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...
Mad River Valley Craft Fair Saturday& Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The 53rd Mad River Valley Craft Fair will be held rain or shine on Labor Day weekend, Saturday Aug. 31 & Sunday Sept. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Kenyon’s Field, (Rt. 100), Waitsfield, Vermont. Kris Joppe-Mercure of KJM Pottery will share her...
Annual mixer Wednesday, Sept. 11, 5-7 p.m. The Addison County Economic Development Corporation’s annual mixer for businesses and nonprofits is at Shacksbury Cider at 75 Meigs Road in Vergennes and will include a tour of the plant and door prizes. Network with the Addison County business community. Register.
Evolution of hip-hop Thursday, Sept. 5, 6 p.m. Melo Grant, DJ host of The Cultural Bunker and Burlington City councilor, leads a musical journey through the evolution of hip-hop, with side steps to other genres at the South Burlington Public Library. She explains how sampling, the practice of using existing recorded music to create new...
‘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...
‘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...
Coffee & muffins happy hour Friday, Sept. 6, 8:30-10 a.m. Free coffee and muffins happy hour 8:30-10 a.m. Free iced coffee, hot coffee, tea and homemade muffins at the Charlotte Grange, 2858 Spear St. All are welcome.
Free college admission Saturday, Sept. 7 Shelburne Museum welcomes college students as they return to school with free admission on Saturdays throughout the month of September. Student Saturdays kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 7, offering students an opportunity to engage with art, culture and community. After presenting a valid college ID at the entrance, college...
Vulture Awareness Day Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Discover how many vulture species live in Vermont (and where) at Vulture Awareness Day at the Birds of Vermont Museum. Can you find all the museum’s vulture carvings? More info about the international celebration of vultures.
Woofstock: Walk for the Animals Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m. Join fellow animal lovers for a leisurely 1-mile walk around Middlebury followed by music, food, prizes and a pool party just for dogs in the Middlebury Town Pool. Sign up in advance or at the event. Registration takes place at the Memorial Sports Center at 10...
Shelburne Age Well Grab & Go Meal Tuesday, Sept. 10, 11 a.m.-noon Age Well and St. Catherine’s of Siena Parish in Shelburne are providing a meal to go for anyone age 60 and older on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The meal will be available for pick up in the parking lot at 72 Church Street. A...
Black ash Friday, Sept. 13, 5-6:30 p.m. The black ash, a culturally significant tree species to the Indigenous peoples of the Northeast, is also important to regional ecosystems. On Sept. 13, the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program is hosting a talk at the North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier (713 Elm St.) from 5-6:30...
Tour de Farms Sunday, Sept. 15, 8:30 a.m. The Tour de Farms, a celebration of local food via a meandering bike tour, is one of Vermont’s oldest and most cherished cycling farm tours. The Tour de Farms visits local farms and tasty treats along the route. The tour returns to Shoreham this year, the town...