PLAINFIELD — Living Systems, a three-part author series hosted by Cutler Memorial Library, begins September 13. On Tuesday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m., author Zoë Schlanger will host a live remote Q&A. Schlange, a journalist for The Atlantic and author of “The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant[Read More…]
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Old Home Days 2025 begins Sept. 5
PLAINFIELD – Old Home Days 2025, begins Friday afternoon, September 5, with a farmers market and community meal from 4 to 7 p.m., and a variety chow in the Grace United Methodist Church (UMC) yard. Email John at [email protected] to sign up for the variety show. Saturday, September 6, events[Read More…]
Living Systems: A three-part author series explores our connection to the natural world, beginning Sept. 23
PLAINFIELD — Living Systems, a three-part author series hosted by Cutler Memorial Library, invites the community to explore ecology not only as science, but as lived experience, cultural memory, and ethical challenge. Each event features a contemporary author whose work engages deeply with questions of interconnection, between people and place,[Read More…]
“Phil Henry and the News Feed,” perform Sunday, Sept. 14
PLAINFIELD – Plainfield Arts presents “Phil Henry and the News Feed” at the Plainfield Opera House on Sunday, Sept. 14, at 4 p.m., for an afternoon of songwriting, storytelling and musicianshi Singer-songwriter Phil Henry is a craftsman, singer, storyteller and multi-instrumentalist. His album, “Chasing Echoes,” debuted at No, 2 on[Read More…]
Abbey Road concert returns to HCA, Sept. 6; Plainfield Opera House, Sept. 20
GREENSBORO, PLAINFIELD – The Birdhouse Band again performs the Beatles’ entire “Abbey Road” album at the Highland Center for the Arts (HCA), September 6, and at the Plainfield Opera House, September 20. Both events begin at 7 p.m. After a sold-out HCA performance in August, The Birdhouse Band’s celebration of[Read More…]
”The Taming of the Shrew,” presented by the Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival
PLAINFIELD – The Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival is currently presenting a most unconventional version of William Shakespeare’s comedy, The Taming of the Shrew in the Haybarn Theatre on the former Goddard College campus, in Plainfield, now called the Creative Campus at Goddard. It is an imaginative production, directed by Virginia[Read More…]
Moving on from Plainfield’s Heartbreak Hotel
PLAINFIELD – A year after a devastating flood, Plainfield is working to rebuild. Eli Barlow loved his home in the Heartbreak Hotel. His back porch sat above the water and held memories of dinners and parties, talking with friends under the golden haze of Christmas lights that hung year round.[Read More…]
“Taming of Shrew” Aug. 21-30
PLAINFIELD –The Green Mountain Shakespeare Festival will present the final production of its inaugural season, ‘The Taming of the Shrew,” by William Shakespeare, August 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, and 30, at 7 p.m, and August 24, at 2 p.m., at the Haybarn Theatre on The Creative Campus at Goddard[Read More…]
Community Brainstorm Shows Collaborative Spirit
PLAINFIELD – Residents came together, July 28, to discuss Plainfield’s future, part of a three-part process directed by community organization Plainfield Forward. In an effort to engage area residents in identifying important priorities for the town’s future, over a 100 attendees gathered at the historic Haybarn Theatre for a town-wide[Read More…]
Interfaith Action Reacts to Homelessness Executive Order
PLAINFIELD – Vermont Interfaith Action (VIA) issued a statement on Friday expressing their concerns about the recent presidential executive order, “Ending Crime and Disorder on America’s Streets.” The statement reads: “Vermont Interfaith Action, a grassroots coalition of faith communities and spiritual practitioners who share common beliefs and values about the[Read More…]
Alice Howe, Freebo Play at Outdoor Concert, August 6
PLAINFIELD − Alice Howe and Freebo will present an outdoor concert, Wednesday, August 6, at 7 p.m., from the porch of Grace United Methodist Church. The open-air concert brings together decades of songwriting talent and stage presence as the duo offers a performance blending Howe’s vocals with Freebo’s fretless bass[Read More…]
Vermont State Police
MARSHFIELD − The Vermont State Police is investigating a reported theft from a storage facility located at 8053 U.S. Rte. 2 in the Town of Marshfield. The theft occurred sometime before 2:37 a.m., on June 20. The following items were reported stolen: 2016 Alcom Snowmobile Trailer, 2016 Arctic Cat Bearcat[Read More…]
