Dick Nason of Glens Falls, NY, will be offering a presentation of the history of logging in Vermont, New York, and Maine on Mar. 12, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the First Universalist Parish in Chester, VT. He will use a combination of 33mm slides, 16mm films and videos from the 1920s-1940s to provide a fascinating and informative view of how logging was done during these times.

As seen from her unique grass piece shown in VTica's fiber show "The Uncommon Thread," artist Emily Traynor leads a workshop on repurposing natural materials into fine art, with a focus on grasses and a meditative process.

This is the first full-length feature film about the internationally renowned Chinese artist and activist, Ai Weiwei. The film will be viewed on February 23, followed by a stimulating discussion with conversationalist John Bliss.

VT Institute for Contemporary Arts (VTica) and the Rockingham Arts and Museum Project (RAMP) will host a Winter Artists Town Meeting potluck at VTica in Chester, VT on Thursday, March 7, 6-8 PM.

St. Luke's Church will be holding its Operation Christmas Child Workshop in Willard Hall on Friday, February 15 from 2 to 7 p.m. The project will be to make games and toys and decorate shoe boxes for this St. Luke's outreach.

Michael Conforti's talk at the Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts has been postponed until February 15.

Secretary of State Jim Condos is pleased to announce that paperless licensing is coming soon to the 45 professions and occupations regulated within the Secretary of State's Office of Professional Regulation (OPR). After successful implementation of a new licensing and enforcement system in 2009, all 45 professions and 59,000 licensees regulated by the Office already are now able to renew their licenses quickly and easily online every two years. With a recent 2012 upgrade, the OPR is now able to produce a printable digital copy of the licensee's certificate at the time of online renewal. This eliminates the need to print, stuff and mail the approximate 20,000 licenses renewed each year.