Community Calendar

Special Events

RAVNAH Blood Pressure & Foot Care Clinics, Suggested donation of $2 for blood pressure screening and $5 for foot care. Thursday, May 15 10am at Rutland Maple Village. Thursday, May 22 9 am at Dorset Nursing Association. Wednesday, May 28 12:30 pm at Rutland Godnick Adult Center.

RAVNAH Cardiovascular/cholesterol health risk screening Wednesday, May 21 8:30am at RAVNAH Office on Albert Cree Drive in Rutland. Thursday, May 22 8:30am at the RAVNAH Dorset Office on Rte 30 in Dorset. Complete lipid profile and glucose $30. Call in advance for an appointment. 775-0568.

Cowboy Church of the North 2nd and 4th Sunday each month, 10am–12pm at Rick & Carol’s Again, Pattens Mills Road, W. Fort Ann, NY. Breakfast buffet 10–11am, $6. Music, testimonies, interactive service. Public invited. $1 donation.

Vermont Christian Riders T.E.A.M. Motorcyclists for Jesus Ministries Meetings on 2nd Wednesday of every month at Denny’s Restaurant in Rutland at 5:40 pm For info call 802-483-2540, email bikingforJ@verizon.net.

International Folk Dancing – Free introductory session. Wednesday, May 14 from 7–8:30pm at the Godnick Adult Center, 1 Deer St. (off Woodstock Ave.), Rutland, VT. Come and enjoy dances of Greece, Turkey, France, Bulgaria, and many other countries. No partner is needed and beginners are welcome. For info call Marilyn at (802) 773-5049

Germany/Switzerland Canal Trip Presentation, Wednesday, May 14, 7:30pm in the Klock Room, Gilbert Hart Library, Wallingford, VT. Lowell and David Klock will share their unique journey along the Rhine through Cologne and Koblenz, ending at Lucerne and Zermatt.

Chicken and Biscuit Dinner, Thursday, May 15, 4:30–6:30pm at Trinity Church, 58 Broadway, Whitehall, NY. $8.50 adult, $4 children 6 and older. 5 and under FREE. Take-outs will be available. Contact Suzi Chaplin 518-499-0262

Rutland County Audubon West Rutland Marsh Monitoring Walk. Thursday, May 15. This is a monthly bird monitoring exercise. To date 900 participants have tallied 136 species. Meet at the West Rutland Price Chopper Parking lot at 7am. Leader Roy Pilcher.

Craft & Flea Market. Saturday, May 17 from 9am–3pm at the Maple Valley Grange, Rte. 7 South in South Wallingford. Refreshments will be available.

West Rutland ATV Sportsman’s Club Chicken BBQ Dinner at Central Vermont Motorcycles on May 17 from Noon till sold out. The event will be held rain or shine and will be Eat-In or Take-Out. $8 per meal includes chicken, 2 sides, roll, soda, and dessert. Proceeds support the club’s summer events and charitable contributions. You may pre-purchase tickets for the dinner by contacting Val at 802-989-5675 or purchase on day of the dinner. For more information email twitchit_2000@yahoo.com or wrasc.com

Craft/Indoor Yard Sale/Baked Goods, Saturday May 17 9am–4pm To benefit the Whitehall United Methodist Church, Green Mountain lane, Whitehall, NY. Food will be served all day. Free admission. Tables available. For info or directions call 518-932-4625.

Rutland County Humane Society Yard Sale. Saturday, May 17 from 9 am–2 pm at the Rutland County Humane Society, 765 Stevens Road, Pittsford, VT.

Killington Section, GMC. Long Trail Spring Cleaning. Saturday May 17 9am. All welcome to help in annual cleanup to prepare the trail for summer hiking season. Bring work gloves, sturdy shoes, and lunch; tools will be provided. Have fun in the woods while doing a good deed. (Rain date 5/18). Herb Ogden 293-2510.

Spring Concert & Ice-cream Social, Sunday evening, May 18 6–8:30pm, at the Whitehall Methodist Church, 56 Greenmount Cemetery Lane, Whitehall, NY. The choir invites everyone to hear them and their guests from other area churches. Free. For more info call (518) 499-0936. A donation of food or money for the Food Pantry is always gratefully accepted.

Maple Leaf Quilters Guild Meeting, Tuesday, May 20 6pm at Godnick Adult Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. Guest fee $3. Potluck supper followed by short business meeting and guest speaker. Open to all with an appreciation of the art of quilting. Visit website at mapleleafquilters.org.

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Monthly Meeting. Tuesday May 20 7pm at the Rutland American Legion on Court Street. Anyone interested in helping the Rutland region prepare for future emergencies or natural disasters is welcome to come and learn what the Rutland CERT does.

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Calendar events should be mailed to Sams Good News, 162 North Main St., Stony Brook Plaza, Rutland, VT 05701 two weeks prior to your event. We are unable to take calendar events over the phone. Any events that are continuous will appear for three weeks and will have to be resubmitted if you would like it to continue in the calendar.

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Rutland Area Disaster Animal Response Team (RADART) Monthly Meeting. Wednesday May 21 7pm at the Godnick Center. RADART is a group of volunteers working in partnership with Red Cross and the Rutland County Humane Society. Monthly meetings are every third Wednesday at the Godnick Center.

Green Mountain Chapter of GE Retirees will meet Wednesday, May 21 at the American Legion in Rutland at 12 noon with guests from the Mentor Connector Program. A short business meeting will follow.

Antiques Discovery Workshop Thursday, May 22 from 6:30pm at Middletown Springs Historical Society, next to the Community Church on the Middletown Springs Green. Appraiser Jim Marquis will identify and evaluate items in an “Antiques Roadshow”-style format. Free for observers. Appraisals, scheduled in order of arrival, are $5 for one item, $10 for three. No jewelry, please. Desserts and beverages will be available.

Rutland County Parent/Child Center hosts a Movie Screening & Dance at South Station, Friday, May 23 7pm–Midnight, 170 S. Main St., Rutland. Dancing to the music of the Stafford All-Star Band. Costumes welcome. Event includes a 9pm screening of The Big Lebowski. $10 advance, $15 at the door. For more info call (802) 786-9711

Texas Hold-‘Em Poker at the Elks Lodge, Saturday, May 24, 10:30am–6pm, 44 Pleasant St., Rutland, VT to benefit Rutland County Parent/Child Center. $75 buy-in. Please arrive early as tourney starts promptly at 11am. For more info call (802) 786-9711.

Lebowski Night at the Rutland Bowlerama. Saturday, May 24 7pm–Midnight, 158 S. Main St., Rutland VT, to benefit Rutland County Parent/Child Center. $25 advance, $30 at the door. Bowling, free food, chili cook-off contest, costume contest, trivia contest, custom T-shirts, raffle and silent auction. For more info call (802) 786-9711.

Charlie Chaplin Silent Movie Night, Saturday, May 24 at 7pm. Middletown Springs Historical Society, next to the Community Church, on the Green in Middletown Springs, VT. Live piano music by Leslie Klami to accompany Chaplin’s silent film, The Kid. Also a Middletown Springs home movie from an early 1970s Middletown Springs Memorial Day Parade. Free admission, door prizes for kids, and popcorn. Donations accepted. Refreshments for sale. All welcome!

SPCA of Upstate NY Paws for Cause Craft Show and Auction, Saturday May 31, 10am–4pm, Mason Hall, 15 Burke Drive, Queensbury, NY (across from Queensbury School). Benefits the SPCA of New York – the largest “No Kill” animal shelter north of NYC. Hot dogs, hamburger, fires, soda and more.

Rutland Dismas House 18th Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction. Sunday, June 1 at the Holiday Inn in Rutland. They will present the 2008 Jack Hickey, OP Award to Peter Coldwell and Volunteers For Peace (VFP) located in Belmont, Vermont. For tickets or information call Rita McCaffrey at (802) 824-3660. (No tickets will be sold at the door)

Vermont Rental Property Owners Association Monthly Meeting, Wednesday, June 4, 7pm in the conference room of the Godnick Adult Center, 1 Deer St., Rutland. Public is invited. For info call Ron at Carmote Paint Store 802-775-4351.

Rutland Kiwanis Club Annual Fund Raiser, June 7, 7–10pm, at Rutland Field House at the Diamond Run Mall. Tickets $100 Admit 2. First Prize $10,000, Second $2,000, Third $1,000, Fourth 30@$150, Fifth 30@$100. Door prizes, magic acts. Complimentary cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. Designated Drivers available. Tickets at Paul’s Cleaners, N. Main St, // Edward Jones, Woodstock Ave. // Greg’s Hair Salon, Strongs Ave. // All Kiwanis members and at the door

Children's Events

Annual Kids’ Fishing Derby Sponsored by the Neshobe Sportsman Club. Saturday, May 17, Registration 8–10am, Derby 10am–2:30pm at Camp Thorpe Pond on Capen Hill Road in Goshen Vermont. Ages 3–14 yrs. Lottery for two lifetime fishing licenses. Free lunch for kids registered in derby. Chicken BBQ, fun actitivities, tug-of-war, casting contest, Chinese auction, raffles, cake walk, Lots of food & drinks for sale. A day of family fun.

Arts & Exhibits

Chaffee Art Center 9th Annual Spring Members’ Show continues through June 7. The Chaffee is open Monday–Saturday, 10–5, and Sundays 12–4. The gallery is closed on Tuesdays. For further information, please call the Chaffee Art Center at 802-775-0356 or visit www.chaffeeartcenter.org.

Furniture Refinishing Demonstration, Killington Arts Guild presents a Faux Marbling Demonstration with Genie Rayner on Tuesday May 20, 7pm in the Sherburne Memorial Library, River Road, Killington. Come see how to make something old into something new by transforming it into the beauty of marble. Demonstration includes work from start to finish. Some materials will be available to try your hand. Bring your tag sale finds and dress to paint. Open to the public. No Charge. Refreshments served. For info call (802) 422-3824.

Music & Theater

The Rutland Curbstone Chorus, Men’s Barbershop Chorus invites all men interested in singing to join them. They practice each week at 7:00pm at the Rutland High School Choral Room. Contact, 273-2911.

North East Gospel Music Association Monthly Concert and Jam. First Sunday of each month 2-5pm at Rick & Carol’s Again, Pattens Mills Rd., W. Fort Ann, NY Public invited. Door prizes, 50/50 raffles. Uplift day of lively heart-touching music by regional artists. Info: 518-798-0050.

Fair Haven Union High School Music Dept. & Community/Alumni Chorus Spring Concert, Wed. May 14 in the school gym at 7:30 pm. The full chorus will open with Everything's Coming Up Roses. The concert will close with the theme from Working Girl. All are invited to attend.

“Sacred Journey through Story and Song” with Sr. Sally Marsh, SSJ, author and songwriter at Clementwood Spiritual Life Center, 15 Clement Rd. Rutland, VT Saturday May 17 from 1–3:30pm. All are welcome. Free-will offering only. Contact: 775-0665 or 776-2960. E-mail: ClementwoodSpLCt@aol.com

Author Visit—Steve Delaney. Wednesday, May 21 at 7pm author and VPR personality Steve Delaney will visit the Rutland Free Library. He will read from and autograph his new book Vermont Seasonings: Reflections on the Rhythms of a Vermont Year. Program will take place in the Fox Room of the Library and is free and open to the public.

Christ The King School Presents: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. There will be three ticketed performances at the Mount St. Joseph Academy's Shoestring Theater: Thursday, May 22 10am and 7pm and Friday, May 23 at 7pm. Seating is limited so call the office to purchase tickets for this special event at 773-0500. Ticket prices: Adults, $5, Children, $3.

The Boycott, A Climate Comedy. A solo show by Vermont playwright Kathryn Blume, Thursday May 22 and Friday May 23 at 8pm at the Unitarian Universalist Church on West Street, Rutland. The Boycott’s premise is: What if the absence of a global warming policy could mobilize women to practice abstinence as a form of objection? Tickets $20 each at the door or in advance at Book King at 94 Merchants Row. Sponsored by the Rutland Regional Sustainability Network 08 and Central Vermont Peace and Justice, the show will benefit Rutland’s Community Cupboard for energy upgrades to their Columbia Ave. building. For more information, go to www.theboycottplay.com or call 802-779-1485.