Efficiency Vermont offers rebates, contractor connections to ‘Button Up’ for winter
Cooler weather is coming as Vermont faces soaring heating fuel prices this winter, and a statewide coalition of energy partners reminds Vermonters to “Button Up” their homes to save energy and money this winter.
MakerSphere’s ‘Make-Learn-Do’ series introduces the Woodshop
Looking to introduce the craft of woodworking to more people in the community, the folks at the MakerSphere Woodshop have scheduled multiple opportunities this fall for people to explore the shop, learn how to use the tools, and make easy projects in one session.
Olfactory superpowers across the animal kingdom
By both emitting and sensing odors, animals can locate sources of food, orient towards their homes, find a mate, detect danger in their surroundings, and sense whether another animal is predator or prey.
Lost Nation Theater presents timely play, ‘What the Constitution Means to Me’
For its final production of the season, Montpelier’s Lost Nation Theater presents the award-winning play, “What the Constitution Means to Me,” over the next two weekends.
Thriller novel launches with a punk show in Waterbury
MORRISVILLE — Award-winning author Ann Dávila Cardinal of Morrisville is set to release her eighth book, “Hear the Dead,” on Oct. 6 and celebrate the occasion with a punk rock show at the Grange Hall Cultural Center in Waterbury next week.
The library packs October with Vermont Reads events, a visit to the boreal forest, music, silent reading, Federalist Papers & more
Open your calendars to mark the dates of October’s offerings at the Waterbury Public Library. The October schedule has a host of new free programs, continued Vermont Reads events, and several series starting up to run from fall into springtime.
Ripples from the Reservoir | Early Fall edition
Efforts of the Friends of Waterbury Reservoir to protect and improve the reservoir continue into fall. The Friends’ annual meeting is Oct. 17 and will include a wildlife presentation by the program manager at Audubon Vermont’s Priority Bird and Working Lands Initiatives to discuss the comeback of bald eagles in Vermont.
Miniature mysteries of lichen moths
Getting to know lichen moths is tricky: they are small, and most are nocturnal and drab-colored. Their caterpillars are even smaller and often disguised to look like part of the lichen they feed on.
Five weeks, five authors at Stowe Free Library in October
The Friends of the Stowe Free Library invite the community to their October speaker series featuring five Vermont authors representing a range of storytelling, starting with Waterbury author, filmmaker, actor and farmer George Woodard who gas a new children's book, "The Boy Who Raked Hay."
State grant supports Oct. 3 household hazardous waste collection
The Mad River Resource Management Alliance recently received a state grant to support its Oct. 3 annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection event at Crossett Brook Middle School.
The Children's Room Annual Barn Dance and Harvest Fest is Sunday
Aside from Halloween, one of the most popular fall events among the preschool set happens this Sunday at Beard’s barn in Waterbury Center. With live music, pony rides, face-painting, and more, The Children’s Room’s annual Barn Dance and Harvest Fest starts at 2:30 p.m.
Remembering smooth slender crabgrass as a quiet engineer
Smooth slender crabgrass is often described as “drab,” and I can’t say that I disagree, though I’ve never seen a living specimen myself; the species was officially declared extinct by the New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau in 2022.
Oct. 10: Vermont Forest Cemetery marks three years since opening
The Vermont Forest Cemetery, the state’s first and only cemetery fully dedicated to natural burials, celebrates its third anniversary on Saturday, Oct. 10.
Sunzilla declared after seed-spitting fun
As another growing season comes to a close, Waterbury gardeners of all ages gathered their best sunflower specimens for the annual crowning of Sunzilla, the Monster Sunflower.
Recalling his roots, Chad Hollister returns to the Mad River Valley Sept. 26
The Big Picture Theater welcomes the Chad Hollister Band for a special homecoming of music, stories and community on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Axel’s to exhibit local photographer’s work, Sept. 25-Oct. 10
Local amateur photographer George Jackman hit the jackpot earlier this year, when his black-and-white photos took both first place and the people’s choice prizes in the final annual Shootout photo contest at Axel’s Gallery and Frame Shop.
Exhibit, lectures, play highlight children of the Holocaust, Sept. 23-Nov. 2
Several events in Lamoille County over the next several weeks will highlight the lives of children during the Holocaust, including an exhibit at the Lanpher Memorial Library in Hyde Park and the Lamoille County Players’ production of “The Diary of Anne Frank” in October.
Sept. 26 events will support Waterbury Common Market, CV Habitat for Humanity
Two local nonprofits will get a boost next weekend through fundraising events planned in Waterbury and at Sugarbush.
Oct. 3: Learn about ‘Owls and their Calls’ at Mad River Glen
Families are invited to Mad River Glen on Saturday, Oct. 3, for a special presentation, “Owls and Their Calls,” by the Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences, offering an up-close look at native nocturnal raptors.
Local dogs invited to dog club’s Fall FastCAT Fun Run
The Green Mountain Dog Club invites local dogs and their humans to Dac Rowe Park on Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 26-27, for their Fall FastCAT Fun Run.