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Vermont Country Sampler August 2021 Calendar BENNINGTON. Summertime Cafe: Corner of India. Order in person, or call or email in advance to have your order ready to be picked up. Vermont Country Sampler Cash only. Sundays, 11 am – 3 pm. In the Courtyard at Bennington Museum, 75 Main St. (802) 447-1571. benningtonmuseum.org. Through August 2021 Calendar September 5. www.vermontcountrysampler.com BENNINGTON. Summer Farmers Market. Live music. Every Saturday See the end of the Ongoing Activities for daily listings. Call ahead to 10 am – 1 pm. At the Deer Park, 100 Veterans Memorial Dr. confirm events before going. www.benningtonfarmersmarket.org. Through October 30. ONGOING ACTIVITIES 2021 BENNINGTON. The Dollhouse and Toy Museum of Vermont. Dolls ADDISON. Chimney Point State Historic Site. Indoor and outdoor and dollhouses, puppets, trucks and trains, toys, and educational exhibits. Learn how to use the atlatl (ancient spear thrower). Children’s displays. Museum shop. Admission is $2 for children three and older, French Colonial dress-up basket. Chimney Point history trail. Access for $4 for adults and $10 for families. Please wear masks inside museum. boating and fishing. Admission adults $5, under 15 free. Open Friday– Open Saturdays and Sundays from 1-4 pm. 212 Union St. at the corner Sunday and Monday holidays, 10 am – 5 pm. 8149 Route 17W. (802) of Valentine St. (401) 578-9512. [email protected]. 759-2412. historicsites.vermont.gov. Through October 10. www.dollhouseandtoymuseumofvermont.com. AVERILL. Quimby Country, Vermont’s Oldest Sporting Camp and BENNINGTON. Bennington Museum. The southern Vermont Original Family Summer Camp. Hike or bike, swim, fish, kayak or row institution best known for housing several works by Grandma Moses. on Big Averill Lake. All-Inclusive family vacations. Waterfront cottages. Admission: adults $12, seniors (62+) and students $10, under 18 free. Quimby Country, 1127 Forest Lake Rd. (802) 822-5533. Friday–Monday, 10 am – 4 pm. Bennington Museum, 75 Main St. (802) [email protected]. QuimbyCountry.com. 447-1571. benningtonmuseum.org. BARNARD. Thursday Night Music Series at Feast and Field. 5:30- BRANDON. Music at the Riverbend. Free live music. Join us for an 8 pm. Across the street at Fable Farm, 1544 Royalton Tpk. BarnArts eclectic mix of bands. 7 pm. Kennedy Park behind the Brandon Inn, 20 Center for the Arts. (802) 234-1645. [email protected]. www.barnarts. Park St. (802) 247-6401. [email protected]. www.brandon.org. Every org. Thursday nights through September 30. Wednesday evening in August. BARRE. Concerts in Currier Park & Food Truck Thursdays. Food BRANDON. Compass Music and Arts Center. Tuesday–Friday 10 am trucks on site from 4–8 pm. Live music from 6-8 pm. Currier Park. (802) – 4 pm. Compass Music and Arts Center/Brandon Music, 333 Jones Dr. 477-2967. [email protected]. thebarrepartnership.com. cmacvt.org. Every Thursday through September 30. BRANDON. The Guild Gallery. Fine art and crafts from 30+ member- BARRE. Exhibit: The Parade is Coming! through August 19. Three artists. Tuesday–Saturday 10 am – 5 pm, Sunday 10 am – 4 pm. Brandon additional shows on view at SPA and 1 SPA show on view at our Artists Guild, 7 Center St. (802) 247-4956. brandonartistsguild.org. neighbor, the AR Market. Wednesday–Friday 11:30 am – 5 pm, Saturday 11:30 am – 4 pm, and by appointment. Studio Place Arts, 201 N. Main BRANDON. Farmer’s Market. Local farmers, specialty food producers, St. (802) 479-7069. [email protected]. www.studioplacearts. and artisans. Every Friday from 9 am – 2 pm in downtown Brandon. On com. first Fridays the Market is held from 2-6 pm. (802) 273-2655. Fridays through October. BELLOWS FALLS. Bellows Falls Fish Ladder. Learn about the BRATTLEBORO. Five New Exhibits. “Expedition” – works by a Connecticut River watershed and the regional ecology and take a peek diverse group of artists. “Sequences: Ode to Minor White,” group show beneath the waters in this immersive experience. Open Friday and of contemporary works. “Delano Dunn: Novelties”. “Charlie Hunter: Saturday 10 am – 4 pm. 17 Bridge St. (802) 460-4664. (802) 843-2111. Semaphore”. “Erick Johnson: Double Take”. Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am [email protected]. www.nature-museum.org. – 4 pm (closed July 4). Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, 10 Vernon St. (802) 257-0124 x 113. www.brattleboromuseum.org. Thru October 11. BELLOWS FALLS. Bellow Falls Third Fridays (BF3F). Some merchants stay open later. Bellows Falls Opera open and showing BRATTLEBORO. Weekly Food Truck Roundup. Local food, Vermont movies. Greater Falls Farmers Market 4–7 pm. (802) 460-2333. craft brews, live music, and lawn games. Thursdays, 5-8 pm. Retreat bellowsfallsvt.org. Third Friday of every month. Farm, 45 Farmhouse Sq. (802) 490-2270. [email protected]. retreatfarm.org. Every Thursday through September 22. BENNINGTON. Volunteer Maintenance of the George Aiken Wildflower Trail. Weed out invasives, plant new native shrubs, mulch, BRATTLEBORO. Goat Yoga. Join the talented teachers from Inner clear fallen limbs, and set up trail-side activities for kids. Bring a friend, Heat Yoga on the Farm for a one-hour session featuring our herd of gardening gloves, and your favorite equipment. Saturdays, 9-10 am. playful and curious baby goats, followed by a 30-min meet and greet. Bennington Museum, 75 Main St. (802) 447-1571. benningtonmuseum. Fee $25 per person, ages 13+. Saturdays 9-10:30 am. Retreat Farm, 45 org. Every Saturday. Farmhouse Sq. (802) 490-2270. [email protected]. retreatfarm. org. Saturdays through August 21. BENNINGTON. Concerts in the Courtyard. Bennington Museum invites you to the courtyard for a bite to eat and a performance by BRATTLEBORO. Live Music. Stone Church presents rock, jazz, regional musicians. Kids activities available. Bring your own chair. Free. folk, americana concerts. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Visit Fridays at 5 pm (weather permitting). Bennington Museum, 75 Main St. website for schedule. The Stone Church, 210 Main St. (802) 579-9960. (802) 447-1571. [email protected]. benningtonmuseum.org. stonechurchvt.com. Every Friday thru September 3. BRATTLEBORO. First Friday Gallery Walk. 5-8 pm. Pop-Up Art BENNINGTON. 24th Annual North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Stations at Patio by the River, Pliny Park, and the Museum Lawn. Show (NBOSS). Large-scale outdoor works throughout the historic (802) 257-4886. brattleboro.com/downtown/gallery-walk. First Fridays village of North Bennington, at the Hiland Hall Gardens, and on through October. the 10-acre campus of Bennington Museum in Old Bennington. 50 BRATTLEBORO. Foodtruck Roundup. Thursdays, 5-8 pm. Retreat internationally recognized and emerging artists from the surrounding Farm, 45 Farmhouse Sq. (802) 490-2270. retreatfarm.org. Thursdays area. Sculptures for purchase; maps available on site. Bennington through September 2. Museum, 75 Main St. benningtonmuseum.org. Through November 7. BRATTLEBORO. Vermont Jazz Center. Concerts online and in-person, BENNINGTON. Bennington Battle Monument. Gift Shop. Admission: classes, workshops. Vermont Jazz Center, 72 Cotton Mill Hill. (802) free (ground level only, observation level closed). Open Friday–Monday, 254-9088. [email protected]. www.vtjazz.org. 10 am – 5 pm. Bennington Battle Monument, 15 Monument Circle. (802) 447-0550. [email protected]. historicsites.vermont. gov. Through October. Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar ­­- Page 1 Ongoing Events for August 2021, continued: CABOT. Old Time Jam Session. Anchored by a handful of local stalwart fiddle and banjo players. The style of tunes leans toward the repertoire BRATTLEBORO. Retreat Farm. Labyrinth garden, arts installations, of West Virginia and North Carolina with a trace of Ithaca, N.Y. attitude walking paths and trails. Historic cow tunnel, pollinator pathway. and a smattering of New England and Quebecois thrown in depending Meadows waterfront trail. Forest playground, storybook walk. on players in attendance. All levels of proficiency are welcome. As Woodlands interpretive trail. Living sculpture. Learn about the per session etiquette, if you are an absolute beginner, please play on significance of this site to the Abenaki people. No restrooms or public the periphery. Check out our tune lists and links to references. Sunday facilities available. Free and open from dawn to dusk. 45 Farmhouse afternoons, 12-2 pm. At Harry’s Hardware, 3087 Main St. (802) 563- Square. (802) 490-2270. retreatfarm.org. 2291. www.cabotarts.org. Every Sunday afternoon. BURLINGTON. Summervale. Live music performances, local food CHARLOTTE. Charlotte Berry Farm. PYO and pre-picked raspberries, and drink for purchase. “Make and Take” activities with City Market, blueberries and pumpkins. Local honey and maple syrup. Blueberries tastings with Slow Food Vermont. Bike valet parking with Local PYO $2/lb, Raspberries PYO $4/lb. Creemees for $2.50, baby size $1. Motion, raffle prizes, and special guest organizations and sponsors. Free. Tuesday–Sunday, 8 am – 6 pm. Charlotte Berry Farm, 4702 Ethan Allen Thursdays at 5:30 pm. The Intervale Center, 180 Intervale Rd. (802) Hwy. (802) 425-3652. [email protected]. 660-0440. [email protected]. intervale.org/summervale. Thursdays www.charlotteberryvt.com. through September 2. COLCHESTER. Sam Mazza’s Farm Market. U-pick raspberries and BURLINGTON. Leddy Park Beach Bites. Lakeside picnickers enjoy blueberries and pumpkins (in season). Home-grown produce. Bakery, ice food truck fare, a beer garden, kids’ activities and live entertainment. cream, fudge, wines and specialty foods. Petting zoo. Corn maze opens Free bike valet service. Free. Wednesdays, 5-8 pm. Leddy Park, 216 Labor Day Weekend. Open 7 am to 7 pm. Sam Mazza’s, 277 Lavigne Leddy Park Rd. (802) 864-0123. enjoyburlington.com. Wednesdays Rd. (802) 655-3440. www.sammazzafarms.com. through August 11. CHARLOTTE. Clemmons Family Farm. 148-acre historic farm, BURLINGTON. Spirit of Ethan Allen. Daily cruises on Lake African-American owned land and cultural heritage resource. Due to Champlain. (802) 862-8300. [email protected]. www.soea.com. Covid-19 pandemic our farm tours and events are closed to the public till further notice.
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