Leisure

Soul singer

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music will present Kat Wright and her trio plus Pete Bernhard on Sunday, September 26, at 4 pm, on the field behind the Putney Inn. Advance tickets are available online at nextstagearts.org.

Composting workshop

HALIFAX - On Saturday, September 18, from 2 to 3:30 pm, Windham Solid Waste Management District will provide a winter composting workshop at Halifax Community Hall, 20 Brook Road.
Workshop topics will include tips for composting food scraps and discouraging wildlife from compost; autumn...

Volunteers hold tires cleaned out of the river basin.

Connecticut River basin cleanup open for registration

BRATTLEBORO - Registration is now open for the Connecticut River Conservancy’s 25th annual Source to Sea cleanup, from Friday, September 24, to Sunday, September 26.
The annual Source to Sea cleanup is a river cleanup, CRC-coordinated in all four states of the 410-mile Connecticut River...

Party in the pizza pavilion

WEST TOWNSHEND - On Sunday, September 19, from 3:30 to 6 pm, the West River Community Project will be hosting a celebration following the raising of the brand new Pizza Pavilion.
A project nearly two years in the making, countless community members have donated their time and money to...

Sarasa Ensemble to perform a variety of works

BRATTLEBORO - For the opening of the Brattleboro Music Center’s 2021 to 2022 season guest series, the Sarasa Ensemble will present “Points of Transition” in a concert on Friday, September 17, at 7:30 pm.
Traveling through the many points of transition in music, the concert will feature the...

Mandel, Zydeco top music options

WINDHAM COUNTY - Music lovers have choices in the upcoming days.
On Sunday, September 19, at 2 pm, Bruce Mandel will perform at Wardsboro Town Hall, Main Street, for a second time, having played the hall previously in 2018. Lyrically driven, the diverse sounds of his recordings...

Mara Williams

Gala to celebrate career of longtime art curator

WALPOLE, NH - The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center is holding its Fall Gala on Friday, September 24, at 6 pm, at Alyson’s Orchard. The event will include drinks, appetizers and dessert; a silent and live auction of art, wine, and vacation getaways; and live music and dancing.
The event...

Pettee Library hosting kids’ literature clubs

WILMINGTON - The Pettee Memorial Library will begin hosting two children’s literature clubs next week.
In “Book Talking,” kids in grades four to seven can join together with book-loving friends. They will meet at Pettee Memorial Library to read and discuss great books and share a snack....

Rotary car show and cruise-in

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro on Wheels car show and cruise-in, presented by the Brattleboro Rotary Club, will be held on Saturday, September 18, from 9 am to 2 pm at the Retreat Farm, Route 30. Admission is free for both cars and spectators. Donations are appreciated.
All makes and models...

Free admission to food truck festival

BENNINGTON - Saturday, September 18, from 11 am to 6 pm, is Bennington’s annual food truck festival. Food trucks and vendors from Vermont and beyond will be serving a wide variety of dishes, such as Thai, Jamaican, comfort foods, classic treats, unique sandwiches, maple items, desserts, BBQ,...