Find out all things ‘EV’ at LEAP’s Electric Vehicle Fest, Aug. 14
Waterbury LEAP once again calls together local electric vehicle enthusiasts and experts for its annual Electric Vehicle Fest next Wednesday, Aug. 14, at Crossett Brook Middle School.
Living with wildlife: Bats in your house?
Bats are everywhere! It may feel that way to some of Vermont’s human residents. Summer is when some species of bats gather in colonies to raise their young in human-made structures such as houses, barns, office buildings, and bat houses, but fall is the safe time to get them out.
The world according to ferns
Ferns have grown on Earth for longer than trees and flowers, and existed well before Homo sapiens. In our region, the oldest lineage, emerging 200 million years ago, is the royal fern family (Osmundaceae), including royal, cinnamon, and interrupted ferns.
Beckett’s ‘Happy Days’ puts its protagonist up to her neck in comedy
When Phantom Theater brings Beckett’s “Happy Days” to Warren’s Edgcomb Barn on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 17-18, the audience will be treated to his most accessible play, a masterpiece laced with the brilliant playwright’s offbeat sensibility that is also laugh-out-loud funny.
Weekend events: Storms so far don’t change plans
The remnants of a hurricane may be headed up the East Coast with heavy rains in store for Vermont Friday into Saturday, but those planning a wide range of weekend events say they are sticking with their plans.
The saga of the Sunapee Trout (a.k.a. Arctic Charr)
If you wanted to see the Sunapee trout, you might be inclined to search in its namesake, New Hampshire’s Lake Sunapee.
State’s annual rabies vaccine bait drop begins Aug. 7
The state’s annual Rabies Vaccine Bait Drop will begin next week with small packets of rabies vaccine targeted for wildlife being distributed by hand and by aircraft across 10 Vermont counties including Washington County.
Vermont ceramic artists exhibit lesser-known creations at Axel’s
Vermont potters Jeremy Ayers, Kate Butt and Dan Siegel have worked hard for decades to claim space within your crowded cupboards.
Beech Leaf Disease found in Vermont
The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation has announced that Beech Leaf Disease – a new disease affecting beech trees – has been detected in four Vermont counties: Bennington, Chittenden, Windham, and Windsor and the public is asked to help spot it elsewhere.
Waterbury Public Library August programs
Waterbury Public Library programs for August include exercise, art, a silent reading party and games in groups.
White Admirals winging through the woods
Walking on a wooded road beside a stream in early July, I spotted several tight clusters of butterflies perched on scat piles and on wet sand near the brook.
Vermont Philharmonic presents two Summer Pops concerts
Vermont’s outdoor summer concert scene continues in August with the Vermont Philharmonic playing two Summer Pops concerts -- one each in Duxbury and North Hero.
Animal welfare group receives grant to promote beaver management
Ever since Vermont nonprofit Protect Our Wildlife first began in 2015, promoting coexistence with beavers has been a priority.
Many virtues of mountain mint
Behind my garden of native plants, one scrappy perennial holds its own among the tangle of goldenrod stalks and blackberry brambles. Its swaying flowerheads buzz with a throng of insects: golden digger and great black wasps, bumblebees, sweat bees, butterflies and beetles. This pollinator magnet is mountain mint.
‘Broadway In Vermont’ becomes a summer staple at Moose Meadow Lodge
Now in its fourth year, Broadway In Vermont returns to Duxbury with some of Broadway's leading stars heading to the Green Mountains for a special outdoor concert on Monday, Aug. 5.
The Valley Players seek local actors for ‘The Mousetrap’
The Valley Players will hold auditions on July 28 and 30 for their October production of the classic Agatha Christie play “The Mousetrap.”
The Current art gallery lines up programs with summer/fall exhibitions
The Current contemporary art gallery in Stowe has scheduled multiple programs in its Currently Speaking series centered around two exhibitions this summer and fall: “Taking Time: A solo exhibition by Chakaia Booker” and “Climate Imprints.”
A new discovery about ancient land plants
Growing in damp forests and on foggy mountainsides are plants that embody ancient botanical history. Liverworts are the closest living analogs to the first plants that arrived on land, almost half a billion years ago.
Marshfield artist captures the world around us
Adelaide Murphy Tyrol lives and works atop a hill in Marshfield looking out toward Groton and the distant White Mountains of New Hampshire where she works on her own fine art paintings and as the illustrator of the delicate, tiny images accompanying “The Outside Story.” From the Times Argus.
Barre Historical Society holds Thursday forum on election disinformation
The Barre Historical Society invites the public across Central Vermont to a program this Thursday, July 18, on “Voting and Civics in the Disinformation Age.”