The Pittsford Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, October 16, at the Pittsford Congregational Church. The public is welcome.

The Many Meanings of Maple Michael Lange discusses maple sugaring, focusing on why maple has become so important to Vermont’s identity and how it helps us shape who we are as Vermonters. Sponsored by Vermont Humanities.

A song circle will be held Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Godnick Adult Center in Rutland from 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. The song circle welcomes singers, players of acoustic instruments, and listeners. Admission is free. Those taking part must fill out a form with basic information but only need to fill it out once a […]

Join Castleton University for a screening of the 2020 film Gather on Oct. 20 at 12:30 p.m. in Jeffords Auditorium. Gather is an emotionally intimate expression of the growing movement amongst indigenous people in America to reclaim their spiritual, political, and cultural identities through food sovereignty while battling the trauma of centuries of genocide. The […]

We all know that farming can be stressful, from extreme weather to equipment breakdowns, regulations, staffing, shifting markets, and more. For the past 10-plus years, Farm First has provided farmers and their families with support, resources, and information to reduce the stress unique to farmers at no cost. To raise awareness about the services offered […]

Join curator Ric Kasini Kadour, Sheldon Archivist Eva Garcelon-Hart, Kolaj Institute Coordinator Christopher Kurts, and artist Jeanna Penn on October 20 at 7 p.m. for a conversation about the intersection of art, collage, history, and archives. This webinar is offered in conjunction with the Henry Sheldon Museum exhibit “Artists in the Archives: Community, History & […]

One of the twenty-three artists invited to create a work of art inspired by the Sheldon Museum’s archives on display in the exhibition, "Artists in the Archives: Community, History & Collage," Todd Bartel will bring several examples of his Landscape Vernacular collage series to view up close and personal, including a current work-in-progress. His talk […]

Get into the Halloween spirit with a classic silent horror film celebrating the 100th anniversary of its release. Nosferatu (1922), the first screen adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, will be shown with live music on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. at the Brandon Town Hall and Community Center, 1 Conant Square, Route 7 […]

The Champlain Philharmonic (CPO) is back to their regularly scheduled programming and will perform their Fall Concert Series on Saturday, October 22nd at Grace Congregational Church in Rutland at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, October 23rd at Town Hall Theater in Middlebury at 4:00 p.m. The concerts will feature works that reflect all the different ways […]

“The bees are the color; everything else is black and white,” said Bridport beekeeper Kirk Webster. Beekeeping goes back 10,000 years, but bees have been much in the news recently as a multi-pronged scourge has devastated many of the nation's 2.5 million colonies. Meanwhile, hobby beekeeping has grown exponentially. Bill Mares, writer, and beekeeper for […]

The Sheldon Museum presents “Adulthood: Trick or Treat?: How Young Adults Stole Halloween Just as Adulthood was Stolen from Them,” a talk by Dr. Linus Owens, Middlebury College Professor of Sociology. Dr. Owens will examine how Halloween reflects young adults’ responses to contemporary challenges and opportunities. Traditionally a night for children, Halloween has recently become […]