All Entries in the "Community and Arts Life" Category
Pre-diabetes, diabetes, mental health, childbirth & CPR classes offered
Springfield Medical Care Systems is sponsoring free health education programs in August and September. All programs are open to the public. Register now for any of the following classes: August’s Pre-Diabetes Education class will convene 6:30 to 7:30 p.m, Wednesday, Aug. 7 at Springfield Hospital Meeting House on the hill at 25 Ridgewood Road. The […]
Gypsy Reel kicks off Chester Music Series; ‘Next to Normal’ premieres at Weston; gun show set for September
Chester’s Summer Music Series kicks off its 2013 season with Gypsy Reel, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 11. The 90-minute concert will take place on the lawn of the Academy Building across from the Green. Gypsy Reel is an acoustic band rooted in Celtic tradition. Its music is a synthesis of world rhythms and influences […]
Grilled angel food cake makes a great platform for pickled watermelon rind
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Here is a great hot weather indulgence that encompasses several tastes that simply go perfectly together. Mix it up by using flavored pound cake if desired, but I find the lightness and perfect sweetness of angel food cake is just, well, perfect with the accompaniments below. Charred angel food cake with […]
Mary Bittner: making strides to fight leukemia
By Karen Zuppinger Mary Bittner is looking for a fight. Running along the Green Mountain Turnpike, the Chester resident is in training, preparing to battle a grueling half marathon in the fall on the hilly streets of San Francisco. But her fight isn’t with the streets of San Francisco. It’s with leukemia, a blood cancer […]
Vacation reading spans the globe and sends us to the Moon
By John Hoover It’s a beautiful summer day and you’re on vacation. Perhaps you’re at the beach or the lake or camping in the woods. Maybe you’ve taken a “staycation” this year and find yourself at home. Wherever you are, the pace of your busy life has slowed and you find yourself able to relax […]
A great pasta, some wild salmon and lemon sauce equal heaven
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Recently, I was asked to give my impression by a PR firm in New York City to give my impression of several products made by Giovanni Rana, an Italian pasta maker for more than 50 years. Among the packages I received was some plain and spinach fettuccine called paglia e fieno, […]
Weston Playhouse announces London Theatre Tour; Jersey Girls cafe opens; aviation career day camp for boys and girls at Hartness
The Weston Playhouse Theatre Company is sponsoring its 12th annual London Theatre Tour, Nov. 5 to 14. An informational reception will be held in the Weston Playhouse living room at 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, July 3. Weston producing director Steve Stettler and London tour director Giles Ramsay will review the itinerary and answer questions. Registration deadline […]
‘Educating Rita’ doesn’t quite make the grade
By David Lampe-Wilson Freelance theater reviewer Weston Playhouse Theatre opened its 77th season with Willy Russell’s Educating Rita, the story of the relationship of a working-class woman attempting to better herself with the jaded tutor who becomes her mentor. This modern twist on George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion should be cool refreshment for a hot summer’s […]
Chester Summer Concert Series begins; Okemo hosts music fest; Springfield Rotary scholarship winners
Chester’s 2013 Summer Concert Series returns to the Academy Building lawn in downtown Chester with five Thursday night concerts from 6:30-8 p.m. starting July 11. The concerts are free and attendees are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs for seating. Kicking off the series on July 11 is Gypsy Reel with music rooted in […]
In the battle of the wings, can New England beat Buffalo?
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com Buffalo vs. New England Ahhhh, that long-time rival. In my home, my oldest boy (15 years old) loves to walk against traffic. He has always liked Buffalo even though he is a 12th generation Yankee. Well, at least football food will still keep us together regardless of who we root for. […]
Depression author at Misty Valley; temporary digs for Rockingham Library; Weston opening & Cavendish Music Series.
Brattleboro author David Blistein will talk about his book, David’s Inferno, My Journey through the Dark Wood of Depression, at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 23 at Misty Valley Books, 58 the Common, followed by a reception and book signing. With a forward by Ken Burns, David’s Inferno combines intensely personal reminiscences of the author’s two-year nervous […]
Count on this Yankee Monte Cristo to satisfy
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com I love taking classics and revamping them in totally unexpected ways. Although Swiss cheese and ham on bread that had been dunked in egg before grilling is delicious on its own, I found that by substituting a New England-flavored batter for the stand-by egg coating created a beautifully textured and deliciously […]
A sinking ship rises to the top at Alumni Day Parade
Chester’s annual Alumni Day Parade kicked off on Saturday morning under threatening skies that dissipated as the musicians, floats and vehicles kicked off and headed down Main Street. This year’s theme was The Movies, and the classes did not disappoint. First Place went to the Class of 1984 1983 for its sinking and floating rendition […]
A touch of Caesar crowns humble spud salad royally
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This crazy weather has me grillin’ one day and baking another. It just so happens that on Friday, May 31, it was in the 90s and wicked humid. So guess what? It was too hot and humid to grill outside and too hot and humid to bake inside. So cold food […]
Bonnie’s Bundles celebrates 45 years; Cavendish calendar contest; Brattleboro music and Putney garden tour
Bonnie’s Bundles Dolls of 250 North St. in the Stone Village in Chester is celebrating 45 years of doll making with a series of events. The first will be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 15 and features three activities: wheat pasting images of the most popular dolls as a mural on the […]
TARPS fund-raiser at Pizza Stone; ballet recital; blood drive; cookbook author at Misty Valley; learn about ponds at Nature Museum; Whiting Summer Reading program and host families sought
The Pizza Stone will host a fundraiser for The Animal Rescue and Protection Society Chester’s animal shelter 6:30 to 9 p.m. Monday, June 10. The restaurant, at 291 Pleasant St., will offer a special menu for the evening. Josh and Beth Adams from DV8 will perform their Southern outlaw country rock to entertain diners, and […]
Hey kids! Add these books to your summer reading list
By John Hoover School’s out (or almost), so what are you going to do with all your free time this summer? You could sit inside and play video games – nothing wrong with that – but may we at Misty Valley Books make a suggestion? Find yourself a Good Read, one that you can take […]
Hot or cold, this sweet pepper gazpacho will delight
By Jim Bailey theyankeechef.blogspot.com This cold soup is just as delicious when you omit the ricotta and add 2 cups light or heavy cream and gently warm it over low heat, topped with a few flavored croutons. Gazpacho is traditionally made never touching heat. A variety of vegetables are chopped then processed in a blender […]
Alumni roll into town for weekend of golf, parties, parade and more
By Karen Zuppinger The Chester High School/Green Mountain Union High School Alumni Association kicks of its annual alumni weekend celebration on the morning of Friday June 7 with a golf tournament at Tater Hill Golf Club on Popple Dungeon Road. “This is one of our most popular events,” says association President Karl Lauren. “We often […]
College student film captures childhood with help of local actors
Nine children and one adult from Chester are featured in a new, 23-minute film made by a crew of Keene State College seniors. The film, Childhood, I Love You, was screened Friday evening to a group of actors and their families at Green Mountain Union High. Click on any photo below to launch the gallery. […]
