Spotlight: Plein Air Vermont 2013
Plein Air Vermont 2013 Vermont’s southwestern corner combines all of the Green Mountain State’s quintessential attractions: majestic mountains, rolling farmland, meandering waterways, and quaint town and village squares with buildings on the National Historic Register. Can you paint it? This fourth annual event, painting in the open, without aid of photography — “en plein air” — will provide selected artists with four days...
Calendar: Farmers’ Markets
Farmers Markets Tuesdays • Rutland Downtown Farmers’ Market, Depot Park, 3-6p, 802-747-4403. • Bennington Walloomsac Farmers’ Market at the Bennington Station, 10a-1p, 802-442-8934. Wednesdays • Brattleboro Area Farmers’ Market Wednesday Market, Gibson-Aiken Center, Main Street, Brattleboro, 10a-2p, brattleborofarmersmarket.com. • Woodstock Farmers’ Market, on the Green, 3-6p, woodstockvt.com. Thursdays • Poultney...
Spotlight: Real Farms, Real Food
Spotlight: Real Farms, Real Food Promising that “the public gets to see where everything begins and can trace the path from seed to fork,” Rutland Area Farm and Food Link is highlighting Rutland County and its agriculture to provide residents with greater access to local farms and local food. With this in mind, a six-month/six-farm tour with culinary workshops, “Real Farms, Real Food, Real Rutland,” was born, paid for...
Celebrating local flavor: Food festivals in abundance this summer
Celebrating local flavor: Food festivals in abundance this summer If there’s one thing besides art steering folks to the historic villages and rural communities of Southern Vermont, it’s got to be the food. Here we enjoy a warm, sophisticated, yet rustic lifestyle based on family traditions fed by authentic and local food experiences. Ah, but find out for yourself. Here we’ll help you start a culinary vacation at which you’ll enjoy...
Photo: Best Little Quilt Show
Our nationally and internationally award-winning quilters have shown their works in major shows and museums, and have had attention lavished on them in the glossies. Now, as the quilt show moves from Jamaica to Brattleboro for the first time, you can enjoy this rare opportunity to admire these exciting works during Strolling of the Heifers weekend.
Calendar: Gallery Openings
Gallery Openings Ann Coleman Gallery 7 N. Main St., Wilmington Artistanncoleman.com, artyani@together.net Thru June 25: “Green Theme,” featuring seven local artists celebrating the greens of spring and summer, depicted on canvas, paper, glass, wood, and silver. June 26-July 30: “Sumptuous Summer,” featuring local fine artists, jewelers and painters, opening reception June 29, 5-7p. July 31-Aug 27: “Water Works,” with picturesque...
Tour open studios: Artists at work, art for sale
Tour open studios: Artists at work, art for sale 21st Rock River Artists’ Studio Tour July 20-21, 10-6p. Rock River Artists, a collective of fine art and craft professionals, offers chance to win a free weekend for two in a charming cabin along the Rock River in South Newfane, coinciding with 21st annual Rock River Artists’ Open Studio Tour. Winners get two-night stay with breakfast in a guest cabin on grounds belonging to nationally...
At the Museums
At the Museums Bennington Center for the Arts 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington 10a-5p, Tues-Sun thebennington.org, 802-442-7158 Thru 2013: Small Works Show. Figuratives, landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife, and still-lifes by nationally recognized artists. June 15-Aug 25: Art of the Animal Kingdom, one of the country’s most prestigious wildlife exhibits, with guest artist Carel Brest van Kempen. June 8-Aug 25: “Impressions of New...
A country store and so much more
A country store and so much more West Townshend builds community by embracing multiple uses — including arts and music — for a revitalized general store The West River Community Project is dedicated to preserving and promoting the West River heritage in order to sustain a healthy future full of music, the arts, and local agriculture. It’s a work very happily in progress. The West Townshend Country Store, at 6573 Route 30, is up and...
Sweet success
Sweet success: With their goats’-milk caramels, Townshend farmers find their niche in the marketplace of locally produced speciality foods It’s no wonder Big Picture Farm’s silky caramels won the specialty food industry’s equivalent of the Academy Awards last year, and the awards keep coming: Pop one in your mouth — savor it — and you’ll understand that this is no ordinary caramel. Handcrafted from goat’s milk...
Nurturing the Arts: Three who bring the arts to life in Southern Vermont
Nurturing artists and the arts just comes naturally to Southern Vermonters. Dorset Theatre Festival Artistic Director Dina Janis is turning a local legend into a world-class performance venue on par with anything you’ll find in the Berkshires. In Grafton, Liisa Kissel continues crafting a go-to music festival that leverages the popular VSO concerts taking place every Fourth of July weekend in this picturesque town of 500. In...
Workshops, Classes & Artist Residencies
Workshops, Classes & Artist Residencies Brattleboro Museum & Art Center 10 Vernon St., Brattleboro 11a-5p (Closed Tuesdays) brattleboromuseum.org, 802-257-0124 July 8-10: Summer Education Institute: Approaching Literacy through Images. Carving Studio and Sculpture Center 636 Marble St., Rutland carvingstudio.org, 802-438-2097 June 1-7: A Stone Sculptor’s Dream Vacation. June 7-9: What a Relief! with Tim de Christopher. June...
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