Courtesy of Chaffee Art Center Young girls display their face paintings, part of Art in the Park’s summer festival. Aug. 6, 7 at 10 a.m.—RUTLAND—The 55th annual Summer and Fall Foliage Art in the Park festival opens Saturday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and continues on Sunday, Aug. 6-7 and again on Oct.…

Courtesy of Chandler Center for the Arts “Peter and John” marks Jay Craven’s eighth narrative film based in New England. It was recently nominated for a 2016 New England Emmy. The film will be screened Sunday at Chandler Music Hall’s Upper Gallery.

Courtesy of NOFA-VT Pitchfork javelin is one of the contests at the Farmer Olympics to be held in Vershire. Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 4 p.m.—VERSHIRE—Farmers and spectators are invited for boisterous mid-season competition in the fields at Broad Acres Farm in Vershire, when teams from all over Vermont come together Tuesday, Aug. 9, from 4…

A comedian, a journalist, and a country music group walk into a theater … Aug. 4, 5 & 6—RUTLAND—The Paramount readies for three nights of entertainment this week. After announcing its upcoming season, the line-up is in full swing already. Head to Downtown Rutland for an evening or two of world-class entertainment! On Thursday, Aug.…

Sunday, Aug. 7 at 4 p.m.—ROCHESTER—The Rochester Chamber Music Society in association with the Vermont Festival of the Arts will close the RCMS summer series with returning guest artists and Boston musicians Vanessa Holroyd and Katherine Winterstein.  They will be accompanied by Cynthia Huard on piano, Sunday, Aug. 7 at 4 p.m. at the Federated…

Aug. 5-7—MOUNT HOLLY—The Mount Holly Community Historical Museum will be hosting Artfest Friday to Sunday, Aug. 5-7. The work of Mount Holly artists will be available for purchase in the Perkins House Museum in Belmont. The artists work in a variety of media, including watercolor painting, photography, penwork, hand woven baskets, painted silk, woodcarving, shaker…

Sunday, Aug. 7 at 2 p.m.—HUBBARDTON—Has the genealogy bug bitten you? On Sunday, Aug. 7 at the Hubbardton Battlefield State Historic Site in Hubbardton, genealogy experts will get those interested in family genealogy started on researching their family history. The program is from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Genealogist Dani Roberts and family historian Francis Owen,…

Sunday, Aug. 7 at 1:30 p.m.—KILLINGTON—The family of Leo Davin invites the public to join them at Green Mountain National Golf Course on Sunday, Aug. 7 at 1:30 p.m. to celebrate a life well lived and remember our dear friend. Leo Davin had called Killington his home for many years and served the Town of…

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id="9" gal_title="Billings Farm"] Photos Courtesy of Billings Farm and Museum Sunday, Aug. 7 at 10 a.m.—WOODSTOCK—Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will host the 16th annual Antique Tractor Day on Sunday, Aug. 7, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., featuring both restored and unrestored tractors dating from the 1930s to the…

Saturday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m.—PLYMOUTH NOTCH—The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site hosts Plymouth Old Home Day on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This annual event features traditional craft and farm demonstrations, wagon rides, chicken barbecue, and many more fun activities for the entire family. Scheduled events: 11 a.m.—Actual naturalization…

Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 5 p.m.—RUTLAND—The Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce’s 35th annual Winter In August celebration will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 9 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Vermont Farmers’ Food Center on West Street in Rutland. This is a great opportunity for businesses to market their skills and help recognize the…

Sunday, Aug. 7 at 2 p.m.—ORWELL—Mount Independence rocks! Come to the state historic site in Orwell on Sunday, Aug. 7 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. for a “Hike into Geologic History.” Geologist David Gross will guide this tour to explore the geology of Mount Independence, one of the largest American defenses constructed for the Revolutionary…

Sunday, Aug. 7 at 5 p.m.—MOUNT HOLLY—The Mount Holly Town Library will host a Vermont Humanities Council Program on Sunday, Aug. 7 at 50 p.m. in the Mount Holly Town Library, 26 Maple Hill Road, Belmont. The program speaker, William Hosley will present “New England Impressions: Art and the Making of Regional Identity, 1885-1950.” For…

Sunday, Aug. 7 at 1 p.m.—BRANDON—Compass Music and Arts Center will host an opening reception Sunday, Aug. 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. for an unusual exhibit that opens Friday, Aug. 5, titled The Effects of Birdsong on Shifting Strata: Paintings and Poems by Tom Merwin and the artists of the Forty-Seven Main Street Group.…

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