All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
Ludlow Rotary donates to Mount Holly School, Chester Teen Center
In recent weeks, Ludlow Rotary Club awarded grants to Mount Holly School and the Chester Teen Center. The school ‘s music program was the beneficiary of a $3,000 grant to purchase risers for concerts, plays and other events. Previously, the school had to borrow risers from Ludlow Elementary School to use for its concerts. “This […]
VTel donates $5,000 to local food pantries
VTel donated $5,000 in December to 10 local food pantries across southern Vermont, supporting community food programs during the busy holiday season. The donation was distributed evenly among 10 organizations, with each food pantry receiving $500. December’s recipients are: Black River Good Neighbor Services in Ludlow, Chester-Andover Family Center, Grafton Community Church Food Pantry, Springfield […]
Pat Glabach receives Lions Club’s highest award
Pat Glabach received the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award on Nov. 11 at the Londonderry Area Tri-Mountain Lions dinner meeting held at The Red Slate Restaurant at Magic Mountain. It is the highest honor bestowed by Lions Club International and recognizes a member whose service goes above and beyond one’s typical duties. Glabach has been doing […]
Springfield Garden Club’s Holiday Market another big success
Springfield Garden Club’s Holiday Market, which was held on Friday, Dec. 5, proved to be a big hit. The club extends its appreciation to the the people who came and purchased handmade wreaths and arrangements. This is the garden club’s only major fundraiser, and the proceeds go toward its mission to “provide a social […]
Reading of ‘Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ at First Universalist on Sunday
The First Universalist Parish of Chester presents a reading of Barbara Robinson’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 28, in the church’s Community Room, 211 North St. in Chester’s historic Stone Village. Reading will be done by Nick Boke, Buffy Boke, Melody Reed, Darryl Kale and Bev Hart with projection […]
Learn ice fishing techniques from an expert
Have you ever wanted to learn how to ice fish or do you just need to brush up on your knowledge? Learn from Jim Fischer, Vermont Let’s Go Fishing certified chief instructor and a Chester resident, from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3 at Knapp Pond #2, 1426 Knapp Pond Road in Cavendish. […]
Green Mountain Gardeners brings holiday cheer to neighbors
Green Mountain Gardeners of Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru and Weston held their annual gathering on Dec. 8 to make holiday table decorations for their homebound neighbors. The South Londonderry Depot was full of the smell of pine and the sounds of chatter as 20 members, dressed in holiday sweaters and their garden club aprons, built festive […]
SAPA TV hosts 8th annual public domain Christmas
Once again, SAPA TV, the Springfield area’s public access TV station, will run 24 hours of Christmas movies and short subjects from 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve to 7 p.m. on Christmas Day. Viewers in Chester, Reading, Springfield and Weathersfield, as well as in Charlestown, N.H., are invited to spend the day with 1964’s Santa […]
Chester’s Yosemite Firehouse gets its wreath
Historic Fire District No. 2 on Depot Street, known as the Yosemite Firehouse, is the last town-owned public building to be decorated for the Christmas holiday season. For years Chester Townscape has decorated the town’s public buildings and central locations with a variety of greens, berries and cheery red bows to welcome the holiday season. […]
Free Ida Mae Specker holiday concert Dec. 19 Cash, non-perishable food accepted for Family Center
A holiday concert featuring Ida Mae Specker on fiddle, Mike Wheeler and Emily Burkland on guitar and Mowgli Giannitti on grand piano and upright bass will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19 at Sugar Bob’s Finest Kind, 92 VT Route 11 in Chester. Doors open at 5 p.m.; BYOB. Admission is free, […]
Springfield Community Band’s Holiday Concert set for Dec. 19
The Springfield Community Band’s third annual Holiday Concert that will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 19 in the auditorium of Riverside Middle School, 13 Fairground Road in Springfield. Admission is free. This will be a fast-paced and fun evening, featuring new and exciting selections. Several are based on traditional holiday music but […]
Derry Library holds solstice celebration with gift-making stations Dec. 20
South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School St., invites families to celebrate Solstice & The Joy of Giving with art teacher Casey Junker Bailey at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20. Families are invited to visit maker stations throughout the library to create a wonderful collection of presents for holiday giving: snowy villages, wooden elves, […]
‘A Christmas Carol’ and caroling at GM on Friday
© 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Nothing says Happy Christmas like “Marley was dead: to begin with,” the first line of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It’s a three-ghost story (four if you count Marley) wrapped up and tied with a ribbon and topped with a turkey the size of Tiny Tim. This Friday the Green […]
Chester Festival, long held on the Green, to move to Legion field
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Approximately three dozen people gathered at Chester’s American Legion on Tuesday evening for a long awaited information session about moving the 2026 Chester Festival on the Green off the Green and surrounding town properties and onto a field next to the American Legion, off Route 103 South. […]
Santa lights up the Chester Green
By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Carolers, bundled up against the chill, gathered around a blazing firepit on the Chester Green last Saturday afternoon singing songs of Christmas while across Main Street, Laurie and Samantha Vertefeuille were putting the finishing touches on Santa’s house. Cookies, candy canes and hot chocolate were ready. All […]
Kids invited to create apple head St. Nick dolls
Art teacher Casey Junker Bailey invites children of all ages to create presents for holiday giving at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13 at Wilder Library’s temporary location in The Old Parish Church, 100 Main St. in Weston. Children will make old-fashioned apple head St. Nicholas dolls wearing red robes and carrying bags full of […]
FOLA holiday program ‘A Christmas Wassail’ with Gypsy Reel
In anticipation of Christmas, Friends of Ludlow Auditorium will present a special program to highlight both the festive and spiritual meaning of Christmas at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 13 in the Heald Auditorium of Ludlow Town Hall, 37 S. Depot St. The program, titled A Christmas Wassail, will involve Gypsy Reel and author Jon Clinch […]
The Dance Factory dazzles with holiday favorite, ‘The Nutcracker’
Join Clara on her magical journey to the Kingdom of the Sweets in the Dance Factory’s 34th annual The Nutcracker, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 13 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14 at Springfield High School, 303 South St. in Springfield. A delight for audiences of all ages, The Nutcracker is set […]
VSO spreads holiday cheer with Brass Quintet and Counterpoint Chorus Tour
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra invites audiences across the state to celebrate the holiday season with its beloved annual Brass Quintet and Counterpoint Chorus holiday concert tour, visiting Warren, Newport, Grafton and Manchester Dec. 11 through 14. Conducted by Nathaniel G. Lew, this cherished VSO tradition brings together festive brass and choral music in a joyful […]
SoVerA presents ‘Capturing the Night Sky’ Dec. 9 Monthly meeting at Vermont Academy
The Southern Vermont Astronomy group will host Dorian Sanders, who will be presenting his astrophotography at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the Vermont Academy, Horowitz Hall, 23 Leavitt Lane in Saxtons River or virtually on Zoom. Sanders, a professional photographer, instructor and national tour guide, uses digital equipment to capture photos of distant […]