Submitted Buster Keaton stars in “The General,” a silent film garnering 18th rank on the American Film Institute’s 100 best American movies of all time. Saturday, Aug. 22 at 7 p.m. — LUDLOW — FOLA (The Friends of Ludlow Auditorium) will present its annual silent movie festival on Saturday, Aug. 22, at 7 p.m., in the Ludlow…

Saturday, Aug. 22 at 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — Let your favorite pooch enjoy the end of summer with a dip in the pool at the Dog Days of Summer pool party. The cool-pool event takes place on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 6-8 p.m. at Northwood Pool on Post Road, Rutland Town. There will be a free swim…

Courtesy of Pentangle Arts Violinist David Cerutti is one of six internationally acclaimed instrumentalists performing in the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival. Sunday, Aug. 23 at 4 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Pentangle Arts is thrilled to once again welcome the Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival to Woodstock for an encore performance, Sunday, Aug. 23 at 4 p.m.…

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…