The Outside Story: The peculiar acorn pip gall wasp
In northern New England, acorns ripen in late summer and normally drop from oak trees from September through October.
Stowe Free Library welcomes new director at open house Wednesday
The Friends of the Stowe Free Library and Trustees of the Stowe Free Library will host an open house this Wednesday, Sept. 27, from 3 to 5 p.m. to welcome the new library director.
Mural installation and celebration set for this week
Installation of the Waterbury Area Anti-Racism Coalition’s mural at 29 Stowe Street is scheduled for Thursday with a celebration at Stowe Street Cafe on Saturday.
TURNmusic hosts Outer Sounds tonight, jazz piano Sept. 30 at the Phoenix
TURNmusic has live music performances on tap this weekend and next at the Phoenix Art Gallery and Music Hall on Stowe Street.
Youth Conservation Corps trail crew tackles Huntington Gorge trails
Following the July floods, volunteers with the Vermont River Conservancy and Vermont Youth Conservation Corps went to work to improve eroded trails and safety signs at Huntington Gorge in Richmond.
Not your typical horse show
A special back-to-school event at Crossett Brook Middle School drew quite a crowd for a unique circus-like performance that magically combined music, dance, and puppeteering with a large dose of imagination.
The Outside Story: Varied flora and fauna call cliffs home
We tend to think of cliffs as solely geological features. But they also host distinct natural communities of plants and animals.
Stowe Theatre Guild clears hurdles to stage ‘Love Letters’ Sept. 29-30
The show was on until it was off, but now it’s on again as Stowe Theatre Guild has rolled with multiple challenges over the past several months.
The Outside Story ‘Doodlebug, Doodlebug, Are you at home?’
The doodlebug waits. It is patient. It is silent. And it is hidden under a fine layer of dry, loose, sandy soil at the bottom of a small conical pit.
Rotary marks 30 years of Sunzilla Sept. 14
The 30th Annual Waterbury Rotary sunflower growing contest known as The Hunt for Sunzilla, the Monster Sunflower is set for Thursday, Sept. 14, at Rusty Parker Memorial Park.
New book documents Vermont’s eugenics movement
The Vermont Historical Society this month will publish a new book about the history of the state’s eugenics movement.
Axel’s Shoot-Out contest seeks new photographic talent
Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop is looking for its next photographer to showcase with the 2023 Photography Shoot-Out contest.
Upcoming religious services & celebrations
As we head into fall, routines change with the calendar and various area religious congregations look ahead to fall celebrations, events, and new schedules for services. Here are several items we’ve received recently to share with the community.
A beloved resident leaves Waterbury for new adventures
At lunch last Wednesday at the Waterbury Area Senior Center, Donnie Bicknell’s table quickly filled with friends. Donnie, one of Waterbury’s most beloved community members, was moving that afternoon to his new home at Gazebo Senior Living in South Burlington.
‘Starling Symphony’ exhibition opens at The Phoenix Gallery Sept. 8
A new solo art exhibition opens on Friday, Sept. 8, at The Phoenix Gallery & Music Hall on Stowe Street with a reception from 5-9 p.m. for “Trystan Bates: The Starling Symphony.”
Vermont National Guard hosts Open House at Camp Johnson Sept. 9
The Vermont National Guard invites the public to its Second Annual Open House scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9, at Camp Johnson in Colchester from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Watercolor art, poetry among the library’s September program calendar
A new four-week watercolor art program begins Sept. 11 at the Waterbury Public Library.
Lamoille fall lecture series hosts Wednesday speakers in Sept.-Oct.
The Lamoille Valley Osher Lifelong Learning Institute hosts its fall lecture series on Wednesdays, Sept. 6-Oct. 25 at 1 p.m. at the Stowe Cinema Triplex on the Mountain Road in Stowe.
Mad River Valley Craft Fair takes over Kenyon’s Field this weekend
Dozens of artists, food vendors, musicians and more converge on Kenyon’s Field on Waitsfield this weekend for the 52nd Annual Mad River Valley Craft Fair to support the nonprofit Valley Players community theater group.
Make some deals at Duxbury Historical Society’s annual sale Sept. 9
The Duxbury Historical Society holds its annual fundraising event, the Let's-Make-A-Deal Yard & Bake Sale, on Saturday, Sept. 9, at its headquarters at the South Duxbury Church across from Harwood Union Middle/High School.