Leisure

Church holds conference, concert

WILMINGTON - St. Mary in the Mountains Episcopal Church will host a national conference on Christian evangelism from Friday, September 24, to Sunday, September 26. The theme of the conference is “Unlocking God’s Grace & Hope.” It will explore evangelism for young people and adults,...

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.

NYT poetry critic to visit college

BENNINGTON - The Robert Frost Stone House Museum at Bennington College, in partnership with the Bennington Museum, presents an evening with The New York Times Book Review poetry critic David Orr on Friday, September 24, from 7 to 8:30 pm in the Ada Paresky Education Center at the Bennington...

Readsboro celebrates the harvest

READSBORO - On Saturday, September 25, enjoy the annual Harvest Festival at the First Baptist Church on Main Street, from 10 am to 2 pm. There will be a chance to purchase fresh local produce including pumpkins and fall flowers; delicious baked goods and savory dishes; and arts and crafts,...

Indigenous-inspired feminist art on Sage Street

NORTH BENNINGTON - The opening reception of “Las Tres Hermanas (The Three Sisters),” an exhibit featuring the works of artists Renée Bouchard, Maria Lucia Ferreira, and Patricia Burke Pedreira, will take place on Friday, September 24, from 5 to 7 pm at 29 Sage Street. Entrance is free of charge...

Soup and wine tasting at local weekend festival

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The Vermont Wine and Harvest Festival will take place from Friday, September 24, to Saturday, September 25, in Wilmington and West Dover.
The festival is split into two events. On Friday, from 5 pm to 7 pm, the annual Wine and Soup Stroll will take place in downtown...

Participants lying on banners the colors of water for the Ask the River project, converging people and nature.

Meet the river, become the river...

BRATTLEBORO - Come be a part of an Ask the River project convergence celebration, Saturday, September 25, at 3 pm, at the Depot Street Greenspace, 23 Depot Street, between the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center and the Connecticut River.
Since 2019, the Ask the River project has traveled...

Fusion guitar

BELLOWS FALLS - Guitarist and composer Hiroya Tsukamoto will play a fusion of folk, jazz, and world music at 2 pm, Sunday, September 26, at Stage 33 Live. Limited seating is available. More information is at stage33live.com.

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...