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Local favorites the Contenders to perform at ArtisTree

June 22, 2016
Saturday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m. — SOUTH POMFRET — The Contenders, Jay Nash and Josh Day, will be performing in concert on Saturday, June 25 at 7:30 p.m. at ArtisTree Community Center for the Arts. Nash and Day have been players and poets for the better part of two decades. They have been making music, telling…

Local crafts will highlight Middletown Springs Strawberry Festival

June 22, 2016
Sunday, June 26 at 2 p.m. — MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS — Local artists, craftsmakers and musicians will join Historical Society volunteers to present the 41st annual Middletown Springs Strawberry Festival at the Historical Society on the village green, Sunday, June 26 from 2 to 4 p.m. The festival features strawberry shortcake made with fresh local strawberries, homemade biscuits,…

Fly Dogs jumping event moves to Lake Bomoseen

June 22, 2016
Sunday, June 26 at 12 p.m. — BOMOSEEN — The Fly Dogs has moved from Killington, to the Palms at Prospect Bay on Lake Bomoseen! On Sunday, June 26 the group will hold the first of three dog jumping events this summer, beginning at noon and jumping in the finals around 2 p.m. or until all the…

Irish band Extra Stout performs at Castleton Pavilion

June 22, 2016
Tuesday, June 28 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton University is presents Extra Stout as part of the 21st annual Castleton Summer Concerts at the Castleton Pavilion on Tuesday, June 28 at 7 p.m. Continuing every Tuesday evening throughout the summer, the ten-show series highlights live entertainment by outstanding local area professional musicians. A traditional Irish…

Okemo’s Coleman Brook Tavern debuts Farmhouse Dinner series

June 22, 2016
Saturday, June 25—LUDLOW—Coleman Brook Tavern, Okemo Mountain Resort’s premier restaurant, introduces its Farmhouse Dinner series. Six communal, artisanal dinners featuring great hospitality, a fun atmosphere and delicious local foods are scheduled on Saturday evenings throughout the summer: June 25, July 9, July 23, Aug. 20, Sept. 3 and Sept. 17. Coleman Brook Tavern’s Farmhouse Dinners…

Shir Shalom seminar explores biblical mysteries, in memory of Chickie Rosenberg

June 22, 2016
WOODSTOCK — Woodstock Area Jewish Community Congregation Shir Shalom welcomes scholar-in-residence Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman, currently Rabbi of the Jewish Center of the Hamptons and previous president of Hebrew Union College-Institute of Religion, who will lead a series of thought-provoking sessions entitled “Revealing Some Mysteries of the Bible.” On Friday, June 24 from 6-7 p.m., join the…

Woodstock hosts Interplay Jazz performances

June 22, 2016
WOODSTOCK — Interplay Jazz will turn the green in Woodstock into an all-American music party at the first-of-the-season brown bag performance, June 23 at noon. This event is free to the public, who may want to bring chairs and picnics. On Friday, June 24 at 8 p.m., the Interplay Jazz & Arts culminates a week of…

Coolidge Site program features “first pets”

June 22, 2016
Saturday, June 25 at 2 p.m. — PLYMOUTH NOTCH — The Coolidge White House animals will be the center of attention at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site on Saturday, June 25 at 2 p.m. Noted presidential scholar David Pietrusza presents “Wombats & Such,” a program about the Coolidge White House menagerie that included the usual…

Ham Radio Field Day and open house returns to Rutland H.S. for 24 hours of communication

June 22, 2016
Saturday, June 25 at 2 p.m. — RUTLAND — Want to learn more about the science, math, technology and fun aspects of ham radio? Want to talk to the world? Join the Field Day event at Rutland High School football field announcers’ booth just off Woodstock Avenue in Rutland on Saturday, June 25 starting at 2 p.m.…

Compass holds open day

June 22, 2016
Thursday, June 23 at 2 p.m. — BRANDON — The Compass Music and Arts Foundation is holding a free open day to show some of the work of the Foundation over the past three years, on Thursday, June 23 from 2 to 8 p.m. Members of the board will be available to talk about the work of…

VINS celebrates Father’s Day with free admission for dads  

June 15, 2016
Courtesy of VINS Get up close with the resident raptors at VINS with free admission for dads on Father’s Day. Sunday, June 19 at 10 a.m. — QUECHEE — In honor of Father's Day, the Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) will offer free admission to dads on Sunday, June 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Join…

Annie and the Hedonists to be featured in Castleton Summer Concerts at the Pavilion

June 15, 2016
Tuesday, June 21 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton University is pleased to present Annie and the Hedonists as part of the 21st Annual Castleton Summer Concerts at the Pavilion on Tuesday, June 21 at 7 p.m. at the Castleton Pavilion. Annie and the Hedonists are a four-piece acoustic blues, vintage jazz, and roots Americana Band.…

Beloved Solarfest feature, Theater in the Woods launches summer camp

June 15, 2016
MIDDLETOWN SPRINGS — When was the last time you ran into a pack of wolves and a princess roaming the woods? This could be your lucky summer: three directors of SolarFest’s renowned Theater in the Woods will hold a two-week summer camp at Burnham Hollow Orchard in Middletown Springs from June 27 - July 8, for…

Heritage-filled weekend to be had in Tunbridge, with Vermont History Expo

June 15, 2016
Saturday & Sunday, June 18 & 19 — TUNBRIDGE — History comes alive when the Vermont Historical Society returns to the Tunbridge World’s Fairgrounds presenting the Vermont History Expo on June 18 and 19. A unique country history fair, the 2016 Expo will feature “H2O: the History of Water in Vermont.” The Vermont History Expo is down-home…

Relay For Life of Rutland County goes through the night to fight against cancer

June 15, 2016
Saturday, June 18 at 1 p.m. — RUTLAND — Relay For Life is a fun filled event that mobilizes communities throughout the country to celebrate survivors (anyone who has ever been diagnosed with cancer), remember loved ones and raise money for the fight against cancer. Teams of Rutland County residents will gather at the Vermont State Fairgrounds…