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.
‘Lost Nation’ Friday, Aug. 9, 7-9:30 p.m. Vermont director Jay Craven’s “Lost Nation” will be shown at Ferrisburgh Town Hall on Route 7. The film explores the actions of a mythic Vermont figure, Ethan Allen, and of a lesser known African- American Vermonter, Lucy Terry Prince, in their individual attempts to find freedom and a...
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...
Mallard carving class Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 14-16 The Birds of Vermont Museum is hosting the Green Mountain Woodcarvers’ annual three-day seminar. This year, they will carve a mallard drake. Matt Strong and Bob Lindemann will teach the course. If you are interested, visit the website for more details and to register.
‘Sounds Like Us’ Wednesday-Saturday, Aug. 14-17, 6:30 p.m. “Sounds Like Us” is an original musical revue by Bill Feehely and Heather Maxey, featuring true stories and experiences of people who call the Champlain Valley home. Through a blend of music, dance, and storytelling, it celebrates the tapestry of this community’s spirit at the Masonic Lodge,...
Charlotte Walks Friday, Aug. 16, 8:30 a.m. Get more familiar with Charlotte’s public trails and other Charlotters. Join the Grange for Charlotte Walks. Every third Friday meet for a walk at 8:30 a.m. Walks will generally last about an hour and are led at an adult-walking pace. The August walk location is at the end...
Kids Day Friday, Aug. 16, 3-6:30 p.m. The Richmond Farmers Market launches its first annual Kids Day on Friday, Aug. 16, with premier kids musician Emma Cook and kids’ crafts and games. The market is Friday from 3-6:30 p.m. at the Volunteers Green with an alternate location at the town center. Kids Day will feature...
Woodcarvers annual show Saturday, Aug. 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Celebrate woodcarving at the Green Mountain Woodcarvers 51st annual show at the Birds of Vermont Museum. Discover some of the variety of styles and techniques possible from caricature carving to wildfowl, birds to Scandinavian flat plane carvings. Demonstrations will be held throughout the day of carving styles...
Plant walk Friday, Aug. 23, 4:30-5:30 p.m. The Richmond Farmers Market is holding a special event series for those who want to expand their knowledge of local plants. Local herbalist and the market’s assistant manager Sophie Cassel will be leading plant walks on Aug. 23 and Sept. 20 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Cassel, who runs Patchwork...
Museum on Main Street Friday, Aug. 23 The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street exhibit Crossroads: Change in Rural America (Crossroads) opens on Friday, Aug. 23, at the Saint Albans Museum, with an opening reception on Saturday, 5-8:30 p.m. Crossroads explores how rural American communities changed in the 20th century. Since 1900, the percentage of Americans...
Dead Creek craft event Saturday, Aug. 24, 10 a.m.-noon Young kids are invited to crafting at the Dead Creek Visitor Center in Addison from 10 a.m.-noon. Crafts include bird-centered illustrations and art with a variety of materials. Learn about bird anatomy and birds of Vermont while making colorful bird crafts. Complete a scavenger hunt to...
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...
Music at Charlotte Museum Sunday, Aug. 25, 1-2 p.m. The Steph Pappas Experience will be performing music 1-2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 25, on the lawn at the Charlotte Museum, 215 Museum Road, Charlotte. Free.
Veggie Share Tuesday, Aug. 27, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Bring surplus garden harvest to share and swap with neighbors to the Charlotte Grange. And enjoy a short canning and food preservation demonstration by Tai Dinnan. No money is exchanged, and all are welcome to select vegetables. Participants in the swap can pick whatever they’d like for their...
August bird monitoring walk Saturday, Aug. 31, 7:30 a.m. The Birds of Vermont’s monthly monitoring walk to record birds on the museum property is Saturday, Aug. 31. Please bring your own binoculars and dress for the weather. Free. Register at sevendaystickets.com/organizations/birds-of-vermont-museum.
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...