Saturday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. — RUTLAND — Chaffee Downtown is pleased to present “Oil & Water,” featuring husband and wife artists, Peter Huntoon and Mareva Millarc. The title, “Oil & Water” references the mediums of oil and watercolor paint and the marriage between Huntoon and Millarc, who use both media. The exhibit will open Saturday, Nov.…

Saturday, Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. — POULTNEY — Poultney Fire Department, a 125-year-old department of Poultney citizen volunteers, has been selected to receive the 2014 Poultney Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award. The public is cordially invited to join the Chamber in honoring Poultney Fire Department’s present and past member volunteers at a public reception to be held…

Nov. 1 & 2 — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will feature Wagon Ride Weekends each Saturday and Sunday in Nov., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., beginning Nov. 1 and 2.  Board the farm wagon pulled by a team of draft horses for a brisk ride around the farm. Rides will be…

Sunday, Nov. 2 at 10 a.m. — Join Maura Clancy, of Red Barn Baskets, for a one day basket making workshop at the Compass Music and Arts Center on Sunday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. No experience is necessary. Just in time for the holidays, participants will make their own versatile market basket. Use it…

Monday, Nov. 3 & Tuesday, Nov. 4 — ROCHESTER — The Rochester School PTO’s Scholastic Book Fair will be held in the Family and Consumer Science room on Monday, Nov. 3 from 3 - 6 p.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 4 from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. There will be an online component for those unable to attend. The online book…

Tuesday, Nov. 4 at 5:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — The GMP College Connections lecture series is hosting its next energy discussion on Tuesday, Nov. 4 at the Energy Innovation Center, 68-70 Merchants Row in Downtown Rutland. The free public event begins at 5:30 p.m. and will last approximately an hour. Light refreshments will be served. College of St. Joseph’s…

Thursday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. — RUTLAND — Banjo virtuosos and husband-and-wife musical adventurers with divergent areas of specialty, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn will take to the Paramount Theatre stage on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 8 p.m. – only three weeks after the release of their much awaited and critically acclaimed self-titled debut album. Banjoists…

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 24-26 — WOODSTOCK — Pentangle Players present “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre. Considered one of the most enduring shows of all time, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s irresistible family-friendly musical about Joseph the Dreamer is coming to the Woodstock Town Hall stage with an ensemble of talented actors…

Friday-Sunday, Oct. 24-26 — ROCHESTER — The White River Valley Players bring their acclaimed production of “Ransom,” a Civil War play with music, to venues in Rochester, Middlebury, and Randolph. The show was written and first performed by WRVP in 2010, then had its professional premiere by Lost Nation Theater in 2013. Inspired by the letters of…

Friday, Oct. 24 at 5 p.m. — CASTLETON — Looking for a “wild” family-based adventure for Halloween this year? The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is inviting families to attend the annual Halloween Wildlife Festival and Jack-o’Lantern Hike at the Education Center of the Edward F. Kehoe Green Mountain Conservation Camp on Point of Pine Road in…

Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. — TINMOUTH — John Gillette & Sarah Mittlefehldt return to Tinmouth’s Old Firehouse on Friday, Oct. 24 at 7:30 p.m. This is the final concert in the 2014 Series. Work is underway by the volunteer organizers to be sure there is music in the Old Firehouse starting in April. John and…

Saturday, Oct. 25 at 3 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum will host the 5th Annual Woodstock Vermont Film Series beginning on Saturday, Oct. 25 and continuing through April 4, 2015. Fifteen films and documentaries from around the world have been selected for the big screen in the museum’s theater, with high definition digital projection and…

Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 25 & 26 – WEST PAWLET — The 2014 Fall “Share The Warmth” Clothing Drive and Giveaway will be held at the Mettawee Community School, 5788 VT Route 153, West Pawlet on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 25 and 26, between 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. This semi-annual clothing drive and giveaway at Mettawee Community School…

Saturday, Oct. 25 at 9 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Saturday, Oct. 25 marks the 100th sale for Glad Rags, a non-profit based in Woodstock. The sale will be held from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 1 - 3 p.m., at the Masonic Temple, 30 Pleasant Street in Woodstock. Each year the sale features the best of…

Saturday, Oct. 25 at 10 a.m. — QUECHEE — The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) invites both children and adults to Hoots & Howls, a seasonal fall event on Saturday, Oct. 25 at the VINS Nature Center in Quechee. This fun, educational and exciting Halloween event is an all-day affair, beginning at 10 a.m. and ending…