Stone Valley Byway Events Calendar
STONE VALLEY BYWAY
Event Calendar
May – September 2011
Concerts & Performances
Castleton Concerts on the Green (summer): http://www.bsi-vt.com/castleton/events.htm
Dorset Theatre Festival (summer): http://www.dorsettheatrefestival.org/calendar.php
Manchester Music Festival (summer, fall, and winter): http://www.mmfvt.org
Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester (spring, summer, and fall): http://www.svac.org/performing_arts.html
Manchester Concerts on the Green (Tuesdays from 6-8 pm, July 12 – August 16) http://visitmanchestervt.com/play/annual-events
Outdoor Farmers Markets
Castleton: Thursdays (beginning mid-June), 3:30 p.m. – 6 p.m., 643 Main Street; Lori Barker, (802) 273-2241
Dorset: Sundays (beginning May 15), 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., H.N. Williams Store at 2732 Route 30; Nicole Henry, (518) 222-1149
Manchester: Thursdays (beginning June 2), 3 p.m. – 6 p.m., Adams Park at 5080 Main Street (at Center Hill Road) in downtown Manchester Center; Nicole Henry, (518) 222-1149
Poultney: Thursdays (June 23 through October 20), 9 a.m. – 2 p.m, Main Street; Pat Carbonell, (802) 558-2137
Wells: Saturdays 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., Wells Country Store in Wells Village; Helen Wood, (802) 325-3478
May
May 7: Poultney Spring Ball. Featuring "Enerjazz" Big Band, Semi-Formal "gala affair. St. Raphael's Catholic Church Hall, East Main Street, 5:30 – 9:30 p.m., $20.00 per person, 802-287-5186.
May 19 – 29: H.M.S. Pinafore, Dorset Players at the Dorset Playhouse. www.dorsetplayers.org.
May 28 & 29: Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Weekend. www.vermontcrafts.com/links/open.html.
May 26: Wells Veteran’s Monument Dedication. Contact Town Clerk at 802-645-0486.
May 30: Poultney Memorial Day Parade. Main Street. 10 am. www.poultneyvt.com.
June
June 4: Poultney Town-Wide Yard Sale and Rotary Club Chicken Barbeque. Main Street. 10 am. www.poultneyvt.com.
June 4: Pawlet Community Church Roast Pork Supper. 5 pm. 802-325-3022.
June 11 & 12: Manchester Antique and Classic Car Show. www.manchestercarshow.com.
June 16: Pawlet Historical Society Yard and Bake Sale. Pawlet Fire House, Church St.
June 22 - July 3: Dorset Theatre Festival presents "Superior Donuts," by Tracy Letts, at the Dorset Playhouse. www.dorsettheatrefestival.org.
July
July 2: Poultney Annual Youth Flea Market. Contact Jaime Lee at 802-287-9751
July 3: Band Concert on the East Poultney Green. 7 pm to 8 pm. www.poultneyvt.com.
July 3: Poultney 2nd Annual Strawberry Festival. 8 pm. Contact Linda Knowlton at 802-287-2577
July 4: Poultney Fourth of July Celebration, including 5K Fun Run/Walk, Parade at 10 am, Fireworks at Dusk. www.poultneyvt.com.
July 7 – 23: Dorset Theatre Festival presents Albert Hitchcock's "Dial 'M' for Murder," by Frederick Knott, at the Dorset Playhouse. www.dorsettheatrefestival.org.
July 9: Wells Village Library Book and Bake Sale. Contact the library at 802-645-0611.
July 9: Gettysburg Quarry Walk and Lectureat the Dorset Historical Society. 9:30 am. www.dorsetvthistory.org
July 9 & 10: Sheepdog Trial & Farm Festival. Merck Forest & Farmland Center. 802-394-7836. www.merckforest.org.
July 10: East Poultney, Band Concert on the East Poultney Green, 7pm to 8pm.
July 16: Wells Variety Day. Contact the Wells Methodist Church at 802-325-3038.
July 17: East Poultney, Band Concert on the East Poultney Green, 7pm to 8pm
July 23: Freedley Quarry Walk and Lectureat the Dorset Historical Society. 9:30 am. www.dorsetvthistory.org.
July 24: East Poultney, Band Concert on the East Poultney Green, 7pm to 8pm
July 28 - August 13: Dorset Theatre Festival Presents “Noises Off,” by Michael Frayn, at the Dorset Playhouse. www.dorsettheatrefestival.org.
July 31: East Poultney, Band Concert on the East Poultney Green, 7pm to 8pm
August
August 11 – 14: Manchester Bicenquinquagenary Celebration. 802-362-1313. http://www.manchester-vt.gov/content/250th-celebration.
August 13: Rupert 250th Charter Anniversary Celebration.
August 17 – 20: Wells Modern Woodmen of America Carnival
August 18 – 27: Dorset Theatre Festival presents “Mauritius,” by Theresa Rebeck, at the Dorset Playhouse. www.dorsettheatrefestival.org.
August 20: Wells 250th Charter Anniversary Celebration and Modern Woodmen of America Parade & Chicken Barbeque.
August 20: Dorset Ice Cream Social and Town 250 Celebrationhosted by the Dorset Historical Society. 9 am until after dark. www.dorsetvthistory.org.
August 20: The Annual Castleton Colonial Day House Tour. The tour includes 18 sites throughout the village including outstanding period homes, public buildings, galleries and historic sites. Tickets are $20 ($18 seniors). For additional information call 802-468-0011.
September
September 10: Manchester Maple Leaf Half Marathon & 5K Run/Walk. 9 am. http://www.manchestervtmapleleaf.com. 800-362-4144.
This list was gathered from the Rutland, Lakes Region, Dorset, and Manchester chambers of commerce.
