concerts

Ice cream social

ATHENS - The Athens Brick Meetinghouse Committee is hosting an ice cream social and a concert featuring Bard Owl on Sunday, August 8, at the 1817 Brick Meetinghouse.
Doors will open at 4:30 pm with an ice cream sundae buffet bar set up on the lawn. Concert-goers are invited to bring a...

The Lonesome Brothers

Bands in the park

DOVER - Two bands will be performing in the gazebo at Dover Park, Route 100. The Lonesome Brothers, will perform on Sunday, August 8, from 2 to 4 pm. Social Medication, of Brattleboro, will take the stage on Wednesday, August 11, from 6 to 8 pm.
Both performances are free. For more info...

Enjoy sweet sounds of the dulcimer

WILMINGTON - On Saturday, August 14, at Memorial Hall, concertgoers will savor the joyful sounds of the dulcimer as part of the 30th annual August Dulcimer Daze Festival. Nationally-acclaimed performers Don Pedi and Carol Walker will be featured.
Pedi has received abundant awards and...

Silhouette of Bill Adams, owner of Adams Farm, where the bonfire and jam session will be taking place.

OHW bonfire, bluegrass

WILMINGTON - A kickoff to Wilmington’s Old Home Week festivities will occur on Thursday, August 5, from 6 to 10 pm, with a bonfire and jam session at the Adams Farm along with local bluegrass band The Ridge Runners.
Guests are encouraged to bring an instrument and lawn chairs or picnic...

Twilight Music and Next Stage Arts Project present roots and world music quartet The Gaslight Tinkers on Sunday, August 1, at 6 pm, on the Putney Tavern lawn or at Next Stage at 15 Kimball Hill in case of rain.

Twilight tinkerers

PUTNEY – Twilight Music and Next Stage Arts Project present roots and world music quartet The Gaslight Tinkers on Sunday, August 1, at 6 pm, on the Putney Tavern lawn or at Next Stage at 15 Kimball Hill in case of rain. The concert is free; donations are accepted. Food will be available. Bring a...

Guitarist and vocalist Kevin Parry will be playing at two venues next week.

Parry plays the blues

WINDHAM COUNTY - Kevin Parry will be playing at two venues next week. He will play 60s and 70s standards at the Last Chair, Route 100, in West Dover, Saturdays from 6 to 9 pm, and blues and rock at the Grafton Inn, in Grafton, on Wednesday, August 4, from 5:30 to 8 pm. Call (802) 843-2248 for...

A previous Make Music Day celebration in Bennington, from 2019.

A previous Make Music Day celebration in Bennington, from 2019.

Make Music Day returns

VERMONT - Big Heavy World announces the annual international Make Music Day festival, “Make Music VT,” June 21 in locations all over the state.
In recent years 90 cities around the United States have signed on to create their own Make Music celebrations, each with hundreds of free outdoor...

Tax stabilization policy reviewed

DOVER - At its meeting on Tuesday, August 20, the Dover Selectboard reviewed proposed language for the town’s tax stabilization policy. In other matters, the board approved a proposal to purchase sound equipment for year-round concerts, and new Windham County Sheriff Mark Anderson introduced...