‘Kin’ Friday-Sunday, July 18-27 “Kin,” a new musical will be performed in Main Street Landing’s Blackbox in Burlington in a production by Workaround Theatre Company with a cast featuring many performers from Charlotte and staff and graduates of Champlain Valley Union High. Tensions rise when a mysterious cult moves into an otherwise quiet mountain town....
Maritime museum summer party Friday, July 18, 5-8 p.m. The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s annual summer party is an evening to celebrate the museum and raise a glass to the 2025 season. The museum will stay open late for this event and there will be dinner options from from Crooked Ladle and La Chapina; drinks...
Art exhibition reception Thursday, July 24, 3-5:30 p.m. Visitors are invited to an informal reception for the Birds of Vermont 2025 show, Birds and Myth. Explore visual and written art at your own pace, meet artists, be inspired, ask questions and browse through the book of artists’ statements. What myths with and about birds inform you, challenge...
Grange on the Green concert Thursday, July 24, 5:30-7 p.m. Dave Vallett will play American folk and country, Irish music and humorous originals on the Charlotte Town Green. Individual donors from Charlotte sponsored this concert.
Bird monitoring walk Saturday, July 26, 7:30-9 a.m. Birds of Vermont in Huntington welcomes birders, whether they are current, experienced, newbie or would-be, to its monthly monitoring walk to record birds at the museum’s trails, forest and meadow. Bring your own binoculars, dress for weather. Tick repellent and a water bottle are also recommended. Free,...
Music at town beach Wednesday, July 30, 5 p.m. Skylark, a quartet made of Vermont Symphony musicians, will be performing at Charlotte Beach. This picnic event is a sensory experience not to be missed. Picnicking at 5 p.m., music at 6 p.m. The event is free with your beach pass or daily beach parking. Donations...
Grange on the Green concert Thursday, July 31, 5:30-7 p.m. Forest Station, a local bluegrass band will perform on the Charlotte Town Green. The concert sponsor is Otter Creek Awnings.
One act of play gone wrong Friday-Sunday, Aug. 1-3, 2 & 7 p.m. The “One-Act Play That Goes Wrong” is the one-act version of what would later become the global phenomenon “The Play That Goes Wrong.” It premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2012 and was the foundation of the full-length West End and...
Sunset bird & nature walk Thursday, Aug. 7 Enjoy a sunset stroll around the Birds of Vermont’s clearings. Erin Talmage and Ali Wagner will lead the walk. Not an early riser? You’re not alone. Some birds also prefer to sing, call or display in late afternoon and early evening. Although we may see and hear...
ALS Day with Lake Monsters Saturday, Aug. 2, 6:05 p.m. Support efforts to find a cure for ALS and enjoy a baseball game on ALS Day with the Vermont Lake Monsters at Centennial Field to help raise funds and awareness for Vermonters affected by the neurodegenerative disease, ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. For...
Learn about bird crafting Sunday, Aug. 3, 10:30 a.m.-noon Create soft-sculpture replicas of real birds lost to collisions at Birds of Vermont. Contribute to a traveling exhibit. Learn practical ways to protect birds in the built environment. Make a small fabric bird based on a real migratory bird found in Vermont. Learn about migratory birds in...
Pie & ice cream social Sunday, Aug. 3, noon-3 p.m. The Rokeby Museum will hold its annual Pie & Ice Cream Social on Sunday, Aug. 3, noon-3 p.m.
‘Blithe Spirit’ auditions Sunday, 4 p.m., & Tuesday, 6 p.m., Aug. 3 & 5 The Valley Players are holding auditions for their fall production of “Blithe Spirit” by Noël Coward on Sunday, Aug. 3, at 4 p.m. and Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 6 p.m., at the Valley Players Theater, 4254 Main Street (Route 100), Waitsfield....
Milton National Night Out Tuesday, Aug. 5, 5:30-8 p.m. The police and community of Milton are holding their annual Milton National Night Out at Bombardier Park in West Milton. The Milton Police are serving free barbecue and The Hitmen are serving free music. There will be kids’ games, family-friendly activities, safety demonstrations, K-9 presentations and...
Sunset bird & nature walk Thursday, Aug. 7, 7 p.m. Enjoy a sunset stroll around Birds of Vermont’s clearings. Erin Talmage and Ali Wagner will lead the walk. Not an early riser? You’re not alone. Some birds also prefer to sing, call or display in late afternoon and early evening. Although we may see and...
Guide to drawing & painting birds Saturday, Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Explore the beauty of nature through art in this workshop at the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington. Tap into the rich resource of Bob Spear’s dioramas and the museum’s natural history library to draw and paint birds in their natural habitats. Touching...
Dinghy sailing for teens Saturday, Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Teens can join us for a one-day introductory sailing class and learn about small-boat dinghy sailing in the museum’s custom fleet of Split Rock Sailing Dinghies. Basics include how to sail a small vessel, how to right a capsized boat and how to get out...
Age Well luncheon Tuesday, Aug. 12, 11:30 a.m. St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are offering a free luncheon for anyone 60 or older in the St. Catherine of Siena Parish Hall at 72 Church Street in Shelburne. The check-in time is 11:30 a.m., and the meal will be served at noon. There is...
Free summer night at Shelburne Museum Thursday, Aug. 14, 5-7:30 p.m. Visit galleries, listen to live music, enjoy a picnic, stroll through gardens and take in the splendor of a summer’s night at the Shelburne Museum for free. The museum will stay open from 5-7:30 p.m.
Kids’ Day Friday, Aug. 15, 3-6:30 p.m. The Richmond Farmers Market will hold its second annual Kids’ Day 3-6:30 p.m., Friday, Aug. 15. Music by the Swing Peepers, giant bubble-making station, yard games, mini golf, kids’ yoga and more. Info at richmond-farmers-market.square.site.
Middlebury film festival Wednesday-Sunday, Aug. 20-24 The 11th annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival brings more than 100 films across seven screens. The festival includes 55 Vermont premieres, six world premieres and 12 special panels and talks. Approximately two-thirds of the festival’s screenings will be accompanied by a live, on-stage Q&A from a visiting filmmaker. Get...
Festival of woodcarving Wednesday, Friday, Aug. 20-22 Green Mountain Woodcarvers Matt Strong and Bob Lindemann lead a three-day workshop to create a scaled-down great blue heron. More info. The woodcarving festival will be followed by the annual carvers show on Saturday, Aug. 23, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. At the show, discover some of the variety of...
Softball tournament Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 23 & 24 The seventh annual Harper Rose Briar Men’s Softball Tournament will be held at Kampersville in Salisbury. This tournament is held in memory of Harper Rose Briar, who died on Jan. 24, 2019, at 6 months old after being given an overdose of a medication containing diphenhydramine,...
Shelburne Museum yoga Sunday, Aug. 24, 5:30-7 p.m. Join a special after-hours experience blending art, mindfulness and movement. Begin with a guided tour and art-based meditation in the Dana-Spencer Textile Galleries at Hat & Fragrance featuring the exhibition, “Dahlov Ipcar: the Possibilities of Pattern,” designed to spark reflection and presence. Then join an all-level yoga...
Sunset bird & nature walk Aug. 28, 7 p.m. Enjoy a sunset stroll around the Birds of Vermont’s clearings. Erin Talmage and Ali Wagner will lead the walk. Not an early riser? You’re not alone. Some birds also prefer to sing, call or display in late afternoon and early evening. Although we may see and...
Mad River Valley Craft Fair Saturday & Sunday Aug. 30 & 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The 54th Mad River Valley Craft Fair will be held rain or shine on Labor Day weekend at Kenyon’s Field, Route 100, Waitsfield. The fair features the work of more than 85 artists, including Jonathan Hart of Charlotte and his...
Chamber-folk music Saturday, Aug. 30, 7:30-10 p.m. Toronto-based chamber-folk string quartet Medusa appears at the Burnham Hall to kick off the Burnham Presents concert series. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the music at 7:30 p.m. There will be homemade desserts available. Tickets and info.
Vermont Lakes And Ponds meeting Thursday, Sept. 4, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The annual meeting of the Federation of Vermont Lakes and Ponds and the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation on Thursday, Sept. 4, celebrates the efforts of lake associations to preserve Vermont’s waters. The seminar is free and open to the public, but you must...
Archaeology of canal boats Thursday, Sept. 4, 7-8 p.m. History, artifacts and shipwrecks lie in the depths of Lake Champlain. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum will present Talking Archaeology, a free talk series with museum archaeologists and researchers. Learn about local history, archaeological discoveries, artifacts and the stories the museum has uncovered over four decades of...