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Monty Python show broadcasts Live in HD at the Paramount

July 30, 2014
Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. RUTLAND — The Paramount Theatre will broadcast the upcoming ‘Monty Python Live (mostly)’ show (filmed at London’s acclaimed O2 Arena) on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets ($17) are available at the venue box office located at 30 Center Street in downtown Rutland, charge-by-phone at 802-775-0903 or online at…

American Longboards ride the wave into Castleton

July 30, 2014
Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. CASTLETON — Castleton College is pleased to present American Longboards as part of the 19th Annual Castleton Summer Concert Series on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. at the Castleton Pavilion. The American Longboards are a drum driven surf spectacular featuring energetic 60’s throwbacks ranging from Dick Dale to the…

Carving Studio brings Italy to Vermont in sculpture course

July 30, 2014
Aug. 4-9 W. RUTLAND — How do you take a clay model and carve it in marble two, three, or even 10 times larger? Normally, you would have to learn this rare skill in Italy. But this summer, The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center in West Rutland will offer a special, 6-day course in advanced Italian…

RRMC expands Better Breathers Club with monthly meetings

July 30, 2014
Monday, Aug. 4 at 11 a.m. RUTLAND — The American Lung Association of the Northeast is partnering with the Rutland Regional Medical Center’s Community Health Team to expand its Better Breathers Club that meets monthly in Rutland. Better Breather Clubs are support groups for those who suffer from asthma, COPD, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer and other…

American thriller, “Jaws” to be shown at Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium

July 30, 2014
Photo submitted The resort town of Amity Island, as portrayed in the classic thriller, “Jaws.”  Saturday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. LUDLOW — FOLA’s next movie will be “Jaws,” the record-breaking film by Steven Spielberg, at the Ludlow Town Hall Auditorium on Saturday, Aug. 2 at 7 p.m. “Jaws” is a 1975 American thriller film directed…

The Yabuno Ettun Project comes to Brandon Music

July 30, 2014
Photo submitted HARUKA YABUNO AND EHUD ETTUN Saturday, Aug. 2 at 7:30 p.m. BRANDON — The improvisatory and “conversational” Yabuno Ettun Project (YEP) performs at Brandon Music on Aug., 2 at 7:30 p.m. YEP is a highly creative collaboration between Japanese pianist Haruka Yabuno and Israeli bassist Ehud Ettun. The duo describes their music as “on…

Hops in the Hills Beer & Wine Festival returns to Okemo

July 30, 2014
Photo courtesy of Okemo Mountain Resort Aug. 1-3 LUDLOW — Okemo Mountain Resort will host its annual Hops in the Hills Beer & Wine Festival and Chicken Wing Championship for three days, Aug. 1-3. Jackson Gore will be the setting for enjoying the outdoors and sampling a variety of beer and wine from regional and national…

The Connor Sisters join Snake Mountain Bluegrass for a concert in Fair Haven

July 30, 2014
Photo submitted THE CONNOR SISTERS Thursday, July 31 at 7 p.m. FAIR HAVEN — Snake Mountain Bluegrass will be taking center stage in the gazebo on the green in the Fair Haven Park on Thursday, July 31. The concert begins at 7 p.m. and is the seventh in the Fair Haven Concerts in the Park summer…

Killington Chili Cook-Off returns for the second year, with free concert series

July 30, 2014
Thursday, July 31 at 5 p.m. KILLINGTON — On Thursday, July 31, the Killington Parks and Recreation Department will host the second annual Chili Cook-Off, presented by The Mountain Times, at the Sherburne Memorial Library on River Road from 5-8 p.m. Join the competition and bring your best chili as businesses from around the region compete…

Cooler in the Mountains turns up the heat with Santa Mamba

July 30, 2014
Photo courtesy of Town of Killington SANTA MAMBA Saturday, Aug. 2 at 3:30 p.m. KILLINGTON — Santa Mamba will perform a free concert at the Killington Resort’s K-1 Base Area on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 3:30-6 p.m. The free concert is part of the Town of Killington’s Cooler in the Mountains summer concert series. Santa Mamba…

Chair caning workshop offered by BRAM

July 30, 2014
Photo submitted Participants taking part in the craft of chair caning, at BRAM’s 2013 workshop Saturday, Aug. 2 at 10 a.m. LUDLOW — The Black River Academy Museum will hold a chair caning workshop on Saturday, Aug. 2 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Museum. The class will be taught by the museum’s Director, Georgia Brehm…

Brandon’s yard sale day: good for the environment and economy

July 30, 2014
Saturday, Aug. 2 at 9 a.m. BRANDON — Brandon’s annual yard sale day is a great event which helps recycle and reuse. With dozens of yard sales registered on the official map and scores more set up around town, Brandon will be a busy place on Saturday, Aug. 2. Although most sales will not start until…

Hubbardton Fire Department holds barbecue at Crystal Beach

July 30, 2014
Saturday, Aug. 2 at 11 a.m. CASTLETON — The Hubbardton Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual chicken barbecue on Saturday, Aug. 2 at Crystal Beach on Route 30 in Castleton.  Each dinner includes half a chicken with homemade barbecue sauce, an ear of fresh local corn, and side of baked beans or salad, all for…

Plymouth celebrates Old Home Day

July 30, 2014
Saturday, Aug. 1 at 10 a.m. PLYMOUTH NOTCH — The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation hosts “Plymouth Old Home Day” at the President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site on Saturday, August 2, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.  This event unites town organizations in a fun-filled festival of traditional craft and farm demonstrations, wagon rides, country cuisine,…

Golf and dinner benefits Rochester’s Park House

July 30, 2014
Friday, Aug. 1 at 3 p.m. — ROCHESTER — The Park House Board of Trustees holds its 16th Annual Golf Tournament and “Good Ole Summertime” dinner on Friday, Aug. 1. Golf will be held at the White River Golf Club at 3 p.m.; dinner will be served at 6 p.m. on the Park House lawn. Golf and dinner…