Community Events Calendar
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Vermont Events
Jul. 29 Greensboro - Summer Music From Greensboro - Synergy Brass Quintet. Selections from Rimsky-Korsakov, Byrd, Mozart and Bach, as well as Copeland, Gershwin, Armstrong and others. United Church of Christ. Greensboro Village. 8 pm. Adm. Info.: 802-525-3291. Wheelchair accessible. Email: Fonthillsplendens@gmail.com
Jul. 29 Middlebury - Vermont Mozart Festival - Eliot Fisk and his Grand Guitar. Beautiful music at a beautiful venue. Middlebury Town Hall Theater. Adm. Info.: 802-862-8690. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vtmozart.org Email: maryse@vtmozart.org
Jul. 29 North Hero - Tuesday Night Jazz in the Park - Sonny and Perley. Bring a picnic for an evening of Jazz. Knight Point State Park. 44 Knight Point Road. 7 pm. Adm. Info.: 802-372-8389. Web: www.vtstateparks.com/events.cfm Email: parks@state.vt.us
Jul. 29 St. Albans Bay - Mary Ann Samuels & Susan Reit. Duo sings & plays traditonal tunes on harp & hammered dulcimer. Burton Island State Park. Ferry passage from KillKare State Park. 7 pm. Info.: 802-524-6353. Web: www.vtstateparks.com/events.cfm Email: parks@state.vt.us
Jul. 29 Stowe - Stowe Performing Arts Gazebo Concerts - The Swing Peepers. Fun, earth-friendly and water-loving interactive songs and stories for kids and the whole community. Stowe Free Library Gazebo. Corner of Pond and School Streets. 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. Info.: 802-253-7792. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.StoweArts.com Email: spa@StoweArts.com
Jul. 29 - Aug. 9 Colchester - Pump Boys and Dinettes - the Musical. The high-octane Broadway musical celebrating the simple pleasures and good folks at the Double Cupp Diner. Saint Michael's Playhouse. 1 Winooski Park. Daily, 8 pm. Sat. matinee, 2 pm. Adm. Info.: 802-654-2281. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.saintmichaelsplayhouse.org Email: ctobin@smcvt.edu
Jul. 30 Brattleboro - Live Suggestion Box at Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. What do you like about BMAC? Better yet, what don’t you like? What can we do better? Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. 10 Vernon Street. Noon. Free. Info.: 802-257-0124.
Jul. 30 Ferrisburgh - Mozart Festival. Classical music on the lawn. KIngsland Bay State Park. 787 Kingsland Bay SP Road. Info.: 802-877-3445. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vtstateparks.com/events.cfm Email: parks@state.vt.us
Jul. 30 St. Johnsbury - Readings in Gallery - Jane Shore & Julie Agoos. Poets Jane Shore & Julie Agoos read from their works in the Athenaeum's Art Gallery. St. Johnsbury Athenaeum. 1171 Main Street. 7:30 pm. Free. Info.: 802-748-8291 X301. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.stjathenaeum.org/events.htm
Jul. 30 Vergennes - Vermont Mozart Festival - Tango. Beautiful music at a beautiful venue. Kingsland Bay. Adm. Info.: 802-862-7352. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vtmozart.org Email: maryse@vtmozart.org
Jul. 30 - Aug. 1 Addison - Morning Day Camp for Children. Historic Day Camp for ages 7 to 12 CHIMNEY POINT STATE HISTORIC SITE. 7305 Vermont Route 125. Thursday & Friday 9:30 AM -12:30 PM. Adm. Info.: 802-759-2412. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.HistoricVermont.org/chimneypoint Email: ChimneyPoint@HistoricVermont.org
Jul. 30 - Aug. 3 Castleton - KoSA International Percussion Workshop, Camp and Festival. Live & study with some of the world’s finest drum and percussion artists. Castleton State College. 86 Seminary Street. Adm. Info.: 514-482-5554, 800-540-9030. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.kosamusic.com Email: info@kosamusic.com
Jul. 31 Addison - An Evening to Remember. 7th annual social CHIMNEY POINT STATE HISTORIC SITE. 7305 Vermont Route 125. Thursday 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Adm. Info.: 802-759-2412. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.HistoricVermont.org/chimneypoint Email: ChimneyPoint@HistoricVermont.org
Jul. 31 Bennington - Fred Lantz & Lisa Dee. Fred Lantz & Lisa Dee local talent that makes you feel like you are in Nashville, Tennessee. Merchants Park. Corner of Main St. & North St. Thursday night 7pm-9pm. Donation. Info.: 802-442-5758. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.betterbennington.com Email: betterbc@sover.net
Jul. 31 Woodstock - Juke Joynt. Jammin' on origional compositions of funk, gospel, and blues The Town Of Woodstock. The Green. Info.: 802-457-3981, 802-457-3981. Email: info@pentanglearts.org
Jul. 31 - Aug. 3 Highgate - Franklin County Field Days. Agricultural and 4-H displays and cattle shows, crafts, games and much more. Airport Road. Adm. Info.: 802-868-2247.
Jul. 31 - Aug. 23 Weston - Les Miserables. The international blockbuster makes its long-awaited Vermont premiere Weston Playhouse. Vary. Adm. Info.: 802-824-5288. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.westonplayhouse.org
Aug. 1 Bennington - Peter King & the Prescriptions. Peter King & the Prescription (devoted friends) join together to recreate Rock 'n Roll classics Merchants Park. Corner of Main St. & North St. Friday 7 - 9pm. Free. Info.: 802-442-5758. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.betterbennington.com Email: betterbc@sover.net
Aug. 1 Brattleboro - Chalk the Walk & he New England Center for Circus Arts. It's a summer riot of color and activity. Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. 10 Vernon Street. 6 pm. Free. Info.: 802-257-0124.
Aug. 1 Burlington - National Youth Orchestra of Canada. Canada's musically talented youth take the stage. Flynn Center. 153 Main Street. Adm. Info.: 802-8635-966, 416-272-6787. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.nyoc.org Email: maggie@plumpr.ca
Aug. 1 Ferrisburgh - Champlain Valley Folk Festival. Traditional music and dance. Kingsland Bay State Park. 787 Kingsland Bay SP Road. Info.: 802-877-3445. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vtstateparks.com/event.cfm Email: parks@state.vt.us
Aug. 1 Groton - Joe & Mike - acoustic guitar duo. Soothing sounds Ricker Pond State Park. 18 Ricker Pond Camp Ground Road. 7:00. Info.: 802-584-3821. Web: www.vtstateparks.com/events.cfm Email: parks@state.vt.us
Aug. 1 Shelburne - Vermont Mozart Festival - Quintets with Kuerti. Beautiful music at a beautiful venue. Coachyard at Shelburne Farms. Adm. Info.: 802-862-7352. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vtmozart.org Email: maryse@vtmozart.org
Aug. 1 - 3 Manchester - 30th Annual Southern Vermont Art and Craft Festival. Glorious white Camelot tents housing 180 juried artists and artisans Hildene Meadows. Hildene Meadows. 10am - 5pm. Entry Fee. Info.: 802-425-3399. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.craftproducers.com Email: info@craftproducers.com
Aug. 1 - 31 Waitsfield - Vermont Festival of the Arts. A celebration of the arts & communities of the Mad River Valley. Mad River Valley. 4300 Main Street. Info.: 802-496-6682. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vermontartfest.com Email: info@vermontartfest.com
Aug. 1 - Sep. 21 Woodstock - Quilt Exhibition at Billings Farm & Museum. Quilt Exhibition at Billings Farm & Museum Billings Farm & Museum. Route 12N & River Road. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Adm. Info.: 802-457-2355. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.billingsfarm.org Email: info@billingsfarm.org
Aug. 2 Bennington - Tony Lee Thomas - Live in Concert. Tony Lee Thomas is a professional musician from the Berkshires Merchants Park. Corner of Main St. & North St. 7 - 9 pm Saturday. Free. Info.: 802-442-5758. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.betterbennington.com Email: betterbc@sover.net
Aug. 2 Brandon - Yard Sale Day. Town-wide yard sales Central Park. Park Street. 9 am. Free. Info.: 802-247-6401. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.brandon.org Email: info@brandon.org
Aug. 2 Groton - 3rd Annual Chili Cook-Off. Bring your best recipes and delight the crowds with your antics as you compete for the best chili prize. Stillwater State Park. Adm. Info.: 802-584-3822. Web: www.vtstateparks.com/htm/events.cfm
Aug. 2 Plymouth - Cold Blooded Critters Program - VINS. Vt. Institute of Natural Sciences Coolidge State Park. 855 Coolidge State Park Road. 7:00 pm. Info.: 802-672-3612. Web: www.vtstateparks.com/events.cfm Email: parks@state.vt.us
Aug. 2 Plymouth - Plymouth Old Home Day. Fesitval PLYMOUTH NOTCH HISTORIC DISTRICT. 3780 Vermont Route 100A. Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Adm. Info.: 802-672-3773. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.HistoricVermont.org/Coolidge Email: Coolidge@HistoricVermont.org
Aug. 2 Shelburne - Vermont Mozart Festival - Grand Finale. Beautiful music at a beautiful venue. Shelburne Farms. Adm. Info.: 802-862-7352. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vtmozart.org Email: maryse@vtmozart.org
Aug. 2 Waitsfield - Godspell. Godspell The Bundy Center for the Arts. 361 Bundy Rd. Sat & Sun, 8pm, Sat mat, 4pm. Adm. Info.: 802-496-6682. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vermontartfest.com Email: info@vermontartfest.com
Aug. 2 Woodstock - Much Ado About Nothing. "Rompin' Stompin" Shakespeare action!"- the Portland Pheonix The Woodstock Historical Society. 7:00 pm. Adm. Info.: 802-457-3981, 802-457-3981. Email: info@pentanglearts.org
Aug. 2 - 8 Starksboro - Camp Common Ground: Week 1. Camp Common Ground is an intergenerational family camp focused on creative expression, fun, great food and community. Common Ground Center. 473 Tatro Road. Sat. 3pm - Fri. 11am. Adm. Info.: 800-430-2667, 802-453-2592. Wheelchair accessible. Web: cgcvt.org Email: info@cgcvt.org
Aug. 2 - 10 East Hardwick - Phlox Fest. Flower Festival featuring Phlox Perennial Pleasures Nursery. 63 Brick House Rd. 10-5 Tuesdays to Sundays. Closed Mondays. Free. Info.: 802-472-5104. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.perennialpleasures.net Email: annex@perennialpleasures.net
Aug. 2 - 24 Montpelier - Montpelier SculptCycle 2008 – Bicycle Film Series. Montpelier SculptCycle 2008 – Bicycle Film Series at the Savoy Theater Savoy Theater. 26 Main Street. Saturday & Sunday, 4pm to 6pm. Free. Info.: 802-223-9604. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.sculptcycle.org
Aug. 2 - Sep. 14 Bennington - American Artists Abroad. Travel the world through the eyes of American artists. Bennington Center for the Arts. VT Rte 9 at Gypsy Lane. Wed. - Mon., 10 am - 5 pm. Adm. Info.: 802-442-7158. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.benningtoncenterforthearts.org
Aug. 3 Burlington - Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival. 90 community and Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat teams will race against each other for charity. Waterfront Park. Sunday, August 3, 7:30-4:30. Free. Info.: 802-434-4423. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.ridethedragon.org Email: info@ridethedragon.org
Aug. 3 Norwich - Summer Sundays Craft Show. Craft show featuring local artisans along with food and live music Norwich Farmers Market. Exit 13 off I-91 to Route 5 south. 1 mile to Norwich Market. 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Free. Info.: 802-436-1427. Wheelchair accessible.
Aug. 3 Orwell - Hike Into History—The Orange and Blue Trails. Historic Hike MOUNT INDEPENDENCE STATE HISTORIC SITE. Chimney Point State Historic Site. Info.: 802-759-2412. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.HistoricVermont.org/mountindependence Email: MountIndependence@HistoricVermont.org
Aug. 3 Plymouth - Grace Coolidge Musicale #2. Musical Performance PLYMOUTH NOTCH HISTORIC DISTRICT. 3780 Vermont Route 100A. Sunday 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM. Donation. Info.: 802-672-3773. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.HistoricVermont.org/Coolidge Email: Coolidge@HistoricVermont.org
Aug. 3 Shelburne - Vermont Mozart Festival - Babar the Little Elephant. Part of the Vermont Mozart Festival's Family Series, an introduction to storytelling in music. Vermont Teddy Bear Company. Adm. Info.: 802-862-7352. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vtmozart.org Email: maryse@vtmozart.org
Aug. 3 Stowe - Vermont Mozart Festival - Royal Encore with Fireworks. Beautiful music at a beautiful venue. Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow. Adm. Info.: 802-862-7352. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vtmozart.org Email: maryse@vtmozart.org
Aug. 3 Waitsfield - Wine Dinner at Millbrook Inn & Restaurant. One of 125 Vermont Festival of the Arts Events Millbrook Inn & Restaurant. Millbrook Road. Sunday, 8/3, 7pm. Adm. Info.: 802-496-6682. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vermontartfest.com Email: info@vermontartfest.com
Aug. 3 Woodstock - Sheep Herding with Border Collies at Billings Farm & Museum. Sheep Herding with Border Collies at Billings Farm & Museum Billings Farm & Museum. Route 12N & River Road. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Adm. Info.: 802-457-2355. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.billingsfarm.org Email: info@billingsfarm.org
Aug. 3 - 31 Thetford - Summer Museum Openings. Open Sunday afternoons during the month of August Hughes Barn Museum. 2274 Route 113. Sundays 2-5 pm. Free. Info.: 802-785-2068. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.thetfordhistoricalsociety.org Email: info@thetfordhistoricalsociety.org
Aug. 3 - Oct. 12 Waitsfield - The Artwork of Thompson Lehnert. One of 125 Vermont Festival of the Arts Events. The Bundy Center for the Arts. 361 Bundy Rd. Tues - Fri 10-2pm, Sat 1-4pm. Donation. Info.: 802-496-6682. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vermontartfest.com Email: info@vermontartfest.com
Aug. 4 Warren - A Taste of the Valley. One of 125 Vermont Festival of the Arts Events Sugarbush Resort. Sugarbush Access Rd. Monday, 5:30 - 8:30pm. Adm. Info.: 802-496-6682. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vermontartfest.com Email: info@vermontartfest.com
Aug. 4 - 8 Burlington - Rock Camp - Session 2. Rock music camp for students 11-17. Memorial Auditorium. 250 Main Street. Mon-Thu., 9-3 pm. Fri., 9-6 pm. Adm. Info.: 802-878-7005. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.rockmusiccamp.com Email: info@rockmusiccamp.com
Aug. 4 - 10 Wilmington - Blue-Dotted Special at Adams Farm. 20% off Sale on all blue-dotted items Adams Farm. 15 Higley Hill. 10am-5pm. Info.: 802-464-3762. Web: www.adamsfamilyfarm.com Email: farmfun@sover.net
Aug. 5 Greensboro - Summer Music From Greensboro - Flamenco. Tangos and fandangos, exotic and familiar. United Church of Christ. Greensboro Village. Adm. Info.: 802-525-3291. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.summermusicfromgreensboro.org Email: Fonthillsplendens@gmail.com
Aug. 5 Stowe - Stowe Performing Arts Gazebo Concerts. The Morrisville Military Band and the Waterbury Community Band in concert. Stowe Free Library Gazebo. Corner of Pond and School Streets. 6:30-7:30 pm. Free. Info.: 802-253-7792. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.StoweArts.com Email: spa@StoweArts.com
Aug. 5 - 8 Waitsfield - The Vermont Flute Festival. One of 125 Vermont Festival of the Arts Events. The Bundy Center for the Arts. 361 Bundy Rd. Concerts Tues & Fri 8pm, Daily classes, lectures, concerts. Info.: 802-496-6682. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vermontartfest.com Email: info@vermontartfest.com
Aug. 5 - 9 New Haven - Addison County Fair and Field Days. Vermont's largest agricultural fair. Cattle, horse, goat, minature donkey and sheep shows and much more. Route 17. Adm. Info.: 802-545-2557. Web: www.addisoncountyfielddays.com
Aug. 5 - 12 Waitsfield - American Flatbread Berry Vinegar & Flatbread Salad Dressing. One of 125 Vermont Festival of the Arts Events American Flatbread. 46 Lareau Rd. Tues. 8/5 or 8/12 9am-1pm. Adm. Info.: 802-496-6682. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vermontartfest.com Email: info@vermontartfest.com
Aug. 6 Killington - Hungry Town. Hungry Town- Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson with Jenny Jenkins and Billy Kent Gifford Woods State Parks. Info.: 802-241-3655. Web: www.vtstateparks.com
Aug. 6 Wilmington - Deerfield Valley Blues Jam with Bonfire Party & Fireworks. Music, Bonfire, Prizes, Fireworks Adams Farm. 15 Higley Hill. Adm. Info.: 802-464-3762. Web: www.adamsfamilyfarm.com Email: farmfun@sover.net
Aug. 6 - 13 Killington - 48th Annual Convention of the American Society of Dowsers. Learn basic dowsing, presentations on water & map dowsing,earth energies, sacred geometry, sacred sites and much more Killington Grand Resort and Conference Center. Killington Access Road. Adm. Info.: 802-684-3417. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.dowsers.org Email: asd@dowsers.org
Aug. 7 Dover - Dover Free Library Dessert Social / Fundraiser. The Return of John Perkins Dover Town Hall. 22 Holland Road (Dover Common). Thursday, 7 pm. Donation. Info.: 802-348-7488. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.doverfreelibrary1913.org Email: doverfreelibrary1913@yahoo.com
Aug. 7 Montpelier - Circus - A Picturesque History. Circus Smirkus founder gives an illustrated presentation on the history of the circus. Kellogg Hubbard Library. 135 Main Street. 7 pm. Free. Info.: 802-223-3338. Web: www.kellogghubbard.org Email: info@kellogghubbard.org
Aug. 7 Wilmington - Local’s Day. Local kids get in free! Adams Farm. 15 Higley Hill. Adm. Info.: 802-464-3762. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.adamsfamilyfarm.com Email: farmfun@sover.net
Aug. 7 - 9 Waitsfield - Chinese Exercise & Meditation for Health & Vitality. One of 125 Vermont Festival of the Arts Events Yellow Farmhouse Inn. Old County Rd. Thurs. 8/7 7-9pm or Sat. 8/9 10am-12. Adm. Info.: 802-496-6682. Web: www.vermontartfest.com Email: info@vermontartfest.com
Aug. 7 - 10 Stowe - 51st Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts Stowe Antique Car Meet. Antique, classic, military, fire equipment, fashion show, prizes and more. Nichols Field. VT Route 100 Stowe. 9-4 pm. Adm. Info.: 802-253-4897, 450-263-3738. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.vtauto.org Email: crownwheel@surfglobal.net
Aug. 7 - 10 Waitsfield - Love - The Human Comedy. One of 125 Vermont Festival of the Arts Events The Valley Players Theater. Main St. Thurs - Sun: 8/7-8/10, 8pm, Sun. mat. 2pm. Adm. Info.: 802-496-6682. Web: www.vermontartfest.com Email: info@vermontartfest.com
Aug. 8 Bennington - Wood's Tea Company. A Vermont Musical Treasure - Wood's Tea Company Merchants Park. Corner of Main St. & North St. Friday 7 - 9pm. Free. Info.: 802-442-5758. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.betterbennington.com Email: betterbc@sover.net
Aug. 8 Montpelier - Montpelier Art/Bike Walk. Montpelier Art/Bike Walk at over 25 participating venues Downtown Montpelier. 39 Main Street. Friday, 4pm to 8pm. Free. Info.: 802-223-9604. Web: www.mdca.org
Aug 8 – 10 - 7th ANNUAL VERMONT WIFFLE BALL TOURNAMENT TO BENEFIT THE TRAVIS ROY FOUNDATION will be held Friday, August 8 through Sunday August 10 at Little Fenway and Little Wrigley in Jericho, Vermont. Admission is free. All proceeds from events will benefit the Travis Roy Foundation. For more information and a complete schedule, visit our website: travisroyfoundation.org/vt or call 802-373-4835
Aug. 8 - 10 Burlington - Festival Of Fools. Featuring the best international street performers from around the globe. Church Street Marketplace & surrounding stage areas. 135 Church Street. Fri. & Sat., noon-11 pm. Sun., noon-6 pm. Free. Info.: 802-865-7166, 802-865-5355. Wheelchair accessible. Web: www.BurlingtonCityArts.com <
