Leisure

One-Minute Book Reviews: A memoir of Vermont and a bee picture book, both for gardeners

“The Last Garden”
Liza Ketchum
Shires Press, 2021. “Begin with a Bee”
Liza Ketchum, Jaqueline Briggs Martin, Phyllis Root; Claudia McGhee, illustrator
University of Minnesota Press, 2021. When Liza Ketchum and her husband bought a...

Bennington Union soldier memorial, featuring a plaque by a local sculptor.

Museum will use grant to restore Civil War monument

BENNINGTON - Bennington Museum has been awarded a grant of $3,000 from the Robert Fleming & Jane Howe Patrick Foundation to aid in the onsite restoration of an important Civil War memorial.
This historic marker stands on a rise in the ground directly in front of the museum. It features...

Web series drills into sugaring

BURLINGTON - A free webinar series offered through University of Vermont Extension covers a broad array of topics of interest to maple producers, from maple production and forestry practices to business management.
Seven online sessions will be held from late July to October. Presenters...

Live music performances from the Deerfield Valley Rotary Club Garden and Live Music event. Clockwise from upper left: Trumpet Andy (Andrew Pesner), Alex Hutchinson, Logan Boyd, Kevin Parry, and Jill Sachs.

Garden, music tour a success

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The Deerfield Valley Rotary Club held its second annual Garden and Live Music event on Friday, July 17, raising roughly $10,000 to help the local community. Ticketholders saw the gardens of six area homeowners, while listening to live musicians who donated their time and...

Community church will hold spaghetti supper

JACKSONVILLE - The Jacksonville Community Church will be holding its annual spaghetti supper during the Blueberry Fest at the municipal center on Friday, July 30, between 5 and 7 pm. Dinner includes spaghetti with marinara sauce or meat sauce, bread, salad, beverage and a blueberry dessert....

Concerts in the Park

DOVER - Two bands will be performing on the gazebo at Dover Park, Route 100. Groove Prophet, of Brattleboro, will perform on Sunday, July 25, from 2 to 4 pm.
Miss Paula and the Twangbusters, of Lee, MA, will take the stage on Sunday, August 1, from 2 to 4 pm. Both performances are free...

Ponca cantata

PUTNEY - On Saturday, July 24, join Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate for a performance of “Standing Bear: A Ponca Indian Cantata in Eight Tableaux.” This is a rhapsodic expression of Standing Bear’s journey and challenges. The performance will take place at 8 pm, at the Big Barn,...

Dover Free performance

DOVER - On Friday, July 23, the West Townshend folk duo Hungrytown will return to the Dover Free Library for a live performance. Featuring Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson, the duo is known for the quality and authenticity of their songwriting.
Showtime for this concert is 7 pm. This event...

The honeycreepers, guitarist Matt Shea and vocalist Kelsea Burch.

Virtual concert benefits waterways

SOUTHERN VERMONT - The Southeastern Vermont Watershed Alliance presents a virtual benefit concert available for viewing on Saturday, July 24, at 7 pm. Donations will support SeVWA’s ongoing effort to monitor, preserve, and restore the waterways that make southern Vermont so special.
The...

Musicians rehearse for a performance at Marlboro.

Music festival offers free admission to the public

MARLBORO - Marlboro Music’s second festival weekend will offer a veritable bounty of music making, including a full slate of open rehearsals in the concert hall - free for all to enjoy - and weekend programs featuring a marvelous variety of chamber works performed by over 25 master artists and...