Hooked on Rugs silent auction Thru Saturday, Aug. 31, noon The Henry Sheldon Museum is exhibiting 30 hooked rugs that were handmade by longtime Sheldon Museum staff and community member, Suzanne Douglas, for a fundraiser to benefit the museum. All bidding will take place in person or by phone at 802-388-2117. Bidding closes at noon...
Farm Stand Together Sunday, July 28, 1-3 p.m. Farm Stand Together is holding a family event at Adam’s Berry Farm on July 28. There will be Americana music from Shady Rill, balloon artist Big Blue Trunk, face painting, baked goods and drinks for sale (proceeds support Farm Stand Together), a raffle for a hand-stitched tote...
‘The Mousetrap’ auditions Sunday, July 28, 4 p.m. & Tuesday, July 30, 6:30 p.m. The Valley Players will hold auditions for Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap” on Sunday and Tuesday, July 28 and 30, at the Valley Players Theater, 4254 Main St. (Rt. 100), Waitsfield. Part murder mystery and part psychological thriller, this is the world’s...
UPDATE - Music at the Beach Sunday, July 28, 6 p.m. Music at the Beach, featuring Skylark at the Charlotte Town Beach, was postponed. The planned Wednesday, July 24, performance was postponed because of the unfavorable weather prediction. The weather Sunday is supposed to be more harmonious. The performance is free with park admission. There...
Free coffee & muffins happy hour Friday, Aug. 2, 8:30-10 a.m. Free iced coffee, hot coffee, tea and homemade muffins at the Charlotte Grange, 2858 Spear St. All are welcome. Stay for a moment or an hour. These “happy hours” will continue on first Fridays through November.
Festival of Fools Friday-Sunday, Aug. 2-4 Burlington’s Festival of Fools returns for the first weekend in August with dozens of internationally acclaimed street performers, musicians and other artists, including Moon Hooch, an explosive horn-and-percussion trio from Brooklyn; Street Circus, a circus spectacle with an award-winning show that has traveled the world, won awards and entertained...
50th annual Essex Day Saturday, Aug. 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Essex Day with a free street party and town-wide yard sale in historic Essex, N.Y. The event will feature musical performances by Too Tall String Band (10 a.m.) and Mark Henry (12:30 p.m.); food from The Pink Pig,...
Mindful Yoga Tuesday, Aug. 6 , 5:30-7 p.m. Tour and art-based meditation in the exhibition A Grand Spectacle in the Great Outdoors: Elliot Fenander’s Circus Photography in the Shelburne Museum’s circus building, followed by an all-level, outdoor yoga class led by instructor Lynn Alpeter. Cost: $10 for members, $15 for non-members. Register.
Historic fashion in Middlebury Wednesday Aug. 8, noon-1 p.m. Costume designer Summer Jack and exhibit curator Eva Garcelon-Hart will present an informal tour of the From Homespun to Couture: Fashion in Historic Middlebury exhibit at the Sheldon Museum in Middlebury. They will discuss how local 19th-century women dressed, how they learned about fashionable trends and...
Vermont Genealogy Day Friday, Aug. 9, noon-2 p.m. The Vermont Genealogy Day or Day of Remembrance will be celebrated at the town hall in Concord. Started in 2010, the event is intended as day to honor everyone who is no longer with us. For more information call 802-578-4225.
Grandma’s Trunk — Vintage Fashion Saturday Aug. 10, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Bring your vintage hats, dresses, shoes and other items to learn about vintage fashion. Fashion historians, accessory makers, mending artists and more will be available to answer your questions at the Sheldon Museum in Middlebury. Featured experts will share their knowledge of historic fashion,...
Pie and ice cream social Sunday, Aug. 11, 1-4 Having a great day is as easy as pie at Rokeby Museum’s annual Pie & Ice Cream Social. Come hungry and plan to enjoy music and more. This day includes yards and yards of homemade pies, ice cream donated by Ben & Jerry’s, live music from...
Vergennes Day Saturday, Aug. 24, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Vergennes Day is an annual celebration featuring over 60 vendors in the city park. The event includes live music on the bandstand, a pancake breakfast, Lions Club chicken barbecue and the Little City Road Race. For the kids, there is a bubble pit at the fire station...
‘Flee North’ lecture Thursday, Sept. 5, 6:30-8 p.m. Scott Shane, author of “Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland,” will talk about his book at the Rokeby Museum. Tickets are $6 for members and $10 for nonmembers. “Flee North” unearths the lost story of Thomas Smallwood, born into slavery...
Historic shirt workshop Saturdays, Sept. 21 & 28, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. In this two-day workshop in Rokeby Museum’s Historic House students will learn how to create a historically accurate 18th-century, gender-neutral shirt. This will include the fundamentals of no-waste cutting, period hand stitching, an overview of tools and materials and the basics of shirt construction....
Bristol Harvest Festival Saturday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Bristol will hold its 25th Bristol Harvest Festival on Sept. 28, featuring more than 70 vendors displaying local crafts and terrific food options. All day there will be live music at the Bristol Town Green bandstand with kids’ activities and a handicap accessible children’s playground.
Car show & fall festival Sunday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Middlebury holds its third annual Car Show & Fall Festival on Sunday, Oct. 13. Main Street will close to welcome 75 classic cars and trucks, including food trucks, over 50 vendors, live music and raffle drawings. This event is fun for the whole family...