Leisure

Ice cream social, garden party from Friends of Brooks

BRATTLEBORO - The Friends of Brooks Memorial Library have sprung back to life with lots of news.
First, the FOBL invites people to an ice cream social fundraiser, Thursday, August 19, from 4 to 6 pm, at the Kiwanis Shelter in Memorial Park. The suggested donation is $4 per cone. While...

Free concert series continues

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Music Center and Retreat Farm “Music Under the Stars” summer concert series continues Saturday, August 14, with a performance by the dynamic duo of Becky Tracy and Keith Murphy.
The concert will be held at Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Square, and admission is...

County history fair returns Saturday

NEWFANE - Step back in time at the eighth biennial Windham County History Fair on Saturday, August 14, from 9 am to 4 pm. Held on historic Newfane Common, on Route 30, the fair is a festival of vintage exhibits, demonstrations, and historic tours featuring Windham County’s rich heritage. The...

Delita Martin

Artist to host talk about her work

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center will be hosting a free online talk by artist Delita Martin on Wednesday, August 18, at 7:30 pm, about her installation “Between Worlds.”
Through her work, Martin reimagines the roles of Black women in the context of collective Black...

Dancers rocking to the music of the Wyld Nightz Band at the Blueberry Block Party in Wilmington Friday. R. Sweeting

Concert series underway

CASTLETON - Castleton University, in partnership with Heritage Family Credit Union, will present the 25th annual Castleton Summer Concerts at the Pavilion, Tuesday evenings in August at the Castleton Pavilion.
Castleton Summer Concerts at the Pavilion features a lineup of Vermont bands and...

Hobbit’s journey

DOVER - On Monday, August 16, the Dover Free Library presents the feature film “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.”
Showtime for this film is 5:30 pm. Runtime is 168 minutes. This film is rated PG-13. This event is free and open to the public. For questions call (802) 348-7488 or visit...

Open-air circus

BRATTLEBORO - Hideaway Circus announces the launch of Stars Above, a brand new, open-air circus. It will premiere on Friday, August 13, at the New England Center for Circus Arts.
A modern take on the nostalgia and intimacy of early 19th Century touring circuses, Stars Above is centered...

Music al fresco

DOVER - Kevin Parry will play a mixed bag of ‘60s and ‘70s rock and blues at Tadi’s Food Truck on Friday, August 13, from 4 to 6:30 pm. On Sunday, August 15, the Jacksonville Blues Band will be performing in the gazebo at Dover Park from 2 to 4 pm.
Both performances are free. For more info...

Poet laureate presents exhibition of visual art

SHAFTSBURY - “Mary Ruefle: Erasures,” the first solo exhibition of visual work by Vermont poet laureate Mary Ruefle ‘74, is currently on view at the Robert Frost Stone House museum. It will run through the end of October.
On Wednesday, August 18, from 4 to 5 pm, Ruefle will be...

Torah study in Bennington

BENNINGTON - Historic Congregation Beth El, on the corner of North Street and Adams Street, welcomes all who wish to engage with or explore Judaism, to the weekly Shabbat morning worship services or Torah study sessions.
There will be a Torah study on Saturday, August 7, led by Paul...