HARDWICK − There will be a celebration of farms and food with the Center for an Agricultural Economy and the Hardwick Farmers Market, August. 1, 3 to 6 p.m., at Atkins Field, 140 Granite St. Afternoon events include horse-drawn wagon rides, baby goats, a performance by Circus Smirkus at 3[Read More…]
Events
Events
Art, Walk, Story, Aug. 2
HARDWICK − Artist and iIlustructor Brittany Lumsden-Berry will lead an “Art, a Walk and a Story by the Brook” experience for children to age 10, Saturday, Aug. 2, on the Hardwick Trails. Children will paint walking sticks and try them out on the Trails. This is not a “drop-off” event.[Read More…]
Summer Concert, Aug. 3
GREENSBORO – Sunday, August 3, from 3 to 4:30 p.m., Social Band will be performing at the Green Mountain Monastery, located at 420 Hillcrest Road. The program will include songs of birds, cicadas, crickets and bees. Featured works include pieces by Sara Doncaster, Betsy Brigham, Don Jamison and Michael Kellogg (aka Clyde Powers). Social Band is a Burlington-based chorus that performs[Read More…]
Don’t Poison Dinner, Aug. 3
GREENSBORO − “Please Don’t Poison Their Dinner” will be presented on Sunday, Aug. 3, 3 to 5 p.m., at the Greensboro Free Library. The presentation will describe why anticoagulant rodenticide should never be used, and how to understand the alternative options. Anna Morris from the Vermont Institute of Natural Science[Read More…]
Caspian Music Series Begins Aug. 3
GREENSBORO – The Caspian Music series begins August 3, with a concert that features works by Hayden, Schumann and Causson. The Caspian Festival Orchestra will continue to be a full orchestra rather than a snaller chamber orchestra, so the season will end with Mendelssohn’s “ltalian Smphony” and Beethoven’s “Violin Concerto[Read More…]
Pollinator Garden Tours, Aug. 5
GREENSBORO − Pollinator Friendly Greensboro is hosting tours of two gardens Tuesday, Aug. 5, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Green Mountain Monastery, 420 Hillcrest Rd, Greensboro. At 11 a.m. visit Lynette’s Native Plants, 281 The Bend Road, Greensboro Bend. The gardeners and others will be on hand to talk about the gardens and answer questions.
Housing and Conservation Talk, August 7
GREENSBORO – Thursday, August 7, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Highland Center for the Arts, join the Craftsbury Outdoor Center and Headwaters Community Trust for a conversation with Executive Director Gus Seelig of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board and Tracy Zschau, Vermont Land Trust President and CEO to explore approaches to balance Vermont’s[Read More…]
Cabot Church Supper, August 9
CABOT – Saturday, August 9, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., the Cabot United Church will offer a chicken barbecue dinner. Take-out and dine-in are available with delivery available for the homebound, The meal includes the chicken, macaroni and cheese, salads and a desert. The supper is by donation with proceeds benefiting[Read More…]
Community Barn Dance, Aug. 8
CABOT − On Friday, August 8, an evening of English barn dances will be held for the community in the Willey Building, from 7 to 9:30 p.m.. Live music will be provided by local musicians. Non-dancers are welcome to come and listen. English dances are similar to American contra dances,[Read More…]
Block Party, Aug. 9
GREENSBORO BEND – The annual Greensboro Bend block party will be at Our Community Park, August 9, from 3 to 7 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by the Bleeding Hearts Family Band and there will be a basketball tournament for ages six and under and up to age 18. Other events are being planned. Hot dogs and hamburgers, bottled water and ice cream will be furnished.[Read More…]
Annual GHS Presentation Features Maple Syrup Bubble, August 4
GREENSBORO – The Greensboro Historical Society (GHS) will hold annual meeting featuring a presentation by historian Tim Breen. Monday, August 4, at 7 p.m., in Fellowship Hall, Breen’s topic, “The Great Maple Syrup Bubble,” reconstructs a lost Eighteenth Century world of social reformers and ambitious entrepreneurs. During that time, many[Read More…]
Roof Finished, Tours Available, Aug. 9
GREENSBORO BEND – The Habitat for Humanity duplex home now has a shingled roof, with labor and materials donated by Vermont Construction Company. August 9 is the annual Greensboro Bend Block Party from 3 to 7 p.m. and initiative volunteers will be there. Tours of the duplex will be offered from[Read More…]
