Leisure

Village Stroll makes return

WILMINGTON - This Saturday, July 17, the Village Stroll returns to downtown Wilmington. Bring friends and family to stroll the village and celebrate summer from 5 to 7 pm. The theme this year is “Home Grown”; the stroll will celebrate local produce, local talent, and the local shops and...

Music in the park

Two local bands will be performing on the gazebo at Dover Park, Route 100, next week. The Jacksonville Blues Band will perform on Sunday, July 18, from 2 to 4 pm. The Erica Reynolds Band will take the stage on Wednesday, July 21, from 6 to 8 pm. Both performances are free. For more info call...

Dance and theater show

BRATTLEBORO - The Vermont-based Loom Ensemble will be hosting “Twenty Twenty / Twenty Twenty-One,” an outdoor dance theater performance Saturday, July 17, and Sunday, July 18, at 6 pm, at Living Memorial Park.
“Twenty Twenty / Twenty Twenty-One” moves the grief up and out, to mourn the...

“Standoff” celebrated

NORTH BENNINGTON - Fun fact: six years before the Battle of Bennington, the Green Mountain Boys bravely made history there and, at the same time, the entity that became “Vermont” was born in Bennington. The history that happened in July 1771 will be celebrated in the same location on the 250th...

Meeting house service and members meeting

MARLBORO - All are welcome to join at 10 am at Marlboro Meeting House for worship service, singing, and prayer.
This Sunday, pastor Matthew Deen will focus on the agrarian prophet Amos, who reluctantly left his farmstead in the village of Tekoa to take up the mantle of prophecy against...

First Baptist Church senior meal

READSBORO - The senior community meal at the First Baptist Church will again be served in the dining room for the first time since COVID-19 began. The monthly meal will be held on Wednesday, July 14, at noon. The menu will be a salad plate with drinks, bread, and strawberry shortcake.
All...

GOP meetup

WARDSBORO - All are welcome to spend an evening with Deb Billado, chair of the Vermont Republican Party on Wednesday, July 14, at 7 pm at the Wardsboro Town Hall located at 71 Main Street. For more information email Gerard Cloutier at gerardc802@gmail.com.

Library to host variety of events

NEWFANE - The Moore Free Library is hosting numerous events throughout the month of July.
On Thursday, July 8, at 7 pm, Cuban poet and author Pablo Medina will read from his newest publication, “The Foreigner’s Song: New and Selected Poems.” Light refreshments will be provided. Medina is...

Artists featured in group show

NEWFANE - Brattleboro-West Arts presents a group show of work during the month of July. A reception will be held Saturday, July 10, from 2 to 4 pm, at the Crowell Gallery at the Moore Free Library, 23 West Street.
The exhibit will feature a selection of two- and three-dimensional works by...

Farm to Ballet returns

BRATTLEBORO - After a two-year hiatus, Farm to Ballet returns to Retreat Farm to celebrate the rich farming culture of Vermont on Saturday, July 10, at 6 pm. With dancers dressed as lettuce, goats, pigs, and cows, this whimsical outdoor ballet is sure to delight all ages. Set on a grassy stage,...