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Local yoga workshops serve as fundraiser for the Veterans Yoga Project in WRJ

June 3, 2015
Saturday, June 6 — WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Two workshops will be held on Saturday, June 6 in White River Junction as a fundraiser for the Veteran’s Yoga Project, an organization supporting recovery and resilience among veterans, their families, and our communities. “Self Care for the Soul: breaking through the limitations” will focus on the five core…

Blackbird closes the Old Firehouse spring season on June 5

June 3, 2015
Friday, June 5 at 7 p.m. — TINMOUTH — Rachel Clark and Bob DeMarco, the Vermont duo Blackbird, will close out a wildly successful season at Tinmouth’s Old Firehouse on Friday, June 5. Blackbird plays traditional music of Celtic origin, as well as tunes of their own creation.  Fiddle, Irish flute, whistles, accordion, cittern, piano, guitar and their own voices…

LBA holds educational series, shoreline protection permitting

June 3, 2015
Saturday, June 6 at 9 a.m. — The first of the educational series presented by the Lake Bomoseen Association will be held on Saturday, June 6 at 9 a.m. at Kehoe Camp on Point of Pines Road. Misha Cetner, an analyst form the Vermont Department of Conservation will be speaking on the topic “Shoreline Protection Permitting: Truths & Myths.” The…

Billings Farm celebrates National Dairy Month

June 3, 2015
Sunday, June 7 — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum will celebrate National Dairy Month by hosting Ice Cream Sundays each Sunday in June: June 7, 14, 21, and 28. Visitors can participate in making and tasting hand-cranked ice cream at 12:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m., while learning the history and science of the “great American dessert.” Families can enjoy historic children’s…

Killington residents: Have stuff to sell?

June 3, 2015
KILLINGTON — Killington is once again looking to purge! Townspeople are looking to have a town wide tag sale, to be held in the KPAA parking lot. They need at least 12 people to make it happen. Are you interested? Call or text Pat, 802-236-0854.

Join the fun at the annual KES picnic  

June 3, 2015
Monday, June 8 — KILLINGTON — The annual Killington Elementary School Field Day and Picnic will be held on Monday, June 8, following the hour-long Step-Up Day on that same morning. At approximately 10:30 a.m., all students, their teachers, and Greg LaBella, take the bus to Johnson Recreation Center on River Road for a fun-filled morning of field games.…

Evolve Rutland presents networking luncheons featuring women leaders

June 3, 2015
Wednesday, June 10 at 12 p.m. — RUTLAND — Evolve Rutland, an organization that presents networking luncheons featuring women leaders, holds its next event on Wednesday, June 10 at Castleton Downtown, in the Opera House on Merchants Row, Rutland. The keynote speaker will be Rose Kennedy, State’s Attorney, Rutland. Network, meet and greet with fellow women in…

Try something new in June, at the Carving Studio

June 3, 2015
June — WEST RUTLAND — The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center offers various workshops scheduled in June. Leading off this year during the week of June 8-12 is “Welded Steel Assemblies” with John Tidd.Tidd communicates his experience in fine art and industrial fabrication to workshop participants. The following week, June 15-19, offers two very different styles of…

Killington Stage Race

May 28, 2015
By Tim Buttner Race The Legend!™ The Killington Stage Race is an annual bike race held in Killington, Vermont. Over the course of 3 days bikers race in three stages in Killington and the surrounding area. The Killington Economic Development & Tourism Board is a title sponsor. They represent all the business in the town…

Killington Stage Race 2015 on Memorial Day Weekend

May 28, 2015
By Bobby Lanctot The Killington Stage Race is made up of three different styles of bike racing. On the first day of competition, it's the Lookout Restaurant & First Stop Sports Circuit Race: 18-mile circuit with a big ring climb & a fast finish. Includes K/QOM & Sprint Competitions. Champion System Road Race: 61/76-mile point-to-point…

Jarvis Green and Cantare Con Spirito present “An Evening of Opera & Spirituals”

May 28, 2015
Submitted Jarvis Green May 29-30 — WOODSTOCK – Jarvis Green and Cantare Con Spirito are thrilled to present “An Evening of Opera and Spirituals” in collaboration with ArtisTree Community Arts Center, Friday and Saturday, May 29-30 at 7:30 p.m. at ArtisTree. The audience is invited to a pre-performance reception at 6 p.m. on Friday May 29. The…

SunCommon hosts Community Solar Picnic on Thursday in Orwell

May 28, 2015
Submitted Thursday, May 28 — ORWELL — Join SunCommon and friends for a Community Solar Picnic this Thursday! Tour a working Community Solar Array and learn how you can help re-power Vermont and benefit from hosting solar on just one acre! Participants will also learn how to support solar and save money in the process…

VSO’s “Raising Cane” Woodwind Trio to perform in area schools

May 28, 2015
Submitted Raising Cane Thursday, May 28 — BENSON, SUDBURY — The Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s “Raising Cane” Woodwind Trio will present performances at schools in Benson, Sudbury, and Addison on May 28. “Raising Cane” is always a big hit in schools, say VSO organizers. Oboist Ann Greenawalt, clarinetist Steve Klimowski, and bassoonist Janet Polk are all excellent…

Justice, 60 years later

May 28, 2015
Thursday, May 28 — LUDLOW — The Friends of the Fletcher Memorial Library in Ludlow will hold a book discussion on Thursday evening, May 28 at 7 p.m. The book This book is a gripping tale of two boys in Poland, once as close as brothers, who are divided by the Holocaust and who meet…

Chamber music with Arioso performed at Brandon Music

May 28, 2015
By Robert Eddy Arioso Saturday, May 30 — BRANDON — On Saturday at 7:30 p.m., Central Vermont’s acclaimed chamber music ensemble performs at Brandon Music with varied music for piano, voice, and viola. At this spring concert, Arioso will perform music of Henry Purcell, J.S. Bach, Charles Ives, and Rebecca Clarke, plus two works by…