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A special publication of the Addison Independent

GUIDE 2013

Dining Guide and Calendar of Events

Here’s what’s happening Sep

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UN International Day of Peace celebration in Middlebury. Thursday, Sept. 19, 7 p.m., Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society. Speakers include former U.S. Ambassador George Lane, Middlebury College student Hanna Hemenger Mahon and Burlington High School senior Gailin Pease. Music by the Helen Weston Quartet. “A Sense of Place: Vermont’s Farm Legacy” talk in Vergennes. Thursday, Sept. 19, 7‑9 p.m., Bixby Memorial Library. Vermont Folklife Center director Greg Sharrow explores the fabric of farm culture in the past and probes its relationship to the world of Vermont today. A Vermont Humanities Council event. Free. Info: 877‑2211. Benefit poetry reading at Middlebury College. Thursday, Sept. 19, 7‑9 p.m., Twilight Auditorium. Poets from the Middlebury community will gather to read the work of poet Ruth Stone and discuss the legacy and future of the Ruth Stone House in Goshen. Suggested donation $20 at the door. Comedy cabaret in Middlebury. Thursday, Sept. 19, 7‑10 p.m., Town Hall Theater, Byers Studio. Vermont Comedy Club’s Tracie Spencer headlines an evening of hilarious stand‑up comedy. Cash bar, snacks provided. Tickets $10, available at the THT box office, 382‑9222 or www. townhalltheater.org. Republican caucus in Salisbury. Thursday, Sept. 19, 7‑9 p.m., the Kauffman residence, 282 Leland Road. Info: 352‑9819.

in our part of Vermont from mid-September through Thanksgiving weekend. Calendar listings were accurate at press time, but things can change — call before you travel. More detailed and up-to-the-minute calendar listings are available in the twice-weekly Addison Independent and on the Independent website, www.addisonindependent.com.

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Atlatl‑making workshop in Addison. Friday, Sept. 20, noon‑5 p.m., Chimney Point State Historic Site. Atlatl experts Bob and Cheryll Berg teach traditional and modern techniques of atlatl and dart construction, flint knapping, hafting stone points and cordage making, plus how to use your atlatl. Pre‑registration required: 759‑2412. Fall Into Winter Rummage Sale in Middlebury. Friday, Sept. 20, noon‑5 p.m., Middlebury Congregational Church Fellowship Hall. Two‑day sale including clothing, bedding, linens, kitchen and household items, toys, books and much more. Info: 388‑7634. Continues Saturday. Benefit spaghetti and meatball dinner in Brandon. Friday, Sept. 20, 5‑7:30 p.m., Brandon American Legion Post 55. Spaghetti, meatballs, tossed salad, bread, beverages and dessert: $10 per person, $5 kids under 10. Silent auction, raffles, 50/50 raffle. Proceeds benefit Mike and Lisa Mahoney and their family, who lost their home in a fire on Aug. 27. Exhibit opening reception in Bristol. Friday, Sept. 20, 5:30‑7 p.m., Art on Main. Celebrating the opening of the featured artist exhibit “Love, Laugh, Moo (Baa),” bright and whimsical paintings of cows and sheep by Essex Junction artist Kimberlee Forney. Runs through Oct. 6. Info: 453‑4032. “The Living Word Project” on stage at Middlebury College. Friday, Sept. 20, 8‑10 p.m., Wright Memorial Theater. Spoken‑word poet and playwright Marc Bamuthi Joseph brings his personal history to life in

“The Living Word Project: Word Becomes Flesh,” a groundbreaking hip‑hop theater event, recreated for a cast of five performers and a live DJ. Tickets $20/15/6 available at boxoffice.middlebury.edu. Also on Sept. 21. Jed Marum in concert in Bristol. Friday, Sept. 20, 8‑10 p.m., WalkOver Concert Room, 15 Main St. Singer/ songwriter Jed Marum performs Celtic and American folk music, including originals on the Civil War, on guitar, banjo and mandolin. www.jedmarum.com. Tickets $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Reservations: 453‑3188, ext. 2.

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Green Mountain Club bike ride in Addison County. Saturday, Sept. 21, meeting time and place TBA. Easy 18‑20 mile round trip, starting from Vergennes. Contact Lois and Max Kraus for meeting time and place: 388‑6287 or loiskraus10@ gmail.com. Fabulous Flea Market in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m.‑2 p.m., Town Hall Theater. Annual event with over 25 vendors, featuring antiques, collectables, jewelry, etc., as well as a Fab Flea booth of household and decorative items. Proceeds benefit the Town Hall Theater. Fall Into Winter Rummage Sale in Middlebury. Saturday, Sept. 21, 9 a.m.‑noon, Middlebury Congregational Church Fellowship Hall. Two‑day sale including clothing, bedding, linens, kitchen and household items, toys, books and much more. Info: 388‑7634. Northeastern Open Atlatl Championship in Addison.


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