Sunday, Sept. 7 at 3 p.m. — RUTLAND — Please join the Rutland County Democrats at the grand opening of the downtown Rutland headquarters on Sunday, Sept. 7 from 3-5 p.m., where Governor Shumlin will be the speaker. The location of the former Book King on 11 Center Street will be the site of the fall election…

Sunday, Sept. 7 — PLYMOUTH NOTCH — The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site welcomes four outstanding regional musicians for the Grace Coolidge Musicale on Sunday, Sept. 7.  Abigail Charbeneau, Roger Ellsworth, Gary Hodges, and Bozena O’Brien will perform in the Coolidge Museum & Education Center at 4 p.m. Refreshments follow at the site’s restaurant, The Wilder…

Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. — RUTLAND — Castleton College and The Paramount Theatre are proud to offer the first of two collaborative arts and culture events, Bess O’Brien’s documentary, “The Hungry Heart,” showing on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. The film examines the world of prescription drug addiction through the lens of a pediatrician…

Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. — PITTSFORD — Join the Otter Valley Aquarium Society on Tuesday, Sept. 9 for an illustrated lecture by renowned tropical fish expert Steve Lundblad of Portland, OR. The lecture, entitled “Bringing the Unique to Your Aquarium,” will be presented at 7 p.m. at the Maclure Library located on US Rte.…

Tuesday, Sept. 9 at 6 p.m. – RUTLAND TOWN — As part of its campaign to encourage residents to get involved in reducing storm-water pollution, the Town of Rutland is sponsoring an event along Moon Brook installing markers on storm drains. Volunteers also will deliver door hangers to area residents. The event, “No Dumping, Drains to…

Thursday, Sept. 11 — BRIDGEWATER — Come and sing with the Bridgwater Community Chorus, led by Marcia  Bender, with music from South Africa, shape-note songs, music by Malcolm Daglish and Ysaye M. Barnwell and others. Everyone is welcome, with the hope of  many joining from surrounding communities. Chorus will meet on Thursday evenings from 7 - 8:30 p.m. at…

Over a dozen restaurants feature prix-fixe menus for two at $42.41 Sept. 6-13 — KILLINGTON — The Town of Killington has announced the return of Killington Restaurant Week, Sept. 6 - 13. The promotion features fixed-price menus at over a dozen restaurants in town, giving Killington region residents and visitors the opportunity to sample different…

Killington Classic Motorcycle Rally, Hay Festival,  and Cooler in the Mountains concert featured this weekend KILLINGTON — Visitors to Killington this fall will once again be greeted by large hay sculptures. Amid the mountain vistas and fall foliage, they may find themselves face-to-face with a 25-foot bear or 30-foot moose! A Vermont Chamber of Commerce Top…

Thursday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. — PAWLET — The Pawlett Historical Society is very happy to be hosting “The Idea of Vermont,” a presentation by Green Mountain College professor Laird Christensen, on Thursday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m., at Pawlet Public Library. Professor Christensen will explore Vermont’s evolution, shaped both by the idea of Vermont and…

Thursday, Aug. 28 at 8 p.m. — HUBBARDTON — Head to the Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site in Hubbardton Thursday, Aug. 28 from 8 - 11 p.m. for “Deep Space Night.” Take a good look at satellites, the stars, and planets of deep space with members of the Green Mountain Alliance of Amateur Astronomers. If the weather is inclement,…

Thursday, Aug. 28 at 12:30 p.m. — CASTLETON —  The Christine Price Gallery at Castleton College will feature the works of local Middletown Springs artist Mareva Millarc running from Aug. 25 through Oct. 3, with an artist reception scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 28 at 12:30 p.m. Entitled “Absolutely Abstract” the exhibit will feature a variety of…

RUTLAND — The Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland is featuring the works of local Vermont artist Carolyn Enz Hack currently running, through Sept. 20. Entitled “Power and Energy” the exhibit features paintings, large drawings and paper sculptures, including both abstract and representational imagery. Each piece is a meditation on the nature of change and the mystery…