August bird monitoring walk Saturday, Aug. 31, 7:30 a.m. The Birds of Vermont’s monthly monitoring walk to record birds on the museum property is Saturday, Aug. 31. Please bring your own binoculars and dress for the weather. Free. Register at sevendaystickets.com/organizations/birds-of-vermont-museum.
Hooked on Rugs silent auction Thru Saturday, Aug. 31, noon The Henry Sheldon Museum is exhibiting 30 hooked rugs that were handmade by longtime Sheldon Museum staff and community member, Suzanne Douglas, for a fundraiser to benefit the museum. All bidding will take place in person or by phone at 802-388-2117. Bidding closes at noon...
Mad River Valley Craft Fair Saturday& Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The 53rd Mad River Valley Craft Fair will be held rain or shine on Labor Day weekend, Saturday Aug. 31 & Sunday Sept. 1, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at Kenyon’s Field, (Rt. 100), Waitsfield, Vermont. Kris Joppe-Mercure of KJM Pottery will share her...
Annual mixer Wednesday, Sept. 11, 5-7 p.m. The Addison County Economic Development Corporation’s annual mixer for businesses and nonprofits is at Shacksbury Cider at 75 Meigs Road in Vergennes and will include a tour of the plant and door prizes. Network with the Addison County business community. Register.
Evolution of hip-hop Thursday, Sept. 5, 6 p.m. Melo Grant, DJ host of The Cultural Bunker and Burlington City councilor, leads a musical journey through the evolution of hip-hop, with side steps to other genres at the South Burlington Public Library. She explains how sampling, the practice of using existing recorded music to create new...
‘Flee North’ lecture Thursday, Sept. 5, 6:30-8 p.m. Scott Shane, author of “Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland,” will talk about his book at the Rokeby Museum. Tickets are $6 for members and $10 for nonmembers. “Flee North” unearths the lost story of Thomas Smallwood, born into slavery...
‘Flee North’ lecture Thursday, Sept. 5, 6:30-8 p.m. Scott Shane, author of “Flee North: A Forgotten Hero and the Fight for Freedom in Slavery’s Borderland,” will talk about his book at the Rokeby Museum. Tickets are $6 for members and $10 for nonmembers. “Flee North” unearths the lost story of Thomas Smallwood, born into slavery...
Coffee & muffins happy hour Friday, Sept. 6, 8:30-10 a.m. Free coffee and muffins happy hour 8:30-10 a.m. Free iced coffee, hot coffee, tea and homemade muffins at the Charlotte Grange, 2858 Spear St. All are welcome.
Free college admission Saturday, Sept. 7 Shelburne Museum welcomes college students as they return to school with free admission on Saturdays throughout the month of September. Student Saturdays kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 7, offering students an opportunity to engage with art, culture and community. After presenting a valid college ID at the entrance, college...
Vulture Awareness Day Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Discover how many vulture species live in Vermont (and where) at Vulture Awareness Day at the Birds of Vermont Museum. Can you find all the museum’s vulture carvings? More info about the international celebration of vultures.
Woofstock: Walk for the Animals Saturday, Sept. 7, 10 a.m. Join fellow animal lovers for a leisurely 1-mile walk around Middlebury followed by music, food, prizes and a pool party just for dogs in the Middlebury Town Pool. Sign up in advance or at the event. Registration takes place at the Memorial Sports Center at 10...
Shelburne Age Well Grab & Go Meal Tuesday, Sept. 10, 11 a.m.-noon Age Well and St. Catherine’s of Siena Parish in Shelburne are providing a meal to go for anyone age 60 and older on Tuesday, Sept. 10. The meal will be available for pick up in the parking lot at 72 Church Street. A...
Black ash Friday, Sept. 13, 5-6:30 p.m. The black ash, a culturally significant tree species to the Indigenous peoples of the Northeast, is also important to regional ecosystems. On Sept. 13, the Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program is hosting a talk at the North Branch Nature Center in Montpelier (713 Elm St.) from 5-6:30...
Tour de Farms Sunday, Sept. 15, 8:30 a.m. The Tour de Farms, a celebration of local food via a meandering bike tour, is one of Vermont’s oldest and most cherished cycling farm tours. The Tour de Farms visits local farms and tasty treats along the route. The tour returns to Shoreham this year, the town...
Thanks for Sharing concert Sunday, Sept. 15, 4 p.m. Claudia Marshall and friends will perform a benefit concert for the Turning Point Center of Chittenden County at the Charlotte Congregational Church. Many people know Marshall as a journalist and radio and TV host (ABC, CBS, NPR). She has served in various volunteer capacities at this...
Repair Café Saturday, Sept. 21, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Get your broken stuff ready. The next Repair Café will be at Charlotte Congregational Church co-hosted by Sustainable Charlotte, the Charlotte Grange and the Charlotte Library. It is open to anyone in any town. Registration is required.
Shelburne Age Well luncheon Wednesday, Sept. 18, 11:30 a.m. St. Catherine of Siena and Age Well are offering a luncheon for anyone 60 or older in the St Catherine of Siena Parish Hall at 72 Church Street in Shelburne. The meal will be served at noon. There is a $5 suggested donation. The menu is...
Historic shirt workshop Saturdays, Sept. 21 & 28, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. In this two-day workshop in Rokeby Museum’s Historic House students will learn how to create a historically accurate 18th-century, gender-neutral shirt. This will include the fundamentals of no-waste cutting, period hand stitching, an overview of tools and materials and the basics of shirt construction....
Railroad art talk Saturday, Sept. 21, 2 p.m. Join Shelburne Museum director Tom Denenberg for a gallery talk in this special exhibition that explores the captivating world of trains in American visual culture during the transformative period of industrialization captured by artists in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Candidate forum Saturday, Sept. 21, 2-4 p.m. The League of Women Voters of Vermont will host an in-person candidate forum for the office of Vermont’s governor on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Fletcher Free Library in the Fletcher Room, 235 College Street, Burlington from 2-4 p.m. A meet-and-greet is scheduled for 2-2:30 p.m. The event...