Taconic Music’s 10th Summer Festival runs from June 15–July 13, bringing faculty and guest musicians from across the U.S. and Italy to the Shires. The festival includes three Chamber Music Saturdays concerts and a pair of Young Artists concerts at BBA’s Riley…
Read More →By Chris Mays, Vermont Country Magazine. A long tradition of hospitality and legacy of welcoming every guest like family continues at Four Columns Inn. The inn originally opened in 1969 and the current owners since 2024 maintain that same ethos. “We strive…
Read More →By Ahmad Yassir, Vermont Country Magazine. Downtown Bennington will once again come alive with color, music, and community spirit when Bennington Pride 2026 returns on Saturday, June 27, 2026 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., welcoming residents and visitors from across Southern…
Read More →The Park-McCullough: Celebrating 160 Years of History, Community, and Connection with Free Admission for All
By Ahmad Yassir, Vermont Country Magazine. The Park-McCullough in North Bennington has long been a jewel of Southern Vermont. The house, completed at the end of 1865 and now a museum open to the public, is one of New England’s most significant…
Read More →A Father’s Day Tradition: Quechee Balloon Festival Ready for Takeoff
By Bob Audette, Vermont Country Magazine. Just after dawn in Quechee, when the river valley is still holding the last of the night’s cool air, the first balloon burners crack open with a sound like a giant exhaling. The village green —…
Read More →By Kelly Palecek, Vermont Country correspondent. Danielle Dupuis Mathers founded ABODE Kitchen & Design Studio in Manchester Center with a simple belief: good design is built on trust, relationships, and care that extends well beyond the finished space. Her path began at…
Read More →Forty Years of Fishing the Battenkill
By Brew Moscarello and Jeff Diehl. When I first stepped into the Battenkill in 1986 it was a transitional time for fly fishing nationally. Trophy angling on American rivers was rising to dominance. Guiding was becoming more transactional, shaped by scale and…
Read More →Celebrating three years of growth, community, and innovation in Vermont’s cannabis scene. By Anne Archer, Vermont Country correspondent. When Colleen McQuade, owner of Juniper Lane, heard adult-use cannabis was on the path to legalization, she couldn’t have been happier. “I called my…
Read More →Finding Your Practice: 25 Years of Community at The Yoga Place
By Ahmad Yassir, Vermont Country Magazine. Enter in the back of 532 Main St. #3, and you’ll find something that has quietly shaped the well-being of Bennington for 25 years. Jane Schaeffer smiles when she says it’s been “a great experience.” A…
Read More →BRATTLEBORO — After recently celebrating a third anniversary, plans are underway to expand classes offered by Confluence Acupuncture. “It’s all going well,” said Stefan Grace, owner of Confluence Acupuncture. Grace enjoys helping people realize the possibility of traditional Chinese medicine for health care. …
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