Leisure

Holiday pet food drive

WILMINGTON - The Windham Disaster Animal Response Team is hosting a holiday pet food drive at Shaw’s on Saturday, December 4, from 10 am to 2 pm. WinDART is accepting donations of dry and canned dog and cat food, along with cat litter, which will be distributed to pet families at the December...

Kevin Parry hosts open mic

BRATTLEBORO - Kevin Parry will host open mic for acoustic musicians every Monday from 6 to 8 pm at the River Garden Marketplace. Sign up online at kevinparrymusic.com or in person on Monday after 5 pm. More information is available at rivergardenmarketplace.com.

Amanda Carr

Big band at Jazz Center gala

BRATTLEBORO - The Vermont Jazz Center’s Big Band will present its annual scholarship gala on Friday, December 3, at 8 pm. This year the band will be featuring vocalist Amanda Carr, who has sung with the Boston Pops, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller’s orchestras, and many others. Two years have passed...

Fire department virtual auction

NEWFANE - The 19th annual silent auction to benefit the NewBrook Fire and Rescue Department went live Saturday, November 27, and will continue through Monday, December 6, at 11:45 pm. There are over 190 items available to bid on including food, lodging, and services gift certificates; Shippee...

Holiday shopping, jingle bell jogging

BRATTLEBORO - “Holly Days, Holly Nights” will run from Friday, December 3, to Sunday, December 5, this year. Thirty-one businesses are participating to help consumers check off some names on their holiday list.
Consumers who shop at participating businesses for special deals - with the “...

Brattleboro tree lighting Friday

BRATTLEBORO - Join the Downtown Brattleboro Alliance for their annual tree lighting ceremony in Pliny Park on Friday, December 3, at 5 pm. This is a community tradition where people gather around the tree, close their eyes, and, together, set an intention for the holiday month.
Join the...

Children play in the woods at a previous nature walk.

Hogback Mountain walk for kids

MARLBORO - Interested in learning more about the wintery world? Come up to Hogback on Saturday, December 4, to join Southern Vermont Natural History Museum educators for a casual walk around the Hogback Mountain Conservation Area. This will be a kid-directed event intended to foster activity,...

Santa and an elf ask children if they were naughty or nice at a visit to the Dover Free Library in 2015. File

Santa Claus is coming to Dover

DOVER - Santa Claus cometh to the Dover Free Library, bearing gifts for children on Saturday, December 4, from 3 to 5 pm. There will be music by Andy Davis and craft activities. Food pantry donations are requested at this event. Facemasks are required.
On Monday, December 6, the Dover...

Workshop tour part of BMAC show

PUTNEY - Fine woodworker Richard Bissell will lead a tour of his workshop and showroom on Sunday, December 5, at 2 pm. This event is offered in connection with the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center exhibit “Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers: Evolving Traditions.”
Bissell is among the 21...

Vermont Maple Conference returns

VERMONT - The 2021 Vermont Maple Conference will be held Monday, December 8, to Thursday, December 11. The conference will offer options for both online and in-person learning with 15 informative sessions led by maple industry experts and maple producers. This is the first time since January 2020...