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. (765) 560-5445. www.clemmonsfamilyfarm.org. BURLINGTON. Free Summer Concert Series. An annual celebration of Vermont’s incredible roster of local talent. Free. 12:30-1 pm. City Hall CRAFTSBURY. Brown’s Beautiful Blueberries. Picturesque 39-acre Park. [email protected]. www.burlingtoncityarts.org. farm. Approximately 5 acres planted with mature blueberry bushes. Every Wednesday and Friday through August 27. Open from 9 am – 5 pm. Brown’s Beautiful Blueberries, 493 Coburn Hill Rd. (802) 586-2843. www.bbblueberries.com. BURLINGTON. Exhibit: Falling into Language, a Travelogue. Immersive installation by Vermont-based artist Kaylynn TwoTrees. CRAFTSBURY. Craftsbury Farmers’ Market. Local farmers, artisans Admission. Wednesday_Friday 12 noon – 5 pm, Saturday: 12 noon – 8 and artists. Family-friendly entertainment. Saturdays, 10 am – 1 pm. pm. Burlington City Arts, 135 Church St. (802) 865-7166. mjohns@ Route 14, Craftsbury Common. (802) 586-8022. mama.kris.coville@ ci.burlington.vt.us. burlingtoncityarts.org. Thru October 9. gmail.com. craftsburyfarmersmarket.com. Every Saturday. BURLINGTON. All Hearts in the Park. Ferene Paris Meyer of All DANVILLE. Summer Farmers Market. Wednesdays 9 am – 1 pm. Heart Inspirations hosts a safe, enthralling, community storytelling Located off US Rt. 2 between the Danville-Peacham Rd. and Park St. on session. Share your true stories with friends, neighbors, and total the Danville Town Green. (802) 592-3088. [email protected]. strangers! 5 pm Tuesdays. City Hall Park. akrebbs@burlingtoncityarts. sites.google.com/site/caledoniafarmersmarket. Through October. org. burlingtoncityarts.org. Tuesdays through September 14. EAST BURKE. Burke Bike Park. Tickets: adults $44/$30/$10, under 18 BURLINGTON. Burlington Farmer’s Market. Rain or shine. Saturdays, or over 70 $32/$30/$10. Purchase day tickets and equipment rentals in 9 am – 2 pm. 345 Pine St. (802) 310-5172. advance. Fridays 12 noon – 6 pm, Saturdays and Sundays 10 am– 6 pm, [email protected]. burlingtonfarmersmarket.org. Holiday Mondays 10 am – 4 pm. (802) 626-7300. [email protected]. Saturdays through October. skiburke.com. Through October 11. BURLINGTON. Contemporary Art Gallery. Thursday–Saturday 11 EAST DORSET. Wildwood Berry Farm. PYO blueberries and am – 5 pm, and by appointment. Soapbox Arts, 266 Pine St., Suite 119. raspberries. The sweetest and juiciest berries due to their unique growing (802) 324-0014. [email protected]. www.soapboxarts.com. conditions in the Vermont mountain air. Snack stand. Wildwood Berry Farm, 2977 Mad Tom Rd. (802) 362-9805. wildwoodberryfarm.com. BURLINGTON. Vermont Lake Monsters Baseball Games. Home and away. Tickets $9. Stadium parking $4 per car. Visit website for EAST DUMMERSTON. Dwight Miller Orchards. PYO certified schedule. Centennial Field, 287 Colchester Ave. (802) 655-4200. joe@ organic apples, peaches, and blueberries. Already-picked fruit for sale. vermontlakemonsters.com. www.vermontlakemonsters.com. Through Vermont maple syrup, small-batch jams and jellies, fresh eggs and August 13. pasture-raised pork. Homemade pickles in late August. Dwight Miller Orchards, 511 Miller Rd. (802) 254-9635. [email protected]. BURLINGTON. ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain. Exhibits, www.dwightmillerorchards.com. workshops, programs, museum store. Adults $18, students & seniors $16, children 3-17 $14.50, children 2 and under free. Open seven days a EAST HARDWICK. 19th Annual Phlox Fest. Nearly three acres of week!ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, 1 College St. specialty display gardens and nursery beds. Rachel Kane will lead (802) 864-1848. [email protected]. www.echovermont.org. garden tours every afternoon at 1 pm (except Mondays and Tuesdays). Phlox cut flower display; compare the fragrance and color. Door prizes. BURLINGTON. Ethan Allen Homestead Museum. A site dedicated to Phlox Fest through August 15. The Tea Garden Café open till September the Revolutionary War hero. Outdoor tours of the Homestead include 12, from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm, Thursday through Sunday. Nursery The Allen House, A recreated Abenaki Encampment, and the Heritage open to mid-September, 10 am – 5 pm Wednesday through Sunday. Garden. Admission: $12, students 5-17 $6, under 5 free. Open Thursday- Summersweet Gardens Perennial Pleasures Nursery and Tea Garden, 63 Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm. Allen Homestead Museum, 1 Ethan Allen Brick House Rd. (802) 472-5104. [email protected]. Homestead. (802) 865-4556.www.ethanallenhomestead.org. Through www.summersweetgardens.com. October 31. EAST MONTPELIER. Bragg Farm Sugarhouse & Gift Shop. Tours. BURLINGTON. Summervale. Live music, local food, kid’s games, and Maple Ice Cream Parlor. Maple syrup, candies & cream. Mail orders community connection. Free. 5:30-8 pm. Intervale Center, 180 Intervale welcome by phone or on-line. For curbside pick-up call (802) 223-5757. Rd. intervale.org. Every Thursday through September 2. 1005 Rt. 14. www.braggfarm.com.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 2 Ongoing Events for August 2021, continued: GRAND ISLE. Island Blueberries, 63 Adams School Rd. (802) 372- 5656. [email protected]. https://island-blueberries.square.site. EAST WALLINGFORD. Sugar Hill Berry Farm. PYO blueberries. Produce, and fresh cut flowers. Bring cash. Pick and then pay. Family GROTON. Outdoor Family Weekend. Hands-on workshops and friendly. Leave your dog at home. Sanitize your hands, hand sanitizer activities for experienced and first-time campers. Fee: $175, covers the available. Picking containers provided; do not bring your own. Self campsite (up to eight individuals), three workshops per camper, nightly service cart stocked with in-season produce. Saturdays 9am – 3pm, campfires and entertainment, and access to all park facilities including Monday–Friday by appointment. Sugar Hill Berry Farm, 3237 Sugar free rental of canoes. A few workshops have a materials fee. Registration Hill Rd. (802) 259-2155. sugarhillberryfarm.com. deadline August 20. Stillwater State Park. (802) 651-8343 x 509. [email protected]. facebook.com/OutdoorFamilyWeekendVT. ENOSBURG. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park. Admission free. September 10-12. Thursday–Sunday, 12-6 pm. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park, 4280 Boston Post Rd. (512) 333-2119. [email protected]. HARDWICK. The Vermont Curators Group Itinerary. Hardwick to coldhollowsculpturepark.com. Through October 10. Waitsfield. Five exhibitions. Meandering scenic route on a trip through at least 11 towns. 251 Club of Vermont. vt251.com. ESSEX. Paul Mazza’s U-Pick Blueberries & Raspberries. Follow dirt www.vermontcuratorsgroup.com. path out to the middle of the farm field. Cars will be close to picking spot. Paul Mazza’s U-Pick, 182 River Rd. (802) 879-3760. paulmazzas@ HARTLAND. Summer Farmers Market. 4-7 pm Fridays, rain or gmail.com. paulmazzas.com. shine. 153 Rt. 5 in front of Hartland Public Library. (603) 252-1288. [email protected]. ESSEX JUNCTION. Trucks, Taps & Tunes. Family-friendly live www.hartlandfarmersmarket.com. Through September 24. entertainment, cold beer, and delicious food. Stellar programming in store. Admission is free; food and beverage for purchase. Wednesdays, HINESBURG. Red Wagon Plants First Thursdays in the Garden. A free 5-8 pm. Essex Experience, 21 Essex Way. essexexperience.com. Every walk behind the scenes in our gardens and greenhouses. Recipes and Wednesday. tips for harvesting and using the bounty of the season. 6-7:30 pm. Red Wagon Plants, 2408 Shelburne Falls Rd. (802) 482-4060. August 5, and ESSEX JUNCTION. Vermont Genealogy Library. Classes, archives, September 2. research, books. Open Tuesday 3-9:30 pm and Saturday 10 am to 4 pm. Vermont Genealogy Library, 57 River Rd. (Rt. 117). [email protected]. HUBBARDTON. Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site. Exhibits www.vtgenlib.org. and programs. Admission: adults $3, children under 15 free. Open Friday through Sunday 10 am – 5 pm. Hubbardton Battlefi eld, 5696 FAIR HAVEN. Vermont Veterans Tribute. The tribute will feature Monument Hill Rd. (802) 273-2282. historicsites.vermont.gov. Through historical figures and contemporaries in uniform who left a legacy by October 10. their service. For information, contact Emily Stockwell at vt_pagirl@ yahoo.com. HUNTINGTON. Birds of Vermont Museum. Discover birds: indoors as lifelike woodcarvings, and outdoors in their wild feathered selves. FAIR HAVEN. Fair Haven Concerts in the Park. Come early for a good Programs, bird walks, museum store. Open Wednesday through Sunday seat. Free admission. Free parking. 50/50 raffle table. Different food 10 am to 4 pm. The museum’s 100 acres of trails are always open. items for sale. Concert will be cancelled in case of inclement weather. Adults $7, seniors $6, children 3-17 $3.50. Birds of Vermont Museum, 7 pm. Downtown Fair Haven. Concert info hotline: (802) 265-3010. 900 Sherman Hollow Rd. (802) 434-2167. www.birdsofvermont.org. Thursdays through August 19. Through October.
FAIRFAX. Fairfax Fridays Farmer’s Market. Farmers’ market begins at JOHNSON. Pure & Simple Organic Farm. PYO blueberries, 4:30 pm; live music 6:30-7:30 pm. On the front lawn of the Community raspberries, currants, garlic, rhubarb. Other farm products, garlic Center, 1210 Main St. (802) 849-6111. [email protected]. and fresh cut flowers sold during blueberry season. Pure & Simple fairfaxrecreation.com/fridays. Every Friday. Organic Farm, 1375 Plot Rd. (802) 635-7027. [email protected]. twosistersorganicfarm.wordpress.com. FAIRLEE. Summer Music Series. Different performer/style each week. Free. Tuesdays, 6:30-8 pm. 75 Town Common Rd. (802) 331-0997. LEBANON, NH. AVA Gallery and Art Center. Exhibits, classes, [email protected]. fairleearts.org. Tuesdays through August 31. programs. Tues–Fri 11 am – 6 pm, Sat–Sun 11 am – 4 pm. 11 Bank St. www.avagallery.org. FERRISBURGH. Rokeby Museum. Permanent exhibit “Free & Safe”, interpretive trail, and agricultural outbuildings. Exhibit: A Modern Artist MANCHESTER. “Tuesdays in the Tent” Vermont Variety Show and – The Commercial Art of Rachael Robinson Elmer., through October Cabaret. Cocktails and light bites. Outdoors, rain or shine, under the 24. Admission: adults $10, seniors $9, students $8, under 5 free. Free Marble Pavilion Tent with open sides. Tables well spaced and Covid on Tuesday 1–5 pm. Facemasks and social distancing will be in place. protocols. Cover charge: $15 (no charge for children under 8 with Open daily 10 am – 5 pm. Rokeby Museum, 4334 Rt. 7. (802) 877-3406. parents); advance reservations required. Tuesdays, 6:30-9 pm. The www.rokeby.org. Wilburton Inn, 257 Wilburton Dr. (802) 362-2500. wilburtoninn.com. August 3, 10, 17. GLOVER. Domestic Resurrection Circus performed by Bread and Puppet Theater. Saturday and Sunday July 10 to August 29 at 4 pm. MANCHESTER. Concerts on the Green. Six free concerts. Bring a Tickets $10. Outdoor performances by reservation. Open for drop-in lawn chair or blanket. No smoking. Free. Wednesdays, 6-8 pm. Factory visits to see museum puppets (all kinds and sizes), masks, costumes, Point Town Green, 30 VT Rt. 11. (802) 362-1439. parks@manchester- paintings, buildings, and landscapes. Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 vt.gov. facebook.com/manchestergov. Wednesdays through August 11. Heights Rd. (802) 525-3031. [email protected]. www.breadandpuppet.org. MANCHESTER. Exhibit: “Many Voices.” The paradoxical story of the black Pullman porters. Admission. Thursday–Monday, 10 am – 4 GOSHEN. Pizza by the Pond. Live music. Fresh hot pizza, salad, and pm. On the platform of Hildene’s restored 1903 Pullman palace railcar, dessert. Reservations and pre-order required. 5-8 pm. Blueberry Hill Inn, Sunbeam, at Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home, 1005 Hildene Rd. 1245 Goshen-Ripton Rd. blueberryhillinn.com/pizza. September 9, 23. (802) 362-1788. [email protected]. @hildene.org. Thru September 24. GRAFTON. The Nature Museum at Grafton. Hands-on exhibits, dioramas, and mounted specimens. Pollinator garden, Village Park trails, MANCHESTER. Hildene – The Lincoln Family Home. Tour the home, Fairy House Trail, pond dipping, backyard picnics. The Magic Forest gardens, farm, walking rails. Masks and social distancing required. Playscape, designed with elements from nature creating a whimsical trail Admission: $23 adults, $6 youth, under 5 no charge. Open Thurs – Mon, that leads through the woods, designed for all ages, open from dawn to 10 am – 4 pm. Hildene, 1005 Hildene Rd. off Rt. 7A south of the village. dusk daily. Free admission. Open Friday through Sunday through fall, 10 (800) 578-1788. hildene.org. am – 4 pm. The Nature Museum at Grafton, 186 Townshend Rd. (802) 843-2111. [email protected]. www.nature-museum.org.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 3 Ongoing Events for August 2021, continued: MONTPELIER. Hunger Mountain Co-op Brown Bag Summer Concert Series. Fun lunch-time concerts with a diverse lineup of local MANCHESTER. Play: Queen of the Night by Travis Tate. Recently and regional acts. Bring a takeout lunch. Free. Thursdays, 12 noon – 1 divorced Stephen and his millennial son, Ty, set out on a camping trip pm. Christ Church Courtyard, 64 State St. (802) 223-9604. katie@ to their old stomping grounds in southeastern Texas. An exploration montpelieralive.org. montpelieralive.org. Thursdays thru September 9. of masculinity and queerness through the lens of multi-generational Blackness. Tickets: $45. 8-9:30 pm daily; no performances Mondays MONTPELIER. Cross Vermont Trail Association. A project to build a or Thursdays. Open-air performance space at Southern Vermont multi-use, four-season path across the width of Vermont, following the Arts Center, 930 Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr. (802) 867-2223. Winooski River and Wells River valleys. (802) 498-0079. [email protected]. dorsettheatrefestival.org. August 10 www.crossvermont.org. through September 4. MONTPELIER. Nature programs online and in person. North Branch MANCHESTER. Art Exhibits, Classes, Programs. Wednesday– Nature Center, 713 Elm St. (802) 229-6206. Saturday 10 am – 4 pm, Sunday 12 noon – 4 pm. Southern Vermont www.northbranchnaturecenter.org. Arts Center, 930 SVAC Dr. (802) 362-1405. svac.org. MONTPELIER. Northeast Wilderness Trust. Forever-wild conservation MANCHESTER. Dutton’s Farmstand. All your favorite fruits, and is about freedom…for wildlife, natural processes, and the untrammeled vegetables. Our own maple syrup, apples, cider. Baked goods, pies, evolution of the landscape. We work with partner organizations and bread, cookies, creemees! Daily 9 am – 7 pm. Dutton’s Farmstand, 2083 landowners to evaluate land for wilderness conservation. Northeast Depot St., Rts. 11/30. (802) 362-3083. www.duttonberryfarm.com. Wilderness Trust. (802) 224-1000. newildernesstrust.org. MARSHFIELD. Fruitlands Farmstand (Organic). Organic raspberries, MORRISTOWN. Wednesday Night Live Concerts. Bring your chairs PYO and custom picked. Organic blueberries, PYO and custom picked. or blankets and enjoy free live music. Great food vendors. Creative arts Fruitlands Farmstand, 506 Thistle Hill Rd. (802) 426-3889. tent hosted by River Arts, recreation events, and so much more. Free. [email protected]. fruitlands.net. 5:30-7:30 pm. Oxbow River Front Park. (802) 888-6669. tfollert@ morristownvt.org. morristownvt.org. Every Wednesday thru August 18. MENDON. Mendon Mountain Orchards. Family-run motel and 26-acre heirloom apple orchard. Bakery and country store. Apple pies and cider. MORRISVILLE. Music on Main. Downtown music series presented Mendon Mountain Orchard, 16 US Rt. 4. (802) 775-5477. by River Arts. Bring a chair, get a bite to eat from one of the local www.mendonorchards.com. restaurants, and enjoy downtown while listening to local musicians. Free. Fridays at 5:30 pm, rain or shine. Morrisville Gazebo, Lower Main MIDDLEBURY. Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Sunset Series: St. (802) 888-1261. [email protected]. facebook.com/maccvt. Fridays Summer of Scorsese. Five classic films directed by Martin Scorsese: through August. Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Raging Bull, The Last Waltz, Cape Fear, and Goodfellas. Under a spacious tent, enjoy the lawn prior to the NEWBURY. Newbury Blueberry (Organic). PYO Blueberries. Two- show. Picnic dinners and drinks. Tickets: $16. Thursdays 6:30-10:30 pm. acre, 750-blueberry-bush, field, 100% organic. Cost: $3.50/pt, $3.25/lb The Swift House Inn, 25 Stewart Ln. (802) 382-9222. townhalltheater. for10+lbs, $3/lb for 20+ lbs. Newbury Blueberry, 1447 Wallace Hill Rd. org. middfilmfest.org. Thursday through August 5. (802) 431-3434. vermontheritagefarm.com. MIDDLEBURY. Free Little Art Gallery. Anyone can participate by NEWFANE. Dutton Berry Farm. PYO blueberries and raspberries. creating a mini work of art in any medium. Bring your art and place Fresh, locally grown produce. Dutton Berry Farm, 407 VT Rte 30. (802) it in the Free Little Art Gallery. If you see a work you like, you are 365-4168. duttonberryfarm.com. welcome to take it home with you. At the front of the garden, Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. [email protected]. NEWFANE. Dutton’s Farmstand. All your favorite fruits, and henrysheldonmuseum.org. vegetables. Our own maple syrup, apples, cider. Baked goods, pies, bread, cookies, creemees! Dutton’s Farmstand, 391 & 407 Rt. 30. (802) MIDDLEBURY. Exhibits. Henry at 200: Collector, Museum Founder 365-4168. duttonberryfarm.com. & More. Historical documents, photographs, scrapbooks, autographs, and more. Faces of Addison County: A Trent Campbell Retrospective. NEWFANE. The West River Railroad Museum. Old Depot and Water Kate Pond From the Heart: A Sculptor’s Process, maquettes and Tank House both built in 1880. Artifacts, documents and photographs drawings that reflect her artistic process. Tuesday–Friday 11 am – 4 pm, documenting the railroad’s impact over its 50 years of operation in the Saturday 10 am – 4 pm. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. mmanley@ West River Valley. Free. Saturdays and Sundays 12-5 pm. Cemetery Hill henrysheldonmuseum.org. henrysheldonmuseum.org. Through Rd. historicalsocietyofwindhamcounty.org. Open through October 10. September 11. NEWFANE. The Windham County Museum. Early Vermont furniture, MIDDLEBURY. Middlebury Farmer’s Market. Every Saturday 9 am – folk art, Civil War artifacts, clothing, toys, and tools all related to 12:30 pm at the VFW at 530 Exchange St. Covid protocols posted. (802) Windham County’s history. Archives of early documents, records and 673-4158. middleburyfarmersmarket.org. Saturdays thru October. photographs spanning three centuries. Free. Saturdays and Sundays 2-5 pm, Wednesdays 10 am – 4 pm. (Also by appointment). www. MILTON. Willow Hill Farm (Organic). U-pick certified organic historicalsocietyofwindhamcounty.org. Open through October 10. blueberries. Award-winning cheese made on the farm. Check for hours and conditions. Willow Hill Farm, 313 Hardscrabble Rd. (802) 893- NORTHFIELD. Northfield Farmers Market. Tuesdays from 4:30- 2963. [email protected]. willowhillfarm.us. 5:30 pm. (802) 485-8586. [email protected]. northfieldfm.eatfromfarms.com. Every Tuesday. MONTPELIER. Hunger Mountain Co-op Brown Bag Summer Concert Series. Fun lunch-time concerts. Diverse lineup of local and regional NORWICH. Summer Sings! Sing great choral music with dynamic acts. Free. 12 noon – 1 pm. Christ Church Courtyard, 64 State St. local conductors. 8/6 Faure “Requiem + Pergolesi Magnificat.” 8/13 (802) 223-9604. [email protected]. montpelieralive.org. Every Haydn “Creation.” 8/20 Brahms “Requiem.” 8/27 Vivaldi “Magnificat Thursday through September 9. (SSA).” Bring your own chair. Suggested donation: $10. Fridays, 6:30–8:30 pm. Outdoor Pavilion at Montshire Museum of Science, One MONTPELIER. Exhibit: The State of Sculpture. A selection of Montshire Rd. (203) 984-3126. [email protected]. choralartsuv.org. sculpted work being created in Vermont. Sculpture Garden, Vermont August 6, 13, 20, and 27. Arts Council, 136 State St. (802) 828-3291. vermontartscouncil.org. Through August. NORWICH. Montshire Museum of Science. Air and weather; creatures; light and sight; native plants and the environment. All ages. Admission, MONTPELIER. Vermont History Museum. Open 10 am to 5 pm. $18, children 2-17 $15, under 2 free. Reservations must be made in Wednesdays-Saturdays. 109 State St. (802) 479-8500. vermonthistory/ advance.Tuesday-Friday 10 am – 5 pm. Montshire Museum of Science, org/museum. One Montshire Road off Rt. 5. montshire.org. (802) 649-2200. Through September 5.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 4 Ongoing Events for August 2021, continued: ONLINE. 2021 Hunting, Fishing, and Trapping Licenses Available Online. License gift certificates also available. [email protected]. NORWICH. Summer Farmers Market. Saturdays, 9 am – 1 pm. 281 Rt. vtfishandwildlife.com. 5 South. (802) 384-7447. norwichfarmersmarket.org. Through October. ONLINE. 4-H at Home. University of Vermont Extension programs NORTH BENNINGTON. Park McCullough Historic Governor’s for kids of all ages on veterinary science, civic engagement and Mansion. Special events and activities.Yoga in the Garden Sunday 9 am environmental leadership to gardening and nutrition, babysitting and and Wednesday 6 pm. Farmers and Artisans Market. Sundays, 10 am – 1 learning to code. Free. uvm.edu/extension/youth/4-h-home. pm. every Sunday through Labor Day. Admission: adults $15, seniors $12, students $8, 8 & under (with an adult) free. Friday-Sunday, 10 am ONLINE. Interactive All-Vermont Band Guide. Big Heavy World. (802) – 2 pm. Park McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion, 1 Park St. (802) 865-1140. bigheavyworld.com/band-guide. 491-7677. [email protected]. parkmccullough.org. ONLINE. The Lake Champlain Digital Museum: Digital Exhibits, NORTH SPRINGFIELD. Displays and exhibits about the town’s Virtual Shipwreck Tours. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. (802) history. Free. Saturdays 1-4 pm, or by appointment. Springfield Art and 475-2022. lcmm.org. Historical Society, 65 Rt. 106. (802) 886-7935. [email protected]. ONLINE. Sacred Texts. Study sacred texts, core teachings of the ORWELL. Mount Independence State Historic Site. “Building world’s spiritual traditions, using Socratic dialogue, to unravel hidden Independence on Lake Champlain”. Permanent exhibits. Six miles meanings and new understandings. Fee: $45. Sundays at 7 pm. Halcyon of walking and hiking trails. The Baldwin Trail suitable for outdoor Arts New England. (413) 345-2917. halcyon-arts.org. Fourth Sunday wheelchairs and strollers. Gift shop. Adults $5, children under 5 free. each month, September through May. Open Tuesday – Sunday,10 am to 5 pm. Directions: at Rts. 22A and 73 in Orwell, turn west on Rt. 73. First left onto Mount Independence ONLINE. 2021 Vermont Master Composter Course. In-depth study of Rd. which turns to gravel; follow the road to the left up a hill. Mount backyard composting. Learn about the many different ways to turn food Independence State Historic Site, 497 Mount Independence Rd. (802) scraps and yard trimmings into compost for healthier, nutrient-rich soil. 948-2000. [email protected]. historicsites.vermont.gov. Open Registration is only open for Track 2 (self-paced) students and out-of- through October 10. state students. Fee (includes all materials): Vermont residents $50, out- of-state $150. (802) 656-1777. [email protected]. go.uvm.edu/ PITTSFORD. Tunesdays Concerts. 6 pm. Pittsford Village Farm, 42 vtmastercompostercourse. September 10 through November 12. Elm St. [email protected]. www.pittsfordvillagefarm.org.
ONLINE. Exhibit. Exploring Technology: An Artist and an Astronaut PLYMOUTH. President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site. Many Look at the Future. For 25 years, artist Pat Musick and astronaut Jerry exhibits, buildings, and walking trails. Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am Carr worked together as a team collaborating on art that advocated an to 5 pm. Adults: $5 (Museum only), $8 (Museum & tour of Homestead), awareness of the fragile nature of our planet. vermontartscouncil.org/ children under 15 free. Family pass (up to 8 people) $25. President programs/spotlight-gallery/exploring-technology-pat-musick. Through Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, 3780 Rt. 100A. (802) 672-3773. August 31. [email protected]. www.historicsites.vermont.gov. Open through October 17. ONLINE. Fleming from Home: Current and archived videos from past exhibitions, programs, and events. Fleming Museum and Art Gallery. POULTNEY. Exhibit: Portraits of a Community, photography by Chuck YouTube channel: flemingMOA. uvm.edu/fleming. Helfer, Tikko Freilich and Martin Van Buren III and vintage photos from the collection of the Poultney Historical Society. Gallery hours: Sundays ONLINE. Webinar: Intersection of Music, Art, and Poetry. Host Reuben 1–4 pm, Fridays 5–7:30 pm in conjunction with the Front Porch Music Jackson joined by Vermonters for a conversation about finding light Series, during all on-site events, and by appointment. Stone Valley Arts through muses and stories that inspire creativity within the Black and Center at Fox Hill, 145 E. Main St. [email protected]. Brown artist community. Free, registration required. Vermont Symphony stonevalleyarts.org.Through August 29. Orchestra. (802) 864-5741 x 110. www.vso.org. PUTNEY. Green Mountain Orchards. Already picked or PYO apples, ONLINE. Northern Forest Canoe Trail’s 2021 Online Auction. Outdoor blueberries, peaches, pumpkins, and more. Make your own cider on gear and experiences, donated by generous partners and supporters. demonstration press. On a cider-making day watch them grind and Everything from canoes to canoe trips, wooden bird sculptures to squeeze their special blends of tree picked fruit on the big press. School wooden paddles. northernforestcanoetrail.org. Through November 28. field trips and tours. Green Mountain Orchards, 130 West Hill Rd. (802) 387-5851. [email protected]. greenmtorchards.com. ONLINE. Birding Hotspots in Rutland County. Publicly accessible places with a variety of habitats. Some involve hiking and others can be QUECHEE. VINS Nature Center. Outdoor exhibits daily with educators kayaked. Visit these places and report your sightings to www.eBird.org. presenting. Adults $17.50, seniors (62 plus) $16.50, college students Rutland County Audubon. rutlandcountyaudubon.org/hotspots. $16.50, educators & vets $16.50, youth 4-17 $15, kids 3 & under free. Open daily 10 am – 4 pm. Covid protocols. Vermont Institute of Natural ONLINE. Virtual Poetry Hour. Bring a few of your favorite poems for Science, 149 Natures Way. (802) 359-5000. vinsweb.org. an hour of sharing, discussing, and celebrating works of verse. Free. First Fridays, 6:30-7:30 pm. Blake Memorial Library. (802) 439-5338. RANDOLPH. Certified organic, draft-animal powered homestead farm. blakememorial.org/virtual-poetry-hour. First Fridays thru December 4. Organic raw milk, poultry, beef, garlic, vegetables, flowers, GMO- free eggs, pastured pork, maple syrup. Workshops. Farm tours. Butter, ONLINE. Outdoor Radio. Over 50 episodes online, with topics ranging yogurt and cheese making. Management-intensive grazing/holistic from birds to bats and beavers to peepers. Co-hosts: Kent McFarland and grazing. PYO flowers, labyrinth walks, spiritual gardening. Dowsing Sara Zahendra. Find the episodes on the VCE website Vermont Center classes. Reiki and shamanic healing. Earthwise Farm & Forest, 341 for Ecostudies. vtecostudies.org. MacIntosh Hill Rd. (802) 234-5524. [email protected]. earthwisefarmandforest.com. ONLINE. Forevergreen: A Vermont Adventure in Music. Bringing the music of Vermont and the artists who have an affinity for the READING. Exhibits: “Deep Blue”. Works by 70 artists from the Green Mountain State directly to you. All shows stream live at 7 pm Hall Art Foundation collections. Katherine Bradford: “Philosophers’ on Vermont Tourism YouTube and Facebook. vermontvacation.com/ Clambake”. Admission: $10. Saturday and Sunday, 11 am – 4 pm, forevergreen. self-guided visits. Reservations recommended. Hall Art Foundation, 544 Route 106. [email protected]. hallartfoundation.org. ONLINE. Solstice Seeds 2021 Catalogue of Open Pollinated Seeds. Through November 28. Solstice Seeds, Hartland, Vermont. [email protected]. solsticeseeds.org.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 5 Ongoing Events for August 2021, continued: SOUTH BURLINGTON. SoBu Nite Out. Spend an evening in the park, listening to live music, enjoying different cuisines. Food trucks RICHMOND. Music While You Pick Concert Series. Tuesday and and local bands. 5-8 pm. Veterans Memorial park, 1000 Dorset St. (802) Thursday evenings. Picking starts at 5 pm, 2-quart minimum purchase 846-4108. southburlingtonvt.gov. Thursdays through August 19. per adult. Music begins around 6 pm and ends around 8 pm. BYO food and beverages, and leave your dogs at home. Owl’s Head Blueberry SOUTH HERO. Summer Concert Series. 6:30-8:30 pm. Snow Farm Farm, 263 Blueberry Farm Rd. (802) 434-3387. Tuesdays and Thursdays Vineyard, 190 West Shore Rd. (802) 372 9463. [email protected]. through August 17. snowfarm.com. Thursdays through September 2. ROCHESTER. Sunshine Valley Berry Farm (Organic). Formerly SOUTH ROYALTON. Joseph Smith Birthplace Memorial. Includes known as Blair’s Berry Farm. PYO organic raspberries, blueberries historic artifacts, films, sculptures, and hiking paths. Free. Monday- and blackberries. Check the ripening calendar for which berries will be Saturday 9 am –5 pm, Sunday 1:30-5 pm. 357 LDS Lane off Rt. 14. ready. No Pets please; pet walk outside front gate. Open seven days a (802) 763-7742. week, 9 am – 6 pm. Sunshine Valley Berry Farm, 129 Ranger Rd. (802) 767-3989. [email protected]. vermontberries.com. SPRINGFIELD. Open Wall Art Show – Full Spectrum. Handcrafted gifts and fine art. Classes and workshops. Open Wednesday and ROXBURY. Roxbury Fish Culture Station. The renovated facility will Saturday 11 am – 5 pm, Friday 11 am – 7 pm. Gallery at the VAULT, 68 produce 25,000 pounds of fish, approximately 60,000 brook and rainbow Main St. (802) 885-7111. galleryvault.org. Through October 13. trout annually for stocking in state waters. Outdoor grounds open; covid protocols. Art installation: “The Origin of the River“ by Vermont SPRINGFIELD. Wellwood Orchards. PYO raspberries, blueberries, sculptor Sean Hunter Williams features a single spawning female wild and apples. Pumpkins and petting zoo. Wellwood Orchards, 529 brook trout enlarged six times. Roxbury Fish Culture Station, 3696 Wellwood Orchard Rd. (802) 263-5200. wellwood@wellwoodorchards. Roxbury Rd. (802) 461-6019. [email protected]. net. wellwoodorchards.net. www.vtfishandwildlife.com. STATEWIDE. Vermont Atlas of Life. Help discover, map, and monitor RUPERT. Merck Forest and Farmland Center. Workshops, events, life across Vermont. Lectures, field trips, events for naturalists to get children’s activities, hiking trailss. 3270 Rt. 315. (802) 394-7836. together. Learning webinars Wednesdays at noon. Vermont Center for [email protected]. merckforest.org. Ecostudies. www.vtecostudies.org. inaturalist.org/projects/vermont- atlas-of-life. RUTLAND. Chaffee Art Center. Exhibits, workshops, classes, gift shop. Art in the Park August 14 & 15 and October 9 & 10 in Main Street Park. STATEWIDE. Year-Long Part-Time Immersion Program: “Coming Open Wednesday, Thursday & Friday 12-4 pm and Saturday 10 am – 2 Home to the Forest.” Ages:17+. Tuition: $3300. School of the Forest. pm. Chaffee Art Center, 16 S. Main St. (802) 775-0356. schooloftheforest.com. September 2021 to July 2022. [email protected]. www.chaffeeartcenter.org. STATEWIDE. Vermont State Parks. Vermont has 55 developed and RUTLAND. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Saturdays staffed state parks and other undeveloped state park lands. Visit our through Oct. 30th, 9 am to 2 pm, and Wednesdays through October 27th, website for information and COVID precautions. (888) 409-7579. 1-5 pm, both downtown at Depot Park across from Walmart. (802) 342- vtstateparks.com. 4727. vtfarmersmarket.org. Through October. ST. ALBANS. Music on Main Concert Series. Bring a chair, get a bite RUTLAND. Wonderfeet Kids’ Museum. Fri-Sun, 10 am – 12 noon to eat from one of the local restaurants, and enjoy downtown while and 2-4 pm. Wonderfeet Kids’ Musem, 11 Center St. (802) 282-2678. listening to local musicians. Free. 5:30-7:30 pm. Morrisville Gazebo, wonderfeetkidsmuseum.org. Lower Main St. (802) 888-1261. facebook.com/maccvt. Fridays through August 20. SHAFTSBURY. Robert Frost Stone House Museum. The house, built circa 1769, was considered historic even before the Frost period. The ST. ALBANS. St. Albans Summer Concert. Food and drinks on sale house sits on seven acres and still retains some of Frost’s original apple from Road Grill BBQ and 14th Star Brewery! Free admission. 5:30 pm. trees. Admission adults $10, seniors & students $6, under 18 $5, In Taylor Park, 12 South Main St. (802) 524-6581.www.stalbansvt.com/ children under 10 free. Friday-Monday, 10 am – 4 pm. 121 Historic Rt. summerconcerts. Wednesdays through August 25. 7A. (802) 447-6200. www.bennington.edu. Through October 31. ST. ALBANS. Northwest Vermont Farmer’s Market. Saturdays, 9 am SHELBURNE. Shelburne Museum. Open 10 am – 4 pm, Wednesday – 2 pm. Taylor Park. facebook.com/05478NorthwestFarmersMarketVT. through Sunday. Advance tickets required. Shelburne Museum, 6000 Saturdays through October. Shelburne Rd. (802) 985-3346. shelburnemuseum.org. ST. JOHNSBURY. Outdoor Farmers Market. Saturdays 9 am – 1 pm. SHELBURNE. A Gardener’s Tour of the Formal Gardens, with local In the parking lot behind Star Theater at Eastern Ave. and Pearl St. horticulturist Paul Wieczoreck and Birgit Deeds. Time to ask questions (802) 592-3088. sites.google.com/site/caledoniafarmersmarket. Through and share your gardening experiences. Fee: $15, registration required. October. Thursdays, 3-4 pm. Formal Gardens at the Inn at Shelburne Farms, 1611 Harbor Rd. (802) 985-8686. shelburnefarms.org. Thursdays through ST. JOHNSBURY. Exhibits, film, shows, education,Catamount Arts, August 26. 115 Eastern Ave. (802) 748-2600. catamountarts.org.
SHELBURNE. Shelburne Farms. Walking trails. Programs and ST. JOHNSBURY. Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium. Exhibits, activities for the whole family. Welcome Center parking lot. Admission programs, special events, wildflower table, collections, Star Space by donation. Shelburne Farms, 1611 Harbor Rd. (802) 985-8686. Astronomy Tours. Exhibit. Inside Out: Hidden Art in Natural History shelburnefarms.org. Collection through December 31. Adults $9, seniors and children under 17 $7, ages 4 and under free. Wed. thru Sun. 10 am – 5 pm. COVID SHELBURNE. Exhibit. New England Now: People. Works of art protocols. Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, 1302 Main St. (802) portray multifaceted and evolving concepts of the “New Englander.” 748-2372. www.fairbanksmuseum.org Admission. Wednesday–Sunday, 10 am – 4 pm. Shelburne Museum, 6000 Shelburne Rd. (802) 985-3346. [email protected]. ST. JOHNSBURY. The Stephen Huneck Gallery at Dog Mountain and www.shelburnemuseum.org. Through October 17. Dog Chapel. Free. Hike the trails, run and play, open dawn to dusk seven days a week! Gallery and Dog Chapel open Fri 10 am – 4 pm, Sat & Sun SHELBURNE. Shelburne Farmer’s Market. Saturdays, 9 am – 1 pm. 11 am – 5 pm. Dog Mountain, 143 Parks Rd. off Spaulding Rd. (800) 332 Shelburne Hinesburg Rd. (802) 985-2472. sbpavt.org/the-market. 449-2580. [email protected]. www.dogmt.com. Through October 9.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 6 Ongoing Events for August 2021, continued: WAITSFIELD. Waitsfield Farmers’ Market. Saturdays, 9am – 1 pm. Mad River Green, Route 100. (802) 472-8027. waitsfieldfarmersmarket. ST. JOHNSBURY. Levitt Amp St. Johnsbury Music Series Concerts. com. Through mid-October. Food vendors and beer tent. Free. 5-7 pm. 143 Parks Rd. info@dogmt. com. dogmt.com. catamountarts.org. August 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, and WARREN. Mad River Rippers. Mountain bike program for young September 4. people in the Mad River Valley, open to all kids, regardless of home address. Small groups of similarly skilled riders based on age, ST. JOHNSBURY. Butterfly House. Become familiar with the many experience, and riding style. Free, registration required. Tuesdays, 5–7 species of butterflies native to northern Vermont and the plants that pm. Plunkton Rd. [email protected]. madriverriders.org/mad- feed and host them from egg to pupa to butterfly. Admission: adults: river-rippers.html. Tuesdays through September. $12, seniors (65+) and children 5–17 $8, 4 and younger free. Planetarium admission: $7. Open daily, 10 am – 5 pm (closed July 4). WATERBURY. Concerts in the Park. Free. 6-8:30 pm. Rusty Parker Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium. 1302 Main St. (802) 748-2372. Memorial Park. waterburyvtrotary.org/page/concerts. Thursdays through fairbanksmuseum.org. Through early September. August 26.
STATEWIDE. The 251 Club. Since 1954, organization of Vermont WESTFORD. Concert Series on the Westford Common. Picnic area, enthusiasts whose objective is to visit the state’s 251towns and cities. snack stand, restrooms. Free. Sundays, 6 pm food, 7-8 pm show. (802) 233-8649. www.vt251.com. Westford Town Common. (802) 658-0212. facebook.com/ events/830949867513995. August 8, 15 & 22. STATEWIDE. Vermont Open Farm Week – August 8-15. Vermont farms open for tours and special educational events going on this week WESTON. Play: An Iliad. In this gripping adaptation of Homer’s all over the state. Sponsored by NOFA and DigInVT. For a schedule classic, a solitary storyteller on a bare stage throws us right into the of events go to diginvt.com/events-in-vermont/vermont-open-farm- midst of conflict where heroes and countries clash in a quest for power week-2021. August 8-15. and glory. Tickets: adults $50–$74, students $25. Wednesday, July 14 7:30 pm; all other Wednesday matinees 2 pm; Tuesday, Thursday, STATEWIDE. Vermont State Parks. Visit 55 developed and staffed state Friday, & Saturday 7:30 pm; Sunday matinees 3 pm. Weston Playhouse parks and other undeveloped state park lands. (888) 409-7579. Theatre Company, 703 Main St. (802) 824-5288. westonplayhouse.org. www.vtstateparks.com. Through August 6.
STOWE. Stowe Mountain Resort ZipTour. The world’s fastest and WEST BRATTLEBORO. Dutton’s Farmstand. All your favorite fruits most exhilarating zip line experience. See and experience the mountain and vegetables. Our own maple syrup, apples, cider. Baked goods, canopy in ways never imagined. Suitable for most ages. Reserve for creemees! Dutton’s Farmstand, 308 Marlboro Rd. (802) 254-0254. Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays only. FOr information and reservations www.duttonberryfarm.com. go to www.stowe.com. WEST MARLBORO. Southern Vermont Natural History Museum. 600 STOWE. Exhibit: Exploring Earth. Open by appt. Spruce Peak Arts mounted specimens of native northeastern birds and mammals, close to Center, 122 Hourglass Dr. (802) 760-4634. sprucepeakarts.org. Through 250 species represented. Northeastern Mineralogy Collection. Wed. thru October. Mon. 10 am to 4 pm. Southern Vermont Natural History Museum, 7599 Rt. 9. (802) 464-0048. www.vermontmuseum.org. STOWE. Spruce Peak Summer Concert Series. Amazing music, great food and outdoor fun. No chairs allowed. Tickets: lawn seating $40, WEST RUTLAND. The Sculpture Garden. A celebration of three- table seating $50. 7 pm. Green opens at 5 pm. Spruce Peak Village dimensional art and, in particular, Vermont marble. Free. The Carving Green. (877) 291-3781. [email protected]. Studio and Sculpture Center, 636 Marble St. (802) 438-2097. sprucepeak.com/concerts. August 12, 26, September 9, 16, 23. www.carvingstudio.org. STOWE. Art Exhibits. Lamoille Art & Justice Project. Tuesday - Saturday 10 am – 5 pm. Free admission. Helen Day Art Center, 5 WEST TOWNSHEND. Townshend Farmers Market. Every Friday School St. (802) 253-8358. www.helenday.com. 4:30-6:30. At the West Townshend Country Store, 6573 Rt. 30. west-river-community-market.myshopify.com. STRAFFORD. Justin Morrill Homestead. Guided tours on the hour of the Gothic Revival house, artwork, formal gardens, interpretive exhibits WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Musical: Million Dollar Quartet. and walking trail. Fee: $4, children 14 and under free. Self-guided tours When musical icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and of the garden at no cost. Saturday & Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm. 214 Justin Carl Perkins gathered at Sun Records. Tickets: adults $43.50, students Morrill Highway. (802) 828-3051. morrillhomestead.org. Through $17.75. Tuesday–Friday 8 pm, Saturday 4 pm & 8 pm, Sunday 5 pm. October 10. Performed by Northern Stage. Courtyard Theater, Barrette Center for the Arts, 74 Gates St. (802) 296-7000. [email protected]. SWANTON. Swanton Food Truck Sundays. Along with the Farmers northernstage.org. August 11 through September 12. Market. Picnic in the park with a blanket. 12 noon – 5 pm. Swanton Village Green. Third Sundays thru October. WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Art Exhibits, Workshops. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, 85 North Main St., Suite 160. (802) 295-5901. UNDERHILL. Covered Bridge Blueberry Farm. Cross the covered tworiversprintmaking.org. bridge to a field of 2,300 mature blueberry bushes of four varieties. Pick your own or purchase pints at farm stand. No pets or restrooms. Covered WILLISTON. Play: Popcorn Falls. Two actors play more than 20 Bridge Blueberry Farm, 128 River Rd. coveredbridgeblueberryfarm@ townsfolk trying to stage a play to save their failing town in this comedy gmail.com. coveredbridgeblueberryfarm.com. presented by Vermont Stage. Tickets: $40. Wednesdays–Saturdays 6:30 pm, Saturdays and Sundays 2 pm. Isham Family Farm, 3515 Oak Hill Rd. (802) 872-1525. www.vermontstage.org. Through August 8. VERGENNES. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. New outdoor exhibits. Replica schooner Lois McClure. Replica gunboat Philadelphia WILLISTON. Truckin’ Tuesdays. Food trucks, live music, mini-golf II. Free admission. Open daily 10 am – 4 pm. Lake Champlain Maritime course, ice cream. Tuesdays, 5 pm. Adams Farm Market, 986 Old Stage Museum, 4472 Basin Harbor. (802) 475-2022. www.lcmm.org. Through Rd. (802) 879-5226. [email protected]. October 17. www.adamsfarmmarket.com. Every Tuesday.
WAITSFIELD. Knoll Farm (Organic). PYO organic blueberries. WINDSOR. American Precision Museum. Exhibit: “Igniting Farm stand, full of delicious food from our farm and growers nearby, Innovation: The Manufacturing Revolution in Precision Valley.” handmade gifts, art, and all-natural yarns. Open for picnicking on the Museum shop, learning resources. Admission $10, seniors $8, families grounds with picnic baskets packed for two, with local cheeses, cured $20, children under 6 free. Daily 10 am – 5 pm. 196 Main St. meats, homemade baked goods, produce and spreads.Open every day (802) 674-5781. americanprecision.org. Through October 31. from 8 am – 6 pm. Knoll Farm, 700 Bragg Hill. (802) 496-5685. [email protected]. www.knollfarm.org. Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 7 Ongoing Events for August 2021, continued: BROOKLINE. 400 Million Years in Half a Mile: Geology with Roger Haydock. Short geology field trip to Putney Mountain summit will WINOOSKI. Winooski Farmers’ Market. Free meals for anyone under look at evidence of mountain building from 400 million years ago the age of 18. Sundays, 10 am – 2 pm. Champlain Mill Green, 20 and at glacial impacts from 20,000 years ago. Walking distance about Winooski Falls Way. [email protected]. downtownwinooski. 1-1/2 miles. 9-11:30 am; meet at the parking lot at 9 am. Missing org/winooski-farmers-market. Every Sunday. Links Trailhead, 443 Putney Mountain Rd. [email protected]. putneymountain.org. Rain date: August 1. WOODSTOCK. Wagon Ride Wednesdays. Take a wagon ride around the farm. Price: adults $16, seniors $14, children ages 4-15 $8. BURLINGTON. Festival of Fools. Street performers from around Wednesdays, 11 am – 3 pm. Billings Farm & Museum, 69 Old River the globe. Four main stage locations surrounding the Church Street Rd. (802) 457-2355. [email protected]. billingsfarm.org. Through Marketplace and City Hall Park. Continuous street theater and music. August 25. Many performances are free; check the schedule. 12 noon – 10 pm. Church St. (802) 865-7166. vermontfestivaloffools.com. Also August 1. WOODSTOCK. Market on the Green. Meat, cheese, ice cream and CORNISH, NH. Picnic Concert: A Magical (K)night. Selections from veggies are among the local products available for purchase at this the work of Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, Sir Elton John, and Sir Paul weekly marketplace. Wednesdays, 3–6 pm. Woodstock Village Green, McCartney. “Theatrical concert” with a cast of three accomplished 31 The Green. (802) 457-3555. woodstockvt.com. Wednesdays through vocalists, a piano, bass, and drums. Tickets: adults $25, youth (ages October 13. 5–18) $10, under 5 free. 7 pm. On the lawn at Blow-Me-Down Farm (under the tent in case of inclement weather). (603) 448-4141. WOODSTOCK. 35th Annual Quilt Exhibition. Display of juried [email protected]. operanorth.org. contemporary quilts made by Windsor County, Vermont quilters, historical quilts from the museum’s collection, and challenge quilts FAIRFAX. Intensive Workshop: Artisan Bread Baking: Sourdough created by the Heart of the Land Quilt Guild. Admission: adults $16, Bread. All levels; basic understanding of bread baking with sourdough seniors 62 and over $14, students 16 & up $9, children 4-15 $8, 3 and helpful. Cost: $295, includes materials, refreshments, bread tasting under free. Open daily 10 am – 5 pm. Billings Farm & Museum, 69 Old supper, and lunch. 10 am Saturday to 3 pm Sunday. Brot Bakehouse River Rd. (802) 457-2355. billingsfarm.org. Through August 22. School and Kitchen, 38 Meade Rd. (802) 370-4077. brotbakery.com. Also August 1. WOODSTOCK. Woodstock History Center. Sharing the story of Woodstock through exhibits, lectures, workshops, outreach, GLOVER. Bread and Puppet Theater. Domestic Resurrection Circus publications, and programs for adults, families, and children. Exhibits, Saturday and Sunday 4 pm. Tickets $10. Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 collections, events. Free admission. Open Wednesday-Saturday Heights Rd. (802) 525-3031. www.breadandpuppet.org. Thru August 29. starting July 7. Woodstock History Center, 26 Elm St. (802) 457-1822. woodstockhistorycenter.org. GREENSBORO. Performance and Picnic. A collaboration between Cirque Barcode’s Branché and Acting for Climate. A circus show for WOODSTOCK. “Foodie” Fridays. Discover how Billings Farm & people of all ages, played outdoors, that evokes the climate crisis with Museum staff use seasonal ingredients from the farm and gardens to simplicity and optimism by celebrating the strength of community. make recipes. Tickets: adults $16, seniors $14, children ages 4-15 $8; Performance will require audience to walk a short distance, including advance registration required. Fridays, 10 am – 5 pm. Billings Farm uneven terrain. Order your picnic in advance when you reserve your & Museum, 69 Old River Rd. (802) 457-2355. [email protected]. tickets online. Tickets: adults $20, children $8; reservations required. 3 billingsfarm.org. Fridays through October. pm and 6 pm. Highland Center for the Arts, 2875 Hardwick St. (802) 533-2000. [email protected]. www.highlandartsvt.org. WOODSTOCK. Billings Farm & Museum. Meet our farm animals: sheep, pigs, calves, chickens in the small animal barn. Dairy operations. HOLLAND. Live at The Barrage. Princess Nostalgia and Father Figuer. Farm Life Exhibits. Online film series. Admission $16 adults ages 16- Original live music. Princess Nostalgia has been making waves from 61, $14 seniors ages 62 and over, $9 students ages 16 & up, $8 children Burlington to her native Philadelphia with her genre-expanding ages 5-15, $4 children ages 3-4. Open Thursday through Sunday, 10 am tunes. Father Figuer brings their ethereal fuzz rock (their debut album – 4 pm. 69 Old River Rd. off Rt. 12 just north of the village. “Transitions” was released at the cusp of the world shift last year). Doors (802) 457-2355. billingsfarm.org. 6 pm, music 7ish, done 9ish. Tickets $10 cash or venmo. All ages & all stars and stripes. b.y.o. be responsible. Follow signs saying “Barrage” near Stearns Brook Rd. in beautiful Holland, VT, the last exit in america. SATURDAY, JULY 31 (802) 922-1503. BELLOWS FALLS. 2021 Rockingham Old Home Days. Fireworks! Food trucks, music, karaoke & local organizations. 5K race 8 am. 4-10 HUNTINGTON. Early Birders Morning Walk, led by experienced pm. Bellows Falls Waypoint Center, 17 Depot St. [email protected]. birders, in the Museum’s forest and meadows. Bring binoculars and good walking shoes or boots. Don’t forget bug spray/tick repellent. Face BENNINGTON. Summer Farmers Market. Live music. Every Saturday masks required. Suggested donation: $5; preregistration required. 7:30-9 10 am – 1 pm. At the Deer Park, 100 Veterans Memorial Dr. am. Meet at the front of the Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman www.benningtonfarmersmarket.org. Through October 30. Hollow Rd. (802) 434-2167. www.birdsofvermont.org. Also August 28, September 25, October 30, November 27 BRANDON. Town Hall Concert. L.C. Jazz Band. A 17-piece big swing band.. Tickets $5. 7 pm. Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Square (Rt. 7). MANCHESTER. Manchester Music Festival Gallery Recital. Peter [email protected]. www.brandon.org. Stumpf, cello, and Craig Sheppard, piano, performing Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonata No. 3 in A Major for Cello & Piano, Op. 69. BRANDON. Great Brandon Auction. Antiques, new merchandise, Free. 5–6 pm. Yester House at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, 930 collectibles, services, original art, and more; surprises and treasures from Southern Vermont Arts Center Dr. (802) 362-1405. mmfvt.org. attics and barns. Gift certificates to dozens of local businesses. 8 am – 5 pm. 10 Center St. in the old Aubuchon Hardware location on Rt. 7 in MIDDLEBURY. Seussical the Musical. Follow Horton the Elephant, downtown Brandon. (802) 247-6401. www.brandon.org. Thru August 7. the Cat in the Hat, and more of your favorite characters into the colorful, zany world of Dr. Seuss. Free; tickets required. 1 pm. Swift House Inn, BRATTLEBORO. Goat Yoga. Join the talented teachers from Inner 25 Stewart Ln. (802) 824-5288. westonplayhouse.org. Heat Yoga on the Farm for a one-hour session featuring our herd of playful and curious baby goats, followed by a 30-min meet and greet. ONLINE. Poetry of Nature Virtual Walk-Along. One-hour outdoor Fee $25 per person, ages 13+. Saturdays 9-10:30 am. Retreat Farm, 45 walking adventure for word-loving explorers, families and mentoring Farmhouse Sq. (802) 490-2270. [email protected]. retreatfarm. partners of all ages. Experience to get out in nature, observe and org. Saturdays through August 21. experience the world like poets do, and play with writing poetry in the fresh air. Bring: Something to write on, something to write and draw with, comfortable walking shoes, something to sit on. Free. 2-3 pm. Poartry Project. [email protected]. www.poartry.org/nature-walks. Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 8 Saturday, July 31, continued: SAXTONS RIVER. Picnic with Main Street Arts. Music by Mary Cay Brass and Friends. Bring a chair. Smokin’ Bowls will offer food for sale. PITTSFORD. Workshop: Drum Journeys of the Earth. Hands-on drum Free. 6 pm. Saxtons River Park or side lawn of Main Street Arts, 35 experience with musician Gary Meitrott. Sponsored by the Maclure Main St. (802) 869-2960. mainstreetarts.org. Library. 10 am. At the Pittsford Village Farm, 42 Elm St. (802) 483- 2972. www.maclurelibrary.org. ST. JOHNSBURY. Concert: Juice. Blending rock, pop, R&B, and hip- hop. Free. 5-7 pm. Dog Mountain. (802) 748-2600. info@catamountarts. PLAINFIELD. Outdoor Music Series Concert: Craftsbury Chamber org. catamountarts.org. Player, world-class musicians who perform both masterworks and lesser known chamber music gems. Admission by donation. Bring your own WESTON. Seussical the Musical. Follow Horton the Elephant, the Cat chairs or blankets. 4-5 pm. Plainfield Recreation Field, Recreation Field in the Hat, and more of your favorite characters into the colorful, zany Rd. (802) 498-3173. plainfieldoperahousevt.org. world of Dr. Seuss. Free, tickets required. 11 am. Walker Farm Field, 705 Main St. (802) 824-5288. westonplayhouse.org. RUTLAND. Outside The Box Under the Stars Concert. Tusk, The World’s #1 Fleetwood Mac Tribute. Food trucks, beer/wine garden. Rain WOODSTOCK. Antique Tractor Day. Antique tractor parade, tractor- or shine, BYO chair. Tickets: $39. Gates at 6 pm, showtime 7 pm. The pulled wagon rides and tractor activities. Trail Break Taps and Tacos Meadow at The Vermont State Fairgrounds, enter on Dana Ave., food truck onsite plus a beer garden and non-alcoholic options from 11 227 South Main St. (802) 775-0570. [email protected]. am – 4:30 pm. Adults $16, seniors 62 and over $14, students 16 & up www.paramountvt.org. $9, children 4-15 $8, 3 and under free. 10 am – 5 pm. Billings Farm & Museum, 69 Old River Rd. off Rt. 12 north of the village. (802) 457- RUTLAND. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. 2355. www.billingsfarm.org. Saturdays through October 30th, 9 am to 2 pm, and Wednesdays through October 27th, 1-5 pm, both downtown at Depot Park across from MONDAY, AUGUST 2 Walmart. (802) 342-4727. vtfarmersmarket.org. Through October. MIDDLEBURY. 42nd Annual Middlebury Festival on-the-Green. SHREWSBURY. Hike Town Farm Wildlife Management Area. We’ll Free, family-friendly music series, supported by community donations. explore the new 500+ acre Town Farm Wildlife Management Area, Performances 7-8:30 pm daily. Events held rain or shine under a tent on hiking on trails and old roads with a stop for lunch at Clarendon Shelter. the Middlebury Village Green. (802) 462-3555. festivalonthegreen.org. Returning on the Long/Appalachian Trail. Bring drinking water and a Through August 6. lunch. Wear sturdy footwear. By reservation only. Green Mountain Club, Killington Section. To register contact Sandy Bragg, (802) 492-2143, MIDDLEBURY. 42nd Annual Festival on-the-Green Concert: KeruBo, [email protected]. gmckillington.org. a dynamic ensemble playing gospel, blues and Afro-jazz fronted by Kenyan-born music artist KeruBo. Free. 7–8:30 pm, rain or shine. STOWE. Workshop: Making Paint from Nature. Learn about the history Under a tent on the Middlebury Village Green. (802) 462-3555. of the Mill Trail and participate in fun outdoor activities. Painting, or festivalonthegreen.org. kerubomusic.com. dyeing, with naturally derived paints made from plants. 12 noon – 2 pm. Mill Trail, Notchbrook Rd. stowelandtrust.org. PUTNEY. Yellow Barn Concert: Works by MacMillan, Gubaidulina, and Beethoven. Proof of Covid-19 vaccination required; wear masks while inside. Tickets: $20, seniors $17, students $10. 8 pm. The Big SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 Barn, 49 Main St. (802) 387-6637. [email protected]. BARNARD. Family Yoga at Silver Lake State Park. Start the morning www.yellowbarn.org. off right! Bring your kiddos to Silver Lake State Park and practice some animal-themed yoga that connects our movements to the earth around TUESDAY, AUGUST 3 us. Yoga is appropriate for any age, but 3+ is recommended. Please bring BENNINGTON. Seussical the Musical. Follow Horton the Elephant, your own towels or mats. Meet in front of the Nature Center at 10 am. the Cat in the Hat, and more of your favorite characters into the colorful, Silver Lake State Park, 20 State Park Beach Rd. (802) 234-9451. zany world of Dr. Seuss. Free; tickets required. 1 pm. Willow Park www.vtstateparks.com. Lower Pavilion, Willow Park. (802) 824-5288. westonplayhouse.org. BURLINGTON. Festival of Fools. Street performers from around the ESSEX. Dog Days of Summer. Farmers market and festival for dogs and globe. Sunday grand finale featuring all the performers of the festival. their owners. Local Vermont vendors, food, mocktails, games for kids, Many performances are free; check the schedule. 12 noon – 10 pm. dog samples and live music. 5–7 pm. The Green at 90 Center Rd. (to the Church St. (802) 865-7166. vermontfestivaloffools.com. left of the Price Chopper). (802) 578-8436. [email protected]. bellcateschooldogtreats.com. GLOVER. Bread and Puppet Theater. Domestic Resurrection Circus Saturday and Sunday 4 pm. Tickets $10. Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 FAIRLEE. Summer Music Series Concert: Red Clover Quartet. Free. Heights Rd. (802) 525-3031. www.breadandpuppet.org. Thru August 29. 6:30-8 pm. On the Common, 75 Town Common Rd. (802) 331-0997. [email protected]. fairleearts.org. Every Tuesday through August. JACKSONVILLE. Summer Concert Series: Miss Paula and the Twangbusters. Pack a picnic, grab your lawn chairs. Free. 2 pm. Dover MIDDLEBURY. 42nd Annual Festival on-the-Green Concert: The Park. (802) 464-5100. Paul Asbell Quintet, a genre-blurring, virtuosic waltz through the deep heritage of American folklore. Free. 7-8:30 pm, rain or shine. MANCHESTER. Young Artists Concert. Chamber music. 11 am & 5 Under a tent on the Middlebury Village Green. (802) 462-3555. pm. Yester House at the Southern Vermont Art Center. SVAC Dr. (802) festivalonthegreen.org. paulasbell.com. 362-1956. www.mmfvt.org. PUTNEY. Yellow Barn Concert: An evening of music and conversation NORTH BENNINGTON. Blues & Brews. Locally crafted beer, Kansas with 2021 composer in residence, James MacMillan, led by Seth Knopp. City style barbecue, and live music by Bob Stannard & Those Dangerous Proof of Covid-19 vaccination required; wear masks while inside. Bluesmen. Tickets: $45, includes barbecue and one complimentary brew. Tickets: $20, seniors $17, students $10. 8 pm. The Big Barn, 49 Main St. 1:30-5 pm. On the lawn of the Park McCullough Historic Governor’s (802) 387-6637. [email protected]. Mansion, 1 Park St. (802) 491-7677. www.yellowbarn.org. [email protected]. parkmccullough.org. PUTNEY. Yellow Barn Summer Gala. Gala performance and WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 champagne toast. Tickets: $150, reservations necessary. 2:30 pm arrival, BRANDON. Music at the Riverbend featuring Blues Without Borders 3 pm music in the garden, 4:30 pm champagne celebration. Hayward performing rocking blues. Free. 7 pm. Kennedy Park behind the Brandon Gardens, 508 McKinnon Rd. (802) 387-6637. [email protected]. Inn, 20 Park St. (802) 247-6401. [email protected]. www.brandon.org. www.yellowbarn.org. Also August 11, 18 & 25.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 9 Wednesday, August 4, continued: BURLINGTON. Summervale: Music by Reid Parsons, Vermont native singer who both writes and sings songs, Americana and neo-soul styles. FRANKLIN. Free Field Day for Farmers. Updates and demonstrations Live music, local food, kid’s games, and community connection. Free. on water quality and crop-related topics. Catered lunch. Following 5:30-8 pm. Intervale Center, 180 Intervale Rd. intervale.org. Thursdays lunch, travel to Riverview Farm to view management practices. Free, through September 2. registration required. 10 am – 2:30 pm. Bridgeman View Farm, 4826 Hanna Rd. (802) 524-6501 x 432. [email protected]. BURLINGTON. Swift Night Out. Meet up with Audubon Vermont to 2021summerfarmmeeting.eventbrite.com. help figure out what’s up with our Chimney Swifts. This is the third year of our Chimney Swift Recovery Project and we need your help to locate LYNDONVILLE. Listen Up. The original musical based on the lives of their nesting locations, late-summer roosts, and determine the timing of Vermont teens. Based on the stories of hundreds of teens across the state, their migration. Around 7 pm we’ll walk down to Oakledge Park to visit written with and songs by teens. Outdoors under the stars. Bring blankets the newly-constructed Chimney Swift Tower. Then we’ll head around and low-back lawn chairs. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 at the door. 7:30 Pine Street and Flynn Avenue to catch some Chimney Swifts doing their pm. NVU Lyndon Rugby Field, 1000 College Rd. catamountix.com. evening feeding and returning to their chimneys. Bring your binoculars listenupvt.org. Also August 5. and join us for beverages! (We’ll have extra binoculars on hand to share). 6:30-8:30 pm. Switchback Brewery, 160 Flynn Ave. vt.audubon.org. MIDDLEBURY. 42nd Annual Festival on-the-Green Concert: Treetop Mansion. The latest project of Clint Bierman and Peter Day of Grift FAIR HAVEN. Fair Haven Concert in the Park: Mellow Yellow fame is “as addictive as Vermont’s best-known maple export.” Free. (Songs of the Sixties and Seventies). Come early for a good seat. Free 7–8:30 pm, rain or shine. Under a tent on the Middlebury Village Green. admission. Free parking. 50/50 raffle table. Different food items for sale. (802) 462-3555. festivalonthegreen.org. treetopmansionmusic.com. Concert will be cancelled in case of inclement weather. 7 pm. Downtown Fair Haven. Concert info hotline: (802) 265-3010. PUTNEY. Yellow Barn Concert: Works by Gubaidulina, Tulve, MacMillan, Davidovsky, and Schumann. Proof of Covid-19 vaccination FAIR HAVEN. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Thursdays required; wear masks while inside. Tickets: $20, seniors $17, students 3-6 pm. In Fair Haven Park. (802) 747-8264. www.vtfarmersmarket.org. $10. 8 pm. The Big Barn, 49 Main St. (802) 387-6637. info@ Through October. yellowbarn.org. www.yellowbarn.org. HANOVER, NH. Live Performance. Pedro Giraudo Tango Quartet. RICHMOND. Music While You Pick Series: Blues for Breakfast. Pick- Free tickets. 7 pm. Hop Courtyard, 4 E Wheelock St. (603) 646-2422. your-own blueberry farm offers a unique picking experience on www.hop.dartmouth.edu. Tuesdays and Thursdays during our season with live music in the evenings. Two-quart minimum on music nights at $6/quart. We provide HIGHGATE. Franklin County Field Days. Agriculture, track events, baskets and carrying trays. 5 pm. Also open Friday, Saturday, and amusement rides, and a wide range of food. Rides, demolition derbies, Sunday 8 am – 6 pm for regular picking. Owl’s Head Blueberry Farm, horse shows, and more! Admission $15, all ages, every day, includes 263 Blueberry Farm Rd. (802) 434-3387. contactus@owlsheadfarm. midway rides, track events, live entertainment, exhibits, and parking. com. www.owlsheadfarm.com. Airport Rd. [email protected]. www.franklincountyfielddays.org. Through August 8. RUPERT. In-Person Event: Natural Communities of Merck Forest, with Liz Thompson, Eric Sorenson, and Bob Zaino, authors of Wetland, MANCHESTER. Manchester Music Festival Mainstage Concert. Amy Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont. Schwartz Moretti, violin; Bion Tsang, cello; and Adam Neiman, piano. Exploration of Merck Forest’s special natural communities, including Rachmaninoff: Piano Trio No. 1 in G minor. And Tanayev Piano Trio in Dry Chestnut Oak Forest and Rich Northern Hardwood Forest. Moderate D Major. Tickets: $35. 2 & 7:30 pm. Arkell Pavilion, Southern Vermont hike, 2-3 miles. Free, registration required. 1-5 pm. Merck Forest & Arts Center, 930 SVAC Dr. (802) 362-1405. mmfvt.org. Farmland Center. (802) 223-5234. [email protected]. vlt.org. MIDDLEBURY. Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Sunset Series, RUTLAND. Seussical the Musical. Follow Horton the Elephant, the Cat Summer of Scorsese: “Goodfellas.” Under a spacious tent, enjoy the in the Hat, and more of your favorite characters into the colorful, zany lawn prior to the show. Picnic dinners and drinks available. Tickets: world of Dr. Seuss. Free; tickets required. 6 pm. Giorgetti Park, Oak $16. Lawn dining and bar service begin at 6:30 pm, screening at sunset Street Ext. (802) 824-5288. westonplayhouse.org. around 8:30 pm. The Swift House Inn, 25 Stewart Ln. (802) 382-9222. townhalltheater.org. middfilmfest.org. RUTLAND. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Saturdays through Oct. 30th, 9 am to 2 pm, and Wednesdays through MIDDLEBURY. 42nd Annual Festival on-the-Green Concert: Beg, October 27th, 1-5 pm, both downtown at Depot Park across from Steal or Borrow. Vermont’s hottest new bluegrass band with tight vocal Walmart. (802) 342-4727. vtfarmersmarket.org. May through October. harmony, intricate instrumental arrangements and rhythmic drive. Free. 7-8:30 pm, rain or shine. Under a tent on the Middlebury Village Green. SOUTH POMFRET. Summer Concert Series: Brian Cook. Rock, (802) 462-3555. festivalonthegreen.org. begstealorborrowvt.com. pop, soul, R&B, country, folk, and originals, ranging from the 1960s to now. Pack a picnic. Tickets: $5, under 5 free. 6:30–8 pm. MIDDLEBURY. Gallery talk with Trent Campbell and Angelo Lynn. ArtisTree Community Arts Center, 2095 Pomfret Rd. (802) 457-3500. In conjunction with the exhibit, Faces of Addison County: A Trent [email protected]. artistreevt.org. Campbell Retrospective. Free, registration required. 12 noon. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. [email protected]. ST. ALBANS. Summer Concert Series: John Geno. Snack stand. Free. henrysheldonmuseum.org. Also August 24. 5:30 pm. Taylor Park, 12 South Main St. (802) 524-6581. stalbansvt. com/summerconcerts. Wednesdays through August 25. PUTNEY. Yellow Barn Concert. Works by MacMillan, Shostakovich, Szymanowski, and Beethoven. Proof of Covid-19 vaccination required; THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 wear masks while inside. Tickets: $20, seniors $17, students $10. 8 pm. The Big Barn, 49 Main St. (802) 387-6637. [email protected]. BARNARD. Thursday Night Music Series at Feast and Field. Zikina – www.yellowbarn.org. East African. 5:30-8 pm. Across the street at Fable Farm, 1544 Royalton Tpk. BarnArts Center for the Arts. (802) 234-1645. [email protected]. RICHMOND. Music While You Pick Series: The Buck Hollers. www.barnarts.org. Thursday nights through September 30. Pick-your-own blueberry farm offers a unique picking experience on Tuesdays and Thursdays during our season with live music in the BRATTLEBORO. Weekly Food Truck Roundup. Local food, Vermont evenings. Two-quart minimum on music nights at $6/quart. We provide craft brews, live music, and lawn games. Thursdays, 5-8 pm. Retreat baskets and carrying trays. 5 pm. Also open Friday, Saturday, and Farm, 45 Farmhouse Sq. (802) 490-2270. [email protected]. Sunday 8 am – 6 pm for regular picking. Owl’s Head Blueberry Farm, retreatfarm.org. Every Thursday through September 22. 263 Blueberry Farm Rd. (802) 434-3387. contactus@owlsheadfarm. com. www.owlsheadfarm.com
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 10 Thursday, August 5, continued: NORWICH. Summer Sings! Sing great choral music with dynamic local conductors. Faure “Requiem + Pergolesi Magnificat.” Bring your SHELBURNE. Seussical the Musical. Follow your favorite characters own chair. Suggested donation: $10. Fridays, 6:30–8:30 pm. Outdoor into the colorful, zany world of Dr. Seuss. Free; tickets required. 1 pm. Pavilion at Montshire Museum of Science, One Montshire Rd. (203) Circus Lawn at the Shelburne Museum, 6000 Shelburne Rd. 984-3126. [email protected]. choralartsuv.org. Also August 13, 20, (802) 824-5288. westonplayhouse.org. and 27. SOUTH BURLINGTON. SoBu Nite Out, with B-Town. Spend an ONLINE. Virtual Talk: Growing Up as a Bug. From her insectarium in evening in the park, listening to live music, enjoying different cuisines. Costa Rica, Bryna B. will share some of the parenting styles and family Food trucks and local bands. 5–8 pm. Veterans Memorial park, 1000 dynamics that go on right under our feet and above our heads. Free, Dorset St. (802) 846-4108. southburlingtonvt.gov. Every Thursday registration required. 6-7 pm. Vermont Institute of Natural Science. evening through August 19. (802) 359-5000. [email protected]. vinsweb.org. SOUTH HERO. Summer Concert Series: Pen Hits. Reservations PUTNEY. Yellow Barn Concert: Works by Lim, Crumb, Strauss, not required; courtesy calls for groups of eight or more appreciated. Knussen, MacMillan, and Schubert. Proof of Covid-19 vaccination 6:30–8:30 pm. Snow Farm Vineyard, 190 West Shore Rd. required; wear masks while inside. Tickets: $30, seniors $25, students (802) 372 9463. [email protected]. snowfarm.com. $15. 8 pm. The Big Barn. (802) 387-6637. [email protected]. www.yellowbarn.org. WATERBURY. Concert in the Park: Big Night. A spicy mix of classic and original old-time dance music from the southern US. Free. 6-8:30 RUTLAND. EagleMania. Five-part harmony, virtuoso guitar work, pm. Rusty Parker Memorial Park. waterburyvtrotary.org/page/concerts. and uncanny ability to emulate the distinct sound of The Eagles. Rain Every Thursday, through August 26. or shine. Masks encouraged, but not required. Bring a low lawn chair; blankets discouraged, bags not permitted. Glass, pets, and outside WILMINGTON. Old Home Week. All-day activities culminating with alcohol prohibited. Tickets: $39. Gates 6 pm, showtime 7 pm. The a bonfire at Adams Farm from 6-10 pm. For a full schedule of events, Meadow at The Vermont State Fairgrounds; enter on Dana Ave, visit wilmingtonohw2020.org. Also August 8. 227 South Main St. paramountvt.org.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 SHAFTSBURY. Concert: Village Harmony Teen World Music Ensemble. A dozen brilliant teen singers present harmony singing from BENNINGTON. Concert in the Courtyard: Mark and Jill. Slide guitar throughout the world: South African songs and dances, traditional and voices in harmony, a fresh interpretation of the blues. Bring your songs from Caucasus Georgia, Corsica and the Balkans, American own blankets or lawn chairs and arrive early. The Avocado Pit serving shape-note songs and songs of social justice, and more. 6-7 pm. Lake tacos, beer and wine. Kids’ makerspace in the pavilion. Galleries open Shaftsbury State Park. (802) 426-3210. [email protected]. until 6 pm. Free. 5-7 pm. In the courtyard at Bennington Museum, 75 villageharmony.org. Main St. (802) 447-1571. benningtonmuseum.org. ST. ALBANS. Music on Main Concert Series: Chris Lyon. Bring a BRANDON. Farmer’s Market. Local farmers, specialty food producers, chair, get a bite to eat from one of the local restaurants, and enjoy and artisans. Every Friday from 9 am – 2 pm in downtown Brandon. On downtown while listening to local musicians. Free. 5:30-7:30 pm. first Fridays the Market is held from 2-6 pm. (802) 273-2655.Fridays Morrisville Gazebo, Lower Main St. (802) 888-1261. info@riverartsvt. through October. org. facebook.com/maccvt. Fridays through August 20. BRATTLEBORO. XOX! Share the Love: Artful Tic-Tac-Toe during WESTON. Seussical the Musical. Follow your favorite characters Gallery Walk. Organic crooked-shaped, brightly colored wood Xs and into the colorful, zany world of Dr. Seuss. Free; tickets required. 1 pm. Os and a complicated, “wonky-shaped” game board. Free. 5-8 pm. Walker Farm Field, 705 Main St. (802) 824-5288. westonplayhouse.org. Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, 10 Vernon St. (802) 257-0124. Also August 7. [email protected]. brattleboromuseum.org. WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Light River Junction First Friday. CLAREMONT, NH. Summer Concert Series: Pedro Giraudo Tango Downtown White River Junction is turned into an outdoor arts venue Quartet. Live outdoor performance led by the virtuoso bassist and with live outdoor movies on big screens and small, live music, and composer Pedro Giraudo, who spices up the form while retaining all the pandemic-safe places to get food and drink and gather. 8 pm Vermont lushness and beauty of tango. Free, registration required. 6 pm. Union Premiere of Jay Craven’s newest work, an adaptation of the Jack Church. (603) 646-2422. www.hop.dartmouth.edu. London epic Martin Eden. Free. 5-10 pm. Hotel Coolidge Parking Lot, 50 Currier St. (802) 291-9100. [email protected]. ENOSBURG. Waterway Work Trip: Missisquoi Paddle-Pedal and vitalcommunities.org. [email protected]. wrif.org. Crossing Falls Carry. Camp at Brownway campsite in Enosburg. Hike to a local swimming hole. On Sunday, work to improve a portage WILMINGTON. Old Home Week. All-day activities culminating with around scenic Crossing Falls along the Lamoille River in Johnson. Day a Blueberry Block Party. South Main Street is closed! Live music from volunteers welcome either day. Northern Forest Canoe Trail. (802) 496- the back of a flatbed truck, blueberry treats, crafts. 5-8 pm. For a full 2285. northernforestcanoetrail.org. Through August 8. schedule of events, visit wilmingtonohw2020.org. Through August 8. ESSEX JUNCTION. Concert: Twiddle with the Robert Banks Trio. Tickets $53, $79/two-day pass., children 12 and under are free. Gates SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 5:30 pm, show 6:30-9:30 pm. At the Midway Lawn, Champlain Valley BELLOWS FALLS. Charlie Hunter Painting Demo and Studio Tour. Exposition, 105 Pearl St. (802) 878-5545. [email protected]. www. Plein air painting demonstration at the Bellows Falls train station, cvexpo.org. followed by a tour of his nearby studio. In connection with Charlie Hunter: Semaphore, at Brattleboro Museum. Free; space limited, HIGHGATE. Franklin County Field Days. Agriculture, track events, registration required. 2 pm. Bellows Falls Train Station. (802) 257-0124. amusement rides, and a wide range of food. Rides, demolition derbies, [email protected]. brattleboromuseum.org. horse shows, and more! Admission $15, all ages, every day, includes midway rides, track events, live entertainment, exhibits, and parking. BENNINGTON. Summer Farmers Market. Live music. Every Saturday Airport Rd. [email protected]. 10 am – 1 pm. At the Deer Park, 100 Veterans Memorial Dr. www.franklincountyfielddays.org. Through August 8. www.benningtonfarmersmarket.org. Through October 30. MIDDLEBURY. 42nd Annual Festival on-the-Green Concert: Low BENNINGTON. Sixth Annual Southern Vermont Summer Homebrew Lily. American folk/harmony string trio with deftly understated Festival. Unlimited sampling of over 100 of the regions best homebrews. virtuosity, tight arrangements, freshness of sound, and clarity of musical Food trucks with classic American food and Southern barbeque. vision. Free. 7-8:30 pm, rain or shine. Under a tent on the Middlebury Vendors selling local art, chocolates, hot sauces, kimchi and more. Village Green. (802) 462-3555. festivalonthegreen.org. lowlily.com. Multiple bands playing. Admission $40 + $4.06 fee, designated driver $15 + $2.55 fee, VIP $55 + $4.98 fee. 12 noon – 4 pm in downtown Bennington. (802) 447-3311. www.vthomebrewfests.com. Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 11 Saturday, August 7, continued: RICHFORD. Missisquoi Paddle-Pedal. Family-friendly event combines 6.5 miles of paddling down a wild and scenic section of the Missisquoi BRANDON. Annual Yard Sale Day. Official listings will be available River and 5 miles of cycling on the adjacent Missisquoi Valley Rail starting at 7 am at the Visitor Center at the Brandon Museum, next to the Trail. northernforestcanoetrail.org. Baptist Church, corner of Rts 7 and 73 West. Free. 8 am – 5 pm. (802) 247-6401. [email protected]. www.brandon.org. RUTLAND. Outside The Box Under the Stars Concert: ABBA The Concert. A tribute to Abba. Food trucks, beer/wine garden. Rain or BRATTLEBORO. Goat Yoga. Join the talented teachers from Inner shine, BYO chair. Tickets: $49. Gates 6 pm, showtime 7 pm. The Heat Yoga on the Farm for a one-hour session featuring our herd of Meadow at The Vermont State Fairgrounds; enter on Dana Ave., playful and curious baby goats, followed by a 30-min meet and greet. 227 South Main St. (802) 775-0570. [email protected]. Fee $25 per person, ages 13+. Saturdays 9-10:30 am. Retreat Farm, 45 ParamountVT.org. Farmhouse Sq. (802) 490-2270. [email protected]. retreatfarm. org. Saturdays through August 21. RUTLAND. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Saturdays through October 30th, 9 am to 2 pm, and Wednesdays through October BURLINGTON. Summer of Science Workshop: Busy Bees! (close- 27th, 1-5 pm, both downtown at Depot Park across from Walmart. up look at bees). For students entering grades 2–5 in the fall. Free; (802) 342-4727. vtfarmersmarket.org. Through October. registration required one week in advance. 9-11 am. Ethan Allen Homestead Pavilion. [email protected]. go.uvm.edu/4h-sos. SHELBURNE. Picnic Along the Shores of Lake Champlain. Pick up your picnic with your picnic blanket. Find your perfect picnic spot or CHESTER. Saturday Night Round and Square Dance. Snacks and wander up to the Formal Gardens at the Inn to catch the sunset. Pre- drinks on sale, and a 50/50 raffle. Donation at the door. 7-10 pm. registration and tickets required; purchase tickets at vermontfresh.net. Gassetts Grange, 3553 Rt. 103 N. (802) 875-1051. 5:30–7:30 pm. Coach Barn, Shelburne Farms, 1611 Harbor Rd. (802) 985-8686. shelburnefarms.org. ESSEX JUNCTION. Concert: Twiddle with Gubbilidis and Frends. Tickets $53, $79/two-day pass., children 12 and under are free. Gates ST. JOHNSBURY. Annual Dog Mountain Summer Dog Party. Four- 5:30 pm, show 6:30-9:30 pm. At the Midway Lawn, Champlain Valley legged friends and their two-legged companions will gather for a Exposition, 105 Pearl St. (802) 878-5545. www.cvexpo.org. romping good time. Live music by Gulf Coast Blues artist, Shrimp Tunes. Tacos and more from Tacos Del Reino food truck. Sweet treats GLOVER. Bread and Puppet Theater. Domestic Resurrection Circus from local vendors. Dog contests. Bounce house. Lawn games, doggie Saturday and Sunday 4 pm. Tickets $10. Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 agility course, and more. Free, rain or shine. 12 noon – 4 pm. Dog Heights Rd. (802) 525-3031. www.breadandpuppet.org. Thru August 29. Mountain, 143 Parks Rd. (800) 449-2580. [email protected]. www.dogmt.com. HIGHGATE. Franklin County Field Days. Agriculture, track events, amusement rides, and a wide range of food. Rides, demolition derbies, TOWNSHEND. Grace Cottage Hospital Fair Day. A small gathering horse shows, and more! Admission $15, all ages, every day, includes on the Townshend Common with live music, lunch, and pies, cakes, midway rides, track events, live entertainment, exhibits, and parking. and t-shirts, and hats for sale. Also online auction August 1-8. Airport Rd. [email protected]. www.32auctions.com/GraceCottageFairDay. 10 am – 2 pm. On the www.franklincountyfielddays.org. Also August 8. Townshend Common. (802) 365-9109. www.gracecottage.org. LUNENBURG. Annual Old Home Day Celebration. Horseshoe WESTON. Seussical the Musical. Follow your favorite characters into tournament. Vendors and demonstrators. Bouncy house, votes for quilt the colorful, zany world of Dr. Seuss. Free; tickets required. 1 pm. square contest entries, “messy play,” bingo, great food choices. Music by Walker Farm Field, 705 Main St. (802) 824-5288. westonplayhouse.org. “Still Kickin.” Raffles and maple creamies. Lunenburg Common. (802) 751-9279. topofthecommon.org/old-home-day. WILMINGTON. Old Home Week Parade at 11 am. Floats, bands, and festivity. House tours and events all afternoon and evening following the NORWICH. Listen Up. The original musical based on the lives of parade. Chicken BBQ 4 pm, silent auction. For a full schedule of events, Vermont teens. Based on the stories of hundreds of teens across the visit wilmingtonohw2020.org. Also August 8. state, written with and songs by teens. Outdoors under the stars. Bring blankets and low-back lawn chairs. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 at the WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. 40th Anniversary Asbury Shorts Film door. 7:30 pm. Dresden Athletic Field, 221 Rte 5. catamountix.com. Concert. Outstanding comedy, drama, and animated shorts in a fast- listenupvt.org. Also August 8. paced, eclectic lineup that includes Oscar nominees, “Best of Show” winners from U.S. film festivals and global honorees. Recommended ORFORD, 44th Annual Orford Flea Market. Up to 190 vendors sell for ages 16+. Tickets: $15, student/accessible $10. 1:30 pm and 7 pm. antiques, handcrafted items, and the usual treasures. Orford Volunteer Briggs Opera House, 5 South Main St. (908) 229-3820. [email protected]. Fire Department will sell refreshments. Orford Community Church will www.wrif.org. sell breakfast sandwiches, pie and ice cream. Free admission. 9 am – 5 pm. Town Common, Route 10. (603) 353-4855. [email protected]. SUNDAY, AUGUST 8 Also August 8. ATHENS. Ice Cream Social and Concert, featuring Bard Owl, a lively PITTSFORD. Crankie Picture Show. An animating afternoon with Williamsville-based music duo. Ice Cream Sundae “buffet bar” on the presenter Meredith Holch. Sponsored by the Maclure Library. 1 pm. At lawn. Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy on the Meetinghouse Common. the Pittsford Village Farm, 42 Elm St. (802) 483-2972. Raffle tickets on sale for a cord plus of hard maple firewood. www.maclurelibrary.org. Suggested donation: $10. Doors open at 4:30 pm; concert at 5 pm in the Athens Brick Meetinghouse, 5 Meetinghouse Rd. (802) 869-2141. PUTNEY. Yellow Barn Concert: Works by MacMillan and Ravel. Proof [email protected]. of Covid-19 vaccination required; wear masks while inside. Tickets: $20, seniors $17, students $10. 12:30 pm. The Big Barn, 49 Main St. BENNINGTON. Summer 2021 Book, Postcard & Paper Fair. (802) 387-6637. [email protected]. www.yellowbarn.org. Sponsored by the Vermont Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Books-Maps-Prints-Postcards-Paper of all kinds! From old postcards to PUTNEY. Yellow Barn Concert: Works by Rehnqvist, MacMillan, volumes from the 1800s, mysteries to metaphysics, history to horror and Tapping, Britten, and Bach. Proof of Covid-19 vaccination required; of course lots of Vermontania, there is something for everyone. 10 am – wear masks while inside. Tickets: $30, seniors $25, students $15. 8 pm. 4 pm. Free admission. At Grace Christian School, 104 Kocher Dr. (802) The Big Barn, 49 Main St. (802) 387-6637. [email protected]. 282-9769. [email protected]. vermontisbookcountry.com. www.yellowbarn.org. BETHEL. Butter, Yogurt & Cheese Making Class. Learn how to make QUECHEE. Incredible Insect Festival. Learn about the importance delicious butter, yogurt, ricotta cheese, and Fromage Blanc cheese of pollinators. Demonstrations, exhibits, games and crafts. Meet from organic, grass-fed raw milk! Hands-on learning, food tasting and entomologists and beekeeper. Admission. 10 am – 5 pm. Vermont discussions. Fee $45 per person. Reserve online. 1-4:30 pm. Earthwise Institute of Natural Science Nature Center, 149 Natures Way, off Rt. 4. Farm & Forest, 341 McIntosh Rd. (802) 234-5524. (802) 359-5000. [email protected]. vinsweb.org. www.earthwisefarmandforest.com. Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 12 Sunday, August 8, continued: SAXTONS RIVER. Picnic with Main Street Arts. Music by The Milkhouse Heaters. Bring a chair. Smokin’ Bowls will offer food for BRATTLEBORO. Brattleboro Concert Choir Outdoor Community sale. Free. 6 pm. Saxtons River Park or side lawn of Main Street Arts, 35 Sing: J.S. Bach’s motet “Jesu, meine Freude.” Bring your own picnic Main St. (802) 869-2960. [email protected]. mainstreetarts.org. dinner. Free; registration required. All registered singers will receive sheet music and practice resources. 4-5:30 pm. Brattleboro Music SOUTH HERO. Concert: Village Harmony Teen World Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way. (802) 257-4523. bmcvt.org. Ensemble. A dozen brilliant teen singers present harmony singing from throughout the world. 3-4 pm. South Hero Congregational Church, 24 CORNWALL. Ice Cream Sundays in the Sugarhouse. The farm will be South St. (802) 426-3210. [email protected]. villageharmony. serving up vanilla ice cream drizzled with maple syrup or some good org. old-fashioned homemade maple caramel. Browse the Maple Museum, curated and presented by Chuck Hermann. 10 am – 4 pm. Bread Loaf STATEWIDE. Vermont Open Farm Week. Vermont farms open for View Farm, 486 Cider Mill Rd. (802) 349-1755. tours and special educational events going on this week all over the state. [email protected]. www.breadloafviewfarm.com. Also Sponsored by NOFA and DigInVT. For a schedule go to diginvt.com/ August 15. events-in-vermont/vermont-open-farm-week-2021. Through August 15.
ESSEX JUNCTION. Concert: Modest Mouse. Tickets $53:50, children ST. JOHNSBURY. Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series: Mike 12 and under are free. Gates 6 pm, show 7 pm. At the Midway Lawn, Mains and The Branches. Pop-rock band. Free. 5-7 pm. Dog Mountain, Champlain Valley Exposition, 105 Pearl St. (802) 878-5545. 143 Parks Rd. (802) 748-2600. [email protected]. [email protected]. www.cvexpo.org. www.catamountarts.org. FAIRFAX. Class: The Breads & Cheeses of Italy with Randy George. STOWE. Checking on the Heifers. Meet the cows and learn about the Cost: $145. 10 am – 2 pm. Brot Bakehouse School and Kitchen, Percys’ dairy operation. Enjoy a beautiful walk around a SLT-conserved 38 Meade Rd. (802) 370-4077. brotbakery.com. farm. 30-minute slots to keep group size small. Take a walk through Raven Ridge Forest before or after you meet the cows. Free; pre- GLOVER. Bread and Puppet Theater. Domestic Resurrection Circus registration required. 9–11 am. H. D. Burnham Farm, Dewey Hill Rd. Saturday and Sunday 4 pm. Tickets $10. Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 (802) 253-7221. [email protected]. stowelandtrust.org. Heights Rd. (802) 525-3031. www.breadandpuppet.org. Thru August 29. TUNBRIDGE. Community Celebration with the White River Land GREENSBORO. Back Roads Readings: Poets Mary Ruefle and Julia Collaborative. Live music, local food and beer for sale, guided farm Alvarez followed by book signing and reception. Outside in a tent with tours, demonstrations and information tables, historic information socially distanced seating. Free, no tickets required. 3-4 pm. Highland including from a local Abenaki presenter, and kids’ activities. Free, no Center for the Arts, 2875 Hardwick St. (802) 533-2000. boxoffice@ registration required. No dogs allowed. 12-4 pm. Flying Dog Farm, 7 highlandartsvt.org. highlandartsvt.org. Belnap Rd. [email protected]. www.facebook. com/whiteriverlandcollaborative. HIGHGATE. Franklin County Field Days. Agriculture, track events, amusement rides, and a wide range of food. Rides, demolition derbies, WAITSFIELD. Outdoor Concert: The Detonators. Free. 4-7 horse shows, and more! Admission $15, all ages, every day, includes pm. Worthy Burger Too, 114 Mad River Green. (802) 496-2575. midway rides, track events, live entertainment, exhibits, and parking. worthyvermont.com/worthy-burger-too. Airport Rd. [email protected]. www.franklincountyfielddays.org. WALPOLE, NH. Chicken Barbecue. Half chicken or dinner of 1/2 chicken, potato salad, bean salad, roll and beverage. Pick-up time: 5-6 JACKSONVILLE. Summer Concert Series: The Lonesome Brothers. pm. Stay for the Temple Band concert at 6:30 pm. First Congregational Pack a picnic, grab your lawn chairs. Free. 2 pm. Dover Park. Church of Walpole, Walpole Common. Tickets available at Galloway (802) 464-5100. Real Estate or call (603) 313-4801. NORTH BENNINGTON. Bouquets, Bouquets, and More Bouquets!. WILMINGTON. Old Home Week. Farewell Pancake Breakfast 8:30-11 Members of the Bennington Garden Club invite you to be their guest. am at the Twin Valley Elementary School. Silent auction, walking tour. Be inspired and awed by the floral creativity. Walk through the budding For a full schedule of events, visit wilmingtonohw2020.org. Also Aug. 8. gardens. Celebrate with us, the joy of community! Reception on the veranda: 3-4:30 pm. Open House Sunday 11 am through Monday 3 pm. MONDAY, AUGUST 9 Park McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion, 1 Park St. (802) 491- 7677. parkmccullough.org. Also August 9. BRATTLEBORO. 46th Annual Summer Jazz In-Person Piano Workshop. Instructors: Zaccai Curtis, Ray Gallon, and Eugene Uman. ORFORD, 44th Annual Orford Flea Market. Up to 190 vendors sell Tuition: $1,350 (includes five-day workshop and lunches). Vermont Jazz antiques, handcrafted items, and the usual treasures. Orford Volunteer Center, 72 Cotton Mill Hill, Studio 222. [email protected]. vtjazz.org. Fire Department will sell refreshments. Orford Community Church will Thru August 13. sell breakfast sandwiches, pie and ice cream. Free admission. 9 am – 4 pm. Town Common, Rt. 10. (603) 353-4855. CAMBRIDGE. Open Farm Week Events at The Farm Between. Free Morning Birding Walk. Gather at the parking area and then explore the PUTNEY. Concert. Gili Yalo & The Anbessa Orchestra. One of the farm’s trail system across 18 acres of fields, fruit trees, and berry plants most intriguing new musicians in the music scene in Israel. Tickets with longtime birder John McKay, 7:30-9 am. Free Fruit, Berry & Wild $20. 5 pm. Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill Rd. (802) 387-0102. www. Plant Tour at 10 am. Please register by emailing thefarmbetween@ nextstagearts.org. sterlingcollege.edu. The Farm Between at Sterling College, 3727 Rt. 15. (802) 335-2000. www.thefarmbetween.sterling PUTNEY. Sheep Herding Demonstration. See the border collies move college.edu. the sheep! Learn about the history of herding and how the dogs help their shepherds with daily tasks. Registration required. Morse Brook CRAFTSBURY. Introduction to No-Till Farming. Breadseed Farm’s Farm, 226 Kurkul Rd. (802) 518-2155. [email protected]. market garden focuses on regenerative practices and soil health. Farm www.morsebrookfarm.com. tours, tastes of crops in the field, and demo-ing a favorite tool – the broadfork! 3 pm. Breadseed Farm, 1176 S. Albany Rd. (802) 586-7553. RUTLAND. Rutland Vets Town Hall. Veterans are invited to stand Also August 11 at 3 pm. before their community and speak for up to ten minutes about what it was like to serve their country. Non-veterans encouraged to attend ONLINE. Virtual Visiting Writer Craft Talk: Wendy White. Free; and listen. Free and nonpolitical. 1-2:30 pm. Godnick Center, 1 Deer registration required. 7-8 pm. Vermont Studio Center. (802) 635-2727. St. (802) 786-5185. [email protected]. vtvetstownhall.org. 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Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 13 Monday, August 9, continued: RICHMOND. Music While You Pick Series: VT Bluegrass Pioneers with Pie Empire. Pick-your-own blueberry farm offers a unique picking ONLINE. 46th Annual Summer Jazz Voice, Woodwind, & Guitar experience on Tuesdays and Thursdays during our season with live Workshop. Instructors: Sheila Jordan and Jay Clayton (vocals), Camille music in the evenings. Two-quart minimum on music nights at $6/ Thurman (woodwinds), Freddie Bryant (guitar). Monday–Friday two- quart. We provide baskets and carrying trays. 5 pm. Also open Friday, hour masterclasses. Three Zoom Tunes sessions. In-person Jam Session Saturday, and Sunday 8 am – 6 pm for regular picking. Owl’s Head for local participants. Tuition: $265. Vermont Jazz Center. Blueberry Farm, 263 Blueberry Farm Rd. (802) 434-3387. [email protected]. vtjazz.org. Through August 13. [email protected]. www.owlsheadfarm.com RICHMOND. Concert: Village Harmony Teen World Music Ensemble. STATEWIDE. Vermont Open Farm Week. Vermont farms open for 6:45-7:45 pm. Volunteers Green Band Shell. (802) 426-3210. tours and special educational events going on this week all over the state. [email protected]. villageharmony.org. Sponsored by NOFA and DigInVT. For a schedule go to diginvt.com/ events-in-vermont/vermont-open-farm-week-2021. Through August 15. RANDOLPH. 28th Annual Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival. Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N. Main St. 802) 728-9878. VERGENNES. Addison County Fair & Field Days. Five-day event chandler-arts.org. Through August 22. showcases cattle judging, tractor pulls, kiddie rides, crafts, exhibits, dairy, poultry, foods, and much more. 1790 Field Days Rd. STATEWIDE. Vermont Open Farm Week. Vermont farms open for addisoncountyfielddays.com.Through August 14. tours and special educational events going on this week all over the state. Sponsored by NOFA and DigInVT. For a schedule go to diginvt.com/ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11 events-in-vermont/vermont-open-farm-week-2021. Through August 15. BRANDON. Music at the Riverbend featuring Piano Night with Tim WAITSFIELD. Feeding Pigs. Meet and interact with Von Trapp Guiles & Friends. An evening of classical, jazz, showtunes & Farmstead’s herd of 50 pasture raised pigs. 12-2 pm. Von Trapp contemporary. Free. 7 pm. Kennedy Park behind the Brandon Inn, 20 Farmstead, Marble Hill Rd. (802) 496-6100. info@vontrappfarmstead. Park St. (802) 247-6401. [email protected]. www.brandon.org. Also com. vontrappfarmstead.com. August 18 & 25.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 BRANDON. Vermont Blues Retreat. With Vermont Blues musicians Dennis Willmott, Paul Asbell, Kenny B., Joe Moore, Chuck Eller, and DANBY. Community Farm Tour & Work Day. Join Farmer Ben to Jeff Salisbury. Masterclasses and workshops concluding with faculty explore the Community Farm fields and our approach to growing concert on Saturday August 14 at 7:30 pm. Compass Music and Arts vegetables with and for the community. Free. Work day is 9-11 am. Tour Center and Brandon Music. Concert: (802) 282-8655. (802) 247-2700. is 11 am – 12 pm. Food Preservation Workshop 3:30-5 pm. Smokey vermontbluesretreat.com. Through August 14. House Center, 426 Danby Mountain Rd. (802) 293-2300. www.smokeyhouse.org. CAMBRIDGE. Insect Walk and Jam Social. Insect scavenger hunt at 10 am followed by bug-themed arts and crafts activities at 11 am! FAIRLEE. Summer Music Series Concert: Blue Jay Way. Free. 6:30–8 Farm-made jams, crafted with berries grown right here! Homemade pm. On the Common, 75 Town Common Rd. (802) 331-0997. bread (including a gluten-free option) to accompany the spreads, along [email protected]. fairleearts.org. Tuesdays through August. with freshly-made beverages. All ages. 10 am – 1 pm. Please register by emailing number attending to [email protected]. The GREENSBORO. Back Roads Summer Poetry Series: Mary Ruefle and Farm Between at Sterling College, 3727 Rt. 15. (802) 335-2000. Julia Álvarez. Free. 3 pm, followed by book signing and reception with www.thefarmbetween.sterlingcollege.edu. the poets. Outside in a tent, at the Highland Center for the Arts. (802) 633-4956. [email protected]. backroadsreadings.org. DUMMERSTON. Scott Farm Crepe Night. Come dine on savory and MIDDLEBURY. Talk: “The Birth and Re-Birth of the Sheldon sweet crepe, bring your friends and family. Gluten free options. Museum,” by David Stameshkin. Free, donations welcome, registration Featuring local products and Scott Farm fruits. To benefit the Putney required. 5:30 pm. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. (802) 388-2117. Food Shelf. A charge applies. 5:30-8 pm. Call for reservations. Scott [email protected]. henrysheldonmuseum.org. Farm Orchard, 707 Kipling Rd. (802) 254-6868. www.scottfarmvermont. com. Also September 8 and October 13. NORTH HERO. Concert: Village Harmony Teen World Music Ensemble. A dozen brilliant teen singers present harmony singing from ELMORE. Concert: Village Harmony Teen World Music Ensemble. A throughout the world. 6-7 pm. Knight Point State Park, 44 Knights Point dozen brilliant teen singers present harmony singing from throughout the Rd. (802) 426-3210. [email protected]. villageharmony.org. world. 6-7 pm. Elmore State Park. (802) 426-3210. villageharmony@ gmail.com. villageharmony.org. PITTSFORD. Tunesdays Concert. The Michele Fay Band. Original and Americana music. 6 pm. Pittsford Village Farm, 42 Elm St. info@ ELMORE. Guided Berry & Nut Growing Tour. See many different and pittsfordvillagefarm.org. www.pittsfordvillagefarm.org. unusual kinds of berries and nuts that are grown on the hillside farm and www.michelefayband.com. have your growing questions answered. 11 am. Elmore Roots Nursery, 631 Symonds Mill Rd. (802) 888-3305. [email protected]. PLAINFIELD. Picnic by the Pasture. Bring a blanket and a lunch and elmore-roots-nursery-108496.square.site. enjoy a picnic adjacent to the pasture of the oldest registered fold of Highland Cattle in the United States. Enjoy one of the most picturesque FAIR HAVEN. Friends of the Fair Haven Free Library Book Sale. The views in Vermont. Comb a Highland cow or calf and discover how books are located in the library basement. 4:30-6:30 pm. Fair Haven peaceful communing with this heritage breed can be. Admission by Free Library, 107 N. Main St. (802) 265-8011. www.fairhavenfree.org. donation. 11 am – 2 pm. Greenfield Highland Beef, 487 Gray Rd. Also September 11. (802) 454-7384. www.greenfieldhighlandbeef.com. JACKSONVILLE. Summer Concert Series: Social Medication. Pack a PUTNEY. Hiking with Goats. Guided walk through Morse Brook’s picnic, grab your lawn chairs. Free. 6 pm. Dover Park. (802) 464-5100. fields. Enjoy the trails and views with enthusiastic hiking goats. Please leave your canine companions at home, the goats will appreciate it! MONKTON. Garlic Braiding Workshop. $30/person includes Registration required. Morse Brook Farm, 226 Kurkul Rd. instruction and garlic and flowers to make a 16-bulb braid. Register (802) 518-2155. www.morsebrookfarm.com. Also August 11 & 15. online at www.lastresortfarm.com or by phone (802) 453-2847. 10 am – 12 pm. Last Resort Farm, 2246 Tyler Bridge Rd. lastresortfarm.com. PUTNEY. Listen Up. The original musical based on the lives of Vermont teens. Based on the stories of hundreds of teens across the PUTNEY. Hiking with Goats. Guided walk through Morse Brook’s state, written with and songs by teens. Outdoors under the stars. Bring fields. Enjoy the trails and views with enthusiastic hiking goats. Please blankets and low-back lawn chairs. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 at the leave your canine companions at home, the goats will appreciate it! door. 7:30 pm. Landmark College, 19 River Rd. S. catamountix.com. Registration required. Morse Brook Farm, 226 Kurkul Rd. (802) 518- listenupvt.org. Also August 11. 2155. www.morsebrookfarm.com. Also August 15. Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 14 Wednesday, August 11, continued: CRAFTSBURY COMMON. Concert: Village Harmony Teen World PROCTORSVILLE. Summer Concert Series: The Gully Boys. Free. Music Ensemble. A dozen brilliant teen singers present harmony 6-7:30 pm. Cavendish Community and Conservation Association. (203) singing from throughout the world. 6-7 pm. Craftsbury Common, 550-7430. [email protected]. cavendishccca.org. on the Common. (802) 426-3210. [email protected]. villageharmony.org. RANDOLPH. 28th Annual Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival. Bach Piano Concerto #5 in f minor (Adrienne Kim, piano soloist) played FAIR HAVEN. Fair Haven Concert in the Park: Blue Jay Way (Cover with a String Quintet accompaniment. Admission free, goodwill offering band playing music from 60s to today). Come early for a good seat. Free at the door. 7 pm. Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N. Main St. admission & parking. 50/50 raffle table. Food items for sale. Concert (802) 728-9878. chandler-arts.org. Through August 22. will be cancelled in case of inclement weather. 7 pm. Downtown Fair Haven. (802) 265-3010. RUTLAND. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Saturdays through Oct. 30th, 9 am to 2 pm, and Wednesdays through October 27th, FAIR HAVEN. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Thursdays 1-5 pm, both downtown at Depot Park across from Walmart. (802) 342- 3-6 pm. In Fair Haven Park. (802) 747-8264. www.vtfarmersmarket.org. 4727. vtfarmersmarket.org. May through October. Through October. SOUTH BURLINGTON. Farm Tour at Common Roots Farm at South HUBBARDTON. Farm Walk and Picnic. Walk through 45 acres of Village. Farm fresh tastings prepared by the Common Roots chef, an fields and pastures, sharing some of the history and what’s being done to Abenaki story at the Seven Sisters Garden, a discussion on pollinators restore the buildings and the land. See the sheep and cows, the chickens with the beekeeper, samples from local vendors, and much more! Tours and goats, and walk through the fields growing heirloom produce. Visit at 4 & 5 pm. Common Roots, 55 Allen Rd. www.commonroots.org. one of the favorite spots on the farm: the 100 year old orchard with incredible views of the mountains and Lake Bomoseen. Optional picnic SOUTH POMFRET. Summer Concert Series: Jack Snyder/Leyeux. can be purchased and picked up prior to your hike. Just bring your Jack writes songs inspired by many different genres of acoustic, electric own blanket. Free, registration required at www.froghollowvt.com. 11 and electronic sounds. He plays acoustic and electric guitar, sings and am – 7 pm. Frog Hollow Farm, 924 Frog Hollow Rd. (802) 468-7975. uses a looping station. Pack a picnic. Tickets: $5, under 5 free. 6:30-8 froghollowvt.com. Through August 14. pm. ArtisTree Community Arts Center, 2095 Pomfret Rd. (802) 457- 3500. [email protected]. artistreevt.org. HUNTINGTON. Stories in the Forest: Summer Woods Walk. Which stories, or layers, define a maturing forest? Please dress for weather. STATEWIDE. Vermont Open Farm Week. Vermont farms open for Free, suggested donation $10, registration required. 11 am – 12:30 pm. tours and special educational events going on this week all over the state. Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman Hollow Rd. (802) 434-2167. Sponsored by NOFA and DigInVT. For a schedule go to diginvt.com/ [email protected]. birdsofvermont.org. events-in-vermont/vermont-open-farm-week-2021. Through August 15. NORTHFIELD FALLS. Farm Tour & Open House. Selling dried ST. ALBANS. Summer Concert Series: Citizens Concert Band. Snack flower crafts, jams and jellies, herbal teas, maple syrup, and cbd salves. stand. Free. 7 pm. Taylor Park, 12 South Main St. (802) 524-6581. Free tour of the fruit, berry, and nut orchard, herby drying greenhouse, stalbansvt.com/summerconcerts. Wednesdays through August 25. flower drying barn, and herb and flower beds. Maple barn and two- acre maple operation. Demonstration of how the herbs are harvested VERGENNES. Addison County Fair & Field Days. Five-day and dried. Kids can touch and smell plant samples. Delicious Taste of event showcases cattle judging, tractor pulls, kiddie rides, crafts, Summer iced tea and refreshments available. 10 am – 12 pm and 1-3 exhibits, dairy, poultry, foods, and much more. 1790 Field Days Rd. pm. Reserve by emailing [email protected] or calling (802) 485-7444. addisoncountyfielddays.com.Through August 14. Lightfoot Farm, 540 Davis Ave. Ext. www.lightfootfarm.com. Also August 15. WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. Musical: Million Dollar Quartet. Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins gathered for ONLINE. Northshire Live. Pete Davis presents Dedicated: The Case one of the greatest jam sessions ever. Tickets: adults $43.75, students for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing.In conversation with $17.75. Tuesday–Friday 8 pm, Saturday 4 pm & 8 pm, Sunday 5 pm. Vanessa A. Bee. Suggested contribution $5, registration required. Performed by Northern Stage. Courtyard Theater, Barrette Center for 6 pm. Northshire Bookstore. (802) 362-2200. [email protected]. the Arts, 74 Gates St. (802) 296-7000. [email protected]. www.northshire.com. northernstage.org. Through September 12. PITTSFORD. Learn about Kites. Make and fly your own with Kurt Valenta. Sponsored by the Maclure Library. 11 am. At the Pittsford THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 Village Farm, 42 Elm St. (802) 483-2972. maclurelibrary.org. BARNARD. Thursday Night Music Series at Feast and Field. Twisted Pine – pop/folk. 5:30-8 pm. Across the street at Fable Farm, 1544 PUTNEY. Concert. Rev. Sekou & The Freedom Fighters. Noted activist, Royalton Tpk. BarnArts Center for the Arts. (802) 234-1645. info@ theologian, author, documentary filmmaker, and musician. Tickets barnarts.org. www.barnarts.org. Thursday nights through September 30. $20. 6 pm. Next Stage, 15 Kimball Hill Rd. (802) 387-0102. www. nextstagearts.org. BRATTLEBORO. Weekly Food Truck Roundup. Local food, Vermont craft brews, live music, and lawn games. Thursdays, 5-8 pm. Retreat RANDOLPH. 28th Annual Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival. Farm, 45 Farmhouse Sq. (802) 490-2270. [email protected]. Open rehearsal. Admission free, goodwill offering at the door. 7 pm. retreatfarm.org. Every Thursday through September 22. Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N. Main St. (802) 728-9878. chandler- arts.org. Through August 22. BRATTLEBORO. Concert: Billy Wylder. Free. 5 pm. The Stone Church, 210 Main St. (802) 579-9960. stonechurchvt.com. Continuing RICHMOND. Music While You Pick Series: Hot Pickin’ Party & The on Thursdays. Udder Guys Ice Cream. Pick-your-own blueberry farm offers a unique picking experience on Tuesdays and Thursdays during our season with BRATTLEBORO. Guided Animal Tour. Guided tour and walk through live music in the evenings. Two-quart minimum on music nights at $6/ new orchard and historic Cow Tunnel to South Meadows as you find quart. We provide baskets and carrying trays. 5 pm. Also open Friday, tasty treats to feed to the chickens and goats. Register ahead of time at Saturday, and Sunday 8 am – 6 pm for regular picking. Owl’s Head www.retreatfarm.org/tours. Free, donations are welcome. 2 pm. Retreat Blueberry Farm, 263 Blueberry Farm Rd. (802) 434-3387. contactus@ Farm, 45 Farmhouse Square.(802) 490-2270. www.retreatfarm.org. owlsheadfarm.com. www.owlsheadfarm.com. Through August 15. SOUTH BURLINGTON. SoBu Nite Out, with A House on Fire. BURLINGTON. Summervale: Music by Brett Hughes & His Honky Spend an evening in the park, listening to live music, enjoying different Tonk Crowd. Live music, local food, kid’s games, and community cuisines. Food trucks and local bands. 5-8 pm. Veterans Memorial park, connection. Free. 5:30-8 pm. Intervale Center, 180 Intervale Rd. 1000 Dorset St. (802) 846-4108. southburlingtonvt.gov. Thursdays intervale.org. Thursdays through September 2. through August 19.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 15 Thursday, August 12, continued: MENDON. Total Archery Challenge. 100+ 3D archery targets. Stationary kids range with dinosaurs and zombies. Vendors with the SOUTH HERO. Summer Concert Series: Blues for Breakfast. latest outdoor products. Tickets: adults 16+ 1 day $60, 2 days $105, 3 Reservations not required; calls for groups of eight or more. 6:30-8:30 days $145; youth 6-15 $35/$50/$60, non-shooter $15/$35. 7:15 am – 4 pm. Snow Farm Vineyard, 190 West Shore Rd. (802) 372 9463. pm. Pico Mountain, 73 Alpine Dr. (800) 734-9435, [email protected]. www.snowfarm.com. [email protected]. totalarcherychallenge.com. picomountain.com. Through August 15. STATEWIDE. Vermont Open Farm Week. Vermont farms open for tours and special educational events going on this week all over the state. NORWICH. Summer Sings! Sing great choral music with dynamic Sponsored by NOFA and DigInVT. For a schedule go to diginvt.com/ local conductors. Haydn “Creation.” Bring your own chair. Suggested events-in-vermont/vermont-open-farm-week-2021. Through August 15. donation: $10. Fridays, 6:30–8:30 pm. Outdoor Pavilion at Montshire Museum of Science, One Montshire Rd. (203) 984-3126. STOWE. Spruce Peak Summer Concert Series. Stephen Kellogg, singer [email protected]. choralartsuv.org. August 20, and 27. and songwriter. Great food and outdoor fun. Tickets: lawn seating $40 (no chairs allowed), table seating $50. 7 pm, green opens at 5 pm. NORWICH. Theater on the Hill. Presenting a workshop production of a Spruce Peak Village Green, 7412 Mountain Rd. (877) 291-3781. curious thing; or superheroes k’aint flyby Jeremy O’Brian. A 90-minute [email protected]. sprucepeak.com. queer romance about parenthood and death. Hosted by JAG Productions and King Arthur Flour. Tickets $25, available at www.jagproductionsvt. VERGENNES. Addison County Fair & Field Days. Five-day event com/theatre-on-a-hill. Courtyard opens at 6:30 pm featuring local food showcases cattle judging, tractor pulls, kiddie rides, crafts, exhibits, and beverages. Performance 8 pm. At King Arthur Baking Company, dairy, poultry, foods, and much more. 1790 Field Days Rd. 135 U.S. 5 South. (802) 332-3270. [email protected]. addisoncountyfielddays.com.Through August 14. www.jagproductionsvt.com. Through August 15. WATERBURY. Concert in the Park: BOGO Boys. Blend of classic RANDOLPH CENTER. Open Sugarhouse Day. Explore Vermont rock, funk, country and blues. Free. 6-8:30 pm. Rusty Parker Memorial maple! Enjoy a sugarhouse tour, taste free samples of the four maple Park. waterburyvtrotary.org/page/concerts. Thursdays thru August 26. syrup grades, take a self-guided hike through the sugarwoods, and have a maple creemee! Hayrides at the top of each hour! Free. 2-7 pm. Silloway WESTFIELD. Farm Tour, Picnic & Cookout. Sample products and then Maple, 1313 Boudro Rd. (802) 272-6249. sillowaymaple.com. join the farmers to walk the pastures, meet the cows, and discover the farm. Bring a picnic blanket or chairs and enjoy homegrown grass-fed RICHMOND. Fried Chicken Dinner. Pasture-raised chicken dinner hamburgers and fresh local side dishes! Hamburgers with sides: $10/ with maple cornbread, two organic side salads; dessert add-ons. Live plate. Various drinks and dairy products will be available for purchase. music, lawn games, tours of the chicks in the brooder. Bring your own Please RSVP by emailing [email protected] or calling blanket or lawn chairs. Rain or shine; in case of rain, dinners will be (802) 744-6023. 3-7 pm. Butterworks Farm, 421 Trumpass Rd. drive-through take-out. 5-7 pm, two time slots. Maple Wind Farm, 1149 (802) 744-6023. butterworksfarm.com. E Main St. (Big Red Barn). www.maplewindfarm.com.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 SHELBURNE. Listen Up. The original musical based on the lives of Vermont teens. Based on the stories of hundreds of teens across the BENNINGTON. Concert in the Courtyard: Kevin McKrell, Celtic state, written with and songs by teens. Outdoors under the stars. Bring music pioneer. Bring your own blankets or lawn chairs and arrive early blankets and low-back lawn chairs. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 at the as capacity is limited. The Avocado Pit serving tacos, beer and wine. door. 7:30 pm. Shelburne Museum, 6000 Shelburne Rd. catamountix. Kids’ makerspace. Galleries open until 6 pm. Free. 5-7 pm. In the com. listenupvt.org. Also August 14. courtyard at Bennington Museum, 75 Main St. (802) 447-1571. www.benningtonmuseum.org. STATEWIDE. Vermont Open Farm Week. Vermont farms open for tours and special educational events going on this week all over the state. BRANDON. Farmer’s Market. Local farmers, specialty food producers, Sponsored by NOFA and DigInVT. For a schedule go to diginvt.com/ and artisans. Every Friday from 9 am – 2 pm in downtown Brandon. On events-in-vermont/vermont-open-farm-week-2021. Through August 15. first Fridays the Market is held from 2-6 pm. (802) 273-2655.Fridays through October. ST. ALBANS. Music on Main Concert Series: Chimie Bangoura and Company. Bring a chair, get a bite to eat from one of the local BRATTLEBORO. Live Music. Ukulele Sisters and Friends. Come restaurants, and enjoy downtown while listening to local musicians. listen, or join in and sing with them in the Food Truck Triangle as you Free. 5:30-7:30 pm. Morrisville Gazebo, Lower Main St. enjoy dinner from Dosa Kitchen or Jamaican Jewelz. 5:30-7 pm in the (802) 888-1261. [email protected]. facebook.com/maccvt. Fridays Food Truck Triangle. Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Sq. (802) 490-2270. through August 20. retreatfarm.org. Also September 10. VERGENNES. Addison County Fair & Field Days. Five-day event CHESTERFIELD, NH. Halcyon Arts Retreat: Strengthen the Spirit. showcases cattle judging, tractor pulls, kiddie rides, crafts, exhibits, With Heath Missner and Robert Bowler. Learn about western and dairy, poultry, foods, and much more. 1790 Field Days Rd. eastern spiritual traditions. Fee: $410–$520. Friday 5 pm – Sunday 12 addisoncountyfielddays.com.Also August 14. noon. Hallelujah Farm Retreat, 170 Gulf Rd. (413) 345-2917. halcyon-arts.org. Through August 15. WOLCOTT. Open Farm Week Dinner and Entertainment. Meet growers Bob and Sara Schlosser, see crops, experience an amazing HARDWICK. Community Farm & Food Celebration. Great food, sunset. Live music by Kind Bud. Vegetarian boxed dinner includes live music, and activities for kids and adults. See baby goats, live oxen farm-raised produce and local bread and cheese. Cost: $40, local brew or and artisan craft demonstrations, and learn how black ash baskets are lemonade included. 6-9 pm. Sandiwood Farm, 1665 Town Hill Rd. made. Shop the Hardwick Farmers Market and taste test heritage tomato (802) 888-2881. [email protected]. sandiwoodfarm.com. varieties to vote for your favorite. Signature cocktails by Barr Hill in commemorative ceramic mugs and grilled cheese sandwiches from Jasper Hill Farm will be available for purchase. Raffle. 3-6 pm. Center SATURDAY, AUGUST 14 for an Agricultural Economy, Atkins Field, 100 Granite St. BENNINGTON. Love is Blind: A couch+cork event. Final tasting (802) 472-5362. hardwickagriculture.org. of the season will be blind. We’ll give some instruction and then let your tastebuds go to work on five wines: two reds, two whites, and a LEBANON, NH. Nexus Music and Arts Festival. Concert: Twisted dessert wine to end the affair. Limit: 12 people. Tickets: $65. 3-5 pm. Pine, free, 5:30 pm. Concert: Bitter Pill, free, 7 pm. Katie Runde, Chalk Museum Pavilion, Bennington Museum, 75 Main St. (802) 447-1571. Artist, free, 8 pm. Concert: Singer/guitarist Eric Johanson, free, 8 pm. benningtonmuseum.org. Rain date: August 15. Public art and al fresco dining. Colburn Park. (603) 448-0400. info@ lebanonoperahouse.org. lebanonoperahouse.org. Through August 15. BENNINGTON. Summer Farmers Market. Live music. Every Saturday 10 am – 1 pm. At the Deer Park, 100 Veterans Memorial Dr. www.benningtonfarmersmarket.org. Through October 30.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 16 Saturday, August 14, continued: NORWICH. Theater on the Hill. Presenting a workshop production of a curious thing; or superheroes k’aint flyby Jeremy O’Brian. A 90-minute BRATTLEBORO. Goat Yoga. Join the talented teachers from Inner queer romance about parenthood and death. Hosted by JAG Productions Heat Yoga on the Farm for a one-hour session featuring our herd of and King Arthur Flour. Tickets $25, available at www.jagproductionsvt. playful and curious baby goats, followed by a 30-min meet and greet. com/theatre-on-a-hill. Courtyard opens 6:30 pm with local food and Fee $25 per person, ages 13+. Saturdays 9-10:30 am. Retreat Farm, 45 beverages. Performance 8 pm. At King Arthur Baking Company, 135 Farmhouse Sq. (802) 490-2270. [email protected]. retreatfarm. U.S. 5 South. (802) 332-3270. [email protected]. org. Saturdays through August 21. www.jagproductionsvt.com. Also August 15. BRATTLEBORO. Music Under the Stars Concert: Becky Tracy and PAWLET. Concert. Freddi Shehadi. An Emmy Award/Mobius Award- Keith Murphy. Bring your lawn chair and picnic. Food truck fare, crafts winning guitarist/ composer and producer. Refreshments for purchase. beers, and maple creemees. Free. Gates at 4 pm, concert 5:30-8 pm. Tickets $5. 7 pm. Pawlet Town Hall Auditorium. (802) 325-3123. Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Sq. (802) 257-4523. bmcvt.org. www.pawletpubliclibrary.wordpress.com. CASTLETON. VT Fish & Wildlife Teen Conservation Weekend, Girls PEACHAM. Concert: Sierra Hull and Justin Moses, Live and In Person. ages 15-17. Backpack out to a remote pond for an evening of camping Opening act: Bob and Sarah Amos. Tickets: adults $30, students $15. and fishing. Cost: $100, includes all meals. 8 am Saturday through 4 pm Masks mandatory if not vaccinated, and please notify Frank Miller Sunday. Edward F. Kehoe Conservation Camp. (802) 249-3199. Hannah. ([email protected]) to arrange distanced seating. 7 pm. Peacham [email protected]. vtfishandwildlife.com.Also Aug. 15. Congregational Church, 56 Church St. (802) 748-2600. catamountarts. org. CRAFTSBURY. The Bitter Pill. Summer adventure race for teams of two or three. Hiking, biking, and time on the water – as well as requiring PLAINFIELD. Plainfield Opera House Summer Outdoor Series. Play: you to continually navigate. 6 am – 6 pm. gmara.org/races/bitter. Modern Times Theater will perform The Perils of Mr. Punch live and updated for the 21st century. Admission by donation. Bring your own EAST FAIRFIELD. Summer Music Series Concert: Jenni Johnson and chairs or blankets. 4-5:15 pm. Plainfield Rec Field, Recreation Field Rd. the Jazz Junketeers. Her jazz-infused performances take us on a joyous (802) 498-3173. [email protected]. world-wide musical tour. Admission: adults $10, under 16 free. 5 pm. www.plainfieldoperahousevt.org. Meeting House Green, 53 School St. (802) 827-6626. www.meetinghouseonthegreen.org. POULTNEY. Slate Valley Scramble. 8k, half-marathon, and trail running race on Slate Valley Trails network. Kids fun run. Registration: EAST POULTNEY. 85th Annual East Poultney Day. New museum half marathon $75, 8k $60. Online registration deadline: August 11. 8:30 exhibits, traditional craft demonstrations, musicians, and children’s am – 2 pm. Slate Valley Trails, 131 Town Farm Rd. (303) 507-8791. games and crafts. Our three museums will be open all day to the public: [email protected]. slatevalleytrails.org. the East Poultney Schoolhouse, the Melodeon Factory, and the Union Academy. 9 am – 3 pm. East Poultney Green, 1500 East Main St. Sign PUTNEY. Wagon Rides. Take a hay wagon ride to the top of the hill at up at the Poultney Historical Society website, or contact East Poultney Morse Brook Farm and take in the amazing view. Bring your binoculars! Day Vendor Coordinator Jamie Lerner at (802) 585-991-8660 or There may even be a co-pilot goat to entertain you on the way up the [email protected]. hill. Stick around for sugar on snow! Registration required. Morse Brook Farm, 226 Kurkul Rd. (802) 518-2155. [email protected]. ESSEX JUNCTION. Concert: Ryan Montbleau, singer/songwriter. www.morsebrookfarm.com. Tickets: $42. 5-8 pm. The Essex Experience, 21 Essex Way. (802) 876-7152. [email protected]. doubleevermont.com. QUECHEE. Concert: Village Harmony Teen World Music Ensemble. A dozen brilliant teen singers present harmony singing from throughout the GLOVER. Bread and Puppet Theater. Domestic Resurrection Circus world. 6-7 pm. Quechee State Park. (802) 426-3210. villageharmony@ Saturday and Sunday 4 pm. Tickets $10. Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 gmail.com. villageharmony.org. Heights Rd. (802) 525-3031. www.breadandpuppet.org. Thru August 29. RANDOLPH. 28th Annual Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival. HANOVER, NH. New York Theatre Workshop Performance: You Concert: Piano & Strings - Robert Fuchs, Schubert, Guiseppe Martucci. Don’t Know the Lonely One, by David Cale and Dael Orlandersmith. Tickets. 7:30 pm. Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N. Main St. Monologues, poems, stories and songs. Tickets: pick your price. 4 pm. (802) 728-9878. chandler-arts.org. Through August 22. Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center, 4 East Wheelock St. (603) 646-2422. [email protected]. www.hop.dartmouth.edu. RANDOLPH. Live&Out Concert Series: The VT Bluegrass Pioneers. Banjo Dan Lindner, his mandolin-playing brother, Willy Lindner, Danny HUBBARDTON. Farm to Table Dinner. Open-air dinner on the farm. Coane, and Sam Blagden on bass and tenor harmonies. Bring a chair. Each course is paired with an Appalachian Gap Cocktail. Appetizers Refreshments for sale. Bring a chair. Refreshments for sale. Tickets: pay and pre-dinner drink while you make your way to the orchard where to what you can. 7 pm. Farr’s Hill. Chandler Center for the Arts. dine on the top of the hill with views of the Taconic Mountains and Lake (802) 728-9878. [email protected]. chandler-arts.org. Bomoseen. Bonfire and dessert behind the barn. For reservations visit www.froghollowvt.com. 7 pm. Frog Hollow Farm, 924 Frog Hollow Rd. RUTLAND. Art in the Park. Juried fine artists, craftspeople, and (802) 468-7975. www.froghollowvt.com. specialty food producers will be featured. Rounding out the festival are food vendors, live music, and demonstrations. Saturday 10 am – 7 pm, LEBANON, NH. Nexus Music and Arts Festival. Drumming Workshop Sunday 10 am – 5 pm. Free. Main Street Park, junction of Rts. 7 & 4. and Concert: Akwaaba Ensemble, 3 pm. Mystic Bowie’s Talking Dreads, (802) 775-0356. www.chaffeeartcenter.org. Also August 15. 5:30 pm. Concert: Reckless Breakfast, 7 pm. Concert: Red Baraat, 8 pm. Public art and al fresco dining. Free. Colburn Park. (603) 448-0400. RUTLAND. Outside The Box Under the Stars Concert: The Machine lebanonoperahouse.org. Also August 15. performs Pink Floyd. Food trucks, beer/wine garden. Rain or shine, BYO chair. Tickets: $35. Gates at 6 pm, showtime 7 pm. The Meadow at NEWFANE. Eighth Biennial Windham County History Fair.Vintage The Vermont State Fairgrounds, enter on Dana Ave., 227 South Main St. exhibits, demonstrations and historic tours featuring Windham County’s (802) 775-0570. [email protected]. paramountvt.org. rich heritage. Special exhibits for all ages. Flint-knapping, fire-making, fiber arts, maple sugaring, and quilting demonstrations. Antique cars RUTLAND. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Saturdays and trucks. Crafters, bargain table, raffles, and food. Admission free. through October 30th, 9 am to 2 pm, and Wednesdays through October 9 am – 4 pm. Newfane Common, Rt. 30. 27th, 1-5 pm, both downtown at Depot Park across from Walmart. historicalsocietyofwindhamcounty.org. (802) 342-4727. vtfarmersmarket.org. Through October. STATEWIDE. Vermont Open Farm Week. Vermont farms open for tours and special educational events going on this week all over the state. Sponsored by NOFA and DigInVT. For a schedule go to diginvt.com/ events-in-vermont/vermont-open-farm-week-2021. Also August 15.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 17 Saturday, August 14, continued: MONTPELIER. Listen Up. The original musical based on the lives of Vermont teens. Based on the stories of hundreds of teens across the VERGENNES. Addison County Fair & Field Days. Showcasing cattle state, written with and songs by teens. Outdoors under the stars. Bring judging, tractor pulls, kiddie rides, crafts, exhibits, dairy, poultry, foods, blankets and low-back lawn chairs. Tickets: $15 advance, $20 at the and much more. 1790 Field Days Rd. addisoncountyfielddays.com. door. 7:30 pm. State House Lawn, 115 State St.. catamountix.com. listenupvt.org. WOODSTOCK. Taste of Woodstock Annual Street Festival. Live music all day. Food, spirits, beer, wine, crafts, children’s activities. Elm Street NORTHFIELD FALLS. Farm Tour & Open House. Selling dried closed to traffic and vendors line the street. 10 am – 6 pm. Elm St. flower crafts, jams and jellies, herbal teas, maple syrup, and cbd salves. (802) 457-3555. [email protected]. woodstockvt.com. Free tour of the fruit, berry, and nut orchard, herby drying greenhouse, flower drying barn, and herb and flower beds. Maple barn and two- SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 acre maple operation. Demonstration of how the herbs are harvested and dried. Kids can touch and smell plant samples. Delicious Taste of BENNINGTON. Walking Tour of Old Bennington, with local architect Summer iced tea and refreshments available. 10 am – 12 pm. Reserve Jane Radocchia. A Bennington Historical Society presentation. 2-3:30 by emailing [email protected] or calling (802) 485-7444. Lightfoot Farm, pm. Meet at the Bennington Monument. Tour. (802) 447-1571. 540 Davis Ave. Ext. www.lightfootfarm.com. www.benningtonmuseum.org. NORWICH. Theater on the Hill. Presenting a workshop production of a BRATTLEBORO. Classical Indian Music Exploration. Arun curious thing; or superheroes k’aint flyby Jeremy O’Brian. A 90-minute Ramamurthy and Trina Basu perform and discuss classical Indian music queer romance about parenthood and death. Hosted by JAG Productions in the Museum’s Center Gallery. Free. 2 pm. Brattleboro Museum and and King Arthur Flour. Tickets $25, available at www.jagproductionsvt. Art Center, 10 Vernon St. (802) 257-0124. info@brattleboromuseum. com/theatre-on-a-hill. Courtyard opens 6:30 pm with local food and org. www.brattleboromuseum.org. beverages. Performance 8 pm. At King Arthur Baking Company, 135 U.S. 5 South. (802) 332-3270. [email protected]. BRISTOL. Bristol Hub Summer Music Series: Tsunamibots. Bring a www.jagproductionsvt.com. picnic, enjoy the music, summer time, and a safe community. Free. 4–5 pm. Bristol Recreation Field Pavilion. (802) 453-5885. PUTNEY. Hiking with Goats. Guided walk through Morse Brook’s [email protected]. bristolvt.myrec.com. fields. Enjoy the trails and views with enthusiastic hiking goats. Please leave your canine companions at home, the goats will appreciate it! CORNWALL. Ice Cream Sundays in the Sugarhouse. The farm will be Registration required. Morse Brook Farm, 226 Kurkul Rd. (802) 518- serving up vanilla ice cream drizzled with maple syrup or some good 2155. www.morsebrookfarm.com. old-fashioned homemade maple caramel. Browse the Maple Museum, curated and presented by Chuck Hermann. 10 am – 4 pm. Bread Loaf QUECHEE. Yoga in the Canopy. With Sharon Comeau, in the treetops View Farm, 486 Cider Mill Rd. (802) 349-1755. on the VINS Forest Canopy Walk. All levels of experience welcome. [email protected]. www.breadloafviewfarm.com. Dress in layers for being outdoors and bring a yoga mat. We’ll use a covered outdoor area in event of rain. Admission. 8-9:45 am. Vermont DANVILLE. Raw Milk & Cookies: Tour a Micro-Dairy. Have you Institute of Natural Science Nature Center, 149 Natures Way. ever toured a micro dairy? Meet the cows and see how Sunday Bell’s (802) 359-5000. [email protected]. vinsweb.org. Also August 29. milk is produced. Sample their fresh raw milk with a warm cookie and experience one of Vermont’s quintessential foods for yourself. 12-6 pm. RUTLAND. Art in the Park. Juried fine artists, craftspeople, and Sunday Bell Farm, 487 Tampico Rd. (802) 299-6557. specialty food producers will be featured. Rounding out the festival [email protected]. www.facebook.com/sunday.bell.farm are food vendors, live music, and demonstrations. 10 am – 5 pm. Free. Main Street Park, junction of Rts. 7 & 4. (802) 775-0356. FAIRFAX. Class: Sourdough Bread Baking 101. Cost: $125. 10 am – 2 www.chaffeeartcenter.org. pm. Brot Bakehouse School and Kitchen, 38 Meade Rd. (802) 370-4077. brotbakery.com. STATEWIDE. Vermont Open Farm Week. Vermont farms open for tours and special educational events going on this week all over the state. FERRISBURGH. Annual Pie and Ice Cream Social. Homemade pie, Sponsored by NOFA and DigInVT. For a schedule go to diginvt.com/ ice cream, live bluegrass with The Meatpackers, raffle baskets, and a events-in-vermont/vermont-open-farm-week-2021. chance to explore the grounds & exhibits at Rokeby. An afternoon of sweets, music, and tours of the historic Robinson home.1-4 pm. Rokeby WESTFIELD. Smoothie Stand and Farm Tours. Stop in to Butterworks Museum, 4334 Route 7. (802) 877-3406. rokeby.org. Farm to meet the farmers and cows, tour the farm, sample products, and indulge in one of their fresh and famous Butterworks smoothies! GLOVER. Bread and Puppet Theater. Domestic Resurrection Circus Smoothies: $6/each. Free tours & samples. 11 am – 4 pm. Butterworks Saturday and Sunday 4 pm. Tickets $10. Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 Farm, 421 Trumpass Rd. (802) 744-6023. www.butterworksfarm.com. Heights Rd. (802) 525-3031. www.breadandpuppet.org. Thru August 29. WESTMINSTER WEST. Concert: Village Harmony Teen World HUNTINGTON. Pop Up Soap Carving. Drop-in session! Stop by and Music Ensemble. A dozen brilliant teen singers present harmony singing try your hand at soap carving. Tools and materials provided. Included from throughout the world. 3-4 pm. Westminster West Congregational with museum admission. Suitable for any age! 2-3 pm. Birds of Vermont Church, 44 Church St. (802) 426-3210. [email protected]. Museum, 900 Sherman Hollow Rd. (802) 434-2167. museum@ villageharmony.org. birdsofvermont.org. birdsofvermont.org. JACKSONVILLE. Summer Concert Series: Loose Lucy. Pack a picnic, TUESDAY, AUGUST 17 grab your lawn chairs. Free. 2 pm. Dover Park. (802) 464-5100. FAIRLEE. Summer Music Series Concert: Mellow Yellow. Free. 6:30–8 pm. On the Common, 75 Town Common Rd. (802) 331-0997. JEFFERSONVILLE. In the Field with Abenaki Land Link and [email protected]. fairleearts.org. Tuesdays through August. Chief Don Stevens. Join Chief Don Stevens and the Healthy Roots Collaborative in the field at West Farm to explore the Abenaki Land HUNTINGTON. A Gnome’s Eye View. Get down on the forest floor Link Crops. Chief Stevens will talk about the food sovereignty work of and imagine the world from the height of a gnome, a mouse, or a junco. the Nulhegan along with the historical significance of the three sisters Explore the sounds, scents, and colors up close and tiny. Make a wee crops and the story of Mother Corn. Attendants will also learn about home for something! Are your neighbors beetles, spiders, shrews? We’ll seed saving and enjoy snacks from the farm. Free. 10 am – 12 pm. West have hand lenses, sketchpaper, pencils if you don’t. We’ll explore our Farm, 497 W. Farm Rd. small spaces with 6’ separations, and will wear masks and make ways to share our discoveries safely. Fee: $5, must pre-register. 2-3 pm. Birds of LEBANON, NH. Nexus Music and Arts Festival. Concert: Kat Wright Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman Hollow Rd. (802) 434-2167. museum@ and two members of her octet, free, 5:30 pm. Concert: Jes and Jakob, birdsofvermont.org. birdsofvermont.org. free, 7 pm. Concert: Moondance. A celebration of Van Morrison’s biggest hits, free, 8 pm. Public art and al fresco dining. Colburn Park. (603) 448-0400. [email protected]. lebanonoperahouse.org. Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 18 Tuesday, August 17, continued: SHAFTSBURY. Celebrate Your Farmer Social. Farm-fresh pizza dinner baked in NOFA-VT’s wood-fired pizza oven, followed by a ONLINE. Northshire Live. Peter Canellos presents The Great Dissenter, farm tour. Following Stage 4 guidelines of the Vermont Forward Plan. in conversation with Field Horne. Peter will discuss his biography of Pre-registration required. 5:30–7:30 pm. Clear Brook Farm, 47 Hidden Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan who stood against all the Valley Rd. (802) 442-4273. clearbrookfarm.com. forces of Gilded Age America. Suggested contribution $5, registration required. 6 pm. Northshire Bookstore. (802) 362-2200. SOUTH POMFRET. Music on the Hill: The Four Hoarse Men. [email protected]. www.northshire.com. Mandolin, banjo, electric bass and acoustic guitar carry through the air during an outdoor concert. Picnics welcome. Tickets: $5; free for kids RICHMOND. Music While You Pick Series: Cookie’s Hot Club with under 5. 6:30 pm. ArtisTree Community Arts Center & Gallery, 2095 Citizen Cider Tasting. Pick-your-own blueberry farm offers a unique Pomfret Rd. (802) 457-3500. artistreevt.org. picking experience on Tuesdays and Thursdays during our season with live music in the evenings. Two-quart minimum on music nights at $6/ ST. ALBANS. Summer Concert Series: Old Man Garage Band. Snack quart. We provide baskets and carrying trays. 5 pm. Also open Friday, stand. Free. 5:30 pm. Taylor Park, 12 South Main St. (802) 524-6581. Saturday, and Sunday 8 am – 6 pm for regular picking. Owl’s Head stalbansvt.com/summerconcerts. Wednesdays through August 25. Blueberry Farm, 263 Blueberry Farm Rd. (802) 434-3387. [email protected]. www.owlsheadfarm.com. WILLISTON. Opera: Puccini’s Tosca, travels from one breathtaking moment to the next in break-neck speed, filled with all the passion, RUTLAND. 175th Vermont State Fair. Top name entertainers. Horse romance, and intrigue that one could possibly want in just under two pulls, ox pulls, horse, cattle, goat, sheep and rabbit exhibits and shows. hours. 7:30 pm; doors at 6:30 pm. Isham Family Farm, 3515 Oak Hill 4-H exhibits, farm museum, the Barnyard. Delicious food, vendors, Rd. [email protected]. (802) 247-4295. barnopera.com. demolition derbies, concerts, hypnotist, comedians, free grounds acts and much more.Admission $5 all ages on opening night, season pass THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 $25. Free parking. 5-11 pm. 175 South Main St. (802) 775-5200. [email protected]. vermontstatefair.org. Thru August 21. BARNARD. Thursday Night Music Series at Feast and Field. Kotoko Brass – Guinean/world. 5:30-8 pm. Across the street at Fable Farm, 1544 Royalton Tpk. BarnArts Center for the Arts. (802) 234-1645. info@ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18 barnarts.org. www.barnarts.org. Thursday nights through September 30. BRANDON. Music at the Riverbend featuring Enerjazz, a high energy big band. Free. 7 pm. Kennedy Park behind the Brandon Inn, 20 Park St. BRATTLEBORO. Weekly Food Truck Roundup. Local food, Vermont (802) 247-6401. [email protected]. www.brandon.org. Also August 25. craft brews, live music, and lawn games. Thursdays, 5-8 pm. Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Sq. (802) 490-2270. [email protected]. BRATTLEBORO. Artist Talk. Delita Martin discusses her installation retreatfarm.org. Every Thursday through September 22. Between Worlds, on view through May 2022. Free. 7:30 pm. Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, 10 Vernon St. (802) 257-0124. BRATTLEBORO. Curator Tour: Sequences. Free, in-person guided [email protected]. brattleboromuseum.org. tour of a group exhibition of contemporary works of art evocative of the influential work of American writer, photographer, and educator Minor BURLINGTON. ECHO Summer Music Series: Karen McFeeters, White (1908–1976). In person at the Museum, with a simultaneous Craig Anderson and John Gibbons. Lake Champlain serves as a natural livestream on Zoom and Facebook. Free. 7:30 pm. Brattleboro Museum backdrop for a family-friendly set. Cash bar. Tickets: $5-$10; free for and Art Center, 10 Vernon St. (802) 257-0124. kids. 5:30–730 pm. ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, 1 College [email protected]. www.brattleboromuseum.org. St. (802) 864-1848. echovermont.org. BURLINGTON. Summervale. Live music by Hot Pickin’ Party, HUNTINGTON. Bellamy Eagle Three-day Woodcarving Seminar. Burlington-based bluegrass trio. Local food, kid’s games, and Fee: $125 plus materials, must pre-register. Sign up by contacting Barb community connection. Free. 5:30-8 pm. Intervale Center, 180 Intervale Taylor at [email protected]. Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Rd. intervale.org. Every Thursday through September 2. Sherman Hollow Rd. (802) 434-2167. greenmountainwoodcarvers.org. birdsofvermont.org. Through August 20. DUMMERSTON. Concert. Arun Ramamurthy with Trina Basu. A versatile violinist, educator and organizer based in Brooklyn, NY. His ONLINE. Artist Talk. In this live Zoom presentation, Delita Martin music is rooted in his lifelong training of South Indian Carnatic music. discusses her installation Between Worlds, reconstructing the identity Tickets $20, under 12 free. 6 pm. Naulakha, 481 Kipling Rd. (802) 387- of Black women by piecing together the signs, symbols, and language 0102. www.nextstagearts.org. found in everyday life, from slavery through modern times. Free. 7:30 pm. Brattleboro Museum and Art Center. (802) 257-0124. FAIR HAVEN. Fair Haven Concert in the Park: Hand-Picked Band [email protected]. www.brattleboromuseum.org. (rock & country classics). Come early for a good seat. Free admission & parking. 50/50 raffle table. Food for sale. Concert cancelled in case of ONLINE. Words in the Woods: In this virtual presentation, poet Sarah inclement weather. 7 pm. Downtown Fair Haven. (802) 265-3010. Audsley visits Taconic Mountain Ramble in Hubbarton, Vermont. Free; registration required. 7 pm. Vermont Humanities Digital Channels. (802) FAIR HAVEN. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Thursdays 262-2626. [email protected]. vermonthumanities.org/digital. 3-6 pm. In Fair Haven Park. (802) 747-8264. www.vtfarmersmarket.org. Through October. RANDOLPH. 28th Annual Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival. Concert: Barbershop Quartet. Tickets $20 at the door. 7 pm. Chandler HUNTINGTON. Insects of the Day. With James Grant. Which Center for the Arts, 71 N. Main St. (802) 728-9878. chandler-arts.org. wonderful, weird, and wild insects are out during the day? Explore the museum grounds with James Grant, wildlife photographer. Stay after Through August 22. the walk for lemonade in the tree house. Fee: $5 suggested donation, must pre-register. 2-3:30 pm. Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman RUTLAND. Vermont State Fair. Fun, food, agriculture, entertainment, Hollow Rd. (802) 434-2167. [email protected]. carnival rides. Jeff Dunham: Seriously? 8:30 pm, tickets at paramountvt. www.birdsofvermont.org. org. Admission $10 ages 13 & up, $5 ages 6-12, ages 5 and under free, season pass $25. Active and retired military and seniors 65 and up are NORTH BENNINGTON. Moose Junior at Norshaft Lions Park. The free on Thursday. Free parking. Vermont State Fair Grounds, 175 S. Vermont Arts Exchange is firing up the Art Bus and bringing along a Main St. (802) 775-5200. [email protected]. fun musical concert for the whole family. Music for toddlers to teens www.vermontstatefair.org. Through August 21. and beyond! Bring a lawn chair or blanket. Free and open to all. In case of rain, we’ll reschedule. 6:30-7:30 pm. Norshaft Lions Park, Houghton RUTLAND. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Saturdays Lane. www.vtartxchange.org. through Oct. 30th, 9 am to 2 pm, and Wednesdays through October 27th, 1-5 pm, both downtown at Depot Park across from Walmart. (802) 342- 4727. vtfarmersmarket.org. May through October.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 19 Thursday, August 19, continued: Museum of Science, One Montshire Rd. (203) 984-3126. [email protected]. choralartsuv.org. Also August 27. ONLINE. Northshire Live. Ann Hagedorn presents Sleeper Agent: The Atomic Spy in America Who Got Away. Suggested contribution NORWICH. Theater on the Hill. Performance of Next to Normal in $5, registration required. 6 pm. Northshire Bookstore. (802) 362-2200. concert, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. [email protected]. northshire.com. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize. An unflinching look at a family struggling PITTSFORD. Presentation: Butterflies and Bats. An entertaining and with the effects of mental illness. Hosted by JAG Productions and informational nature adventure with presenter Jerry Schneider. King Arthur Flour. Tickets $25, at www.jagproductionsvt.com/theatre- Sponsored by the Maclure Library. 11 am. At the Pittsford Village Farm, on-a-hill. Courtyard opens 6:30 pm with local food and beverages. 42 Elm St. (802) 483-2972. maclurelibrary.org. Performance 8 pm. At King Arthur Baking Company, 135 U.S. 5 South. (802) 332-3270. [email protected]. www.jagproductionsvt. RANDOLPH. 28th Annual Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival. com. Through August 22. Open rehearsal. Admission free, goodwill offering at the door. 7 pm. Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N. Main St. (802) 728-9878. chandler- PETERSBURG, NY. Monthly Farm Tour. We use Afro-indigenous arts.org. Through August 22. agroforestry, silvopasture, wildcrafting, polyculture, and spiritual farming practices to regenerate 80 acres of mountainside land. By RUTLAND. Vermont State Fair. Fun, food, agriculture, entertainment, reservation. 3:30 pm. Soul Fire Farm, 1972 NY Hwy 2. (518) 880-9372. carnival rides. ond Hill Pro Rodeo 6:30 pm, tickets at paramountvt. [email protected]. soulfirefarm.org.Third Fridays. org. Admission $10 ages 13 & up, $5 ages 6-12, ages 5 and under free, season pass $25. Free parking. 5-11 pm. Vermont State Fair Grounds, RANDOLPH. 28th Annual Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival. 175 S. Main St. (802) 775-5200. [email protected]. Friday Night in the Gallery: concert with Annemieke & Jeremiah www.vermontstatefair.org. Through August 21. McLane. Specially tailored for kids of all ages! Admission: Free, goodwill offering at the door. 7 pm in Downstairs Gallery, Chandler SOUTH BURLINGTON. SoBu Nite Out, with Band X. Spend an Center for the Arts, 71 N. Main St. 802) 728-9878. chandler-arts.org. evening in the park, listening to live music, enjoying different cuisines. Through August 22. Food trucks and local bands. 5-8 pm. Veterans Memorial park, 1000 Dorset St. (802) 846-4108. southburlingtonvt.gov. RUTLAND. Vermont State Fair. Fun, food, agriculture, entertainment, carnival rides. Open Gymkhana. Free VTPA Truck & Tractor Pulls 7 pm. SOUTH HERO. Summer Concert Series: Nobby Reed. Reservations Admission $10 ages 13 & up, $5 ages 6-12, ages 5 and under free. High not required; courtesy calls for groups of eight or more appreciated. school and college student free with I.D. on Friday. Free parking. Show 6:30-8:30 pm. Snow Farm Vineyard, 190 West Shore Rd. tickets at paramountvt.org. Vermont State Fair Grounds, 175 S. Main St. (802) 372-9463. [email protected]. www.snowfarm.com. (802) 775-5200. [email protected]. www.vermontstatefair. org. Also August 21. WATERBURY. Concert in the Park: John Lackard. “The hardest working blues band in New England.” Free. 6-8:30 pm. Rusty Parker ST. ALBANS. Music on Main Concert Series: Ava Speers and The Memorial Park. waterburyvtrotary.org/page/concerts. Thursdays through Church Restoration Project. Bring a chair. Free. 5:30-7:30 pm. August 26. Morrisville Gazebo, Lower Main St. (802) 888-1261. info@riverartsvt. org. facebook.com/maccvt. WEST RUTLAND. Audubon Marsh Monitoring Walk. Join us for the full 3.7-mile loop, or go halfway. Meet at the marsh boardwalk SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 on Marble Street at 7 am. [email protected]. rutlandcountyaudubon.org. BENNINGTON. Summer Farmers Market. Live music. Every Saturday 10 am – 1 pm. At the Deer Park, 100 Veterans Memorial Dr. FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 www.benningtonfarmersmarket.org. Through October 30. BELLOWS FALLS. Bellow Falls Third Friday (BF3F). Bellows Falls BRANDON. Opera: Puccini’s “Tosca.” Barn Opera of Brandon Opera showing movies. Greater Falls Farmers Market 4-7 pm. performs one of Puccini’s greatest operas, a political operatic thriller, (802) 460-2333. bellowsfallsvt.org. Third Fridays. filled with romance and tragedy. Tickets: $50. doors at 6:30 pm. 7:30–9:30 pm. Estabrook Park, 760 Grove St. (802) 772-5601. BRANDON. Farmer’s Market. Local farmers, specialty food producers, [email protected]. barnopera.com. and artisans. Every Friday from 9 am – 2 pm in downtown Brandon. On first Fridays the Market is held from 2-6 pm. (802) 273-2655.Fridays BRANDON. Town Hall Concert. With singer-songwriter Melissa D & through October. Friends. $5. 7:30 pm. Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Square, Route 7. [email protected]. www.brandon.org. CASTLETON. Opera: “Tosca.” Barn Opera of Brandon performs one of Puccini’s greatest operas, a political operatic thriller, filled with BRATTLEBORO. Goat Yoga. Join the talented teachers from Inner romance and tragedy. Tickets: $50. 7:30-9:30 pm. Cedar Meadow, 646 Heat Yoga on the Farm for a one-hour session featuring our herd of Rice Willis Rd. (802) 772-5601. [email protected]. barnopera.com. playful and curious baby goats, followed by a 30-min meet and greet. Fee $25 per person, ages 13+. Saturdays 9-10:30 am. Retreat Farm, 45 GRAFTON. Lady Beetle Survey. A Citizen Science Project. Vermont Farmhouse Sq. (802) 490-2270. [email protected]. retreatfarm. historically had 35 species of native lady beetles. Search for native org. Saturdays through August 21. species in the Chapman Meadow. Be prepared to venture into our field and help collect insects with sweep nets (provided). Long pants and BRATTLEBORO. Music Under the Stars Concert: Pan Evolution Steel sturdy shoes are recommended, as well as any other gear for the weather Orchestra. Food truck fare, crafts beers and maple creemees. Gates open that day. Or we will also provide information for how you can do your at 4 pm, concert 5:30 pm. Free. Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Sq. (802) own Lady Beetle survey at home through iNaturalist. Free. 10 am – 12 490-2270. retreatfarm.org. pm. The Nature Museum, 186 Townshend Rd. (802) 843-2111. www.nature-museum.org. BROOKLINE. Kids on the Mountain: Natural Treasure Hunt with Sam Quintal. 2½-hour 1-mile hike to the summit of Putney Mountain and NORTH BENNINGTON. Live Music. Flashpoint. Covering your back. Open to kids ages 4-10. Focus on noticing details of the forest and favorite 60’s and 70’s classics. Cash bar and Food Trucks will be on the the landscape and exploring and testing explanations. Limit 12 families; grounds starting at 5:30 pm. Bring your lawn chairs and picnic baskets- masks required. Snacks provided at the summit. One parent per family there’s plenty of room to spread out comfortably. Free admission. 6-8 to accompany their kids. Free. 10 am – 12:30 pm. Putney Mountain pm. On the veranda, Park McCullough Historic Governor’s Mansion, Trailhead, 443 Putney Mountain Rd. Rain date: August 22 1 Park St. (802) 491-7677. parkmccullough.org.
NORWICH. Summer Sings! Sing great choral music with dynamic local conductors. Brahms “Requiem.” Bring your own chair. Suggested donation: $10. Fridays, 6:30–8:30 pm. Outdoor Pavilion at Montshire
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 20 Saturday, August 21, continued: RUTLAND. Learning the Common Ferns of Vermont, with Peter Hope. Fern morphology and fern walk. Bring insect repellent, magnifying CASTLETON. VT Fish & Wildlife Teen Conservation Weekend, Boys lenses, and a lunch to enjoy at the park before the walk. Sponsored by ages 15-17. Backpack out to a remote pond for an evening of camping Rutland County Audubon Society. Free, all ages. Presentation 10 am in and fishing. Cost: $100, includes all meals. 8 am Saturday through 4 pm the Fox Room, Rutland Free Library, 10 Court St. Lunch and walk at Sunday. Edward F. Kehoe Conservation Camp. (802) 249-3199. Hannah. Pine Hill Park, 2 Oak St. (802) 747-4466. [email protected]. vtfishandwildlife.com.Also Aug. 22. RUTLAND. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Saturdays GLOVER. Bread and Puppet Theater. Domestic Resurrection Circus through October 30th, 9 am to 2 pm, and Wednesdays through October Saturday and Sunday 4 pm. Tickets $10. Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 27th, 1-5 pm, both downtown at Depot Park across from Walmart. Heights Rd. (802) 525-3031. www.breadandpuppet.org. Thru August 29. (802) 342-4727. vtfarmersmarket.org. Through October.
HANOVER, NH. New York Theatre Workshop Performance: A New SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 Project, by Kristina Wong. Followed by Q&A with the artists. Tickets: pick your price. 4 pm. Bentley Theater, Hopkins Center, 4 East GLOVER. Bread and Puppet Theater. Domestic Resurrection Circus Wheelock St. (603) 646-2422. www.hop.dartmouth.edu. Saturday and Sunday 4 pm. Tickets $10. Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 Heights Rd. (802) 525-3031. www.breadandpuppet.org. Thru August 29. KILLINGTON. Hike Quimby. Climb east on the Appalachian Trail then follow an abandoned road to view the little Woodard cemetery, with JACKSONVILLE. Summer Concert Series: Three Way Street. Pack a views toward Pico and Killington. Return by the Quimby Road. Bring picnic, grab your lawn chairs. Free. 2 pm. Dover Park. (802) 464-5100. drinking water and a lunch. By reservation only. Green Mountain Club, Killington Section. To register contact Herb Ogden, (802) 293-2510, MARSHFIELD. Equine Therapy Clinic with Tim Hayes, to benefit [email protected]. www.gmckillington.org. Rhythm of the Rein Therapeutic Riding and Driving Program. Simple basic equine ground skills will address emotional responses; developing MIDDLEBURY. Fool-A-Roo. Community-wide celebration. World- compassion, self-awareness, self-acceptance, emotional wounds; famous buskers and live music, alongside sidewalk sales and pop-ups, ineffective tools from childhood; and much more. Registration: $250 + treats and activities. Performances from The Real McCoy Show, Cate $25 audit fee, includes access to horses, a covered arena, and the clinic Great, Snap Boogie, and the dance band Atom & the Orbits, plus more itself. 9 am – 4 pm. Water Tower Farm. (802) 426-3781. surprises. 1-5 pm. Downtown. (802) 382-9222. townhalltheater.org. [email protected]. rhythmoftherein.org. MONTPELIER. Riverfest. Community-wide, family-friendly river NEWBURY. Annual UnCommon Jam Festival. From blues to funk to celebration. Walk the North Branch naturalists. Workshops on aquatic rock to newgrass, with a lineup including Dave Keller, The Mammals, biodiversity and habitat conservation. Float the river in an innertube, and Linda B & the Barncats. Food and craft beer. Admission: $10. 1-6 canoe, kayak or paddleboard. Plant a tree or join a stream clean-up crew. pm. The Common, Main Street. (603) 989-5500. [email protected]. Make art with artist/naturalists. Music, aquatic exhibits and aquaria. Bring a picnic. 1-3 pm. North Branch Nature Center, 713 Elm St. NORWICH. Theater on the Hill. Performance of Next to Normal in (802) 229-6206. [email protected]. concert, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. www.northbranchnaturecenter.org. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize. Hosted by JAG Productions and King Arthur NORTH BENNINGTON. Concert with The Mammals. Thyme Tables Flour. Tickets $25, at www.jagproductionsvt.com/theatre-on-a-hill. will be serving alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. No outside Courtyard opens 6:30 pm with local food and beverages. Performance 8 alcohol allowed on the premises. Grounds open for picnicking 5 pm, pm. At King Arthur Baking Company, 135 U.S. 5 South. (802) 332- show 6 pm. Presented by the Vermont Arts Exchange and the Hiland 3270. [email protected]. www.jagproductionsvt.com. Hall Garden. 6-8 pm. At Hiland Hall Garden, 3 Park St. www.vtartxchange.org. WAITSFIELD. Outdoor Concert: The Grift. Free. 4-7 pm. Worthy Burger Too, 114 Mad River Green. (802) 496-2575. worthyvermont. NORWICH. Theater on the Hill. Performance of Next to Normal in com/worthy-burger-too. concert, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and WESTON. Conversation: David E. Sanger. In-person conversation the 2010 Pulitzer Prize. An unflinching look at a family struggling about Washington, America, and the World in 2021. Audience Q&A with the effects of mental illness. Hosted by JAG Productions and session moderated by Wayne Granquist. 7 pm. Indoors at the Weston King Arthur Flour. Tickets $25, at www.jagproductionsvt.com/theatre- Playhouse, 703 Main St. (802) 824-5288. westonplayhouse.org. on-a-hill. Courtyard opens 6:30 pm with local food and beverages. Performance 8 pm. At King Arthur Baking Company, 135 U.S. 5 South. WOODSTOCK. 28th Annual Central Vermont Chamber Music (802) 332-3270. [email protected]. jagproductionsvt.com. Festival. Concert: Encore performance – String Quartets by Haydn, Also August 22. Vaughan Williams and Beethoven. Donation at the door. 7:30 pm. Woodstock Unitarian Universalist Church. (802) 728-9878. QUECHEE. Forest Fairy Hunts. Build fairy houses with natural chandler-arts.org. materials and trek through the forest while hunting for fairies. Visit from our Fairy Grandmother. Wearing wings encouraged. Included TUESDAY, AUGUST 24 with admission: adults $17.50, seniors (62 plus), students, educators & veterans $16.50, youth (4-17) $15, 3 & under free. 10 am – 2 pm. FAIRLEE. Summer Music Series Concert: Patti Casey and the Wicked Vermont Institute of Natural Science Nature Center, 149 Natures Way. Fine Players. Free. 6:30-8 pm. On the Common, 75 Town Common (802) 359-5000. [email protected]. vinsweb.org. Rd. (802) 331-0997. [email protected]. fairleearts.org. Tuesdays through August. RANDOLPH. 28th Annual Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival. Concert: String Quartets by Haydn, Vaughan Williams and Beethoven. MIDDLEBURY. Gallery Talk. With Trent Campbell and Angelo 7:30 pm. Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 N. Main St. (802) 728-9878. Lynn. In conjunction with the exhibit, Faces of Addison County: A chandler-arts.org. Also August 22. Trent Campbell Retrospective. Free, registration required. 5 pm. Henry Sheldon Museum, 1 Park St. [email protected]. RUTLAND. Vermont State Fair. Fun, food, agriculture, entertainment, www.henrysheldonmuseum.org. carnival rides. Open Horse Show. Woodbooger Demolition Derby 5:30 pm, tickets at paramountvt.org. Admission $10 ages 13 & up, $5 ages ONLINE. Virtual Visiting Writer Reading: Thaila Field. Her newest 6-12, ages 5 and under free. Free parking. Vermont State Fair Grounds, New Directions book, Personhood, continues her exploration of animal- 175 S. Main St. (802) 775-5200. [email protected]. www. human relations in history, language, and narrative. Free; registration vermontstatefair.org. required. 7-8 pm. Vermont Studio Center. (802) 635-2727. info@ vermontstudiocenter.org. vermontstudiocenter.org. Also August 25.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 21 Tuesday, August 24, continued: BURLINGTON. Summervale. Live music by Red Hot Juba, Burlington-based band. Local food, kid’s games, and community SOUTH BURLINGTON. Richard Thompson in Concert. Grammy connection. Free. 5:30-8 pm. Intervale Center, 180 Intervale Rd. award-nominated legend. Tickets $49. 8 pm. Higher Ground Ballroom, intervale.org. Every Thursday through September 2. 1214 Williston Rd. (802) 652-0777. www.highergroundmusic.com. FAIR HAVEN. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Thursdays WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25 3-6 pm. In Fair Haven Park. (802) 747-8264. www.vtfarmersmarket.org. Through October. BRANDON. Music at the Riverbend featuring Emma Cook & Questionable Company performing folk funk. Free. 7 pm. Kennedy Park LYNDONVILLE. Caledonia County Fair. Vermont’s Oldest Fair! behind the Brandon Inn, 20 Park St. (802) 247-6401. [email protected]. Admission. 7 am – 9 pm. Caledonia County Fairgrounds, 1 Fairgrounds www.brandon.org. Rd., Mountain View Park. (802) 748-4208. www.caledoniacountyfair. com. Through August 29. BRATTLEBORO. Gallery Walk. Brattleboro Museum and Art Center is open late and admission is free during Brattleboro’s monthly Gallery ONLINE. Representations of Railroading. Presentation by Scott Lothes Walk, a first-Friday community celebration of all things artful. 5-8 pm. traces that long relationship, focusing on paintings from the 1830s to the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, 10 Vernon St. (802) 257-0124. present. Free. 7:30 pm. Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, 10 Vernon [email protected]. brattleboromuseum.org. St. (802) 257-0124. brattleboromuseum.org. BRATTLEBORO. Gallery Walkthrough: Expedition. Free, in-person ONLINE. Northshire Live. Meredith Hall presents Beneficence, with or online. Registration required for Zoom, optional for in-person. 7:30 Joyce Maynard, author of Count the Ways. Suggested contribution $5, pm. Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, 10 Vernon St. (802) 257-0124. registration required. 6 pm. Northshire Bookstore. (802) 362-2200. [email protected]. www.brattleboromuseum.org. [email protected]. northshire.com. LEBANON, NH. Concert: Richard Thompson. Singer/guitarist PITTSFORD. Presentation: Reptiles. A presentation by the Southern showcases his fleet-fingered fretwork, poetic songwriting, and engaging Vermont History Museum. Sponsored by the Maclure Library. 11 am. At storytelling. Tickets: $55-$75. 7:30 pm. Lebanon Opera House, the Pittsford Village Farm, 42 Elm St. (802) 483-2972. 51 North Park St. (603) 448-0400. [email protected]. www.maclurelibrary.org. lebanonoperahouse.org. SOUTH HERO. Summer Concert Series: Contraband. Reservations LYNDONVILLE. Caledonia County Fair. Vermont’s Oldest Fair! not required; courtesy calls for groups of eight or more appreciated. Tickets $12. 4-9 pm. Caledonia County Fairgrounds, 1 Fairgrounds Rd., 6:30–8:30 pm. Snow Farm Vineyard, 190 West Shore Rd. Mountain View Park. (802) 748-4208. www.caledoniacountyfair.com. (802) 372 9463. [email protected]. www.snowfarm.com. Through August 29. STOWE. Spruce Peak Summer Concert Series. Jason Spooner Band 7 MIDDLEBURY. Seventh Annual Middlebury New Filmmakers pm and Pete Kilpatrick Band 8 pm. Great food and outdoor fun. Tickets: Festival. Five Days of Screenings. More than 120 films scheduled. lawn seating $30 (no chairs allowed), table seating $40. Green opens at Evening screenings on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday under the tent 5 pm. Spruce Peak Village Green, 7412 Mountain Rd. (877) 291-3781. at the Swift House Inn. Merch Store. Panels, presentations, and social [email protected]. sprucepeak.com. gatherings. Festival pass $100, day pass $40, individual tickets: advance $17, walk-up $13. Opening night/afterparty: $60. Screening venues: WAITSFIELD. Growing a Homegrown State Park: Hear Doug Tallamy Town Hall Theater, Marquis Theatre (two screens), Swift House Inn. at a Community Workshop & Dinner. Sponsored by the Vermont middfilmfest.org/mnff7. Through August 29. Alliance for Half-Earth and the Vermont Natural Resources Council. 5-8 pm. Hosted by Lareau Farm and American Flatbread, 46 Lareau Rd. ONLINE. Virtual Visiting Writer Reading: Thaila Field. Her newest Free, donations appreciated. Register by August 20 at New Directions book, Personhood, continues her exploration of animal- [email protected]. www.vt.audubon.org. human relations in history, language, and narrative. Free; registration required. 10-11 am. Vermont Studio Center. (802) 635-2727. info@ WATERBURY. Concert in the Park: WDEV Radio Rangers. Four-piece vermontstudiocenter.org. vermontstudiocenter.org. band playing all your favorite country, western swing, originals, novelty songs, and blue grass zingers. Free. 6-8:30 pm. Rusty Parker Memorial PUTNEY. Bread & Puppet Theater. presents Our Domestic Resurrection Park. waterburyvtrotary.org/page/concerts. Circus. After the show Bread & Puppet will serve its famous sourdough rye bread with aioli, and Bread & Puppet’s “Cheap Art”– books, posters, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 postcards, pamphlets and banners from the Bread & Puppet Press – will BENNINGTON. Concert in the Courtyard: Big Stone Gap. Bluegrass be for sale. Co-presented byNext Stage Arts and Sandglass Theater. and old-time band. Bring your own blankets or lawn chairs and arrive Tickets $20, under 12 free. 6 pm. The Grammar School Soccer Field, 48 early. The Avocado Pit serving tacos, beer and wine. Kids’ makerspace. Hickory Ridge Rd. (802) 387-0102. www.nextstagearts.org. Galleries open until 6 pm. Free. 5-7 pm. Courtyard at Bennington Museum, 75 Main St. (802) 447-1571. benningtonmuseum.org. RUTLAND. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Saturdays through Oct. 30th, 9 am to 2 pm, and Wednesdays through BONDVILLE. 2021 Bondville Fair. Oldest fair in Vermont since 1797, October 27th, 1-5 pm, both downtown at Depot Park across from which makes this our 223rd year. Admission: Friday $5 before 5 pm, Walmart. (802) 342-4727. vtfarmersmarket.org. May through October. $10 after 5 pm. $15, seniors $5 all weekend. Admission includes free parking, unlimited amusement rides, track events, entertainment. Gates ST. ALBANS. Summer Concert Series: Squirrel. Snack stand. Free. open at 10 am daily; rides open at 12 noon. Bondville Fair, 30 VT Rt. 5:30 pm. Taylor Park, 12 South Main St. (802) 524-6581. stalbansvt. 30. (802) 297-2927. bondvillefair.org. Through August 29. com/summerconcerts. BRANDON. Farmer’s Market. Local farmers, specialty food producers, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 and artisans. Every Friday from 9 am – 2 pm in downtown Brandon. On first Fridays the Market is held from 2-6 pm. (802) 273-2655.Fridays BARNARD. Thursday Night Music Series at Feast and Field. Myra through October. Flynn – indie/soul. 5:30-8 pm. Across the street at Fable Farm, 1544 Royalton Tpk. BarnArts Center for the Arts. (802) 234-1645. info@ COLEBROOK, NH. 30th Annual North Country Moose Festival. barnarts.org. www.barnarts.org. Thursday nights through September 30. Street Fair featuring artisan crafters, food vendors, cruise night, kid’s games, live music, arts & crafts, moose cruise parade, and more! Free BRATTLEBORO. Weekly Food Truck Roundup. Local food, Vermont admission. 3-8 pm. Downtown Main Street. (603) 237-8939. craft brews, live music, and lawn games. Thursdays, 5-8 pm. Retreat www.moosefestival.com. Also August 28 in Canaan, VT. Farm, 45 Farmhouse Sq. (802) 490-2270. [email protected]. retreatfarm.org. Every Thursday through September 22.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 22 Friday, August 27, continued: CANAAN. 30th Annual North Country Moose Festival. Down home country fair! Artisan crafters, food vendors, moose chili, horse drawn ESSEX JUNCTION. Champlain Valley Fair. Tribute Concert to wagon rides, classic car show, moose calling contest, cow plop bingo, Michael Jackson and Abba. On the Xfinity Stage in the Grandstand. Free maple tasting & contest, kid’s games, arts & crafts, live music, dog show, with paid admission to the fair. 7 pm. Champlain Valley Fair, 105 Pearl Art contest, and more! Admission $5 (ages 13 and up), children 5-12 $3, St. (802) 878-5545. [email protected]. www.champlainvalleyfair.org. 4 and under free. . 10 am – 3:30 pm. Recreation Park. (603) 237-8939. www.moosefestival.com. HUNTINGTON. Moths in the Evening (and more!). Join Vermont Entomological Society naturalists and entomologists for a twilight walk EAST FAIRFIELD. Summer Music Series Concert: VT Bluegrass to find out what attracts moths, what they do in the wild, and how they Pioneers. Four of Vermont’s veteran and best-known bluegrass differ from butterflies. Bring magnifying glasses and an insect net if musicians: brothers “Banjo” Dan and Willy Lindner, bassist Sam you have one. Do bring your water bottle and dress for outdoors. Free, Blagden, and Danny Coane. Admission: adults $10, under 16 free. donations accepted, must pre-register. Meet in the parking lot of the 5 pm. Meeting House Green, 53 School St. (802) 827-6626. Museum. Masks required when within six feet of other people. 7:30-9 www.meetinghouseonthegreen.org. pm. Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman Hollow Rd. (802) 434-2167. [email protected]. birdsofvermont.org. EDEN MILLS. Nulhegan Abenaki Heritage Weekend. Singing, drumming, and dancing. Free event, rain or shine, fun for the whole LYNDONVILLE. Caledonia County Fair. Vermont’s Oldest Fair! family. 10 am – 5 pm. Mount Norris Scout Reservation, 1 Boy Scout Admission. 7 am – 9 pm. Caledonia County Fairgrounds, 1 Fairgrounds Camp Rd. (804) 943-6197. [email protected]. Rd., Mountain View Park. (802) 748-4208. caledoniacountyfair.com. www.abenakitribe.org/heritage-gathering. Also August 29. Through August 29. ESSEX JUNCTION. Champlain Valley Fair. Grandstand Motocross NORWICH. Theater on the Hill. Performance of Next to Normal in Show: Freestyle Motocross. 7 pm. Champlain Valley Fair, 105 Pearl St. concert, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. (802) 878-5545. [email protected]. www.champlainvalleyfair.org. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize. Hosted by JAG Productions and King Arthur GLOVER. Bread and Puppet Theater. Domestic Resurrection Circus Flour. Tickets $25, at www.jagproductionsvt.com/theatre-on-a-hill. Saturday and Sunday 4 pm. Tickets $10. Bread and Puppet Theater, 753 Courtyard opens 6:30 pm with local food and beverages. Performance 8 Heights Rd. (802) 525-3031. www.breadandpuppet.org. Also August 29. pm. At King Arthur Baking Company, 135 U.S. 5 South. (802) 332-3270. [email protected]. jagproductionsvt.com. HUNTINGTON. August Bird Monitoring Walk. Birders—current, Through August 29. experienced, newbie and would-be—welcome! Monitoring walk outdoors on the Museum’s trails in forest and meadow. Bring your NORWICH. Summer Sings! Sing great choral music with dynamic own binoculars, dress for weather. Face masks required when within local conductors. Vivaldi “Magnificat (SSA).” Bring your own chair. six feet of each other. 7:30-9 am. Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Suggested donation: $10. Fridays, 6:30–8:30 pm. Outdoor Pavilion at Sherman Hollow Rd. (802) 434-2167. [email protected]. Montshire Museum of Science, One Montshire Rd. (203) 984-3126. birdsofvermont.org. Also September 25. [email protected]. choralartsuv.org. LUDLOW. Best of Vermont Summer Festival. Specialty foods; wine, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 spirits and brew tastings. Artisan products, live music, hot air balloons; and so much more. Saturday 12 noon – 7 pm, Sunday 10 a.m – 4 pm. BELLOWS FALLS. Presentation. Fisheries Management: A Complex Okemo Field on Route 103 and Bixby Rd. yourplaceinvermont.com. and Fascinating Underwater World. Join us for this free event with Through August 29. fishery expert, Robert Murphy, Ph.D. 10-11 am. Bellows Falls Fish Ladder, 17 Bridge St. (802) 460-4664. (802) 843-2111. LYNDONVILLE. Caledonia County Fair. Vermont’s Oldest Fair! [email protected]. www.nature-museum.org. Admission. 7 am – 9 pm. Caledonia County Fairgrounds, 1 Fairgrounds Rd., Mountain View Park. (802) 748-4208. www.caledoniacountyfair. BENNINGTON. Summer Farmers Market. Live music. Every Saturday com. Also August 29. 10 am – 1 pm. At the Deer Park, 100 Veterans Memorial Dr. www.benningtonfarmersmarket.org. Through October 30. NORTH HERO. Concert: A Cappella Lollapalooza. High-voltage barbershop quartet. Barbershop standards, Doo Wop, 50s, American BRANDON. Town Hall Concert. With PhilHenry and The News Songbook and contemporary songs. Tickets: $20 advance, $25 at the Feed. $5. 7:30 pm. Brandon Town Hall, 1 Conant Square, Route 7. door. 6:30 pm, gates open 5:30 pm for picnic. Island Arts Center at The [email protected]. www.brandon.org. Homer Knight Barn, US Rte 2. (802) 372-8889. [email protected]. islandarts.org. BRATTLEBORO. Kampfires Cajun Zydeco Fest 2021. With Jeffery Broussard and the Creole Cowboys, Planet Zydeco, and Easy Street NORWICH. Theater on the Hill. Performance of Next to Normal in Bayou. Outdoors. Covered dance floor. Cajun food, craft beers. Full concert, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. hookup RV and camping sites. No coolers, dogs, or smoking, outside Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and alcohol permitted. Lawn chairs, shade umbrellas, and blankets welcome. the 2010 Pulitzer Prize. Hosted by JAG Productions and King Arthur Tickets $10, under 12 free, VIP $20. Tickets at brownpapertickets.com. Flour. Tickets $25, at www.jagproductionsvt.com/theatre-on-a-hill. Music 1-6:30 pm, rain or shine; gates at noon. Kampfires Campground, Courtyard opens 6:30 pm with local food and beverages. Performance 8 792 Rt. 5. (802) 254-2098. kampfires.com. pm. At King Arthur Baking Company, 135 U.S. 5 South. (802) 332- 3270. [email protected]. www.jagproductionsvt.com. Also BRATTLEBORO. Minor White Photography Workshop. With August 29. photographer Jade Doskow. Fee: $35. Registration required. 4 pm. Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, 10 Vernon St. (802) 257-0124. ORFORD, NH. Outdoor Concert: Gerry Grimo and The East Bay Jazz [email protected]. brattleboromuseum.org. Ensemble at the Orford Bandstand. Bring a picnic and chairs. Rain or shine. Free. 6 pm. Orford East Common, Main St./Rte 10. BONDVILLE. 2021 Bondville Fair. Oldest fair in Vermont since 1797, (603) 353-4220. [email protected]. which makes this our 223rd year. Admission: Friday $5 before 5 pm, $10 after 5 pm; Saturday $15, Sunday $10, seniors $5 all weekend. RANDOLPH. Live&Out Concert Series: Bow Thayer and Company. Admission includes free parking, unlimited amusement rides, track Bring a chair. Refreshments for sale. Tickets: pay what you can. 7 pm. events, entertainment. Gates open at 10 am daily; rides open at 12 noon. Sponsored by Chandler Center for the Arts. At Farr’s Hill. Bondville Fair, 30 VT Rte 30. (802) 297-2927. www.bondvillefair.org. (802) 728-9878. [email protected]. www.chandler-arts.org. Also August 29. RUTLAND. Vermont Outdoor Summer Farmers’ Market. Saturdays through October 30th, 9 am to 2 pm, and Wednesdays through October 27th, 1-5 pm, both downtown at Depot Park across from Walmart. (802) 342-4727. vtfarmersmarket.org. Through October.
Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 23 Saturday, August 28, continued: MILTON. In-Person Event: Wetland Sketching Treasure Hunt. Learn field sketching techniques with Susan Abbott and explore the natural SHEFFIELD. 11th Annual Walk in the Woods, with woodland owner beauty of Vermont’s wetlands with the Vermont Land Trust. Bring bug Al Robertson. Leisurely walk to: enjoy the trails, check out last year’s spray, hat, and long pants with closed shoes. Pack a lunch to enjoy after logging job, learn about resilience plantings and wildlife thinnings. the class. Fee: $10, families $15. 10 am – 1 pm. Milton Artists’ Guild, Cider tasting and light refreshments after the walk. Rain or shine, so 199 US-7 South. (802) 223-5234. [email protected]. vlt.org. dress accordingly. Mild to moderate hiking on rough trails. Sponsored www.susanabbott.com. by Vermont Woodlands Association. Free; donations welcomed. 11 am. Pfälzerwald Tree Farm, 1619 Berry Hill Rd. (802) 747-7900. NORWICH. Theater on the Hill. Performance of Next to Normal in [email protected]. vermontwoodlands.org. concert, with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and SPRINGFIELD. North School Tag Sale, hosted by North School the 2010 Pulitzer Prize. Hosted by JAG Productions and King Arthur Preservation Society. 10 am – 2 pm. 49 Main St., North Springfield. Flour. Tickets $25, at www.jagproductionsvt.com/theatre-on-a-hill. Courtyard opens 6:30 pm with local food and beverages. Performance 8 STOWE. How Do Animals Eat Locally? Learn about the history of pm. At King Arthur Baking Company, 135 U.S. 5 South. (802) 332- the Mill Trail and about food webs and the important relationship 3270. [email protected]. www.jagproductionsvt.com. that animals share within them. Make your own food web about local communities. Free. 12 noon – 2 pm. Mill Trail, Notchbrook Rd. ONLINE. Northshire Live. Louise Penny presents The Madness of [email protected]. stowelandtrust.org. Crowds, her latest Inspector Gamache novel. With Robert Bathurst, narrator of the audiobook. Tickets: $32–$38, includes a copy of the VERGENNES. 39th Annual Vergennes Day. Street dance the night book, registration required. 2 pm. Northshire Bookstore. before featuring “The Hitmen” 7-10 pm. 60+ vendor booths in City Park. (802) 362-2200. [email protected]. northshire.com. Live music on the bandstand. Pancake breakfast at the fire station. Horse and wagon rides. Little City Road Race, Lions Club chicken BBQ, and PLAINFIELD. Concert: Sky Blue Boys and Cookie. Old ballads, parlor merchant sales throughout downtown. 10 am – 3 pm. City Park. (802) songs, heart songs, and sacred numbers. Admission by donation. Bring 377-7080. vergennesday.com. your own chairs or blankets. 5-6:15 pm. Plainfield Opera House Summer Outdoor Series. Plainfield Rec Field, Recreation Field Rd. (802) 498- SUNDAY, AUGUST 29 3173. [email protected]. plainfieldoperahousevt.org. BONDVILLE. 2021 Bondville Fair. Oldest fair in Vermont since 1797, QUECHEE. Yoga in the Canopy. With Sharon Comeau, in the treetops which makes this our 223rd year. Admission: Friday $5 before 5 pm, on the VINS Forest Canopy Walk. All levels of experience welcome. $10 after 5 pm; Saturday $15, Sunday $10, seniors $5 all weekend. Dress in layers for being outdoors and bring a yoga mat. We’ll use a Admission includes free parking, unlimited amusement rides, track covered outdoor area in event of rain. Admission. 8-9:45 am. Vermont events, entertainment. Gates open at 10 am daily; rides open at 12 noon. Institute of Natural Science Nature Center, 149 Natures Way. Bondville Fair, 30 VT Rte 30. (802) 297-2927. bondvillefair.org. (802) 359-5000. [email protected]. vinsweb.org. BRISTOL. Bristol Hub Summer Music Series: Vermont Youth STOWE. Race To The Top Of Vermont. A 4.3 Mile, 2564 vertical ft Orchestra. Bring a picnic, enjoy the music, summer time, and a safe hill climb up the tallest mountain in Vermont. As many as 800 hikers, community. Free. 4-5 pm. Bristol Recreation Field Pavilion. mountain bikers, and runners from across the U.S. and Canada to climb (802) 453-5885. [email protected]. bristolvt.myrec.com. Mount Mansfield. The course climbs up the historic Toll Road, is 4.3 miles in length, and climbs 2564 ft. www.rtttovt.com. CHARLOTTE. 8th Annual Cycle (and Walk!) 4 CMT. One of the largest cycling event fundraisers (for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disorder) ST. JOHNSBURY. Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series: Oshima in Vermont. Light breakfast followed by either a 15, 25 or 40 mile Brothers. Contemporary folk and acoustic pop. Free. 5-7 pm. Dog route through beautiful challenging areas of Shelburne, Charlotte and Mountain, 143 Parks Rd. (802) 748-2600. [email protected]. Hinesburg VT. After-party with catered lunch, live music, free beer www.catamountarts.org. and silent auction. 8 am – 3 pm. The Old Lantern Inn and Barn, 3260 Greenbush Rd. www.cycle4cmt.com. WESTON. Concert: Margo Seibert. Broadway favorites, Patsy Cline tunes, and original songs from her album 77th Street. 7 pm. Under the EDEN MILLS. Nulhegan Abenaki Heritage Weekend. Singing, Tent at Walker Farm, 703 Main St. (802) 824-5288. drumming, and dancing. Free event, rain or shine, fun for the whole www.westonplayhouse.org. family. 10 am – 5 pm. Mount Norris Scout Reservation, 1 Boy Scout Camp Rd. (804) 943-6197. [email protected]. WINDSOR. Picnic at Artisans Park. Fundraiser for Vermont Fresh www.abenakitribe.org/heritage-gathering. Network. Local products featured in each menu item. Meander through the maze, labyrinth, and 18 works of art along the Connecticut River. ESSEX JUNCTION. Champlain Valley Fair. Monster Truck Tickets: $102 for two (garden admission included). 12 noon – 4 pm. Motorsports – A Night of Fire and Destruction. 4 pm. Champlain Valley Artisans Park, Artisan Eats Vermont, 9 Artisans Way. (802) 434-2000. Fair, 105 Pearl St. (802) 878-5545. [email protected]. [email protected]. vermontfresh.net. www.champlainvalleyfair.org. GLOVER. Bread and Puppet Theater. Domestic Resurrection Circus MONDAY, AUGUST 30 Saturday and Sunday 4 pm. Tickets $10. Bread and Puppet Theater, ESSEX JUNCTION. Champlain Valley Fair. Trevor Contois presents 753 Heights Rd. (802) 525-3031. www.breadandpuppet.org. the music of Elton John. On the Xfinity Stage in the Grandstand. Free with paid admission to the fair. 7 pm. Champlain Valley Fair, 105 Pearl HUNTINGTON. Woodcarving Demonstration. Museum staff will St. (802) 878-5545. [email protected]. www.champlainvalleyfair.org. demonstrate basic skills, show resources and talk about the process, and answer questions. 1-2 pm. Birds of Vermont Museum, 900 Sherman ONLINE. Seventh Annual Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival Hollow Rd. (802) 434-2167. www.birdsofvermont.org. Online. 12–14 feature films and a selection of shorts to appear online immediately following the Festival. middfilmfest.org/mnff7.Through JACKSONVILLE. Summer Concert Series: The Surly Temple. Pack a September 6. picnic, grab your lawn chairs. Free. 2 pm. Dover Park. (802) 464-5100. TUESDAY, AUGUST 31 LYNDONVILLE. Caledonia County Fair. Vermont’s Oldest Fair! Admission. 7 am – 6 pm. Caledonia County Fairgrounds, 1 Fairgrounds ESSEX JUNCTION. Champlain Valley Fair. The Dave Matthews Rd., Mountain View Park. (802) 748-4208. caledoniacountyfair.com. Tribute Band. On the Xfinity Stage in the Grandstand. Free with paid admission to the fair. 7 pm. Champlain Valley Fair, 105 Pearl St. MANCHESTER. Summer in a Jar: Pressure Canning Workshop. Fee: (802) 878-5545. [email protected]. www.champlainvalleyfair.org. $20, pre-register by August 25. 1-3 pm. Hildene, 1005 Hildene Rd. off Rt. 7A south of the village. (800) 578-1788. [email protected]. www.hildene.org. Vermont Country Sampler • vermontcountrysampler.com • August 2021 Calendar - Page 24 Tuesday, August 31, continued: FAIRLEE. Summer Music Series Concert: Bow Thayer Band. Free. 6:30-8 pm. On the Common, 75 Town Common Rd. (802) 331-0997. [email protected]. fairleearts.org. NORWICH. 6th Annual Farmer Olympics. Individual farm teams will show off their finely-honed skills in events ranging from physical to cerebral to just plain ridiculous. Unwind, celebrate the season, and kick back before that heavy fall workload begins. Teams must be 4-5 people. Dinner from the NOFA-VT pizza oven for all participants. Free. 4-7:30 pm. Honey Field Farm, 55 Butternut Rd. [email protected]. nofavt.org. ONLINE. Northshire Live. Susan Aposhyan will discuss Heart Open, Body Awake, her new guide to embodied spirituality. With David Rome. Suggested contribution $5, registration required. 6 pm. Northshire Bookstore. (802) 362-2200. [email protected]. northshire.com.
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