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Tinmouth holds contra dance featuring The Plumb Bobs

June 16, 2015
Friday, June 19 at 8 p.m. — TINMOUTH — Tinmouth’s June contra dance will take place on Friday, June 19, featuring caller Luke Donforth with live music by local favorites, The Plumb Bobs. The dance will be held at the Tinmouth Community Center on from 8-11 p.m. All dances are taught, and you do not need a partner. If…

Vermont artist Joan Curtis to be featured at Castleton Downtown Gallery

June 16, 2015
Friday, June 19 at 6 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland will feature the works of local Vermont artist Joan Curtis running from June 10 through July 11, with an artist reception scheduled for Friday, June 19 at 6 p.m. Entitled “Rough Edges: Recent Explorations,” the exhibit will feature an array of mixed…

Killington community celebration honors Ann Wallen and Peter Gould

June 16, 2015
Saturday, June 20 at 11:30 a.m. — KILLINGTON — The Sherburne Memorial Library hosts its third annual Ann Wallen Day celebration on Saturday, June 20 starting at 11:30 a.m. Enjoy music, bring a dish to share for the potluck, and honor local artists. From life as a commercial artist in New York City, Ann Wallen came to…

Jump into summer with the Fresh Air Fund

June 16, 2015
Friday, June 19 at 5 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Join the Central Vermont volunteer leaders on June 19 at 5 p.m. at the home of Michael and Carol Moriarty, 932 Cabot Road, Woodstock, to learn more about The Fresh Air Fund’s Volunteer Host Family Program. Volunteer hosts will share their experiences hosting New York City children and…

Woodstock’s National Forest identifies ferns in Working Woodlands Workshop

June 16, 2015
Saturday, June 20 at 9 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Join the Working Woodlands Workshop, “Fern Fun” on Saturday, June 20 at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. Ferns are a beautiful inhabitant of the forest. Come learn how to identify the native ferns of northern New England. Vermont has more than 50 different species, and the Park is home…

Sing for your health and happiness with community group

June 16, 2015
Saturday, June 20 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — On Saturday, June 20t from 10-11:30 a.m., Juneberry Music will be offering singing for fun and for individual and community wellness at Woodstock’s Norman Williams Public Library. The Woodstock community sing will be the first of the series held on Saturdays in various Upper Valley locations. Singers may join…

Morning yoga and solar power initiative usher in the solstice

June 16, 2015
Saturday, June 20 at 9 a.m. — RUTLAND — What better way to celebrate the summer solstice (sunshine!) than a morning yoga session right next to a clean energy generating rooftop solar array? Join the group on Saturday, June 20 at 9 a.m. for some Sun Salutations then find out how you can put the sun to…

Brandon Music presents the Northern Third Piano Quartet

June 16, 2015
Saturday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — The Northern Third Piano Quartet returns to Brandon Music to perform a powerful musical program on Saturday, June 20 at 7:30 p.m. This program includes solo and duo music of Mozart, Shostakovich, the U.S. premiere of Middlebury composer Jorge Martin’s “Don’t Know Yet,” and Schumann’s Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op.…

Father’s Day talk to be held at Mount Independence State Site on “Colonial Founding Fathers”

June 16, 2015
Sunday, June 21 at 2 p.m. — ORWELL — In honor of Father’s Day, the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell is offering an illustrated talk, “Colonial Founding Fathers and Their Children,” on Sunday, June 21 at 2 p.m. Site interpreter and historian Paul Andriscin will discuss American colonial founding fathers John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and…

Solar tours announced for June 20, statewide

June 16, 2015
Saturday, June 20 — Solar projects in communities throughout Vermont will be open for public tours the third Saturday in June. “Celebrate Solar Tours” will take place across the state on Saturday, June 20, the weekend of the Summer Solstice. Like open sugarhouse weekend in the spring and open art studio weekend in the fall, the…

Hubbardton site interpreter leads hike on historic military road

June 16, 2015
Sunday, June 21 at 2 p.m. — HUBBARDTON — On Sunday, June 21, the Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site in Hubbardton offers a guided hike on the Hubbardton section of the 1776 military road that led to Mount Independence in Orwell. The tour is led by site interpreter Carl Fuller and runs from 2-5 p.m. Be prepared for…

Author Lauren Alderfer gives mindful presentation

June 16, 2015
Tuesday, June 23 at 3:30 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Mindfulness is the silencing of the mind, giving way to the expanding expression of the heart in the all-knowing present moment, as defined by author Lauren Alderfer in her new book, “Teaching from the Heart of Mindfulness.” As His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama writes in the book's…

Rutland Regional Medical Center seeks volunteers for Patient & Family Advisory Council

June 16, 2015
RUTLAND — Rutland Regional Medical Center is seeking volunteers for its Patient & Family Advisory Council (PFAC). Members of the Council will provide our healthcare team with advice and feedback that shape and enhance the future of the patient and family experience at RRMC. Members will be chosen from applications received; commitment of at least one…

“My Gift of Grace” makes comfort of end of life conversation

June 16, 2015
Wednesday, June 24 at 4 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — The Norman Williams Public Library is hosting the second event in the “End of Life Series” in conjunction with Bayada and the Thompson Senior Center. A "My Gift of Grace" game will be held at the Norman Williams Public Library on Wednesday, June 24 from 4-6 p.m.…

The versatile Clematis Vine

June 16, 2015
Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor, UVM Looking for an easy perennial vine that can grow in various situations, has a range of flower colors in both singles and doubles, and that provides a long flowering show in spring or summer? Consider the versatile clematis. Although there are many other common names for clematis, the most…