Friday, Aug. 8 at 4:30 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — Woodstock Farmers’ Market will proudly host a book signing by noted food writer and cookbook author, and former Woodstock resident, Jessica Battilana on Friday, Aug. 8 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Battilana, who is the daughter of the market’s Executive Chef Lisa Battilana, will be signing…

Aug. 8-10 — BARNARD — BarnArts Summer Youth Theatre Institute 2014 is staging Willy Wonka, Jr, a youth version of the 1971 film, “Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory,” Aug. 8-10 at Barnard Town Hall. Evening shows are Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., and matinees are Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are…

Friday, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. — LUDLOW — Okemo Mountain Resort will host a free concert on August 8 featuring the Dan Walker Band as part of the Jackson Gore Summer Music Series presented by Vermont Properties and Development, Inc. Concerts are scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday evenings in the courtyard…

Saturday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. — PLYMOUTH NOTCH — The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation hosts Civil War historian David Book at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. The presentation is sponsored by the Vermont Humanities Council through its Speakers Bureau Program. It is free, open…

Aug. 9-10 — KILLINGTON — The Town of Killington will host its fi rst skateboard, streetluge, and drift trike freeride on East Mountain Road, Aug. 9-10. Roughly 100 riders from across the country will travel to the heart of the Green Mountains to experience two miles of one of the steepest roadways in town. Reaching…

Saturday, Aug. 9 at 3:30 p.m. — KILLINGTON — Entrain will perform a free concert at Killington Resort’s K-1 Base Area on Saturday, Aug. 9 from 3:30 to 6 p.m. The concert is part of the Town of Killington’s Cooler in the Mountains summer series, presented by Long Trail Brewing Co. Since the group’s inception…

Saturday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. — LUDLOW — The Book Nook is pleased to host VPR commentator Martha Leb Molnar at the store on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 7 p.m., to read from and talk about her first book, “Taproot: Coming Home to Prairie Hill.” A recent transplant from the New York Metropolitan area,…

Saturday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. — BRANDON — Brandon Music welcomes the Boston-based, multi-instrumentalist, Ian Ethan Case on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Case is best known for his innovative approach to the 18-string acoustic double-neck guitar. He has been performing in venues around the country for the past six years and is…

Sunday, Aug. 10 at 2 p.m. — ORWELL — Geology professor Helen Mango from Castleton College will be rocking the Mount Independence State Historic Site on Sunday, Aug. 10, at 2 p.m., to lead a guided walk exploring the Mount’s ancient past. Come to “A Walk on the (Cambrian) Beach: The Geology of Mount Independence…

Sunday, Aug. 10 at 4 p.m. — BELMONT — The Vermont Humanities Council presents fiddler Adam Boyce in “The Old Country Fiddler: Charles Ross Taggart, Vermont’s Traveling Entertainer,” on Sunday, Aug. 10 at 4 p.m. at the Mount Holly Town Library. Having grown up in Topsham, Vt., Charles Ross Taggart went on to a forty-year…

Sunday, Aug. 10 at 4 p.m. — ROCHESTER — The Rochester Chamber Music Society will present violinist David Greenberg of the group Red Priest, joining forces with cellist Abby Newton (a frequent accompanist to Jean Redpath), on Sunday, Aug. 10 at 4 p.m. at the Rochester Federated Church. This powerhouse duo will be joined by…

Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton College is pleased to present the Chad Hollister Band as part of the 19th Annual Castleton Summer Concert Series on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Castleton Pavilion. The Chad Hollister Band hails from Vermont and has been evolving and touring the country…

Tuesday, Aug. 12 at 5:30 p.m. — RUTLAND — The Green Mountain Power (GMP) College Connections series is hosting a presentation titled “Energy and Culture: Sustainable Building and Civic Engagement” on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the Energy Innova- tion Center, 68-70 Merchants Row in downtown Rutland. The free public event begins at 5:30 p.m. and…

Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. — PROCTORSVILLE — The Cavendish Community and Conservation Association invites the Cavendish community and all of its neighbors to the Proctorsville Green on Route 131 on Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. to listen to the Voodoo Alien Blues Band. This event is the penultimate concert in the series. The Rutland based all star rhythm and blues band is led by local blues legend Steve Audsley and appears regularly at…

WOODSTOCK — Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, will host its 28th Annual Quilt Exhibition from Aug. 1 – Sept. 21, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily, featuring quilts made by quilters residing in Windsor County. The exhibition will include quilting activities and demonstrations for every age and skill level, with quilters on…