All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
Henry Homeyer: Be a gardener who dreams big
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Are you in a rut? Spring is here, but most of us cannot plant anything outdoors due to cold nights or wet ground. Yes, you can plant seeds indoors and baby them until early summer, but that requires a place to grow them and lights to keep […]
Gassetts Grange to host Green Mountain Express on April 16
The Gassetts Grange’s first dance event on Saturday, April 1 drew a lively turnout with lots of dancing and fun. On Sunday, April 16, the grange will host the Green Mountain Express Band for a country music jam and mic event from 1 to 4 p.m. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the […]
Henry Homeyer: A few more spring chores for your list
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Although I still have some snow around the house here in Cornish, New Hampshire, many of you may be looking at brown grass and mud. It will be some time before real spring weather is safely ensconced. We all want to get outside and enjoy warm, sunny […]
Pizza Stone to host fund-raiser Friday for manager who fell ill
By Stacia Spaulding ©2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Pizza Stone, 291 Pleasant St. in Chester, is hosting a fundraiser for its manager, John Blair, beginning at 5 p.m. Friday, April 7 to help him continue to recover after experiencing heart failure in December. The event is free and open to the public and will include […]
BRAT seeks lake monitors
If you own a small paddle-powered or motor-powered boat and can commit to getting out on your lake or pond once every 10 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day, being a lake monitor could be for you. Volunteers from the Black River Action Team will be tackling lakes and ponds around Windsor County, but […]
‘Mr. Destiny’ kicks off FOLA’s 2023 movie lineup
FOLA will screen Mr. Destiny at 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 15 in the Heald Auditorium on the second floor of the Ludlow Town Hall, 37 South Depot St. Jim Belushi stars in this poignant and funny exploration of “what if” when Lawrence Joseph “Larry/L.J.” Burrows finds himself in an alternate reality where he did […]
Registration open for Chester garden plots
The Chester Community Greenhouse and Gardens, in conjunction with the town of Chester, is taking reservations for garden plots. Anyone who lives, works or goes to school in Chester can apply. There is a suggested donation of $20 to sign up for a 10-foot by 10-foot plot and a refundable deposit of $25. Scholarships are […]
Astronomy mini-series at Whiting wraps up April 14
The final installment of Southern Vermont Astronomy’s mini-series will take place at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 14 at the Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester. The talk is titled “Telescope basics and using the Whiting telescope.” SoVerA members will review basic optics, how to choose a telescope, and how to enjoy the Whiting […]
Spaghetti fundraiser April 20 to help send CAES kids to Keewaydin
The community is invited to a spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 5 to 7 p.m. at Chester-Andover Elementary School, 72 Main St. in Chester, on Thursday, April 20. All proceeds will be used to help send the 5th- and 6th-grade students at CAES to the Keewaydin Environmental Education Center for a week-long outdoor learning experience in […]
Henry Homeyer: Early spring chores to check off your list
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Early spring is a good time to look at the trees and shrubs on your property when you are not distracted by flowers and leaves. Study your “woodies” now to see if they need some care– and if some plants need to be removed for the health […]
Mamma Mia! at GMUHS March 31, April 1
The Green Mountain Union High School Drama Department presents its spring musical, Mamma Mia!, an iconic show featuring the music of ABBA. Opening night is Friday, March 31 at 7 p.m., with two performances on Saturday, April 1 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The shows will take place in the GMUHS Auditorium, 716 Route […]
Gassetts Grange to hold April 1 dance
Gassetts Grange #327, located at 3553 Route 103 North, in Chester, will reopen with a dance from 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. The entry fee is $5. Finger foods will be available for a donation, rather than the hot dogs and fries that were served in the past. The grange is located […]
Stone Village Poetry Experience events celebrate National Poetry Month
April is National Poetry Month. Chester’s Stone Village Poetry Experience has arranged a series of Saturday events that will touch the hearts of poetry lovers of all ilks. All programs are free and open to the public. Saturday, April 8 Poetry Month will begin with a presentation by former Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea at 7 p.m. at Chester […]
GNAT-TV announces youth media workshops, TV production camps
GNAT-TV announces its upcoming youth media workshops at its state-of-the-art studio, 6378 VT Route 7A, Suite #1 in Sunderland. Its new Media Education coordinator, Keegan Douglass, has curated fun and engaging video camps and workshops for spring break week and throughout the summer. The camps will kick off with “Make Your Own Studio Show” from […]
The Grammar School raises $7,630 for Putney Foodshelf
On March 22, at its weekly All School Meeting, The Grammar School in Putney presented a check for $7,630 to Hannah Pick, the Putney Foodshelf’s executive director. This amount beat out The Grammar School’s first-ever Ski to End Hunger event that, five years ago, raised more than $4,000 for the Putney Foodshelf. After a pandemic […]
‘How do we know?’: Astronomy series continues at Whiting
The Southern Vermont Astronomy Group continues its astronomy mini-series at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 7 at the Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester. Rick Hunter will present a talk titled “How Do We Know What We Know?” He will begin to answer the question “How can we really start to know anything about […]
After musical hiatus, GM hits the stage with ABBA hit ‘Mamma Mia!’
By Basil MacDonald Green Mountain Union High School presents its first musical since 2019. Catherine Johnson’s Broadway hit Mamma Mia!, which reignited a love for the 1970s pop music of ABBA, will be performed in the GMUHS auditorium on Friday, March 31 and Saturday April 1. “Putting on a musical is a really big task,” […]
Henry Homeyer: How to bring spring into your home
By Henry Homeyer © 2023 Telegraph Publishing LLC Even though spring has arrived according to the calendar, I fear winter is not done with us yet. Mother Nature is full of tricks, so I am not packing away my snow shovel just yet. But to reassure me that she will provide us with flowers this […]
Rotary to hold April Fool Trivia Night fundraiser
On Saturday, April 1, the Chester Rotary and Interact clubs will hold an April Fool’s fundraiser — April Fool Trivia Night — to raise funds to help Rotary continue its tradition of contributing to the needs of the community, including its Scholarship Fund. This fund aids high school students entering either college or a vocational/trade […]
Astronomy series continues March 31 at Whiting
The Southern Vermont Astronomy Group continues its astronomy mini-series at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 31 at the Whiting Library, 117 Main St. in Chester. Rick Bates will present a talk on archeoastronomy. This will include an overview of information that the ancients learned about the skies and how it was used in navigation. Also […]
