Calendar

The Daily Scoop

September:
Thru Sep 9: North Bennington Plein Air Competition, pleinair-vermont.com.
Thru Sep 9: Vermont State Fair, all day, Rutland, vermontstatefair.net.
Saturdays: Traditional Craft Saturdays at Billings Farm & Museum, 10a-5p, Woodstock, billingsfarm.org.
6: Chinese Painting lecture, First Congregational Church, Manchester Center, 4p,visitmanchestervt.com.
7: Gallery Walk in and around downtown Brattleboro, 5:30-8:30p, gallerywalk.org.
8-9: Sheepdog Trial & Farm Festival, Merck Forest, Manchester, all day,visitmanchestervt.com.
8: Look at it This Way, comedy skits, 7p, Cavendish Town Elementary School,yourplaceinvermont.com.
8: Harvest Ball, benefit for SWVT Medical Center, 6p.
9: Sundays on the Hill presents Erich Kory, cello solo, 4p, Church on the Hill, Weston, sundaysonthehill.org.
11: California Wine Dinner at the Old Tavern restaurant, 4 course dinner paired with wine, reservations necessary, 6p, graftoninnvermont.com.
12: Scott Ainslie performs at Jamaica Town Hall, 7p, cattailmusic.com.
13: Jazz Night with Eugene Uman Trio, Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts, Chester, 8p, yourplaceinvermont.com.
14-16: Bennington’s 46th Annual Car Show, all day, bennington.com.
14: Fall Foliage Golf Classic, 1p, Mount Snow Golf Course, visitvermont.com.
15: Discover Dorset Fall Festival, all day, dorsetvt.com.
15: Car Show Cruise-In at Center Stage, Main St, Bennington, 6p,betterbennington.com.
15: Scott Ainslie performs in Jamaica, VT, 7p, jamaicavt.com.
15: Southern Vermont Homebrew / Microbrew Festival, 12-4p, Bennington,betterbennington.com.
15: Readsboro Arts Festival, 10a-4p, Readsboro Central School, readsboroarts.org.
15-16: Bromley Thrill Festival Weekend, bromley.com.
15-16: 19th Annual Bennington Quiltfest, all day, benningtonquiltfest.com.
20: Bennington Museum’s ABS’s, 1:30p, benningtonmuseum.org.
21: Third Friday Art Walk, in and around Bellows Falls, bf3f.org.
21-23: Vermont Life Wine and Harvest festival, all day, Mount Snow, West Dover,mountsnow.com.
22: 30th Peru Fair, 9a-4p, with pig roast, art, crafts, music and more, perufair.org.
22-23: Chester Fall Festival, 10a-4p, Chester Village Green, chesterfallfestival.org.
22: Plymouth Cheese & Harvest Festival, all day, President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, historicsites.vermont.gov/Coolidge.
28-30
28-30
28-30: Manchester Fall Art and Craft Festival, all day, craftproducers.com.
28-30: Fall Rummage Sale at Fletcher Farm School, 10a-4p, Ludlow,fletcherfarm.org.
29: An Evening with Tom Rush, Bennington, 8p, thebennington.org.
29: Dover Day, family fun and games, 10a-2p, Dover School, visitvermont.com.
29: Ballads of the Real West, with Skip Gorman and Connie Dover, 7p, Ludlow Town Hall, yourplaceinvermont.com.
29: SEVCA’s 14th Annual Flea market, Silent Auction and Raffle fundraiser, 9a, Westminster, sevca.org.
29-30: Vermont Fine Furniture and Woodworking Festival, all day, Woodstock,vermontwoodfestival.org.
29-30: Brattleboro West Arts Open Studio Tour, 10a-5p, West Brattleboro, Brattleboro-west-arts.com.
29-30: Billings Farm & Museum Pumpkin & Apple Celebration, at Billings Farm, Woodstock, billingsfarm.org.
29-30: Annual Fairy House Tour, Nature Museum at Grafton, 11a-4p, nature-museum.org.
30-Nov 1: 51st Annual Weston Antiques Show, all day,visitmanchestervt.com.
30: Vermont Dining Trail, Amtrak leaves from Rutland, 5p, vermontdiningtrain.com.
October:
All month: Manchester Center “Revolutionary War and Fall Foliage Tours,backroddiscovery.com.
Thru Oct 28: 14 artists, featuring 60 works from Vt., N.H. and Mass. artists, in bronze, wood, steel, granite and ceramic, Cider Hill Gardens, Windsor, ciderhillgardens.com.
Wednesdays: Wine and Cheese Hike at Grafton Ponds, Grafton, 2p,graftonponds.com.
2-8: Big Buzz Chainsaw Carving Festival, all day, Chester, 508 965-3211.
4-7: Vermont Antiques Weekend, events all day, westonantiquesshow.org.
5: Gallery Walk in and around downtown Brattleboro, 5:30-8:30p, gallerywalk.org.
5-7: Weston Antiques Show, all day, Weston, westonantiquesshow.org.
5-7: Okemo Antiques Show, annual event, all day, Okemo Mountain Resort,cleggantiques.com.
6: Harvest Fest, Brewfest and Chili Cook off at Stratton Mountain, 10a, stratton.com.
6: 30th Vermont Apple Festival, 9a-5p, Riverside Middle School, springfieldvt.com.
6: Sitting Pretty Adirondack Chair Auction, 1-3p, Perkins House, Belmont,yourplaceinvermont.com.
6-7: Vermont Open Studio Weekend, statewide, all day, vermontcrafts.com.
6-7: Oktoberfest and Harvest Art & Craft Festival, all day, Mount Snow, West Dover,mountsnow.com.
6-7: Art in the Park, 10a-5p, Main St., Rutland, chaffeeartcenter.org.
6-7: 42nd annual Newfane Heritage Festival, all day, at the Common in the Village of Newfane, newfaneheritagefestival.blogspot.com.
6-7: River Valley Artisan Tour, all day, start at Westmoreland Town Hall,rivervalleyartisans.com.
6-7: Harpoon Octoberfest, at Harpoon Brewery in Windsor, harpoonbrewery.com.
6-8: Harvest Weekend at Billings Farm, Woodstock, billingsfarm.org.
6: 22nd Annual Chili Cook-Off, 11-2p, Depot St., Ludlow, yourplaceinvermont.com.
7: Dummerston Apple Pie Festival, including apples, cider and donuts, pancake breakfast and apple pies, 7a-4p, 802-254-9158.
7: Jatoba performs at the Rockingham Meeting House, Rockingham,brattleborotix.com.
7 & 14: 30: Vermont Dining Trail, Amtrak leaves from Rutland, 5p,vermontdiningtrain.com.
12-13: Weston Crafts Show, all day, Weston, westoncraftshow.com.
12-14: 29th Annual Weston Crafts Show, juried exhibition, all day,westonantiquesshow.org.
12-14: Brattleboro Literary Festival, with more than 35 emerging and established authors giving readings, discussions and more, brattleboroliteraryfestival.org.
13: Oktoberfest at Park McCullough, Bennington, 10-6p, parkmccullough.org.
13: 16th Annual Walk for Hunger at Grafton Ponds, 10a, graftonponds.com.
16-17: Studio Open House at Carol Schnabel’s Studio, all day, Guilford, 802 257-1894.
17: Annual Pumpkin Carving Festival, Manchester, all day, vtpumpkin.com.
19: Third Friday Art Walk, in and around Bellows Falls, bf3f.org.
20: From Orchard to Oven: An Apple Pie Workshop, 10a-2p, Nature Museum at Grafton, nature-museum.org.
21: 5th Annual Okemo Bridal Show, all day, Jackson Gore Inn, Okemo Mountain Resort, okemobridalshow.com.
26-28: Fifth Annual Lego Contest & Exhibit, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center,brattleboromuseum.org.
26-31: Manchester Center Tour: Southern Vermont Sampler,backroaddiscovery.com.
27: Fallapalooza festival, downtown Bennington, all day, betterbennington.com.
Thru Oct 28 Sculpture in the Garden, Cider Hill Gardens, 14 artists & 60+ works,ciderhillgardens.com
November:
Thru Nov 5: Manchester Center “Revolutionary War and Fall Foliage Tours,backroddiscovery.com.
Thru Nov 18: Manchester Center Tour: Southern Vermont Sampler,backroaddiscovery.com.
2: Gallery Walk in and around downtown Brattleboro, 5:30-8:30p, gallerywalk.org.
2: Opening of new exhibits, The New England Biennial, 5:30-89:30p, Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro, brattleboromuseum.org.
3: Mad Hatter’s Ball, Bennington Center for the Arts, 6p, thebennington.com.
7-30: Manchester Center Revolutionary War Tour, backroaddiscovery.com.
11: Veteran’s Day parade in downtown Bennington, 11a, betterbennington.com.
15: Wilde & Scenic Filn Festival, Burr & Burton Acadamey, 7-9p vtl.org
16: Windham Orchestra at Vermont Academy, Saxtons River, 7:30p, bmcvt.org.
16: Third Friday Art Walk, in and around Bellows Falls, bf3f.org.
23: Manchester Merriment kickoff. Events through Jan. 1, visitmanchestervt.com.
23-25: Thanksgiving Weekend, traditional feast, 10a-3p, Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, billingsfarm.org.
23-25: Annual Putney Craft Tour, 10-5p, Putney, putneycrafts.com.
23-25: Annual Walpole Artisans Tour, all day, Walpole and Bellows Falls areas,walpoleartisans.org.
24: Our Hometown Holiday in downtown Bennington, including Festival of Trees kick-off, 12p, betterbennington.com.
24: Torchlight Parade, Fireworks and Santa, 5:30p, Mount Snow, West Dover,mountsnow.com.
30-Dec 2: Cotton Mill Open Studio and Holiday Sale, all day, Brattleboro,thecottonmill.org.
December:
1: Mount Snow Film Festival, 6p, Snowbarn at Mount Snow, West Dover,mountsnow.com.
1: An Old Fashioned Christmas in Weston, 10a-5p, Weston Village, westonvt.com.
1-2: Cherry Street Artisans Holiday Craft Sale, all day, Brattleboro, 802 254-3530.
1-8: Overture to Christmas, 27th Annual, all day, Chester Village,yourplaceinvermont.com.
7: Gallery Walk in and around downtown Brattleboro, 5:30-8:30p, gallerywalk.org.
7-9: Wassail Weekend, holiday festivities, 8a-5p, Billings Farm & Museum,billingsfarm.org.
8: Around the World Gala, Bennington, benningtonmuseum.org.
8-9: Readsboro Glassworks Holiday Open Studio and Sale, all day, Readsboro,maryangusglass.com.
9: Coolidge Holiday Open House, 10a-4p, President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth, yourplaceinvermont.com.
14: Community Christmas Celebration, 7-9p, Ludlow Town Hall,yourplaceinvermont.com.
15: Demo day at Mount Snow, all day, Mount Snow, West Dover, mountsnow.com.
15: Christmas in Mount holly, 4p, Mount Holly Community Center, Belmont,yourplaceinvermont.com.
15-16: Manchester Center Elf Express Train Ride, manchesterlionselftrain.com.
21: Holiday Afterglow Dance Party at Bennington Museum, benningtonmuseum.org.
21: Third Friday Art Walk, in and around Bellows Falls, bf3f.org.
26-31: Holiday Week at Mount Snow, all day, Mount Snow, West Dover,mountsnow.com.
28: Torchlight Parade and Fireworks, 5:30p, Mount Snow, West Dover,mountsnow.com.
31: New Year’s Eve at Star Lake, 9a-12:30a, Belmont, yourplaceinvermont.com.
31: Last Night activities, all day, Brattleboro, brattleborochamber.com.