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🌱 What’s happening in White River Junction’s music and nightlife this week?
Be sure to catch PALS White River Junction Group on the White River Junction Patch calendar
Hello White River Junction! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What's happening in White River Junction's music and nightlife this week?
- Which offbeat comics are landing in White River Junction this Friday?
- How a tiny railroad once put White River Junction on the map.
Also on today's calendar: Media Maker Monday at JAM! and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 73 and low of 62 degrees.
- Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, temps: high: 74, low: 48.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 65 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Music And Performance Listings, Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 2026 (mountaintimes.info) — If you're in White River Junction this week, you've got options: acoustic jams, weekly trivia, Friday Piano Night and a Stitch n Bitch meetup at The Filling Station and Main Street Museum. The broader listings also spotlight nearby music, comedy, and trivia nights across the region from Killington to Woodstock, giving you plenty of ideas for evenings out. 
2. Plot TWIST: White River Junction Hosts Comics and Zine Fest (sevendaysvt.com) — White River Junction will host the free TWIST comics and zine fair this Friday, October 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Junction Arts & Media, featuring 35 exhibitors. Thanks to the town's cartooning scene, residents can browse everything from quirky New Yorker-style humor to memoirs and experimental stories, all without an admission or exhibitor fee.
3. Woodstock Railroad opened 151 years ago today, co-founded by the remarkable Frederick Billings (vermontdailychronicle.com) — A 151-years-ago anniversary look back highlights how the Woodstock Railroad once linked White River Junction and Woodstock, turning the region into a tourism and shipping hub. The piece also traces Frederick Billings' outsized impact on local rail, conservation, and landmarks residents still know today, from Quechee Gorge crossings to Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park.
4. Rising vet costs leave Upper Valley pet owners and clinics struggling (vnews.com) — Rising veterinary costs are squeezing Upper Valley pet owners, but White River Junction's Upper Valley Haven is easing one burden by allowing shelter guests to keep their animals and hosting free pet clinics. Local humane societies and clinics across nearby towns describe overflowing demand, higher medical bills, and new payment plans as they try to keep families and their pets together.
📸 Around White River Junction
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🗓 Upcoming Events in White River Junction
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★ Featured events ★
- PALS White River Junction Group →
Bugbee Senior Center, 262 N Main St, White River Junction
1:30 pm
Thursday October 8
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Other local events
- TWIST 2026: TWIn STate Comics & Zine Fair
JAM e2 80 93 Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction
4:00 pm - Styrofoam Recycling Collection Event →
Hartford, VT Calendar, 243 Sykes Mountain Ave., White River Junction
9:00 am - Media Maker Monday at JAM! →
JAM – Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction
6:00 pm - Hartford Middle School Meet 3 →
White River Junction VT - PALS White River Junction Group →
Bugbee Senior Center Library, 262 North Main Street, White River Junction
1:30 pm - White River Junction Memory Cafe →
Bugbee Senior Center, 262 N Main St, White River Junction
10:00 am - Hartford Middle School Meet 4 →
White River Junction VT - Witchy Wednesdays Discussion Group — vine/yard →
Putnam's Vineyard, 188 S Main St Ste 110, White River Junction
5:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 12
Wednesday October 14
Thursday October 15
Monday October 19
Wednesday October 21
Wednesday October 28
📣 White River Junction Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Women's Networking Meetup (Quechee, VT) →
Whisper Hill, 5967 Woodstock Rd, Quechee
6:30 am - Women's Networking Meetup →
Whisper Hill, 5967 Woodstock Rd, Quechee
6:30 am - Animation Loops 2026 Exhibit
JAM e2 80 93 Junction Arts & Media, 5 S Main St, White River Junction
9:00 am
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Mondelez International posted a job opening for Full Time Nabisco Merchandiser/Order Writer in White River Junction. Apply here.
- Coop Food Stores posted a job opening for Kitchen Production Specialist - Co-op Kitchen - Full Time in Wilder. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near White River Junction here.
Ok White River Junction! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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