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BSA scouts from Troop 461 hang out at their campsite at Mount Norris Scout Reservation in Eden in July. Photo courtesy Melanie Winters

Boy Scouts looking for new members

DOVER - Boys and girls from the Deerfield Valley area are invited to join in a community Scout day on Saturday, October 22, from 1 to 3 pm at West Dover Congregational Church. BSA Troop 461, ages 11 through 17, and Pack 461, ages 6 through 10, are looking for new youth members as well as adult...

Comedy and horror meet in Halloween performance

BRATTLEBORO - Shoot the Moon Theater Company will perform “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” on Fridays and Saturdays from October 21 to October 29, at 7:30 pm at the Hooker-Dunham Theatre. The company’s fast-paced Halloween treat is a mix of comedy and horror. The production stars...

Champlain Trio

Explore seasons musically

BRATTLEBORO - The Champlain Trio will present “Transfigured Night” Sunday, October 23, at 4 pm at the Brattleboro Music Center.
The concert will embrace the changing of the seasons with a program that transports the audience from sunlit evenings to the dark of winter.
This musical...

Contribute to jack-o’-lantern display, more

WILMINGTON - There are a series of fun community events planned for Halloween this year in town.
Wilmington Works and Shaw’s will again sponsor a jack-o’-lantern display in Riverbank Park.
Students at Twin Valley Middle High School, Twin Valley Elementary School, and Beaver Brook...

Visionary Arts Collective TRIBE. Photo by Alex Apt

“Touch of RED” world premiere

NORTH ADAMS, MA - “Touch of RED,” created by the visionary arts collective TRIBE - led by artistic director and choreographer Shamel Pitts - will have its world premiere at MASS MoCA’s Hunter Center on Friday, October 21, and Saturday, October 22, at 8 pm. The performance is co-presented by...

Celebrate autumn

TOWNSHEND - The West Townshend Country Store will be hosting two exciting events in the coming weeks.
The first is their fall harvest festival on Saturday, October 22, from 5 to 7 pm. This event will feature pumpkin carving, a pie-eating contest, fresh-pressed apple cider making, live...

Genticorum

Canadian trio, Italian quartet perform

PUTNEY - Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music will present an afternoon of traditional Quebecois and Celtic music by Canadian trio Genticorum and Italian quartet Gadan in the final concert of the “Bandwagon Summer Series” on Saturday, October 15, at 3 pm at Cooper Softball Field. Tickets...

Literary festival returns this week

BRATTLEBORO - The 2022 Brattleboro Literary Festival is celebrating its 21st year with a live, in-person festival for the first time since 2019. As always, it is all free and open to the public.
More than 65 authors, both award-winning and emerging, will converge downtown through Sunday,...

Painting by Zuhra for the pop-up exhibit at BMAC

ArtLord free pop-up

BRATTLEBORO - This past August downtown Brattleboro was the site of 17 temporary murals made by local members of the Afghan-led artist collective known as the ArtLords. Created with support from the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, in collaboration with the Providence-based public-art group...

Vendors, food, games, music at Harvest Fest

BENNINGTON - Harvest Fest is coming to downtown on Saturday, October 15, from 10 am to 5 pm. The festival will close down Main Street, School Street, and Pleasant Street as well as filling up Merchants Park with activities, vendors, food, music, and more. Bring the entire family downtown for a...