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BarnArts Summer Youth Theatre to stage Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka, Jr.”

August 8, 2014
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…

Dan walker Band is on deck for Okemo summer music series

August 8, 2014
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…

Coolidge State Historic site hosts civil War program with historian David Book

August 8, 2014
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…

Downhill Throwdown reaches high speeds as skateboards, streetluge, and drift trike freerides take over East Mountain Road

August 8, 2014
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…

Entrain performs as part of Cooler in the Mountains series

August 8, 2014
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…

VPR commentator to give author talk in Ludlow

August 8, 2014
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,…

Double-neck guitarist, Ian Ethan Case performs in Brandon

August 8, 2014
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…

Professor leads geology hike

August 8, 2014
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…

Adam Boyce portrays Charles Ross Taggart at Mount Holly Public Library

August 8, 2014
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…

Rochester Chamber Music Society closes series with baroque and folk program

August 8, 2014
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…

Chad Hollister Band takes the stage in Castleton concert series

August 8, 2014
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…

Energy Innovation Center hosts presentation on Sustainable Building and Civic Engagement

August 8, 2014
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…

Cavendish concerts continue with Voodoo Alien Blues Band

August 8, 2014
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’s Billings Farm & Museum offers dual attractions beginning this weekend

July 31, 2014
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…

Workshop to target local “uninvited guests”

July 30, 2014
Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. BELMONT — Fragrant honeysuckle, dainty pink blooms of multiflora rose, vivid swaths of purple loosestrife – what could be wrong with these pretty wild plants? Unfortunately, they’re all among the many invasive species that are spreading locally, crowding out the plants we want and, in some cases, endangering human health.…