Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 5:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Green Mountain Power (GMP) College Connections series is hosting a presentation titled “Energy and Culture: Sustainable Building and Civic Engagement” on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the Energy Innova- tion Center, 68-70 Merchants Row in downtown Rutland. The free public event begins at 5:30 p.m. and…

Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. — PROCTORSVILLE — The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association invites the Cavendish community and all of its neighbors to the Proctorsville Green on Route 131 on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. to listen to the Voodoo Alien Blues Band. This event is the penultimate concert in the series. The Rutland based all star rhythm and blues band is led by local blues legend Steve Audsley and appears regularly at…

WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will host its 28th Annual Quilt Exhibition from Aug. 1 – Sept. 21, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily, featuring quilts made by quilters residing in Windsor County. The exhibition will include quilting activities and demonstrations for every age and skill level, with quilters on…

Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. BELMONT — Fragrant honeysuckle, dainty pink blooms of multiflora rose, vivid swaths of purple loosestrife – what could be wrong with these pretty wild plants? Unfortunately, they’re all among the many invasive species that are spreading locally, crowding out the plants we want and, in some cases, endangering human health.…

Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. RUTLAND — The Paramount Theatre will broadcast the upcoming ‘Monty Python Live (mostly)’ show (filmed at London’s acclaimed O2 Arena) on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets ($17) are available at the venue box office located at 30 Center Street in downtown Rutland, charge-by-phone at 802-775-0903 or online at…

Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. CASTLETON — Castleton College is pleased to present American Longboards as part of the 19th Annual Castleton Summer Concert Series on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Castleton Pavilion. The American Longboards are a drum driven surf spectacular featuring energetic 60’s throwbacks ranging from Dick Dale to the…

Aug. 4-9 W. RUTLAND — How do you take a clay model and carve it in marble two, three, or even 10 times larger? Normally, you would have to learn this rare skill in Italy. But this summer, The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland will offer a special, 6-day course in advanced Italian…

Monday, Aug. 4 at 11 a.m. RUTLAND — The American Lung Association of the Northeast is partnering with the Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Community Health Team to expand its Better Breathers Club that meets monthly in Rutland. Better Breather Clubs are support groups for those who suffer from asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer and other…

Photo submitted The resort town of Amity Island, as portrayed in the classic thriller, “Jaws.”  Saturday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. LUDLOW — FOLA’s next movie will be “Jaws,” the record-breaking film by Steven Spielberg, at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. “Jaws” is a 1975 American thriller film directed…

Photo submitted HARUKA YABUNO AND EHUD ETTUN Saturday, Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m. BRANDON — The improvisatory and “conversational” Yabuno Ettun Project (YEP) performs at Brandon Music on Aug., 2 at 7:30 p.m. YEP is a highly creative collaboration between Japanese pianist Haruka Yabuno and Israeli bassist Ehud Ettun. The duo describes their music as “on…

Photo courtesy of Okemo Mountain Resort Aug. 1-3 LUDLOW — Okemo Mountain Resort will host its annual Hops in the Hills Beer & Wine Festival and Chicken Wing Championship for three days, Aug. 1-3. Jackson Gore will be the setting for enjoying the outdoors and sampling a variety of beer and wine from regional and national…

Photo submitted THE CONNOR SISTERS Thursday, July 31 at 7 p.m. FAIR HAVEN — Snake Mountain Bluegrass will be taking center stage in the gazebo on the green in the Fair Haven Park on Thursday, July 31. The concert begins at 7 p.m. and is the seventh in the Fair Haven Concerts in the Park summer…

Thursday, July 31 at 5 p.m. KILLINGTON — On Thursday, July 31, the Killington Parks and Recreation Department will host the second annual Chili Cook-Off, presented by The Mountain Times, at the Sherburne Memorial Library on River Road from 5-8 p.m. Join the competition and bring your best chili as businesses from around the region compete…

Photo courtesy of Town of Killington SANTA MAMBA Saturday, Aug. 2 at 3:30 p.m. KILLINGTON — Santa Mamba will perform a free concert at the Killington Resort’s K-1 Base Area on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 3:30-6 p.m. The free concert is part of the Town of Killington’s Cooler in the Mountains summer concert series. Santa Mamba…

Photo submitted Participants taking part in the craft of chair caning, at BRAM’s 2013 workshop Saturday, Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. LUDLOW — The Black River Academy Museum will hold a chair caning workshop on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Museum. The class will be taught by the museum’s Director, Georgia Brehm…