Leisure

Emily Noelle Lambert at her studio.

Tour of studio, garden

PETERBOROUGH, NH - The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center will present a tour of Emily Noelle Lambert’s art studio and gardens on Sunday, August 21, at 3 pm as part of the museum’s Hidden in the Hills series. Light refreshments will be served.
Lambert’s work has been shown in solo...

Classic American swing

MARLBORO - Come hear classic American swing by local Zara Bode and Her Little Big Band on Sunday, August 21, at 6 pm at the Marlboro Community Center. Inspired by the likes of Duke Ellington, Django Reinhardt, and Ella Fitzgerald, the Little Big Band features top shelf chanteuse Bode and a...

A band performs during “Moosestock” in 2020.

Lake Raponda comes to life Saturday

WILMINGTON - For the seventh year in a row, Lake Raponda will be filled on a Saturday evening in August with music, boats, kayaks, paddleboards, and other floaty things. On Saturday, August 20, at 7 pm, songs ranging from standards to oldies to blues to country, to jazz, including some unusual...

Quick Picks (8/18 - 8/25)

Feature film screening at Dover Free Library DOVER - On Monday, August 22, the Dover Free Library will present the feature film “The World’s Fastest Indian,” starring Anthony Hopkins, Dianne Ladd, and Paul Rodriguez. Showtime is 3 pm. Runtime is 127 minutes. The film is...

Dulcimer Daze returns to valley

DEERFIELD VALLEY - From Friday, August 12, to Sunday, August 14, Mountain Dulcimer players will be gathering at the Mountaineer Inn for the 31st annual “August Dulcimer Daze.” The event is one of the yearly national dulcimer gatherings and attracts players who are workshop teachers, students, and...

Local hospice holds scavenger hunt

BRATTLEBORO - On Saturday, August 13, Brattleboro Area Hospice will host the hospice amazing hunt, a new fundraiser that kicks off from the River Garden Marketplace at 1 pm. Teams will compete to score the most points while navigating downtown Brattleboro, collecting clues, solving riddles,...

Attendees at a previous hospital fair day hold cotton candy. Photo courtesy CJ King

Grace Cottage holding fundraising fair

TOWNSHEND - The Townshend Common will be buzzing with activity on Saturday, August 6, from 9 am to 3 pm at the Grace Cottage hospital fair day.
Described by the Boston Globe as “New England at its finest,” this annual fair features activities for the whole family, including a live all-day...

Classic drag-queen movie to be shown outdoors for teens

BRATTLEBORO - Join the Brooks Memorial Library Teen Advisory Board in the library parking lot for a teens-only outdoor movie night on Friday, August 5, from 8 to10 pm, to watch “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar.”
Elite NYC drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson are...

Homebrew festival returns to area on Saturday afternoon

BENNINGTON - The Southwestern Vermont Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Hopridge Farms, will present the Southern Vermont Summer Homebrew festival on Saturday, August 6, from noon to 4 pm at the Bennington Sports Center on North Street.
The festival will also have a focus on the...

Branch Pond chicks. Nicki Steel

Loon presentation, showcase at library

WARDSBORO - Wilmington photographer Nicki Steel will be highlighting loon photographs at the Wardsboro Public Library for the month of August. She will also give a presentation, “Loons of Southern Vermont,” at the library on Thursday, August 4, at 6 pm. The presentation will be followed by a Q...