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Grace Cottage’s annual Cabin Fever Online Auction begins Feb. 14
Grace Cottage’s Cabin Fever Online Auction is a perfect way to bring fun and joy to your winter. You’ll find items that are practical, delectable, delightful and inspirational. Bidding takes place from Feb. 14 through Feb. 28, and all proceeds support patient care at Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital in Townshend. Each year, the […]
Windsor County Sheriff K9 to get body armor
Windsor County Sheriff’s Office K9 Kye will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s Inc. K9 Kye’s vest will be embroidered with the sentiment “Honoring those who served and sacrificed.” Delivery is expected in eight to 10 weeks. Vested Interest, established in 2009, […]
GNAT-TV’s 2024 Annual Meeting scheduled for Jan. 30
GNAT-TV invites community members to its Annual Meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 30 at its studio located at 6378 Route 7A, Suite 1 in Sunderland. This essential meeting will feature a presentation of data for fiscal year 2023 and the election of directors. Anyone interested in serving on the board of directors should […]
Derry Library hosts Chinese New Year event for children Jan. 27
The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School Road, invites kids to usher in the Year of the Dragon with artist/teacher Casey Junker Bailey at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27. This year, Chinese New Year falls on Saturday, Feb. 10. Junker Bailey, who went to Chinese school as a child and later traveled to […]
Collaborative offers Youth & Relationship Workshop at Flood Brook
The Collaborative presents Vermont Afterschool’s Matt Wolf, who will host a Youth and Relationship Workshop from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 23 at Flood Brook School, 91 VT-11 in Londonderry. This free workshop will offer the opportunity to learn about resiliency development and the basic principles of healing-centered care to gain a better […]
A Midwinter Afternoon with In The Rough Jan. 20
Old Parish Church and Little Yellow House Studio present A Midwinter Afternoon with In The Rough, a concert featuring the vocal trio In The Rough (Lisa Brigantino, Lori Brigantino and Andover resident Susan Haefner) at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Old Parish Church, 100 Main St. in Weston. The concert will include […]
New year, new calendar for Whiting Library
Based on community feedback, Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, has made some changes to its scheduled events programming to include more people of all ages and abilities. It is also adding programming from the Vermont Humanities Council. Schedule Changes Playtime The weekly drop-in playgroup will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. […]
Still time to sign up for Vermont Health Connect
The Open Enrollment period for Vermont’s health insurance marketplace, known as Vermont Health Connect, is ending soon, but there is still time for eligible Vermonters to enroll or make changes to their plan. Monday, Jan. 15 is the last day to enroll for qualified health plan coverage in 2024. Any eligible Vermonter can enroll via […]
Civics education in the spotlight: LWV speaker series continues Jan. 10
The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with the Kellogg-Hubbard Library, presents the third installment of its five-part lecture series on Election Issues and Democracy at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 10. This season examines the structural and cultural issues that affect voter attitudes and election results. This year, the series returns to in-person […]
VHS announces winter virtual programming schedule
The Vermont Historical Society will host three series of virtual, history-related events from January through March. The virtual Vermont trivia contest will run weekly through January Virtual Speaker Series will run in January and February A monthly series of virtual roundtable events designed to assist local historical societies, historians and others will run from January […]
Fletcher Farm Arts School takes 2024 off to retool after financial troubles
The Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen, parent group of the Fletcher Farm School for the Arts & Crafts in Ludlow, announced that the organization is facing a pivotal financial crossroads that is threatening its ability to continue operating in 2024 and beyond. After years of declining enrollment exacerbated by unforeseen circumstances like the pandemic […]
Winthrop Pennock joins board of Grace Cottage
Winthrop Pennock of Townshend has joined the Board of Trustees of Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital, located in Townshend. Since 2011, Pennock has been a partner with Artisanal Cellars in White River Junction, a wine importation and distribution company. Pennock’s early professional experience is in the hospitality business. After graduating from Ithaca College, Pennock […]
Apple Blossom responds to community input for 2024 return
Springfield Hospital and the Apple Blossom Committee have been reaching out to local high school seniors and past high school graduates, and have discovered that the excitement for Apple Blossom exists. But potential contestants and community members are looking for additional revisions. The organizers have listened, agreed, and are adopting some changes for 2024. The […]
SAPA TV to host 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 Springfield, Weathersfield and Chester, as well as in Charlestown, N.H., are welcomed to spend the day with 1964’s Santa Claus […]
Next installment of LWV’s lecture series on ‘Election Issues and Democracy’ Dec. 13
The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library, presents the second installment of its five-part lecture series on Election Issues and Democracy at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13. This season examines the structural and cultural issues that affect voter attitudes and election results. This year the series returns to in-person presentations […]
Circus Smirkus names new artistic director
The Circus Smirkus Board of Directors announces the appointment of Rachel Schiffer as executive artistic director, a role that provides strategic and artistic oversight for the entire Smirkus organization, located in Greensboro. A Vermonter and Middlebury College graduate, Schiffer joined the Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour in 1995 for the first of her 10 years […]
Christmas musical open house with Spencer Lewis Dec. 9 at Grafton Meeting House
Join Spencer Lewis in welcoming Christmas from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Grafton Brick Meeting House, 2 Main St. in Grafton. He will be playing guitar and violin and reprising songs from his Calling in the Winter album, which includes traditional Christmas songs, as well as originals like Weaving World Peace. […]
Stone Village Art Guild, Universalist Parish host Fine Art & Craft Fair Dec. 9
The Stone Village Art Guild, in cooperation with the First Universalist Parish of Chester, will hold a Fine Art and Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday Dec. 9 at the parish, 211 North St. in the historic Stone Village of Chester. The fair will feature fine art, including watercolors, oil and […]
Gift-making workshops for kids at Weston, Londonderry libraries
This holiday season, two local libraries are hosting Gift-Making Workshops for Children with art teacher Casey Junker Bailey. Wilder Memorial Library, 24 Lawrence Hill Road in Weston, will hold its program on Saturday, Dec. 9 and South Londonderry Free Library welcomes little elves on Saturday, Dec. 16. Both programs begin at 10:30 a.m. Children will […]
Nordic Harmoni concert, Lucia Pageant Dec. 8
Nordic Harmoni invites everybody to join them at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8 at the Second Congregational Church, 2051 VT-11 in Londonderry, to welcome the holiday season. The evening will include traditional Swedish and American holiday songs, a Lucia Pageant, and refreshments. Nordic Harmoni is proud to be part of the American Union of Swedish Singers and is under the […]
