All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
51st Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner to be held Dec. 14
The Chester-Andover Senior Christmas Dinner will be held at noon on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Green Mountain Union High School, 716 VT Route 103S. This free meal and fun Christmas gathering is open to all senior citizens living in Chester and Andover. The menu includes turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, squash, rolls and cranberry […]
Free VSO Brass & Counterpoint Concert Dec. 14
The Vermont Symphony Orchestra presents its Brass Quintet concert in collaboration with Counterpoint, a Montpelier-based choral chamber music ensemble, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Grafton Community Church, 55 Main St. The year’s program includes a global musical journey. It blends sacred and secular holiday favorites like O Holy Night and The Twelve […]
Henry Homeyer’s holiday gift guide for gardeners
By Henry Homeyer ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC I am a bit embarrassed to admit this, but I believed in Santa Claus longer than anyone I have ever met. Fifth grade, maybe sixth. To this day, some 70 years later, I still believe in the mystery and joy of giving wonderful gifts that suit the receiver, […]
Holiday events throughout the region Tree sales and lightings, musical events, shopping, craft workshops, visits with Santa and much more
By Stacia Spaulding ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC Do you need a Christmas tree or some hand-crafted gifts? Are the kids excited to meet Santa? How about a relaxing evening filled with holiday music? The Telegraph has brought all the holiday events in the region together in one place. Our Calendar of Events contains additional information […]
Create lasting memories at Christmas in Weston on Dec. 7
Everybody is invited to enjoy a day of holiday fun from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. The 39th Annual Christmas in Weston celebration is filled with free events and activities for all ages. Throughout the day, enjoy classic holiday activities: visits with Santa and Mrs. Claus, horse-drawn wagon rides, Christmas caroling, […]
Springfield Community Band Holiday Concert with featured vocalists set for Dec. 7
The Springfield Community Band announces that its Second Annual Holiday Concert will take place at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 in the Riverside Middle School auditorium, 13 Fairground Road in Springfield. The featured vocalists will be teachers Meredith Pelton (Springfield High School) and Kelly DeAngelis (Riverside Middle School), as well as the Riverside Middle […]
PapierCraft art workshop for adults at Weston library Dec. 3
Art teacher Casey Junker Bailey invites adults to join a PapierCraft workshop, a festive recycling of found materials for the holidays, at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Wilder Memorial Library, 24 Lawrence Hill Road in Weston. Joyful banners, handsome medallions, stylish stars and more will be made by up-cycling vintage book pages, maps and […]
Londonderry Christmas Bazaar set for Dec. 7
The annual Christmas Bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Second Congregational Church, 2051 N. Main St. (Route 11) in Londonderry. Handmade wreaths, as well as crafts and gift items, will be available to purchase, and lunch will be served. A “cookie walk” will also be featured. […]
Meet House Rep.-elect Tom Charlton
Everyone is invited to an Open House for Tom Charlton, to be held at the Fullerton Inn, 40 The Common in Chester, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. A Republican, he was recently elected to the House of Representatives for Windham-Windsor District, which includes the towns of Athens, Grafton, Windham and Chester. […]
Ludlow Rotary hears trail update, TRSU long-term forecast
Charlie Rimer, board member of Ludlow Area Sport Trails, updated the Ludlow Rotary Club about progress made on the construction of the first 3.5-mile multi-use trail on the “Back 40” behind Ludlow Elementary School. The trail opened on June 15 to the public for biking, walking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. The trail was constructed professionally […]
Apple Blossom 2025 seeks participants Senior girls from area high schools invited; deadline to apply is Dec. 11
Springfield Hospital staff and volunteers are preparing for the 2025 Apple Blossom, which will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 2 and 3, at a new location: Springfield High School Auditorium, 303 South St. The theme is That Was Then, This Is Now. Senior girls from area high schools are invited to apply; a […]
Weston Christmas Bazaar set for Nov. 29-30
If you have chosen to spend your Thanksgiving weekend amid the tranquility and stark beauty of Vermont’s Stick Season, it doesn’t mean you don’t have access to a superior shopping experience. Weston’s 43rd Christmas Bazaar will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both Friday and Saturday, Nov. 29 and 30 at the Walker […]
SINGO returns to Ludlow Church Nov. 24
The community is invited to kick off the holiday season with a festive night of Christmas-time SINGO from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24 at the United Church of Ludlow, 48 Pleasant St. Popular SINGO host Jane McGarry returns, and Ludlow musician Sammy Blanchette will perform the tunes on his guitar, mixing in […]
Thanksgiving crafts workshop at Derry Library Nov. 23
The South Londonderry Free Library, 15 Old School St., invites children of all ages to join art teacher Casey Junker Bailey for a special Thanksgiving program at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23. Children will have the opportunity to make harvest wreaths from natural materials and painted thankful leaves to decorate the Thanksgiving table. In […]
Weston’s Winter Cabaret returns Dec. 6 & 7 Fundraiser to benefit Young Company's tours
Kick off the winter season with Weston Theater Company’s popular annual Winter Cabaret to be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6 and Saturday, Dec. 7 at Walker Farm, 705 Main St. in Weston This fun, festive and tastefully irreverent tradition is sure to get you in the holiday spirit. Proceeds from this event […]
Springfield Players presents Neil Simon’s ‘Rumors’
Springfield Community Players, 165 South St. in Springfield, is gearing up for its final production of the season, Rumors by Neil Simon. Travel back to 1989 in New York City and see what happens when four socialite couples are invited to their friends’ 10th anniversary party. Performances are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 16, […]
St. Luke’s wreath-decorating workshops set for Nov. 21-23 Early bird discount available through Nov. 16
The ever-popular wreath-decorating workshops will take place on Nov. 21 through 23 in Willard Hall at St. Luke’s Church, 313 Main St. in Chester. Those who register and pay by Saturday, Nov. 16 will receive a $5 discount on the price of $55 per wreath. Checks should be made out to St. Luke’s Church, with […]
Counterpoint concert film showing in Weston
Burr and Burton Academy seniors Tyler Keyes and Jordan Houghtaling put their cinematography skills to use recently by recording Counterpoint, Vermont’s premier professional vocal ensemble. The concert, titled The Sceptered Isle, was recorded in St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Hanover, N.H. on Oct. 26. The program of secular and sacred music is drawn from the […]
Patient thanks Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad; how you can help the service
On June 29, 2023 Cole Williams of Londonderry was involved in a serious motorcycle accident on Middletown Road. A passerby called 911 and within 10 minutes personnel from the Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Service and Londonderry Technical Rescue were on the scene. Londonderry Fire also assisted. LVRS members involved in the call were Pete Cobb, Judy […]
Children’s Thanksgiving art workshop Nov. 16 in Weston
Wilder Memorial Library, 24 Lawrence Hill Road in Weston, invites children of all ages to a Giving Thanks workshop with art teacher Casey Junker Bailey at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16. Children will create fabric print banners and small thankful books with decorative papers. These will make charming additions to any Thanksgiving celebration. The […]
