Thursday, Aug. 20 at 5 p.m. — WEST PAWLET — The West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department auction will be held Thursday, Aug. 20 at the West Pawlet Firehouse, Route 153, West Pawlet. The auction event begins at 6 p.m. and it does not end until all items are gone. Auctioneer for the event will be Chriss Mars, son…

Saturday, Aug. 22 at 9:30 a.m. — ORWELL — On Saturday, Aug. 22 starting at 9:30 a.m., participate in a guided driving tour along part of the 1776-1777 Mount Independence-Hubbardton Military Road. Jim Rowe, president of the Crown Point Road Association, will be your guide. Rowe has a lifelong interest in this Revolutionary War military road. This is the…

Friday-Sunday, Aug. 21 - 23 — STOCKBRIDGE — This Friday, participants will enjoy the start of three days of music, camping , jamming, and festivities. The events begin Friday, Aug. 21 and jam on through Sunday evening, Aug. 23. The venue is located on the beautiful Tweed River Tubing site at the junction of Route 100 and…

Saturday, Aug. 22 at 8 a.m. — QUECHEE — The 43rd Annual Scottish Festival will be held on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the polo fields in Quechee. Sponsored by the Saint Andrew’s Society of Vermont, it is very much a true Scottish tradition, a real family event. Proceeds go the St.…

Wednesday, Aug. 26—RUTLAND—Area businesses and nonprofits are increasingly involved with climate change—both its challenges and opportunities. Their creative solutions are becoming a growing part of our state’s economy. What are your experiences? Do you have ideas that can help nurture this sector in Vermont? The Vermont Council on Rural Development (VCRD) encourages the pubic to…

WEST RUTLAND — Tickets are now available for the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center Fine Arts Raffle, with winners to be drawn at the opening reception for SculptFest2015, Sept. 12. Gift certificates for artwork and jewelry, as well as creative sculpture workshops at the CSSC are featured prizes. This year, the popular fundraising event features 10…

LUDLOW — BRAM has opened an exhibit on World War I as seen through the thoughtful eyes of the lithographer Theophile Alexandre Steinlen. Steinlen (1859 – 1923) was born in Switzerland ,where he studied art at Lausanne. In 1882, he moved to Paris and became a leading illustrator for popular French journals for whom he produced over four…

Submitted MAPLE JAM Thursday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. — FAIR HAVEN — Fair Haven’s final concert in the 2015 summer series is a cappella group Maple Jam, new to the Fair Haven stage this year, on Thursday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. Maple Jam is Vermont’s own a cappella jazz octet specializing in close-harmony vocal…

Courtesy of CMAC “Sun on Your Wings” by artist Alice Sciore is part of the new exhibit at Compass, “What EMMA Loves.” Friday, Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. — BRANDON — EMMA member Karen Seward titled one of her recent paintings “For the Love of Painting,” which not only sums up the group’s upcoming exhibit at the…

Courtesy of Billings Farm & Museum A young visitor (reluctantly) pets one of Billings Farm & Museum’s honorary chickens. Aug. 15-16 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, is featuring Heritage Chicken Days on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 15 and 16, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A variety…

Submitted JOHN KING Saturday, Aug. 15 at 3:30 p.m. — KILLINGTON — John King will perform a free concert at the Killington Resort’s Snowshed Adventure Center on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Singer/songwriter John King blends the stylistic qualities of southern rock and country. King has opened for popular country artists such as Florida Georgia…

Courtesy of Brandon Music MISSISQUOI RIVER BAND Saturday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Northern Vermont’s Missisquoi River Band brings traditional and original bluegrass music to Brandon Music on Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m. The group features Patrick Murphy and Jim and Cindy Weed, the songwriting and vocal backbone of the band. Their unique three-part…

Megan Stearns dances with Farm to Ballet. Formerly of Long Island, she lives in Burlington, Vt, where she is the creative director for Let’s Grow Kids, a statewide public education campaign. Sunday, Aug. 16 — POULTNEY — Farm to Ballet, a Burlington-based dance company, will stage throughout Vermont performances of an original composition linking farmers and food…

Courtesy of Jeff Nadler BICKNELL’S THRUSH Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 7:30 p.m. — BELMONT — If it sounds like someone turned down the volume on the birdsong chorus in the nearby trees, you’re not imagining things. Many species of songbirds in Vermont have declined dramatically in recent years. “Saving the Songbirds,” a free forum Wednesday, Aug. 19…

By Yvonne Daley Sunday, Aug. 16 — RUTLAND — This Sunday, a dinner auction will be held at the Vermont Farmers Food Center, home of the winter market, to raise funds to build a shared-use commercial kitchen and food storage and preparation facility. Three years after purchasing a dilapidated former warehouse and adjoining buildings along with…