Guilford

Benefit concert offering sweet harmonies

GUILFORD- Bard Owl, the acoustic duo of Breeze Verdant and Annie Landenberger, presents a concert to benefit Loaves and Fishes, meals for the hungry, on Saturday, August 12, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.
Offering sweet harmonies and driving rhythms on old tunes, new, and originals, Bard Owl will...

New community park planned, Thanksgiving pie fundraiser

GUILFORD - On Saturday, November 19, from 11 am to 1 pm, the public is invited to stop in at the celebration held by the Guilford Park Committee showcasing the plans for the newest community park in Guilford. This will take place on Bee Barn Road in the center of Algiers Village, south of the...

A 2021 untitled work by Alison Crossley in her studio. The acrylic on primed canvas art piece is 4 feet by 20 feet. Photo by Kelly Fletcher

Family of artists featured

BRATTLEBORO - A trio of Halifax artists are being spotlighted in “Eggshells & Cheekbones,” a gallery show at 118 Elliot, which will run for the month of September.
The show presents recent work by Alison Crossley, Tristan Roberts, and Felix Roberts, a family of three who make art...

Music at the Guilford Fair

GUILFORD - Five acts will perform live music at the Guilford Fair, held rain or shine from Saturday to Monday, September 3, 4 and 5, at the fairgrounds on Weatherhead Hollow Road.
On Saturday, September 3, from 2 to 4 pm will be a free pre-fair concert open to the public by The Case...

Maple syrup donated by Coombs Family Farms will be raffled off by the Guilford Community Church at Saturday’s celebration.

Church celebrates maple syrup with song, raffling off six gallons

GUILFORD - Due to COVID-19, the Sugar-on-Snow Supper at Guilford Community Church will be replaced with a “Celebration of Maple” via Zoom on Saturday, March 19, at 3 pm. Songs and stories will be shared by Peter and Mary Alice Amidon and Andy Davis. Six gallons of maple syrup will be raffled off...

Linda and Steve Lembke

New efforts to protect Vermont’s rivers

VERMONT - In 2021, the Vermont River Conservancy took on two new and large projects in Guilford and Brattleboro, respectively, to improve wildlife habitat, keep communities safe, and ensure people will always have access to rivers for swimming, paddling, and fishing.
As an example of this...

Early Black state poet to be honored in Guilford

GUILFORD - The Brattleboro Words Trail is collaborating with community partners to host an official unveiling of a state historic marker recognizing the achievements of the nation’s first African-American poet Lucy Terry Prince, and her husband Abijah Prince. The two were early Black landowners...

State announces tax credits for rehab, revitalization downtown projects

SOUTHERN VERMONT - Gov. Phil Scott announced on Thursday, September 30, funding to support 28 rehabilitation and revitalization projects in 22 designated downtown and village centers, including projects in Bennington, Brattleboro, and Guilford.
In 2021, $3.6 million in tax credits will...

Julian Gerstin Sextet

Concerts mark holiday weekend

WINDHAM COUNTY - Labor Day weekend will be marked by myriad concerts around Windham County.
On Friday, September 3, from 5 to 7 pm, the Williamsville-based music duo, Bard Owl, will play the West Townshend Farmers’ Market. Bard Owl has been playing the region since 2016, offering sweet...

Pride Sunday services to be held

GUILFORD- St. Michael’s Episcopal Church celebrates Pride Sunday, June 27, at the 8 and 10:15 am services. All are invited to celebrate the fullness of the family of God, focusing on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members of that family.
The sermon will be offered by Darcey...