Courtesy of The Fan House CHOP SHOP Saturday, March 7 at 6 p.m. — BARNARD — From Pittsburgh to Barnard via Manhattan comes Chop Shop, a funk band that will headline an evening of New Orleans-style revelry, from 6 - 11 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 at Barnard’s Town Hall as BarnArts Center for the Arts presents…

Courtesy of Billings Farm & Museum Billings Farm & Museum screens “Waste Land” as part of its fifth annual film series. Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum will host the award-winning film “Waste Land” on Saturday, March 7 at 3 p.m. as part of the 5th Annual Woodstock Vermont Film…

Submitted A chickadee readies to land on an outstretched hand, enticed by seed. Saturday, March 7 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is hosting another Working Woodlands Workshop on Saturday, March 7, entitled “Chillin’ with the Chickadees,” from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Visit the winter forest with park ecologist Kyle Jones. Learn…

Submitted Mardi gras beads  shine in the traditional purple and gold colors representative of the celebratory event. Saturday, March 7 at 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Rutland County Parent-Child Center holds a Mardi Gras fundraiser evening on Saturday, March 7 at 6 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus in Rutland. The evening includes cocktails and hors…

Submitted Don’t let your home be lost in foreclosure. Neighborworks can help before it’s too late, starting with free workshops. Saturday, March 7 at 9 a.m. — WEST RUTLAND — On Saturday, March 7, NeighborWorks of Western Vermont will hold a Foreclosure Prevention Workshop from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. When it comes to your home it…

Courtesy of West Pawlet Fire Department Left to right: Tom “Tucker” Best, David Ricard, Sr., Ron Taylor, Jr., David Hosley and Wesley Sermons, members of the West Pawlet Volunteer Fire Department, stand proudly dressed in uniform. Sunday, March 8 at 7:30 a.m. — WEST PAWLET — A fundraiser pancake breakfast event will be held at the West…

Thursday, March 5 — BRANDON — Swing dancing in Vermont is more popular than you know! Informal dances are held throughout the state on a regular basis. Give swing dancing a chance and you might just be completely surprised in how much fun it is. Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon brings back David Allan for…

Friday, March 6 at 5 p.m. — RUTLAND — In Chaffee’s yearlong celebration of love, the Chaffee Art Center’s annual Full House Exhibit will, through art, attempt to answer the question – “What is Love?”  Is love tender and kind? Is love maddening and scornful? This exhibit features the diversity of five Chaffee Juried Artists: Mary Alcantara, Sue…

Friday, March 6 — RUTLAND — Vermont Achievement Center is very pleased to announce that the Mitchell Therapy Pool has reached 40 years of service as a valued community resource.  Along with those 40 years come the signs of age. Extensive repairs are necessary that will temporarily close the pool for approximately three to four weeks. The…

Saturday, March 7 at 10 a.m. — BRANDON — Artists and music enthusiasts naturally generate excess supplies, artwork, music and equipment. Compass Music and Arts Center offers two separate events where these unwanted items can be sold to the general public. Clean out your overstuffed closet or basement and make some cash at the same time! On…

Saturday March 7 — CHITTENDEN — The Mountain Top Inn & Resort is gearing up for one of New England’s largest youth Cross Country Skiing Events. An estimated 600 participants, plus 600-700 family members and spectators and 80 volunteers per day will descend upon the resort for the NEBKL Festival e on March 7 and 8,…

RUTLAND — Ethnic drumming classes at Drum Journeys of Earth start in March. Classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Rhythm Hall on the 2nd floor of Building 5 at the Howe Center, Rutland. Beginning class in West African Djembe will be held on Wednesdays, 5:30 - 7 p.m., starting March 11. Spirit Drumming will…

Tuesdays and Thursdays in March — CASTLETON — Castleton College is set to host its first-ever international film festival on campus, put on by Communication Professor Michael Talbott.  Featuring six foreign films throughout the month of March, the inaugural edition of the Castleton international film festival aims to bring exciting films from around the globe to the…

March 8 - 9 — RUTLAND — Rutland Youth Theatre invites interested actors to come out for auditions for Disney’s Mulan Jr. - the Musical, on Sunday, March 8 from 3 - 6 p.m. or on Monday, March 9 from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Auditions will be held at Rutland Youth Theatre in the Courcelle Building on…

RUTLAND — Rutland Recreation and Parks Department will begin two new programs this week: indoor sports and tot trop-in. The 2015 indoor season at Giorgetti Arena will begin the week of March 9 with programs including youth indoor lacrosse, soccer, field hockey and flag football; as well as adult indoor leagues including field hockey, women’s 30+…