By Vern Grubinger University of Vermont extension vegetable and berry specialist  A vegetable garden is not complete without tomatoes. Local farm stands will soon be offering a wide selection of tomato transplants for your garden. Try a few different varieties! Most modern tomato varieties are hybrids. They’re vigorous, tolerant of some diseases and with fruit…

Saturday, May 13—READING—The Hall Art Foundation in Reading is gearing up to reopen for the season on May 13 with three new shows. The exhibition lineup is as follows: 1) Andy Warhol: small is beautiful A comprehensive and intimate retrospective of the paintings of Andy Warhol, including over 100 small format paintings from the Hall…

  Donors to receive gift cards and opportunity to win trip to MLB game in All-Star Game in Seattle When every second counts, blood products can provide lifesaving care. The American Red Cross asks the public to give blood or platelets during Trauma Awareness Month in May to keep hospitals prepared for all transfusion needs, including…

   The 2023 stock car racing season roared to life at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on Saturday, May 6, and the storylines already read like a novel. Third-generation driver Johnny Bruno was a first-time winner in his only planned appearance of the season, and Randy Ryan led an emotional charge for his family. Other first-time winners…

May—BARNARD—BarnArts fills May with live music in Barnard and Woodstock, and at schools throughout the Upper Valley! Two Global Music Residency artists will be visiting area schools for two separate weeks of workshops with additional public performances, and BarnArts 18-week Feast and Field Music Series kicks off May 25 at Fable Farm in Barnard with…

Saturday, May 6 at 5 p.m.—POULTNEY—Join Stone Valley Arts at 5pm on Saturday, May 6, for a celebration of writing and writers. For eight weeks in February and March, Middletown Springs author and writing coach Herb Childress led a group of 13 local writers through the process of creating a short story. From creating a…

  WEST RUTLAND—Stone sculptor Percy Kuta is scheduled to arrive on May 1 for a two-month residency at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center. A native of Zimbabwe, Kuta has worked primarily in local serpentine and looks forward to carving our famed Vermont marble. He will present his work in an artist talk during his visit.…

Saturday, May 6—RUTLAND—Head to Pine Hill Park for a community mountain bike fun ride and walk, adventure scramble, DJ, prizes, food truck and more. All to fundraise for Homelessness Prevention. Homeless Prevention Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit serving Vermont families and individuals who are homeless or at-risk. Your participation in this all-ages outdoor community event…

Saturday and Sunday, May 6-7—POULTNEY & RUTLAND—Come Alive Outside and its partners are inviting Star Wars fans of all ages and abilities to get out on the trails for their third annual Jedi Trails! Jedi Trails will be taking place on May 6 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Poultney at River and Rail Trail near…

Every year volunteers in Vermont pick up the litter before the grasses and wildflowers start to grow. Green Up Vermont’s mission is to promote the stewardship of our state’s natural landscape and waterways, and the livability of our communities by involving people in Green Up Day while raising public awareness about the health, economic, and visual benefits…

  During the spring fish spawning season, the Dept. of Environmental Conservation (DEC) reminds Vermonters that permitted lake encroachment construction projects (like shoreline stabilization or projects that disturb the lakebed) in public lakes and ponds are typically not allowed from March 15 to July 1. Examples of lake encroachment construction projects that are not allowed during…

By Deborah J. Benoit It’s finally spring (never mind any snow still on the ground). Daffodils have emerged, their buds anxious to open. Soon tulips (Tulipa), perhaps the most anticipated flowers of spring, will grace front yards and town squares.  Tulips are so plentiful that sometimes we take their presence for granted. They’re common flowers,…

  Proceeds benefit the Springfield Humane Society  Saturday, April 29, at 3 p.m.—SPRINGFIELD— Head to the Great Hall in Springfield this Saturday from 3-7 p.m., to enjoy art, live music, entertainment, appetizers, beverages, and learn about the Springfield Humane Society’s mission, present state, and future.  “We speak for those who cannot speak for themselves,” the…

Submissions are open for all categories The guys who brought you the first ever Vermont Comedy Festival this past December are at it again with the first ever Vermont Film Festival. The comedy fest will be an annual thing and the hope for this is to follow the same blueprint. I sat down with founders/comedians…

By Elsie Lynn Parini/Addison County Independent There was a moment when Fran Bull decided to be an artist: “I remember sitting on a commuter train back in the ’70s, traveling from Setauket, Long Island, to New York City,” Bull explains in her online biography. “I was in my late 20s, a person of many interests,…