All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
Emily Margaret Band plays Chester Town Hall May 15
Emily Margaret Band takes the stage at Chester Town Hall, 556 Elm St., at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 15 as part of the Emerging Artists Series, highlighting musicians who combine exceptional musicianship and songwriting with exciting live performances. The band creates R&B-flavored pop and jazz-rock coupled with soulful storytelling and intimate, stirring vocals. Seven […]
Mother’s Day program at South Derry Library May 9
South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites children of all ages (and grownups too!) to make gifts for Mom at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9. Join art teacher Casey Junker Bailey to make herbal sachets, seed packets and beautiful watercolor cards to give to Mom this Mother’s Day. Each family will receive […]
MOOver announces MicroMOO May promotion
The MOOver is celebrating its microtransit services in Windsor and Springfield with a MicroMOO May promotion. From Monday, May 4 through Friday, May 29, riders will be asked to describe how microtransit has impacted them and to agree to a photo – both on a voluntary basis. Riders doing so will be entered into a […]
Summer sand volleyball returns to Chester
Get ready to serve, spike and socialize as the Chester sand volleyball community gears up for another exciting season at Thomas Field, 47 Balch Road in Chester. Running from May through October, this vibrant local league invites players and spectators alike to enjoy everything summer evenings in Vermont should be: active, social and full of […]
6K race in Chester aims to grow participation while supporting access to clean water
The “Global 6K for Water” will take place at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 16 in Chester. This event is part of a worldwide effort by World Vision to bring clean water to communities in need. The route will begin and end at Green Mountain Church, 469 Main St. in Chester. The event is open […]
Cavendish Bird Walk May 9; Cavendish Town Office staff gets dirty
The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association and the Mount Ascutney Audubon Society are holding their annual Bird Walk beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9. This walk has been stewarded by Michael and Marianne Walsh of the Mount Ascutney Audubon Society and Ken Cox, who will guide the walk. Cox holds a degree in […]
Grace Cottage’s family-friendly 5K run returns May 9
The 17th annual Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital’s Spring into Health 5K begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 9, on the Townshend Common, Common Road. Entrants can run, walk, roll, stroll or push a baby carriage for this fun, family-friendly event. Pre-registration is $20 per participant; registration on May […]
Herrick’s Cove Wildlife Festival returns May 3
If you are a wildlife enthusiast itching for spring, check out the Herrick’s Cove Wildlife Festival on Sunday, May 3 at beautiful Herrick’s Cove on the Connecticut River, 4 Herrick’s Cove Road – off Route 5, Bellows Falls. The festival is presented by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society and Great […]
Green Up Day activities in the region Information for Andover, Cavendish, Chester and Springfield
By Stacia A. Spaulding ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Green Up Day has been held in Vermont each spring since 1970. The event is still going strong 56 years later, with tens of thousands of volunteers collecting hundreds of tons of trash annually from roadsides and waterways. This year, Green Up Day is Saturday, May 2. […]
Neighborhood Connections launches Winhall 100% Campaign
From the end of April through the end of May, Neighborhood Connections will be undertaking a targeted effort to enable residents of Winhall to take advantage of several financial benefit programs to which they may be entitled. Through the Winhall 100% Campaign, Neighborhood Connections will help with advising, completing applications, handling delivery to the appropriate […]
Derry cemeteries will reopen May 1
The Cemetery Commission of the Town of Londonderry has announced that cemeteries will open on Friday, May 1. Clean-up by the cemetery caretakers will begin shortly thereafter. All decorations that were added over the winter should be removed; any winter decorations remaining on May 1 will be disposed of. As a reminder, plantings are not […]
Henry Homeyer: Oil your tools, pull those invasives and consider some planting
By Henry Homeyer ©2026 Telegraph Publishing LLC Spring arrives in New England in fits in starts and starts: Hot and sunny one day, chilly and drizzly the next. Maybe even a few flurries to outrage the impatient gardener. But there is much that can be done in late April, even on a rainy day. I […]
Company dedicated to preserving ancestral African music launched Open House at Park Street School in Springfield April 21
A new artistic and cultural production company dedicated to preserving and transmitting ancestral musical traditions from central Africa announces its official launch in Springfield. Root Sounds Productions, founded by central African musician and educator Paulin Lukombo Sinu and his wife, Springfield native Johanna Sorrentino, invites the community to an Open House from 5 to 7 […]
Kids’ Art Workshop April 25 at Derry Library
South Londonderry Free Library welcomes spring with a free Honeybee Workshop at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 25. Kids of all ages (and grownups too!) are invited to join art teacher Casey Junker Bailey to make drawing/collages inspired by the charming book The Honeybee. Participants will receive a copy of the beautifully illustrated book to […]
River Valley Job Fair April 23 in Springfield
The annual River Valley Employment Fair will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 23 at Riverside Middle School, 13 Fairground Road in Springfield. The Employment Fair provides an opportunity for job seekers to learn more about available positions from several regional employers. The Job Seeker raffle will feature 10 potential raffle […]
Book discussion of ‘Born Equal’ by Akhil Reed Amar April 29
The Book Nook and Fletcher Memorial Library invite all readers to join the lively nonfiction book club for a discussion of Born Equal – Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840–1920 by Yale Law Professor Akhil Reed Amar. The round-table discussion will take place at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29 at the library, 88 Main St. in […]
Scott to visit Springfield for Governor’s Luncheon April 21 Reservations must be made by April 17
Gov. Phil Scott will be attending the annual Governor’s Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21 at the River Valley Technical Center Cafe, 307 South St. in Springfield. Hosted by the Springfield Rotary Club and the Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Governor’s Luncheon is a longstanding local tradition that brings […]
‘Dinner with Friends’ opens Springfield Players’ 2026 season April 25
The Springfield Community Players, Vermont’s oldest continuously operating community theater group, opens its 106th season on Saturday, April 25 with Donald Margulies’ acclaimed dramatic comedy, Dinner with Friends, at the SCP Studio, 165 South St. in Springfield. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play examines middle-adult friendships and the ways in which dynamics change when partnerships dissolve: as Beth […]
‘Discovering New England Stone Walls’ draws large crowd
Kevin Gardner, of Hopkinton, N.H., spoke to a crowd of 140 people at the Nolin-Murray Center in Springfield on Tuesday, April 7. While simultaneously constructing a miniature stone wall, he discussed how and why New England’s stone walls were built, how their styles emerged and changed over time and their significance to the famous New […]
Play Every Town concert in Peru to also benefit Neighborhood Connections
Renowned pianist David Feurzeig will perform his 96th Vermont concert at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 17 at the Peru Church, 292 Main St. in Peru. He will be joined by local performers Amy Chamberlain, Anne D’Olivo and Wendy Galbraith as part of his Play Every Town project: a free concert in each of Vermont’s […]