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Next Stage spotlights Celtic music, jazz

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music will present an evening of Celtic music by Kalos, as well as bagpiper Dan Houghton and harpist Rachel Clemente on Friday, November 5, at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20 in advance, $24 at the door, and $5 virtual. On Sunday, November 7, at 3 pm, Bill...

Quartet plays 18th century chamber music

DOVER - Amphion Baroque will play 18th Century French and German Chamber Music at West Dover Congregational Church, 104 Route 100, Sunday, November 7, at 3 pm. The group will play works by Handel, Janitsch, Couperin, Hotteterre, Marais, Bach, and Telemann.
Amphion Baroque is a group of...

Bennington College students can’t wait to welcome prospective students at their upcoming fall open house.

Fall open house at Bennington College

BENNINGTON - Bennington College will host a fall open house Saturday, October 30, from 10 am to 3 pm at Cricket Hill Barn. This event will include an informal Q&A with faculty and current students, a financial aid workshop, campus tours - including a tour of secret spots around campus - and a...

Listening session about timely health care access

VERMONT - The Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems urges members of the public, including patients, providers, and caregivers, to participate in an upcoming virtual “listening session” Thursday, November 4, from noon to 2 pm. The session is being conducted by a state team looking...

Quick Picks (10/21 - 10/28)

Pizza and Bard Owl
TOWNSHEND - Bard Owl will perform Friday, October 22, at the West Townshend Country Store’s pizza night. T. Breeze Verdant and Annie Landenberger, joined by Bahman Mahdavi on bass, will play sweet harmonies, driving rhythms, and old-style tunes from 5 to...

Funny, fast-paced look at suffragists

VERMONT - Don’t miss Kathryn Blume, Sarah Mell, and Julia Sioss as they stop in southern Vermont this weekend to drum up new members for “The Suffragists Reenactment Society.”
Written by Mary Beth McNulty, this free, interactive show is a funny, fast-paced journey through the history of...

Library, Lions Club team up for trick-or-treat event

JACKSONVILLE - On Sunday, October 31, from 5 to 7 pm, the Whitingham Free Public Library and The Deerfield Valley Lions Club will host a trick-or-treat event and jack-o’-lantern display at the Whitingham Municipal Center.
Love Halloween and want to participate? Call (802) 368-7506 to...

Senegalese, Wabanaki artists start Next Stage season

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts Project reopens the doors of its home venue at 15 Kimball Hill this week with two concerts.
On Saturday, October 23 at 7:30 pm, enjoy an evening of percussion-driven world music by Rhythm Nomads featuring Massamba Diop. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the...

Halloween events begin Saturday

WILMINGTON - There are a series of fun community events planned downtown for Halloween this year.
First is the second annual Trunk O’ Treat held at the Wilmington Antique and Flea Market on Saturday, October 23. The event runs from 5 to 8 pm, with setup at 4 pm. Younger kids are invited to...

Gilfeather Turnip Festival returns Saturday at library

WARDSBORO - The Friends of the Wardsboro Library are celebrating the famous Gilfeather turnip and farmer John Gilfeather at the Gilfeather Turnip Festival, this Saturday, September 23, from 10 am to 1 pm, at the Wardsboro Public Library, 170 Main Street.
Just-harvested, locally grown...