By Andrea Knepper Many home-grown fruits and vegetables require pollination to develop fruit and seeds. Approximately 75% of all food crops grown in the United States depend on bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators. However, pollinator populations worldwide are decreasing due to habitat loss, disease and environmental contaminants.   We can all support pollinators by creating…

  By Jodi Larison Container gardening is a good option if you have limited space or want to be able to alter your environment by moving pots around. You will have fewer plant diseases and weeds and less physical stress as containers can be placed at a height requiring less bending. Before deciding to start…

  Monday-Thursday, June 19-22—KILLINGTON—The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) returns to Killington for the 12th annual Golf Performance Center Killington Junior Golf Championship. Green Mountain National Golf Course (GMNGC) will host the 54-hole tournament mid-week starting Monday, June 19 throught Thursday, June 22, with 132 boys and girls (ages 12-19) competing. Last year, Leonardo Vieira…

  WOODSTOCK—With summer heating up, a great way to cool off is at Union Arena in Woodstock where a number of youth hockey camps and clinics will be held. Each clinic will focus on different techniques aiming to enhance skaters and players abilities in focused areas.  Some of the clinics include: Hockey skating clinic with…

  Saturday, June 17—RUTLAND—Mountainside Mutts is offering a 4 week course with a focus on helping your four-legged friend to keep physically fit and agile while also stimulating its mind and strengthening the bond between you. The course starts this Saturday. Offered in a short class format led by Diane Sullivan and assisted by Als…

  Friday-Sunday, June16-18—BARNARD—BarnArts production of “Arcadia” will debut this weekend at the old Feast & Field location (1544 Royalton Turnpike, Barnard). Performances are Friday and Saturday nights at 7 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 4 p.m. this weekend and next (June 16-18 and 23-25). Written by Tom Stoppard, directed by Christopher Peirce, and produced outdoors…

  Grand opening held Saturday Saturday, June 17—BRIDGEWATER—Woodstock artist Pete Landis is opening a new contemporary art gallery in the Bridgewater Mill Mall.  Landis grew up in Hartland, went to Woodstock High School and then moved to New York City to receive his masters of industrial design degree from Pratt Institute in 2013 and his…

  Sunday, June 18—MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS—The 48th annual Strawberry Festival offers a classic summer treat at the Middletown Springs Historical Society from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday.  The festival includes a craft fair, live music, a new exhibit about historical childhood (1850-1920), and a children’s program with historic play activities. Strawberry lovers are invited to the Historical…

  Saturday, June 17—KILLINGTON—The 13th annual Vermont Adaptive Charity Challenge, presented by Killington Resort will be held at the Skyeship Base Area this Saturday.  The Vermont Adaptive Charity Challenge is an annual event to enjoy the beauty of Vermont through cycling, mountain biking, paddling, and hiking, all while raising funds for the state’s largest nonprofit organization committed…

  POULTNEY — Stone Valley Arts announces the opening of Celebrating Abenaki Art, Heritage, and Culture art show and events in collaboration with the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association.  The show opens in May and runs through Sunday, July 30.   The community is invited to meet some of the artists at a reception on Saturday, June…

Sunday, June 11 — Cavendish — Born most likely in West Africa, enslaved, and a soldier in the AmericanRevolutionary War, Peter Tumbo spent the last 40 years of his life in Cavendish. He was married when he moved to Cavendish, remarried while here and was reputed to be a man of good moral character, and…

  The Michael Zsoldos Quartet brings world-class jazz to BarnArts Feast & Field Music Series this Thursday, June 8. Woodstock sax virtuoso Michael Zsoldos shares the stage with Jason Ennis on guitar, Conor Meehan on drums, and Matt Cory on bass. This ensemble is known for an interpretation of jazz that’s enjoyed equally by fans…

  For its annual performance the  Vermont Center for Dance Education will return to the Paramount Theatre with “The Wizard of Oz,”  an event suitable for all ages featuring current students and alumni. “The Wizard of Oz” will take place on Sunday, June 11 at the Paramount Theatre at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.  Tickets…

By Deborah J. Benoit  Late spring is a wonderful time in the garden. The garden transitions from a period of monochrome browns as sleeping perennials begin to awaken. Suddenly, leaves unfurl and dormant perennials emerge. The garden becomes green again.  For those of us who love color, that green is accompanied by the bloom of…

  Sunday, June 11—Rutland – For the Love of Kids Car Show will display hot rods, vintage vehicles, muscle cars and more at the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland this Sunday for an event to benefit The Shriners Hospital.  All admission fees for spectator, show cars, or swap meet are by donation. All proceeds go…