WASHINGTON, D.C. – At this time of year, wild eastern turkeys are still congregated in the flocks of 20 or so birds with which they spend the winter. Groups of hens, mature female turkeys, will generally winter with the broods they raised the previous summer. Toms, mature male turkeys, spend[Read More…]
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Tillandsia, the world of air plants
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – You’ve probably seen them attached to magnets or posed on driftwood. You may have even wondered if those cute, spiky air plants that grow with no soil really are living plants. The answer to that question is, yes, they are, though they are different in many[Read More…]
The Hardwick Gazette at Front Seat Coffee, this Friday, March 20 at 10 a.m.
HARDWICK – Visit with The Hardwick Gazette staff at Front Seat Coffee every Friday, from 10 to 11 a.m. The staff will be on hand to hear news tips, story ideas, comments and answer questions about the local newspaper.
Sugar on snow at CCC, March 22
CRAFTSBURY – Sunday, March 22 ,from 2 to 4 p.m., the Craftsbury Community Care Center (CCCC) will hold a sugar on snow party, with local maple syrup, donuts and pickles. Aside from treats, there will be a raffle of local baked goods, as well as silent auction items. This is[Read More…]
Author discussion, March 22
CRAFTSBURY – Sunday, March 22, at 4 p.m., Julia Skonicki will give an author talk at the Craftsbury Public Library. Skonicki is the author of “Awakened: A Journey in Poetry and Photos.” This collection of poetry and photographs takes the reader on a journey through breast cancer. She grew up in Chicago[Read More…]
“Light Pirate” book discussion, March 24
HARDWICK – Discuss “The Light Pirate” with other readers at the Jeudevine Memorial Library on Tuesday, March 24, at 5:30 p.m., with Vermont Humanities Speaker Rachael Cohen. “The Light Pirate” by Lily Brooks-Dalton is a dystopian coming-of-age novel following Wanda, a girl born during a catastrophic hurricane in Florida, as[Read More…]
Youth writing workshop, March 25
HARDWICK – Professor and writer Sean Prentiss will present a youth writing workshop at the Old Firehouse. In this memoir writing class, participants will dive into their own life stories to uncover significant, life-shaping moments. The class will meet for three Wednesdays, beginning March 25 from 3 to 5 p.m., continuing[Read More…]
Teen clay workshop, March 26
WOLCOTT – Cal Spinelli at Deep Woods Pottery Studio will lead four Thursday sessions of a teen clay workshop. Participants will learn foundational hand building techniques, focus on creating functional pieces such as bowls, cups or small plates, with added elements that feel personal. The first session is Thursday, March[Read More…]
Third No Kings Hardwick Rally, March 28
HARDWICK – March 28, from 11 to 1 p.m., on Creamery Road, gather with neighbors for speakers and music, marching with noisemakers and chants, as well as bubbles, face painting, corn hole and cotton candy. Food available from local vendors.
AWARE book group, discussions begin April 6
HYDE PARK, HARDWICK – In recognition of Sexual Violence Awareness Month, AWARE will host a group in April to read and discuss Viriginia Roberts Giuffre’s “Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice”. This community book group is offered in partnership with AWARE, Jeudevine Memorial Library, Clarina[Read More…]
Marie A. Curschmann Sholan
HARDWICK – On March 4, Marie A. Curschmann Sholan passed away peacefully, bringing to a close a life that began on October 23, 1932. She was born to Freida (Sand) and Linus Ackermann, both immigrants from Germany.After beginning their family in Pennsylvania, which included Marie and her siblings Rosemary and[Read More…]
Bread & Puppet Theater begins Spring tour, March 26, 27
GLOVER – The Bread & Puppet Theater’s 63rd year begins with a tour of the Northeast and Eastern Seaboard. “The End of the World Never Minding Show,” is a new puppet show featuring our upside-down situation, a revolt orchestra, screaming choirs and a reckoning with the catastrophe of logic. As[Read More…]
