Friday, Saturday, Sunday, March 17-19—WOODSTOCK—BarnArts will perform The Good Doctor by Neil Simon and Anton Chekhov, opening March 17 at the Woodstock Town Hall Theatre. The show will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Simon adapted these Chekhovian tales for Broadway in the 1970s with a cast of five but…

Saturday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m.—WHITE RIVER JCT—The Briggs Opera House in White River Junction will be filled with music from singer-songwriter Brooks Hubbard at a special benefit concert on Saturday, March 18. The event supports Good Neighbor Health Clinic/Red Logan Dental Clinic.  “We’re excited to bring this great event to the Upper Valley,” said Heather Grohbrugge, interim…

Saturday, March 18, at 6 p.m.—LUDLOW— Mt. Hilly Runners will present the Trail Running Film Festival 2023 this Saturday in Ludlow. The Trail Running Film Festival is a great night of films, inspiration, and community. Come celebrate running as a universal practice. Come explore our collective and individual potential, and let’s pursue our wildest dreams. …

Friday and Saturday, March 17-18—KILLINGTON—The New England Masters Ski Racing (NEMS Racing) will be coming to Killington on Friday and Saturday to race in the finals for the New England Masters. There will be two Slalom races on Friday and two Giant Slalom races on Saturday. The masters racing season will close out on Saturday night with…

If you or someone you know would like to go turkey hunting this spring, but they have never taken a hunter education course, this is the time to act. Vermont’s volunteer hunter education instructors are now holding a limited number of courses throughout the state. A person must pass the hunter education course before they can purchase their…

Saturday, March 11 at 10 a.m.—RUTLAND— Vermont’s Original Pregnancy & Baby Expo will be held March 11, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Rutland Elks Lodge. The one day event is the only of its kind in Vermont. Attendees will gather information on local products, services and support all pertaining to conception, pregnancy, birthing education…

Saturday, March 11, at 11a.m.—WOODSTOCK—Vermont’s own renowned pastry chef and cookbook author Gesine Bullock-Prado has a new cookbook, “My Vermont Table: Recipes for All (Six) Seasons” releasing this month. She will be coming to the Norman Williams Public Library in Woodstock to talk about it with Mary King, a writer, former restaurant manager, and fellow food enthusiast at…

A sold-out crowd filled the barn at The Mountain Top Inn & Resort March 3 for the annual gala titled  A Dam Good Time, hosted by the Chittenden Dammers snowmobile club. A gourmet buffet dinner was enjoyed by all while live music by talented local musician Ryan Fuller played throughout the evening.  The beauty of…

March 1-May 31—QUECHEE—Experience the beauty of owls through the artwork of painters Betsy Smith and Diana Clegg Brown. Betsy Smith’s artwork is a celebration of the amazing natural world around us, from distant galaxies to the fascinating wild creatures with whom we share our sacred Earth. Her preferred mediums are watercolors and acrylics, and she…

Saturday, March 11—BARNARD—Experience dinner plus over four hours of music, including New Orleans jazz & swing, roaring 20s dance swing & new world soul from the African diaspora at the Barnard Town Hall. Here’s this year’s musical line up: •5:30 p.m.  Michael Zsoldos & Ben Kogan (New Orleans jazz/swing) •7 p.m Speak Easy Prohibition Band:…

Sunday, March 12, at 11 a.m.—KILLINGTON—Head to the second floor of the Snowshed Lodge in the ballroom from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday to sample a selection of special Vermont foods. The Ski Vermont Specialty Food Day Tour visits member ski areas with local Vermont food and beverage vendors. This pop-up farmers' market style event…

Saturday, March 11 at 11:30 a.m.—KILLINGTON— Head to Killington for a global day to celebrate the legacy of Jake Burton Carpenter. Ride, hike, surf, skate, wax your board, whatever moves you—just get creative and have as much fun as possible! Killington Resort will provide free stickers, die-cuts, and more in thanks for coming out (while supplies last).…

Saturday, March 11—PICO MOUNTAIN—Join the return of the Vertical Challenge on Saturday. The Vertical Challenge (VC) is a series of free casual ski and snowboard races held at ski resorts throughout the Northeast during each winter season. Skiers and snowboarders are divided by gender and age to compete for gold, silver, and bronze medals in each category. The…

Monday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.—RUTLAND—Head to the Paramount Theatre in downtown Rutland this Monday to see the world famous Toto! Collectively Toto has over two billion streams worldwide on all streaming services. Just last year one of their biggest hits “Africa” went from being a Platinum single to being recently recertified 6X Platinum.  The band has…

By Alan Sculley, Last Word Features Not long ago – in 2019, to be exact – it looked like Toto’s long and successful run might have really come to an end. In the time leading up to the split, there were questions about the future involvement of founding member, keyboardist David Paich, and long-time keyboardist…