August activities – can summer be almost over already??
ALL SUMMER through August – Woodstock Inn & Resort Golf Club is offering a New England Lobster Bake on Saturday evenings – $35 plus tax and tip (1 1/4 lb Lobster or Rib Eye Steak or BBQ Chicken & Ribs) Reservations: 802 457-6665
Fairway Grille – Woodstock Golf Course – Open for lunch all summer – sit inside or outside under the umbrellas – great menu and views!
Woodstock Inn & Spa – Wednesday specials – call for info and reservations 802 457-6697
All SUMMER through August on Sundays – Harpoon Brewery serves up hand crafted pizza and hand crafted beer from 5-9pm. The restaurant is not open then but pizza is available from the mobile copper clad, wood fired pizza oven using fresh local ingredients including local milled flour. Off Rt. 5 on the way to Windsor
Thru Sept. 26 – Woodstock, VT – Billings Farm Museum – Wagon Ride Wednesdays
Thru Sept. – South Woodstock, VT – 1848 Green Mountain Perkins Academy Museum, Rt. 106, Open Saturdays 2-5pm, free
August programs at Opera North – Lebanon, NH www.operanorth.org, 603 448-0400
The King and I – Aug. 3,8,11,16,17
The Elixir of Love – Aug. 7,10,15,18
Mozart’s The Impresario and Janacek’s Cunning Little Vixen – Aug. 14, 2pm
July 24-Aug. 21 – White River Junction, VT – Tramp & Hobo Thursdays, Enjoy lunch,board the train, meet “Boxcar Bertha” and listen to her spin tales of the Great American Hobo and her life on the rails. Reservations 1-800-707-3530, www.rails-vt.com
Aug. 1 – Sept. 23 – Woodstock, VT – Annual Quilt Exhibition, Billings Farm & Museum, 10-5pm
Pick your own Blueberries!! – Moore’s Orchard, 802 457-2994
Aug. 1 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s market on the Green, 3-6pm
Aug. 2 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag concert on the Green with the Legendary Strafford Blues Band, noon
Aug. 3 – Hartland, VT – Farmer’s market on the Library grounds across from Mike’s Sunoco, 4-7pm
Aug. 4 – Plymouth, VT – Old Home Day, Calvin Coolidge, 10-4pm
Aug. 4 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s Market on Mt. Tom, 9:30-12:30
Aug. 4 – South Woodstock, VT – Boots & Bling, food and horse entertainment, Green Mtn. Horse Assoc. – check out the details at www.gmhainc.org
Aug. 5 – Norwich, VT – Norwich Sunday Outdoor Craft Fair, Rt 5 S. of Norwich, 10 – 3pm
Aug. 5 – Pomfret, VT – Annual Ox Pull and chicken BBQ, Suicide Six parking lot, 10am, live music
Aug. 6 – South Woodstock, VT – Newmont Military Band, Green Mountain Perkins Academy, Rt. 106, 2pm
Aug. 6-12 – South Woodstock, VT – 3 day horse event, Green Mtn Horse Assoc., dressage, cross-country jumping and stadium jumping
Aug. 8 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s market on the Green, 3-6pm
Aug. 9- Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag concert on the Green with Rick Klein & Peter Macfarlane from Atlantic Crossing, noon
Aug. 10 – Hartland, VT – Farmer’s market on the Library grounds across from Mike’s Sunoco, 4-7pm
Aug. 11 – Woodstock, VT – Taste of Woodstock, 10-8pm, food,drink, music, check out the details on www.woodstockvt.com
Aug. 11 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s Market on Mt. Tom, 9:30-12:30
Aug. 15 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s market on the Green, 3-6pm
Aug. 16 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag concert on the Green with They Might Be Gypsies, noon
Aug. 16 – South Woodstock, VT – Hunter Derby horse event, Green Mtn. Horse Assoc.
Aug. 17 – Hartland, VT – Farmer’s market on the Library grounds across from Mike’s Sunoco, 4-7pm
Aug. 17 – 19 – South Woodstock, VT – Hunter/Jumper horse show, Green Mtn. Horse Assoc.
Aug. 18 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s Market on Mt. Tom, 9:30-12:30
Aug. 18 – Hartland, VT – Under the Tree 5K and 10K road race, fundraiser for the Hartland Christmas Project, 9am, www.signmeup.com
Aug. 19 – Woodstock, VT – Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, Unitarian Universalist Church, 4pm
Aug. 22 – Woodstock, VT – Back Porch Concert Series, ArtisTreevt.org/music, Chris Bakriges & Jenine Hamilton, 6-8pm, bring a blanket and BYOB, outdoors weather permitting or indoors in case of rain
Aug. 22 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s market on the Green, 3-6pm.
Aug. 23 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag concert on the Green with Chad Hollister, noon
Aug. 24 – Hartland, VT – Farmer’s market on the Library grounds across from Mike’s Sunoco, 4-7pm
Aug. 24-26 – South Woodstock, VT – Combined Driving Horse event, Green Mtn. Horse Assoc.
Aug. 24-26 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock Annual Sidewalk Sale
Aug. 25 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s Market on Mt. Tom, 9:30-12:30
Aug. 25 – Quechee, VT – Annual Quechee Scottish Festival and Celtic Fair, music, food, athletic events, piping, dancing and sheep dog trials, 8-4:30
Aug. 26 – Woodstock, VT – Annual Mozart Festival, Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, 4pm
Aug. 28 – Woodstock, VT – Irene Anniversary Recovery Picnic on the Green, free community dinner, 5:30-7:30, Music and food and photos of the Irene damage at 7:30 at Town Hall, a sample of the damage in S. Woodstock can be seen in this video by Ian Ford, http://vimeo.com/28330251
Aug. 29 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s market on the Green, 3-6pm
Aug. 29 – Woodstock, VT – Back Porch Concert Series, ArtisTreevt.org/music, Jennie Johnson & the Junketeers, 6-8pm, bring a blanket and BYOB, outdoors weather permitting or indoors in case of rain
Aug. 30 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag concert on the Green with Gerry Grimo & the East Bay Jazz Ensemble, noon
Aug. 31 – Hartland, VT – Farmer’s market on the Library grounds across from Mike’s Sunoco, 4-7pm
Aug. 31-Sept. 2 – South Woodstock, VT – 3 day 100 mile competitive horse ride, watch out for horses on all the nearby roads
Sept. 1 through Foliage Season – Woodstock, VT – Sculpturefest, annual outdoor sculpture exhibit, amazing – www.sculpturefest.org
Sept. 1-2 – Plymouth, VT – The Plymouth Folk and Blues Concert, www.plymouthfolk.com, 2-5pm
Sept. 5 – Woodstock, VT – Back Porch Concert Series, ArtisTreevt.org/music, Bow Thayer, 6-8pm, bring a blanket and BYOB, outdoors weather permitting or indoors in case of rain
Sept. 8-9 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock Art and Wine Festival, The Green, 10-5 (Sat) and 10-4pm (Sun.)
