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May 2013
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13	14	15	16	17	18 Events on May 18, 2013 Children's theater auditions Starts: 12:00 am Ends: May 20, 2013 - 12:00 am Location: 2283 Darling Hill Road, Lyndonville, VT Description: Auditions will be held for the youngest and middle groups of actors for the first two VT Children’s Theater musicals this summer on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19. Children aged 7 by July 1, 2013 through those entering 5th grade in the fall of 2013 may audition for The Brementown Musicians at 1 to 2 p.m. Children entering 5th grade through 8th grade in the fall of 2013 may audition for Disney’s Mulan Jr. from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Those entering 5th grade may choose which play. There is nothing to prepare, and everyone who auditions will be included in the show. For more information, visit http://www.VermontChildrensTheater.com. The theater is at 2283 Darling Hill Road in Lyndonville. More details... Forest pests training Starts: 12:00 am Ends: May 19, 2013 - 12:00 am Location: NorthWoods Stewardship Center, Charleston, VT Description: “Forest Pest First Detectors” free training will be held Saturday, May 18, at 9:30 a.m., at NorthWoods Stewardship Center in East Charleston. Training includes seven online modules and one day of field training and will prepare volunteers to help protect Vermont forests against destructive invasive pests. To register, contact Caitlin Cusack, Forest Pest First Detector Program coordinator, at (802) 656-7746 or Caitlin.cusack@uvm.edu. Continuing education credits will be available. More details... Farm to Yarn Tour Starts: 12:00 am Ends: May 20, 2013 - 12:00 am Description: The Northeast Kingdom Farm to Yarn tour will be hosted on Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19 at locations across the region. The event is free. For a full listing of farms and their activities and to download a map of the participating farms, visit http://www.TraveltheKingdom.com or call Northeast Kingdom Travel & Tourism Association at (802) 626-8511 or 1-800-884-8001, or e-mail assist@TraveltheKingdom.com. More details... Tree planters needed Starts: 9:00 am Ends: May 18, 2013 - 1:00 pm Description: Volunteers are needed to plant trees for stream bank stabilization and water quality improvement on Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Lowell. No experience needed. Any number of hours you can spare would help. Bring your own refreshments and, if possible, a shovel and bucket. Waterproof footwear recommended. A project of the Missisquoi River Basin Association. For more information and directions to meeting place, e-mail mrba@pshift.com or call 933-9009. More details... Uncork Spring Rolls Starts: 5:00 pm Ends: May 18, 2013 - 7:00 pm Description: Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s North Country Regional Board of Trustees’ annual spring benefit event will take place again this year at Baan Thai Cuisine on Main Street in Newport. “Uncorking Spring (Rolls)” is scheduled for Saturday, May 18, from 5 to 7 p.m. Music will be provided by the Kingdom Dixie Band. Thai appetizers will be available. Tickets are $30 per person and limited in number. Available in advance at Woodknot Bookshop and Turner’s Café, or at Baan Thai Cuisine, or by calling 988-4786. All proceeds support the Vermont Symphony Orchestra, in particular its SymphonyKids outreach program. More details... Border Board Games Starts: 6:00 pm Ends: May 18, 2013 - 8:00 pm Location: Derby Line Village Hall, Main St. Derby Line, VT Description: If you’re interested in a new type of board game, you are invited to Border Board Games on Saturday, May 18, at 6 p.m., at Derby Line Village Hall on Main Street. Fans of Clue, Scrabble, Risk, Hearts and Spades will love these board games. All welcome. For more information and to see a list of games, visit http://sites.google.com/site/borderboardgames or contact Bethany at 873-3028 or myersbethany@hotmail.com. More details...	19 Events on May 19, 2013 Breakfast buffet Starts: 8:30 am Ends: May 19, 2013 - 10:00 am Description: Orleans American Legion Post #23 will sponsor a Breakfast Buffet on Sunday, May 19, from 8:30 to 10 a.m., at the Post home. This will be the last breakfast until September. The public is invited and there is a small fee. The Post is located at the end of the East Street extension. For more information, call 754-6540 or visit http://www.orleansvermontpost23.org. More details... Yoga Starts: 11:00 am Ends: May 19, 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 19, 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. More details... Turkey dinner Starts: 11:30 am Ends: May 19, 2013 - 12:30 pm Location: St. Vincent de Paul Church, Pleasant St, North Troy, VT Description: A Turkey Dinner with Homemade Pie will be held at St. Vincent de Paul Church on Pleasant Street in North Troy on Sunday, May 19, at 11:30 a.m. until all are served. Kids (5-12) $5.50, adults $9.75, maximum per immediate family $32. For more information, call (802) 988-2560. More details... NCUHS dance and drama Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: May 19, 2013 - 4:00 pm Location: North Country Union High School, Veterans Ave, Newport, VT Description: North Country Union High School Spring Dance & Drama Concert will be held Sunday, May 19, at 2 and 7 p.m. One act comedy, Broadway dances, and Arts Academy student projects. Tickets at the door. More details... Civil War talk Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: May 19, 2013 - 3:00 pm Description: On April 1, 1863, the First Vermont Cavalry had John Singleton Mosby and a group of his raiders trapped at Miskel Farm on the banks of the Potomac River. On Sunday, May 19, at 2 p.m., local historian Allen Yale will explore the lives of Josiah Grout and John Singleton Mosby prior to the Civil War, recount the events of the skirmish at Miskel Farm, and trace their lives from the skirmish to the ends of their lives. The presentation will take place at Derby Historical Society Museum, next to the North Country Union Junior High School in Derby Center. More details... B&P papier maché workshop Starts: 2:00 pm Ends: May 19, 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. More details... NCUHS dance and drama Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: May 19, 2013 - 9:00 pm Location: North Country Union High School, Veterans Ave, Newport, VT Description: North Country Union High School Spring Dance & Drama Concert will be held Sunday, May 19, at 2 and 7 p.m. One act comedy, Broadway dances, and Arts Academy student projects. Tickets at the door. More details...
20 Events on May 20, 2013 Children's theater auditions Starts: 12:00 am Ends: May 22, 2013 - 12:00 am Location: 2283 Darling Hill Road, Lyndonville, VT Description: Auditions will be held for the oldest group of actors for the final VT Children’s Theater musical this summer on Monday, May 20 and Tuesday, May 21. Teens entering 9th grade in the fall of 2013 through those completing high school this spring may audition for The Music Man at 5:30 to 7 p.m. or 7 to 9 p.m. These will be individual auditions, and those wishing to have a major role should be prepared to sing 2 to 3 minutes of a Broadway song of their choice. Everyone who auditions will be included in the show. For more information, visit http://www.VermontChildrensTheater.com. The theater is at 2283 Darling Hill Road in Lyndonville. More details... After 5 Club Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: May 20, 2013 - 8:30 pm Location: East Side Restaurant, Newport, VT Description: The Newport After 5 Club’s monthly dinner meeting will be held Monday, May 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the East Side Restaurant in Newport. Special feature, musical selections, and visiting speaker. For more information, call 334-1968, 873-3097, or 754-6358. Make reservations by Thursday, May 16. Cancellations may be made by calling Marge at 334-1968 before 10 a.m. on Monday, May 20. Reservations not canceled must be paid. Sponsored by Newport After Five and is affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries. All women in the area are invited. More details...	21 Events on May 21, 2013 Compassionate Friends Starts: 6:30 pm Ends: May 21, 2013 - 8:30 pm Description: The Compassionate Friends of the Northeast Kingdom will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 21, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at Orleans Federated Church on School Street. This is a support group offering friendship and understanding to families grieving the death of a child of any age and from any cause. For more information, call Fran Smith at 334-1505 or Bev Gage at 754-2085. More details... Energy handbook author Starts: 7:00 pm Ends: May 21, 2013 - 9:00 pm Location: Galaxy Bookshop, Hardwick, VT Description: The Galaxy Bookshop and Hardwick Energy Action Resource Team (HEART) invite you to meet the author of The Homeowner’s Energy Handbook at The Galaxy Bookshop in Hardwick on Tuesday, May 21, at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public. For more information, call 472-5533 or visit galaxybookshop.com. More details...	22 Events 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. More details... 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. More details...	23 Events 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. More details... 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. More details... 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. More details...	24 Events 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. More details... 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. More details... 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. More details...	25	26
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