Grange on the Green Wednesday, July 24, 5 p.m. Picnicking before the Vermont Symphony Orchestra and Skylark perform at the Charlotte Town Beach begins at 5 p.m., Wednesday, July 24. The music starts at 6 p.m. It’s free with a season beach or a paid day pass. If it rains the concert will shift to...
Crops and Soils Field Day Thursday, July 25, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Farmers can learn about the latest University of Vermont crop and soil research at the 2024 annual Crops and Soils Field Day 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Thursday, July 25, in Alburgh. The event features presentations by researchers and tours of ongoing crop and soil research...
Grange on the Green Thursday, July 25, 5:30 p.m. The final Grange on the Green concert will feature Forest Station & Friends playing lively bluegrass music.
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.
‘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...