2019 – Summer News!

2019 – Summer News!

Summer is here! In every season Vermont has so much to offer its visitors! Below are a few ideas for the next few months.

Local Farmer’s Markets throughout Summer and into Fall

Wed. – Woodstock – on the Green – 3-6pm – fresh veggies, local crafts, music and kids activities

Fri. – Hartland – in the field by the library on Rt. 5 across from Mike’s Mobil – 4-7pm – fresh veggies, local farm raised meat, crafts, music and sometimes hot food

Sat. – Norwich, VT – on Rt. 5 S., about a half mile from Exit 13 off 1-91 – 9-1pm also convenient to King Arthur Flour which is worth a visit!

Sat. – Windsor, VT – on Main Street in Windsor – 11-2

Sat. – Woodstock, VT – Mount Tom Market in parking lot on Rt. 12 heading towards Pomfret – 9:30-12:30

Wagon Ride Wednesdays – Billings Farm Museum – 11-3pm (July 3-August)

Summer Family Fun in Windsor, VT

Artisans Park on Rt. 5 in Windsor is the home for a lot of great businesses: Harpoon Brewery & restaurant, Silo Distillery, Farmstead Cheese, Path of Life Sculpture Garden and River & Trail Outfitters.

Starting June 21 Farmstead Cheese will have their Fun Family Fridays with outdoor movies and other activities. Check details under events on their Facebook page.

The Harpoon Brewery Pizza Oven is Open for the summer season! Come, stop by and enjoy a pizza on Friday evenings and all day Sat. and Sun. Don’t forget a maple creamee for dessert at next door Farmstead Cheese!

Silo Distillery often offers seating outside to listen to live music and enjoy a cocktail using their own distilled spirits. Check their Facebook page.

Hartland Summer Concert Series –Sundays 5pm at the Hartland Rec Center.All concerts are free of charge and open to the public!

July 14 Moxley Union;July 21st Still Hill;July 28th Trifolium;August 4th Jim Yeager;August 11th Carlos Ocasio

In Woodstock – Music by the River on Friday evenings 5:30pm – 7:00pm on the Back lawn of the North Chapel at 7 Church St.. (Rain location: Woodstock Town Hall Theatre) – free (donations welcome); No BYOB as food and beverages are available for purchase provided by the Worthy Kitchen. Check out the performances scheduled at www.pentanglearts.org/events

OTHER NEARBY ACTIVITIES:

Sculpture fest – This is a wonderful opportunity to take a walk around 2 adjacent farms that have lovely views and numerous unique sculptures positioned throughout the properties. There is no charge. Put on your walking shoes, take your pet – and enjoy the generosity of these landowners. www.sculpturefest.org for directions. It’s open year round – check the weather to decide your footwear however!

July 2 – Hartland, VT – Stroll through Eshua Bog to view the lady slippers, 10-11:30am

July 3 – Brownsville, VT – 6pm-9pm – music, Cheryl the Clown, food for sale – burgers and fried chicken as well as a Harpoon Beer Tent; fireworks will be at the Ascutney Outdoors Center in Brownsville

July 3 – Plymouth Notch, VT – President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, 9:00pm patriotic songs; dusk Fireworks

July 4 – Woodstock, VT – Billings Farm Museum – Old Vermont 4th

July 4 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock Union High School (WUHS) – 6pm – children’s activities, food, music 6-9:15 followed by fireworks at dusk

July 4 – Hartland, VT – Old Home Days & Parade -parade at 10 am followed by concerts and other fun events

July 4 – Brownsville, VT – 9am – 3pm vendors will be set up; 11-2pm Pig Roast in the Town Hall; Harpoon beer tent and the parade is at 1pm

July 5 – Woodstock, VT – Old Time Band Concert and Ice Cream Social, Woodstock History Center, 7pm

July 5 – Pomfret, VT – Suicide Six Ski Area, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, followed by fireworks; for details and ticket info call 457-3981, pentanglearts.org

July 13 – Woodstock, VT – Farm House/Manor Tour – Billings Farm and Museum , 2pm

July 13 – Woodstock, VT – St James Fair – 10-3pm, great bargains, food, music, near the Green

July 14 – South Woodstock, VT – Kedron Valley Pond, Screening of Moonstruck under the Stars, Opens at 8pm, film at 8:30pm, Moonlight Magic Tickets $20 online;$25 day of event; Children free. Includes popcorn, candy, moonlight magic cocktail and outdoor screening of Moonstuck. Benefits Pentangle Arts

July 20 – Woodstock area – One day 100 mile ride and run – drive carefully horses and runners on the roads for 24 hours

July 26 – Windsor, VT – White Wine Tasting, free, Windsor Wine and Spirits on Main St. 4-6pm

July 26-28 – Woodstock, VT – Bookstock – check out the activities at www.bookstockvt.org

July 27 – Sept. 15 – Woodstock, VT – 33rd Annual Quilt Exhibition. Billings Farm Museum

July 27 – Woodstock, VT – Farm to Ballet – 6:30pm Billings Farm Musuem. This is a fabulous outside presentation by talented ballerinas with wonderful costumes bringing the farm to life. Get your tickets in advance, plan your picnic, bring your chairs or blankets and enjoy!

July 27-28 – Windsor, VT – Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival – Unbelievable number of BBQ (and other foods) to try along with Harpoon Beer of course. See their website for details. www.Harpoonbrewery.com

July 28 – Woodstock, VT – National Ice Cream Day – Billings Farm Museum

Aug. 3 – South Woodstock, VT – Parade, 3pm

Aug. 10 – Woodstock, VT – Farm House/Manor Tour – Billings Farm and Museum , 2pm

Aug. 11 – Woodstock, VT – Taste of Woodstock, 10-4pm, downtown, food, crafts, children activities, live music, beer and wine

Aug. 30 – Sept 1 – 3 day VT 100 mile horse ride – throughout the Woodstock area and adjoining towns. Drive Carefully!

Aug. 31 – Sept. 1 – Plymouth, VT – Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival

Sept. 13-14 – Woodstock, VT – Light Garden on the Green, dusk to 9:30pm

Dec. 14-15 – Woodstock, VT – Well-known Wassail Weekend!

Near the bottom of the post are some ideas of places to visit and restaurants nearby!

Biking and Hiking – recently new is the Ascutney Outdoors organization. They have worked to make Ascutney Mountain in Brownsville, VT a place for all to enjoy various activities.In addition to all the Winter activities held there the trails are great for biking and hiking. Check out their website for events planned and future improvements. www.ascutneyoutdoors.org/new-events/ They now have equipment to rent at the Outdoors Center.

Mountain Biking has now replaced skiing at Suicide Six in Pomfret, VT Check out their schedule of hours at suicide6.com or 457-6661

Below are places of interest – dining – touristy – entertainment:

Some fairly new restaurants in the area! Check them out but remember in the Winter and Spring call to check days and hours of opening since they vary as they try to fit in some time off:

New in downtown Woodstock are these restaurants:

Mangalitsa restaurant (for dinner) and Soulfully Good Cafe (for breakfast and lunch). Heart Rock (formerly Spooners) Open only Wed. Fixed Prix menu.

The Hartland Diner in Jessup’s Plaza at Hartland 3 Corners – open 7 days a week for lunch and breakfast (served all day!). Another nearby spot for breakfast and lunch is the South Woodstock Country Store.

The owners of the former Stella’s restaurant have opened a restaurant in Windsor at the railroad station (Windsor Station Restaurant and Barroom)serving dinner with lots of music events as well!

Opened in Quechee Jake’s Market with food items, deli, Vermont products and clothing. It has almost everything you could need …the list is endless! A new spot in Quechee is The Skinny Pancake – a Vermont creperie.

Another popular restaurant in Woodstock – The Worthy Kitchen where the Eastender used to be (on the East end of Rt. 4)! Very casual atmosphere, limited menu but the specials change and the food is great (highly recommend the steak!). Draft Beer choices are endless and there is also a token wine selection. The bartenders/wait staff are great fun too!

New in Woodstock is the The Daily Catch on Central St. known for their seafood entrees and recognized by people who have visited the same restaurant in Boston. Another fairly new restaurant on the West end of Woodstock on Rt. 4 is the 506 Bistro in the fancy On the River Inn. Open now in Woodstock next to the Tourist Center (behind The Mountain Creamery) is Sweet & Salty – a “weigh it out yourself” soft-serve ice cream bar that also offers a few lunch choices. With the summer daylight they are open quite late in the evenings. In Quechee, The Public House, near the putt-putt golf, offering food and craft beers and they have also just opened the Public House Diner in Quechee. Several new restaurants in White River Junction including Piecemeal Pies serving English savory pies ; nearby is the Tuckerbox with Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine; a block past the Coolidge Hotel is a fantastic taco restaurant (Trail Break) with a large beer selection – look carefully – it’s a bit hidden but worth the effort and also for lunch and dinner with a big VT beer selection is a new Cambodian restaurant -Phnom Penh Sandwich Station.

If you are returning to the area from previous visits please note there are lots of restaurants in the area you may wish to try: in Woodstock: Melaza Bistro, The Prince and the Pauper, Anchor Wat and Mon Vert Cafe. Of course, many of my “old” favorites are still there: Keeper’s (Reading), The Black Rock Restaurant (Springfield), The Weathersfield Inn (Weathersfield, VT), Long Trail Brewery (Bridgewater) for lunch, Harpoon Brewery (Windsor), Simon Pearce restaurant and The Parker House Inn(Quechee) and many more!! The Kedron Valley Inn is only 3 mi. from the cabin and has recently gone thru major renovation – They have now opened their Ransom Tavern (457-1473 to make reservations and check on hours). Harpoon Brewery (at Artisan’s Place in Windsor) is open for lunch and some evenings for dinner – check first as their schedule changes.

Another food “establishment” which has garnered a big following is the “elevated food truck” called Chef Brad’s Crazy Side. The food truck has relocated from Hartland to Rt. 4 near the Fat Hat on the way to Quechee. They now have an actual building which is open after October when they close up the food truck. It will reopen inside in Nov. for lunch 11:30-2:30. Brad is a fantastic chef, thus the big following. You can follow the restaurant specials on his Facebook site. People rave over his fish in a basket. I personally like his hamburgers or lamb-burgers and sweet potato fries. When the temperatures are cool I always try one of his homemade soups.

Harpoon Brewery – Windsor – don’t forget live music on Thurs. evenings. And visit Farmstead Cheese (Sustainable Farmer) next door! They offer lots of local products. During the summer they have oven fired pizzas for sale to eat on the picnic tables outside. Also in the same complex there is the Silo making Vermont’s own Vodka/Gin/Whiskey/Moonshine. Often the Silo and Farmstead Cheese team up with some local musical talent and hold a special events at the Silo-usually on Sundays, serving cocktails and food bites. These places are located in Artisan’s Park in Windsor off Rt. 5 – home to many other interesting places such as Simon Pearce outlet store and Great River Outfitters who feature a lot of Water Activities – check out their calendar as well as an adjacent hiking area called Path of Life Garden http://greatriveroutfitters.com. Sometimes in the winter dog sledding is there – check with www.braeburnsiberians.com

Brown’s Tavern is also open for dinner at the Ascutney Resort in nearby Brownsville, along with their Maple Kitchen restaurant which features Prime Rib on Thursday nights.

If you stop at Mike’s Mobil just off Rt. 91 on Rt. 12/5 you’ll find some hot foods to choose from as well as deli sandwiches made to order, to keep you from needing to cook that first meal at the cabin! Large selection of beer,wine, and coffee. It’s also the closest place to get diesel and wi-fi.

Montshire Museum in Norwich, VT gets top marks for it’s displays for young and old including the outside grounds www.montshire.org

I recommend a visit to Sugarbush Farm (www.sugarbushfarm.com) where they have a wonderful educational display and video on sugaring, an animal petting area and a wonderful cheese and maple syrup tasting room with of course a gift shop full of goodies to take home or buy for gifts.

The Windsor Station Restaurant(Windsor, VT) has live music every Tuesday and Friday. Harpoon Brewery (Rt. 5 Windsor) has live music every Thursday and first Saturday. Browns Tavern (Ascutney Resort, VT) has Live music every Sunday. Skunk Hollow Tavern (Hartland 4 Corners) has live music every Wednesday and Friday. For details of who is playing check the links below.

For Windsor area entertainment information:
Windsor Station: http://windsorstationvt.com/live-music
Harpoon: http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/breweries/windsor
Brown’s Tavern: http://brownstavern.webs.com/apps/calendar
Skunk Hollow: http://www.skunkhollowtavern.com/Entertainment.aspx

For info on what’s happening at the Woodstock Town Theatre then check out: www.PentangleArts.org

For more cultural activities in the nearby area check out these sites:

http://www.woodstockvt.com/woodstockvt/events

The nearby Billings Farm Museum has an activity going on most of the weekends.

www.hop.dartmouth.edu Hanover, NH

www.TupeloHall.com White River Junction, VT

www.ClaremontOperaHouse.com Claremont, NH

www.OperaNorth.org Lebanon, NH

www.NorthernStage.org White River Junction, VT

www.ArtistreeVT.org Woodstock, VT

Summer has arrived in Vermont 2019!

Summer has arrived in Vermont 2019!

Summer is here! In every season Vermont has so much to offer its visitors! Below are a few ideas for the next few months.

Local Farmer’s Markets throughout Summer and into Fall

Wed. – Woodstock – on the Green – 3-6pm – fresh veggies, local crafts, music and kids activities

Fri. – Hartland – in the field by the library on Rt. 5 across from Mike’s Mobil – 4-7pm – fresh veggies, local farm raised meat, crafts, music and sometimes hot food

Sat. – Norwich, VT – on Rt. 5 S., about a half mile from Exit 13 off 1-91 – 9-1pm also convenient to King Arthur Flour which is worth a visit!

Sat. – Windsor, VT – on Main Street in Windsor – 11-2

Sat. – Woodstock, VT – Mount Tom Market in parking lot on Rt. 12 heading towards Pomfret – 9:30-12:30

Wagon Ride Wednesdays – Billings Farm Museum – 11-3pm (July 3-August)

Summer Family Fun in Windsor, VT

Artisans Park on Rt. 5 in Windsor is the home for a lot of great businesses: Harpoon Brewery & restaurant, Silo Distillery, Farmstead Cheese, Path of Life Sculpture Garden and River & Trail Outfitters.

Starting June 21 Farmstead Cheese will have their Fun Family Fridays with outdoor movies and other activities. Check details under events on their Facebook page.

The Harpoon Brewery Pizza Oven is Open for the summer season! Come stop by and enjoy a pizza, and don’t forget a maple creemee for dessert at next door Farmstead Cheese! The oven is open on weekend nights.

Silo Distillery often offers seating outside to listen to live music and enjoy a cocktail using their own distilled spirits. Check their Facebook page.

Hartland Summer Concert Series –Sundays 5pm at the Hartland Rec Center.All concerts are free of charge and open to the public!

July 14 Moxley Union;July 21st Still Hill;July 28th Trifolium;August 4th Jim Yeager;August 11th Carlos Ocasio

OTHER NEABY ACTIVITIES:

Sculpture fest – This is a wonderful opportunity to take a walk around 2 adjacent farms that have lovely views and numerous unique sculptures positioned throughout the properties. There is no charge. Put on your walking shoes, take your pet – and enjoy the generosity of these landowners. www.sculpturefest.org for directions. It’s open year round – check the weather to decide your footwear however!

June 22 – Woodstock, VT -Scultpture Fest Garden Reception, Woodstock History Center, 1pm

July 3 – Brownsville, VT – 6pm – food for sale – burgers and fried chicken as well as a Harpoon Beer Tent; fireworks will be at the Ascutney Outdoors Center in Brownsville

July 4 – Woodstock, VT – Billings Farm Museum – Old Vermont 4th

July 4 – Hartland, VT – Old Home Days & Parade -parade at 11 am followed by concerts and other fun events

July 4 – Brownsville, VT – 9am – 3pm vendors will be set up; 11-2pm Pig Roast in the Town Hall; Harpoon beer tent and the parade is at 1pm

July 5 – Woodstock, VT – Old Time Band Concert and Ice Cream Social, Woodstock History Center, 7pm

July 13 – Woodstock, VT – Farm House/Manor Tour – Billings Farm and Museum , 2pm

July 20 – Woodstock area – One day 100 mile ride and run – drive carefully horses and runners on the roads for 24 hours

July 27 – Sept. 15 – Woodstock, VT – 33rd Annual Quilt Exhibition. Billings Farm Museum

July 27 – Woodstock, VT – Farm to Ballet – 6:30pm Billings Farm Musuem. This is a fabulous outside presentation by talented ballerinas with wonderful costumes bringing the farm to life. Get your tickets in advance, plan your picnic, bring your chairs or blankets and enjoy!

July 27-28 – Windsor, VT – Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival – Unbelievable number of BBQ (and other foods) to try along with Harpoon Beer of course. Ride their website for details.

Aug. 3 – South Woodstock, VT – Parade, 3pm

Aug. 10 – Woodstock, VT – Farm House/Manor Tour – Billings Farm and Museum , 2pm

Aug. 11 – Woodstock, VT – Taste of Woodstock, 10-4pm, downtown, food, crafts, children activities, live music, beer and wine

Aug. 30 – Sept 1 – 3 day VT 100 mile horse ride – throughout the Woodstock area and adjoining towns. Drive Carefully!

Aug. 31 – Sept. 1 – Plymouth, VT – Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival

Near the bottom of the post are some ideas of places to visit and restaurants nearby!

Biking and Hiking – recently new is the Ascutney Outdoors organization. They have worked to make Ascutney Mountain in Brownsville, VT a place for all to enjoy various activities.In addition to all the Winter activities held there the trails are great for biking and hiking. Check out their website for events planned and future improvements. www.ascutneyoutdoors.org/new-events/

Below are places of interest – dining – touristy – entertainment:

Some fairly new restaurants in the area! Check them out but remember in the Winter and Spring call to check days and hours of opening since they vary as they try to fit in some time off:

New in downtown Woodstock are these restaurants:

Mangalitsa restaurant (for dinner) and Soulfully Good Cafe (for breakfast and lunch). Heart Rock (formerly Spooners) Open only Wed. Fixed Prix menu.

The Hartland Diner in Jessup’s Plaza at Hartland 3 Corners – open 7 days a week for lunch and breakfast (served all day!). Another nearby spot for breakfast and lunch is the South Woodstock Country Store.

The owners of the former Stella’s restaurant have opened a restaurant in Windsor at the railroad station (Windsor Station Restaurant and Barroom)serving dinner with lots of music events as well!

Opened in Quechee Jake’s Market with food items, deli, Vermont products and clothing. It has almost everything you could need …the list is endless! A new spot in Quechee is The Skinny Pancake – a Vermont creperie.

Another popular restaurant in Woodstock – The Worthy Kitchen where the Eastender used to be (on the East end of Rt. 4)! Very casual atmosphere, limited menu but the specials change and the food is great (highly recommend the steak!). Draft Beer choices are endless and there is also a token wine selection. The bartenders/wait staff are great fun too!

New in Woodstock is the The Daily Catch on Central St. known for their seafood entrees and recognized by people who have visited the same restaurant in Boston. Another fairly new restaurant on the West end of Woodstock on Rt. 4 is the 506 Bistro in the fancy On the River Inn. Open now in Woodstock next to the Tourist Center (behind The Mountain Creamery) is Sweet & Salty – a soft-serve ice cream bar. In Quechee, The Public House, near the putt-putt golf, offering food and craft beers and they have also just opened the Public House Diner in Quechee. A new restaurant in White River Junction is Piecemeal Pies serving English savory pies and nearby is the Tuckerbox with Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine.

If you are returning to the area from previous visits please note there are lots of restaurants in the area you may wish to try: in Woodstock: Melaza Bistro, The Prince and the Pauper, Anchor Wat and Mon Vert Cafe. Of course, many of my “old” favorites are still there: Keeper’s (Reading), The Black Rock Restaurant (Springfield), The Weathersfield Inn (Weathersfield, VT), Long Trail Brewery (Bridgewater) for lunch, Harpoon Brewery (Windsor), Simon Pearce restaurant and The Parker House Inn(Quechee) and many more!! The Kedron Valley Inn is only 3 mi. from the cabin and has recently gone thru major renovation – They have now opened their Ransom Tavern (457-1473 to make reservations and check on hours). Harpoon Brewery (at Artisan’s Place in Windsor) is open for lunch and some evenings for dinner – check first as their schedule changes.

Another food “establishment” which has garnered a big following is the “elevated food truck” called Chef Brad’s Crazy Side. The food truck has relocated from Hartland to Rt. 4 near the Fat Hat on the way to Quechee. They now have an actual building which is open after October when they close up the food truck. It will reopen inside in Nov. for lunch 11:30-2:30. Brad is a fantastic chef, thus the big following. You can follow the restaurant specials on his Facebook site. People rave over his fish in a basket. I personally like his hamburgers or lamb-burgers and sweet potato fries. When the temperatures are cool I always try one of his homemade soups.

Harpoon Brewery – Windsor – don’t forget live music on Thurs. evenings. And visit Farmstead Cheese (Sustainable Farmer) next door! They offer lots of local products. During the summer they have oven fired pizzas for sale to eat on the picnic tables outside. Also in the same complex there is the Silo making Vermont’s own Vodka/Gin/Whiskey/Moonshine. Often the Silo and Farmstead Cheese team up with some local musical talent and hold a special events at the Silo-usually on Sundays, serving cocktails and food bites. These places are located in Artisan’s Park in Windsor off Rt. 5 – home to many other interesting places such as Simon Pearce outlet store and Great River Outfitters who feature a lot of Water Activities – check out their calendar as well as an adjacent hiking area called Path of Life Garden http://greatriveroutfitters.com. Sometimes in the winter dog sledding is there – check with www.braeburnsiberians.com

Brown’s Tavern is also open for dinner at the Ascutney Resort in nearby Brownsville, along with their Maple Kitchen restaurant which features Prime Rib on Thursday nights.

If you stop at Mike’s Mobil just off Rt. 91 on Rt. 12/5 you’ll find some hot foods to choose from as well as deli sandwiches made to order, to keep you from needing to cook that first meal at the cabin! Large selection of beer,wine, and coffee. It’s also the closest place to get diesel and wi-fi. (Mike’s will be renamed in 2019 to Jake’s but it should have the same good choices.)

Montshire Museum in Norwich, VT gets top marks for it’s displays for young and old including the outside grounds www.montshire.org

I recommend a visit to Sugarbush Farm (www.sugarbushfarm.com) where they have a wonderful educational display and video on sugaring, an animal petting area and a wonderful cheese and maple syrup tasting room with of course a gift shop full of goodies to take home or buy for gifts.

The Windsor Station Restaurant(Windsor, VT) has live music every Tuesday and Friday. Harpoon Brewery (Rt. 5 Windsor) has live music every Thursday and first Saturday. Browns Tavern (Ascutney Resort, VT) has Live music every Sunday. Skunk Hollow Tavern (Hartland 4 Corners) has live music every Wednesday and Friday. For details of who is playing check the links below.

For Windsor area entertainment information:
Windsor Station: http://windsorstationvt.com/live-music
Harpoon: http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/breweries/windsor
Brown’s Tavern: http://brownstavern.webs.com/apps/calendar
Skunk Hollow: http://www.skunkhollowtavern.com/Entertainment.aspx

For info on what’s happening at the Woodstock Town Theatre then check out: www.PentangleArts.org

For more cultural activities in the nearby area check out these sites:

http://www.woodstockvt.com/woodstockvt/events

The nearby Billings Farm Museum has an activity going on most of the weekends.

www.hop.dartmouth.edu Hanover, NH

www.TupeloHall.com White River Junction, VT

www.ClaremontOperaHouse.com Claremont, NH

www.OperaNorth.org Lebanon, NH

www.NorthernStage.org White River Junction, VT

www.ArtistreeVT.org Woodstock, VT2016

Summer in Vermont 2018

Summer in Vermont 2018

Vermont has made it through the long Winter and now summer is here and full of fun and exciting events!

Near the bottom of the post are some ideas of places to visit and restaurants nearby!Some little known fun events are held at the Fable Farm in Barnard, VT. The music programming at Feast and Field grew out of Fable Farm’s early days when artists would play for the pass-of-a-hat under the maple trees. Today, a full music series is produced by BarnArts Center for the Arts at Feast and Field. The Thursday Night Music Series as one of their events along with other Music on the Farm ticketed events. The music is still primarily supported by a “passing of the sap bucket” each Thursday, and by donations from Music on the Farm sponsors. For more info on each music event check the calendar dates below or go to www.BarnArts.org Feast and Field is located at 1544 Royalton Turnpike, Barnard, VT. Music runs from 5:30- 8 pm, or whenever the band quits! Market Hours are 4:30-7:30. New this year and planned to open July 13 is Suicide Six’s Elemental Bike Park. Once open it will be open Friday-Sun. during the summer and all week long in the Fall.

Wagon Ride Wednesdays – at Billings Farm & Museum -every Wednesday – July 11- August 29, 11- 3 pm

32nd Annual Quilt Exhibition at Billings Farm & Museum – July 28 – Sept. 16, 10 – 5pm

Aug. 16 – Barnard, VT – Fable Farm – Barn Arts Music Series – Patti Casey & the Wicked Fine Players, folk

Aug. 17 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Outdoor Concert – Sabouyouma Afro-Funk – free – bring picnic, chair, blanket, wine/beer on sale, Woodstock History Center Back Lawn, 5:30pm

Aug. 23 – Barnard, VT – Fable Farm – Barn Arts Music Series – Break Maids, folk/rock

Aug. 24 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Outdoor Concert – Amythst Kiah – free – bring picnic, chair, blanket, wine/beer on sale, Woodstock History Center Back Lawn, 5:30pm

Aug. 26 – Woodstock, VT – Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival – North Universalist Chapel, 4pm

Aug. 30 – Barnard, VT – Fable Farm – Barn Arts Music Series – Night Tree, new acoustic

Aug. 31 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Outdoor Concert – The Dupont Brothers- free – bring picnic, chair, blanket, wine/beer on sale, Woodstock History Center Back Lawn, 5:30pm

Aug. 31 – Sept. 2 – South Woodstock, VT and area towns – 3 day 100 mile horse ride – watch out for horses on the roads, starts and ends at Green Mountain Horse Assn.

Aug. 31 – Pomfret, VT – Heavy Blues-Grass – noon, Suicide Six

Sept. 6 – Barnard, VT – Fable Farm – Barn Arts Music Series – Oliver The Crow, folk

Sept. 9 – Woodstock, VT – Leslie Stroud & Matthew Odell -“Old World,NewWorld:Timless Sonatas”-N. Universalist Chapel, 4pm

Sept. 13 – Barnard, VT – Fable Farm – Barn Arts Music Series – The Party Crashers, dance/rock

Sept. 20 – Barnard, VT – Fable Farm – Barn Arts Music Series – Chaque Fois, Cajun

Sept. 21-22 – Woodstock, VT – Pentangle Light Garden on the Green

Sept. 27 – Barnard, VT – Fable Farm – Barn Arts Music Series – Jeremiah McLane Owen Marshall & Corey DiMaurio, celtic

Oct. 4 – Barnard, VT – Fable Farm – Barn Arts Music Series – Lula Wiles, folk/roots

Oct. 11 – Barnard, VT – Fable Farm – Barn Arts Music Series – Kafari & Jake Hoffman, Old-time Country and blues

SUMMER CAMPS – check these out!

1. Vermont Institute of Natural Science http://vinsweb.org/…/…/02/vins-nature-camp-schedule-2018.pdf
2. Billings Farm
https://billingsfarm.org/billings-farm-museum-summer-camps…/
3. GMHA https://www.gmhainc.org/event_d…/junior-horsemanship-clinic/
4. Artistree https://artistreevt.org/summer-camps.html
5. Montshire Museum of Science https://www.montshire.org/programs/summer-camp
6. Farm & Wilderness camps https://farmandwilderness.org
7. Soccer Camps https://www.hartlandrecreation.com/…/…/program_details.aspx…
8. Theatre Camp at Northern Stage https://northernstage.org/…/calling-6-12-year-olds-for-jun…/
9. Athletics https://www.woodstockinn.com/resort/event-calendar/kids-camp
10. Rec Center – games & hikes http://www.woodstockrec.com/…/activit…/program_details.aspx…
11. Splash Camp https://uvacswim.org/swimming/splash-camp/
12. Dance and Performing Arts https://pentanglearts.org/class/
13. Art https://avagallery.org/summer-art-camps/
14. Lots of options at these camps http://www.ultracamp.com/info/upcomingsessions.aspx…

Biking and Hiking – New last year is the Ascutney Outdoors organization. They have worked to make Ascutney Mountain in Brownsville, VT a place for all to enjoy various activities.In addition to all the Winter activities held there the trails are great for biking and hiking. There is no charge to use the trails. Check out their website for events planned and future improvements. www.ascutneyoutdoors.org/new-events/

Below are places of interest – dining – touristy – entertainment:

Some fairly new restaurants in the area! Check them out but remember in the Winter and Spring call to check days and hours of opening since they vary as they try to fit in some time off:

New in downtown Woodstock are these restaurants:

Mangalitsa restaurant (for dinner) and Soulfully Good Cafe (for breakfast and lunch).

The Hartland Diner in Jessup’s Plaza at Hartland 3 Corners – open 7 days a week for lunch and breakfast (served all day!).

The owners of the former Stella’s restaurant have opened a restaurant in Windsor at the railroad station (Windsor Station Restaurant and Barroom)serving dinner with lots of music events as well!

Opened in Quechee, Singleton’s Market and Jake’s Market with food items, deli, Vermont products and clothing. It has almost everything you could need from fresh fish, homemade sausages, wine, beer…the list is endless!

Another popular restaurant in Woodstock – The Worthy Kitchen where the Eastender used to be (on the East end of Rt. 4)! Very casual atmosphere, limited menu but the specials change and the food is great (highly recommend the steak!). Draft Beer choices are endless and there is also a token wine selection. The bartenders/wait staff are great fun too!

Another new restaurant on the West end of Woodstock on Rt. 4 is the 506 Bistro in the fancy On the River Inn. In Quechee, The Public House, near the putt-putt golf, offering food and craft beers and they have also just opened the Public House Diner in Quechee. A new restaurant in White River Junction is Piecemeal Pies serving English savory pies.

If you are returning to the area from previous visits please note there are lots of restaurants in the area you may wish to try: Trap Door Bakery and Deli in Quechee, and in Woodstock: Melaza Bistro, Pi Brick Oven Trattoria and Pi Martini Tapas Bar(with Jazz music every Wed. at 7pm), Anchor Wat and Mon Vert Cafe. Of course, many of my “old” favorites are still there: Kedron Valley Inn and Tavern(S. Woodstock)-every Sun. is Burger and Beer night; Keeper’s (Reading), The Black Rock Restaurant (Springfield), Long Trail Brewery(Bridgewater) for lunch, Harpoon Brewery (Windsor), Simon Pearce restaurant and The Parker House Inn(Quechee) and many more!! The Kedron Valley Inn is only 3 mi. from the cabin. Bentley’s restaurant in Woodstock offers dancing to their DJ on Friday and Saturday nights at 10 pm. Harpoon Brewery (at Artisan’s Place in Windsor) is open some evenings for dinner – check first as their schedule changes. In the summer there is often Oven-Fired Pizza offered outside.

Another food “establishment” which has garnered a big following is the “elevated food truck” called Chef Brad’s Crazy Side. The food truck has relocated from Hartland to Rt. 4 near the Fat Hat on the way to Quechee. They now have an actual building which is open after October when they close up the food truck. It will reopen inside Nov. 1 for lunch 11:30-2:30. Brad is a fantastic chef, thus the big following. You can follow the restaurant specials on his Facebook site. People rave over his fish in a basket. I personally like his hamburgers or lamb-burgers and sweet potato fries. When the temperatures are cool I always try one of his homemade soups.

Harpoon Brewery – Windsor – don’t forget live music on Thurs. evenings. And visit Farmstead Cheese (Sustainable Farmer) next door! They offer lots of local products. During the summer they have oven fired pizzas for sale to eat on the picnic tables outside. Also in the same complex there is the Silo making Vermont’s own Vodka/Gin/Whiskey/Moonshine. Often the Silo and Farmstead Cheese team up with some local musical talent and hold a special event at the Silo, serving cocktails and food bites. These places are located in Artisan’s Park in Windsor off Rt. 5 – home to many other interesting places such as Simon Pearce outlet store and Great River Outfitters who feature a lot of Water Activities – check out their calendar as well as an adjacent hiking area called Path of Life Garden http://greatriveroutfitters.com. Sometimes in the winter dog sledding is there – check with www.braeburnsiberians.com

Brown’s Tavern is also open for dinner at the Ascutney Resort in nearby Brownsville, along with their Maple Kitchen restaurant which features Prime Rib on Thursday nights.

If you stop at Mike’s Mobil just off Rt. 91 on Rt. 12/5 you’ll find some hot foods to choose from as well as deli sandwiches made to order, to keep you from needing to cook that first meal at the cabin! Large selection of beer,wine, and coffee. It’s also the closest place to get diesel and wi-fi.

Montshire Museum in Norwich, VT gets top marks for it’s displays for young and old including the outside grounds www.montshire.org

I recommend a visit to Sugarbush Farm (www.sugarbushfarm.com) where they have a wonderful educational display and video on sugaring, an animal petting area and a wonderful cheese and maple syrup tasting room with of course a gift shop full of goodies to take home or buy for gifts.

The Windsor Station Restaurant(Windsor, VT) has live music every Tuesday and Friday. Harpoon Brewery (Rt. 5 Windsor) has live music every Thursday and first Saturday. Browns Tavern (Ascutney Resort, VT) has Live music every Sunday. Skunk Hollow Tavern (Hartland 4 Corners) has live music every Wednesday and Friday. For details of who is playing check the links below.

For Windsor area entertainment information:
Windsor Station: http://windsorstationvt.com/live-music
Harpoon: http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/breweries/windsor
Brown’s Tavern: http://brownstavern.webs.com/apps/calendar
Skunk Hollow: http://www.skunkhollowtavern.com/Entertainment.aspx

For info on what’s happening at the Woodstock Town Theatre then check out: www.PentangleArts.org

For more cultural activities in the nearby area check out these sites:

http://www.woodstockvt.com/woodstockvt/events

The nearby Billings Farm Museum has an activity going on most of the weekends.

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Summer fun in Vermont!

Summer fun in Vermont!

Summer is in full swing now. Here are some ideas of things to see and do in the area. Note that every Friday night is outdoor movie night with family rated movies in Windsor, VT at Artisans Park home of Harpoon Brewery and The Cheese Board. Wood fired pizza is available. Sunday afternoons at 2 pm is the Saint-Gaudins Concert Series outdoors in Cornish, NH just across the Conn. River from Windsor, VT

August 17 – Barnard, VT – Americana music, Feast & Field Market, 5:30-8, www.barnarts.org

August 19 – Woodstock, VT – Farm House/Manor House Tours, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical park, 1pm, meet at the 1890 Farm House

August 19 – Quechee, VT – Quechee Highland Games and Celtic Festival, 8-5 pm

Aug. 19 – South Woodstock, VT – GMHA Casino Night fundraiser, food, fun, 7-10pm, www.gmhainc.org

August 19 – Brownsville, VT – “Brownstock 2017” on Mount Ascutney, music, field games and food vendors, 1-6pm, $15 for adults, ascutneyoutdoors.org/new-events/brownstock

Aug. 19-20 – Woodstock, VT – annual Naked Table Project, www.nakedtable.com

Aug. 19-20 – Woodstock, VT – Super Sidewalk Sales Day

August 23 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Aug. 23 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum, 11-3pm

August 24 – Barnard, VT – Soul Funk music, Feast & Field Market, 5:30-8, www.barnarts.org

Aug. 26 – Quechee, VT – Scottish Festival and Competition, www.quecheegames.com

Aug. 26 – Woodstock, VT – Puppies and Pooches on Parade on the Green, 10:30am

August 26 – Woodstock, VT – Mansion Open House, 10am-4pm, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park

Aug. 27 – Vermont – Vermont Overland Ride, www.vermontoverland.com

Aug. 27 (thru Sept. 17) – Woodstock, Vt – Annual Quilt Exhibition, Billings Farm Museum, 10-5pm

August 30 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Aug. 30 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum, 11-3pm

August 31 – Barnard, VT – Celtic Traditional music, Feast & Field Market, 5:30-8, www.barnarts.org

Sept-Oct. – Woodstock/Pomfret, VT – Sculpturefest -free – wonderful outdoor sculptures by various artists, directions and info at sculpture fest.org

Sept 1-17 – Woodstock, VT – Quilt Exhibition, Billings Farm Museum, 10-5pm

Sept. 2-3 – Plymouth, VTR – Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival, 2-5pm, free, www.plymouthfolk.com

Sept. 3 – South Woodstock, VT – Green Mountain Horse Association 100 mile ride, 1930’s Garden Party and Open House, 3-5pm

Sept. 6 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Sept. 6 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum, 11-3pm

Sept. 7 – Barnard, VT – Folk music, Feast & Field Market, 5:30-8, www.barnarts.org

Sept. 9-10 – Woodstock, VT – Fine Art Festival on the Green, food, music, demos, 10-5pm

Sept. 10 – Windsor, VT – 5th Annual Mac & Cheese Challenge, 11-3pm, vermontfarmstead.com

Sept. 10 – Woodstock, VT – Amaranth String Quartet, Woodstock UU Church, 2-3pm, www.northchapelvt.org

Sept. 13 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum, 11-3pm

Sept. 13 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Sept. 14 – Barnard, VT – Zydeco music, Feast & Field Market, 5:30-8, www.barnarts.org

Spet. 14-17 – Tunbridge, VT – Tunbridge World’s Fair, www.tunbridgeworldsfair.com

Sept. 16 – Woodstock, VT – Farm House/Manor House Tours, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical park, 1pm, meet at the 1890 Farm House

Sept. 20 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum, 11-3pm

Sept. 20 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Sept. 21 – Barnard, VT – Soulful blues duo, Feast & Field Market, 5:30-8, www.barnarts.org

Sept. 21 – Woodstock, VT – Vermont Symphony Orchestra Made in Vermont Tour, www.pentanglearts.org, 7:30pm

Sept. 22-23 – Woodstock, VT – Pentangle Arts Light Garden on the Green, 6:30-10pm

Sept. 23 – Woodstock, VT – Old Time Fair and Silent Auction, Woodstock History Center, 1-4pm

Sept. 23-24 – Woodstock, VT – Forest Festival Weekend, 10-4pm, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park, horse drawn wagon rides, demos etc.

Sept. 23-24 – Woodstock, VT – Vermont Fine Furniture & Woodworking Festival, Billings Farm Museum, 10-5pm

Sept. 27 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum, 11-3pm

Sept. 27 – Woodstock, VT – Farmer’s Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Sept. 28 – Barnard, VT – Jazz music trio, Feast & Field Market, 5:30-8, www.barnarts.org

Sept. 30 – Oct. 1 – Woodstock, VT – Pumpkin and Apple Celebration, Billings Farm & Museum, 10-5pm, www.billingsfarm.org

Oct. 1 – Woodstock, VT – Camerata New England Piano Trio, Woodstock’s UU Church, 2-3pm, www.northchapelvt.org

Oct. 4 – Woodstock, Vt – Farmer’s Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Oct. 5 – Barnard, VT – Soul music, Feast & Field Market, 5:30-8, www.barnarts.org

Oct. 7 – Plymouths, VT – Plymouth Notch Antique Apple Festival, Pres. Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, 10-4pm

Oct. 7 – Woodstock, VT – Annual Penny Sale, Woodstock Union High School, 7pm

Oct. 7-8 – Woodstock, VT – Apple and Craft Artisan Fair, Rt. 4 Bailey’s Meadow, 10-5pm

Oct. 7-8 – Woodstock, VT – Harvest Weekend, Billings Farm Museum, husking bee, barn dance, cider pressing, 10-5pm

Oct. 11 – Woodstock, Vt – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Oct. 14 – Woodstock, VT – Peak to Peak hike to a scenic viewpoint on Mount Peg or Mount Tom from the Woodstock Green, 10-2:30pm

Oct. 14 – Barnard, VT – Annual Oyster Stew Supper, East Barnard Community Club, 5324 Broad Brook Rd., 5-7:30pm

Oct. 14-15 – Woodstock, VT – Autumn Wagon Ride Weekend, Billings Farm Museum, 10-5pm

Oct. 21 – Woodstock, VT – Farm House/Manor House Tours, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical park, 1pm, meet at the 1890 Farm House

Oct. 22 – Woodstock, VT – Glad Rags Sale, Masonic Hall, 9-12 and 1-3pm

Oct. 29 – Woodstock, VT – A Family Halloween, Billings Farm Museum, fun for all ages, 10-5pm

Nov. 10-12 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Weekend, Billings Farm Museum, 10-4pm

Nov. 12 – Woodstock, VT – Adaskin String Trio, Woodstock UU Church, 2-3pm, www.northchapelvt.org

Nov. 23 – Woodstock, VT – Turkey Trot. 5K through the village, 8:30am, www.zacksplacevt.org

Nov. 24-26 – Woodstock, VT – Thanksgiving Weekend, Billings Farm Museum, entertainment, activities, horse drawn wagon rides, 10- 4pm

Nov. 25-26 – Killington, VT – Audi FIS Ski World Cup

December weekends – Woodstock, VT – Christmas at the Farm, Billings Farm Museum, 10-4pm

Dec. 2 – Plymouth, VT – Coolidge Holiday Open House, sleigh rides, old-time music, craft demos, Calvin Coolidge Historic Site, 10-4pm

Dec. 8 – Pomfret, VT – BarnArts Holiday Cabaret at ArtisTree, 7:30-10pm www.artistreevt.org

Dec. 8 – 10 – Woodstock, VT – Wassail Weekend, Billings Farm and Museum, 10 -4pm, horse drawn sleigh/wagon rides (weather permitting) – additional activities in the village of Woodstock detailed below

Dec. 9 – Woodstock, VT – Breakfast with Santa, Little theater, 8-11am

The Ten, Acapella men’s choir, Congregational church

Cello by Candlelight, North Universalist Chapel Society

Holiday House Tour, 9:30 – 2pm, starts at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre

The Wassail Parade, 2pm, horses, dogs, Victorian era costumes, around the Village Green

Lighting of the Memory Tree, Bon Fire And Carol Sing on the Village Green, 3pm

Lighting of the 400 Luminaries on the Village Green, 4pm

Christmas with Celts concert, Woodstock Town Hall, 8pm

Dec. 10 – Woodstock, VT – Community Messiah Sing, Our Lady of the Snows Church, 4pm

Dec. 14-16 – Woodstock, VT – A child’s Christmas in Wales, www.artistreevt.org/theatre

Dec. 14-17 – Hanover, NH – The Christmas Revels, a Nordic celebration of the Winter Solstice, www.revelsnorth.org/Christmas-revels/

Dec. 15 – Barnard, VT – BarnArts Annual Winter Carols, First Universalist Church, Barnard, Rt. 12

Dec. 26-Jan. 1 – Woodstock, VT – Horse drawn sleigh/wagon rides (weather permitting), Billings Farm and Museum

Feb. 3 (?) – Hartland, VT. – Tiki Torch Trek – fun event…..more to come

Feb 16-18 – Woodstock, VT – The Vermont Flurry: Woodstock Snow Sculpture, on the Green, 10am-10pm

March 10 – Barnard, VT – Annual Masquerade Jazz & Funk Winter Music Carnival, 5:30-10:30pm, www.barnarts.org

During the Summer (June 1 – Oct. 12) on Thursdays, Barn Arts presents Music on the Farm at Feast & Field in Barnard, VT, www.barnarts.org

New last year is the Ascutney Outdoors organization. They have worked to make Ascutney Mountain in Brownsville, VT a place for all to enjoy various activities.In addition to all the Winter activities held there the trails are great for biking and hiking. There is no charge to use the trails. Check out their website for events planned and future improvements. www.ascutneyoutdoors.org/new-events/

Below are places of interest – dining – touristy – entertainment:

Some fairly new restaurants in the area! Check it out:

The Hartland Diner in Jessup’s Plaza at Hartland 3 Corners – open 7 days a week for lunch and breakfast (served all day!).

The owners of the former Stella’s restaurant have opened a restaurant in Windsor at the railroad station (Windsor Station Restaurant and Barroom)serving dinner with lots of music events as well!

Opened in Quechee, Singleton’s Market and Jake’s Market with food items, deli, Vermont products and clothing. It has almost everything you could need from fresh fish, homemade sausages, wine, beer…the list is endless!

Another restaurant in Woodstock – The Worthy Kitchen where the Eastender used to be (on the East end of Rt. 4)! Very casual atmosphere, limited menu but the specials change and the food is great (highly recommend the steak!). Draft Beer choices are endless and there is also a token wine selection. The bartenders/wait staff are great fun too!

Another new restaurant on the West end of Woodstock is On the River Inn (506 Bistro) and in Quechee, The Public House, near the putt-putt golf, offering food and craft beers. A new restaurant in White River Junction is Piecemeal Pies serving English savory pies.

If you are returning to the area from previous visits please note there are lots of restaurants in the area you may wish to try: Trap Door Bakery and Deli in Quechee, and in Woodstock: Melaza Bistro, Pi Brick Oven Trattoria and Pi Martini Tapas Bar(with Jazz music every Wed. at 7pm), Anchor Wat and Mon Vert Cafe. Of course, many of my “old” favorites are still there: Kedron Valley Inn and Tavern(S. Woodstock)-every Sun. is Burger and Beer night; Keeper’s (Reading), The Black Rock Restaurant (Springfield), Long Trail Brewery(Bridgewater) for lunch, Harpoon Brewery (Windsor), Simon Pearce restaurant and The Parker House Inn(Quechee) and many more!! The Kedron Valley Inn is only 3 mi. from the cabin. Bentley’s restaurant in Woodstock offers dancing to their DJ on Friday and Saturday nights at 10 pm. Harpoon Brewery (at Artisan’s Place in Windsor) is open some evenings for dinner – check first as their schedule changes. In the summer there is often Oven-Fired Pizza offered outside.

Another food “establishment” which has garnered a big following is the “elevated food truck” called Chef Brad’s Crazy Side. The food truck has relocated from Hartland to Rt. 4 near the Fat Hat on the way to Quechee. They now have an actual building which is usually open for breakfast and lunch. They do change when they’re open based on the seasons. I think now they are opening the truck for dinner and closing the lunch hours. However, check it out on their Facebook site. Brad is a fantastic chef, thus the big following. You can follow the restaurant specials on his Facebook site. People rave over his chicken in a basket. I personally like his hamburgers or lamb-burgers and sweet potato fries. When the temperatures are cool I always try one of his homemade soups.

I recommend a visit to Sugarbush Farm (www.sugarbushfarm.com) where they have a wonderful educational display and video on sugaring, an animal petting area and a wonderful cheese and maple syrup tasting room with of course a gift shop full of goodies to take home or buy for gifts.

Harpoon Brewery – Windsor – don’t forget live music on Thurs. evenings. And visit Farmstead Cheese (Sustainable Farmer) next door! They offer lots of local products. During the summer they have oven fired pizzas for sale to eat on the picnic tables outside. Also in the same complex there is the Silo making Vermont’s own Vodka/Gin/Whiskey/Moonshine. Often the Silo and Farmstead Cheese team up with some local musical talent and hold a special event at the Silo, serving cocktails and food bites. These places are located in Artisan’s Park in Windsor off Rt. 5 – home to many other interesting places such as Simon Pearce outlet store and Great River Outfitters who feature a lot of Water Activities – check out their calendar http://greatriveroutfitters.com. Sometimes in the winter dog sledding is there – check with www.braeburnsiberians.com

Brown’s Tavern is also open for dinner at the Ascutney Resort in nearby Brownsville, along with their Maple Kitchen restaurant which features Prime Rib on Thursday nights.

If you stop at Mike’s Mobil just off Rt. 91 on Rt. 12/5 you’ll find some hot foods to choose from as well as deli sandwiches made to order, to keep you from needing to cook that first meal at the cabin! Large selection of beer,wine, and coffee. It’s also the closest place to get diesel and wi-fi.

Montshire Museum in Norwich, VT gets top marks for it’s displays for young and old including the outside grounds www.montshire.org

The Windsor Station Restaurant(Windsor, VT) has live music every Tuesday and Friday. Harpoon Brewery (Rt. 5 Windsor) has live music every Thursday and first Saturday as well as brick oven-fired pizzas on the weekends(Summer and Fall). Browns Tavern (Ascutney Resort, VT) has Live music every Sunday Skunk Hollow Tavern (Hartland 4 Corners) has live music every Wednesday and Friday. For details of who is playing check the links below.

For Windsor area entertainment information:
Windsor Station: http://windsorstationvt.com/live-music
Harpoon: http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/breweries/windsor
Brown’s Tavern: http://brownstavern.webs.com/apps/calendar
Skunk Hollow: http://www.skunkhollowtavern.com/Entertainment.aspx

For info on what’s happening at the Woodstock Town Theatre then check out: www.PentangleArts.org

For more cultural activities in the nearby area check out these sites:

http://www.woodstockvt.com/woodstockvt/events

The nearby Billings Farm Museum has an activity going on most of the weekends.

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Summer Has Arrived in Vermont!!

Summer Has Arrived in Vermont!!

New this year is the Ascutney Outdoors organization. They have worked to make Ascutney Mountain in Brownsville, VT a place for all to enjoy for various activities – hiking, biking, skiing, and meeting other like minded outdoors people. Check out their website for events planned.

www.ascutneyoutdoors.org/new-events/

**Repeating events

Friday nights at 6:30pm throughout the summer The Cheese Board at Artisans Way in Windsor is showing free outdoor movies(family oriented). Available for purchase are wood fired pizza and creamies. It’s next door to Harpoon Brewery.

Spectator at Horse Events? – check the calendar at gmhainc.org in nearby South Woodstock

**June 1-30 – Woodstock/Taftsville, VT – Sugarbush Farm Dairy Month Tours & Samples, sugarbushfarm.com

June 4 – Woodstock, VT – Trek to Taste, Billings Farm, 10-3 with VINS Raptor presentation 10-2, www.trektotaste.info

**June 5, 12, 19, 26 – Woodstock, VT – Ice Cream Sundays – Billings Farm Museum

June 5 – Woodstock, VT – Covered Bridges half Marathon

June 11 – South Woodstock, VT – All day Jumper Derby for spectators, Green Mountain Horse Assoc. (GMHA) on Rt. 106

June 11-12 – Vermont – All day Vermont State Park Day – free entry to all state parks

June 12 – South Woodstock, Reading, West Windsor, Hartland – All day 50/25/15 mile endurance horse ride – be careful driving the roads as horses will be abundant.

June 17 – South Pomfret, VT, Last Train Zinkov Concert, Folk Music, ArtisTree, www.artistreevt.org for info

**June 17 -June 19 – Quiche, VT – all day Quechee Balloon Festival, Quechee Village Green, Balloon Glow at night, rides during the day (weather permitting) crafts, food

**June 17 – 26 – Barnard, VT – production of Realistic Joneses by Will Eno, performances outdoors at Fable Farm Theatre, www.barnarts.org for more info – come early and picnic on the grounds

June 18 – Hartland, VT – Jazz Festival, noon – 8pm, Hartland Library field on Rt. 5

June 18 – Brownsville, VT – West Windsor 5 and Dime Trail Run, 7:45-12:15, www.ascutneyoutdoors.org/new-events/ for details

June 18-19 – Tunbridge, VT – VT History Expo 2016, 10-5pm

June 23 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert Series – Interplay Jazz, 5:50pm, free on the Green (donation for food shelf appreciated)

June 24 – Woodstock, VT – The Interplay of Jazz Concert, Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 8pm

June 25 – Woodstock, VT – Jazz in the Park, Concert & Art Show, Vail Field, noon – 3pm, free

June 25 – Pomfret, VT – Pomfret Strawberry Festival, Pomfret Congregational Church, 5, 6:15, 7:30 seatings

June 25 – South Pomfret, VT – The Contenders (Nash & Day) Concert, ArtisTree, 7:30pm, $20, cash bar

June 30 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert Series, Francesca Blanchard, 5:50 on the Green, free (donation to food shelf appreciated)

July 1 – Pomfret, VT – VT Symphony Orchestra Summer Festival Tour, Suicide Six Ski Area, Gate ope at 5pm for picnicking, 7:30 with fireworks at the end, www.pentanglearts.org

July 2 – Brownsville, VT – Ascutney Mountain Triple Ascent Hike, 7am, see www.ascutneyoutdoors.org/new-events/ for details (July 3 rain day)

July 3 – Brownsville, VT – crafts, food and fireworks after dark

July 3 – Reading, VT – 10th annual Duck Derby, 2 pm – lots of prizes

July 3 – Cornish, NH -Saint-Gaudens Sunday concert(piano), 2pm at the Little Studio in Saint Gardens Historic Site just across the Conn. River from Windsor, VT, with lovely outdoor walking trails, sculptures, art. Perfect for a picnic

July 4 – Woodstock, VT – Old Vermont Fourth – Billings Farm Museum, 10am

July 4 – Woodstock, VT – 40th John Longhans Green Mile Road Race, run, walk, leisurely stroll thru Woodstock, free kids race with medals, free T-shirt for participants, live music on the Green

July 4 – Woodstock, VT – crafts, games, food, fireworks, Woodstock Union H.S., 5-9pm

July 4 – Plymouth,VT – President Calvin Coolidge Birthday Celebration, Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, 10:30am, games, BBQ, wagon rides, craft demos

July 4 – Brownsville, VT – crafts, food and parade at 1pm

(Check closer to the Holiday weekend for a list of celebrations, parades in neighboring villages)

**July 6, 13, 20, 27 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Day Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

July 7 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert Series – Twangtown Paramours, 5:50pm on the Green, free (donation to food shelf appreciated)

July 8 – Woodstock, VT – Concert and Ice Cream Social, back lawn of Woodstock Historical Society, Elm St., 7pm, entry with donation

**July 9 – Aug. 13 – Lebanon, NH – All Day Summeriest 2016 – Opera North, check website for details, www.operanorth.org

July 10 – Cornish, NH -Saint-Gaudens Sunday concert(ensemble), 2pm at the Little Studio in Saint Gardens Historic Site just across the Conn. River from Windsor, VT, with lovely outdoor walking trails, sculptures, art. Perfect for a picnic

July 14 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert, Amber Rubarth, 5:30pm, on the Green, free (donation to food shelf appreciated)

July 15 – Pomfret, VT – Jeremiah McLane & Annemieke Spoelstra Concert, ArtisTree, 7:30pm

**July 15-18 – Killington, VT, Killington Wine Festival,

July 16 – Woodstock, VT – All day 91st Annual St. James Fair, church near The Green

July 16 – Norwich, VT – Montshire Museum of Science, All day Up,Up, and Away! Glider Rockets and Parachutes Event

July 16 – Woodstock, VT – “A Celebration in Song” Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion, 6pm, free

July 17 – Cornish, NH -Saint-Gaudens Sunday concert(jazz), 2pm at the Little Studio in Saint Gardens Historic Site just across the Conn. River from Windsor, VT, with lovely outdoor walking trails, sculptures, art. Perfect for a picnic

July 17 – Woodstock, VT – National Ice Cream Day, Billings Farm

July 20 – Pomfret, VT – Chris Pierce & Jay Nash Concert, ArtisTree, 7:30pm

July 21 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert, Carl Pierce, 5:50pm, on the Green, free (donation to food shelf appreciated)

July 23-24 – Windsor, VT – Harpoon Brewery BBQ Festival, 11am -7pm (5pm on Sun.)

July 24 – Cornish, NH -Saint-Gaudens Sunday concert(piano), 2pm at the Little Studio in Saint Gardens Historic Site just across the Conn. River from Windsor, VT, with lovely outdoor walking trails, sculptures, art. Perfect for a picnic

July 28-30 – Woodstock, VT – All Day Bookstock Literary Festival, www.bookstockvt.org

July 30 – Norwich, VT – All day Nature: Up Close and Personal, Montshire Museum of Science, lots of fun activities outside and inside in the Science Discovery Lab

July 31 – Cornish, NH -Saint-Gaudens Sunday concert(Riverboat Stompers, Toe Tapping Jazz Pops), 2pm at the Little Studio in Saint Gardens Historic Site just across the Conn. River from Windsor, VT, with lovely outdoor walking trails, sculptures, art. Perfect for a picnic

**July 29, Aug. 2,4,6,10,11,13 – Lebanon, NH – Evita, Opera North, Lebanon Opera House

**July 30 – Sept. 18 – Woodstock, VT – Quilt Exhibition, Billings Farm Museum

**July 31, Aug. 3,6,10 – Lebanon, NH – Daughter of the Regiment, Opera North, Lebanon Opera House

**Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

**Aug. 5,7,9,12 – Lebanon, NH – Tosca, Opera North, Lebanon Opera House

Aug. 4 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert, Ashley Sorrow Trio, 5:50pm, on the Green, free (donation to food shelf appreciated).

Aug. 6 – Quechee, VT – Ottauquechee Musicfest, too many activities to list, check it out on www.quecheeclub.com/summer-music-series

Aug. 6 – Plymouth, VT – Plymouth Old Home Day, Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, 10-4pm, wagon rides, BBQ, music, sheep shearing, crafts and games

Aug. 7 – Cornish, NH -Saint-Gaudens Sunday concert(string band), 2pm at the Little Studio in Saint Gardens Historic Site just across the Conn. River from Windsor, VT, with lovely outdoor walking trails, sculptures, art. Perfect for a picnic

Aug. 13 – Woodstock, VT – Taste of Woodstock, 10am-evening, in the village, food, beverages, crafts, fun

Aug. 13 – Brownsville, VT – Harpoon Point-to-Point mountain bike race, Ascutney Mtn.

Aug. 14 – Cornish, NH -Saint-Gaudens Sunday concert(cello & piano), 2pm at the Little Studio in Saint Gardens Historic Site just across the Conn. River from Windsor, VT, with lovely outdoor walking trails, sculptures, art. Perfect for a picnic

Aug. 19-21 – Cornish, NH – Cornish Fair, www.cornishfair.org

Aug. 19 – South Woodstock, VT – Derby Day and Tailgating Party, Horse jumping for spectators at Green Mountain Horse Assoc. (GMHA) followed by dog derby

Aug. 21 – Plymouth, VT – Grace Coolidge Musicale No. 2, Calvin Coolidge Historic Site, French Music for Piano and Voice, 4-5:30pm followed by refreshments at the Wilder House Restaurant, donations accepted

Aug. 21 – Cornish, NH -Saint-Gaudens Sunday concert(string quartet and clarinet), 2pm at the Little Studio in Saint Gardens Historic Site just across the Conn. River from Windsor, VT, with lovely outdoor walking trails, sculptures, art. Perfect for a picnic

Aug. 27 – Quechee, VT – Scottish Festival, Quechee Polo Field, 9-5pm, Scottish games, sheep herding

Aug. 28 – Cornish, NH -Saint-Gaudens Sunday concert(brass), 2pm at the Little Studio in Saint Gardens Historic Site just across the Conn. River from Windsor, VT, with lovely outdoor walking trails, sculptures, art. Perfect for a picnic

**Sept. 1-Fall – Woodstock/Pomfret, VT -Sculpturefest, free, outdoor sculptures of intriguing design on 2 adjacent farms

Sept. 1-4 – South Woodstock, Reading, West Windsor, Hartland, VT – All Day Distance Days and 80th Annual 100 Mile Ride, Green Mountain Horse Assoc. (GMHA) – Watch out for horses on the roads day and night

Sept. 3-4 – Plymouth, VT – Plymouth Folk & Blues Festival, 2-5pm, free, www.plymouthfolk,com

**Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

Sept. 9-10 – Woodstock, VT – Chamber Art Festival on the Green

Sept. 15-18 – Tunbridge, VT – Tunbridge World’s Fair, www.tunbridgeworldsfair.com/schedules/fair/

Sept. 25 – Brownsville, VT – Vermont 50 Mountain Bike – Ultra Run

Oct. 2 – Brownsville, VT – Lucy Mac 5K-9, canine friendly run

Oct. 8-9 – Windsor, VT – Harpoon Octoberfest

Below are places of interest – dining – touristy – entertainment:

Some fairly new restaurants in the area! Check it out:

The Hartland Diner in Jessup’s Plaza at Hartland 3 Corners – open 7 days a week for lunch and breakfast (served all day!).Note: Hartland Diner in Hartland 3 Corners will be closed on Tues. & Wed. for the months of Feb. and Mar. Back to open 7 days a week April 1st.

The owners of the former Stella’s restaurant have opened a restaurant in Windsor at the railroad station (Windsor Station Restaurant and Barroom)serving dinner with lots of music events as well!

Opened in Quechee, Singleton’s Market and Jake’s Market with food items, deli, Vermont products and clothing. It has almost everything you could need from fresh fish, homemade sausages, wine, beer…the list is endless!

Another restaurant in Woodstock – The Worthy Kitchen where the Eastender used to be (on the East end of Rt. 4)! Very casual atmosphere, limited menu but the specials change and the food is great (highly recommend the steak!). Draft Beer choices are endless and there is also a token wine selection. The bartenders/wait staff are great fun too!

Another new restaurant on the West end of Woodstock is On the River Inn and in Quechee, The Public House, near the putt-putt golf, offering food and craft beers.

If you are returning to the area from previous visits please note there are lots of restaurants in the area you may wish to try: Trap Door Bakery and Deli in Quechee, and in Woodstock: Melaza Bistro, Pi Brick Oven Trattoria and Pi Martini Tapas Bar(with Jazz music every Wed. at 7pm), Anchor Wat and Mon Vert Cafe. Of course, many of my “old” favorites are still there: Kedron Valley Inn and Tavern(S. Woodstock)-every Sun. is Burger and Beer night; Keeper’s (Reading), The Black Rock Restaurant (Springfield), Long Trail Brewery(Bridgewater) for lunch, Harpoon Brewery (Windsor), Simon Pearce restaurant and The Parker House Inn(Quechee) and many more!! The Kedron Valley Inn is only 3 mi. from the cabin. Bentley’s restaurant in Woodstock offers dancing to their DJ on Friday and Saturday nights at 10 pm. Harpoon Brewery (at Artisan’s Place in Windsor) is open some evenings for dinner – check first as their schedule changes. In the summer there is often Oven-Fired Pizza offered outside.

Another food “establishment” which has garnered a big following is the “elevated food truck” off Rt. 12 on Damon Rd. between Hartland and the intersection with Rt. 4 heading to Quechee. It’s called Chef Brad’s Crazy Side. He is a fantastic chef, thus the big following. You can usually see his specials posted on his Facebook site. People rave over his chicken in a basket. I personally like his hamburgers or lamb-burgers and sweet potato fries. When the temperatures are cool I always try one of his homemade soups. You can BYOB and tables are set up outside and also in his bus. Don’t let the casual appearance fool you – the food is great!

I recommend a visit to Sugarbush Farm (www.sugarbushfarm.com) where they have a wonderful educational display and video on sugaring, an animal petting area and a wonderful cheese and maple syrup tasting room with of course a gift shop full of goodies to take home or buy for gifts.

Harpoon Brewery – Windsor – don’t forget live music on Thurs. evenings. And visit Farmstead Cheese (Sustainable Farmer) next door! They offer lots of local products. During the summer they have oven fired pizzas for sale to eat on the picnic tables outside. Also in the same complex there is the Silo making Vermont’s own Vodka/Gin/Whiskey/Moonshine. Often the Silo and Farmstead Cheese team up with some local musical talent and hold a special event at the Silo, serving cocktails and food bites. These places are located in Artisan’s Park in Windsor off Rt. 5 – home to many other interesting places such as Simon Pearce outlet store and Great River Outfitters who feature a lot of Water Activities – check out their calendar http://greatriveroutfitters.com. Sometimes in the winter dog sledding is there – check with www.braeburnsiberians.com

Brown’s Tavern is also open for dinner at the Ascutney Resort nearby along with their Maple Kitchen restaurant which features Prime Rib on Thursday nights. Ascutney Mountain has been revived as Ascutney Outdoors which now has a ski tow rope and there is no charge to ski there. There are also trails which have been opened for biking and hiking.

If you stop at Mike’s Mobil just off Rt. 91 on Rt. 12/5 you’ll find some hot foods to choose from as well as deli sandwiches made to order, to keep you from needing to cook that first meal! Large selection of beer,wine, and coffee. It’s also the closest place to get diesel.

Montshire Museum in Norwich, VT gets top marks for it’s displays for young and old including the outside grounds www.montshire.org

The Windsor Station Restaurant(Windsor, VT) has live music every Tuesday and Friday. Harpoon Brewery (Rt. 5 Windsor) has live music every Thursday and first Saturday as well as brick oven-fired pizzas on the weekends(Summer and Fall). Browns Tavern (Ascutney Resort, VT) has Live music every Sunday Skunk Hollow Tavern (Hartland 4 Corners) has live music every Wednesday and Friday. For details of who is playing check the links below.

For Windsor area entertainment information:
Windsor Station: http://windsorstationvt.com/live-music
Harpoon: http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/breweries/windsor
Brown’s Tavern: http://brownstavern.webs.com/apps/calendar
Skunk Hollow: http://www.skunkhollowtavern.com/Entertainment.aspx

For info on what’s happening at the Woodstock Town Theatre then check out: www.PentangleArts.org

For more cultural activities in the nearby area check out these sites:

http://www.woodstockvt.com/woodstockvt/events

http://www.thevermontstandard.com

The nearby Billings Farm Museum has an activity going on most of the weekends.

Billings Farm and Museum

www.hop.dartmouth.edu Hanover, NH

www.TupeloHall.com White River Junction, VT

www.ClaremontOperaHouse.com Claremont, NH

www.OperaNorth.org Lebanon, NH

www.NorthernStage.org White River Junction, VT

www.ArtistreeVT.org Woodstock, VT

Late Spring and Summer in Vermont!

As the warm weather arrives in Vermont, more activities get scheduled so check back often for updates!

April 23 – Woodstock, VT – Glad Rags Sale, Masonic Temple, 9-12:30 and 1:15-3pm

April 29, 30, May 1 and May 6,7,8 – Woodstock, VT – CATS, the musical – Woodstock Towne Theatre, check times at www.pentanglearts.org

April 30 – Woodstock, VT – Freelance Family Singers of Woodstock concert, Woodstock’s First Congregational Church, 7pm

May 1 – Woodstock, VT – Freelance Family Singers of Woodstock concert, Woodstock’s First Congregational Church, 3pm

May 7-8 – Woodstock, VT – Sheep Shearing and Herding with Border Collies, Billings Farm Museum

May 15 – Brownsville, VT – Brownsville Baked bean Supper, Grange Hall, 4:30-7pm

May 21 – Woodstock, VT – The Malek Jandall Trio – Woodstock Town Hall Theatre, 4-6pm www.pentanglearts.org

Spectator at Horse Events? – check the calendar at gmhainc.org in nearby South Woodstock

June 5, 12, 19, 26 – Woodstock, VT – Ice Cream Sundays – Billings Farm Museum

June 5 – Woodstock, VT – Covered Bridges half Marathon

July 4 – Woodstock, VT – Old Vermont Fourth – Billings Farm Museum

(Check closer to the Holiday weekend for a list of celebrations, parades in neighboring villages)

July 6, 13, 20, 27 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Day Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

July 16 – Woodstock, VT – “A Celebration in Song” Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller Mansion, 6pm, free

July 29, Aug. 2,4,6,10,11,13 – Lebanon, NH – Evita, Opera North, Lebanon Opera House

July 30 – Sept. 18 – Woodstock, VT – Quilt Exhibition, Billings Farm Museum

July 31, Aug. 3,6,10 – Lebanon, NH – Daughter of the Regiment, Opera North, Lebanon Opera House

Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

Aug. 5,7,9,12 – Lebanon, NH – Tosca, Opera North, Lebanon Opera House

Aug. 13 – Woodstock, VT – Taste of Woodstock

Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

Sept. 9-10 – Woodstock, VT – Chamber Art Festival on the Green

Below are places of interest – dining – touristy – entertainment:

Some fairly new restaurants in the area! Check it out:

The Hartland Diner in Jessup’s Plaza at Hartland 3 Corners – open 7 days a week for lunch and breakfast (served all day!).Note: Hartland Diner in Hartland 3 Corners will be closed on Tues. & Wed. for the months of Feb. and Mar. Back to open 7 days a week April 1st.

The owners of the former Stella’s restaurant have opened a restaurant in Windsor at the railroad station (Windsor Station Restaurant and Barroom)serving dinner with lots of music events as well!

Opened in Quechee, Singleton’s Market and Jake’s Market with food items, deli, Vermont products and clothing. It has almost everything you could need from fresh fish, homemade sausages, wine, beer…the list is endless!

Another new restaurant in Woodstock – The Worthy Kitchen where the Eastender used to be (on the East end of Rt. 4)! Very casual atmosphere, limited menu but the specials change and the food is great (highly recommend the steak!). Draft Beer choices are endless and there is also a token wine selection. The bartenders/wait staff are great fun too!

Another new restaurant on the West end of Woodstock is On the River Inn and in Quechee, The Public House, near the putt-putt golf, offering food and craft beers.

If you are returning to the area from previous visits please note there are lots of restaurants in the area you may wish to try: Trap Door Bakery and Deli in Quechee, and in Woodstock: Melaza Bistro, Pi Brick Oven Trattoria and Pi Martini Tapas Bar(with Jazz music every Wed. at 7pm), Anchor Wat and Mon Vert Cafe. Of course, many of my “old” favorites are still there: Kedron Valley Inn and Tavern(S. Woodstock)-every Sun. is Burger and Beer night; Keeper’s (Reading), The Black Rock Restaurant (Springfield), Long Trail Brewery(Bridgewater) for lunch, Harpoon Brewery (Windsor), Simon Pearce restaurant and The Parker House Inn(Quechee) and many more!! The Kedron Valley Inn is only 3 mi. from the cabin. Bentley’s restaurant in Woodstock offers dancing to their DJ on Friday and Saturday nights at 10 pm. Harpoon Brewery (at Artisan’s Place in Windsor) is open some evenings for dinner – check first as their schedule changes. In the summer there is often Oven-Fired Pizza offered outside.

Another food “establishment” which has garnered a big following is the “elevated food truck” off Rt. 12 on Damon Rd. between Hartland and the intersection with Rt. 4 heading to Quechee. It’s called Chef Brad’s Crazy Side. He is a fantastic chef, thus the big following. You can usually see his specials posted on his Facebook site. People rave over his chicken in a basket. I personally like his hamburgers or lamb-burgers and sweet potato fries. When the temperatures are cool I always try one of his homemade soups. You can BYOB and tables are set up outside and also in his bus. Don’t let the casual appearance fool you – the food is great!

I recommend a visit to Sugarbush Farm (www.sugarbushfarm.com) where they have a wonderful educational display and video on sugaring, an animal petting area and a wonderful cheese and maple syrup tasting room with of course a gift shop full of goodies to take home or buy for gifts.

Harpoon Brewery – Windsor – don’t forget live music on Thurs. evenings. And visit Farmstead Cheese (Sustainable Farmer) next door! They offer lots of local products. During the summer they have oven fired pizzas for sale to eat on the picnic tables outside. Also in the same complex there is the Silo making Vermont’s own Vodka/Gin/Whiskey/Moonshine. Often the Silo and Farmstead Cheese team up with some local musical talent and hold a special event at the Silo, serving cocktails and food bites. These places are located in Artisan’s Park in Windsor off Rt. 5 – home to many other interesting places such as Simon Pearce outlet store and Great River Outfitters who feature a lot of Water Activities – check out their calendar http://greatriveroutfitters.com. Sometimes in the winter dog sledding is there – check with www.braeburnsiberians.com

Brown’s Tavern is also open for dinner at the Ascutney Resort nearby along with their Maple Kitchen restaurant which features Prime Rib on Thursday nights. Ascutney Mountain has been revived as Ascutney Outdoors which now has a ski tow rope and there is no charge to ski there. There are also trails which have been opened for biking and hiking.

If you stop at Mike’s Mobil just off Rt. 91 on Rt. 12/5 you’ll find some hot foods to choose from as well as deli sandwiches made to order, to keep you from needing to cook that first meal! Large selection of beer,wine, and coffee. It’s also the closest place to get diesel.

Montshire Museum in Norwich, VT gets top marks for it’s displays for young and old including the outside grounds www.montshire.org

The Windsor Station Restaurant(Windsor, VT) has live music every Tuesday and Friday. Harpoon Brewery (Rt. 5 Windsor) has live music every Thursday and first Saturday as well as brick oven-fired pizzas on the weekends(Summer and Fall). Browns Tavern (Ascutney Resort, VT) has Live music every Sunday Skunk Hollow Tavern (Hartland 4 Corners) has live music every Wednesday and Friday. For details of who is playing check the links below.

For Windsor area entertainment information:
Windsor Station: http://windsorstationvt.com/live-music
Harpoon: http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/breweries/windsor
Brown’s Tavern: http://brownstavern.webs.com/apps/calendar
Skunk Hollow: http://www.skunkhollowtavern.com/Entertainment.aspx

For info on what’s happening at the Woodstock Town Theatre then check out: www.PentangleArts.org

For more cultural activities in the nearby area check out these sites:

http://www.woodstockvt.com/woodstockvt/events

http://www.thevermontstandard.com

The nearby Billings Farm Museum has an activity going on most of the weekends.

Billings Farm and Museum

www.hop.dartmouth.edu Hanover, NH

www.TupeloHall.com White River Junction, VT

www.ClaremontOperaHouse.com Claremont, NH

www.OperaNorth.org Lebanon, NH

www.NorthernStage.org White River Junction, VT

www.ArtistreeVT.org Woodstock, VT

Summertime in Vermont – Lots to do!

Summertime in Vermont – Lots to do!

It’s a wonderful time to be in Vermont!

Some fairly new restaurants in the area! Check it out:

The Hartland Diner in Jessup’s Plaza at Hartland 3 Corners – open 7 days a week for lunch and breakfast (served all day!).

The owners of the former Stella’s restaurant have opened a restaurant in Windsor at the railroad station (Windsor Station Restaurant and Barroom)serving dinner with lots of music events as well!

Opened in Quechee, Singleton’s Market and Jake’s Market with food items, deli, Vermont products and clothing. It has almost everything you could need from fresh fish, homemade sausages, wine, beer…the list is endless!

Another new restaurant in Woodstock – The Worthy Kitchen where the Eastender used to be (on the East end of Rt. 4)! Very casual atmosphere, limited menu but the specials change and the food is great (highly recommend the steak!). Draft Beer choices are endless and there is also a token wine selection. The bartenders/wait staff are great fun too!

If you are returning to the area from previous visits please note there are lots of restaurants in the area you may wish to try: Trap Door Bakery and Deli in Quechee, and in Woodstock: Melaza Bistro, Pi Brick Oven Trattoria(with Jazz music every Wed. at 7pm), Anchor Wat and Mon Vert Cafe. Of course, many of my “old” favorites are still there: Kedron Valley Inn and Tavern(S. Woodstock), Keeper’s (Reading), The Black Rock Restaurant (Springfield), Long Trail Brewery(Bridgewater) for lunch, Harpoon Brewery (Windsor), Simon Pearce restaurant and The Parker House(Quechee) and many more!! The Kedron Valley Inn is only 3 mi. from the cabin. Bentley’s restaurant in Woodstock offers dancing to their DJ on Friday and Saturday nights at 10 pm. Harpoon Brewery (at Artisan’s Place in Windsor) is open some evenings for dinner – check first as their schedule changes. In the summer there is often Oven-Fired Pizza offered outside.

I recommend a visit to Sugarbush Farm (www.sugarbushfarm.com) where they have a wonderful educational display and video on sugaring, an animal petting area and a wonderful cheese and maple syrup tasting room with of course a gift shop full of goodies to take home or buy for gifts.

Harpoon Brewery – Windsor – don’t forget live music on Thurs. evenings. And visit Farmstead Cheese (Sustainable Farmer) next door! They offer lots of local products. During the summer they have oven fired pizzas for sale to eat on the picnic tables outside. Also in the same complex there is the Silo making Vermont’s own Vodka/Gin/Whiskey/Moonshine. Located in Artisan’s Park in Windsor off Rt. 5 – home to many other interesting places such as Simon Pearce outlet store and Great River Outfitters who feature a lot of Water Activities – check out their calendar http://greatriveroutfitters.com

Brownsville General Store at the base of Ascutney mountain offers a daytime deli (sit down with the locals or take-out).

Brown’s Tavern is also open for dinner at the Ascutney Resort nearby. Ascutney Mountain is no longer a ski resort but trails have been opened for biking and hiking.

If you stop at Mike’s Mobil just off Rt. 91 on Rt. 12/5 you’ll find some hot foods to choose from as well as deli sandwiches made to order, to keep you from needing to cook that first meal! Large selection of beer,wine, and coffee. It’s also the closest place to get diesel.

Montshire Museum in Norwich, VT gets top marks for it’s displays for young and old including the outside grounds www.montshire.org

The Windsor Station Restaurant(Windsor, VT) has live music every Tuesday and Friday. Harpoon Brewery (Rt. 5 Windsor) has live music every Thursday and first Saturday as well as brick oven-fired pizzas on the weekends(Summer and Fall). Browns Tavern (Ascutney Resort, VT) has Live music every Sunday Skunk Hollow Tavern (Hartland 4 Corners) has live music every Wednesday and Friday. For details of who is playing check the links below.

For Windsor area entertainment information:
Windsor Station: http://windsorstationvt.com/live-music
Harpoon: http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/breweries/windsor
Brown’s Tavern: http://brownstavern.webs.com/apps/calendar
Skunk Hollow: http://www.skunkhollowtavern.com/Entertainment.aspx

For info on what’s happening at the Woodstock Town Theatre then check out: www.PentangleArts.org

For more cultural activities in the nearby area check out these sites:

http://www.woodstockvt.com/woodstockvt/events

http://www.thevermontstandard.com

The nearby Billings Farm Museum has an activity going on most of the weekends.

Billings Farm and Museum

www.hop.dartmouth.edu Hanover, NH

www.TupeloHall.com White River Junction, VT

www.ClaremontOperaHouse.com Claremont, NH

www.OperaNorth.org Lebanon, NH

www.NorthernStage.org White River Junction, VT

www.ArtistreeVT.org Woodstock, VT

Must see activity: Sculpturefest 2015 which starts in June and last through the Fall Season. Free outdoor display of unique sculptures from various artist. Check out info and directions (just outside of Woodstock) at www.sculpturefest.org

Here’s a few of the recently advertised activities in the area:

July 4th weekend – Every town has a parade and special activities and fireworks. Woodstock has theirs on Sat. July 4th – other towns may have them on another day – check local listings

July 1– Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

July 4 – Brownsville, VT – Pancake Breakfast at Brownsville Church, 7:30-10:00

July 4 – Brownsville, VT – parade, 1pm

July 6 – Vermont Symphony Orchestra performs at Suicide Six in Pomfret, gates open at 5pm (for picnicing). concert begins at 7:30pm and finishes with 1812 Overture and fireworks, www.pentanglearts.org

July 8 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

July 10 – Woodstock, VT – Band Concert and Ice Cream Social, Woodstock History Center, 7pm, admission by donation, bring a chair or blanket, postponed if it rains

July 12 – Behind the Scenes tour of VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science), Quechee, VT www.vinsweb.org

July 12 – Woodstock, VT – Mansion Open House, Tour the mansion and gardens at your own pace, Free today, 12-4, www.mps.gov/mabi

July 15 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

July 15 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

July 15 – Behind the Scenes tour of VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science), Quechee, VT www.vinsweb.org

July 16 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag concert on the Green, Twangtown Paramours, noon

July 18 – Woodstock, VT – Annual St. James Fair, Woodstock Green, 10-3pm

July 22 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

July 22 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

July 23 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag concert on the Green, Pete’s Posse, noon

July 24 – Windsor, VT – White wine tasting, Windsor Wine and Spirits, 4-6pm free Concert in nearby park afterwards

July 24-26 – Woodstock, VT – Bookstock, check it out at www.bookstockvt.org

July 25-26 – Windsor, VT – Harpoon Brewery BBQ Championship, see details

http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/festivals/2130/2015-harpoon-championships-of-new-england-barbecue?utm_source=Harpoon+Email+Subscribers&utm_campaign=df74c6cb3d-The_Full_Tilt_Boogie_Music_Festival_and_Harpoon%21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fb30d78582-df74c6cb3d-59027533

July 25-26 – Woodstock, VT – Antiques & Art in Woodstock, Union Arena, Sat. 10-5pm, Sun 11-4pm

July 29 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

July 29 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

July 30 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag concert on the Green, The Greg Abate Quartet, noon

Aug. 1- Sep. 20 – Woodstock, VT – Annual Quilt Exhibit, Billings Farm

Aug. 1 – Plymouth, VT – Plymouth Old Home Day,10-4pm, wagon rides, sheep shearing, chicken BBQ, crafts

Aug. 5 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Aug. 5 -Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

Aug. 6 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag concert on the Green, noon

Aug. 8 – Woodstock, VT – Taste of Woodstock, downtown centre

Aug. 8 -Behind the Scenes tour of VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science), Quechee, VT www.vinsweb.org

Aug 12 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Aug. 12 -Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

Aug. 13 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag concert on the Green, noon

Aug. 13 -Behind the Scenes tour of VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science), Quechee, VT www.vinsweb.org

Aug. 15-16 – Woodstock, VT – Naked Table Project, www.nakedtable.com

Aug. 19 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Aug. 19 -Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

Aug. 20 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag concert on the Green, noon

Aug. 21 – Woodstock, VT – Celebrate Community Dinner and entertainment, 5-8pm, www.townofwoodstock.org

Aug. 22 – Quechee, VT – Scottish Festival and Celtic Fair, 8-4:30

Aug. 22 – Woodstock, VT – Community Open House and Picnic, Billings Farm, behind the scenes tours, bring a picnic, www.nps.gov/mabi

Aug. 22-23 – South Woodstock, VT – Horse and Carriage Driving competition, GMHA(Green Mtn. Horse Assoc.) grounds, free

Aug. 22-24 – Woodstock, VT – Sidewalk Sale Days

Aug. 23 – Woodstock, VT – 9am, Annual Overland Grand Prix Bike Race – watch out for bikers on the roads!

Aug. 23 – Woodstock, VT – Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, North Universalist Chapel Society, 4pm, free, donations welcome

Aug. 26 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Aug. 26 -Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm Museum

Aug. 27 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag concert on the Green, noon

Aug. 29 -Behind the Scenes tour of VINS (Vermont Institute of Natural Science), Quechee, VT www.vinsweb.org

Aug. 29 – Brownsville, VT – Flute and Piano Concert, Brownsville Community Church, free

Aug. 30 – Woodstock, VT – Annual Mozart Festival, Our Lady of the Snow Catholic Church, 4pm, free, donations welcome

Sept. 2 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum 11-3 pm, www.billingsfarm.org

Sept. 2 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Sept. 3-5 – South Woodstock, VT – Green Mtn. Horse Assoc. 100 mi. ride – watch out for horses on the roads – they come by the cabin as well

Sept. 3-6 – Bridgewater, VT – North Branch Blue Grass Festival, www.nbbluegrass.com

Sept. 4-6 – Pomfret, VT – Jesse and the Bandit Queen in connection with SculptureFest 2015 (see above), King Farm Barn, www.barnarts.org

Sept. 4-9 – Rutland, VT – Vermont State Fair, www.vermontstatefair.net

Sept. 5-6 – Plymouth, VT – The Plymouth Folk & Blues Concerts, 2-5pm

Sept. 9 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum 11-3 pm, www.billingsfarm.org

Sept. 9 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Sept. 10-13 – Tunbridge, VT – Tunbridge World’s Fair, www.tunbridgeworldsfair.com

Sept. 11-13 – Pomfret, VT – Jesse and the Bandit Queen in connection with SculptureFest 2015 (see above), King Farm Barn, www.barnarts.org

Sept. 12-13 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock’s Chamber Art Festival on the Village Green

Sept. 16 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum 11-3 pm, www.billingsfarm.org

Sept. 16 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Sept. 19 – Plymouth, VT – Plymouth Notch Antique Apple Fest, 10-4pm, www.historicsites.vermont.gov

Sept. 23 – Woodstock, VT – Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum 11-3 pm, www.billingsfarm.org

Sept. 23 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Sept. 26 – Woodstock, VT – Old Time Fair and Silent Auction, 1-4pm, Lawn of Woodstock History Ctr..

Sept. 26-27 – Woodstock, VT – Forest Festival Weekend. Horse drawn rides and demonstrations and hikes, www.nps.gov/mabi

Sept. 27 – Woodstock, VT – Progressive Organ Concert, www.pentanglearts.org

Sept. 30 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Summer in Vermont – 2014!

Summer in Vermont – 2014!

Early Summer in Vermont can still have chilly evenings and early mornings so always bring along a little jacket or sweater so you can enjoy the outdoors during those times. It’s a busy time in Vermont as Summer is very short this far North. There are often bikers, runners and horse riders on the roads so please drive slowly and carefully. Relax and enjoy this lovely state!

Big News for Mountain Bikers – Woodstock’s first mountain biking trails have been opened on Mt. Peg! There are lots of regular biking routes in the Woodstock area through Taftsville and Quechee. Didn’t bring a bike there are plenty to rent from the bike shop in downtown Woodstock.

New restaurants! Check it out:

The Hartland Diner in Jessup’s Plaza at Hartland 3 Corners – open 7 days a week for lunch and breakfast (served all day!).

The owners of the former Stella’s restaurant have opened a restaurant in Windsor at the railroad station (Windsor Station Restaurant and Barroom)serving dinner!

Opened in Quechee Singleton’s Market with food items, deli, Vermont products and clothing – check it out on Facebook. It has almost everything you could need from fresh fish, homemade sausages, wine, beer…the list is endless!

Firestone’s Restaurant in Quechee is now closed but River Stones restaurant is open in the same location with a lot of the old favorites on the menu as well as some new delicious sounding items.

Another new restaurant in Woodstock – The Worthy Kitchen where the Eastender used to be (on the East end of Rt. 4)! Very casual atmosphere, limited menu but the specials change and the food is good. Beer choices are endless.

If you are returning to the area from previous visits please note their are lots of restaurants in the area you may wish to try: Trap Door Bakery and Deli in Quechee, and in Woodstock: Melaza Bistro, Pi Brick Oven Trattoria(with Jazz music every Wed. at 7pm), and Mon Vert Cafe. Of course, many of my “old” favorites are still there: Kedron Valley Inn and Tavern(S. Woodstock), Keeper’s (Reading), The Black Rock Restaurant (Springfield), Harpoon Brewery (Windsor), Long Trail Brewery(Bridgewater) for lunch, Harpoon Brewery (Windsor), Simon Pearce restaurant and The Parker House(Quechee) and many more!! The Kedron Valley Inn is only 3 mi. from the cabin. Bentley’s restaurant in Woodstock offers dancing to their DJ on Friday and Saturday nights at 10 pm

Kedron Valley Inn restaurant, S.Woodstock

Keeper’s Cafe in Reading, VT

Taftsville Covered Bridge has reopened. It’s been closed since “Irene” and it will be a great relief to have that access to River Road re-opened!

I recommend a visit to Sugarbush Farm (www.sugarbushfarm.com) where they have a wonderful education display and video on sugaring, a animal petting area and a wonderful cheese and maple syrup tasting room with of course a gift shop full of goodies to take home or buy for gifts.

Harpoon Brewery – Windsor – don’t forget live music on Thurs. evenings. And visit Farmstead Cheese (Sustainable Farmer) next door! They are expanding into cheesemaking at this location as well and offer lots of local products. Also in the same complex there is the Silo making Vermont’s own Vodka/Gin/Whiskey.

Brownsville General Store at the base of Ascutney mountain offers a daytime deli and a special dinner offering (eat in or take out) from 5-7pm every Friday night.

Brown’s Tavern is also open for dinner at the Ascutney Resort nearby.

If you stop at Mike’s Mobil just off Rt. 91 on Rt. 12/5 you’ll find a lot of hot foods to choose from, to keep you from needing to cook that first meal!

Montshire Museum in Norwich, VT gets top marks for it’s displays for young and old including the outside grounds www.montshire.org

Artisan’s Park in Windsor off Rt. 5 – home to many interesting places such as Harpoon Brewery, Sustainable Farmer (cheese making and other VT products), Simon Pearce outlet store, The Silo (manufacturer of Gin, Vodka and Whiskey) and Great River Outfitters who feature a lot of Water Activities – check out their calendar http://greatriveroutfitters.com

The Windsor Station Restaurant(Windsor, VT) has live music every Tuesday and Friday. Harpoon Brewery (Rt. 5 Windsor) has live music every Thursday and first Saturday. Browns Tavern (Ascutney Resort, VT) has Live music every Sunday Skunk Hollow Tavern (Hartland 4 Corners) has live music every Wednesday and Friday. For details of who is playing check the links below.

For Windsor area entertainment information:
Windsor Station: http://windsorstationvt.com/live-music
Harpoon: http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/breweries/windsor
Brown’s Tavern: http://brownstavern.webs.com/apps/calendar
Skunk Hollow: http://www.skunkhollowtavern.com/Entertainment.aspx

Often there is live music at RiverStones restaurant in Quechee, VT – Friday night at 8pm

For info on what’s happening at the Woodstock Town Theatre then check out: www.PentangleArts.org

For more cultural activities in the nearby area check out these sites:

www.hop.dartmouth.edu Hanover, NH

www.TupeloHall.com White River Junction, VT

www.ClaremontOperaHouse.com Claremont, NH

www.OperaNorth.org Lebanon, NH

www.NorthernStage.org White River Junction, VT

www.ArtistreeVT.org Woodstock, VT

Outdoor activities at Saint Gaudins, Cornish, NH www.sgnhs.org

May 23 – Woodstock, VT -Chris Bakriges & Stanley Chepaitis Concert, 7-9pm, http://http//www.artistreevt.org/chris-stanley.html

May 23-26, Windsor, VT – Simon Pearce, factory outlet sale, beautiful items with discounts up to 60%. After shopping enjoy visiting in the same area: Harpoon Brewery, Sustainable Vermont Farmstead Cheeses and the Silo. There are also canoe rentals at this location.

May 24-25 – Vermont Craft Council Open Studio at various locations, 10-5pm, look for yellow signs, http://www.vermontcrafts.com/links/open.html

May 28 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

June 1 – Woodstock, VT – 23rd annual Covered Bridges Half Marathon, www.cbhm.com

June 1 – Woodstock, VT – Billings Farm Museum, Ice Cream Sundays

June 4 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

June 7 – Woodstock, VT – Billings Farm Museum, Trek to Taste, 10-3pm,Choose from four different hike routes & along the way taste free, heart-healthy foods from local producers. Family games, crafts, demonstrations, ice cream social, music and more. www.TrekToTaste.info

June 7 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

June 10 – Woodstock, VT – Chamber Music Series, Unitarian Universalist Church, Woodstock, 4pm

June 11 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

June 13-15 – Quechee, VT – Hot Air Balloon Festival and Crafts Fair, www.quecheeballoonfestival.com

June 14-15 – Vermont statewide – Entrance to all VT state parks is free

June 14 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

June 18 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

June 21 – Hartland, VT – Third Annual Hartland Community Arts Jazz Festival -One Day Outdoor Jazz Festival. Over 60 musicians include nationally recognized special guests and favorite local jazz performers. Food vendors on site, big tent, adjacent playground, an event for the whole family. Festival goers are invited to bring a picnic and chairs. Featuring:Vermont Jazz Ensemble and a host of performers to be announced. hartlandcommunityarts. org for more info, 1pm
June 21 – Ascutney Mtn., VT – The Five and Dime Trail Run, all day, barbecue after the race,www.runreg.com/ west-windsor5dime-trailrun

June 21 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

June 25 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

June 26 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert on the Green, noon – 2pm

June 28 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

June 28 – Pomfret, VT – Suicide Six, Vermont Symphony Orchestra

(Gates open at 5:00 pm for picnicking) Anthony Princiotti, conductor The Vermont Symphony Orchestra proudly presents “Let’s Dance”. Bring a picnic, kick off your shoes, and join us for music from the world of dance – from waltzes to swing and polkas to salsa. Toe-tapping melodies by Strauss, Delibes, Borodin, and Gershwin will put you “in the mood” for dance hits from Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller. The 1812 Overture, marches, and fireworks conclude the show. Admission: See www.pentanglearts.org for full pricing details.

June 29 – Woodstock, VT – Garden Tour -Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park,Woodstock. Explore the park’s colorful gardens on this short one-hour walk. More than beautiful scenery, this landscape reflects layers of careful design that are linked to the conservation movement in the 19th century. 10:30am

July 2 – Woodstock, VT – Billings Farm Museum, Wagon Ride Wednesdays, 11-3pm

July 2 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

July 3 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert, The Green, noon – 2pm

July 3 – Brownsville, VT – food and fireworks – POSTPONED till July 5

July 4 – Brownsville, VT – parade, 1 pm

July 4 – Fourth of July parades occur in most of the small villages but often on different days over the weekend and at different times of day so you can visit several during the Holiday. As they become advertised I’ll update the blog on where and when!

July 4 – Woodstock, VT – Billings Farm Museum, Old Vermont Fourth of July, 10 – 5pm

July 4 – Hartland, VT – Old Home Day activities, Parade at 11am

July 4 – Woodstock, VT – activities in town throughout the day with fireworks at the High School after dark (games etc. at the school beforehand)

July 5 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

July 5 – Brownsville, VT – food and fireworkJuly 5 – Barnard, VT – Chicken Barbecue and Flea Market, Barnard Town Hall, 10am

July 5 – Pomfret, VT – Strawberry Supper, Pomfret Town Hall, seatings at 5pm, 6:15 and 7:30

July 6 – Reading, VT – Old Home Day, Parade 11:00, Ox Pull at 1pm, Duck Derby at 2pm, lots of activities, barbecue etc.

July 9 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

July 10 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert, The Green, noon – 2pm

July 11 – Woodstock, VT,Woodstock History Center 26 Elm Street, Band Concert and Ice Cream Social, bring a chair or blanket, 7pm

July 12 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

July 13 – Woodstock, VT – Garden Tour, Marsh -Billings Rockefeller National Historic Park, 10:30am

July 16 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

July 17 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert, The Green, noon – 2pm

July 18 – 20 – Killington, VT – Killington Wine Festival

July 18-19 – West Windsor, VT – 100 mi Endurance run and ride – Horses and runners will be on the area roads and trails for over 24 hrs. straight as they compete – Be Aware as you are driving especially at night. Glow sticks mark the evening route

July 19 – Woodstock, VT – St. James Fair, St. James Church and on The Green, 10 am

July 19 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

July 23 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

July 23 – Windsor, VT – Concert at the Commons, 6:30pm

July 24 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert, The Green, noon – 2pm

July 25 – Windsor, VT – Beer tasting at Windsor Wine & Spirits, 4-6pm

July 25-26 – Woodstock, VT – Antiques and Art in Woodstock, Union Arena Community Center, Rt. 4, all day

July 25-27 – Woodstock, VT – Bookstock, Green Mountain Literary Festival, www.bookstockvt.org

July 26 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

July 26-27 – Windsor, VT – Harpoon Barbecue NE Championship, 11am, at Harpoon Brewery in Artisan’s Plaza

July 27 – Quechee, VT, 7:30-9:30, Summer Music Festival followed by fireworks, Quechee Ski Hill, bring a blanket, picnic, wine and enjoy.The Summer Music series will spotlight a variety of musical genres, showcase multi-faceted theatrics with a modern twist and perform renditions of classic musical selections. ADULTS: $30 PER PERSON; STUDENTS: $10; CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER: FREE, 100% of proceeds go to education of those surviving domestic violence.

July 28 – South Woodstock, VT – Green Mountain Horse Assoc. Chef’s Night, food, Wine, Beer tastings with equestrian entertainment, 5pm

July 30 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

July 31 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert, The Green, noon – 2pm

Woodstock Farmer’s Market – every Wed. seafood specials; every Fri. Lobster Roll Dinners

Aug. 1 – Sep. 21 – Woodstock, VT, Annual Quilt Exhibition, Billings Farm Museum

Aug. 1 – Windsor, VT – Summer Art Show in the lovely gardens at Cider Hill Gardens on Hunt Road, www.ciderhillvt.com

Aug. 1 – Quechee, VT, 7:00-9:00, Summer Music Festival followed by fireworks, Quechee Ski Hill, bring a blanket, picnic, wine and enjoy.The Summer Music series will spotlight a variety of musical genres, showcase multi-faceted theatrics with a modern twist and perform renditions of classic musical selections. ADULTS: $30 PER PERSON; STUDENTS: $10; CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER: FREE, 100% of proceeds go to education of those surviving domestic violence.

Aug. 2 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

Aug. 2 – Windsor, VT – Car Show at Frazer Insurance Agency on Rt. 5, 11-3pm

Aug. 6 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

Aug. 7 – Woodstock, VT, Brown Bag Concert, The Green, noon – 2pm

Aug. 8 – Woodstock, VT – SummerFest, downtown Woodstock, Local foods, beer, wine, crafts, 10 – 9pm

Aug. 9 – Windsor, VT – Harpoon Brewery Point-to-Point 100 mile bike ride

Aug. 9 – Woodstock, VT – New England Lobster Bake, Woodstock Golf Club, $38, 6-8pm, rsvp 457-6672

Aug. 9 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

Aug. 12 -13 – Perseid Meteor Showers, best viewing from midnight until dawn if the sky is clear and the moon not too bright!

Aug. 13 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

Aug. 14 – Woodstock, VT, Brown Bag Concert, The Green, noon – 2pm

Aug. 15-17 – Cornish, NH, Cornish Fair

Aug. 16-17 – Bridgewater, VT, Naked Table Project,

A Naked Table workshop is an immersive experience into the process of making your own furniture locally, and is done over the course of two days. In the workshop individuals and groups not only make their own tables, but they learn about furniture making basics and sustainable forestry principals from experts. Any experience level is welcome, and we provide all the tools necessary to make each table. There’s no better way to warm a home than to make the things in it together.Admission: View workshop prices online: http://nakedtable.com/collection

Aug. 16 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

Aug. 16 – Woodstock, VT – New England Lobster Bake, Woodstock Golf Club, $38, 6-8pm, rsvp 457-6672

Aug. 16 – Barnard, VT – Barnard Street Dance, 1pm – 10pm, food, musical acts, dancing, games

Aug. 17 – Woodstock, VT – Central VT Chamber Music Festival,North Universalist Chapel Society, 7 Church St, 4-6pm, free

Aug. 20 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

Aug. 21 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert, noon – 2pm

NOW until Fall – Pomfret, VT – Proper Road portion of the annual Sculpturefest opens – thru the Fall. www.sculpturefest.org

Aug. 22-24 – Woodstock, VT – Downtown Sidewalk Sale

Aug. 23 – Quechee, VT – Scottish Festival, Sheep Dog Trials

Aug. 23 – Woodstock, VT – New England Lobster Bake, Woodstock Golf Club, $38, 6-8pm, rsvp 457-6672

Aug. 23 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

Aug. 24 – Woodstock, VT – First VT Overland Grand Prix, 53 mile dirt road bike race

Aug. 27 – Woodstock, VT – Market on The Green, 3-6pm

Aug. 28 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert, noon – 2pm

Aug. 30-31 – Plymouth, VT – Annual Plymouth Folk & Blues concert, 2-5pm, www.plymouthfolk.com

Aug. 29-31 – Woodstock,VT – Pentangle Light Garden – artists will have sculptures incorporating lights on The Green for lovely night time viewing – also see below Sculpturefest

Aug. 30 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom Parking Lot, 9:30-12:30

Aug. 30 – Woodstock, VT – New England Lobster Bake, Woodstock Golf Club, $38, 6-8pm, rsvp 457-6672

Aug. 30 – Fall – Pomfret, VT – King Farm portion of the annual Sculpturefest opens – thru the Fall. www.sculpturefest.org

Aug. 31 – Woodstock, VT – Annual Mozart Festival, Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, 4pm

Aug. 1 – Sep. 21 – Woodstock, VT, Annual Quilt Exhibition, Billings Farm Museum

Sept. 6-7 – Woodstock, VT – Art Festival on the Green, 10 -5pm

Sept. 13 – Woodstock, VT – Big Sam’s Funky Nation, jazz performance at Town Hall Theatre, www.pentanglearts.org

Sept. 13 – Quechee, VT – Autumn Cheese Festival, VINS, 5:30-7:30pm, local cheese makers, VINS raptor exhibits, and a live bird program, www.vins.org

Sept. 14 – Windsor, VT – Vermont Mac & Cheese Challenge, Artisans Park, Vermont Farmstead Cheese Co., 11-3pm, www.vtmacandcheese.com

Sept. 27-28 – Woodstock, VT – 11th Annual Vermont Fine Furniture Woodsorking & Forest Festival. Sat. 9:30-5pm; Sun. 10-4:30pm, Union Arena, Rt. 4 E of Woodstock

Oct. 10-12 – Pomfret, VT – Ibex outdoor clothing Annual Tent Sale at Suicide Six

Oct. 11-12 – Woodstock, VT – Apples & Crafts Fair

Oct. 11-12 – Windsor, VT – Harpoon Octoberfest, Harpoon Brewery, Artisans Place on Rt. 5, noon – 6pm but doors close at 4:30pm, http://www.harpoonbrewery.com/festivals/872/2014-harpoon-octoberfest-vermont

Oct. 17 – Woodstock, VT – Jazzmeia Horn, Town Hall Theatre, www.pentanglearts.org

Oct. 18 – 19 – Woodstock, VT – Billings Farm Wagon Ride weekend

Oct. 24 – Nov. 2 – Woodstock, VT – Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Town Hall Theatre, www.pentanglearts.org

Dec. 12 – Woodstock, VT – Hot Club of San Fancisco presents Cool Yule, Town Hall Theatre, www.pentanglearts.org

It’s Summer in Vermont – Look at all the Activities!

The Hartland Diner is now open in Jessup’s Plaza at Hartland 3 Corners – 7 days a week for lunch and breakfast (served all day!). The owners of the former Stella’s restaurant are preparing to open a restaurant in Windsor at the railroad station (Windsor Station Restaurant and Barroom)serving dinner in the late Summer. They are busy renovating now!

Opened in Quechee Singleton’s Market with food items, deli, Vermont products and clothing – check it out on Facebook.

Firestone’s Restaurant in Quechee is now closed but River Stones restaurant is now open in the same location with a lot of the old favorites on the menu as well as some new delicious sounding items.

Another new restaurant is coming to Woodstock – The Worthy Kitchen where the Eastender used to be….they are busy renovating.

If you are returning to the area from previous visits please note their are new restaurants in the area you may wish to try: Trap Door Bakery and Deli in Quechee, and in Woodstock: Melaza Bistro, Pi Brick Oven Trattoria(with Jazz music every Wed. at 7pm), and Mon Vert Cafe. Of course, many of my “old” favorites are still there: Kedron Valley Inn and Tavern(S. Woodstock), Keeper’s (Reading), The Black Rock Restaurant (Springfield), Harpoon Brewery (Windsor), Long Trail Brewery for lunch(Bridgewater), Simon Pearce restaurant and The Parker House(Quechee) and many more!! The Kedron Valley Inn (only 3 mi. from the cabin) has Beer and Burger night on Sundays! Enjoy dinner outdoors on their spacious porch or inside the Inn.

Taftsville Covered Bridge is due to reopen by end August. It’s been closed since “Irene” and it will be a great relief to have that access to River Road re-opened!

Maple Sugaring has now ended but I recommend a visit to Sugarbush Farm (www.sugarbushfarm.com) where they have a wonderful education display and video on sugaring, a animal petting area and a wonderful cheese and maple syrup tasting room with of course a gift shop full of goodies.

Harpoon Brewery – Windsor – don’t forget live music on Thurs. evenings. And visit Farmstead Cheese (Sustainable Farmer) next door! They are expanding into cheesemaking at this location as well.

Brownsville General Store at the base of Ascutney in addition to it’s daytime deli serves Friday night dinners – eat-in or take-out. Brown’s Tavern is also open for dinner at the Ascutney Resort nearby.

Woodstock Free Trolley powered by Cow Power – from Woodstock Village and Billings Farm between 11:15 am to 5:20 pm weekends and holidays. May 25 – Oct. 14, free

Montshire Museum in Norwich, VT gets top marks for it’s displays for young and old including the outside grounds www.montshire.org

June 1 – Woodstock, VT – Trek to Taste, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, 10am-3pm, www.tastetotrek.org

June 1 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

June 2 – Woodstock, VT –Covered Bridges Half Marathon starting in S. Pomfret at Suicide Six through Woodstock ending in Quechee

June 8 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market,9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

June 8-9 – Vermont – Vermont Days, Free admission to all Vermont state parks, www.vtstateparks.com

June 9 – Woodstock, VT- Ice Cream Sundays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

June 9 – Hartland, VT – Food and Farm Fest, food, games, music, 11am, Hartland Library Grounds

June 9 – Woodstock, VT – J.S.Bach Preaching music concert, St. James Church, 5pm

June 12 – Woodstock, VT- Market on the Green, Farmer’s Market on the Woodstock Green, 3-6pm

June 14-16 – Quechee, VT – Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival, www.QuecheeBalloonFestival.com

June 14 – 16 – South Woodstock, VT – Green Mtn. Horse Assoc. June Dressage Horse Show, Rt. 106

June 15 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

June 16 – Woodstock, VT- Ice Cream Sundays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

June 16 – Woodstock, VT – Quartet Bussieres, 4pm, North Universalist Church

June 19 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

June 22 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

June 22 – Cornish, NH – Saint Gaudens National Park, Concert by Virginia Eskin Trio, 6-8pm, outdoor – bring a picnic, just across the Conn. R. from Windsor

June 22 – Bridgewater, VT – Long Trail Century Ride, 100/50/20 Mile bike ride starting from Long Trail Brewery

June 22 – Hartland, VT – Hartland Jazz Festival, noon-8pm, Hartland Library Lawn, 40 musicians, food, drinks or bring your own picnic and chair

June 23 – Woodstock, VT- Ice Cream Sundays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

June 26 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

June 26 – Plymouth, VT – Plymouth Strawberry Festival, Camp Plymouth State Park on Echo Lake, 1pm, food, music and activities

June 27 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert on the Green, Interplay Jazz All-Stars, noon

June 27 – Hanover, NH – Debo Band concert, Dartmouth Green, 5pm (in case of rain, Spaulding Auditorium, 7pm), www.hop.dartmouth.edu

June 29 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

June 29 – Woodstock, VT – Lobster Night at the Woodstock Inn and Resort Golf Club

June 29-30 – Hanover, NH – Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo, The Moore Theater, Sat. 8pm, Sun. 7pm, www.hop.dartmouth.edu

June 30 – Woodstock, VT- Ice Cream Sundays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

June 30 – Cornish, NH – Saint Gaudens National Park, Concert by The Colin Brookes Duo, 2-4 pm, outdoor – bring a picnic, just across the Conn. R. from Windsor

Jul 3 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Jul 3 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Jul 3- West Windsor, VT – Fireworks at dusk – Ascutney Mtn.

Jul 3 – Windsor, VT – River Road Blues Band, Concert on the Commons, 6-8pm

Jul 4 – West Windsor, VT – Fourth of July activities: pancake breakfast at the Brownsville Church (7-10am),day long festivities (food, crafts) and a parade at noon in downtown Brownsville

Jul 4 – Woodstock, VT – Old Fashioned Fourth of July, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Jul 4 – Woodstock, VT – John Langhans Green Mile Road Race, 8:30am

Jul 4 – Woodstock, VT – noon, Brown Bag Concert on the Green featuring The Buskers, Other activiities at the Woodstock H. S. featuring, games, crafts, food and live music starting at 6pm followed by fireworks at dusk

Jul 4 – Hartland, VT – Old Home Day Schedule: Tractor Pull (9am), parade (11am on Rt. 12) Games, Food, Vendors, Music (10-3pm), Games, Food, Music (6:30-8pm) Big Band Music (6:45-9) Fireworks at Dusk

July 5 – Woodstock/Pomfret, VT – Suicide Six, Vermont Symphony Orchestra Summer Festival Concert, Gates open at 5pm for picnics with concert starting at 7:30pm – finale is 1812 Overture with fireworks. Details at www.pentanglearts.org

July 5 – S. Woodstock, VT – Green Mountain Perkins Academy off Rt. 106, opens for the season on July 5th with a presentation of “Civilians At Gettysburg” by Ginny and Lewis Gage in period costume and character. Call 802/457-3779 for more information.

July 6 – Pomfret, VT – Pomfret Famous Strawberry Dinner

July 6 – Woodstock, VT – Lobster Night at the Woodstock Inn and Resort Golf Club

July 6 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

July 6 – Windsor, VT – 1777 Constitution Day Celebration, 10 – 5pm, Old Constitution State Historic Site, re-enactors, artisans

July 7 – Reading, VT – 11 am, Old Home Day, BBQ, Ox Pull, crafts, Duck Derby (2pm)

June 7 – Cornish, NH – Saint Gaudens National Park, Concert by North Country Chamber Players, 2-4 pm, outdoor – bring a picnic, just across the Conn. R. from Windsor

Jul 10 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Jul 10 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Jul 10 – Windsor, VT – Rick Davis, Concert on the Commons, 6-8pm

Jul 11 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert on the Green, noon, Hungrytown

Jul 12 – Woodstock, Vt – Band Concert ( Dick Ellis and the South Royalton Town Band) and Ice Cream Social, Back lawn of the Woodstock History Center, bring chair or blanket, 7pm

Jul 13 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

Jul 13 – Woodstock, VT – Lobster Night at the Woodstock Inn and Resort Golf Club

July 14 – Cornish, NH – Saint Gaudens National Park, Concert with Peter Furlong/Julie Wyman/Lloyd Arriola, 2-4 pm, outdoor – bring a picnic, just across the Conn. R. from Windsor

July 13-14 – West Windsor, VT- 6th Annual VT Mountain Bike Festival

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Vermont Mountain Bike Festival

‎6th Annual Vermont Mountain Bike association Festival July 13-14, 2013 at Ascutney Mtn Resort West Windsor VT

Jul 17 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Jul 17 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Jul 17 – Windsor, VT – East Bay Jazz Ensemble, Concert on the Commons, 6-8pm

Jul 18 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert (Indoors at the Town Hall), noon, Summerdance

Jul 19-21 – Killington, VT – All Day Killington Wine Festival

Jul 20 – West Windsor/Woodstock, VT – VT 100 endurance ride and run, www.vermontenduranceride.com (for horse back riders) and www.vermont100.com (for runners)

Jul 20 – Woodstock, VT – Annual St. James Fair – on the Green across from Town Hall, 10-3pm

Jul 20 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

Jul 20 – Woodstock, VT – Lobster Night at the Woodstock Inn and Resort Golf Clu

Jul 21 – Woodstock, VT- National Ice Cream Day, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Jul 21 – Cornish, NH – Saint Gaudens National Park, Concert by Inca Son, 2-4 pm, outdoor – bring a picnic, just across the Conn. R. from Windsor

Jul 21 – Woodstock, VT – Mansion Open House at the Marsh Billings National Park, noon

Jul 24 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Jul 24 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm\

Jul 24 – Windsor, VT – About Gladys, Concert on the Commons, 6-8pm

Jul 25 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert on the Green, noon, Sattuma Farelian Folk Band from Russia

Jul 25 – Windsor, VT – Yankee Brass Band Concert at the Old South Church http://www.yankeebrassband.org/ybbhistory.html

Jul 26-28 – Woodstock, VT – Bookstock Literary Festival, www.bookstockvt.org

Jul 27-28 – Windsor, VT – Harpoon Championships of New England Barbecue, Harpoon Brewery (Rt. 5), Sat. (11-7) Sun (11-5pm)

Jul 27 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

Jul 27 – Woodstock, VT – Lobster Night at the Woodstock Inn and Resort Golf Club

Jul 28 – Cornish, NH – Saint Gaudens National Park, Concert by Helland Consort, 2-4 pm, outdoor – bring a picnic, just across the Conn. R. from Windsor

Jul 29 – S. Woodstock, VT – Chef’s Night at GMHA, food, drink, horse jumping for spectators, www.gmhainc.org

Jul 31 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Jul 31 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Jul 31 – Windsor, VT – The Roadtrash Band, Concert on the Commons, 6-8pm

Aug 1- Sep 21 – Woodstock, VT- Annual Quilt Exhibition, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Aug. 1 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert on the Green, noon, Dana & Susan Robinson

Aug. 3 – Lebanon, NH – Opera North presentation of South Pacific, Lebanon Opera House, 7:30pm

Aug 3 – Plymouth, VT – Plymouth Old Home Day, Pres. Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, wagon rides, crafts, bar-be-que, games, 10 – 5pm

Aug 3 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

Aug 3 – Woodstock, VT – Lobster Night at the Woodstock Inn and Resort Golf Club

Aug. 7 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Aug. 7 – Windsor, VT – Jason Can, Concert on the Commons, 6-8pm

Aug. 8 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert on the Green, Sayon Camara & Landaya Ensemble, noon

Aug. 9- Lebanon, NH – Opera North presentation of South Pacific, Lebanon Opera House, 7:30pm

Aug. 10 – Woodstock, VT – Summer Fest (formerly called Taste of Woodstock), downtown streets, 10-9pm

Aug. 10 – Windsor, VT – Harpoon Point-to-Point cycling fundraiser to support the Vermont Food Bank, Harpoon Brewery, 7am

Aug. 10 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

Aug. 10 – Woodstock, VT – Lobster Night at the Woodstock Inn and Resort Golf Club

Aug. 10,13,14 – Lebanon, NH – Opera North presentation of Lucia di Lammermoor, Lebanon Opera House, 7:30pm

Aug.11 – Cornish, NH – Saint Gaudens National Park, Concert by Jennings Duo and Fischer Duo, 2-4 pm, outdoor – bring a picnic, just across the Conn. R. from Windsor

Aug. 11 – Woodstock, VT – Antique Tractor Day at Billings Farm Museum, 10 – 5pm

Aug. 14 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Aug. 14 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Aug. 14 – Windsor, VT – L. Dougher/A. McMahon, Concert on the Commons, 6-8pm

Aug. 15 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert on the Green, Michele Choiniere, noon

Aug. 15 – Lebanon, NH – Opera North presentation of South Pacific, Lebanon Opera House, 7:30pm

Aug. 17 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

Aug. 17 – Woodstock, VT – Lobster Night at the Woodstock Inn and Resort Golf Club

Aug. 18 – Cornish, NH – Saint Gaudens National Park, Concert by Steve Hunt Jazz Quartet, 2-4 pm, outdoor – bring a picnic, just across the Conn. R. from Windsor

Aug. 18 – Woodstock, Vt – Mansion Open House, Marsh Billings National Park, noon

Aug. 18 – Woodstock, VT – Central Vermont Chamber Music Festival, North Universalist Chapel, 4 pm

Aug. 21 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Aug. 21 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm

Aug. 21 – Windsor, VT – Carter Glass Band, Concert on the Common, 6-8pm

Aug. 22 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert on the Green, Fast Track Barbershop Quartet, noon

Aug 24-25 – Woodstock, VT(24th) & Cornish, NH(25th) – 100th celebration of the presentation of “Sanctuary: A Bird Masque” a lyrical Drama to be put on at the Billings Farm in VT and at Saint-Gaudins in NH(2pm), www.saintgaudins.org

Aug. 23-25 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock Sidewalk Sales Days

Aug. 24 – Quechee, VT – Quechee Scottish Festival and Celtic Fair, 8-4:30 pm, www.quecheescottishfestival.com

Aug. 24 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

Aug. 24 – Woodstock, VT – Lobster Night at the Woodstock Inn and Resort Golf Club

Aug. 25 – Cornish, NH – Saint Gaudens National Park, Free Fee Day – bring a picnic, just across the Conn. R. from Windsor

Aug. 25 – Woodstock, VT – Opera Showcase with Lauren Snouffer and Mark Diamond, North Universalist Church, 4pm

Aug. 28 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Aug. 28 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6 pm

Aug. 31 – Woodstock, VT – Annual Mozart Festival, Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church, 3pm

Aug. 31 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

Aug. 31 – Woodstock, VT – Lobster Night at the Woodstock Inn and Resort Golf Club

Aug. 31 – Sept. 1 – Plymouth, VT – The Plymouth Folk and Blues Concerts, www.plymouthfolk.com

Aug. 30 – Sept. 8 – Rutland, VT – Vermont State Fair, www.vermontstatefair.net

Sep. 1 – Pomfret, VT – Sculpturefest – no details yet but it usually starts at the beginning of Sept thru Foliage Season – free – outdoor sculpture park – perfect for strolls or picnics! www.sculpturefest.org

Sep 4 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Sep. 4 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6 pm

Sep 7 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

Sep 7 – Taftsville, VT – Grand Re-opening of Taftsville Covered Bridge, Antique Car Rally, free picnic barbecue

Sep 7-8 – Woodstock, VT- 4th Annual Woodstock Art and Music Festival, on the Green

Sep 11 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Sep 11 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6 pm

Sep 12-15 – Tunbridge, VT – Tunbridge World’s Fair, www.tunbridgeworldsfair.com

Sep 14 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

Sep 18 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Sep 18 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6 pm

Sep 21 – Plymouth Notch, VT – Plymouth Cheese and Harvest Festival, President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, 10 – 4 pm

Sep 25 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Sep 25 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6 pm

Sep 28 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock’s Chili Cook-off, on the Green, noon – 5pm

Sep 28-29 – Woodstock, VT – Vermont Fine Furniture Woodworking and Forest Festival, Union Arena, 10-5pm

Sep 29 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock Annual Progressive Organ Concert, Our Lady of the Snow Catholic Church, 4pm

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Spring – Early Summer 2013 Activities!

NEW in March! – The successful Stella’s Restaurant in Hartland 3 Corners has just closed but in its place the Hartland Diner is now open – 7 days a week for lunch and breakfast (served all day!). Don’t despair about Stella’s though as they are preparing to open a restaurant in Windsor at the railroad station (Windsor Station Restaurant and Barroom)serving dinner in the late Summer. They are busy renovating now!
Opened March 1 in Quechee Singleton’s Market with food items, deli, Vermont products and clothing – check it out on Facebook.
Firestone’s Restaurant in Quechee is now closed but will re-open in the near future as River Stones restaurant.
Another new restaurant is rumored to be coming to Woodstock – The Worthy Kitchen where the Eastender used to be….stay tuned!
Please call in the Spring for restaurant reservations to make sure your pick is open as this is the season a lot of restaurants try to get in a quick vacation. In South Woodstock the Kedron Valley Inn will be closed for all of April. If you are returning to the area from previous visits please note their are new restaurants in the area you may wish to try: Trap Door Bakery and Deli in Quechee, and in Woodstock: Melaza Bistro, Pi Brick Oven Trattoria, and Mon Vert Cafe.
Maple Sugaring has now ended but I recommend a visit to Sugarbush Farm (www.sugarbushfarm.com) where they have a wonderful education display and video on sugaring, a animal petting area and a wonderful cheese and maple syrup tasting room with of course a gift shop full of goodies.
The Prince & the Pauper Restaurant in Woodstock is having a May special – Mon.-Wed. (and on Mother’s Day) its Prixe Fixe menu (including appetizer,home-made bread, salad, entree and dessert), is only $40!!
Harpoon Brewery – Windsor – don’t forget live music on Thurs. evenings. And visit Farmstead Cheese (Sustainable Farmer) next door! They are expanding into cheesemaking at this location as well.
Brownsville General Store at the base of Ascutney in addition to it’s daytime deli serves Friday night dinners – eat-in or take-out.

April 5 – Claremont, NH – Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary, Claremont Opera House, 8pm

April 7 – Hartland, VT – Upper Valley Music Center presents a Faculty Showcase featuring works by Mendelssohn, Brahms as well as a medley of traditional New England fiddle tunes, Damon Hall, Hartland 3 Corners, 3pm

April 7 – South Woodstock, VT – All you can eat Pancake Breakfast, South Woodstock Firehouse on Rt. 106, including music by the Nantucket Sound, 8-11am

Apr. 19 – Hanover, NH – Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Dartmouth College, 8pm, www.hop.dartmouth.edu

Apr. 20 – Woodstock, VT – Winter Farmer’s Market, Masonic Hal, Pleasant St., Rt. 4, 10-1pm

Apr. 20 – Claremont, NH – Roderick Russell, Stage Hypnotist, Claremont Opera House, 8pm

Apr. 21 – Woodstock, VT – Camerata New England Trio, NUCS Chapel, 2pm

Apr. 26 – Woodstock, VT – Hammer & Feather Concert, Artistree, 7-9pm, www.artistreevt.org

Apr. 27 – Woodstock, VT – Cantabile Women’s Chorus, “Alleluia Let Us Sing”, NUCS, 3pm

Apr. 27 – Woodstock, VT – Billings Farm & Museum, Opening Day of 30th Season, 10-5pm

Apr. 28 – Woodstock, VT – The Bel Canto Chamber Singers, NUCS, 4pm

May 4 – Claremont, NH – Retromania with Rob Zappulla, Claremont Opera House, 8pm

May 4-5 – Lebanon, NH – Giselle, Lebanon Opera House, Sat (7:30pm), Sun(2:30 pm),www.LebanonOperaHouse.org

May 4-5 – Woodstock, VT- Sheep Shearing and Herding demos, Billings Farm and Museum, 10-5pm, www.billingsfarm.org

May 4-5 – Woodstock, VT – 35th Anniversary Concert, Freelance Family Singers, First Congregational Church, May 4, 7pm, May 5, 3pm

May 11 – Woodstock, VT – 7th Annual Road to the Pogue 10K run on the soft carriage roads of Mt. Tom, www.roadtothepogue.com

May 17-19 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock Sidewalk Sales

May 17 – Woodstock, VT – Fred Haas and Sabrina Brown Concert, Artistree, www.artistreevt.org, 7-9pm

May 18 – Claremont, NH – Heritage Blues Quartet, Claremont Opera House, 8pm

May 18-19 – South Woodstock, VT – Green Mountain Horse Assoc, Hunter/Jumper Horse Show

May 19 – Woodstock, VT – Spring Jazz Spectacular, Town Hall Theatre, 6pm, www.PentangleArts.org

May 25 – Woodstock, VT – Woodstock Garden Club plant sale, Library lawn, 8am-1pm

may 25 – Woodstock, VT – Memorial Day Parade, around the Green, 10:30am

May 25 – Woodstock, VT – Winter Farmer’s Market, Masonic Hal, Pleasant St., Rt. 4, 10-1pm

May 25 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, Mt. Tom parking lot, 9:30-12:30

May 25-26 – Vermont – Open Studio Weekend, check locations on www.vermontcrafts.com

May 25-27 – Killington, VT – Killiington Stage Race, competitive cycling race

May 31-June 2 – South Woodstock, VT – Green Mountain Horse Assoc. June Horse Trials, spectators welcome, GMHA on Rt. 106

June 1 – Woodstock, VT – Trek to Taste, Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Park, 10am-3pm, www.tastetotrek.org

June 1 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

June 2 – Woodstock, VT –Covered Bridges Half Marathon starting in S. Pomfret at Suicide Six through Woodstock ending in Quechee

June 8 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market,9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

June 8-9 – Vermont – Vermont Days, Free admission to all Vermont state parks, www.vtstateparks.com

June 12 – Woodstock, VT- Market on the Green, Farmer’s Market on the Woodstock Green, 3-6pm

June 14-16 – Quechee, VT – Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival, www.QuecheeBalloonFestival.com

June 14 – 16 – South Woodstock, VT – Green Mtn. Horse Assoc. June Dressage Horse Show, Rt. 106

June 15 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot

June 16 – Woodstock, VT- Ice Cream Sundays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
June 16 – Woodstock, VT – Quartet Bussieres, 4pm, North Universalist Church
June 19 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm
June 22 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot
June 23 – Woodstock, VT- Ice Cream Sundays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
June 26 – Woodstock, VT – Brown Bag Concert on the Green, Interplay Jazz All-Stars, noon
June 26 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm
June 29 – Woodstock, VT – Mt. Tom Farmer’s Market, 9:30-12:30, Mt. Tom parking lot
June 30 – Woodstock, VT- Ice Cream Sundays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
Jul 3 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
Jul 3 – Woodstock, VT – Market on the Green, 3-6pm
Jul 4 – Woodstock, VT – Old Fashioned Fourth of July, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
and fireworks at the Woodstock H.S. at dusk
Fourth of July activities in all the villages with parades and fireworks – exact dates to follow…..
Jul 10 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
July 13-14 – West Windsor, VT- 6th Annual VT Mountain Bike Festival

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Vermont Mountain Bike Festival
‎6th Annual Vermont Mountain Bike association Festival July 13-14, 2013 at Ascutney Mtn Resort West Windsor VT
Jul 17 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
Jul 20 – West Windsor/Woodstock, VT – VT 100 endurance ride and run, www.vermontenduranceride.com (for horse back riders) and www.vermont100.com (for runners)
Jul 21 – Woodstock, VT- National Ice Cream Day, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Jul 24 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
Jul 31 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
Aug 1- Sep 21 – Woodstock, VT- Annual Quilt Exhibition, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

Aug. 7 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
Aug. 10 – Woodstock, VT – Summer Fest (formerly called Taste of Woodstock), downtown streets, 10-9pm
Aug. 14 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
Aug. 21 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
Aug. 28 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
Sep 4 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
Sep 7-8 – Woodstock, VT- 4th Annual Woodstock Art Festival, on the Green

Sep 11 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
Sep 18 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org
Sep 25 – Woodstock, VT- Wagon Ride Wednesdays, Billings Farm & Museum, www.Billingsfarm.org

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