Discover More from This Category: Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars return to Woodstock Town Hall
February 18, 2015
Friday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — There are many things one might expect to find in an 1800’s farmhouse in Vermont. Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars is not one of them. The members of Africa’s most inspirational band took a month long residency in the Green Mountain State in 2013 to lay down tracks…
Country music super-group Lonestar to appear at The Paramount Theatre
February 18, 2015
Friday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Paramount Theatre welcomes country music super-group Lonestar on Friday, Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. Known for merging their country roots with strong melodies and rich vocals, Lonestar has amassed RIAA-certified sales in excess of ten million album units since their national launch in 1995 and achieved ten…
VINS celebrates all things owls
February 18, 2015
Feb. 20 - 21 — QUECHEE — Join the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) for its annual Owl Festival on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to celebrate all things owls! They will have a live bird program focusing on owls and their calls and adaptations, as well as an owl movie, crafts, science experiments…
Brandon welcomes Vermont-made Folk-Americana, DuPont Brothers
February 18, 2015
Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Join Brandon Music on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. for a concert of “stop-in-your-tracks” music. Zack and Sam DuPont have been described by Fay Grant of The Mountaineer as “deeply passionate old souls with a new and refreshing take on contemporary folk-pop music.” Lush finger-style guitar work is…
Need a good old-fashioned belly laugh?
February 18, 2015
Saturday, Feb. 21 at 8 p.m. — The Irish Comedy Tour takes the party atmosphere of a Dublin pub and combines it with a boisterous, belly-laugh band of hooligans. The clover — make that clever — comedians, whose ancestors hail from the Emerald Isle, include Detroit native Derek Richards; Boston-born Mike McCarthy; Nova Scotia’s Damon Leibert;…
Join RRCC’s bus trip to the State House
February 18, 2015
Friday, Feb. 20 at 7 a.m. — RUTLAND — The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce and Rutland Economic Development Corp. will hold their annual Legislative Bus Trip to the State House in Montpelier, sponsored by Omya, Inc. This is a great opportunity to meet with the Rutland County Delegation, Governor, Lt. Governor and other state leaders or watch…
Country artist Frankie Ballard performs at Pickle Barrel
February 18, 2015
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…
Chaffee Art Center kicks off 2015 poster campaign, “A Love of Community Action”
February 18, 2015
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,…
Russell Serrianne to be featured at Castleton Gallery
February 18, 2015
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…
‘Mini Mud!’ auditions coming soon to Chandler stage
February 18, 2015
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…
Annual gala and silent auction to benefit Carving Studio
February 18, 2015
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…
Ice cutting weekend at Farm & Wilderness
February 11, 2015
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…
Learn to make maple syrup in your own backyard
February 11, 2015
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…
The Outside Story: Catch a falling snowflake
February 11, 2015
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…
Make the most of your night out this Valentine’s Day
February 11, 2015
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…
