Calendar of Events
Jane Austen Weekends
http://www.OneHundredMain.com/jane_austen.html
Leisurely weekends of literary-inspired diversions in a beautiful Regency-style mansion, with a talk over dessert, afternoon tea, dinner and a book discussion, Sunday brunch & a quiz with prizes. Optional carriage or sleigh ride. Jon as many activities as you like or hide away all weekend with the movies. Dress in whichever century suits you. It won't be good company; it will be the best. Weekend rates start at $295 single, $260 per person double, $235 triple incluyding two night's stay, all meals and activities. series3: Sense and Sensibility with Friday evening talk:Making Sense of the Regency World Friday - Sunday, Aug. 13-15, Sept. 12-12, 2010, Jan. 7-10, 2011 series 4: Persuasion with Friday evening talk: Jane Austen's Royal Navy Friday - Sunday, Jan. 288--30, 2011, other dates to be announced
Burklyn Ballet Performance
Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson State College
Saturdays, July & early August
8:00 p.m.
http://www.burklynballet.com/performances.shtml
Young ballet dancers from across the country audition to be a part of the Burklyn Ballet Theater summer training program. Each weekend, all dancers perform in a fully costumed public performance of new works and classics.
Craftsbury Chamber Players Concert
Hardwick Town House, Hardwick
Thursday, July 15, 2010
8:00 p.m.
$20, seniors $18, students $10, 12 and under free
www.craftsburychamberplayers.org
800-639-3443
Mozart: Trio in Eb Maj. for Clarinet, Viola and Paino Kenja Bunch: Cookbook for Clarinet and Paino Ginastera: String Quartet No. 1 for 2 Violins, Viola and Cello
The All Night Strut
City Hall Auditorium, Montpelier
July 15 - August 1, 2010
http://www/lostnationtheater.org
80200-229-0492
Lost NationTheater presents The All Night Strut celevratiung the Swingin' Sultry Sounds of the 30's amnd 40's.
One Day Fly Rod Fishing School
Fly Rod Shop, Stowe & a secret fishing hole
Saturday, July 17, 2010
8:30 - 4:30
http:www.flyrodshop.com/guide/html
802 253-7346
Enjoy this unique program that will teach you the elements of fly fishing which include: basic casting, knot tying, fly section and identification. The program allows "The River to Become the Classroom" by teaching you to mend the line, quarter the water and how to identify the stream & river's runs, riffles and pools.
Music in the Meadow: John Pizzarella, jazz guitarist
Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow
Sunday, July 18, 2010
7:30 concert, gates open 5:00 for p;icnicing
$30, children $10
http://www.stowearts.com
www.johnpizzarella.com
The Music in the Meadow seried continues with John Pizzarella, jazz guitarist and singer with his own unique style.
Vermont Mozart Festival
The Inn at Shelburne Farms, Shelburne
Sunday, July 18, 2010
7:30 p.m., gates open at 5:15 for picnicing
$35.00 in advance
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
The Annual Vermont Mozart Festival is entering its 37th season with the Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra featuring works by Chopin.
This grand opening concert begins with a dressage exhibition. Come early and bring a picnic. Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D Major, "Paris" Roussel: :Le Festin de l'Araignee" Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor
Stowe Gazebo Concerts
Stowe Free Library Lawn
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
6:30
FREE
http://www.helenday.com
Sit on the lawn and listen to Will Patton, Dave Rowell, Mark Struhsacke performing Bluegrass and Western swing.
the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Town Hall Theatre, Main Street, Stowe
July 21 - August 7, 2010
8:00 p.m. with 2:00 p.m. matinees
$20, kids $10
http://wwwstowetheatre.com
802-253-3961
Stowe Theatre Guild presents the Tony award-winning musical The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee which celebrates the mania of competition as the hilariouys, but lovable contestants compete for the spelling bee title.
Craftsbury Chamber Players Concert
Hardwick Town House, Hardwick
Thursday, July 22, 2010
8:00 p.m.
$20, $18 seniors, $10 students, 12 & under free
www.craftsburychamberplayers.org
800-639-3443
Mozart: Trio in E maj. for Piano, Violin and Cello Clarke: Lullaby Grotesque for Viola and Cello Summer Moon for Viola and Piano Beethover: String Quartet in C# min
Vermont Mozart Festival Concert: Eroica
The Inn at Shelburne Farms, Shelburne
Saturday, July 24, 2010
7:00 p.m., gates open at 5:05 for picnicing
$28.50 in advance
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor Beethover: Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, "Eroica"
Vermont Mozart Festival Concert: Sunday Serenade
Trapp Family Concert Meadow, Stowe
Sunday, July 25, 2010
7:00 p.m., gates open at 5:00 for picnicing
$15 - $28.50
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
Pack a picnic and enjoy one of the most scenic concert sites in Vermont with the Vermont Mozart Festival Orchestra. Rossini: Overture to "Il Signor Bruchine" Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C min Brahms: Serenade No 1 in D Major
Vermont Mozart Festival: The Four Seasons
The Inn at Shelburne Farms, Shelburne
Saturday, July 31, 2010
7:00 p.m., gates open at 5:00 for picnicing
$28.50 in advance
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
Pack a picnic and enjoys the beautiful setting as the Vermont Mozart Festival continues with Vivaldi's piano concerto, "The Four Seasons" and Gloria in D Major.
Vermont Mozart Festival: Family Series
Vermont Teddy Bear Factory, 6655 Shelburne, Rd. Shelburne
Saturady, July 27, 2010
11:00 a.m., gates open at 10:00 a.m.
$5 - $7
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
Vermont Mozart Festival's Family Series welcomes children and their families to programs of appropriate classical music. This copncert entitles PINAFORE on PIRATES of PENZANCE presents Gilbert and Sullivan choral favorites from HMS Pinafore, Pirates of Penzance and others.
Vermont Mozart Festival: Chopin
Barre Opera House, Barre
Saturday, July 27, 2010
7:30 p.m.
$15 - $28.50
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
The Vermont Mozart Featival presents Barre on the Rocks, a recital of Chopin's works including Polonaise in C-sharp minor and Sonata in B-flat minor.
Free Gazebo Concert
Helen Day Art Center, Stowe
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Free
http://www.helenday.com
Come to a free outdoor concert at th helem Day Art Center in Sowe and enjoy the Michael Arnowitt Jazz Trio.
Craftsbury Chamber Players Concert
Hardwick Town House, Hardwick
Thursday, July 29, 2010
8:00 p.m.
$20, $18 seniors, $10 students, 12 & under free
www.craftsburychamberplayers.org
800-639-3443
Bach:Suite No. 3 in C maj. Dubussy: Ariettes Oublies for Voice and Piano Brahms: Trio in B Maj. for Viola, Cello and Piano
Ben & Jerry's Free Outdoor Movie Festival: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Ben & Jerry's factory, 1281 Stowe-Waterbury Rd. Waterbury
Saturday, July 31, 1020
8:30
free
http://www.benjerry.com
Bring a blanket or chair and watch "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" in the upper parking lot at the Ben & Jerry's factory. Starts at dusk, about 8:30. Rated PG-13.
Vermont Mozart Festival: Family Series
Vermont Teddy Bear Factory, 6655 Shelburne, Rd. Shelburne
Sunday, August 1, 2010
11:00 a.m., gates open at 10:00 a.m.
$5 - $7
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
The Family Series continues with Steve Wilson: Jazz, Jazz, Fun with Improvisation which uses familiar children's songs to introduce young people to the world of jazz.
Vermont Mozart Festival Concert: Royal Encore
Trapp Family Concert Meadow, Stowe
Sunday, August 8, 2010
7:00 p.m., gates open at 5:00 for picnicing
$15 - $28.50
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
Pack and picnic and enjoy the beautiful grounds at the Trapp Family concert meadow while you enjoy the summer's final concert of the Vermont Mozart Festival. Korngold: Overture to Much Ado about Nothing Mozart: Sonata No. 40 in G minor Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
Vermont Mozart Festival Concert: Royal Encore
Trapp Family Concert Meadow, Stowe
Sunday, August 8, 2010
7:00 p.m., gates open at 5:00 for picnicing
$15 - $28.50
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
Pack and picnic and enjoy the beautiful grounds at the Trapp Family concert meadow while you enjoy the summer's final concert of the Vermont Mozart Festival. Korngold: Overture to Much Ado about Nothing Mozart: Sonata No. 40 in G minor Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
Connecticut Valley Field Music
American Precision Museum, Windsor
Sunday, August 15, 2010
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
http:www.americanprecision.org or http://wwwcvfm.us
The American precision Museum is presenting a concert by Connecticut Valley Field Music. This is a fife and drum band playing rope-tension snare and base drums and wooden fifes. The group's uniform is based on the musician's uniform of the U S Army ca. 1862. For fiftenn years the band has been developing the genre of traditional music for fifes and drums. The program will consist of a concert and lecture on the history of field music in this country and Europe by the band's founder, Jim Clark. This could be the best fife and drum music you'll ever hear!
Vermont Mozart Festival: Family Series
Vermont Teddy Bear Factory, 6655 Shelburne, Rd. Shelburne
Sunday, August 1, 2010
11:00 a.m., gates open at 10:00 a.m.
$5 - $7
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
The Family Series continues with Steve Wilson: Jazz, Jazz, Fun with Improvisation which uses familiar children's songs to introduce young people to the world of jazz.
Craftsbury Chamber Players Concert
Hardwick Town House, Hardwick
Thursday, August 5, 2010
8:00 p.m.
$20, $18 seniors, $10 students, 12 & under free
www.craftsburychamberplayers.org
800-639-3443
Beethoven: Sonata in D mag. for Piano four hands Jean-Michel Damase Sonata for Flute and Harp Bax: Elegiac Trio for Flute, Viola and Harp Dvorak: Trio in f min. for Viola, Cello and Piano
Ben & Jerry's Free Outdoor Movie Festival: Where the Wild Things Are
Ben & Jerry's factory, 1281 Stowe-Waterbury Rd. Waterbury
Saturday, August 7, 1020
dusk, about 8:30
free
http://www.benjerry.com
Bring a blanket or chair and watch "Where the Wild Things Are" in the upper parking lot at the Ben & Jerry's factory. Starts at dusk, about 8:30. Rated PG.
One Day Fly Rod Flish School
Fly Rod Shop, Stowe and our secret fishing hole
Saturday, August 7, 2010
8:30 - 4:30
www.flyrodshop.com
802-253-7346
A full day of instruction teaches you all the basics you'll need.
Lake Champlain Bluegrass Festival
Route 2, Alburgh, Vermont
Aug. 8 - 12, 2010
Three day tickets: $45 advance, $55 at the door
http://www.lakechamplainmusic.com/
802-482-8110
This was voted a top 10 Summer event in Vermont in 2006. Festival features world class bluegrass bands including Cherryholmes, Spinney Brothers. Jamie Lee Thurston, Keeghan Nolan, Bluegrass Gospel Project, Accoustic Blue, Starline Ryythm Boys, and many many more. FREE weekend camping for tents and RV's. Enjoy music workshops, jam sessions with the bands, the annual fiddle & banjo contest, craft shows, hayrides, bonfires, BBQ's and much more.
Vermont Mozart Festival: Family Series
Vermont Teddy Bear Factory, 6655 Shelburne, Rd. Shelburne
Sunday, August 8, 2010
11:00 a.m., gates open at 10:00 a.m.
$5 - $7
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
The Mozart Festival Orchestra presents a concert for young people entitled Alice in Wonderland which incorporates the music of Villa-Lobos, Saint-Saens, Tellemann, and Debussey.
Vermont Mozart Festival Concert: Royal Encore
Trapp Family Concert Meadow, Stowe
Sunday, August 8, 2010
7:00 p.m., gates open at 5:00 for picnicing
$15 - $28.50
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
Pack and picnic and enjoy the beautiful grounds at the Trapp Family concert meadow while you enjoy the summer's final concert of the Vermont Mozart Festival. Korngold: Overture to Much Ado about Nothing Mozart: Sonata No. 40 in G minor Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
Vermont Mozart Festival Concert: Royal Encore
Trapp Family Concert Meadow, Stowe
Sunday, August 8, 2010
7:00 p.m., gates open at 5:00 for picnicing
$15 - $28.50
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
Lake Champalin Dragon Boat Festival
Waterfront Park, Burlington
Sunday, August 8, 2010
http://www.ridethedragon.org
Thousands of Vermonters join together in the spirit of community for fun, fitness, and fundraising. It's a spectacular event that helps to make a differnece in the lives of adults and children with cancer.
Craftsbury Chamber Players Concert
Hardwick Town House, Hardwick
Thursday, August 12, 2010
8:00 p.m.
$20, $18 seniors, $10 students, 12 & under free
www.craftsburychamberplayers.org
800-639-3443
Bartok: Rhapsody No. 1 for Violin and Piano Gershwin: Three Preludes arranged by Heifetz for Violin and Piano Hindemith: Sonata in F maj. for Viola and Piano Faure: Quintet in c min. for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola and Cello
Jane Austen Weekend: Sense and Sensibility
The Governor's House in Hyde Park
Friday - Sunday, August 13 - 15, 2010
http://www.OneHundredMain.com/jane_austen.html
802 888-6888 or info@OneHundredMain.com
A leisurely weekend of literary-inspired diversions has something for every Jane Austen devotee. Slip quietly back into Regency England in a beautiful old mansion. Take afternoon tea. Listen to Mozart. Bring your needlework. Share your thoughts at a discussion of Sense and Sensibility and how the movies stand up to the book. Attend the talk entitled "Making Sense of Jane Austen's World". Test your knowledge of Sense and Sensibility and the Regency period and possibly take home a prize. Take a carriage ride. For the gentleman there are fly fishing and riding and lots of more modern diversions if a whole weekend of Jane is not his cup of tea. Join every activity or simply indulge yourself quietly all weekend watching the movies. Dress in whichever century suits you. It's not Bath, but it is Hyde Park and you'll love Vermont circa 1800.
53rd annual Stowe Antique and Classic Car Meet
Nichols Field, Route 100, Stowe
Friday - Sunday, August 13 - 15, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
http://www.vtauto.org
rccwrn@pshift.com
Rain or Shine the Show goes on!! Over 800 antique & classic cars on display. Daily: Food concessions, giant automotive Flea Market, car corral. Saturday’s Fashion judging contest, antique car parade through town.
Jane Austen Tea
Governor's House in Hyde Park
Saturday, August 14, 2010
3:00 p.m.
$14.00
http://www.OneHundredMain.com/jane_austen.html
802-888-6888
Part of the Jane Austen weekend, this afternoon tea is open to the public. Although it is the typical English afternoon tea with scones and clotted cream, finger sandwiches and tea cakes, there will be readings and discussion of the tea that Jane Austen would have enjoyed during the Regency. Advance reservations required.
Ben & Jerry's Free Outdoor Movie Festival: The Golden Compass
Ben & Jerry's factory, 1281 Stowe-Waterbury Rd. Waterbury
Saturday, August 14, 1020
dusk, about 8:30
free
http://www.benjerry.com
Bring a blanket or chair and watch "The Golden Compass" in the upper parking lot at the Ben & Jerry's factory. Starts at dusk, about 8:30. Rated PG-13.
Connecticut Valley Field Music Concert
American Precision Museum, Windsor
Sunday, August 15, 2010
2:00 - 4:00
http://www.americanprecision.net
http://www.cvfm.us
The American Precision Museum is presenting Connecticut Valley Field Music concert. This is a fife and drum band playing rope-tension snare and bass drums and wooden fifes. The group's uniform is based on the musican's uniform of the U S Army, ca. 1862. For fifteen years, the band has been developing the genre of traditional music for fifes and drums. The program will consisit of a concert and a lecture on the history of field music in this country and Europe by the band's founder, Jim Clark.
The Sound of Music
Town Hall Theatre, Main Street, Stowe
August 18 - September 4, 2010
8:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. matintees
$20, kids $10
http://wwwstowetheatre.com
On the 50th anniversary of the Broadway opening of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, the Stowe Theatre Guild presents this musical classic with its special ties to Stowe, Vermont.
Music in the Meadow: Natalie MacMaster
Trapp Family Lodge Concert Meadow
Sunday, August 29, 2010
7:30 concert, gates open 5:00 for p;icnicing
$30, children $10
http://www.stowearts.com
http://www.nataliemacmaster,com
Renowned Cape Breton fiddler, Natalie MacMaster, delights with her style and virtuosity.Come early and bring a picnic.
Craftsbury Chamber Players Concert
Hardwick Town House, Hardwick
Thursday, August 19, 2010
8:00 p.m.
$20, $18 seniors, $10 students, 12 & under free
www.craftsburychamberplayers.org
800-639-3443
Mozart: Trio in E maj. for Piano, Violin and Cello Janacek: Sonata for Violin and Piano Brahms: Quintet in F maj. for 2 Violins, 2 Violsa and Cello
Rable in ARms
Lake Champain Maritime Museum, Vergennes
August 21 and 22, 2010
www.lcmm.org
802-475-2022
Eighteenth Century Re-enactors bring to life the time around the American Revolution as they portray soldiers in battle, camp followers, ship-builders, and blacksmiths at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum.
Ben & Jerry's Free Outdoor Movie Festival: The Goonies
Ben & Jerry's factory, 1281 Stowe-Waterbury Rd. Waterbury
Saturday, August 21, 1020
dusk, about 8:30
free
http://www.benjerry.com
Bring a blanket or chair and watch "The Goonies" in the uper parking lot at the Ben & Jerry's factory. Starts at dusk, about 8:30. Rated PG.
Vermont Mozart Festival Concert: Royal Encore
Trapp Family Concert Meadow, Stowe
Sunday, August 8, 2010
7:00 p.m., gates open at 5:00 for picnicing
$15 - $28.50
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
Vermont Mozart Festival Concert: Royal Encore
Trapp Family Concert Meadow, Stowe
Sunday, August 8, 2010
7:00 p.m., gates open at 5:00 for picnicing
$15 - $28.50
http://www.vtmozart.org
802-862-7352
Pack and picnic and enjoy the beautiful grounds at the Trapp Family concert meadow while you enjoy the summer's final concert of the Vermont Mozart Festival. Korngold: Overture to Much Ado about Nothing Mozart: Sonata No. 40 in G minor Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
Jane Austen Weekend
Governor's House in Hyde Park
Fri. - Sun., Sept. 10 - 12, 2010
http://www.OneHundredMain.com/jane_austen.html
802-888-6888
A leisurely weekend of literary-inspired diversions has something for every Jane Austen devotee. Slip quietly back into Regency England in a beautiful old mansion. Take afternoon tea. Listen to Mozart. Bring your needlework. Share your thoughts at a discussion of Sense and Sensibility and how the movies stand up to the book. Attend the talk entitled "Making Sense of the Regency World. Test your knowledge of Sense and Sensibility and the Regency period and possibly take home a prize. Take a carriage ride. For the gentleman there are riding and fly fishing as well as lots of more modern diversions if a whole weekend of Jane is not his cup of tea. Join every activity or simply indulge yourself quietly all weekend watching the movies. Dress in whichever century suits you. It's not Bath, but it is Hyde Park and you'll love Vermont circa 1800.
Jane Austen Tea
Governor's House in Hyde Park
Saturday, September 14, 2010
3:00 p.m.
$14.00
http://www.OneHundredMain.com/jane_austen.html
802-888-6888
Part of the Jane Austen weekend at The Governor's House, the tea is open to the public. Although this is English afternoon tea made popular during the Victorian Age with scones, jam, clotted cream, finger sandwiches, and tea cakes, there will be readings and discussion of tea as Jane Austen would have enjoyed it during the Regency Period.
Festival of Traditional Crafts
Fairbanks Museum, St. Johnsbury
Friday and Saturday, September 17 & 18, 2010
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
http://www.fairbanksmueseum.org
802-748-2372
Come, talk to the experts, try the tools, learn the skills of beekeeping, candlemaking, boat building, basket weaving, growing and using herbs and all the rest that were needed to make a home in Veront in sdays gone by. In this hands-on celebration you can be part of history as you learn the skills that have been passed down from generation to generation through watching and doing.
Lucky Stiff
Hyde Park OPera House
Sept. 30 - Oct. 3 and Oct. 7 - 10, 2010
7:00 p.m. Fri. & Sat., 2:00 p.m. Sunday
$15, seniors & students $12
http:www.LCPlayers.com
802-888-4507
The Lamoilly County Players present the play Lucky Stiff at the Hyde Park Opera Hiouse.
Storytelling Festival
Lake Champain Maritime Museum, Vergennes
Saturday, October 16, 2010
www.lcmm.org
802-475-2022
Come to the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum to gather on board a wooden ship, beside as cracking fire , or in an intimate theater to experience Lake Champain in song and story.
Model Engineering Show
Windsor Community Center, Windsor
Saturday, October 30, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$8 including museum admission
http://www.americanprecision.org
802-674-5781
The American Precisoin Museum presents the 10th annual Model Engineering Show celebrating the ingenunity that made mass production possible.
JASNA's Annual Jane Austen Birthday Tea
Champlain College, Burlington
Sunday, December 5, 2010
2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
www.janeausteninvermont.wordpress.com
The Vermont chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America invites you to the annual Jane Austen tea with Peter Sabon on "Brothers and Sisters Dedications on Austen's Juvenilia". Peter Sabon is a professor and Director of the Frances Burney Center at McGill University.
Jane Austen Weekend: Sense and Sensibility
The Governor's House in Hyde Park
Friday - Sunday, January 7 - 9, 2011
http://www.OneHundredMain.com/jane_austen.html
802-888-6888 or 866-800-6888
A leisurely weekend of literary-inspired diversions has something for every Jane Austen devotee. Slip quietly back into Regency England in a beautiful old mansion. Take afternoon tea. Listen to Mozart. Bring your needlework. Share your thoughts at a discussion of Sense and Sensibility and how the movies stand up to the book. Attend the talk entitled "Making Sense of Jane Austen's World". Test your knowledge of Sense and Sensibility and the Regency period and possibly take home a prize. Take a sleigh ride. For the gentleman there are lots of more modern diversions if a whole weekend of Jane is not his cup of tea. Join every activity or simply indulge yourself quietly all weekend watching the movies. Dress in whichever century suits you. It's not Bath, but it is Hyde Park and you'll love Vermont circa 1800.
Jane Austen Tea
Governor's House in Hyde Park
Saturday, January 9, 2010
3:00 p.m.
$14.00
http://www.OneHundredMain.com/jane_austen.html
802-888-6888
Part of the Jane Austen weekend at The Governor's House, the afternoon tea is open to the public. Although this is English afternon tea made popular in the Victorian Era with scones and clotted cream, finger sandwiches and tea cakes, there will be readings and discussion of the tea that Jane Austen would have enjoyed during the Regency. Advance reservations required.
Jane Austen Weekend: Persuasion
The Governor's House in Hyde Park
Friday to Sunday, January 28 - 30, 2011
http://www.OneHundredMain.com/jane_austen.html
802-888-6888, tollfree 866-800-6888 or info@OneHundredMain.com
A leisurely weekend of literary-inspired diversions has something for every Jane Austen devoteé. Slip quietly back into Regency England in a beautiful old mansion. Take afternoon tea. Listen to Mozart. Bring your needlework. Share your thoughts at a discussion of Persuasion and how the movies stand up to the book. Attend the talk entitled "Jane Austen's Royal Navy". Test your knowledge of Persuasion and the Regency period and possibly take home a prize. Take a sleigh ride. For the gentleman there are skiing and snowshoeing if a whole weekend of Jne is not his cup of tea. Join every activity or simply indulge yourself quietly all weekend watching the movies. Dress in whichever century suits you. It's not Bath, but it is Hyde Park and you'll love Vermont circa 1800.
Tunbridbe Worls'd Fair
Route 110, Tunbridge
Thursday - Saturday, September 16 - 19, 2010
various, please see website
http/::www.tunbridgefair.com
802-899-5555 or 800-899-5555
Old-fashioned agricultural fair in a rural setting and working antique displays, horse, pony and ox pulling, horse racing, cattle and horse shows, junior 4-H exhibits, contra dancing, gymkhana, free shows, midway and plenty more. A wonderful old-fashiioned family event which has run continuously since 1867 except during the great flu epidemic in 1819 and during World War II.
JASNA in VT: London in Fact and Fiction
Champlain College, Burlington
March 27, 2011
www.janeausteninvermont.wordpress.com
The Vermont chapter of the Jane Austen Sociert of North America presents a talk: London in Fact and Fiction, a vocal and visual literary tour of Austen's London.
Jane Austen Tea
Governor's House in Hyde Park
Saturday, January 29, 2011
3:00 p.m.
$14.00
http://www.OneHundredMain.com/jane_austen.html
802-888-6888
Part of the Jane Austen weekend at The Governor's House, the tea is open to the public. Although this is English afternoon tea made populaer during the Victorian Era with scones, jam, clotted cream, finger sandwiches, and tea cakes, there will be readings and discussion of tea the way Jane Austen would have enjoyed it during the Regency Period.
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