Leisure

Ornaments by Jen Violette

Unique hand-blown glass

WILMINGTON - Local glass artist Jen Violette will be exhibiting her unique and colorful hand-blown glass items at the Bright Lights Makers Market Friday, December 9, from 3 to 6:30 pm and Saturday, December 10, from 10 am to 4 pm at Memorial Hall downtown. On display will be a large variety of...

Party for teens

WILMINGTON - This week’s big event at the Vault Teen Room will be held on Monday, December 12, and will be a hot chocolate and vision board party. Come enjoy some of Mrs. Horton’s famous sugar cookies with hot chocolate and come play with vision boards or the new Meta Quest VR headset.
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Holiday cookie platter at a previous bazaar.

Holiday bazaar and quilt raffle at community church

GUILFORD - Guilford Community Church, located at 38 Church Drive, will hold their holiday bazaar on Saturday, December 3, from 9 am to 1 pm with handcrafts, holiday sweets, and decorated wreaths. The popular raffle table will feature a handmade quilt as well as an American Girl doll and...

First ever Blues-A-Rama

BRATTLEBORO - Local blues artists Jesse Lepkoff, Scott Ainslie, Sunny Lowdown, Samirah Evans, Rob Freeberg, and Greg Burnell will perform original and traditional blues at the first ever Blues-A-Rama on Sunday, December 4, at 4 pm at Epsilon Spires, 190 Main Street.
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Holiday craft fair

HALIFAX - The Halifax Holiday Craft Fair will be held Saturday, December 3, from 9 am to 4 pm at Halifax Elementary School’s multipurpose room. Get some last-minute holiday shopping done with local artisans. Lunch will be served. There will be three different kinds of hot soup; grilled cheese,...

Annual Christmas fest

READSBORO - The annual Christmas Fest of the First Baptist Church will be held on Saturday, December 3, from 10 am to 2 pm. Come early to see Santa, shop at the delicious home baked food table, and check out the white elephant table and the American auction. Then, between 11 am and 1 pm, enjoy...

An evening of chamber jazz

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts will present an evening with Boston-based jazz chamber ensemble The Global Trio, featuring pianist Chase Morrin, cellist Naseem Alatrash, and percussionist George Lernis on Saturday, December 3, at 7:30 pm at Next Stage Arts, 15 Kimball Hill. Tickets are $20 in advance...

Hanukkah candle, drum workshop

BENNINGTON - There will be a Hanukkah candle dipping and drumming workshop on Saturday, December 10, from noon to 3 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 108 School Street. Come make colorful, hand-dipped beeswax Hanukkah candles and then join a lively drum circle co-led by Rabbi Jarah...

Students invited to teen center

WILMINGTON - All high school teens are invited to check out the Vault Teen Center located at the Old School Community Center at 1 School Street. The Vault is open every Monday from 3 to 5 pm and Wednesday from 1 to 3 pm. Its first big event will be held on Monday, December 5, to break in the new...

Become an oral historian

Learn oral history interview techniques in free workshop

VERMONT - Have an interview project in mind but don’t quite know where to begin or how to proceed? Vermont Folklife is offering a free online “Introduction to Oral History Workshop” to help move projects forward, including Vermont Reads 2022 projects centered around “The Most Costly Journey” (El...