The Daily Scoop
Daily Scoop
May:
31: Healthier Living Workshop at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, 6-8:30p, bmhvt.org.
27: New England Living Show House Grand Opening Gala, Juniper Hill Inn, Windsor, time TBA, tours through Sept 5, juniperhillinn.com.
28: Annual River Gallery School Benefit Auction, at the River Garden, downtown Brattleboro, 5-9p, rivergalleryschool.org.
28: Mayfest Arts & Crafts Festival, all day, downtown Bennington, betterbennington.com.
28-29: From Our Gardens to yours Plant Sale, and Library Trustees’ Bake Sale, Wardsboro Town Common, all day, visitvermont.com.
28-29: Living Willow Garden Structures workshop, all day, Ludlow, 802 228-8770.
29: 24th Annual Great Duck Race, 1,500 yellow rubber ducks will be released down the Deerfield River, benefit for Make-A-Wish-Foundation of Vermont, visitvermont.com, 802 464-5618.
29-30: 18th Annual Open Studio Weekend, with craftspeople and artisans opening their studios throughout the state, sponsored by the Vermont Crafts Council, vermontcrafts.com, 802 223-3380.
30: Memorial Day Program and Parade, starting at 10a, Memorial Hall, West Dover, visitvermont.com.
June:
1: Beethoven’s Sketchbooks, a performance lecture, at Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro, 7p, 802 254-5290.
1: Poetry of the Earth: Re-imagining Nature with former N.H. poet laureate Cynthia Huntington, Rutland Free Library, 7p, 802 773-1860.
1-3: Slow Living Summit, in Brattleboro, 802 254-5546.
1-30: June Arts! A month long celebration of the arts around Bennington, betterbennington.com.
3: Gallery Walk in downtown Brattleboro, 5:30-8:30p. 802 257-2616, gallerywalk.org.
2: Tom Russell at Main Street Arts, Saxton’s River. Show presented by Flying Under Radar and Vermont Festivals, 7:30p. rootsontheriver.com.
3-5: Strolling of the Heifers parade and festival with activities and events all day in Brattleboro, strollingoftheheifers.com.
7, 14, 21 & 28: Healthier Living Workshop at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, 6-8:30p, bmhvt.org.
9-12: Roots on the River 12 Festival, with music all day in and around Bellows Falls, rootsontheriver.com.
11: Artists’ Palate Dinner at Southern Vermont Arts Center, 5:30p, svac.org.
11-12: National Trails Weekend at Stratton Mountain, stratton.com.
11-12: 25th Manchester Car Show with fantastic cars, flea market, games, auction and more, all day, manchesterarshow.com.
11-17: Hemmings Motor News Great Race, an endurance rally through New England, greatrace.com.
12: Dim Sum Teahouse at C.X. Silver Gallery, Brattleboro, 10a-8p, dimsumvt.com.
17: 3rd Friday Art Walk in Bellows Falls, 4-8p, villagesquarebooks.com, 802 463-9404.
17: Ethan Allen: His Life and Times, talk by Willard S. Randall, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, northshire.com.
18: Brandon Civil War Days, events all day, Brandon.org.
18: Magical Night of Belly dancing at Unitarian Universality Meetinghouse, Bennington, 7-9:30p, benningtonbeledi.com.
19-26: Wanderlust, a renowned yoga and music festival, all day, stratton.com.
21: Midnight Madness, music, fun and special bargains in downtown Bennington, time TBA, betterbennington.com.
22: Plymouth Strawberry Festival, all day, yourplaceinvermont.com.
25: Anniversary and Reunion of the Bear and Doll wedding at Hugging Bear Inn, Chester, okemo.com.
25-26: Westminster Garden Tour, 10a-3p Sat and noon-3p sun, 802 722-3607.
26: Annual Dummerston Old Fashioned Strawberry Supper complete with double-layered strawberry shortcake served family style, 5p, 802 254-9158.
July:
1: Gallery Walk in downtown Brattleboro, 5:30-8:30p. 802 257-2616, gallerywalk.org.
2: Arts & Crafts Festival at Fletcher Farm School, Ludlow, all day, fletcherfarm.org.
2: Cavendish Old Home Day, Cavendish, yourplaceinvermont.com.
2: Brandon Independence Day Celebration in Central Park, events all day, brandon.org.
3: Second Annual Strawberry Festival, on the Green in Poultney, time TBD, poultneyvt.com.
4: Fourth of July Celebrations, Friends’ Parade Booths and the Best Raffle Ever in downtown Wardsboro, all day, friendsofwardsborolibrary.org, 802 896-3416.
4: Old Vermont 4th at Billings Farm, Woodstock, yourplaceinvermont.com.
4-5: Library Red Barn Annual Art Show at the Wardsboro Library, all day, friendsofwardsborolibrary.org, 802 896-3416.
6: Vt Summer Festival Horse Show with six weeks of top equestrian competition, at Harold Beebe Farm in East Dorset, vt-summerfestival.com.
9-10: 32nd Annual RAVE Car Show and Flea market, at Vermont State Fairgrounds, Rutland, all day, ravecarclub.com.
10: Dim Sum Teahouse at C.X. Silver Gallery, Brattleboro, 10a-8p, dimsumvt.com.
15: 3rd Friday Art Walk in Bellows Falls, 4-8p, villagesquarebooks.com, 802 463-9404.
16: One Drum Festival, 10a-11p, Path of Life Garden in Windsor, onedrumfestival.com.
16-17: 19th Annual Rock River Artists Open Studio Tour, 10a-6p each day, around Newfane, rockriverartists.com.
22: Fireworks over Paradise Park, celebrating Windsor’s 250th Anniversary, 9:30p, Windsor, windsorvermont.net/chamber.
23: 5th Annual Mount Holly Garden Tour, all day, Belmont, yourplaceinvermont.com.
24: Tour de Grace Bicycle Rally to benefit Grace Cottage Hospital, starting at Stratton Resort, gracecottage.org.
29-Aug 7: Vermont Blueberry Festival at various locations around Wilmington and surrounding towns, all day, vermontblueberry.com.
30: Mountain Hideaways, 3rd House and Garden Tour of exclusive private properties in Wardsboro and Stratton, 10-5p, friendsofwardsborolibrary.org, 802 896-3416.
August:
Thru Aug. 7: Vermont Blueberry Festival at various locations around Wilmington and surrounding towns, all day, vermontblueberry.com.
5: Gallery Walk in downtown Brattleboro, 5:30-8:30p. 802 257-2616, gallerywalk.org.
5-7: 33rd Annual Southern Vermont Arts Festival, all day, at Hildene’s Meadows, Manchester Center, craftproducers.com.
5-7: Rockingham Old Home Days, with live music, culture, history and fireworks, in Bellows Falls, gfrcc.org.
5-7: Art on the Mountain at Dover Town Hall, East Dover.
6: Grace Cottage Hospital Fair Day, at Townshend Common, 9a-7p, gracecottage.org.
6: Plymouth Old Home Day, Plymouth Notch, yourplaceinvermont.com.
8: Okemo Hops in the Hills Beer Festival, 1-6p, Okemo Mountain, Ludlow, okemo.com.
13: Wood’s Tea Company concert at the Townshend Common, 7p, gracecottage.org.
13-14: 50th Annual Summer Art in the Park Festival, presented by the Chaffee Art Center, 10a-5p each day, Main Street Park, Rutland, chaffeeartcenter.org.
14: Bennington Battle Day and Parade in downtown Bennington, 9a-6p, bennington.com.
14: Dim Sum Teahouse at C.X. Silver Gallery, Brattleboro, 10a-8p, dimsumvt.com.
18-21: 94th Annual Deerfield Valley Farmers Day, including lots of fun agricultural events (truck pulling, horse pulls, etc.) all day, dvfair.com.
9: 3rd Friday Art Walk in Bellows Falls, 4-8p, villagesquarebooks.com, 802 463-9404.
20: Arts and Crafts Festival at Fletcher Farm, Ludlow, fletcherfarm.org.
20: Andover’s 250th Birthday Celebration and old fashioned fair, Andover, yourplaceinvermont.com.
20: Motorcycle Rally Weekend at Stratton Mountain, stratton.com.
21 & 28: 10th Anniversary Concert Series on the lawn of the Wardsboro Library, time TBA, friendsofwardsborolibrary.org, 802 896-3416.
September:
3: Chester Old Home Day and Fireworks, all day, Chester, yourplaceinvermont.com.
3-4: Southern Vermont Garlic and Herb Festival, 10a-5p both days at Camelot Village on route 9W near Bennington, lovegarlic.com.
3-4: Plymouth Folk and Blues Festival, all day, Plymouth, plymouthfolk.com.
4: Anniversary Concert Series on the lawn of the Wardsboro Library, time TBA, friendsofwardsborolibrary.org, 802 896-3416.
6-11: North Bennington Plein Air Competition, 7a-6p each day, North Bennington, pleinair-northbennington.com.
10: Plymouth Cheese and Harvest Festival, all day, Plymouth Notch, yourplaceinvermont.com.
10-11: Second annual Mini Cooper Rally through Okemo, all day, okemo.com.
16-18: 45th Bennington Antique and Classic Car Show, Willow Park, all day each day, bennington.com.
17-18: 16th Annual Bennington Quilt Fest at Mt. Anthony Union Middle School, Bennington, benningtonquiltfest.com.
23-25: 4th Annual Vermont Life Wine & Harvest Festival, with events all day in the Mount Snow valley, thevermontfestival.com.
