Leisure

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...

Readsboro community meal

READSBORO - The August Community Meal will be held on Wednesday, August 11, at noon, in the First Baptist Church on Main Street. The Friendly Mission Circle will serve barbecued pork over rice with vegetables, rolls, and blueberry dessert.
Everyone is welcome to the meal. Donations are...

Deen leads reading meeting

MARLBORO – Pastor Matthew Deen will lead the service at 10 am at Marlboro Meeting House. This Sunday there’ll be reading from John 6:35, 41-51, the first of seven “I am” statements Jesus utters in the Gospel, and discerning how people might avail themselves of the eternal fulfillment Christ...

Library hosting August events

NEWFANE - The Moore Free Library will host numerous events throughout the month of August.
The library will host two visits featuring live animals from the Vermont Institute for Natural Sciences. On Sunday, August 8, at 3 pm, there will be a “Reptile Rendezvous” where the public can meet...

Free painting demo

BRATTLEBORO - In connection with the exhibit “Charlie Hunter: Semaphore,” currently on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Hunter will give a free plein-air painting demonstration at the Bellows Falls train station on Saturday, August 7, at 2 pm, followed by a tour of his nearby...

Ice cream social

ATHENS - The Athens Brick Meetinghouse Committee is hosting an ice cream social and a concert featuring Bard Owl on Sunday, August 8, at the 1817 Brick Meetinghouse.
Doors will open at 4:30 pm with an ice cream sundae buffet bar set up on the lawn. Concert-goers are invited to bring a...

The Lonesome Brothers

Bands in the park

DOVER - Two bands will be performing in the gazebo at Dover Park, Route 100. The Lonesome Brothers, will perform on Sunday, August 8, from 2 to 4 pm. Social Medication, of Brattleboro, will take the stage on Wednesday, August 11, from 6 to 8 pm.
Both performances are free. For more info...