Community Events

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...

Vermont Fish and Wildlife promotes conservation efforts with “Bat Week”

MONTPELIER. – The onset of fall sends Vermont’s bats into motion. Bat Week is October 24 through 31, which reminds conservation-minded Vermonters to learn about, and help conserve, our nine native bat species.
If bats are found to be roosting in an attic, barn or office over the summer,...

Spellbinding Medieval Faire at Grammar School

PUTNEY - On Saturday, October 18, from 10 am to 3 pm, The Grammar School will transform its Putney campus into a bustling medieval village for the 37th annual Medieval Faire. The Faire draws more than 1,300 visitors each year for a day of magic, merriment, and community fun.
This year’s...

Attendees roll pumpkins for pumpkin bowling at a previous Family Farm Day.

Upcoming Family Farm Day

BRATTLEBORO - The second annual Family Farm Day at the Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Square, will be held on Sunday, October 19, from 11 am to 3 pm. Visit farm animals during Open Barn, and enjoy face painting, pumpkin bowling, and s’mores on the patio.
All-day programs include hay rides,...

Health and Wellness Fair at OSEC

WILMINGTON - The 11th annual Health and Wellness Fair will be held at the Old School Enrichment Center, 1 School Street, on Friday, October 17, from 10 am to 1 pm. There will be information available from area resource vendors and agencies providing health needs in the Deerfield Valley.
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Roast pork dinner in Readsboro

READSBORO - A public roast pork dinner will be held at the South Readsboro Community Club, 1359 Bosley Hill, on Saturday, October 18, from 5 to 7 pm.
The menu includes roast pork, mashed potatoes, winter squash, coleslaw, applesauce, bread, and homemade brownie with ice cream for dessert...

“No Kings 2.0” in Brattleboro

BRATTLEBORO - There will be a “No Kings 2.0” rally on Saturday, October 18, from 1 to 2:30 pm, starting at the Brattleboro Common, 14 Park Place, then marching to the Brattleboro Food Co-op along the sidewalks on Main Street.
This demonstrates that the community stands beside all neighbors...