All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
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 […]
Nordic Harmoni Holiday Program Dec. 6 Part of Weston's daylong Christmas celebration
Nordic Harmoni invites everyone to bring in the holiday season with some traditional Swedish and American songs and Lucia pageant at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 in the Old Parish Church, 144 Main St. in Weston. This is part of the day-long Christmas in Weston celebration; admission is free. Each year, on Dec. 13, […]
United Church of Ludlow raises $3K to combat hunger
United Church of Ludlow’s recent “Stuffed Shells to Stuff Hungry Bellies” dinner raised more than $3,000 to fight hunger around the globe and locally. Held in cooperation with Ludlow Rotary Club, Okemo Valley Women’s Club and Black River Good Neighbors, diners feasted on stuffed shells, salad, bread and dessert, with in-person dining and take-out options. […]
Henry Homeyer: A gardener’s holiday gift guide
By Henry Homeyer ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC New England skies in winter are often cloudy and dark, accompanied by sleet, slush, rain or snow. The sun sleeps late and goes to bed early. Gardeners sometimes give up and go to Florida. Not me, but there is much I do to make the holidays cheerful. I […]
Holiday events throughout the region Tree sales and lightings, music, visits with Santa, scavenger hunt
By Stacia Spaulding ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Do you need a Christmas tree or other holiday decorations? Are the kids excited to meet Santa? How about a relaxing evening filled with holiday music? The Telegraph has brought all of the holiday events in the region together in one place. Our Calendar of Events contains […]
Springfield Hospital’s 2025 Hearts of Hope campaign under way
Springfield Hospital and its volunteers announce the launch of the Hearts of Hope campaign for 2025. For a donation of $20 or more, you can recognize loved ones, friends and coworkers with a handmade heart ornament personalized with the name of your honoree. All donations support Springfield Hospital services. The tree dedication ceremony will take […]
Mel Allen shares 48 years of ‘Yankee’ magazine stories Dec. 6 in Weston Part of town's day-long Christmas celebration
Longtime Yankee magazine editor and writer, Mel Allen will present his new book Here in New England: Unforgettable Stories of People, Places, and Memories That Connect Us All at the Vermont Country Store, 657 Main St. in Weston, from noon until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6. This is part of the day-long Christmas in […]
