Axel’s Gallery and Frame shop revealed the winners to their annual Shoot-Out contest at a reception on Wednesday. The theme of this year’s competition was “texture.”

The Valley Players will hold auditions in early December for the play “Poet’s Choice” by Mary Pratt scheduled to run March 8-17 at the Valley Players Theater in Waitsfield.

Central Vermont’s holiday concert tradition returns Dec. 1 and 3, as the Vermont Philharmonic and Chorus present two concerts at the Barre Opera House. 

For the third consecutive year, Revitalizing Waterbury has organized its Waterbury Acts of Kindness honors to be announced just ahead of Thanksgiving. 

Upcoming programs organized by the Waterbury Recreation Department are listed online here with details and registration forms. For more information, call or email Recreation Director Katarina Lisaius at KLisaius@waterburyvt.com or 802-244-7174. 

Several local organizations are preparing to help community members who would like to have a Thanksgiving holiday dinner but who might not have the means to prepare a fancy meal themselves.

November chills bring the perennial question: Is it finally time to weatherize this drafty house?

The Grange Hall Cultural Center in Waterbury Center hosts two weekends of comedy performances by the New Stage Players to share laughter and support ongoing renovations at the Grange Hall.