Community Events

Temporary emergency measure restores food aid to Vermonters amid lapse in SNAP benefits

WATERBURY - In response to the ongoing federal government shutdown and the resulting delay in federal 3SquaresVT (SNAP) benefits, Gov. Phil Scott, in coordination with key legislative leaders, has approved a temporary, state-funded contingency benefit to ensure Vermonters maintain access to food...

Documentary screening on the life of Holocaust survivor Steve Ross to commemorate Kristallnacht

BENNINGTON - On Sunday, November 9, at 10 am, Congregation Beth El and Israel Congregation Manchester are cohosting a screening of the film “Etched in Glass.” It is the story of Steve Ross, a Holocaust survivor, who founded the Boston Holocaust Memorial. As a child, Ross survived 10...

Randy Schoonmaker

MOOver co-founder, CEO to retire in 2026

WILMINGTON - The Southeastern Vermont Transit (SEVT) board of directors announces that Christine Howe, current general manager, will become CEO effective July 1, 2026, following the retirement of current CEO Randy Schoonmaker.
Howe started at The MOOver on March 3, 2017 as Wilmington’s...

Taizé at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Brattleboro

BRATTLEBORO - St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 16 Bradley Avenue, offers a Taizé service of Remembrance Sunday, November 2, at 4 pm.
The candlelit service, part of St. Michael’s celebration of All Saints’ Day, features simple harmonious chants, short readings, poems and prayers, periods of...

19th annual Brattleboro winter farmers market will return this weekend

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Winter Farmers Market opens on Saturday, November 1, for its 19th season, in the Croker Hall gymnasium on the Winston Prouty Campus.
The winter market begins directly after the last outdoor market in October. This is the only weekly indoor farmers market in...

“Heightened Scrutiny” documentary to screen at New England Youth Theater, highlighting legal attacks on trans rights

BRATTLEBORO - Out in the Open presents the Vermont premiere of “Heightened Scrutiny,” the award-winning documentary following ACLU attorney Chase Strangio, the first out trans person to argue before the US Supreme Court. The film offers an unflinching look at the high-stakes legal battle to...

Williamsville Hall will keep locals busy this season

WILLIAMSVILLE - The Williamsville Hall, 35 Dover Road, announces upcoming events.
The movie, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” will be shown on Friday, October 24, at 7 pm.
In 1890s Wyoming, charming outlaw Butch Cassidy and his quick-drawing partner, the Sundance Kid, lead the...

James Crews and Brad Peacock

Poetry event at Brooks Memorial celebrates many forms of love in verse

BRATTLEBORO - The Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, presents “Poetry Out in the Open: An Evening of Tenderness & Belonging,” on Wednesday, October 29, at 5:30 pm.
This will be an opportunity to celebrate poems of hope and warmth—especially now, when those qualities can feel...

Vets Town Hall fosters civilian understanding

MONTPELIER - Vets Town Hall, a Vermont-based nonprofit that works to increase understanding between veterans and civilians, is partnering with local organizations to host events throughout Vermont this November. At each Vets Town Hall, beginning at the Statehouse on Sunday, November 2, veterans...

A red-tailed hawk held by wildlife rehabilitator Fred Homer

Dead Mouse Fund seeks nonpoisonous donations

WILLIAMSVILLE - There will be a benefit screening of “Bills Lumber” at the Williamsville Hall, 35 Dover Road, on Saturday, October 25, from 7 to 8:30 pm.
That evening, donations will be accepted to benefit the Dead Mouse Fund, so that Fred Homer, Williamsville’s own certified wildlife...