Stowe Theatre Guild postpones production over COVID-19 caution
Despite every precaution that Stowe Theatre Guild has taken with its cast and crew of the upcoming production of “Much Ado About Nothing,” a close call with COVID-19 exposure prompted the community theater company to pause its scheduled opening by one week until all cast and crew could be tested.
Axel’s Gallery hosts new exhibit, photo ‘shoot-out’ contest
Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop continues its 2021 exhibition schedule presenting a collection titled “Assemblages” by Philip Herbison through Nov. 6. At the same time, the gallery brings back its call to artists for a photo contest with a theme this year of “shadows.”
Volunteers needed for library, cemetery commissions
The Town of Waterbury is seeking applicants to fill single vacancies on both the Board of Library Commissioners and the Board of Cemetery Commissioners.
Waterbury American Legion hosts auxiliary national president
The Harry N. Cutting American Legion Post No. 59 and its Auxiliary Unit 59 hosted a family dinner to honor the American Legion Auxiliary National President Kathy Daudistel on Sept. 20.
Lawn sale season in full swing
It’s fall yard-sale, tag-sale, lawn-sale season and several community organizations and churches have events in the works to gather up donated items and set them out to find new homes and raise some needed funds along the way. Wesley United Methodist Church has theirs Thurs-Sat. and more are coming.
Mystery bird
A little over a week ago, this handsome pigeon dropped in at SunCommon on Route 2 in Waterbury unannounced and no one knows where it belongs.
Celebrating 50 years
Waterbury Ambulance Service makes time on Saturday to throw a 50th-anniversary celebration and the community is invited. Those attending who receive a COVID-19 vaccine get in free.
Virtual book club returns with discussion on opioid epidemic
The Children’s Literacy Foundation virtual book club returns on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. to discuss the new memoir, “Unstitched: My Journey to Understand Opioid Addiction and How People and Communities Can Heal,” with Northeast Kingdom author Brett Ann Stanciu attending via Zoom.
Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collection called off for lack of staff
The Oct. 2 Household Hazardous Waste Collection for the Mad River Resource Management Alliance has been canceled due to the lack of staff from the event contractors.
Oct. 9: Making art in and with nature in Duxbury
The Duxbury Land Trust hosts a special event Saturday, Oct. 9, with board member and teaching artist Rachel Mirus leading a workshop on foraged art at the land trust swimming hole in North Duxbury.
Mad River Chorale holiday concert rehearsals begin Sept. 27
After a two-week delay to watch statistics for COVID-19 transmission in the area, Mad River Chorale will hold its first rehearsal for its fall/holiday term on Monday, Sept. 27.
The Outside Story: Colorful gentians feed bumblebees
The deep purple caught my eye, an unexpected color amid the autumn-hued palette of gold, red, and orange.
SunCommon organizes annual ‘Sun CARnival’ Saturday in South Burlington
Dozens of electric car drivers will converge in South Burlington on Saturday to share their cars and experiences at the annual Sun CARnival event organized by SunCommon for National Drive Electric Week.
Waterbury’s Peter Miller visits virtually with alma mater’s photo club this weekend
This Sunday, Waterbury photographer and writer Peter Miller, renowned for his black-and-white portraits of Vermonters, Vermont, and beyond, returns virtually to his alma mater for a photo exhibition and discussion of his work.
Adult Education and Literacy Week celebrates adult learners making progress
Gov. Phil Scott last week signed a proclamation designating Sept. 19-25 Adult Education and Literacy Week to celebrate the accomplishments of adult learners as they gain skills and credentials necessary to move ahead in careers, further education, and job training.
Library receives national grant to focus on New Americans
The Waterbury Public Library has been selected as one of 300 libraries to participate in an American Library Association initiative to better serve small and rural communities.
Sept. 24-Oct. 10: Valley Players present ‘Noises Off’
For the next three upcoming weekends, The Valley Players present the comedy “Noises Off” by Michael Frayne.
Twenty years later: 9/11 remembered
Last Saturday marked the 20 years since the terrorist attacks on the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.
The Outside Story: Purple finches are birds for all seasons
In September, as summer yields to fall, most of the colorful birds that breed in our region during spring and summer head south for warmer locales.
Sunzilla and the Other Green Monster weigh in
The 28th Annual Waterbury Rotary Hunt for Sunzilla and The Other Green Monster didn’t disappoint this year.