NEW in March! – The successful Stella’s Restaurant in Hartland 3 Corners has just closed and in April in its place the Hartland Diner will be 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 serving dinner in the late Summer.
Opened March 1 in Quechee Singleton’s Market with food items, deli, Vermont products and clothing – check it out!!
Unfortunately those of you who are familiar with Woodstock and Quechee restaurants will be sorry to hear that Firestones in Quechee and Bentley’s in Woodstock have closed. Another restaurant is planned at the Bentley’s location in the near future. Stay tuned!
The New Year started off with lots of snow in Vermont – check on the status here: http://www.skivermont.com
NOTE: With all the new snow Sugarbush Farm (www.sugarbushfarm.com) is giving sleigh rides again this year. Here are the details:
Rides are only given with advance reservation- call Sugarbush from 9 to 5 to make a reservation- preferably the day before.
Rides are about 40 minutes long going out in the maple sugar woods where we give folks an explanation of how trees are tapped and sap collected
Charge is $50.00 for 1 to 5 passengers in the same reservation group, with $10.00 extra for each person over 5. Children under 2 free. Credit cards are accepted.
Fee also includes hot drinks and cheese and maple syrup samples inside the Sugarbush Farm cheese tasting room.
Rides are given between 11 am and 3 pm.
Please remember Sugarbush is on a “back ” road so best if folks at least have snow tires and some days when snow covered and not sanded 4 wheel or all wheel drive. Maple sugaring starts in March!
NEW: Outdoor Ice Skating in Windsor, VT on State Street and in Brownsville, VT at Albert Bridge School (to be ready in late Jan.) Bring your own skates – weather cooperating of course!
DOGSLEDDING: In Windsor, VT
http://www.thevermontstandard.com/2013/01/photo-gallery-dog-sledding-adventures/
Harpoon Brewery – Windsor – don’t forget live music on Thurs. evenings. And visit Farmstead Cheese next door!
Brownsville General Store at the base of Ascutney in addition to it’s daytime deli serves Friday night dinners – eat-in or take-out.
Jan. 12 – Vermont/statewide – Winter Trails Day, Nordic ski centers provide free ski rentals and lessons today!
Jan. 13 – South Woodstock, VT – (Horse) Sleighing Combined Test, Green Mountain Horse Assoc., Rt. 106, spectators welcome.
Jan. 18 – Woodstock, VT – John Mceuen and Alpin Hong, Woodstock Town Theater, 7:30pm, www.pentanglearts.org
Jan. 19 – Quechee, VT – VINS Winter Fun Day, special events, Off of Rt. 4, www.vinsweb.org
Jan.19 – Hartland, VT – Roast Beef Supper, Brick Church, Hartland 3 Corners
Jan. 26 – Woodstock, VT – Winter Farmer’s Market, Masonic Hal, Pleasant St., Rt. 4, 10-1pm
Jan.26 – Hartland, VT – Roast Beef Supper, Brick Church, Hartland 3 Corners
Jan. 26 – South Woodstock, VT – (Horse) Sleigh Rally, Green Mountain Horse Assoc., Rt. 106, spectators welcome, www.ghmainc.org
Jan. 27 – South Woodstock, VT – (Horse) Sleighing Combined Test, Green Mountain Horse Assoc., Rt. 106, spectators welcome, www.ghmainc.org
Feb. 1-2 – Claremont, NH – Rusty DeWees: Entertainer, comedic artist, actor, producer, writer, musician, master of duct tape…and the Logger of course!, Claremont Opera House, 8pm, www.claremontoperahouse.org
Feb. 2 – Hartland, VT – Annual Tiki Torch Trek, 5-8pm, Fun event with food along the trek, check for details in Jan. at www.hartlandwintertrails.org
Feb. 2 – Hartland, VT – Roast Beef Supper, Brick Church, Hartland 3 Corners
Feb. 9 – Woodstock, VT – John Jorgenson Quintet – Woodstock Town Theater, 7:3pm, www.pentanglearts.org
Feb. 9 – Hartland, VT – Roast Beef Supper, Brick Church, Hartland 3 Corners
Feb. 15-17 – Woodstock, VT – The Vermont Flurry – snow sculpture on the Woodstock Village Green
Feb. 16 – Hartland, VT – Roast Beef Supper, Brick Church, Hartland 3 Corners
Feb. 18 – Quechee, VT – VINS Owl Prowl, off of Rt. 4, www.vinsweb.org
Feb. 23 – Quechee, VT – VINS Owl Festival, 1-4pm, off of Rt. 4, www.vinsweb.org
Feb. 23 – Woodstock, VT – Winter Farmer’s Market, Masonic Hal, Pleasant St., Rt. 4, 10-1pm
Feb. 23 – Hartland, VT – Roast Beef Supper, Brick Church, Hartland 3 Corners
Feb. 23 – South Woodstock, VT – Pig Roast, S. Woodstock Fire House on Rt. 106, 11-3pm, food, music
Feb. 24 – Hanover, NH – Dartmouth College Wind Ensemble, “Glimpses of Love”, 2pm, www.hop.dartmouth.edu
Mar. 2 – Hartland, VT – Roast Beef Supper, Brick Church, Hartland 3 Corners
Mar. 9 – Woodstock, VT – Karan Casey and John Doyle, Woodstock Town Theater, 7:30pm
Mar. 9 – Hartland, VT – Roast Beef Supper, Brick Church, Hartland 3 Corners
Mar. 16 – Hartland, VT – Roast Beef Supper, Brick Church, Hartland 3 Corners
Come to Barnard Town Hall on March 16 to join in the Masquerade Jazz and Funk Winter Music Carnival put together by BarnArts Center for the Arts. Music begins at 6pm and runs until midnight! Four different musical groups will be performing including the WUHS Jazz-Funk Band. Jazz will start out the evening with Woodstock pianist Sonny Saul and bassist Bill Martin of Barnard. The upper valley funk band Green Room will get the groove going mid-evening and the headliner is singer Jenni Johnson from Burlington playing with her seven-piece “Junketeers”, include local musicians Mark van Gulden and Kathleen Dolan.Costumes welcome, masks encouraged, fun required!Tickets:$15 adults,$5 students
For more information:802-332-6020 info@barnarts.org http://www.barnarts.org
Mar. 23 – Woodstock, VT – Winter Farmer’s Market, Masonic Hal, Pleasant St., Rt. 4, 10-1pm
March 23-24 – statewide – – Open House at Maple Sugar Farms, I recommend www.SugarbushFarm.com