All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
Grace Cottage’s family-friendly 5K set for May 13 In-person and virtual options available
It’s spring and time to get moving. The Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital’s Spring into Health 5K begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, on the Townshend Common, Common Road. Entrants can run, walk, roll, stroll or push a baby carriage for this fun, family-friendly event. Registration is $20 per […]
SAPA TV to air documentary on Apple Blossom Cotillion Full-length film debuts at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 6
Springfield Area Public Access Television will broadcast the premiere of the historical documentary Apple Blossom Cotillion: A Springfield Tradition at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 6. This full-length film tells the story of how the Apple Blossom Cotillion was created and has endured as a constant in the life of Springfield for more than 60 years, despite […]
Foster Care Story Hour & Tea Time at Whiting May 10
May is Foster Care Month. Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, invites the public to join a special family story hour and tea time at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 10. This event will focus on learning about foster care, adoption and family differences. Special guest Julie Merrill-Snide, a recruitment and retention specialist for […]
Gassetts Grange to hold monthly dances
Gassetts Grange #327, located at 3553 Route 103 North, held its first dance of the year on April 1. It was such a success — a full house with great music — that the decision was made to host dances from 1 to 4 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month. The next dance […]
Homeowner applications accepted for Londonderry house
The Mountain Towns Housing Project is accepting applications from prospective homeowners for the Bob Perry Lane house located in Londonderry. This is a modest three-bedroom, two-bath cape-style home that is under construction. Martha Dale, of the MTHP Family Selection Committee, said ,“We are very excited to offer the opportunity of homeownership to a family that […]
Henry Homeyer: Join me for No Mow May
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC In 2019 a British non-profit called Plantlife coined the phrase “No Mow May.” They proposed that gardeners leave their mowers in storage for the month of May to let wildflowers and weeds bloom and provide pollen and nectar for pollinators. And of course the caterpillars of many […]
Foragers-don’t mistake poisonous false hellebore for yummy ramps
If you are outdoors foraging for wild leeks, also known as ramps (Allium tricoccum), health officials want you to be sure you don’t mistake the ramps for a poisonous lookalike plant called false hellebore. The young leaves of American false hellebore (Veratrum viride) can resemble the edible ramps now making their springtime appearance. However, false […]
Andover brings back Green Up Day picnic
Andover volunteers are encouraged to get out and collect the litter, as well as to give the cemeteries and town grounds a spring clean-up for the annual Green Up Day, on Saturday, May 6. Come pick up trash bags at Town Hall, 953 Weston-Andover Road, starting at 9 a.m. on Green Up Day, Saturday, May […]
Concert to benefit My Community Nurse Project on April 30
New Thought Vermont presents the Castleton String Quartet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 30 at Walker Farm, 750 Main St., Weston. All proceeds will benefit My Community Nurse Project, which provides free, in-home nursing assessment, patient safety checks, care and advocacy for residents of the mountain towns of Andover, Landgrove, Londonderry, Peru, South Londonderry, […]
Green Up Day, seed event at Whiting May 6
In conjunction with Vermont Green Up Day, Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, is throwing its 4th annual Green Up & Seed Down celebration from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 6 Whiting Library invites all Green Uppers to visit the Seed Sowing Station to sow a variety of sunflower seeds to grow […]
Whiting celebrates National Library Week
Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester, is celebrating National Library Week through Saturday, April 29. Libraries are full of stories in a variety of formats, from picture books to large print, audiobooks to ebooks, and more. But there is so much more to the story. Libraries of Things lend items like museum passes, games, […]
Ludlow Rotary’s Penny Sale returns April 29
Ludlow Rotary Club’s 65th Annual Penny Sale begins at 6 p.m. sharp on Saturday, April 29 in the Ludlow Elementary School Gymnasium, 45 Main St. in Ludlow. Refreshments will be available. More than 300 prizes will be on display. Some of the items donated by local businesses can be viewed in advance in the prize window […]
Chester Townscape’s hanging basket orders due May 1
Chester Townscape is offering hanging flower baskets to welcome spring and beautify your home or business. The hanging baskets are in 12” fiber pots to reduce watering needs. The cost is $35 each by preorder. Baskets feature mixed flowers in a choice of four combinations: hot or cool colors for sunny or shady locations. Click here […]
Henry Homeyer: Plan to plant, time for the early bloomers
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC I like to have blossoms in the garden and in vases everywhere. I try to have something blooming all the time – or as often as possible. Right now, in mid-April, I count more than ten species of plants in bloom, along with seven species of bulb […]
A discussion on nurturing community April 24
The public is invited to attend an engaging conversation with Rev. Frank Mächt, director of Spiritual Health at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (now Dartmouth Health) from 1 to 3 p.m. on Monday, April 24. From self-reliance to mutual support in care for one another, how do we nurture community? This inclusive discussion will explore how we […]
Celebrate the poetry of Earth Day on April 22
The Stone Village Poetry Experience continues its celebration of National Poetry Month at 3 p.m. on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22 at the Brookside Trail bridge behind the Academy Building (across from The Green) in Chester. The recently opened Brookside Trail crosses Lover’s Lane Brook and wends its way along a mile-long circle up the […]
Winhall Library seeks entries for book-inspired art show
Winhall Memorial Library invites artists of any age or ability to create a piece that relates to or illustrates an aspect of the book Little Red House, a novel by local author Liv Andersson, which is set in Shelburne, Vt., and the fictional town of Nihla, N.M. Pieces will be exhibited at the library, 2 Lower […]
Londonderry cemeteries to open May 1
The Cemetery Commission of the Town of Londonderry has announced that cemeteries will open on Monday, May 1. Clean-up by the cemetery caretakers will begin immediately. 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 allowed. If […]
Chester Conservation Committee at Whiting Library April 28
The Chester Conservation Committee will be at Whiting Library, 117 Main St., in Chester at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 28. Come and learn how you can get involved, as well as gear up for Vermont’s 54th annual Green Up Day. The CCC is a group of local volunteers who focus on developing and maintaining […]
Seed Lending Library returns to Whiting
Mountain Valley Climate Action announces the return of the Seed Lending Library at the Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester. Its motto is “Take some, share some.” Several types of seeds are available. If you are planning to start tomatoes or peppers, now is the time to check out the seed library. Seed packets […]
