At the Galleries
At the Galleries Ann Coleman Gallery437 Maple Dr, Whitingham, 10a–5p dailyartistanncoleman.com, 802 378-7090Ongoing: Ann Coleman’s watercolors inspired by nature and the outdoors of New England can be viewed at Quahog Design, Quaigh Designs, 11 W Main St, Wilmington. Asian Cultural Center of Vermont and C.X. Silver Gallery814 Western Ave, Brattleboroaccvt.org, 802 257-7898, ext 12nd Sun each month: Cai’s Dim Sum Teahouse, featuring...
At the Museums
At the Museums Bennington Center for the Arts44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington10a–5p, (Closed Mondays)benningtoncenterforthearts.org802 442-7158Thru Sep 9: Impression of New England, including over 60 scenes in paint and bronze. Thru Sep 23: California Art Club7–Saving Paradise: The Symbiosis of Landscape Painting & Environmental Awareness. Thru Sep 23: The Laumeister Fine Art Competition, juried by Scott Christensen. Sep 29-Oct 27: Oil...
Spotlights
Spotlights Puppets in the Green MountainsSept 22-30, http://www.puppetsinthegreenmountains.com The Puppets in the Green Mountains Festival is an international puppet festival held every other year in Southern Vermont. Produced and Presented by Vermont’s Sandglass Theater, it is a wellspring of creativity, this year presenting companies from Japan, Israel, Turkey, Spain, Poland, Finland, Quebec, and the US. 9th Annual...
Fall Food Festivals
Fall Food Festivals NO TASTE OF DEERFIELD VALLEY THIS YEAR!!! Vermont Life Wine& Harvest FestivalSep 21-23, with events in downtown Wilmington, local inns, farms and wineries, and at nearby Mount Snow in West Dover,thevermontfestival.comA weekend showcase for Vermont wines, Vermont specialty foods and artisans of all types celebrating the rich uniqueness, quality and ingenuity of Vermont producers. Named one of Vermont’s “Top 10...
Farmers Markets
Farmers’ Markets ***Most Farmers’ Markets in Vermont close by the end of October.*** Every Tuesday: Rutland Downtown Farmers’ Market, Depot Park, 3-6p, 802 747-4403. Bennington Walloomsac Farmers’ Market at the Bennington Station, 10a-1p, 802 442-8934. Woodstock Farmers’ Market, on the Green, 3-6p, woodstockvt.com. Every Wednesday: Brattleboro Farmers’ Market, Gibson-Aiken Center, Brattleboro,...
Community Supported Restaurants
Community Supported Restaurants: The Gleanery in Putney and Popolo in Bellows Falls By Katherine P. Cox Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has become an ingrained part of our culture as more and more people embrace the notion of supporting local farmers and buying fresh, healthy, local food. Now an intrepid group in Putney has applied that model to its new restaurant, The Gleanery, scheduled to open in October. Likewise, a...
Putney Craft Tour
Thanksgiving Weekend: On Putney, Vermont’s Artisan Trail By Katherine P. Cox Liz Hawkes deNiord, a painter and ceramic artist from Putney, says to expect the usual and the unusual when you visit her studio on the 34th annual Putney Craft Tour in November. She could be talking about the tour itself, whose organizers are always striving to add something new and different to the venerable arts tour. Twenty-eight artists and craftspeople,...
Open Studios, Antiques, Craft Show
Open Studios, Antiques & Crafts Shows Readsboro Arts FestivalSep 15, 10-4, Readsboro Central School, readsboroarts.orgThe 6th annual Readsboro Arts Festival features the work of artists and craftspeople from southern Vermont and includes performances by local musicians and free art-making activities for all ages. 38th Fall Craft FestivalSept 22-23, On the Green, Rt 11, Chester, 10-4p, 802...
Arts, Crafts & Antiques Fairs
Arts, Crafts & Antiques Fairs Readsboro Arts FestivalSep 15, 10-4p, Readsboro Central School, readsboroarts.org 9th Annual Vermont Fine Furniture and Woodworking FestivalSep 29-30, 9-6p Sat, 10-4p Sun, Union Arena, Woodstock, vermontwoodfestival.org Big Buzz Chainsaw Carving FestivalOct 2-8, all day, MacKenzie Field, Rt 103, Chester (field is behind Stone House Antiques & across from Jack’s Diner), 508 965-3211...
Workshops, classes, artist residencies
Workshops, Classes & Artist Residencies Stone Trust indoor stone building workshop Bennington Center for the Arts44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington10a to 5p, Mon-Sun (Closed Mon)benningtoncenterforthearts.org, 802 442-7158Ongoing: Students will learn the techniques of carving small animals from blocks of wood. Students will carve and paint a piece with instruction on every aspect of the art form. Check the website for...
Main Street Arts
The Little Theatre That Could—Main Street Arts By Joyce Marcel Main Street Arts is a little community arts center that always thinks big. “Main Street Arts is to Saxtons River as Lincoln Center is to New York City,” it likes to say. “It’s the heartbeat of Saxtons River,” said Kathleen J. Bryar, the chair of Main Street Arts’ audacious capital campaign. “And it’s not just for Saxtons River. It’s Grafton, Westminster West, Putney,...
Brattleboro Literary Festival
Brattleboro Literary Festival By Arlene Distler The literary arts have played an important part in Brattleboro’s history. Royall Tyler, writer of the first comedy written and produced in the New World, lived and worked in Brattleboro during the late eighteenth century. The first literary societies in the community were formed in his day, the forerunners of the reading and writing groups that abound here today. In the...
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