The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and the National Wild Turkey Federation are excited to announce an upcoming tour to highlight land management practices to improve wildlife habitat for game species at Birdseye Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Poultney. The tour will be led by Travis Hart and Andrea Shortsleeve, wildlife habitat biologists with the […]

Don't miss Tony Award® nominees and Broadway’s most dynamic couple, Andy Karl and Orfeh, at the Southern Vermont Art Center's Arkell Pavilion on Friday, September 2nd! The concert is an eclectic mix of pop, R&B, and Broadway show tunes sure to move and groove you!  Tickets range from $35-$80 and can be purchased at  SVAC.ORG The Arkell Pavilion is located at the […]

Immerse yourself in a Revolutionary War experience at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell, Vermont, on Saturday and Sunday, September 3 and 4, 2022, for the “Soldiers Atop the Mount” annual weekend encampment. This event honors the soldiers who built and garrisoned Mount Independence in 1776-77, laying the foundation stones of the new […]

Another chance to dance the night away with the “Silverbacks” Dance Band.  A blues and classic rock band that offers authentic blues and vintage rock and roll tunes. The band offers a great selection of songs that are recognizable and thoroughly danceable.  Tickets are $14 for couples…$14, $8 for adults, and $7 for seniors and students.  

David Allen, Associate Professor of biology at Middlebury College will present “The Ecology of Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases” in the Sheldon's barn. Allen studies the ecological, climate, and landscape factors which determine tick-borne disease risk. He uses a mix of fieldwork, lab-based and modeling methods. Over the last two decades, tick populations and cases of tick-borne diseases (like […]

Join fellow animal lovers for a leisurely 1-mile walk around Middlebury followed by music, food, prizes, and a pool party just for dogs in the Middlebury Town Pool. Sign up in advance or at the event. All proceeds benefit Homeward Bound, Addison County’s Humane Society. Detaiils can be found at www.homewardboundanimals.org

Megan Price is a Vermont Lakes Region native whose heritage is 100 percent Welsh.  True to Megan's heritage, her original plan was to sing, but she decided writing was more likely to pay the bills. Megan worked as a news reporter, was later elected to serve three terms in the Vermont Legislature and later worked for […]

Can discrimination exist in an America where everyone is Black? That's among the questions posed by The Flying Ace(1926), a rare surviving example of movies produced early in the 20th century for Black audiences in segregated cinemas. The Flying Ace, recently named to the U.S. National Film Registry, will be screened on Saturday, Sept. 10 […]

As summer winds down, contemporary square dancing is winding up. The Cast Off 8’s Square Dance Club has been dancing again for more than a year, and now, with reduced COVID restrictions, the club is ready to kick off the fall season. Just as social dance took off after the pandemic of 1918, all forms […]

The Sheldon Museum presents “Bees Besieged: A History of Beekeeping,” a talk by Bill Mares. Mares, a writer, and a beekeeper for 50 years, will tell of the origins and evolution of beekeeping, sometimes referred to as “farming for intellectuals,” with a particular emphasis on his new book, with Ross Conrad and others, The Land of Milk […]

“The Art of Halves Half Knots,” a new textile arts exhibit at the Chaffee Art Center, will have its opening reception on Friday, Sept. 16, from 5 to 7 p.m. There is no charge for admittance. Donations are appreciated. Stop by and enjoy music by pianist Marna Grove, a glass of wine, or Haitian Blue […]

BARN OPERA is thrilled to return to live performance with Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos. Known for innovative takes on masterworks, this BARN OPERA production will be no exception. Artistic director (Joshua Collier) has a new concept that takes the already comedic opera and turns it on its head, providing a night of operatic self-deprecation […]