Alyssa Bennett, a wildlife technician at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, will give a talk about the current status of Vermont bats on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at the First Universalist Parish in Chester, VT at 7pm.

I write, as we approach the end of 2012, to extend warm wishes from all of us at the Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts (VTica) to all of you who have been touched in some way by the awakening of an artistic sensibility in your awareness of art in life here in Chester, Vermont.

Events at VTics in January include Life Drawing for Artists, Artist Lecture at the Castle Hill Resort and Spa with Jeanne Carbonetti, "Capturing the Creative Impulse" with Abby Raeder, Artist Talk with Johanne Durocher Yordan and Projections: Reel to Real Conversation with Jon Bliss

Help keep the Vermont Marble Museum Open. Please help spread the word. Fundraising deadline is December 24. It's not just a museum, it's Vermont's legacy.

Secretary of State Jim Condos announced today that all Candidate, Party, and PAC final financial filings for the 2011-2012 election cycle that were received by the December 17th deadline are now available to the public on our website.

Come celebrate the Christmas season at St. Luke's Episcopal Church on Main Street in Chester.

Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts and Castle Hill Resort invite you a special event: dinner, conversation and a purchasing opportunity with artist Jeanne Carbonetti.

Come see The Dance Factory's performance of The Nutcracker! Our students and teachers have been working hard to put on a fantastic show! Performances are at Springfield High School on December 8th and December 9th.

The Chester Conservation Committee will gather for our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 7:00 pm. We will meet in Frank Kelley's classroom at the Chester Andover Elementary School.

Elections are the very core of our democratic process; citizens must be assured of the integrity of those elections. This winter, the Vermont legislature should work to ensure that our elections, and therefore our elected officials, are not for sale to the highest bidder!