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  • Non-Violent Direct Action Training in Chester Aug. 17

    Non-Violent Direct Action Training in Chester Aug. 17

    There is a lot going on these days: large-scale pro-democracy demonstrations all across the country, smaller weekly rallies in response to various political threats, the occasional sit-in at a municipal, state or federal building. There comes a time when passive demonstrations with clever signs are not enough to respond to escalating authoritarianism. If you are […]

  • Ludlow Rotary preps for Duck Race Aug. 16

    Ludlow Rotary preps for Duck Race Aug. 16

    Ludlow Rotary Club is gearing up for its 26th annual Ralph D. Hogencamp Memorial Duck Race down the Black River, which begins at noon on Saturday, Aug. 16. The Mount Holly Volunteer Fire Department is the beneficiary of this year’s event. The rubber duckies, purchased by individuals and businesses, will be dumped into the river […]

  • Magic Trash art program at Derry Library Aug. 15

    Magic Trash art program at Derry Library Aug. 15

    The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites kids and adults to attend a program at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 15 about the work of artist Tyree Guyton and his “Magic Trash.” Art teacher Casey Junker Bailey, who once wrote a book about recycle art with her students, will lead the hour […]

  • Pasture Pals series returns to VINE beginning Aug. 10

    Pasture Pals series returns to VINE beginning Aug. 10

    VINE Sanctuary’s free Pasture Pals program is back for five Sundays, at 201 Massey Road in Springfield, beginning on Aug. 10. It gives children 6 years of age and older the opportunity to learn from the animals themselves, instead of from books or cartoons. Please arrive on time.  Sessions begin promptly at 11 a.m.; late […]

  • 'A Christmas Caroler' presented at Old Parish Church in Weston Aug. 10

    ‘A Christmas Caroler’ presented at Old Parish Church in Weston Aug. 10

    Old Parish Church, Wilder Memorial Library and Little Yellow House Studio present the world premiere of A Christmas Caroler, a Dramatic Reading with Carols, written and performed by Renae Baker, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10 at the Old Parish Church, 100 Main St. in Weston. The event is free; doors open at 6:30 […]

  • Appetizers & Mocktails with legislators Aug. 12

    Appetizers & Mocktails with legislators Aug. 12

    Residents of Windham and Windsor counties are invited to a Round Table Discussion with local legislators from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the Springfield Area Parent Child Center’s Workforce Development and Training Center, 51 Jack & Jill Lane, North Springfield. This casual, free event offers the opportunity to ask questions and […]

  • Entries wanted for Annual Local Art Show in Derry

    Entries wanted for Annual Local Art Show in Derry

    The Londonderry Art and Historical Society is looking for pieces to display in its Annual Local Art Show to be held at the Custer Sharp House, 2461 Middletown Road in Londonderry, from late-August to mid-October. Artwork can be no larger than 30 by 30 inches. Needlework, jewelry, cards and matted prints will also be accepted. […]

  • Embrace health: Whiting hosts four-week Wednesday series

    Embrace health: Whiting hosts four-week Wednesday series

    Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, presents a four-week health and wellness lecture series beginning at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday morning in August. Jade Twombly, a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and the founder of Move Holistic Health and Nutrition and the Move Grow Rise Podcast, will cover various topics, including nutrition, sleep, aging and more. […]

  • Hands-on Art Workshop at Whiting Aug. 8

    Hands-on Art Workshop at Whiting Aug. 8

    Whiting Library invites people of all ages to discover hands-on, engaging art projects with Art Lab for Kids author Susan Schwake at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8. Experiment with Orizome, a Japanese-style folding and dyeing technique used to make beautiful paper that can be used to wrap gifts, make cards and envelopes or frame […]

  • SoVerA sky viewing, potluck set for Aug. 12

    SoVerA sky viewing, potluck set for Aug. 12

    The Southern Vermont Astronomy Group will gather at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the 1879 Schoolhouse, 1862 VT-106, in Perkinsville. There will be a potluck dinner and solar and night-time telescope viewing. Solar viewing will begin at 6:30 p.m. Two or three solar telescopes will be available for use, including the Coronado 70mm […]

  • Chester planners invite public for presentation on proposed solar field

    Chester planners invite public for presentation on proposed solar field

    By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC A large solar farm is being proposed for a cornfield off from Route 103 south, and the Chester Planning Commission is inviting the public to a presentation by the developers, Savage Solar Energy, on Monday, Aug. 11. Commission chair Hugh Quinn said the purpose of the meeting […]

  • Play with Clay at Custer Sharp Aug. 2 & 9

    Play with Clay at Custer Sharp Aug. 2 & 9

    Artist Kim Ray will be on hand at the Londonderry Arts and Historical Society, 2461 Middletown Road in Londonderry, to lead the final two weeks of Pop-Up Art at Custer Sharp Open Art Studio. Kids and adults are invited to stop in from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2 and Aug. 9 […]

  • Sign up now for hunter education courses

    Sign up now for hunter education courses

    If you or someone you know would like to go hunting this fall but have never taken a hunter education course, this is the time to act. Vermont’s volunteer hunter education instructors are holding a limited number of courses throughout the state. A person must pass the basic hunter education course before he or she […]

  • Riparian buffer installed along Ottauquechee River in Woodstock

    Riparian buffer installed along Ottauquechee River in Woodstock

    Things will be getting a bit greener on the bank of the Ottauquechee River behind the Woodstock History Center. After losing the edge of the property and much of the vegetation during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011, riprap stones, fill and landscaping fabric were installed in an attempt to “repair” the damage. Since that time, […]

  • The main cast and ensemble of Young Company talent on the train to Vermont.

    Weston’s ‘White Christmas’ a joyful musical homage to home

    By Lorien Strange ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC I’m a stickler for reserving Christmas music for December, but since leaving Walker Farm Theater last Saturday evening, I’ve changed my tune. The intimate theater, electric tap numbers, extraordinarily talented cast and loving homage to Vermont make the Weston Theater Company’s White Christmas a special summer treat. This […]

  • Christmas in July event this Saturday to benefit Weston Playhouse restoration

    Christmas in July event this Saturday to benefit Weston Playhouse restoration

    Beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, Park Street in front of the Weston Playhouse will become a magical Christmas Market to benefit the restoration of the Weston Playhouse, damaged in 2023 by summer flooding. Vendors will line the street offering everything you need to make every day between now and December’s Christmas special. […]

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