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So what goes on around town?
Interested in local activities and events? Read on to learn more about the exiciting sights and sounds of Vermont.
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August 2010

  • Fri, Jul 30th - Sun, Aug 8th - Stowe Summer Arts Festival
    A 10-day town-wide mixed-media festival that consists of more than 100 events and programs representing the performing arts, fine arts, crafts and culinary arts. In collaboration with the Taste of Stowe Arts Festival, an unusual event combining a market for handmade crafts, original art, music, and an array of gourmet edible treats. A colossal 100 foot wide tent houses the artists and artisans and other smaller tents host the culinary components.
    Location: All around Stowe 
    Website: http://www.craftproducers.com/festival-details.php?id=26

  • Tue, Aug 10th - Sun, Aug 22nd - Vermont Winery and Vineyard Open House Weekend
    Mark your calendars! Members of the VT Grape and Wine Council are planning to hold the first ever Vermont Winery and Vineyard Open House Weekend. The Open House Weekend is a public celebration of Vermont made wines and an opportunity for the public to visit one or more vineyards or wineries throughout the state.
    Times: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Location: Boyden Valley Winery, 70 Vermont Rt 104, Cambridge
    Website: www.boydenvalley.com
    More Info: 802.644.8151

  • Fri, Aug 13th - Sun, Aug 15th - 53rd Stowe Antique and Classic Car Meet
    Over 800 antique & classic cars on display. Food concessions, giant automotive Flea Market, car corral. Saturday’s Fashion judging contest, antique car parade through town. Stowe, Vermont has hosted the Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts, Inc. Antique and Classic Car Meet for more than 50 years, and there’s a reason why thousands of classic car aficionados return year after year.  
    Location: Stowe, Vermont 
    Website: http://www.vtauto.org/carshows.php  
    More Info:rccwrn@pshift.com

  • Sat, Aug 14th - Arts Festival in Jeffersonville
    Celebrating the creativity of local artists! Two lovely galleries and 40 Vermont and regional artists display their work along Jeffersonville's charming Main Street. Children's activities include a special appearance by Smugglers' Friendly Pirate. Delicious food from local restaurants, and music including Celtic folk from Jennings and Ponder, the big band sounds of the Green Mountain Swing Band, and Yankee Chank's Cajun Zydeco. Parking available at Cambridge Elementary.
    Times: 11:00 am - 5:00 pm.
    Info: www.artsfestvt.com

  • Wed, Aug 18th - Sat, Sep 4th - Stowe Theatre Guild Presents The Sound of Music
    In Salzburg, Austria, Maria, a woman studying to become a nun, is sent from her convent to be the governess to seven children of a widowed naval commander, Captain Georg Ritter von Trapp. The children, initially hostile and mischievous, come to like her, and the woman finds herself falling in love with the captain.
    Location: Stowe Theater, 67 Main St, Stowe 
    Website: www.stowetheatre.com 
    More Info: 802.253.3961

  • Sat, Aug 28th - Mon, Sep 6th - Champlain Valley Exposition.
    The Champlain Valley Fair caps the Summer season in Vermont! Vendors, midway rides and games, entertainment, food, agricultural exhibits, nationally recognized performers and more. Champlain Valley Exposition, Essex Junction.
    Info: 802-878-5545 or visit www.cvexpo.org

September 2010

  • Sun, Sep 5th - Stowe Performing Arts Music in the Meadow
    Join Stowe Performing Arts in welcoming the United States Air Force Band of Liberty to their 'Music in the Meadow' series!  More details to follow.
    Admission: Free
    Website: http://www.stowearts.com
    More Info: 802.253.7792

  • Fri, Sep 17th - Sun, Sep 19th - 20th Annual British Invasion Car Show  
    North America's largest British Classic Sports Car and Motorcycle Event! This year's featured marques are Rolls Royce, Bentley, Austin Healey and Triumph Motorcycles. Experience British cultural activities, shops, crafts, Auto Jumble and the Car Corral. The participants are primarily from the US and Canada with over 600 cars on field, and approximately 1000 total. This event is "A Four Day Celebration and Salutation to the Great British Motorcar and all manner of other things British."   
    Location: All around Stowe
    Website: www.britishinvasion.com
    More Info: 802.253.7558

  • Sat, Sep 18th - Sun, Sep 19th - The 12th Annual Celebration of the Vine Harvest Festival  
    The Harvest Festival is held on the 18th and 19th of September and includes a variety of events, from wine tasting to live music, with activities that will appeal to all ages.  
    Location: Boyden Valley Winery
    Admission: $10
    Website: www.boydenvalley.com
     Wine Festivities Include:
    • Grape picking from the vine
    • Viewing crushing and pressing
    • Grape stomping contest
    • Live music
    • Vendors 
    • Clown, face painting, hayrides, and corn maze
    • And Much, Much More!!!

  • Fri, Sep 24th - Sun, Sep 26th - 14th Annual Oktoberfest  
    Stowe's Jackson Ice Arena will be transformed into a Bavarian village for this annual celebration of harvests and fall foliage. From oompah bands to authentic German foods to freshly brewed Vermont beers to pumpkin and face painting -- there's something for every "villager" -- young and old.  Voted a 'Top 10 Event in Vermont' for 2010!
    Location: Jackson Ice Arena, Park St, Stowe
    Website: http://www.stoweoktoberfest.com
    More Info: 802.253.4788
    Events:
    • Sept 25th: 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. - Oktoberfest party, with free live music and dancing
    • Sept 26th: 10:00 a.m.- parade; 11:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. - Oktoberfest party
    • Sept 27th: 11:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. , Oktoberfest festivities continue!

October 2010

  • Thu, Sep 30th - Sun, Oct 10th - Lamoille County Players Present 'LUCKY STIFF'  
    The show that the New York Post called "a delicious, zany throwback."  A
    flawless musical farce, complete with slamming doors, mistaken identities,
    six million bucks in diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair!  Picture the
    Marx Brothers in Monte Carlo, and you'll get the idea!  Pick your OWN seats,
    with NO online ticket fees, by ordering tickets online at www.LCPlayers.com  
    Times: 7:00 p.m. Thu - Sat / 2:00 p.m. Sun
    Location: Hyde Park Opera House, 85 Main St, Hyde Park, VT
    Admission: $18 Regular/ $12 Student or Senior
    Website: http://www.lcplayers.com
    More Info: 802.888.4507

  • Fri, Oct 8th - Sun, Oct 10th - 28th Annual Stowe Foliage Arts Festival
    Stowe always celebrates Vermont’s Foliage season with an exclamation point and that exclamation point is The Stowe Foliage Art and Craft Festival. Nestled between the mountains and the resplendent foliage, the white Camelot tents make for a perfect setting for an event. Many attendees make a point of making lodging reservations for this Columbus Day Weekend event. Since it is also Canadian Thanksgiving, be sure to book well in advance.
    Location: Topnotch Meadow, Rte 108
    Website: www.craftproducers.com

  • Sat, Oct. 9th - Sun, Oct 10th - South Hero Applefest & Craft Show
    Applefest is a celebration of the harvest held each October. Enjoy a festival of food, crafts and a wagon ride down South Street in South Hero.
    More Info: 800-262-5226 or 802-372-8400

  • Thu, Oct. 21st - Sat Oct. 30th - The Haunted Forest
    The Haunted Forest is an enchanted place where guests are thrilled, scared, and entertained by outdoor theater, special effects, and the magic of the forest while being led by mysterious guides through a path lined with over 1,000 Jack-O-Lanterns.
    Times: 1:00 p.m.
    Location:Catamount Family Center, 592 Governor Chittenden Road, Williston, VT 05495
    More Info:802-238-0923