Pumpkin festivals
31st Townshend Pumpkin Festival Townshend, on the common townshenvermont.org Oct 17 • The Pumpkin Festival is a country fair with a craft show, plus Pumpkin Decorating contest, Halloween Costume Parade, best pumpkin pie contest, food vendors, FREE pony rides for kids during Vermont’s foliage season. pumpkin pie sale whole pie or bythepiece. Manchester Pumpkin Festival Equinox Valley Nursery, Manchester visitmanchestervt.com Oct 17 •...
Open studio tours, craft fairs, antiques shows
Chester Vermont Fall Festival on the Green Chester, on the green http://www.chesterfallfestival.org Sept 19-20, 10a-4p • At the peak of Vermont’s preeminent fall foliage, the charm and elegance of the Chester Village Green will come to life as it hosts the 40th Annual Fall Craft Festival. The Chester Annual Craft Fair is a celebration of Vermont’s gifted artisans, Chester’s unique history, Vermont’s matchless beauty and its timeless,...
Music & Theater
Actors Theatre Playhouse Main St, West Chesterfield, NH http://www.atplayhouse.org, 877 666-1855 Sept 10-Oct 3: The Seafarer. In Conor McPherson’s recent Broadway hit, it’s a dark and stormy Christmas Eve in Ireland and Sharky has returned home to look after his irascible, aging brother who’s recently gone blind. Old drinking buddies Ivan and Nicky are holed up at the house too, hoping to play some cards. Oct 10 & 17: Love, Loss,...
At the museums
Bennington Center for the Arts 44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington 10a to 5p, Mon-Sun (Closed Mon) http://www.thebennington.org, 802 442-7158 Thru Dec 20: Impressions of New England. Annual exhibition including scenes of seashores, rolling hills, foliage and New England wildlife, all captured in paint and bronze, Thru Dec 20: Small Works Show, with figuratives, landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife, still lifes and more. Thru Dec 20: The Laumeister...
Fall Highlights
Brattleboro Film Festival The Brattleboro Film Festival, a 10-day event that draws moviegoers from four New England states to the historic art-deco, newly renovated Latchis Theatre in downtown Brattleboro, kicks off on Oct. 30 with a slate of regional premieres that include the best in global independent feature films, documentaries, shorts, animation and family fare. In a special salute to a new era in U.S. relations with Cuba, a...
Gallery openings
Ann Coleman Gallery 7 North Main St, Wilmington, 10a-5p daily http://www.artistanncoleman.com, 802 378-7090 Thru October: Ann Coleman’s watercolors inspired by nature and the outdoors of New England can be viewed at Quaigh Designs, 11 W Main St, Wilmington. Bennington Arts Guild 103 South St, Bennington http://www.benningtonartsguild.org , 802 442-7838 Sept 4 & Oct 2: Bennington “First Fridays.” Nov 22-31: Bennington Art Guild...
Festivals
Market Madness Street Fair Downtown Springfield http://www.springfieldonthemove.net Sept 5 • Maybe an old fashioned Street Fair is just what’s needed to celebrate and honor the close of a fabulous Vermont Summer. Low key, easy fun that doesn’t involve reservations, packing a bag, planes or trains. Come be a “local” for a day, we want to meet you. Local brew tent, BBQ, music all around and 40-50 vendors to answer all or most of what...
Columbus Day Weekend
Empty Bowls Landmark College, Putney http://www.brattleboroclayworks.com Oct 10, 5p and 6:30p • When Vermonters go hungry, their neighbors take action. That’s why for the eleventh year, volunteers are preparing for near sellout capacity at the Empty Bowls Dinner, an annual benefit for the Brattleboro Area Drop In Center. The Drop In Center is an essential resource for people in need in Brattleboro and the surrounding areas, who depend...
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