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OVAS hosts lecture on rare and unique species at Maclure

September 3, 2014
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.…

Town of Rutland sponsors Moon Brook storm drain-marking campaign

September 3, 2014
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…

Bridgewater Community Chorus seeks singers

September 3, 2014
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…

Killington Restaurant Week held Sept. 6-13

September 2, 2014
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…

Downhill Throwdown

August 28, 2014

Labor Day through Columbus Day Killington announces a lineup of events

August 28, 2014
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…

Pawlett Historical Society presents “The Idea of Vermont,” an evening with Laird Christensen

August 27, 2014
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…

Join amateur astronomers at Deep Space Night

August 27, 2014
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,…

Mareva Millarc to be featured at Christine Price Gallery

August 27, 2014
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…

Carolyn Enz Hack is featured artist at Castleton Downtown Gallery

August 27, 2014
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…

Point CounterPoint faculty return to Brandon Music for benefit concert

August 27, 2014
Friday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. — BRANDON — Members of Lake Dunmore’s Point CounterPoint faculty will perform a chamber music concert at Brandon Music on Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. to benefit the Compass Music and Arts Foundation. Performing are, Anton Miller (violin), Rita Porfiris (viola), Lawrence Zoernig (cello), Gili Sharett (bassoon) and Arielle Levioff (piano).…

Bread and Puppet returns to Bigtown Gallery

August 27, 2014
Friday, Aug. 29 at 3 p.m. — ROCHESTER — The Nothing Is Not Ready Circus is for the not yet existing upriser masses and their kids who need to practice their upriser skills by teaming up with butterflies, cockroaches and elephants. Lions, horses and dogs are also employed to invent the correct rhythmical patterns that fight planetary…

Ethiopian group, Debo Band performs cultural music concert at Castleton

August 27, 2014
Friday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton presents Ethiopian music group Debo Band on Friday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Casella Theater. Debo Band, an 11-member group from Boston, takes traditional Ethiopian music to a new level.  Before Ethiopia entered a difficult period of military rule and civil war, the 1960’s and…