Community Events

Children’s author reading

WILMINGTON- Bartelby’s Books, 17 West Main Street, invites the public to join them for a reading, discussion, and signing with Christy Mihaly, author of “Hey, Hey, Hay! A Tale of Bales and the Machines That Make Them.”
The reading will take place on Saturday, November 10, at 2 pm, at the...

Developmental screenings

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The Windham Southwest Supervisory Union offers free developmental screenings for 3-, 4-, and 5-year-olds not yet in kindergarten. The purpose of a screening is to give parents information about their child’s readiness skills, speech and language development, and motor skills....

Fun at the library

DOVER- On Monday, November 5, the Dover Free Library presents the feature film “All Quiet on the Western Front,” starring Lew Ayres, Louis Wolheim, and Slim Summerville. Showtime is 5 pm. Runtime is 172 minutes. This film is not rated.
On Tuesday, November 6, movie night at the...

Soup and Stew Supper

JACKSONVILLE- On Saturday, November 3, from 5 to 7 pm, the Jacksonville Community Church, Route 112, is hosting its annual Soup and Stew Supper, offering a large variety of soups, stews, salad, and dessert.
Suggested donation is $10 for adults, $5 for children age 10 and under. Children...

Open grant applications

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The Rotary Club of the Deerfield Valley is accepting quarterly applications for grant funding for charitable and community service organizations. Applications received by the Monday, November 26, deadline are reviewed by the fund board and a decision is reached within two weeks...

The Loose Knit Group of the West Dover Congregational Church will hold a fundraiser to support the area.

Fundraiser to support church and community

DOVER- Come on down to the Dover Town Hall on Saturday, November 3, from 6 to 8 pm for supper. The Loose Knit Group of the West Dover Congregational Church will hold a fundraiser to support the community and the church. For the very first time a Souper Supper will be held at which ticket holders...

Movie night at the library

DOVER- Tuesday, October 30, is horror movie night at the Dover Free Library with a showing of the feature film “Mom and Dad,” starring Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair.
This pitch-black horror-comedy takes you to a land of worldwide mass hysteria, where for 24 brutal hours, parents turn...

Halloween fun all across the valley

Free Halloween pizza party
JACKSONVILLE- On Wednesday, October 31, from 5 to 7 pm, parents and children of all ages are invited to gather at the Whitingham Municipal Center, 2948 Route 100, for a free Halloween pizza party.
The Whitingham Free Public Library and the...

Explore the human impulse with author

WILMINGTON- On Saturday, October 27, Vermont author Jon Clinch will be appearing at Memorial Hall, 14 West Main Street.
The prize-winning author will be presenting “Between the Lines of Huckleberry Finn” at 8 pm. His talk will explore the human impulse to look behind the scenes of novels...

Jimmy Knapp, left, and Bruce Avery, right, played music at the Gilfeather Turnip Festival in 2012.

Celebrate the state’s veggie at festival

WARDSBORO- On Saturday, October 27, from 10 am to 3 pm, people will come from all over New England to celebrate Vermont’s state vegetable at the Gilfeather Turnip Festival.
Craft and farmers’market vendors will arrive early on festival day to set up shop inside and outside of town hall and...