Oct. 16-17 at 11 a.m. — BELLOWS FALLS — Celebrate fall in your favorite flannel this weekend at Rockingham Hill Farm, at the second-ever Southern Vermont Flannel Festival. Attended by nearly 2,000 people in Oct. 2019, the party returns after a year off with a two-day schedule packed full of fun for the whole family.…

By Angelo Lynn BRANDON — The town of Brandon is one of a dozen communities throughout central and southern Vermont that is in the running as the permanent home of SolarFest, the renewable energy festival that has drawn thousands of people annually for the past 25 years. The festival is known for its high-energy musical…

FAIR HAVEN — Members of the Fair Haven Historical Society are happy to report that their new book, "Fair Haven Memories II," has been picked up at the printer's and is ready. The book, which is nearly double in size from our last book, took several years to put together. There are basically three sections…

Vermont Everyone Eats (VEE), the innovative Covid-19 response program that provides meal assistance to Vermonters while supporting local restaurants, farmers, and food producers, has received an extension to continue through December of this year. Program managers had anticipated that meals would end on Sept. 30, but with funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA),…

Sunday, Oct. 17 at 11:30 a.m. — KILLINGTON — 20th annual Killington Bridal Show is back at the Killington Grand Hotel at Killington Resort. Vermont Wedding Association (VWA) bridal shows have been voted the top bridal shows in the industry by brides, grooms and wedding professionals. Come celebrate your engagement and meet wedding professionals. The…

FAIR HAVEN — Fair Haven Concerned (FHC) thanks you for all your support during the past few weeks of fundraising efforts. As many of you might know, the number of neighbors needing help is growing rapidly and Fair Haven Concerned is doing all that they can to assist them. However, the need for volunteers is…

Festival presents 'The Honky Tonk Angels: A country musical' Oct. 12-31 — SOUTH POMFRET —ArtisTree Music Theatre Festival welcomes the reopening of live theater entertainment with the country musical, "The Honky Tonk Angels," written by Ted Swindley.  Directed and choreographed by Gary John La Rosa and with music direction by Josh D. Smith, the three-member cast will feature Kimberly Doreen Burns, Allie Seibold and Nikki Switzer accompanied by a…

Saturday, Oct. 16 at 1-4 p.m. — CASTLETON —The Greater Killington Women’s Club invites you for a bike ride to celebrate autumn on the D&H Rail Trail in Castleton. (Rain date Sunday, Oct. 17). This is a very flat & scenic dirt/gravel trail so no skinny tires! The plan is to meet at the Castleton…

Oct. 16-17 — POULTNEY — Stone Valley Arts at Fox Hill (SVA) in Poultney looks forward to welcoming dance enthusiasts safely back to the art center for a powerful and commanding modern dance performance this October. SVA proudly presents "Twelve Dancers (Works-in Progress)," a project of Vital Spark North. The art center, located at 145…

Wednesday, Oct. 13 at 4:30 p.m. — FAIR HAVEN — Looking for some good books? Then the Friends of the Fair Haven Free Library is the place to go. The book sales are held once per month throughout the fall and winter months. They hope to be able to offer more dates in the spring.…

Saturday, Oct. 16 at 10 a.m. — POULTNEY — The Horace Greeley Foundation will hold its 19th annual Horace Greeley Writers’ Symposium on Saturday, Oct. 16. The event will be held at the United Baptist Church on the Green in East Poultney from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to aspiring writers, published…

RUTLAND — As part of the Same Sun movie series at the Norma Patterson Drive-In, the Paramount Theatre continues its movie series with Halloween-themed shows throughout the month of October at the Vermont State Fairgrounds in Rutland. Oct. 15 — Nightmare Before Christmas: Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloween Town, seeks a new thrill…

By Brooke Geery This time last year, Vermont was in a drought. The woods were in danger of catching on fire, and even did once or twice. As a newbie mushroom forager, I relished the challenge (and thrill) of finding good edibles. I had some success, and when I did, I gleefully gloated on social…

Sunday, Oct. 10 at 11 a.m. — PITTSFORD — The Pittsford Sheep Festival has been offering free family entertainment for over 25 years. This year it will be held on Sunday, Oct. 10, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Pittsford Recreation Area off Furnace Road in Pittsford. Local craft vendors, felters and spinners…

Saturday, Oct. 9 at 11 a.m. — LUDLOW — The Ludlow Rotary Club (LRC) is sponsoring its 30th annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, Oct. 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  The cook-off will be located at the traffic light on Depot Street. Proceeds will benefit the Ludlow Rotary Charitable Fund to enable the LRC…