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…

Thursday, Aug. 13 — KILLINGTON —River Road Concert series ends with Samirah Evans and Her Handsome Devils. The concert begins at 6 p.m. at theSherburne Memorial Library. In New Orleans, a city known worldwide for its music, Samirah was one of its most popular jazz and blues vocalists. She first performed at the New Orleans Jazz…

By Gerrie Russell Thursday, Aug. 13 — KILLINGTON — Members of a local group called Killington Active Seniors are frequently found at the new Adventure Center, playing a round of golf or doing water aerobics at Pico. They go to Disney World, cruise the open seas and enjoy European travel. Some are interested in politics,…

Aug. 13-16 — WOODSTOCK — This August, Raw Shakespeare Company of Woodstock, in partnership with ArtisTree Theatre Company, offers “Twelfth Night”. In the spirit of their mission to milk Shakespeare’s text for all its meanings, the company has developed a production revelatory in its staging (the mezzanine of the Norman Williams Public Library), costuming (urban contemporary), and…

Friday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — On Friday, Aug. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Gary Meitrott Unlimited will bring music of the world to Brandon with Limbo Lounge, Comet de Samba and  West African Djembe. The audience will be stirred by the rhythm and sounds of West Africa, Brazil, Cuba, the Middle East, Ireland, Aborigine…

Sunday, Aug. 16 at 12:30 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — The 7th annual Naked Table Locavore Lunch will be held on Sunday, Aug. 16 at 12:30 p.m. on the Middle Covered Bridge located next to the Town Green, Woodstock. Tickets are $65 per person with proceeds benefiting Sustainable Woodstock, a local not-for-profit organization dedicated to environmental and conservation education and…

Friday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. — RANDOLPH — Peter Sanders, cellist and artistic director, kicks off the 23rd annual residency of his Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival in Randolph the week of Aug. 10. Bringing with him eight colleagues from the New York area, some familiar, some new, he has seven events planned for the two…

Saturday, Aug. 15 at 12 p.m. — WELLS — Have you been to a chicken barbecue yet this summer? There’s still time! Join the great chicken barbecue at the Modern Woodman Hall lot on Main Street in Wells, Vt., taking place on Saturday, Aug. 15 from 12 to 3 p.m. The menu includes: barbecued large half of…

Sunday, Aug. 16 at 2 p.m. — HUBBARDTON — On Sunday, Aug. 16, the Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site in Hubbardton will be commemorating Bennington Battle Day with a Third Sunday program at 2 p.m. Site interpreter Carl Fuller offers a talk and walk around the battlefield, revealing why and how the July 7, 1777, battle of Hubbardton…

Wednesday, Aug. 19 — RUTLAND – The Paramount Theatre and Castleton University are pleased to invite interested members of the community and members of the media to take part in a multimedia presentation of an unprecedented collaboration celebrating the 240th year of our republic. “Project 240,” the culmination of nine months of planning between The…

Killington Stage Race May 23 - 25, 2015 One of cycling’s top Eastern events, this race attracts over 600 competitive cyclists annually from across the country for three days of racing one of New England’s most challenging courses. Downhill Throwdown June 6 - 8, 2015 The Town of Killington will host the second annual skateboard and…

Submitted Chris Larson performs in the one-act play “Play Russia” at Chaffee Art Center. Aug 7-8 at 7:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — Watertower Theater Company is back! This August the theater company will perform two Harold Pinter one-acts, “A Kind of Alaska” and “Victoria Station.” There will be only two performances, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 7 and…

CHANGE OF LOCATION: This Tuesday's Winter in August event will be held in the Vermont Farmers Food Center at 251 West Street due to inclement weather. Tuesday, Aug. 11 — RUTLAND — Come out and help celebrate the ski industry at the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce 34th Annual Winter In August Celebration on Tuesday,…