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…

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…

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…

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…

Submitted Two young boys, with a little help from their canine companion, are busy transplanting plants for the upcoming gardening festival in Middletown Springs. Saturday, May 30 — MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS — Experienced and novice gardeners alike are in for a delightful day on Saturday, May 30, at the Friends of the Library’s Gardening Festival in…

Submitted A seminar for landowners at the Kehoe Education Center in Castleton on May 30 will discuss improving land for wildlife and forestry through the federal Farm Bill. Saturday, May 30 — CASTLETON — A free seminar for landowners entitled “Understanding Farm Bill Programs for Forestry and Wildlife Management” will be offered on Saturday, May…

Courtesy of VINS Many wild plants in our local forests are edible; learn which ones in VINS talk. Sunday, May 31 — QUECHEE — The Vermont Institute of Natural Science presents “Foraging for Wild Plants with Arthur Haines” on Sunday, May 31, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the VINS Nature Center in Quechee, Vt.…

Submitted Jim Rooney Sunday, May 31 — TUNBRIDGE — Grammy award winning record producer Jim Rooney and Nashville Hall of Fame songwriter Pat Alger will share a musical evening along with multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Chris Brashear, long a member of Robin and Linda Williams “Fine Group,” Sunday, May 31, 7:30 p.m., at the Tunbridge Town…

Courtesy of Paramount Theatre David Alerod Wednesday, June 3 — RUTLAND — The Paramount Theatre continues their third live in HD programming initiative: LIVE in HD from the 92nd Street “Y” Speakers Series and the second half of the LIVE in HD from the NATIONAL THEATRE Series.  In a commitment to the continued exploration of…

As the unofficial start to the summer season, Memorial Day Weekend marks the re-opening of Vermont’s legendary state parks. Vermont’s 52 state parks offer a wide variety of day use activities (such as boating, swimming, fishing, picnicking and hiking) and camping experiences, including drive-in camp sites, lean-to’s, cabins, cottages, remote campsites, group camping areas, and…

Rare first lady gowns on display in Plymouth; sites statewide plan exhibits Elegant and sophisticated, First Lady Grace Coolidge offered a couture counterpoint to the more flamboyant flapper style of the Roaring Twenties. A new collection of her gowns, jewelry, and elaborate accessories will be on temporary display beginning May 23 when the President Calvin…

WOODSTOCK — Vermont’s only National Park, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park began its 18th summer season on Saturday, May 23. The park, set in the lovely pastoral surroundings of Woodstock, tells the story of the beginning of the American conservation movement through the lens of a triptych of three unique families (George Perkins Marsh, Frederick Billings,…

Saturday, May 30 — RUTLAND —Girls on the Run Vermont announces its annual Central VT 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 30 at 10 a.m. at Vermont State Fairgrounds. This celebratory event is the culmination of GOTRVT’s 12-week afterschool program for 3rd to 8th grade girls, open to anyone who wishes to participate or spectate. This…

Thursday, May 28 — RUTLAND — NeighborWorks and Castleton Downtown will host a free workshop on smart investing as part of their “Forget the Fluff: Finances for Real Life” series. The workshop will be Thursday, May 28, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Castleton Downtown in the Opera House on Merchants Row in Rutland. An expert from…

Saturday, May 30 — WOODSTOCK — A working woodlands workshop titled “Warblers, Woods and Watersheds,” will be held Saturday, May 30 from 10 a.m. to 12-noon at the Prosper Road trailhead in Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, in Woodstock, Vt. May’s theme is “Bud Burst and Bird Song” and it will focus on tracking the park’s…