Sunday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. — KILLINGTON — Country music artist Frankie Ballard will appear in concert on Sunday, Feb. 22 at the Pickle Barrel Nightclub in Killington. The show is open to anyone 18 years of age and older; those under 18 admitted with parent or guardian. A multi-instrumentalist who doubles as his band’s lead…

Friday, Feb. 20 at 2:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — Join the Chaffee Art Center as it kicks off its 2015 poster campaign, “A Love of Community Action.” Children’s of all ages are welcome to come create inspirational posters depicting what they love about their community or how we can change our community for the better. The event is Friday,…

Monday, Feb. 23 — CASTLETON — The Christine Price Gallery at Castleton College will feature the works of local artist Russell Serrianne, Feb. 23 through March 27, with an artist reception scheduled for Tuesday, March 10 at 12:30 p.m. Entitled “Natural Line” the exhibit will feature various art designs and individual pieces from the artist, using simply…

RANDOLPH — Auditions for Chandler’s eighth annual Mini Mud Variety Show will be held Monday, March 2, beginning mid-afternoon at Chandler Music Hall in Randolph. This annual youth version of Chandler’s original Mud Season Variety Show will be presented in the main hall on Saturday, March 28 at 7 p.m. Last year 50 young performers from…

WEST RUTLAND — The countdown is on for the 2015 Marble Mardi Gras at the Rutland Country Club, March 7 at 5:30 p.m. Each year, the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center hosts the fundraising event in time to be a great cure for the winter blahs. The gala features cocktails and a silent and live auction…

Feb. 13–16 — PLYMOUTH — The sign on the Tamarack Farm front porch says “Work is Love made Visible.” This is never truer than at a Farm & Wilderness Work Weekend. Each weekend is complete with communal work projects, food, fun and a boisterous night of contra dancing. You will be a part of the time-honored tradition…

Saturday, Feb. 21 at 9 a.m. — RUTLAND — If you have a few maple trees and would like to learn the basics of making maple syrup in your backyard, then join the workshop on Saturday, Feb. 21, at 9 a.m. at 271 North Main Street (Route 7), at the Vermont Forests, Parks, and Recreation offices, located…

By Barbara Mackay Who hasn’t marveled at a lacy snowflake coming to rest on a jacket sleeve? Do you wonder how it could survive the fall to earth in one piece, or if it’s really true that no two snowflakes can look exactly alike? A snowflake begins high up in the clouds, not as a…

Photo Submitted (MS) Chocolates and flowers may be staples of Valentine’s Day, but many couples take it one step further and dine out on Feb. 14. According to the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association’sValentine’s Day Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, 34.6 percent of respondents indicated that dining out would be part of their Valentine’s Day…

Photo courtesy of Billings Farm & Museum Billings will host the award-winning film “Chasing Shackleton,” on Saturday, Feb. 14 as part of the 5th Annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series.    Saturday, Feb. 14 — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will host the award-winning film “Chasing Shackleton,” on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. (sold…

Photo by Larry Marcus BILL STAINES Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. — RUTLAND— Folk music entertainer, Bill Staines will perform a Coffeehouse Concert on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rutland, 117 West Street. Come early and enjoy refreshments at 7 p.m. and an opening act of “Pot Luck…

Photo submitted SARAH STONE AND FRED BARNES Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Back by popular demand, Brandon Music presents jazz piano/vocalist duo Fred Barnes and Sarah Stone on Valentine’s Day, Saturday, Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Packaging romantic standards by greats like Ira and George Gershwin, Burt Bacharach, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter, Hoagy…

Friday, Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. — KILLINGTON — The Killington Arts Guild has a new gallery show, “Spring Promise,” opening Friday, Feb. 13, from 5-7 p.m. View the work of artist members in a variety of mediums; photography, watercolor, oil, acrylic, sculpture and mixed media – both originals and prints. Visit the Gallery upstairs at Base…

Saturday, Feb. 14 at 6:15 p.m. — PROCTOR — The Proctor High School class of 2020 is hosting a Valentines Day Luminaria Lighting event at the Proctor Skating Rink on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 6:15 – 8:45 p.m. Community members are invited to purchase a luminaria, which they can dedicate in memory or in honor of a…

Saturday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. — PROCTORSVILLE — Is it time to chase away your mid-winter blues? Mardi Gras is almost here, and you can do so by dining and dancing with the Cavendish Community and Conservation Association at its sixth annual Mardi Gras celebration. This year the festivities take place on Saturday, Feb. 14 at…