Community Events

Halloween festivities

WILMINGTON- Downtown Wilmington has a series of spooky community events planned for Halloween.
To kick off Halloween weekend there will be a jack-o’-lantern display in River Bank Park sponsored by Shaw’s. Local students will carve pumpkins for the display; the public is invited and...

Seth Chatfield and Sonic Hepburn

Dress up and watch “Free Satan”

BRATTLEBORO– The unhinged late night comedy talk show with a philosophical twist, “Free Satan” is coming back for its final night of the first season at the Hooker-Dunham Theater, 139 Main Street, on Thursday, October 26, at 7:30 pm. This month’s edition is Halloween-themed and costumes are...

Help recover from July’s flooding

VERMONT- On Wednesday, October 25, the Rural Caucus invites Vermonters to share thoughts on what is necessary for rural Vermont to recover, adapt, and increase resilience in the wake of the July floods, from 5:30 to 7 pm via Zoom meeting.
They are looking for actionable ideas and insights...

Bob Boemig’s “Land Lift” sculpture

“Land Lift” sculpture turns 30 this year

BRATTLEBORO- Is it a park bench? A playground? A place of comfort and serenity? “Land Lift,” the sculpture made of steel, earth, and grass by landscape artist Bob Boemig that lies in front of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center—is all of those things.
Originally intended to last only a...

A performer at NECCA.

The Circus Spooktacular

BRATTLEBORO- Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22, at 4 pm, the New England Center for Circus Arts will put on “The Circus Spooktacular.”
It will feature the school’s elite coaches leading a high-energy circus romp full of acrobatics, aerials, and stunts. It’s sure to be a...

Concert for a good cause

SOUTH NEWFANE- Vermont Blues Society 2022 contest winner and singer-songwriter Jesse Lepkoff will present an afternoon of original songs in both Brazilian bossa nova and blues styles in the intimate and beautiful acoustics of the South Newfane Schoolhouse, 387 Dover Road, on Sunday, October 22,...

Stone Church concerts

BRATTLEBORO- Saturday, October 22, at 6:30 pm, Robber Robber, Rockin Worms, Perennial, and The Classicals perform at The Stone Church. Tickets are $12 advance and at the door. Tickets are available at Stonechurchvt.com.
Robber Robber (formerly known as Guy Ferrari) are purveyors of slimy...

Enchanted evening with Oren Gradus

BENNINGTON- Saturday, October 28, at 6:30 pm, spend an enchanted evening with Metropolitan Opera star Oren Gradus as he sings popular arias from beloved operas, classical Broadway show stoppers, and delightful art songs.
Following the concert, there will be a Q & A with the artist and...

Jensen to give studio tour

BRATTLEBORO- As part of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) “Hidden in the Hills” series that celebrates southern Vermont artists, painter Julia Jensen opens her Westminster West studio to the public on Saturday, October 21, at 3 pm.
Jensen will give visitors a tour of the...

Antje Duvekot

Folk music at Next Stage

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening of contemporary folk music with Antje Duvekot and Pete Bernhard on Sunday, October 22, at 7 pm at Next Stage at 15 Kimball Hill.
Tickets are $20 advance or $25 at the door and $10 livestream. Next Stage will provide...