MAPLE–THE HEART OF VERMONT
The 56th edition of the Vermont Maple Festival this weekend brings a bucketful of events for the first (and sweetest) outdoor festival of the year. It happens in downtown St. Albans with music and art and food and fun and the parade, and maple. 8084, the BFA Marching Band, Mary Cenci, Kwame, Sister Speak, the No Shoes Nation Band, the Youth Talent Show, the Electric Youth Dance Company, the Kingdom Allstars, Andre Maquera, Randy Smith, Frank Barnes, Gary Spaulding, the Fiddler’s Variety Show, Isaac French, Pipsqueak the Clown, Little Fox Entertainment, Dragon Man, Jason Tardy’s High Energy Juggling Family Show, the Aim High Canines, Facemania, and more all perform free. Read more…
ART YOU CREATE
River Arts hosts the in-person, Sip n’ Slurry: Nesting Bowls with Barb Flathers as the pottery twist on a Paint n’ Sip. Read more…
DANCE
The Montgomery Center for the Arts begins Adult Beginners Ballet Barre. The class will start with a 15 minute warm-up, then transition to a true beginners’ Ballet Barre. Read more…
HUMANITIES
Mkwakbaga. Repeating the VAAA Abenaki Word of the Week, perfect for this wwek’s celebration of the Heart of Vermont. Read more…
MEETUPS
The Swanton Library hosts a Scrapbooking Meetup. Bring your photos and use supplies from the Maker Space or bring your own. Read more…
PANDEMIC NEWS
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remained generally low over the last week. People keep getting sick, though. Read more…
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
The Swanton Library offers a Lit Shadow Box class with Barb and Abbey to learn basic CRICUT techniques. The Milton Artists’ Guild has two events this week. Corrina Thurston leads Learn Colored Pencil and Social Sundays continue. Cynthia Rosen leads the Splendor of Color: A Palette Knife Painting Two-Day Workshop at Bryan Memorial Gallery. Read more…
ON STAGE LIVE
Chris & Erica (twice), Ryan Sweezey, Uncle Jimmy, Nighthawk, Mitch and Devon, the Mullets of Rock, Giovanina Bucci, Bravacado, Whiskey & Wine, Cooper, and Tom Caswell take the stage live at a venue near you. Read more…
FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF
It is National Library Week, a time to celebrate our libraries and library workers’ contributions to our communities, the state, and across the nation. Read more…
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