Bluegrass is the ultimate good-time music, honoring tradition while encouraging innovation.  So, Brandon Music is delighted to welcome back Snake Mountain Bluegrass on Saturday, September 17th at 7:30 p.m.  Always a favorite with Brandon Music audiences (they performed in November 2021 to a packed house), Snake Mountain's “toe-tapping tunes combine the best of modern and traditional bluegrass” […]

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 […]

On Sunday, September 18, 2022, mushroom expert Meg Madden is back at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell to lead another of her popular mushroom exploration walks. The walk runs from 1 to 4 p.m.  Look for and learn about mushrooms on Mount Independence. Are the mushrooms you see this time of year […]

Robert De Cormier was born in 1922, and Vermont will celebrate his centennial in style. On Sunday, September 18, at 3 p.m. at Grace Church in Rutland, six Vermont choruses will join forces to celebrate the legacy of this key figure in Vermont's musical history. Come hear the Bella Voce Women's Chorus of Vermont, The […]

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 Otter Creek Audubon Society and Moosalamoo Association invite you to celebrate National Public Lands Day with a bird walk to Silver Lake. Migrating songbirds, especially confusing fall warblers, will be the focus, as well as any water birds we might find on the lake. Meet at the Silver Lake Trail parking lot on Lake […]

ADDISON—The Chimney Point State Historic Site in Addison, Vermont, is hosting the annual Northeastern Open Atlatl Championship on Saturday, September 24, 2022, with special workshops on Friday and Sunday. All activities are outside. This is the 27th year of the event, and always a highlight of Vermont’s September Archaeology Month. On Saturday, the Chimney Point […]

The Dissipated Eight, Middlebury College's male a Cappella group, returns for their 6th year on Saturday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m at Brandon’s Town Hall. Their signature harmonies, touches of comedy, and interaction with the audience make them a Town Hall favorite. The group sings a range of songs from modern-day pop to traditional barbershop. […]

The Brandon Fire Department hopes you're ready for the 7th Annual BFD Cornhole Tournament. Registration is at 11 a.m., and the tournament starts at 1 p.m. They’ll be at Estabrook Park this year. Food and drink on site will be provided by Mae's Place and BBQ by the Dunmore Hose Company Members. This event is […]

The Pittsford Historical Society announces a public presentation on Sunday, Sept. 25, in the Fellowship Hall of the Pittsford Congregational Church. The annual Members' meeting will start at 5:30 with a pot-luck supper, followed by the meeting and the election of officers. After that comes a public presentation by Michael Dwyer: "Tales of a Photo […]

Just as social dance took off after the pandemic of 1918, all forms of community participatory dance are taking off now. Contemporary square dance is a great way to be active, meet new people and get back into a lively lifestyle after these many months of restricted activity. Square dancing has evolved a great deal […]

The Board of Deacons of the Brandon Congregational Church wishes to invite you and your family to a special service to honor and remember those in our broader community who have passed away within the last year. They will be asking the name of your loved one when you come into the church to be […]