Join the Guilford Free Library on Feb. 7, 2-3 p.m. at Broad Brook Community Center for book reviews and cookies. Free event!

Guilford received a $30k grant for a land use project, but concerns over zoning language led to public outcry and a potential vote delay.

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GUILFORD — Guilford Center Stage enters its second decade with the traditional spring and fall productions at Broad Brook Community Center.The 2026 season opens the first weekend in May with “Shorts,” a program of small plays. Stage manager is Sue Kelly. Several works by regional playwrights are already in the lineup, and the group still welcomes script submissions by a Jan. 23 deadline. Plays of about 8-10 pages are ideal, and a maximum of 12 minutes running time is suggested. Authors may submit pdf or word documents to producer Don McLean at don.inscape@gmail. com (or use the address to arrange to deliver a hard copy.)Open auditions for actors for “Shorts” will be held in two sessions: Thursday, Feb. 5 , from 5 to 7 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 7, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. No appointment is needed. Auditioners may come unprepared, or have a short monologue ready, and scenes from the short plays will be available for an impromptu reading. Auditions take place in the fully accessible upstairs theater room of the Broad Brook Community Center at 3940 Guilford Center Road.Also, Center Stage is welcoming possible tech people, who either have, or want to learn, stage lighting and sound skills. Those interested may use the e-address to contact the group, or show up at the auditions.The season concludes on the first weekend in October. Guilford playwright Michael Nethercott returns to Center Stage with a new full-length play, which blends the human experience with the history of a small town... one Guilford, Vermont.Auditions for this play will be Thursday, July 30, from 6 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 1, from 2 to 4 p.m.The 2025 productions are Guilford Center Stage’s 16th and 17th, since its founding as the resident theater company at the BBCC in 2015. The group has made a mission of presenting the work of local and regional playwrights. Work by authors living elsewhere in Vermont have included plays by Dorothy Canfield Fisher and Sinclair Lewis. The rarely-performed play, "A Battle of Wits" (1916), brought together Guilford native (1850) Charles W. Henry with the scenic curtains and flats he painted in 1900 for the stage at the Community Center. Current Guilford playwright Verandah Porche has been featured. The theater group also likes the occasional venture into the mainstream, with shows such as last year’s Love Letters and the 2023 production of Wilder’s Our Town. This past fall, Vermont playwright/director Miles Ledoux brought a pair of Agatha Christie mysteries to the stage.Again, contact the group at don.inscape@gmail.com.

Summarize this content to 155 characters GUILFORD — A Holiday Concert scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 3, at the Guilford Community Church has been canceled due to a hand injury suffered by the headliner,

Bill McKim headlines a Holiday Benefit Concert on Jan. 3 at Guilford Community Church, featuring holiday pieces and local talent. Donations accepted.

Phill Gatenby, filming all 100 Vermont covered bridges, reflects on his journey at the Green River Bridge and anticipates future projects.

The 62nd Green River Service of Scriptures and Carols is on Dec. 21, featuring carols, candles, and community spirit at Green River Church.