Saturday, Oct. 28, 10 a.m.—QUECHEE—The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) invites children and adults alike to its 13th annual Hoots & Howls event on Saturday, Oct. 28, at the VINS Nature Center in Quechee. Hoots & Howls returns this year with another […]
Tag: Halloween
Lothrop PTO organizes Trunk or Treat
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 5:30 p.m.—PITTSFORD—Trunk or Treat is a Halloween event organized by the Lothrop Elementary PTO. This year, Halloween is Tuesday, Oct. 31. Trunk or Treat will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Local folks will decorate their trunks, gather […]
Costumes required for Wobbly’s annual benefit Halloween party
Tuesday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The Wobbly Barn’s legendary event returns this Halloween, Tuesday, Oct. 31, the annual tradition opening the venue for the season. It’s the Halloween party where costumes are required to get in, and the prizes are worth […]
RYT holds open auditions for “Boo! Thirteen Scenes from Halloween”
Sunday & Monday, Aug. 27-28—RUTLAND—Rutland Youth Theatre holds open auditions for the creepy “Boo! Thirteen Scenes from Halloween,” a play by Pat Cook. Produced by Saskia Hagen Groom and directed by Mikki Lane, “Boo! Thirteen Scenes from Halloween” is a […]
Prepare for a rocky road ‘til Halloween
By Cal Garrision, a.k.a. Mother of the Skye This week’s Horoscopes are coming out under the light of a Scorpio Moon, in the aftermath of a New Moon eclipse, with a chorus of background aspects that could go either way, […]
Dancing through the years
All girls probably remember the first time they danced with a boy. And all boys probably remember the first time they danced with a girl. How could one forget? The adjective “awkward” is probably an accurate way to describe the […]
Of parades and parties
On Halloween night, Saturday, Oct. 31, parades and parties hosted thousands of costumed locals and visitors to the region. At two of the bigger gatherings prizes were awarded, and folks put up amazing designs to win! Wobbly Barn, Killington The […]
Halloween type traditions
By Daris Howard While we were traveling through Peru, our university group spent many hours studying old churches, archeological digs, and ancient artifacts. But the thing I loved most was to see how common people lived, especially while traveling through […]
Halloweens from yesteryear
With Halloween right around the corner it’s fun to think about what that holiday was like back in the 50s and 60s–the time of my youth. “Back in the day” it was very unusual to see kids trick-or-treating any place […]
Run in your costume for Halloween 5K
Saturday, Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. — RUTLAND — Once again the annual dressing-up-in-costume kind of fun run/walk, the Halloween 5K will take place on Saturday, Oct. 31 in downtown Rutland. This spirited 5K is more about fun than frights and is […]