By Tom Rogers, VF&WD To celebrate Free Ice Fishing Day, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department will hold an Ice Fishing Festival for kids and others new to ice fishing at Lake Elmore State Park on Saturday, Jan. 30. Saturday, Jan. 30 — Vermont’s third annual Free Ice Fishing Day is Saturday, Jan. 30. To celebrate,…

Courtesy of The Kind Buds THE KIND BUDS Saturday, Jan. 30 at 8 p.m. — SHARON — Experience Bud & Budd, The Kind Buds, New England’s premier acoustic jam duo, in Sharon on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the Seven Stars Music Hall (next to the Sharon Post Office) before they head to California. Out in California, The…

Sunday, Jan. 31 at 2:30 p.m. — WALLINGFORD — Experience the joy of restoring movement to all areas of the body while learning how to unravel the restrictions produced from daily life with six different yoga instructors in the Thrive Center’s “A Winter Spring Sampler: Yoga Classes & Workshops.” Sessions take place on the following Sundays: Jan. 31,…

Saturday, Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. — BRANDON — Compass Music and Arts Center is holding its annual craft sale on Jan. 30 from 10 a..m to 2 p.m. Crafters will be selling a mixture of supplies and handmade crafts at reduced prices. Browse the crafted items, visit with local crafters, stock up on supplies, and perhaps find…

Courtesy of Carving Studio & Sculpture Center The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center is offering both one-day and six-week workshops in Stained Glass fabrication techniques January-March 2016. WEST RUTLAND — The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center is pleased to present “The Art of Light,” a six-week workshop in stained glass. Instructor Jonathan LaFarge will lead participants…

RUTLAND — After 10 years of directing the Rutland Curbstone Chorus, Dan Graves has chosen to use his musical talents in other ways. Ben Green, a musical performer in his own right, has taken the baton from Graves and enthusiastically agreed to keep the Curbstone Chorus going and growing. Green was a bass performance major at Boston…

Courtesy of RRCC LT. GOVERNOR PHIL SCOTT Monday, Feb. 1 at 12 p.m. — RUTLAND — Vermont Lt. Governor Phil Scott will be the featured speaker at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce and Rutland Economic Development Corporation Legislative Luncheon on Monday, Feb. 1 at 12-noon at Southside Steakhouse, 170 South Main St., Rutland. The luncheon is…

Saturday, Feb. 6 — RUTLAND — The Mount Saint Joseph Academy Parents and Friends Club will host the first ever “Mardi Gras Mingle” at the Southside Steakhouse on Feb. 6. The event will include dancing with a DJ, as well as a cash raffle. All proceeds will be used to help make an MSJ education affordable for today’s…

Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton welcomes pianist Michael Arnowitt as he present Beethoven and Arnowitt VIII on Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. in the Casella Theater. Beethoven and Arnowitt is Michael Arnowitt’s final concert series in his 26-year-long odyssey to perform the 32 Beethoven sonatas. Starting in 1989 when he was…

Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 5:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — Images of energy—what it is, how we get it, what it does—have been part of the American cultural landscape since the Industrial Revolution. For a unique and fascinating “look” at energy, join Green Mountain Power on Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the Energy Innovation Center in downtown Rutland.…

Submitted Sean Miller led his team (l-r) Matt Regatuso, Tyler Fuller, and Matt O’Connor to a silver medal in competition. KILLINGTON–Foundry Executive Chef Sean Miller and his team took home a silver medal at the recent American Culinary Federation Competition, held Jan. 6-8 at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The fifth annual ACF-sanctioned event…

By Jason Mikula KEN DEINER KILLINGTON — Capriccio Ristorante at Killington held a Grand Opening Celebration Thursday, Jan. 14, with a tasting party from 5 to 9 p.m. Located in Mountain Green Resort, the former location of Slope Side, the space has been renovated and redecorated to reflect its Italian flare. Many dishes were available…

Sunday, Jan. 24 — RUTLAND — Football fans from across the region will head downtown this weekend to see the their favorite team play on the biggest screen in the area. The Paramount Theatre will be screening the NFC and AFC Championship match-ups this Sunday as part of its Sports Live in HD series. The…

Sunday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. — KILLINGTON — Throughout the winter months, local artist Maurie Harrington, a signature member of the Vermont Watercolor Society and featured artist on the cover of 2016 UVM Medical Center calendar, will be teaching watercolor painting at Killington ART Garage.  Harrington is a founding member of the Killington ARTS Guild and…

Monday, Jan. 25 — The Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s “Fanfare” Brass Trio will present performances at three area schools on Jan. 25 (see schedule below). These performances are made possible by the John McLure Memorial Fund. Monday, Jan. 25 — The Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s “Fanfare” Brass Trio will present performances at three area schools on Jan. 25 (see schedule…