| 20 | 21 | 22Events on May 22, 2013 Quilters' circle
Starts: 1:00 pm
Ends: May 22, 2013 - 3:00 pm
Location: Old Stone House, Brownington, VT
Description: The Quilter’s Circle will meet on Wednesday, May 22, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the museum’s Twilight House, across from the Old Stone House Museum, and continue to meet on most 4th Wednesdays of each month through October. Join in hand quilting on a large antique quilting frame. All welcome. For more information, call Joan Hudson at (802) 673-8856 or the museum at (802) 754-2022.
Leadership workshop
Starts: 6:30 pm
Ends: May 22, 2013 - 8:30 pm
Description: Springfield College School of Human Services, St. Johnsbury Campus is hosting a workshop series entitled Promoting Leadership in Our Communities. The last workshop, “Leading with Awareness: Growing with Your Organization,” is scheduled for Wednesday, May 22, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. It will be presented by Mathew Forest, who is an alumnus of Springfield College and principal of the Groveton Elementary School in New Hampshire. Register for this workshop by calling (802) 748-5402 or (800) 441-1812, or by e-mailing dwinchell@springfieldcollege.edu. Attendees will receive a certificate of attendance. For more information, call (802) 748-5402 or (800) 441-1812.
| 23Events on May 23, 2013 Water harvesting
Starts: 6:00 pm
Ends: May 23, 2013 - 8:00 pm
Description: On Thursday, May 23, from 6 to 8 p.m., Mark Krawczyk of Keyline Vermont will lead participants to design and lay out several multi-purpose water harvesting swales at Peace of Earth Farm in Albany. Participants will learn basic surveying skills, conceptual tools to help them read landscapes, a suite of water harvesting solutions and strategies, and the practical aspects necessary to install them. For registration and directions, call 755-6336.
Thinking about drinking
Starts: 6:30 pm
Ends: May 23, 2013 - 7:30 pm
Location: Goodrich Memorial Library, Main St. Newport VT
Description: On Thursday, May 23, at 6:30 p.m., a program, “Thinking About Drinking: Teens and Community,” will be held at Goodrich Memorial Library in Newport. HealthWorks ONE Coalition is sponsoring this free community event with music, light refreshments, childcare, and special guest speaker Michael Nerney. For more information, call (802) 334-6532, extension 8.
Music night
Starts: 7:30 pm
Ends: May 23, 2013 - 9:30 pm
Location: Parker Pie
Description: Parker Pie in West Glover will hold Music Night on Thursday, May 23, at 7:30 p.m. Featuring Loves It with duo Vaughn Walters and Jenny Parrott. Free. Great live music every Thursday.
| 24Events on May 24, 2013 Music jam
Starts: 6:30 pm
Ends: May 24, 2013 - 9:30 pm
Location: Derby Line Village Hall
Description: A Fourth Friday Music Jam will be held on May 24, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., at Derby Line Village Hall. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission by donation. All levels of singers and musicians welcome. To benefit music and auto tech scholarships for students from Lake Region Union High School and North Country Union High School.
W. Glover fireworks fundraiser
Starts: 7:00 pm
Ends: May 24, 2013 - 10:00 pm
Location: Parker Pie
Description: A West Glover Fireworks Fund-raiser featuring Starline Rhythm Boys will be held Friday, May 24, from 7 to 10 p.m., at Parker Pie in West Glover. All proceeds will benefit the fireworks show scheduled for Saturday, July 6 (rain date July 7). For more information, call (802) 525-3366 or visit http://www.parkerpie.com.
Northsong
Starts: 7:30 pm
Ends: May 24, 2013 - 9:30 pm
Description: Northsong, the Newport-based chamber choir directed by Anne K. Hamilton with Vivian Spates, accompanist, will perform their annual Spring Concert on Friday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Barton United Church and Sunday, May 26, at 4 p.m., at the Newport United Church on Third Street. Included in the program, along with a potpourri of choral works, are Cecelia MacDowell’s Ave Maris Stella, Daniel Pinham’s Wedding Cantata, and Sid Robinovitch’s Canciones por las Americas. Suggested donation is $5. Handicapped accessible. For more information, visit http://www.northsong.org or call (802) 895-4942.
| 25Events on May 25, 2013 Hardwick Spring Festival
Starts: 12:00 am
Ends: May 26, 2013 - 12:00 am
Description: The 63rd annual Hardwick Spring Festival will be held Saturday, May 25. Parade, craft fair, children’s fair and rides, Kiwanis chicken barbecue, Rick & the Ramblers homecoming concert, Bread and Puppet, Spring Festival Run, farm, food and energy tent, and fireworks, and more. A full day of family fun beginning with a bird walk at 7 a.m. For locations, times, and more information, visit http://www.HardwickKiwanisSpringFestival.info.
Slack line party
Starts: 10:00 am
Ends: May 25, 2013 - 4:00 pm
Location: NorthWoods Stewardship Center, Charleston, VT
Description: NorthWoods Slackline Lyndonville is a slackline party that will be held Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the park. Slacklines will be rigged at various lengths and heights. $5 suggested donation. For info or to register, contact NorthWoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston at 723-6551, extension 115, or david@northwoodscenter.org.
Blacksmith hammer-in
Starts: 10:00 am
Ends: May 25, 2013 - 2:00 pm
Location: Old Stone House, Brownington, VT
Description: Visit the Moffat Forge at the Old Stone House Museum in Brownington on Saturday, May 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet the instructors, watch them at the forge, and sign up for classes, and get on the mailing list. For more information, call (802) 754-2022.
OCCA benefit concert
Starts: 5:00 pm
Ends: May 25, 2013 - 7:00 pm
Location: Gateway Center, Newport, VT
Description: On Saturday, May 25, Mark Shelton will give a concert to benefit Orleans County Citizen Advocacy in supporting people with developmental disabilities on Saturday, May 25, at 5 p.m., at The Gateway Center in Newport for a gala evening of music and dancing. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages (with no alcohol) will be provided. Tickets are $18. Seating is limited. To buy your tickets, contact OCCA at 55 Seymour Lane, Suite 18, Newport; call (802) 624-0877; or mharney@occa-vt.org. Also at the concert, raffle tickets to win a week’s vacation in Cabo, Mexico, will be sold. 30 raffle tickets will be available at the concert and a total of only 150 raffle tickets will be sold before the drawing that is scheduled to take place in January of 2014.
Benefit dance
Starts: 6:00 pm
Ends: May 25, 2013 - 7:00 pm
Description: The Relay for Life Northeast Kingdom Team, Life Walkers, will host a Benefit Dance on Saturday, May 25, at the North Troy American Legion. Doors open at 6 p.m. $5 cover per person. Live DJ with music starting at 7 p.m., silent auction, 50-50 raffle with a cash bar. All proceeds go toward Relay for Life.
| 26Events on May 26, 2013 Bird watching
Starts: 12:00 am
Ends: May 27, 2013 - 12:00 am
Description: On Sunday, May 26, join Eric Hanson and friends in the Hosmer Ponds Watershed group on a 2 to 3 mile slow hike to look for spring migrants and early summer arrivals. Meet at the Little Hosmer Boat Access. For more information, call Eric at (802) 586-8065.
Rock climbing
Starts: 10:00 am
Ends: May 26, 2013 - 11:00 am
Description: Join experienced guides in this introduction to rock climbing on Wheeler Mountain. Participants will be introduced to the basics with a top rope-harness, knots, and climbing techniques. Gear provided. Youth must be accompanied by an adult. Meet at the Wheeler Mountain trailhead at 10 a.m. For info or to register, contact NorthWoods at 723-6551, extension 115, or david@northwoodscenter.org. Registration deadline is May 17.
Hummingbirds
Starts: 10:00 am
Ends: May 26, 2013 - 12:00 pm
Location: NorthWoods Stewardship Center, Charleston, VT
Description: Learn about hummingbirds and what you can do to bring them into your garden at NorthWoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston on Sunday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to noon. $5. Topics include feeder maintenance and placement, noninvasive nectar producers and strategies for meeting hummingbirds’ needs throughout the season. For info or to register, contact NorthWoods at 723-6551, extension 115, or events@northwoodscenter.org.
Yoga
Starts: 11:00 am
Ends: May 26, 2013 - 12:00 pm
Location: Parker Pie
Description: A class suitable for beginner and intermediate level hatha yoga with Tina Ghantous Maher, RYT will be held at Parker Pie’s Village Hall in West Glover on Sunday, May 26, from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. For more information, call 626-4759 or look up Moonrise Yoga on Facebook. Drop in for $12 or sign up for all 5 for $50. No one turned away for lack of funds. Some yoga mats and props available for use.
B&P papier maché workshop
Starts: 2:00 pm
Ends: May 26, 2013 - 5:00 pm
Location: Bread and Puppet Museum, Route 122, Glover, VT
Description: Bread and Puppet Theater announces a series of papier-mache workshops this spring at the Bread and Puppet Farm on Route 122 in Glover. Every Sunday in May from 2 to 5 p.m., the theater will host open workshops for community members who would like to put their feet in the mud and their hands to work. Participants will help create puppets for the 50th anniversary performances this summer. These workshops are free and open to all ages, but children must be accompanied by an adult. In case of rain, work will continue under cover. For more information, call 525-3031.
Northsong
Starts: 4:00 pm
Ends: May 26, 2013 - 6:00 pm
Description: Northsong, the Newport-based chamber choir directed by Anne K. Hamilton with Vivian Spates, accompanist, will perform their annual Spring Concert on Friday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m. at Barton United Church and Sunday, May 26, at 4 p.m., at the Newport United Church on Third Street. Included in the program, along with a potpourri of choral works, are Cecelia MacDowell’s Ave Maris Stella, Daniel Pinham’s Wedding Cantata, and Sid Robinovitch’s Canciones por las Americas. Suggested donation is $5. Handicapped accessible. For more information, visit http://www.northsong.org or call (802) 895-4942.
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