Saturday, July 25 at 2 p.m. — ORWELL — The summer and fall of 1776 during the American Revolution was a time of high drama on Lake Champlain and Mount Independence in Orwell. On Saturday, July 25 at 2 p.m. the Mount Independence State Historic Site gets out the time machine for the program, “An Investigation into…

Submitted St. John’s Episcopal Church in Poultney reopened in 2014 after over 80 years closed, since 1931. Saturday, July 25 — EAST POULTNEY — The historic St. John’s Episcopal Church in East Poultney reopened for this summer in June as a summer chapel with weekly worship services every Saturday at 4 p.m. Service of Evening…

Courtesy of Billings Farm & Museum Children partake in the classic game of penny-in-the-haystack at Billings Farm & Museum. Sunday, July 26 at 10 a.m. — WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum will feature Hay Day on Sunday, July 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.  The event will feature traditional 19th century haying techniques using horse-drawn…

By Robin Alberti It’s all things blueberry on Sunday at Okemo, as it celebrate its first-ever Blueberry Festival. Sunday, July 26 at 10 a.m. — LUDLOW — July is National Blueberry Month and Okemo Mountain Resort is celebrating the nutritious and tasty little blue orb with its first-ever Blueberry Festival on Sunday, July 26. Though native to…

Courtesy of Town of Killington BIM SKALA BIM Saturday, July 25 at 3:30 p.m. — KILLINGTON — Bim Skala Bim will perform a free concert at Killington Resort’s Snowshed Base Area on Saturday, July 25 beginning at 3:30 p.m. The free concert is part of the Town of Killington’s Cooler in the Mountains summer concert series, presented…

Courtesy of RCMS HELIAND TRIO Sunday, July 26 at 4 p.m. — ROCHESTER — The Rochester Chamber Music Society presents soprano Mary Bonhag with the Heliand Trio in Rochester, on Sunday, July 26 at 4 p.m. in the Rochester Federated Church. The program features lyrical songs by Schubert, including his iconic “Shepherd on the Rock” trio, a…

Thursday, July 23 at 7 p.m. — LUDLOW — The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce will join with FOLA (Friends of Ludlow Auditorium) to offer a very special business presentation called “Encore Entrepreneurship Class” on Thursday, July 23 at 7 p.m. in the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium. The program will feature Chris Herriman of the Small Business Administration (SBA) in Montpelier…

By Stephen Seitz WOODSTOCK – Visitors from all over are expected to descend on the Woodstock Green July 24-26 for the annual Bookstock Literary Festival. Book sales begin at 9 a.m. and run until 6 p.m. on July 24, opening day. Food and exhibitor tents will be open on the Green from 10 a.m. to…

Saturday, July 25 at 9:30 a.m. — BELMONT — The 9th annual Mount Holly Garden Tour will be held on Saturday, July 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. This is a self-guided tour of diverse, high altitude gardens, including a wide range of perennials, organic vegetables, and truly creative landscaping ideas. Depending on the gardens in the…

July 24-25 — WOODSTOCK — Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park is pleased to partner with Bookstock, the Green Mountain Festival of Words to offer some special book-related activities. Two special literary offerings will occur in the park during Bookstock: a special writing and drawing workshop for young people; and a ranger-led Robert Frost poetry walk. Youth are invited…

Friday, July 24 at 6 p.m. — CASTLETON — The Castleton Downtown Gallery in Rutland will feature the works of local Vermont artists Denis Versweyveld and Judith Rey running from July 15 through Aug. 15, with an artist reception scheduled for Friday, July 24 at 6 p.m. Entitled “A Sense of Place,” the exhibit will feature paintings,…

July 25-26 — WOODSTOCK — Vermont Antiques Dealers’Association will present its 41st consecutive show and sale and offer their wares for sale in room settings that promise to delight visitors. With dealers from around New England, as well as Missouri, California, New York, Kentucky and Ohio, “Antiques & Art in Woodstock” will open July 25 and 26…

The Vermont Recreation and Parks Association (VRPA) is partnering with 39  Vermont communities to offer deeply discounted amusement park tickets to Bromley Mountain Adventure Park in Manchester, Vt.; Arbortrek Canopy Adventures in Jeffersonville, Vt.; Great Escape/Splashwater Kingdom in Lake George, N.Y.; and Six Flags New England in Agawam, Mass. Save up to 36 percent off…

By Robin Alberti Favorite summer pastimes vary greatly as there are many fun activities to fit into a relatively short season. Some can’t wait to get out their golf clubs, others their grills. You can lace up your hiking boots and hit the trails, or spend the day swimming, kayaking or canoeing one of Vermont’s…

Tuesday July 28 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton College is pleased to present Left Eye Jump as part of the 20th Annual Castleton Summer Concert SeriesTuesday, July 28 at 7 p.m. at the Castleton Pavilion. Out of Burlington, Left Eye Jump plays blues music with the authentic sounds of Chicago, Texas, New Orleans, California,…