Jeffrey,” directed by Richard Waterhouse, are being held at Chandler Music Hall in Randolph on Saturday April 23, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. Performances will take place on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 31, during Vermont Pride Theater’s sixth annual…

Saturday, April 24 at 2 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — BarnArts production of “The Realistic Joneses” by Will Eno will be the first Vermont or Northern New England showing. This play was first performed on Broadway in 2014 and features wonderfully quirky, real people caught between their romantic ideals and imperfect realities. Great ensemble acting roles are up…

Sunday, April 24 at 1 p.m. — ORWELL — Mount Independence springs into spring with the annual guided wildflower walk on Sunday, April 24 at 1 p.m. at the State Historic Site in Orwell. Amy Olmsted, a nursery professional for more than 20 years, leads this informative program.  Olmsted is a horticulturist with Rocky Dale Gardens in Bristol.…

Tuesday, April 26 at 6 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Sustainable Woodstock announces the kickoff of a Sustainability series the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, from 6-7:30 p.m., beginning April 26, to help evolve community dialogue and planning on sustainability—what it means, what it could mean, and what the community could and should do in response…

Wednesday, April 27 at 12 p.m. — RUTLAND — Interested in volunteering to help children in the community? The Vermont Guardian ad Litem program will be holding an open house on April 27 at the Rutland County Courthouse from 12-1:30 p.m. Currently, there’s a shortage of volunteer Guardians ad Litem (GAL) in Rutland County. Vermont Courts are…

By Steve McNicholas

By Ethan Bowen Donovan Piccicuto, left, and Jillian Sherwin, right, are newcomers to Bald Mountain Theater, starring in the latest production tour of “Hansel and Gretel.” April 14-May 1 — Based in Rochester, Vt., Bald Mountain Theater will embark on its first region-wide tour this spring, presenting an original adaptation of the folk classic “Hansel and…

By Robin Alberti