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Point CounterPoint faculty return to Brandon Music for benefit concert
August 27, 2014
Friday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. — BRANDON — Members of Lake Dunmore’s Point CounterPoint faculty will perform a chamber music concert at Brandon Music on Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. to benefit the Compass Music and Arts Foundation. Performing are, Anton Miller (violin), Rita Porfiris (viola), Lawrence Zoernig (cello), Gili Sharett (bassoon) and Arielle Levioff (piano).…
Bread and Puppet returns to Bigtown Gallery
August 27, 2014
Friday, Aug. 29 at 3 p.m. — ROCHESTER — The Nothing Is Not Ready Circus is for the not yet existing upriser masses and their kids who need to practice their upriser skills by teaming up with butterflies, cockroaches and elephants. Lions, horses and dogs are also employed to invent the correct rhythmical patterns that fight planetary…
Ethiopian group, Debo Band performs cultural music concert at Castleton
August 27, 2014
Friday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. — CASTLETON — Castleton presents Ethiopian music group Debo Band on Friday, Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. in the Casella Theater. Debo Band, an 11-member group from Boston, takes traditional Ethiopian music to a new level. Before Ethiopia entered a difficult period of military rule and civil war, the 1960’s and…
Tri-Polar opens the fall season at Old Firehouse
August 27, 2014
Friday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. — TINMOUTH — Tri-Polar, a newly re-formed group of veteran Vermont singers, will open the fall season at the Old Firehouse in Tinmouth Friday night Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Darcie Gannon, Melissa Chesnut-Tangerman, and Don Martin have a long history of making music together. They first formed an electric rock…
2ADAM12 performs season finale of Jackson Gore Summer Music Series
August 27, 2014
Friday, Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. — LUDLOW — Okemo Mountain Resort will host its final free concert of the season on Aug. 29, featuring 2ADAM12 as part of the Jackson Gore Summer Music Series presented by Vermont Properties and Development, Inc. The concert is scheduled from 6 to 9 p.m. in the courtyard at the Jackson…
Vermont State Fair: a tradition since 1846
August 27, 2014
Aug. 29-Sept. 7 — RUTLAND — This Friday, Aug. 29, the 168th annual Vermont State Fair will be held at the fair grounds off Route 7 south in Rutland. This year’s entertainment, events and agricultural displays will be similar to other years with a few omissions (some due to cost constraints) and additions (among which…
Bake sale to benefit citizens with developmental disabilities
August 27, 2014
Saturday, Aug. 30 at 10 a.m. — RUTLAND — On Saturday, Aug. 30, ARC Rutland Area’s Self Advocates Becoming Empowered – Rutland (SABE-R) group of adults living with Developmental Disabilities (DD) will be selling baked goods to raise funds for their main goal of the year: to adopt a family at Christmas. Each year this group of…
Okemo Valley is home to Antique Car/Motorcycle & Classic Car Show
August 27, 2014
Saturday & Sunday, Aug. 30 & 31 — LUDLOW — The Okemo Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the Okemo Valley Antique Car/Motorcycle & Classic Car Show, to be held on Saturday, Aug. 30 and Sunday, Aug. 31, at the Fletcher Farms School for the Arts & Crafts, 611 Route 103S in Ludlow. On…
War of 1812 and Battle of Plattsburgh talks to be held at Mount Independence
August 27, 2014
Saturday, Aug. 30 at 1 p.m. — ORWELL — On Saturday, Aug. 30 at 1 p.m., author and historian Willard Sterne Randall will be speaking on the War of 1812 on Lake Champlain at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell. The talk honors the 200th anniversary of the famous Battle of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain,…
Plymouth Folk & Blues fest returns for Labor Day weekend
August 27, 2014
Aug. 30 & 31 — PLYMOUTH NOTCH — The President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site hosts the tenth annual Plymouth Folk & Blues Concerts on Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30 and 31, from 2 - 5 p.m. each day. The event teams Vermont stars and nationally known musicians in a lively folk and blues festival held…
Live at the Fillmore performs final concert of 2014 Cooler in the Mountains series
August 27, 2014
Saturday, Aug. 30 at 3:30 p.m. — KILLINGTON — Live at the Fillmore will appear in concert at the Killington Resort on Saturday, Aug. 30 from 3:30 - 6 p.m. The free show at Killington Resort’s K-1 Base Area is the final concert in the Town of Killington’s Cooler in the Mountains summer concert series, presented by Long…
Red Knights are recruiting riders for “Ray’s Ride”
August 27, 2014
Saturday, Aug. 30 — KILLINGTON/VERGENNES — Members of the Red Knights International Firefighters Motorcycle Club are inviting the public to join them for “Ray’s Ride,” a motorcycle ride in remembrance of the late Ray Davison, who was active in state and regional firefighting circles. Join Red Knights Vermont IV on Saturday, Aug. 30, for a ride…
Killington Arts Guild opens new gallery show, “Vermont and Me”
August 27, 2014
Aug. 30 & 31 — KILLINGTON — The Killington Arts Guild’s is set for their new show, “Vermont and Me,” on display at the Gallery this fall. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, Aug. 31, from 4-5:30 p.m. “Vermont and Me,” and all members show, features artist Maurie Harrington, who will be on hand at…
Kick up your feet at Brandon Sock Hop
August 27, 2014
Saturday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. — BRANDON — Dust off those dancing shoes! Compass Music and Arts Center is holding a Sock Hop on Saturday, Aug. 30 from 7-10 p.m. In conjunction with the town-wide theme of “Brandon Rocks On,” the 1950s and 60s style dance party also marks the end of their summer exhibit, “Roots…
Chandler Center for the Arts celebrates 22nd annual New World Festival on Sunday
August 27, 2014
Sunday, Aug. 31 at 12 p.m. — RANDOLPH — Chandler’s New World Festival continues its tradition of presenting vibrant Celtic and French Canadian music and dance on Sunday, Aug. 31. This year’s festival has been designated a Top Ten Summer Event by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. The daylong event begins at 12-noon on Labor Day Sunday…
