Calendar of Events Vermont

Burlington
Apr 28, 2008
Civic Engagement in a Diverse and Changing America
Robert D. Putnam
UVM Campus Center Theater
Monday at 7pm
802-863-3403 Map

Burlington
May 3, 2008
 Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Masterworks Series
Program features VSO's music director and conductor, violinist Jaime Laredo, with Sharon Robinson, cello.
Flynn Center
Saturday, 8:00 pm
Admission
802-86- or 800-929-3 Web Site | Map

Burlington
May 4, 2008
 VYO Spring Concert - Shostakovich Side-by-Side
The VYO presents a collaborative performance with the Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (153 Main Street)
3 pm
Admission
802-863-5966 or 802-655-5030 Web Site | Map

Burlington
May 4, 2008
 The Allen Brothers: Original Vermont Developers
Learn how Ethan and Ira Allen built a real estate empire and how American independence ruined them
Fletcher Free Library (235 College Street)
Sunday, 1:30 pm
Free
802-865-7211 Web Site | Map

Burlington
May 6, 2008
 Voice Students of Jill Levis
How Can We Keep from Singing?
Cathedral Church of St Paul (2 Cherry Street)
Tuesday, Noon to 1
Free
802-864-0471 Web Site | Map

Burlington
May 10, 2008
 Burlington Chamber Orchestra May Concert
Music of Handel, Mozart, Hopkins, and Dvorak
UVM Music Building Recital Hall (University of Vermont)
Concert at 8 PM
Admission
802-86- Web Site | Map

Burlington
May 10, 2008 through May 11, 2008
 Going Green Expos Vermont
"Taking Green to the Mainstream"
Gutterson Center UVM Burlington (31 Spears St)
Saturday10 - 7 Sunday 10 - 4
Entry Fee
603-236-7858 or 603-786-9278 Web Site | Map

Burlington
May 15, 2008
Booked for Lunch Series, Alan Broughton
Poet, novelist, retired UVM professor of English
Fletcher Free Library
Thursday at Noon
802-865-7211 Map

Burlington
May 17, 2008
 Kids Day
Vermont's largest children's festival! Art displays, entertainment, crafts, games, food, and a fabulous PARADE!!
Burlington's Waterfront Park (College Street)
Saturday 9:30 - 3:30
Admission
802-864-0123 Web Site | Map

Burlington
May 20, 2008
 Voice Students of Margot Button
Songs for a While
Cathedral Church of St Paul (2 Cherry Street)
Tuesday, Noon to 1
Free
802-864-0471 Web Site | Map

Burlington
May 25, 2008
20th Annual Key Bank Vermont City Marathon
26.2 scenic miles of the greater Burlington area
Admission
800-880-8149 Web Site | Map

Burlington
May 30, 2008 through Jun 8, 2008
 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
Celebrate the festival's 25th year as modern masters and incredible local musicians bring the entire city to life
Various venues
Admission
802-863-7992 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Jun 1, 2008
 Greenfield Piano Associates Annual Recital
Piano Potpourri
Cathedral Church of St Paul (2 Cherry Street)
Sunday, June 1, 3 pm
Donation
802-864-0471 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Jun 8, 2008
  Essex Children's Choir and Wayne Hobbs, Tenor
Essex Children's Choir celebrating Wayne Hobbs
Cathedral Church of St Paul (2 Cherry Street)
Sunday, June 8, 2008, 4:30 pm
Admission
802-864-0471 Map

Burlington
Jun 10, 2008
 Syrinx, Glenn Sproul, director, with guest violinist Rebekah
From Brahms to Broadway
Cathedral Church of St Paul (2 Cherry Street)
Tuesday, Noon to 1
Free
802-864-0471 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Jun 14, 2008
 Mark Shelton concert
"Golden Classics" concert. Award Winning vocalist Mark Shelton
FlynnSpace at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (147 Main Street)
Saturday, 7 pm
Admission
802-754-2216 or 802-652-4503 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Jun 21, 2008
 Burlington Chamber Orchestra June Concert
Music of Handel, Mendelssohn, and Tchakovsky
UVM Music Building Recital Hall (University of Vermont)
Concert at 8 PM
Admission
802-86- Web Site | Map

Burlington
Jun 27, 2008 through Jun 28, 2008
 Creativity in Later Life: Osher Summer Institute
Summer Insitute - Explore Creativity As a Means of Increasing Fullfillment in Later Life
University of Vermont, Burlington, Southwick Music Complex, Redstone Campus (384 South Prospect St)
Fri 1:30 -8:30 pm, Saturday 8:30 am - 5 pm
Registration Fee
800-639-3210 or 802-656-2850 Map

Burlington
Jun 27, 2008 through Jun 29, 2008
 23rd Annual Green Mountain Chew Chew Food & Music Festival
Vermont's favorite family-oriented feeding frenzy
Waterfront Park
Friday & Saturday, 11-9 pm Sunday, 11-6 pm
Admission
802-864-6674 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Jun 29, 2008 through Jul 26, 2008
 Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival
Faculty and emerging artists chamber music concerts
Music Building, Redstone Campus, UVM (South Prospect Street)
7:30 pm
Admission
802-310-2079 or 336-306-3588 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Jul 12, 2008 through Jul 14, 2008
Sea Kayak Symposium
A 3 day symposium for sea kayak instruction on the lake
Lake Champlain (25 Nash Place)
Admission
802-238-7695 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Jul 14, 2008 through Jul 18, 2008
 Rock Camp - Session 1
Rock music camp for students 11-17.
Memorial Auditorium (250 Main Street)
Mon-Thursday, 9-3 pm Friday, 9-6 pm
Admission
802-878-7005 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Jul 18, 2008 through Jul 19, 2008
 Vermont Brewers Festival
Beer tasting, great food, and live music
Waterfront Park, Burlington (Lake Street & College Street)
Friday, 6-10 pm Saturday, noon-4 pm & 5-9 pm
Admission
802-244-6828 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Aug 3, 2008
 Lake Champlain Dragon Boat Festival
90 community and Breast Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat teams will race against each other for charity
Waterfront Park
Sunday, August 3, 7:30-4:30
Free
802-434-4423 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Aug 4, 2008 through Aug 8, 2008
 Rock Camp - Session 2
Rock music camp for students 11-17.
Memorial Auditorium (250 Main Street)
Mon-Thursday, 9-3 pm Friday, 9-6 pm
Admission
802-878-7005 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Aug 8, 2008 through Aug 10, 2008
 Festival Of Fools
Featuring the best international street performers from around the globe
Church Street Marketplace & surrounding stage areas (135 Church Street)
Friday & Saturday, noon-11 pm Sunday, noon-6 pm
Free
802-865-7166 or 802-865-5355 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Aug 16, 2008
 Muay Thai Mayhem
BTV Memorial Auditorium (Subject To Change) (250 Main Street)
7PM-11PM
Entry Fee
802-310-3541 Web Site | Map

Burlington
Sep 5, 2008 through Sep 6, 2008
 South End Art Hop
The 16th annual South End Art Hop is Vermont's largest visual arts celebration
180 Flynn Avenue and throughout Burlington's South End (180 Flynn Avenue)
Friday 4-10pm, Saturday 9-9pm
Free
802-859-9222 Web Site | Map

Colchester
Apr 11, 2008
 VYO Chorus & Concert Chorale Spring Concert
A program of classical and contemporary choral repertoire
Elley-Long Music Center at Saint Michael's College (223 Ethan Allen Avenue)
08:00:00 PM
Admission
802-86- Web Site | Map

Colchester
Apr 12, 2008 through Apr 24, 2008
 Ghana and Haiti Week
Visiting artists teach and perform Ghanaian and Haitian drum and dance
St. Michael's College (1 Winooski park)
Admission
802-545-2223 Map

Colchester
May 6, 2008
 Life Onboard - Studying Lake Champlain's Sunken Canal Boats
Adam Kane from the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum discusses the wrecks of canal boats in Lake Champlain
Burnham Library (Main Street)
7 pm
Free
802-658-3706 Web Site | Map

Colchester
Jun 17, 2008 through Jun 28, 2008
 Barnum
high-flying Broadway musical based on the amazing life of Phineas Taylor Barnum
Saint Michael's Playhouse (McCarthy Arts Center)
Tuesday through Saturday, 8 pm, Saturday 2 pm
Admission
802-654-2281 or 802-654-2617 Web Site | Map

Essex Junction
May 24, 2008
 EBPA Memorial Day Parade
Lincoln and Pearl Street, essex Junction (Champlain Valley Exposition)
10:30 am to Noon
Free
802-872-8962 Map

Essex Junction
Jun 27, 2008 through Jun 29, 2008
 Vermont Quilt Festival
New England's Oldest and Largest Quilt Event
Champlain Valley Exposition (105 Pearl ST RT 15)
Friday& Saturday, 9am-6pm, Sunday, 9am-3pm
Admission
603-444-7500 Web Site | Map

Essex Junction
Aug 23, 2008
 Garrison Keillor and A Prairie Home Companion
Garrison Keillor brings his old-time radio show - A Prairie Home Companion - to Vermont for one show only at the Fair
Champlain Valley Exposition, Coca Cola Grandstand (105 Pearl Street)
8 pm concert start. Fair open 10am to midnight
Admission
802-878-5545 or 802-86- Web Site | Map

Essex Junction
Aug 23, 2008 through Sep 1, 2008
 Champlain Valley Fair
Vermont's Biggest Annual event celebrates agriculture, education and fun during the 10-day fair.
Champlain Valley Exposition (105 Pearl Street)
10 am to midnight daily
Admission
802-878-5545 Web Site | Map

Essex Junction
Sep 6, 2008 through Sep 7, 2008
 20th Annual Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival
Sheep, llamas, alpacas and goats. Sheep dog herding, sheep shearing and llama obstacle course. Workshops and vendors
Champlain Valley Expo (Pearl St)
Saturday 10-5pm, Sunday 10-4pm
Entry Fee
802-446-3325 or 802-649-5420 Web Site | Map

Essex Junction
Oct 13, 2008
Beth Moore - New England Nights
Beth Moore - A New England Night. A delightful autumn evening of inspiring messages and music. Monday October 13, 2008
Champlain Valley Expo (105 Pearl Street)
Monday 10/13/08, 7-9:15pm
Admission
800-254-2022 Web Site | Map

Jericho Center
Apr 6, 2008 through May 11, 2008
 Art on The Town
Art On The Town Opening Receptions Emile A. Gruupe Gallery and Dianne Shullenberger Gallery
Emile A. Gruppe Gallery and Dianne Shullenberger Gallery (22 Barber Farm Road and 228 Nashville Road)
Thursday through Sunday 1-4pm and weekends April 12-4 pm
Free
802-899-3211 or 802-899-4993 Web Site | Map

Milton
Apr 16, 2008
 The Town Photographer in Vermont
Forrest Holzapfel discusses the village photographer in 19th century Vermont, and how the tradition is carried on today
Arrowhead Senior Citizens Center (Middle Road)
Wednesday, 1 pm
Free
802-893-4644 Web Site | Map

Milton
Oct 4, 2008 through Oct 5, 2008
 Moonlight Body Mind Spirit Festival
Body Mind Spirit Festival
Milton Jr/Sr High School (17 Rebecca Lander Dr)
Sat/Sun 10-5PM
Admission
802-893-9966 Web Site | Map

Richmond
Oct 1, 2008
 Richmond Congregational Church Chicken Pie Supper
This traditional supper has been held for the last 60 years to celebrate the fall harvest and foliage season
Richmond Congregational Church (20 Church Street)
4:30, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 pm
Admission
802-434-2516 Web Site | Map

Shelburne
May 2, 2008 through May 4, 2008
Morgan Horse "Derby" Gala
“Derby Gala" to Celebrate Morgan Horse Headquarters 20 Years in Shelburne
American Morgan Horse Headquarters (122 Bostwick Rd)
Friday - Sunday
Donation
802-985-4944 x26 Web Site | Map

Shelburne
May 10, 2008
 Civil War Sites in Vermont
Howard Coffin will tell you about Civil War home front sites in Vermont
Shelburne United Methodist Church (30 Church Street)
Saturday, 1 pm
Free
802-879-1925 Web Site | Map

Shelburne
Nov 8, 2008 through Nov 9, 2008
 A Kaleidoscope of Quilts
Champlain Valley Quilters' Guild 26th Annual Quilt Show at the historic Shelburne Farms Coach Barn
Shelburne Farms Coach Barn (Harbor Road (off Route 7))
Saturday and Sunday, 10 to 5
Admission
802-658-3090 or 802-860-1497 Web Site | Map

South Burlington
Apr 13, 2008
 15th Annual Vermont Antiquarian Spring Book Fair
40+ dealers in rare books, postcards, prints and ephemera covering all subjects
Sheraton Hotel (870 Williston Road)
Sunday, 10am to 4pm
Entry Fee
802-527-7243 Web Site | Map

South Burlington
Apr 26, 2008
Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could
Brady Rymer and the Little Band That Could celebrate their new album with a high-spirited family jamboree.
Higher Ground (1214 Williston Road )
Saturday, 3 - 4 pm
Admission
802-652-0777 Web Site | Map

South Burlington
May 10, 2008
 Mark Shelton Teen Challenge Benefit
"Tribal Nation" concert. Award Winning vocalist Mark Shelton
Community Bible Church (2025 Williston Road)
Saturday, 7 pm
Admission
802-754-2216 or 802-863-1396 Web Site | Map

Statewide
May 24, 2008 through May 25, 2008
 2008 Open Studio Weekend
The opportunity to enjoy a behind-the-scenes look into the working studios of more than 200 Vermont craftspeople
Free
802-626-8511 Web Site |

Williston
Apr 11, 2008 through Apr 12, 2008
 Williston Into The Next Generations
Over one hundred Williston community members will meet on April 11 and 12 to turn their visions into actions
Williston Central School (195 Central School Drive)
Friday, 5:30-9:30 pm Saturday, 8:15-3:30 pm
Free
802-878-1251 Web Site | Map

Williston
Apr 12, 2008 through Apr 13, 2008
 Burlington Obedience Club's Agility Trial
Dog agility trial sponsored by BOTC featuring most AKC dog breeds
Sports and Fitness Edge (5 Wellness Drive )
8-5 pm
Free
802-872-3124 Web Site | Map

Williston
Apr 17, 2008
 Mark Twain Talks
Experience Mark Twain's live performances in this living history presentation by Bern Budd
Dorothy Alling Memorial Library (21 Library Lane)
Thursday, 6:30 pm
Free
802-878-4918 Web Site | Map

Williston
May 27, 2008 through May 29, 2008
 The Color Phobia Cure
Help to choose color for your problem room
The Vermont Paint Company (17 Adams Drive)
Thursday, 3-7 pm Friday, 1-5 pm Saturday, 9-4 pm
Free
802-863-1098 Web Site | Map

Enosburg Falls
May 3, 2008
 Mark Shelton concert
"Golden Classics" concert. Award Winning vocalist Mark Shelton
Enosburg Opera House (99 Depot Street)
Saturday, 7 pm
Admission
802-754-2216 or 802-933-6171 Web Site | Map

Enosburg Falls
Jun 5, 2008 through Jun 8, 2008
Vermont Dairy Festival
Crafts, horse pulling, stage shows, two-hour parade
Fairgrounds
802-933-5921 Map

Grand Isle
May 4, 2008
 Wood's Tea Company
Wood's Tea Company is an acoustic group that performs fiery Celtic tunes, bluegrass, sea shanties, and Am.folk songs
Grand Isle Lake House (East Shore Road)
Sunday, 3:00 pm
Admission
802-372-5186 Web Site | Map

Grand Isle
May 5, 2008
 Dorothy Canfield Fischer: A Vermonter For the World
A living history presentation by Helene Lang showcasing the Vermont writer's life works
Block School House (next to Hyde Log Cabin) (Route 2)
Monday, 7 pm
Free
802-372-9099 Web Site | Map

South Hero
Jul 12, 2008 through Jul 13, 2008
Open Farm & Studio Tour
Farmers, artists and artisans in Vermont's Lake Champlain Islands will open their premises to visitors
Throughout the Lake Champlain Islands
10-5 pm
Free
802-372-4556 or 802-372-5236 Map

St. Albans
Apr 25, 2008 through Apr 27, 2008
 Vermont Maple Festival
Maple and More at the 42nd Annual Vermont Maple Festival! Something for Everyone! 4/25-27 2008. www.vtmaple.org
Downtown St. Albans Vermont (Around the town, many venues. Some ticket cost)
10:00 am - 6:00 pm and some later
Free
802-524-5800 Web Site | Map

St. Albans
Jun 21, 2008 through Jun 22, 2008
 Vermont Vintage Vehicles Show
A display of classic, antique automobiles includes street rods, tractors, fire trucks. 32 classes and a fashion show
Collins-Perley Sports Complex (I-89 Exit 19)
9-4 pm
802-524-5265 or 808-372-9146 Web Site | Map

Statewide
May 24, 2008 through May 25, 2008
 2008 Open Studio Weekend
The opportunity to enjoy a behind-the-scenes look into the working studios of more than 200 Vermont craftspeople
Free
802-626-8511 Web Site |