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Kinhaven debuts expanded Concert Hall with free concert

Kinhaven debuts expanded Concert Hall with free concert

Kinhaven Music School is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its newly expanded Concert Hall at 6:30 p.m. this Saturday, June 28. This free community celebration will mark a major milestone for the historic summer music school as it kicks off its 73rd summer season. Kinhaven is located at 354 Lawrence Hill Road in […]

Kinhaven Music School offering new semester-long program

Kinhaven Music School offering new semester-long program

In addition to its usual summer performances, Kinhaven Music School in Weston announces the launch of its inaugural Semester Program in collaboration with Burr and Burton Academy in Manchester. The first of its kind in the nation, the program will feature eight exceptional high school string students who will live, study and perform at Kinhaven […]

Live music fills Vermont's hills this summer

Live music fills Vermont’s hills this summer From classical to jazz to country, these bands will rock your soul

By Stacia A. Spaulding ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Calling all music lovers. The Telegraph has brought dozens of musical events in the region together in one place so you can plan your summer schedule. Our Calendar of Events contains additional information about several listings. Cavendish Summer Concert Series Concerts are held on Wednesdays from 6 […]

VSO Summer Festival Tour & fireworks July 3 in Grafton

VSO Summer Festival Tour & fireworks July 3 in Grafton

The Vermont Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 3 at the Grafton Trails and Outdoor Center, 783 Townshend Road in Grafton. Please bring blankets or folding chairs; gates open at 5:30 p.m. for picnicking. The 2025 Summer Festival Tour, entitled Summer of Love, features mezzo vocalist Nikola Printz, whose dynamic performances […]

A busy summer ahead at Londonderry Arts & Historical Society

A busy summer ahead at Londonderry Arts & Historical Society

The Londonderry Arts and Historical Society has several events planned for the summer. All will take place at its headquarters, the Custer Sharp House located at 2461 Middletown Road. It is open from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays or by appointment. At its annual meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, June […]

Custer Sharp loves KidsArt! May 24 and 31

Custer Sharp loves KidsArt! May 24 and 31

Stop by the Londonderry Arts and Historical Society’s Custer Sharp House, 2461 Middletown Road in Londonderry, to enjoy an art exhibit by K through 8 students from Flood Brook School. The exhibit will be open to the public from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 24 and May 31. Be inspired by the […]

Family concert set for Saturday at Whiting Library

Family concert set for Saturday at Whiting Library

Musicians Stu Fuchs and Sarah Carlisle will appear in a family-friendly show to delight listeners of all ages at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 17 at Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester. Both are life-long, highly trained musicians who have toured the world performing and teaching. They played on Snatam Kaur’s 2018 Grammy-nominated album […]

Springfield Players presents 'Five Women Wearing the Same Dress' May 17&18, 23&24

Springfield Players presents ‘Five Women Wearing the Same Dress’ May 17&18, 23&24

Springfield Community Players, the longest running community theater in Vermont, presents the first show of its 105th season at 165 South St. at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 and 23 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 18 and 24 at 165 South St. Five Women Wearing the Same Dress by Alan Ball is […]

Dance Factory presents 41st annual Spring Recital May 10

Dance Factory presents 41st annual Spring Recital May 10

The Dance Factory presents its 41st annual Spring Recital on Saturday, May 10 at Springfield High School, 303 South St. More than 120 students aged preschool through adult will perform original works of ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, hip hop and tap set to classic and contemporary music. Because of the large number of performers, most […]

VSO woodwind & string trio concert April 27

VSO woodwind & string trio concert April 27

A Vermont Symphony Orchestra woodwind and string trio returns to Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St., from 7 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 27. Come enjoy traditional Shaker melodies, Scott Joplin ragtime music, selections of Brandenburg concertos and more. The trio comprises Principal Flute Melissa Mielens, Principal Cello John Dunlop and violinist Laura Markowitz. […]

Play by Springfield author to be published

Play by Springfield author to be published

Author Larry Kraft, of Springfield, was selected to have his work appear in the upcoming  Spring issue of the online literary magazine confetti. Kraft’s entry is his short play titled Reunion. The main character attends a reception at his college’s 10-year class reunion in the late 1970s. There, he has an encounter with a female […]

Poet Laureate to read from her work April 17 as Chester celebrates National Poetry Month

Poet Laureate to read from her work April 17 as Chester celebrates National Poetry Month All are welcome to Poetry Slam on April 18

To celebrate National Poetry Month, Upstairs at Town Hall will sponsor a presentation by Vermont Poet Laureate Bianca Stone at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 17 at the Chester Town Hall Theater, 556 Elm St. She will read from her work, speak about being a writer in Vermont and sign copies of her latest book […]

Auditions for Agatha Christie play April 9 & 12

Auditions for Agatha Christie play April 9 & 12

Springfield Community Players is staging another whodunit by the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, for its summer production. Director Miles Ledoux is seeking nine actors — four to play females in their 20s to 40s and five to play males in their 20s to 60s — to star in the one-act play The Patient. Auditions […]

Paper flower making workshop April 12

Paper flower making workshop April 12

To celebrate a Cavendish springtime, the Cavendish Historical Society will be hosting a Paper Flower Workshop, where participants can make a variety of flowers, as well as a unique Easter favor, from various types of paper. The workshop is free, open to the public, and will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, […]

Three bands to play Heald Auditorium in Ludlow

Three bands to play Heald Auditorium in Ludlow

Get ready to rock! This April 5, three powerhouse bands are set to take the stage for an unforgettable night of music, energy and excitement you won’t want to miss. The Friends of Ludlow Auditorium  is sponsoring this musical treat at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 5 in the Heald Auditorium of Ludlow’s Town Hall.  […]

Pysanki Egg Decorating workshop at S. Derry Library

Pysanki Egg Decorating workshop at S. Derry Library

T he South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School St. in South Londonderry, will be hosting a Ukrainian Pysanki Egg Decorating Workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 5. The event is free and geared toward adults and their families. Children 8 to 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Bring three […]

'Wizard of Oz' comes to GMUHS this weekend

‘Wizard of Oz’ comes to GMUHS this weekend Please watch for falling houses

By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC A yellow brick road will be running through the Green Mountain High auditorium this weekend as the school’s theater department presents The Wizard of Oz.  Based on the classic 1939 MGM musical with music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. ‘Yip’ Harburg, the play recounts the […]

Popular art classes for kids return to LAHS this summer

Popular art classes for kids return to LAHS this summer

The Londonderry Arts and Historical Society will be offering its popular art workshops for children again this summer at the Custer Sharp House, 2461 Middletown Road in Londonderry. These classes are offered in honor of artist Bernadine Custer, who bequeathed her home to the historical society in 1992. Children will meet daily for weeklong classes […]

Springfield High presents three performances of 'Little Women' March 7-9

Springfield High presents three performances of ‘Little Women’ March 7-9

Springfield High School’s Theater Department presents three performances of Little Women by Kate Hamill, adapted from the novel by Louisa May Alcott in early March. Performances will be at the Springfield High School Auditorium, 303 South St., at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 7 and 8, with a matinee at 2 p.m. on […]

Gypsy Reel, Rick Redington perform Feb. 22 in Ludlow, offer tribute to Mark Huntley

Gypsy Reel, Rick Redington perform Feb. 22 in Ludlow, offer tribute to Mark Huntley

Friends of Ludlow Auditorium will be offering a special musical event featuring Gypsy Reel and Rick Redington & Tuff Luv at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 in the Heald Auditorium at Ludlow Town Hall, 37 S. Depot St. Gypsy Reel is like a Celtic rollercoaster ride complete with musical twists and turns that will […]