Courtesy of Ludlow Rotary Club Rubber ducks are dropped from the Depot Street bridge at the start of the 2016 race, held annually in Ludlow. Saturday, Aug. 19, 12 p.m.—LUDLOW— On Saturday, Aug. 19, the Ludlow Rotary Club will hold its 18th annual Ralph D. Hogancamp Memorial Duck Race. Ducks drop at noon  from the Depot…

Courtesy of Castleton Historical Society The Federated Church in Castleton  one of several stops on the Colonial Day House Tour that was architecturally designed by Thomas Royal Dake. Saturday, Aug. 19, 10 a.m.—CASTLETON— The 79th annual Colonial Day House Tour will be held Saturday, Aug. 19. The self-guided walking tour includes over a dozen sites…

Wednesday, Aug. 16, 7 p.m.—WEST RUTLAND— Using stone carving as a starting point, Elena Saracino strives to inextricably link aesthetics and the environment in her site-specific work. The Italian sculptor is Artist in Residence at the Carving Studio and Sculpture Center for the month of August 2017. Saracino has exhibited extensively and participated in symposia…

Wednesday, Aug. 16— Aug. 16 is a Vermont State Holiday commemorating Bennington Battle Day and its victory over the British on Aug. 16, 1777. To celebrate this Revolutionary War victory, admission is free this day only to the Bennington Battle Monument, Chimney Point (Addison), Mount Independence (Orwell), President Calvin Coolidge (Plymouth), and Justin Morrill (Strafford) State…

Wednesday, Aug. 16, 5:30 p.m.—CAVENDISH— The Town of Cavendish presents the last in its continuing series of Wednesday evening concerts on Aug. 16 at 5:30 p.m. when Yankee Chank will appear on the Green in Proctorsville. Please note that this concert will start half an hour earlier than other concerts in the series. Yankee Chank is a…

Friday Aug. 18, 5:30 p.m.—WOODSTOCK— Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park will holds its last Summer Soiree of the season on Friday, Aug. 18, 5:30-7 p.m. Celebrate summer’s bounty by creating a take-home floral arrangement with flowers from Mary Rockefeller’s cutting garden. Hand-crank ice cream with the folks from Billings Farm & Museum. Bring a picnic and…

Saturday, Aug. 19, 3 pm.—BELMONT— Summerpalooza is here! The Reinbow Riding Center’s big fundraiser party at the Odd Fellows Hall on Star Lake in Belmont is taking place Saturday, Aug. 19, and it’s loaded with fun for the whole family. The party kicks off at 3 p.m. with a cardboard regatta with prizes awarded, followed…

Sunday, Aug. 20, 12:30 p.m.—HUBBARDTON— On Sunday, Aug. 20 at 12:30 p.m., join the caravan for the sixth annual guided driving tour of sections of the Mount Independence-Hubbardton Military Road of 1776-77. Tour leader Jim Rowe will introduce participants to the Hydeville Branch of the road. Participants will use their own vehicles to travel from the Hubbardton…

Saturday, Aug. 12, 3:30 p.m.—KILLINGTON—Cooler in the Mountains free summer concert series at Killington Resort continues Saturday, Aug. 12 with the return of Killington favorite, Donavon Frankenreiter. A singer-songwriter with a passion for music, he will surely excite and move the crowd. Frankenreiter will perform off his new record, “The Heart,” just released Aug. 4. The…

Aug. 12-20—RANDOLPH—The Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival will kick off its 25th anniversary at Chandler Music Hall in Randolph the second week of August. Cellist and Music Director Peter Sanders has packed the two week residency with a lot of music — both traditional and quite unusual. The first Saturday evening concert, on Aug. 12…

Thursday, Aug. 10, 7 p.m.—FAIR HAVEN—The Fair Haven Concerts in the Park will feature rock n’ roll band Blue Jay Way Thursday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. This group is new to the series. What started out as a duo collaboration in the early 1970s as students at Castleton State College has evolved into a musical…

VERMONT — For the third consecutive year, farmers across Vermont will open their barn doors and garden gates to welcome the public for a behind-the-scenes look at Vermont’s vibrant working landscapes. Vermont Open Farm Week 2017 will be held Monday, Aug. 14, through Sunday, Aug. 20, at dozens of farms in Vermont. Open Farm Week is a celebration of Vermont farms…

Saturday, Aug. 12, 7:30 p.m.—BRANDON— Folk singer Alex Smith builds songs from stories that are neither contrived nor romanticized – simply keenly observed and honestly told. Smith sings with a rich baritone often compared to Stan Rogers and Gordon Lightfoot, and his characters live and breathe a balance between beauty and imperfection. Jacob Brillhart, a Cape…

Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 12-13—RUTLAND—The Chaffee Art Center presents its annual Art in the Park festival over the weekend of Aug. 12-13 in Rutland’s Main Street Park, at the corner of Route 7 (Main Street) and West Street. Festival hours are Saturday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For the…

Aug. 15-19—RUTLAND—The 172nd Vermont State Fair returns to Rutland Wednesday through Saturday, Aug. 15-19 with a shorter span, but plenty to see, eat, and do. Carnival entertainment will be happening every day, with ride wristbands available all day Wednesday and Thursday, and at noon on Saturday. The schedule of events is as follows: The Woodbooger…