Community Events

Upcoming High Holiday schedule

BENNINGTON - Congregational Beth El, 107 Adams Street, announces its High Holiday schedule:
Erev Rosh Hashana: Monday, September 22, 7 pm service.
Rosh Hashana Day 1: Tuesday, September 23, 10 am to 12:30 pm.
Rosh Hashana Day 2: Wednesday, September 24, 10:00 am to 12:30 pm...

Amy Nofziger

Rotary Club to host fraud protection presentation

WEST DOVER - The Rotary Club of the Deerfield Valley invites the public to a presentation by Amy Nofziger, AARP’s Fraud Expert, about how to protect against frauds and scams, on Thursday, September 25, from 7 to 8 pm, at Vermont Academy (VAMS), 248 Route 100.
In 2024, individuals reported...

A painted pumpkin, one of the activities of the event, from an earlier Pickle Festival.

Pickle Festival returns

BENNINGTON - The Apple Barn & Bake Shop, 604 Route 7 South, is ready to turn up the tang and crown Vermont’s very best briners at the Perfect Pickle competition, part of the annual Pickle Festival on Saturday, September 20, from 10 am to 5 pm.
This year’s competition kicks off at noon...

Summit for rural LGBTQ+ people

BRATTLEBORO - Out in the Open will host its 13th annual summit for rural LGBTQ+ people on Saturday, September 13, and Sunday, September 14, at the organization’s newly acquired land in southern Vermont. The annual gathering brings together LGBTQ+ people from rural-and small-town communities...

Kids dressed in costumes at an earlier Kids’ Dash.

Superhero 5K, Kids’ Dash registration open

BENNINGTON - Registration is open for eighth annual UCS Superhero 5K and Kids’ Dash on Saturday, November 8, 9 to 11 am, at the Bennington YMCA, 655 Gage Street.
This year’s event once again benefits the Teens4Change program, a peer-led program that gives local youth opportunities to build...

Upcoming Constitution Day presentation

BRATTLEBORO - Brooks Memorial Library is hosting “What the Constitution Means For Us,” with Meg Mott, on Wednesday, September 17, from 6:30 to 8 pm.
The preamble of the Constitution has its own particular grammar. In that singular sentence, “We, the People” define what government is to...

St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church

Church to honor alcoholism, addiction recovery

WILMINGTON - The parish of St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church, 13 East Main Street, seeks to honor all those who are recovering, or hope to recover, from alcoholism and addiction. The church will offer a 12-step Eucharist on Sunday, September 28, at 10 am.
St. Mary’s is an...

Halifax to serve monthly senior meal

WEST HALIFAX - The monthly senior meal will be served on Friday, September 19, at the Halifax Community Hall. The starter course of spinach-cranberry salad will be served at 11:30 am; the main meal will start at noon, and will include fresh vegetable and chicken stir fry, wild rice medley, mixed...

Wildlife festival returns to mountain

DOVER - Fall festival season is here and the Vermont Museum of Natural History is again presenting its Vermont Wildlife Festival at Mount Snow Resort on Sunday, September 21.
The daylong event features live animal exhibits, engaging presentations, and outdoor groups, representing...

South Readsboro Community Club to serve roast beef dinner

REASBORO - The South Readsboro Community Club will hold a roast beef dinner on Saturday, September 13, from 5 to 7 pm, at their hall at 1359 Bosley Hill Road. The menu will include roast beef , mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, bread, beverages, and homemade blueberry shortcake. The price...