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The cover photo of the 2026 Vermont Fish & Wildlife calendar features a gray tree frog by photographer Emmanuel Soza-Foias. The trilling calls of the grey tree frog are an unmistakable theme of the springtime chorus here in Vermont.

Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s 2026 calendar now available

MONTPELIER - The Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s 2026 calendar is now available.
The calendar includes photography of Vermont species along with hunting, fishing, and trapping season dates, making it the perfect gift for anyone who loves the outdoors.
Some of the animals depicted...

Xenobe Purvis, “The Hounding” Henry Holt and Company, 2025

Xenobe Purvis’s debut novel is based on a fragment from a 1701 issue of “Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society,” which records “a great rumor spread to us that some young girls … in the Oxfordshire countryside had been seized with frequent barking in the manner of dogs.” Purvis has...

St. Mary’s to host Blessing of the Animals for World Animal Day

WILMINGTON - St. Mary’s in the Mountains Episcopal Church will once again host the Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, October 5, at 11 am, outside the church following the 10 am service.
The event takes place in conjunction with World Animal Day, which is observed on October 4 as an...

Williamsville Hall set for screening

WILLIAMSVILLE - Upcoming events at the Williamsville Hall include the screening of “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” on Friday, September 19, at 7 pm.
Admission is by donation.
The Williamsville Hall, which is ADA-compliant, is located at 35 Dover Road. Go to...

A painting of Mount Snow by Debra Dunphy, the featured artist of the upcoming exhibition.

Dunphy Studio to host exhibit at Wine and Harvest Festival

DOVER - The Dunphy Art Studio & Gallery will be exhibiting at the Vermont Wine and Harvest Festival, being held Saturday, September 20, at Mount Snow.
In addition to original artwork, Debra Dunphy will be offering signed and numbered giclee prints of many of the most popular paintings...

Peter Amidon and Desmond Bode in “Time Machine.”

Film screening in Guilford

GUILFORD - The first public showing of Brian Remer’s film short, “Time Machine,” will be held at Zeller Hall at the Guilford Community Church, 38 Church Drive, at 7:30 pm, on Friday, September 5.
The filmmaker describes the 13-minute short as the interplay of memory, time, nostalgia, and...

Theater hosts trivia night

BENNINGTON - Bennington Theater, 331 Main Street, is hosting a trivia night on Thursday, September 11; the bar opens at 6 pm, competition begins at 7 pm.
Gather friends, family, or co-workers for an evening of brain-busting fun. There will be seven rounds played, across such topics as...

Brewers fest this weekend

WEST DOVER - The 30th annual Mount Snow Brewers Festival is planned for Saturday, August 30, at the main base area. Enjoy pours from Vermont’s top breweries, cideries, and seltzer makers. There will be local food trucks on hand and live music all day long.
Ticket prices are VIP, $97.01;...

“Morning of Self-Care” at the Clark Art Institute

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA - On Tuesday, August 19, the Clark Art Institute presents a “Morning of Self-Care” with activities designed to engage and relax.
From 9:30 to 10:30 am, local yoga instructor Mary Edgerton leads the season’s final free all-levels yoga session inspired by the sights and...

Trio steals into hall for free show

WILMINGTON - Dave Solazzo is wanted by the authorities. His blatant disregard for traditional harmonies has offended the jazz police one too many times. He knows the rules. He has studied the traditional piano trios of Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, and Bill Evans, but time and again he has been...