Sunday, March 20 — LUDLOW — On Sunday, March 20, Okemo Mountain Resort will host its spring Cares and Shares Food Drive. When skiers and snowboarders donate at least five non-perishable food items, their generosity will be rewarded with an entire day of skiing and riding at Okemo for just $39 that same day. Donations…

Monday, March 21 at 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — Vermont Public Radio journalist Jane Lindholm will be presenting on women and their place in the media at College of St. Joseph on  March 21. Lindholm’s presentation will focus on her experience as a professional woman in Vermont, including the challenges she’s faced and how she’s…

Monday, March 21 at 11:30 a.m. — RUTLAND — The Castleton University Career Services Office will host the annual Spring Career and Graduate School Fair on Monday, March 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Spartan Athletic Complex. A variety of companies and graduate school representatives will be in attendance, as well as…

Monday, March 21 at 10:30 a.m. — RANDOLPH — Kimball Public Library and Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph are teaming up again to provide a free music program for preschool children ages 3 to 5, Monday mornings March 21 and March 28. The program begins at Kimball Library at 10:30 a.m. with a…

Tuesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton presents the theatrical talents of “Broadway’s Next H!t Musical” on Tuesday, March 22 at 7 p.m. in the Casella Theater. The hysterical “Broadway’s Next H!t Musical” is the only unscripted theatrical awards show. Master improvisers gather made up, hit song suggestions from the audience and…

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…

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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…