Manchester Area Calendar of Events 2010

Thru October 31: “State of Craft - Exploring the Studio Craft Movement 1960-2010”, Bennington Museum. www.stateofcraft.org or www.benningtonmuseum.org.

June 12-13: 24th Annual Manchester Antique & Classic Car Show, featuring Cadillac and Porsche. www.manchestercarshow.com or call 800-362-4144 for information.

June 18-20: Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival. www.quecheeballoonfestival.com or call 800-295-5451 for information.

June 29-July 10: The 39 Steps, Weston Playhouse. www.westonplayhouse.org or call 802-824-5288 for information.

June 30-July 11: The Pavilion, Dorset Theatre Festival. or call 802-867-2223 for information.

July

July 2: VSO Summer Festival Tour, from Jurassic Park to Tchaikovsky, Hildene Meadowlands. www.vso.org.

July 3: Mountain Friends and Freedom Celebration. Brother Jocephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra, 5-9 pm. Fireworks Extravaganza, 9 pm. www.strattonfoundation.org or call 802-297-2096 for information.

July 3 - September 12: “Bobby, Martin and John: Once Upon an American Dream” photographs from the archives of LOOK magazine by photographer Stanley Tretick. Southern Vermont Arts Center. www.svac.org> or call 802-362-1405 for information.

July 7 - August 15: Vermont Summer Festival Horse Show, East Dorset. Featuring five rings of equestrian jumping action. The largest event of its type in New England and a chance to see world-ranked horse and rider combos. www.vt-summerfestival.com or call 802-496-9667 for information.

July 8-August 19: Manchester Music Festival's 36th season of classical, mostly chamber music, Thursdays at 7:30 pm at the Arkell Pavilion at the Southern Vermont Art Center. www.mmfvt.org or call 800-639-5868 for information.

July 13-27: Tuesday Concerts on the Green, Manchester Town Green. 6-8 pm. www.manchesterchamber.net for information.

July 14-25: Fallen Angels, Dorset Theatre Festival or call 802-867-2223 for information.

July 15-July 31: Avenue Q, Weston Playhouse. www.westonplayhouse.org or call 802-824-5288 for information.

July 17: Komen Vermont-New Hampshire Race for the Cure 18th Annual 5k run or walk held at Hildene Meadowlands, River Road, Manchester. Call 802-362-2733 for information.

July 23: Alex Torres and the Latin Kings, Hildene, Manchester. Gates open at 5 pm, with dance lessons at 6 and concert at 7:30. Call 877-725-8849 for information and tickets.

July 27: Washington County Band Concert, Hildene, Manchester. www.hildene.org or call 800-578-1788 for information.

July 28-August 15: Murder on the Nile, Dorset Theatre Festival or call 802-867-2223.

July 31: “Angling and Art” featuring George VanHook. American Museum of Fly Fishing. www.amff.com or call 802-362-3300 for information.

Awesome August in Manchester

August 7: 7th Annual Gear Up for Lyme. Mt. Equinox Uphill Bike Climb - bicycle race up scenic Mt. Equinox. www.gearupforlyme.com or call 802-362-3226 for information.

August 7: Bennington Chamber Music Faculty Concert. Works by Brahms, Dvorak and Paul Moravec. Free, 8 pm. Greenwall Auditorium at VAPA, Bennington College. www.cmceast.org.

August 3-17: Tuesday Concerts on the Green, Manchester Town Green. 6-8 pm. www.manchesterchamber.net for information.

August 5-21: Damn Yankees, Weston Playhouse. www.westonplayhouse.org or call 802-824-5288 for information.

August 6: "Hankerin' 4 Hank" performing the songs of Hank Williams, complete with doghouse bass, honky-tonk guitar, steel and fiddle. Southern Vermont Art Center, Arkell Pavilion. www.svac.org or call 802-362-1405 for information.

August 6-8: Southern Vermont Art & Craft Festival, Hildene, Manchester. More than 175 artists display their wares during southern Vermont's longest-running crafts show. www.craftproducers.com for information.

August 11: Robert D., Thum Memorial Concert, Hildene, Manchester, featuring the Wood's Team Company. www.hildene.org or call 802-362-1835 for information.

August 14: Bennington Chamber Music Faculty Concert. Works by Schickele, Gabriela Lena Frank, Mendelssohn and Ravel. Free, 8 pm. Greenwall Auditorium at VAPA, Bennington College. www.cmceast.org.

August 14: American Museum of Fly Fishing - Fly Fishing Festival. 40 artisans, collectors, and conservationists. 10 am to 4 pm under tents. www.amff.com or call 802-362-3300 for information.

August 16: 16th Annual Norman's Attic - Arlington's flea market, craft fair and town-wide tag sale. www.manchesterchamber.net for information.

August 18-29: The Novelist, Dorset Theatre Festival or call 802-867-2223 for information.

August 20: Twiddle Concert. Vermont-based quartet spins tall tales over an intricate soundscape for Hi-def shred with complexities that conjure up Coltrane, Ranglin, and Zappa, yet still embrace the roots of jam-band traditions. Southern Vermont Art Center, Arkell Pavilion. www.svac.org or call 802-362-1405 for information

August 26-September 5: Christopher Lloyd in Death of a Salesman, Weston Playhouse. www.westonplayhouse.org or call 802-824-5288 for information.

August 27-29: 212th Annual Bondville Fair. www.manchesterchamber.net for information.

September

September 1-5: When Something Wonderful Ends, Dorset Theatre Festival or call 802-867-2223 for information.

September 11: Maple Leaf Half Marathon & 5K. www.manchestervtmapleleaf.com.

September 25: Peru Fair - named one of Vt's top 10 events by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce. Call 802-824-6484 for information.

October

October 1 - November 14: 54th National Fall Open Exhibition. Nearly 200 paintings, sculpture, photography and mixed media on view during this juried exhibition and sale. Yester House Galleries, Southern Vermont Art Center. www.svac.org or call 802-362-1405 for information

October 1-2: Weston Antiques Show, Weston Playhouse. “One of the best small shows in New England” according to The New York Times. www.westonantiquesshow.org or call 802-824-5307 for information.

October 1-3: Hildene Fall Arts Festival, Manchester. www.craftproducers.com for information.

October 8-10: Weston Craft Show, Weston Playhouse. 50 of Vermont's finest artisans. www.westoncraftshow.com or call 802-824-3576 for information.

For more events, visit the Manchester Chamber of Commerce Website