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Happenings Fri 8/10 GRANVILLE The VFW Auxiliary at VFW Post 1653 on North Street in Granville invites everyone for Pizza from 5 to 9 p.m. every Thursday and Friday. Takeouts will be available. Cost: $8 cheese; $9 pepperoni. MANCHESTER Registrations are being accepted for a Nature Journaling Day Camp, hosted by the Northshire Bookstore and the Merck Forest and Farmland Center, that will run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22, at Merck Forest in Rupert. Campers will learn about the animals on the farm, including their care, happiness and health. Cost: $65. Information/registration: Nancy at email nscheemaker@ northshire.com, or call 802-3622200, or www.northshire.com. WHITEHALL American Legion Post 83 at 148 Main St. in Whitehall invites everyone to its Friday Fish Fry from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 10. This meal is served each Friday, with few exceptions. Information: 518-499-2482. WHITEHALL Elks Lodge 1491 at 5 Elks Way in Whitehall will host Friday Night Bingo at 7 p.m. on Aug. 10. Featured will be a $500 jackpot special. This bingo is held each Friday, with few exceptions. Information: 518-499-1491. WHITEHALL The Music in the Park Concert Series will present the Enerjazz band from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10, at the 1892 bandstand in Whitehall’s Riverside Park. Free and open to all; bring a lawn chair or blanket. POULTNEY Internationally acclaimed psychic medium William Constantine will speak on the Paranormal from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 10, at the Poultney Public Library on Main Street. Information: Library at 802287-5556, www.poultneypubliclibrary.com, or www.psychicwilliamconstantine.com. SALEM Cabaret diva Nancy Timpanaro-Hogan will perform a tribute to comedienne Totie Fields in a biographical musical, “Adorable Me,” at the Fort Salem Theater in Salem. Performances will be 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 10 and 11, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12. Information/tickets: 518-8549200, or www.fortsalemtheater. com.
Sat 8/11
TICONDEROGA A “Conference on Lake George and Lake Champlain” event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11 and 12, at Fort Ticonderoga. Information: Ticonderoga Area Chamber of Commerce at 518585-6619, or www.chamberinfo@ ticonderogany.com. RUTLAND The Downtown Rutland Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays through Oct. 27, and 3 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays through October, at Depot Park, next to Walmart in downtown Rutland. Information: Greg Cox at 802-6835791, or www.vtfarmersmarket. org. POULTNEY East Poultney Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, on the green in East Poultney. Featured will be
more than 40 juried vendors selling crafts and folk art, antiques and collectibles, maple syrup, pottery, jewelry and more. There also will be demonstrations of traditional crafts, food, historic buildings tours, live music, and a raffle at 3 p.m. Information: 802-2875252. WEST PAWLET The Pawlett Historical Society invites everyone to visit the one-room Braintree School on Route 153 in West Pawlet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, 18 and 25. This schoolhouse was fully restored in 2008 and 2009, bringing it back to the way it was when built in 1852. Write with a quill pen and ring the bell that called students to class. Tickets for the society’s annual raffle and the PHS Harvest Moon Fundraiser will be available. Information: Susanne Rappaport at 802-645-0993. POULTNEY The Stone Valley Community Market at 216 Main Street in Poultney will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturdays. SALEM The Summer Sounds of Salem concert series will present Bob Beaver with classic rock and familiar tunes from the 1960s and ‘70s from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, on the green next to the train depot, Main Street/ Route 22, in Salem. Free and open to all. POULTNEY A Gospel Music Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, at the House of Angels, 4738 Route 31 in Poultney. Featured will be the Angel Band, Tom Greenwood, and more. Free and open to all; bring a chair and picnic lunch. Information: www.annrichduncan.com. WHITEHALL The Bridge Theater Cabaret Series will present Kathy Beaver in “I’m Flyin’” at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Whitehall Armory, corner of Williams Street and Route 4. All seats are reserved at $19, $17 senior citizens, and $15 students at 518-874-0800. RUTLAND Country music superstar Travis Tritt will perform in concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Paramount Theatre on Center Street in Rutland. In the 1990s, Travis had a string of platinum albums and top-10 singles, including three number one hits. Information/tickets: 802-775-0903.
Sun 8/12 RUTLAND the Green Mountain Club will offer a difficult, five-mile hike at Hunger Mountain in Waterbury Center on Sunday, Aug. 12. Bring your bow and arrows, too, for Hunger Mountain games. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Main Street Park, near the east end of the fire station off Center Street in Rutland City. Information: Allison Henry at 775-1627. BENSON The Benson Family Day and Burdock Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12. Featured will be a parade at 10 a.m. and a fireman’s barbecue at 11:30 a.m. There also will be a haunted hayride from 7 to 10 p.m. on Sunday and Monday, Aug. 12 and 13. Information: www.benson-vt.com. RUTLAND Natalie Brierre, and 18-year-old soprano and alto, will perform a selection of Broadway jazz and popular music at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12, at the Grace
Church in Rutland. Cost: Free-will offering, with proceeds benefiting Jenn Wright’s Heal the Children Foundation. Information: 802-7754301, or email graceucc@gracechurchvt.org. GRANVILLE The PoultneyGranville Town Band will perform in concert at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12, at Veterans Park on Quaker Street in Granville. Waltzes, marches, show tunes and blues music will be featured. Free and open to all. Information: Rusty Wescott at 802-287-5185, or email holrus@myfairpoint.net. POULTNEY A Community Bike Ride will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12, from The Station, across from Shaw’s market, in Poultney. Riders of all abilities will be welcome on this one-hour ride that will be led by physical education teacher Tracey Tingsley and Tim Johnson, owner of Johnson and Sons Bikeworks. Free. Information: Tim at 518-282-9089.
Tue 8/14 GRANVILLE Washington County WIC will hold its monthly clinic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at the Granville Baptist Church on Quaker Street. WIC provides supplemental foods and health education to pregnant and nursing women, infants, and children to age 5. Ask if you qualify for help with your food bill. Information/ alternate time: 518-746-2460. FAIR HAVEN Fair Haven Concerned will hold its annual Clothing Drive from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 14 and 15, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at St. Mary’s School, 19 Washington Street in Fair Haven. Offered for free will be clean clothing in good condition. Donations for this drive will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 12, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13. Information: 802-265-3666. PAWLET Local author Austin Burbank will read excerpts form his work at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at the Pawlet Public Library. Information/reservations: 802-325-3123. WHITEHALL Everyone is invited to a Spaghetti Dinner from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at the Elks Club, 5 Elks Way in Whitehall. Cost: $8, with proceeds benefiting Paul Wager and his family as he fights cancer. Also, donations may be mailed to Paul Wager Benefit Fund, c/o Beth Molinero, POB 263, Whitehall, N.Y. 12887.
Wed 8/15 RUTLAND AREA The Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice will offer comprehensive Cardiovascular/Cholesterol Health Risk Screenings as follows: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, Sheldon Towers, Rutland; 11 a.m. Aug. 15, Linden Terrace, Rutland; 9 a.m. Aug. 15, Dorset Nursing Office; 1:15 p.m. Aug. 15, The Meadows (residents only), Rutland; 3:15 p.m. Aug. 15, The Gables (residents only), Rutland; and 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, Maple Village, Rutland. An 8- to 12-hour fast is required. Cost: $30. Information/appointments: 802775-0568. SALEM The Salem Astronomy Club will meet at 7 p.m. on