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Feb 11, 2012, Manchester
Creative Cupcakes for Kids with Sarah Porter
Get creative with your child or grandchild while decorating cupcakes with pastry chef Sarah Porter. We’ll start by mixing and baking an easy vegan recipe and then frost and embellish the cupcakes with Valentine’s Day in mind. Perfect for grade school aged
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Saturday, February 11, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
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Feb 11, 2012, Manchester
 Fit to be Tyed - Fly Tying Series
The AMFF will host a series of four fly tying lessons designed to start from the beginning and take you through to more advance patterns. The first session will feature George Butts who will show you the tools you’ll need, explain the nomenclature, and th
American Museum of Fly Fishing (4104 Main Street)
10:00 - 11:30
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802-362-3300 Web Site | Map
Feb 11, 2012 through Feb 12, 2012, Manchester
Southern Vermont Primative Biathlon
A primitive biathlon is a fun and challenging wilderness competition of target shooting and snowshoeing. Open to all muzzleloading firearm enthusiasts, regardless skill or ability, the registration fee benefits youth camps. Compete for grand prizes or wat
Old Skinner Hollow Farm (Rte. 7A)
Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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802-688-4662 Web Site | Map
Feb 12, 2012, Bennington
Winter Chamber Concert
Classical chamber concert featuring "Concerto for Bassoon and String Orchestra" by H Villa-Lobos, Jerry Lanoue soloist, Beethoven's "Symphony No 2 Opus 36 in D Major" and the full "Opus 3 no. 2 Concerto Grosso" by Handel. Venue is handicapped accessible a
Greenwall Aud, VAPA, Bennington College (1 College Drive)
Free
802-447-2149 Web Site | Map
Feb 13, 2012, Manchester Center
Today's Headlines Moderated by Steven Sinding
This is an opportunity to voice your opinion on national and international issues. The moderator serves as a guide and provocateur as you explore topics drawn from local and national newspapers as well as the Internet. Lively discussion is the centerpiece
Spiral Press Cafe Conference Room, Manchester Center (4869 Main Street )
Mondays, February 13, 20, March 5, 12, 19, 26 2:00 - 3:30 pm
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Feb 17, 2012, Bennington
Dafé Brudäjo
Dafé Brudäjo plays a mix of originals, contemporary folk and jazz with Ferrilyn Sourdiffe on vocals and hand percussion, David Fowle on bass, mandolin and vocals, Josh Kleederman on electric guitar, Bruce Wheat on guitar, vocals and sax, and David Norman
Meetinghouse Cafe of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (108 School St.)
8 pm.
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Feb 18, 2012 through Feb 19, 2012, North Bennington
Wet Into Wet Watercolor Workshop
The “wet into wet” technique is one of the most basic and most beautiful available to the watercolorist and produces a look that is impossible in any other medium. In this class, we’ll explore the wet-in-wet technique, using it to produce paintings that a
Taraden Bed & Breakfast (183 Park Street)
Sat. 10am - 4pm, Sun. 10am - 4pm
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Feb 25, 2012, Manchester
Fit to be Tyed - Fly Tying Series
Kelly Bedford will teach the Gartside Sparrow fly in the 3rd session of the AMFF “Fit to Be Tyed” fly tying series. This little known and versatile fly was first tied by Jack Gartside twenty-five years ago who developed this impressionistic fly with feat
American Museum of Fly Fishing (4104 Main Street)
10:00 - 11:30
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802-362-3300 or 802-362-3300 Web Site | Map
Mar 5, 2012, Manchester
Write Club with Rob Hunter
Each week the writing group will meet, be given a topic and have a limited time to compose a poem. Over the week between meetings participants will work on revisions. This method of writing is a great way to jump-start anyone’s creativity, as well as tune
Inn at Manchester (3967 Main Street)
Mondays, March 5, 12, 19, 26 7:00 - 8:30 pm
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Mar 6, 2012, Manchester
Indian Home Cooking with Lini Mazumdar
In this demonstration class, Lini Mazumdar of Anjali Farm in South Londonderry will show you how to cook a simple Indian meal at home with ingredients and herbs that are fresh, in season, and easy to find. This class will also explore some of the benefits
Private residence (address provided upon registration)
Tuesday, March 6, 5:45-9:00 pm
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Mar 7, 2012, Manchester
Winslow Homer and the Civil War
Marc Simpson, American art history scholar at Williams College and the Clark Art Institute, explores Winslow Homer’s early career, whose first paintings illustrated Civil War battlefields, camps, and the home front. Part of the First Wednesdays series. A
First Congregational Church (3624 Main Street)
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Free
802-362-2607 Map
Mar 8, 2012, Manchester Center
Color Schemes and Variations with Jane Davies
Your choice of colors can make or break a collage, painting, or mixed media piece - even a small change in color can be the key to transforming an otherwise so-so piece into a stunning work of art. The only prerequisite for this class is a willingness to
Maple Street School (322 Maple Street)
Thursdays, March 8 and 15 6:00 - 8:00 pm
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Mar 10, 2012, Manchester
Fit to be Tyed - Fly Tying Series
The AMFF “Fit to Be Tyed” fly tying series concludes with pro-tyer, Peggy Brenner, who will show you how to step up your tying with a more advanced feather wing streamer pattern. Many tiers find it difficult to properly align the feathers with streamer p
American Museum of Fly Fishing (4104 Main Street)
10:00 - 11:30
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802-768-8005 Web Site | Map
Mar 16, 2012 through Mar 25, 2012, Statewide
Vermont Shop Hop
Sixteen quilting shops around the state are involved with the annual Vermont Shop Hop. Visit at least eight shops to be eligible to win prizes. Each shop offers prizes and specials during the shop hop.
Statewide, location listed on our website
Mon.-Sat., 9-6, Sunday, 9-3
802-238-8048 Web Site
Mar 23, 2012, Bennington
Abby Newton and Celtic Crossing
Abby Newton and Celtic Crossing returns for an even-ing of Celtic music led by Abby’s extraordinary cello. Abby is well-known for her recordings with the Scottish singer Jean Redpath and other leading folk musicians. Admission is $15. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Meetinghouse Cafe of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (108 School Street)
8 pm.
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Mar 24, 2012 through Mar 25, 2012, Bennington
Bennington County Choral Society presents "Carmina Burana”
BCCS presents Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana.” This 1937 work--with its driving rhythmic excitement--is a favorite with audiences and singers alike, and is the centerpiece of BCCS’s 2011-12 season. Orff constructed his scenic cantata in three panels, based
Bennington Center for the Arts (44 Gypsy Lane)
Saturday, March 24, at 8 pm. Sunday, March 25, at 3 pm.
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802-442-6275 or 802-442-7158 Map
Mar 27, 2012, Manchester
A Scandinavian Easter with Chef Josef Roettig
Chef Josef Roettig follows up his soufflé class with a very special Easter menu from the heart of Scandinavia. The former chef and owner of the Lipizzaner Restaurants in San Francisco will share his expertise as he prepares Gravad Lax, Swedish Pork Loin,
Private residence
Tuesday, March 27, 5:45-9:00 pm
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Apr 1, 2012 through Sep 28, 2012, Manchester
Revolutionary War Tour
Your guide will be Dick Smith, author of bestseller book, The Revolutionary War in Bennington County. You will see, via an 8-passenger tour vehicle, more than 25 points of interest including over 15 sites on the National Register involving Ethan Allen,the
Sites are located in Manchester, Arlington, Dorset, Bennington, Sunderland (call or email for tour meeting locations)
Daily, 9:30-11:45 am.
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Apr 5, 2012, Manchester Center
Making Books by Hand with Jane Davies
Handmade books offer a wealth of possibilities for creative expression, combining visual content with text and structure, or simply make a beautiful blank book to use as a journal or album. In this workshop we will first make a book from a prepared kit s
Maple Street School (322 Maple Street)
Thursdays, April 5 and 12 6:00 - 8:00 pm
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Apr 20, 2012, Bennington
Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen in Concert
Our local favorites, North Bennington-based Steve and Cindy have traveled back and forth across North America, singing their songs and those by others, and delighting audiences at festivals, folksong societies, colleges, concerts, clubs and coffeehouses.
Meetinghouse Cafe of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (108 School Street)
8 pm.
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Apr 24, 2012, Dorset
Hearty Spring Salads with Ali Sherman
Spring will be in the air, we hope, and what better time to have Ali Sherman of H.N. Williams Store in Dorset show us some delicious springtime salads. You’ll learn to make Garlic Scape Salad with Pea Shoots, Andalusian Scallop and Fava Bean Salad, and a
Private residence (address provided upon registration)
Tuesday, April 24, 5:45-9:00 pm
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May 15, 2012 through Sep 28, 2012, Manchester Center
Southern Vermont Sampler Tour
Daily Tours offered from 1-4 PM. $35 pp. Open Air or Enclosed Tour vehicle, depending on weather. Visit an abandoned marble quarry, an alpaca plantation, a true Vermont general store, an award winning sustainable tree/nature preserve, the birthplace of Ve
Tour meets at Adams Park in downtown Manchester Center (5080 Main St.)
Daily Tour from 1-4 PM
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May 18, 2012, Bennington
Kerry Ryer-Parke Does Folk
Kerry brings together local friends and family for a night of eclectic folk and contemporary music. Kerry Ryer-Parke grew up hearing performers at a folk music club south of Boston which her parents helped found, and by age 6 was performing at folk festiv
Meetinghouse Cafe of Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (108 School St.)
8 pm.
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Jun 18, 2012 through Jun 19, 2012, Bennington
Bennington County Choral Society presents “The Brothers Gers
The Bennington County Choral Society (BCCS) performs songs by composer George Gershwin and lyricist Ira Gershwin in “The Brothers Gershwin.” The renowned brothers collaborated on some of the most memorable musical theater songs of the 20th century, incl
Second Congregational Church (115 Hillside Street)
Saturday, June 16, at 8 pm. Sunday, June 17, at 3 pm
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