All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
In the battle of the wings, can New England beat Buffalo?
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Buffalo vs. New England Ahhhh, that long-time rival. In my home, my oldest boy (15 years old) loves to walk against traffic. He has always liked Buffalo even though he is a 12th generation Yankee. Well, at least football food will still keep us together regardless of who we root for. […]
Depression author at Misty Valley; temporary digs for Rockingham Library; Weston opening & Cavendish Music Series.
Brattleboro author David Blistein will talk about his book, David’s Inferno, My Journey through the Dark Wood of Depression, at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 23 at Misty Valley Books, 58 the Common, followed by a reception and book signing. With a forward by Ken Burns, David’s Inferno combines intensely personal reminiscences of the author’s two-year nervous […]
Count on this Yankee Monte Cristo to satisfy
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com I love taking classics and revamping them in totally unexpected ways. Although Swiss cheese and ham on bread that had been dunked in egg before grilling is delicious on its own, I found that by substituting a New England-flavored batter for the stand-by egg coating created a beautifully textured and deliciously […]
A sinking ship rises to the top at Alumni Day Parade
Chester’s annual Alumni Day Parade kicked off on Saturday morning under threatening skies that dissipated as the musicians, floats and vehicles kicked off and headed down Main Street. This year’s theme was The Movies, and the classes did not disappoint. First Place went to the Class of 1984 1983 for its sinking and floating rendition […]
A touch of Caesar crowns humble spud salad royally
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This crazy weather has me grillin’ one day and baking another. It just so happens that on Friday, May 31, it was in the 90s and wicked humid. So guess what? It was too hot and humid to grill outside and too hot and humid to bake inside. So cold food […]
Bonnie’s Bundles celebrates 45 years; Cavendish calendar contest; Brattleboro music and Putney garden tour
Bonnie’s Bundles Dolls of 250 North St. in the Stone Village in Chester is celebrating 45 years of doll making with a series of events. The first will be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 15 and features three activities: wheat pasting images of the most popular dolls as a mural on the […]
TARPS fund-raiser at Pizza Stone; ballet recital; blood drive; cookbook author at Misty Valley; learn about ponds at Nature Museum; Whiting Summer Reading program and host families sought
The Pizza Stone will host a fundraiser for The Animal Rescue and Protection Society Chester’s animal shelter 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, June 10. The restaurant, at 291 Pleasant St., will offer a special menu for the evening. Josh and Beth Adams from DV8 will perform their Southern outlaw country rock to entertain diners, and […]
Hey kids! Add these books to your summer reading list
By John Hoover School’s out (or almost), so what are you going to do with all your free time this summer? You could sit inside and play video games – nothing wrong with that – but may we at Misty Valley Books make a suggestion? Find yourself a Good Read, one that you can take […]
Hot or cold, this sweet pepper gazpacho will delight
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This cold soup is just as delicious when you omit the ricotta and add 2 cups light or heavy cream and gently warm it over low heat, topped with a few flavored croutons. Gazpacho is traditionally made never touching heat. A variety of vegetables are chopped then processed in a blender […]
Alumni roll into town for weekend of golf, parties, parade and more
By Karen Zuppinger The Chester High School/Green Mountain Union High School Alumni Association kicks of its annual alumni weekend celebration on the morning of Friday June 7 with a golf tournament at Tater Hill Golf Club on Popple Dungeon Road. “This is one of our most popular events,” says association President Karl Lauren. “We often […]
College student film captures childhood with help of local actors
Nine children and one adult from Chester are featured in a new, 23-minute film made by a crew of Keene State College seniors. The film, Childhood, I Love You, was screened Friday evening to a group of actors and their families at Green Mountain Union High. Click on any photo below to launch the gallery. […]
Mini strawberry pies make a great snack
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com I do realize strawberry season here in Maine is a few months away, but have you seen the price of strawberries from abroad lately? At $1.98 a quart, you bet I am going to take advantage of them. Those in California who believe their strawberries are superior, who am I to […]
Family Center annual dinner; diabetes class; young playwrights read; and VSO in concert
Chester-Andover Family Center will acknowledge and thank its student volunteers at its annual dinner meeting at 5:30 p.m., Monday, June 3, at the Chester American Legion, 637 VT Route 103 S. in Chester. As an all-volunteer organization, the family center counts on these young people for help with many of the daily tasks such as […]
Volunteers ready Grateful Garden for planting
On Saturday, May 18, a number of families came together to clean up the Grateful Garden beds, on the Chester-Andover Elementary School campus, transforming them from weed-infested to ready-to-plant beds. Along the way, says Grateful Garden founder Carrie King, the volunteers met beetles, toads, old potatoes, rocks, worms and favorite perennials like asparagus, lemon balm, […]
A savory and garlicky chicken comes home to roost
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Simple. Simple. Simple. Don’t be dismayed at the ingredient list. You should already have the items in stock. And despite the number of ingredients, the preparation is oh so simple. Savory Chinese Garlic Chicken You don’t have to stick with the vegetables listed. Add some sliced water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, cauliflower, […]
Fish Ladder Visitors Center opens; Chester artists open for Studio Weekend; Cavendish grants awarded
The Bellows Falls Fish Ladder Visitor Center will open for the season at 10 a.m. Friday, May 24 next to the Post Office on Bridge Street in Bellows Falls. The center’s regular hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend. Long-time environmental educator […]
Chester son screens locally shot short film
Professional photographer Julian Ungano , center below, who grew up in Chester, takes questions from audience members following the local screening of his short film And After All at the Vermont Institute for Contemporary Art on Saturday. Portions of the film were shot last winter in and around Chester using local extras, some of whom were […]
Season’s Greenings
The long winter has finally ended but the weather has been holding us in a limbo of lukewarm days and cold nights — not what most Southern Vermonters are looking for so long after maple sugaring has ended. Still, the signs are here and, on Tuesday, Shawn Cunningham ventured out camera in hand to capture […]
Peanut butter mousse a delight for the kids, a treat for yourself
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Peanut butter and fluff! Gotcha! Thought this was going to be our old childhood standby of a sandwich, didn’t you? I’m making peanut butter and fluff desserts this week simply because peanut butter and Fluff are the two items my kids will never say no to. By taking my favorite berry […]
Parenting course begins; Rockingham Library temporarily closed; poetry stars at celestial event; BRAM walk & FOLA series
Free course for parents of older children The Collaborative is offering a free, six-session Positive Parenting course at 7–9 p.m., on consecutive Mondays through June 24 in the SongYard, above the Moondog Café, 295 Main St. The course began on May 13. The next classes will be held on May 27, June 3, June 10, […]
