FESTIVALS AND SHOWS
The Vermont Dairy Festival returns with more entertainment and magical family activities than ever before. The Mooooving Parade starts Saturday at 10:30. With marching bands and mobile mooving murals, it is one of Vermont’s largest parades. All the outdoor entertainment is free. Look for the Scholarship Pageant, The Revival, Ryan Sweezy and the Midnight Walkers, Bubbles, Chris & Erica, Pirate Man Dan, Jacob Green, Farmer Tom and Farmer Mack, Marko Magician, Troy Millette and the Fire Below, the Maple Grove Band, the Mountain Says No, a Hot Pickin’ Party, the Car Show, and Aaron and Alaria. The Celebration of Life Festival fills Martell’s Red Fox with a day full of music with seven bands, face painting for the kids, vendors, and food tents.Read more…
ART ON THE WALLS
The Artist In Residence Gallery features Terry Buehner, Karen Mulkey, Wendy Everhart, and Jaimie Katon with a live reception at the gallery. Cold Hollow Sculpture Park reopens for another season on the path to inspiration. The Montgomery Center for the Arts hosts an opening reception for Viatcheslav Protopopov Capturing The Light. Bryan Memorial Gallery contrasts works by Tom Waters with George Van Hook. Read more…
ART FOR SALE
The Island Arts Artisan Market, hosted by Jennifer Pratt, will fill the Homer Knight Barn. Read more…
ART YOU CREATE
Brush into Summer at the River Arts Paint n’ Sip with Evie Mason. Read more…
WORKSHOPS & CLASSES
River Arts has two workshops: the June Open Studio Figure Drawing with a full nude session and Carmella Cyr continuing the three-workshop series, Stitch by Stitch. Social Sunday continues at the Milton Artists’ Guild. Snow Farm Vineyard hosts an Acrylics and Collage Artist Workshop with Lynn Cummings. Read more…
ON STAGE LIVE
The Fabulous Franklin County Drag Ball, McMaple (twice), 8084, John Sullivan, the Jolly Rogers Band, the Vermont Blues Society, David and Matthew Nerbak, Eric Belrose and Larry Vigneault, Ryan Sweezey & the Midnight Walkers, Cooper, Bob Recupero, Mark Abair and his All Star Band, the Phil Abair Band with Keeghan Nolan, the MVU Jazz Ensemble, the Roy Hargrove Big Band, Kat Wright, Alice Coltrane, Ravi Coltrane, Brandee Younger, Ali T, Allison Turner, the Jeff Salisbury Band, Jeff and Gina, Chris & Erica, Kyle Stevens, Northern Lights, Alex Riddell, Sister Speak, Dan Parks, Giovannina Bucci, Seth Yacovone, Jonny Mop, Justice 3, Barbie-N-Bones, the Alexander String Quartet, Rockin’ Ron Gagnon, Nathan Michaud, and Nobby Reed all play live at a venue near you. Read more…
ALMOST LIVE ON STAGE
Virtual music and events continue with the Franklin Community Chorus accompanied by Marcia Perry performing the Battle Hymn of the Republic, and the Lloyd Tyler Band was live at Higher Ground. Read more…
FRANKLIN COUNTY BOOKSHELF
The Bent Northrop Memorial Library Book Discussion group takes up The Salt Path by Raynor Winn. Terry Lovelette will sign Down-Back at Phoenix Books Essex. The St. Albans Tuesday Night Book Group meets reads James by Percival Everett. The Eloquent Page Fantasy Book Club discusses Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall. Read more…
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